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Re:Rate my web app: 360 Voltage is in Alpha (see comments) by nkohari on Wednesday August 12, 2009 @11:51AM (#758351)
Yeah, I'm not a big fan of the bait-and-switch input box there. It'd be better to put the signup form on the front page and be up-front about it, than have someone put their site's address in and get their wrist slapped.
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Re:Rate my web app: 360 Voltage is in Alpha (see comments) by ckinnan on Wednesday August 12, 2009 @12:16PM (#758429)
Agreed. The problem isn't requiring registration, it is that the requirement isn't disclosed until after someone submits a link. Since link submit sites are common (HTML validators, etc) the resulting error page/requirement on this site is pretty jarring to the user.
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