Definitely happy to make it more clear which methods require
> authentication and which do not. However, to get the effect that's
> most intuitive from calling the API methods, calling them as the user
> whose data you're interested in is the most straightforward approach.


Which is what brought us into this mess (and I am telling you that is not
getting better) I'd rather have the user 'learn' which actions require
the access to my password.

Which basically should be just two areas: sending tweets / DM
and changing settings. Most apps should not require the password
and like childreen people like Chris Brogan and co will make them
learn that this is all they should share. It is like childreen and fire.

The viral effect most devs wish for (oh they should tweet about me!)
can be reached without the users login data by encouraging the
users to spread the news.

See this result from http://twtpoll.com/r/49jw9z as an example of how
it is done in a way that I as a user am happy to spread the news in
comparison to the most often stupid automated messages.

hth
Nicole


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