I do not like the 'syncing' w/wordpress at all. For one, it's totalitarian thinking in the technological sense. It precludes the members privacy. Why in the world should it, by default, be arbitrarily decided that I have to use a gravatar at all? Why should it, by default, arbirtrarily decide for me to link to anything I do on any other site? Shouldn't that be the members indivdiual decision?
And btw, check this out:
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5.....QD99TO8500
OK, there is a very good reason that in computer programming the use of 'global variables' is frowned on, except it absolutely necessary cases. Because it EXPOSES code/programs too all sorts of irritating bugs and security issues.
Now Wordpress, Now Google, Now Twitter, Now....dumb. This is MICROSOFT thinking at its most evident. The reason that Windows sucks so bad is the design and thinking behind it is illogical. When you link, for example, the operating systems life to the life of applications...an error on either part shuts the other down.
This is an exceptionally poor decision logic ( cough ) for life critical applications. Forum's are not life critical however, the value that people place on their personal privacy often is.
Honestly...for a crew that is Apple-lovin' you sure are exhibiting all the behaviors of MS zombies. 'Ease of use' often comes with a price. How high a price are you actually willing to pay and how vunerable are you going to make the privacy of members here in order to prove simply that you can change a thing that didn't really need changing. Tieing this in to wordpress or any other comes with a dependency price.
The above article ought to make it clear to you what that price could mean for this site and this forum.
I guess if the 'chrome' is nice and shiny it won't feel so bad when you're sitting there at a stand still. ( should shrug )
(old smilies die hard)
