Could be just a way to moderate and regulate admissions. Or else to build a profile of users?
Someone might have been kicked off for some misdemeanour and this exercise may be a way to flush them out. You don't want troublesome people kicking in and out from time to time.. However, I agree that it is an inconvenience when you want to quickly sort out some troubleshooting issue. Ishe On 23 Aug,2011, at 10:54 PM, Alex Hall wrote: > I agree 110 percent! I got a Mac Tuesday night and could not ask > anything until mid Thursday because of that delay. I am not sure what > the reasoning behind the setup is, but it seems like a hinderance and > a turn-off for potential users, plus an unnecessary delay for those > who need to get help doing something. I'm just glad I did not plan to > use the mac for anything important right off, and that Twitter was > there to help answer some questions. > > On 8/23/11, David Hole <[email protected]> wrote: >> Hi. >> I'd just like to ask why (if it's still that way now-a-day) people >> have to contact a group admin to subscribe to MacVisionaries and the >> iPhone-list? IMO it would be better if people can subscribe, and >> admins just accept them. What's your thoughts? >> Kind regards David >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> >> > > > -- > Have a great day, > Alex (msg sent from GMail website) > [email protected]; http://www.facebook.com/mehgcap > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
