A test by a Constable of this non-membership site in the Forum

[hayford tester]

A gentleman who is a non-Citizen just had trouble getting into this Forum. The trick is that one must Register first -- it took me a while to figure that out. Now I've registered as "Hayford tester" and am testing the whole process to make sure I know what I'm talking about, always a dubious proposition, hehe....

addendum:

Well, I guess that his original problem was that he couldn't start a New Topic. You've gotta be registered in order to do that.  I dunno if a non-registered person can just write a comment in a Topic that is already underway....

[Dan Nessett]

As the person who ran into this problem, may I suggest that the instructions at the top of the forum (i.e., News: POSTING RULES FOR MAIN CZ BOARDS) indicate that for Non-Citizens to post on the "Non-member discussion" and "General help" board they must first register (and perhaps indicate that registering is simpler than becoming a Citizendium member).

[Hayford Peirce]

Yes, that's my feeling too. I'll see if I can find somebody who knows how to do this.

[Caesar Schinas]

I can't give you exact instructions as I'm not a forum admin, but you can post and edit "news" from the admin section of the forum.

[Hayford Peirce]

How do I get into the Administrative section in order to edit?

[Matt Innis]

I changed it to read:

POSTING RULES FOR MAIN CZ BOARDS: (1) The CZ Forums are Citizens-only (a "Citizen" is a >Citizendium member). Non-Citizens may use <i>only</i> the "Non-member discussion" and "General help" boards, but still must register before posting (it's easy!). Non-Citizen posts elsewhere will be summarily deleted. (2) All must now use their own real names. To edit your displayed name, click on Profile > Account Related Settings. (3) Citizens must now link to their CZ user pages. To edit your signature, click on Profile > Forum Profile Information. Click here to return to the wiki

I added the

, but still must register before posting (it's easy!).

[Hayford Peirce]

I'm still not clear on this -- do ALL Citizens who use the Forums have to use their real names AND all non-Citizens who are posting in the non-Citizens areas? In the past, most, or at least, many of the people who aren't Citizens have just used nicks -- remember "harebrained" and the long arguments about his nick?

If non-Citizens are supposed to use their real names, how do know that they are really Bill Smith and not Bob Jones, the name they might use to register with?

[Matt Innis]

It says real names.  Don't make me verify them.

[Hayford Peirce]

Okay, that's clear enough.

But let's say that someone named Bill Smith registers as MemphisGuy, say, and starts a new topic? Do you or I then obliterate that thread as soon as we notice it? Or just him and his post, or what? Try to get him to change his registered name?