On 16/09/05, Timwi <timwi(a)gmx.net> wrote:
Rowan Collins wrote:
The basic problem is that people see the
watchlist as private
information - watching someone else's could facilitate anti-social
users "stalking" those pages, etc.
I don't understand why this is a problem. The user will just have to
decide whether they prefer to have their watchlist public or to not use
RSS. A little checkbox (with a warning attached) would be all it takes.
Yes, that is what has been suggested in the past; the general
consensus usually emerges that it would be nice to also provide a
minimal piece of security, such as a "secret" URL token generated when
the user opts in. But the main point is, no-one's implemented it yet.
--
Rowan Collins BSc
[IMSoP]