in reply to login with google account
Logging in using Google credentials would only add to the complexity of this site, I think. And I hate when I visit a new website, and a little pop up shows up that says, "Hey, why don't you log in to this site as <my Google username> ?" I hate it. I always say, "Leave me alone, you stupid! I don't want to log in! I don't even know what this website is!" But if I learn what it is and I start using the website, I might log in. But even then, I prefer to create a separate username and password. I don't like to use my Google signin for everything. I have a separate username and password for Facebook, ebay, my web hosting, and everything. The only time I use Google signin is when all other attempts fail, and the site seems buggy and I can't create an account or can't log in with my existing username or password. So, people are going to have double accounts as a result of adding Google login option, because if they forget their regular password, then they will just log in using their Google credentials, and now you have a bunch of accounts which are double, and you'll not be able to track which one is connected to which. So, I don't know. I think, this is a bad idea.
If you want to fix something, then fix the site design. I'd say that's far higher priority than fixing the security. When I first started using this site, finding things was a nightmare (it still is sometimes even though I am at level 12 now). For example, there should be a "POST A QUESTION" button right in the middle of the landing page (front page) so you can't miss it, so when someone who has never been to this site comes here, he can immediately post a Perl question as anonymous and don't have to browse for 30 minutes to find the link. That'd be a great improvement. I'm talking about this link: https://perlmonks.com/?node=Seekers%20of%20Perl%20Wisdom#post
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Re^2: login with google account
by soonix (Chancellor) on Oct 22, 2024 at 14:03 UTC | |
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Re^2: login with google account
by bliako (Abbot) on Oct 22, 2024 at 14:32 UTC |