The more I think about this whole thing, the more I think it's really, really unnecessary. However, if the one thing we take from all of this is lil's suggestion that you can invite outside people directly in to a conversation on Hubski via an easy to use "invite" button at the top of each thread, then that's a win in my book. Some great points were made in this thread, on both sides but so far I'm not convinced that the benefits outweigh the negatives. I would wager that most of us wouldn't give a community a second thought if we couldn't sign up right away. That's not a good thing for us. New users are essential for a vibrant community. Good points cgod.Almosty any barrier to entry on the internet is enough for me to go find my content elsewhere.
Yeah, I have to agree with you here.