[infrastructure] voting

[Gunnar Hellekson]

This is because you chose to log in using your Google Account. You can also
log in using other authentication methods, including OpenID. Some of those
identity providers are more transparent than others about what information
is being passed to IdeaScale. I could be wrong, but the login methods
provided seem totally normal to me.

g

On Thu, Jun 10, 2010 at 09:34:51PM -0400, Elizabeth Ziph wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> The statement is:
> 
>    "Login.
>    ideascale.com is asking for some information from your Google
>    Account. To see and approve the request, sign in. Learn more"
> 
> The instructions need to be a bit less opaque. Many folks will not
> bother to follow the Learn more link nor tell us that that's why
> they did not vote.
> 
> elizabeth
> 
> 
> Elizabeth Ziph wrote:
> >Hi,
> >
> >i just tried to vote and got to
> >http://osfa.ideascale.com/a/rpxAuthentication.do
> >
> >The site requires information about me beyond email information
> >and does not tell you what it will ask for but asks your
> >permission to get the information anyway; if you say no, it will
> >not let you vote.
> >I worry that folks will not vote if they have to give up personal
> >information this way. This is too hard; like voice mail hell,  and
> >we won't get people to come back if they get turned away at the
> >gate to start with.  Will you test it and see if this is only me
> >or if this is a general problem.
> >thanks
> >elizabeth
> >
> >
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Gunnar Hellekson, RHCE                                 917 902 1026
Chief Technology Strategist, Red Hat US Public Sector