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No need to pay. You can sign up within a few seconds and you're in! :)

mkl 13y ago
It really seems like a pointless obstacle. The value of a site like this is in the content, which is inaccessible without handing over an email address, so nobody can tell if it's worth it. I think you would get far more participants if you made it openly viewable (and hence google-able).
mrgoldenbrown 13y ago
So is it a policy decision to not allow browsing unless you're signed in? Or just a beta thing? Saying it's easy to register doesn't address the question of why it's necessary :)
- aditgupta 13y ago
  I just launched it a week ago. So, things will surely change with time. How about something like StackOverflow? You can view everything, but to vote or answer you have to login. All this feedback is really going to help a lot! :)
  - SeanDav 13y ago
    Sorry, I accidentally downvoted you. I wanted to say yes, this. Allow viewing of everything but to participate, you have to register.
  - joey2714 13y ago
    I think that is a good idea, or something along those lines. I too clicked the link to the site, but when I noticed I had to register first, I came back here to check the comments rather than continuing. Showing more content before forcing a signup should gather a lot more interest. Looks nice though, and you seem very receptive to feedback, so I guess I will go sign up anyway! Good luck!
    - aditgupta 13y ago
      Thank you!! I would also like to add that the content would NOT be greyed out for non-registered users and it would be licensed under creative commons :)
  - JabavuAdams 13y ago
    Yeah, that's better. You at least need to offer something before asking me to trust you.
  - mrgoldenbrown 13y ago
    Yes. The model they have is ideal IMHO - viewing the site doesn't require a login, and then when you do sign up, it is an extremely low friction process.
vishaltelangre 13y ago
Oh, I really feel bad when I try to access http://functionspace.org/topic/22 http://functionspace.org/topic/22 without signing in, and it redirected me to homepage to sign in! How the content of this site become crawlable to search engines, huh? I am in a doubt!

mkl 13y ago

It really seems like a pointless obstacle. The value of a site like this is in the content, which is inaccessible without handing over an email address, so nobody can tell if it's worth it. I think you would get far more participants if you made it openly viewable (and hence google-able).

mrgoldenbrown 13y ago

So is it a policy decision to not allow browsing unless you're signed in? Or just a beta thing? Saying it's easy to register doesn't address the question of why it's necessary :)

aditgupta 13y ago
I just launched it a week ago. So, things will surely change with time. How about something like StackOverflow? You can view everything, but to vote or answer you have to login. All this feedback is really going to help a lot! :)
- SeanDav 13y ago
  Sorry, I accidentally downvoted you. I wanted to say yes, this. Allow viewing of everything but to participate, you have to register.
- joey2714 13y ago
  I think that is a good idea, or something along those lines. I too clicked the link to the site, but when I noticed I had to register first, I came back here to check the comments rather than continuing. Showing more content before forcing a signup should gather a lot more interest. Looks nice though, and you seem very receptive to feedback, so I guess I will go sign up anyway! Good luck!
  - aditgupta 13y ago
    Thank you!! I would also like to add that the content would NOT be greyed out for non-registered users and it would be licensed under creative commons :)
- JabavuAdams 13y ago
  Yeah, that's better. You at least need to offer something before asking me to trust you.
- mrgoldenbrown 13y ago
  Yes. The model they have is ideal IMHO - viewing the site doesn't require a login, and then when you do sign up, it is an extremely low friction process.

vishaltelangre 13y ago

Oh, I really feel bad when I try to access http://functionspace.org/topic/22 http://functionspace.org/topic/22 without signing in, and it redirected me to homepage to sign in! How the content of this site become crawlable to search engines, huh? I am in a doubt!