On 4/28/05, Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason avarab@gmail.com wrote:
I notice when I'm not logged in because the "minor" and "watch this article" options are missing. Isn't that warning enough?
An insightful observation, the few times that I do loose my cookie the absence of those two checkboxes always reminds me that I'm logged out, I think no further warning is needed.
I'm not sure that the argument "I don't need such a warning, therefore we don't need such a warning" is convincing.
We need to weigh the cost of adding such a warning (cluttering the user interface, potentially offending/irritating those who don't want such a warning, etc.) against the benefits of adding such a warning (reduced accidental anonymous edits, reduced irritation resulting from the same, etc.).
It's worth noting that having such a warning has no impact on those who are logged in.
--Rich Holton
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