On 25/02/13 20:21, Runa A. Sandvik wrote: > On Fri, Feb 22, 2013 at 5:03 PM, intrigeri <[email protected]> wrote: >> Hi, > > Hi, > >> Runa A. Sandvik wrote (04 Feb 2013 15:12:51 GMT) : >>> - A few users seemed confused when Pidgin automatically connected to >>> IRC. >> >> Interesting. Any idea if these confused users had any previous >> experience with IM (like: knowing that the first thing you generally >> have to do is setup an account), and maybe with IRC in particular? > > They did not have any previous experience with IRC, not sure about IM > in general (my bet is they are used to the in-browser-chat > functionality you see on Gmail and Facebook). > >>> I wonder if it would be better to have that disabled by default, >>> and instead take users through the process of setting up their own >>> accounts. >> >> I'm personally a bit torn on that one. >> >> On the one hand, I think it should be kept as straightforward as >> possible to boot Tails, start Pidgin, and go get some support on IRC, >> so I'm wary of any additional required steps. >> >> On the other hand, I understand there's some potential for confusion, >> and I find it tempting to disable the auto-generated profiles by >> default and document how to enable them or create one's own account. > > I think this would be good, but I can also see how having it enabled > by default would be useful.
I could be in favor of disabling the IRC account by default and
explaining how to enable it in:
1. Help & Support → Get in touch with us → Chat
2. Documentation → Connect to the Internet anonymously → Chatting
with Pidgin & OTR
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