Erica Frank wrote: > On 3/11/09, Denise Paolucci <[email protected]> wrote: >> On Mar 11, 2009, at 5:43 AM, Philip Newton wrote: >> >> > And the other thing is the policy side: is there a >> > philosophical/policy/business reason why OpenID users should not be >> > able to have journals and work like personal accounts? Uploading >> > userpics, purchasing paid time, etc.? >> >> 1). The technical reason: making the alteration would take a lot of >> work. >> 2). Allowing OpenID users to function as full-featured personal >> accounts would completely bypass the invite code system, > > Also, OpenID users haven't clicked on the "I accept these TOS" button > that's required for registered users. Allowing them full functionality > potentially opens the door for weird lawsuits. > > Over in LJ Suggestions [http://community.livejournal.com/suggestions/928644.html#t14759044] Tupshin mentioned the possibility of granting OpenID accounts with validated e-mail address full site privileges. Perhaps validating can use the same clickthrough agreement of the ToS and an invite code or payment could be required of upgrading the account.
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