I was able to use my Google account to logon and didn't have to supply any info. I also haven't received any emails.
When I click the Login button, below the Username and Password fields are other options for logging in, either a Google account or a Yahoo! account. It also looks like a Google Apps account. Hope this helps, Joe Moore On Thu, Jan 21, 2010 at 7:28 PM, Shawn <sgro...@open2space.com> wrote: > My apologies to the list managers. I did not mean to belittle their > efforts in any way. I only meant to state that for me, personally, forums > are not the preferred tool. > > I am involved in a number of organizations where the main mantra is the > concept of a do-aucracy. If you think it should be done a particular way, > do it. For this list, this means that the list managers have DONE it, and > so they get to make the rules. I don't pretend to know all the > considerations that went into the choices that were made. > > But, I find it unacceptable that I have to give my contact information to > zoho.com so that I can use a forum on jquery.com. (as suggested by Andre > in a different posting on this thread). For some reason it is deemed "ok" > for our account info (and everything related to it) to be accessible by > absolute anyone. Whether it is a FaceBook account, a GMail account, etc. I > have put the brakes on for this trend and refuse to give my information away > to third party sites that have nothing to do with what I'm trying to do. No > offense intended to the zoho gang, as I do not know them or their > intentions/purposes. But I'll just say no. > > My thoughts. > > Shawn > > Shawn wrote: > >> I received this email as well. I don't know if it is legitimate or not >> tough. Nor do I care. Web based forums DO NOT WORK for my needs. I cannot >> do a quick scan of topics in a forum without first opening a browser and >> going to that forum. Whereas with an email list, I scan my email frequently >> during the day as part of my usual routine. >> >> So, if the mailing list is to disappear, I for one will not spend toooo >> much effort trying to replace it with a web forum. I can always use the IRC >> channel when I need assistance. >> >> To be fair though, I can see why there would be a desire to shift away >> from Google Groups. I will likely take a look at the forum to see what's >> what, but doubt it fill my needs. >> >> Still, there are other alternatives than a web forum (i.e. mailman). >> >> My thoughts. >> >> Shawn >> >> Matt Quackenbush wrote: >> >>> Hello, >>> >>> I received an email inviting me to join the new jQuery forums. It >>> contained a username and password for me to use. However, when I try to >>> login, I am told that my email address has not been confirmed and therefore >>> cannot do so. A link to a help page is given whereby I can allegedly have a >>> confirmation email sent by following a list of instructions. Interestingly >>> enough, the very first step given in the instructions is to.... login. I >>> thought that perhaps I would be able to do so at the link given, but alas an >>> attempt to login there results in the exact same message and help link being >>> presented. >>> >>> Any suggestions on how to actually login/activate would be appreciated. >>> :-) >>> >>>
