Hey Wejo/Rojo/Employee#1/whoever: What's the deal with the new FB/Google Login Authentication?

Actually rolled out some more UI changes as well it seems.

Authentication seems interesting, but I can't pick my username. It just assigns me an unintelligible one based on my Google name.

Wow the new thread posting a big step up. Asynchronous? Good work

One thing that kind of annoys me is that the name doesn't populate automatically so if I want to use the same gibberish username for several postings I have to copy-paste. Maybe not a big deal.

I like that there's a button for bold/italic/underline now.

It looks like you post the same way as always, but it is a better look.

You do not need to authenticate.

asdsdfjdj wrote:

I like that there's a button for bold/italic/underline now.

does it work?

Harambe wrote:

Actually rolled out some more UI changes as well it seems.

Authentication seems interesting, but I can't pick my username. It just assigns me an unintelligible one based on my Google name.

Make sure your preferred account email matches your social login. If you still have issues, email

with your email address. We can probably fix it.

asdsdfjdj wrote:

I noticed the new "create a thread" interface. It looks nice. I'm wondering what the "Authenticate" function does. Does it use your FB/Google profile as your letsrun login? Or does it just save your password?

Will people see your FB or Google name?

Will they see that you've authenticated with one of those clients?

What is its purpose / how does it work?

It might be nice for people to have the option to de-anonymize things (to the mods at least) for better discourse, but I'm not sure if that's what's happening here?

I do computational research for a living but I'm actually kind of a luddite.

Thanks,

David

No one will know your facebook/google information. We don't even get that information -- they just authenticate and send is the "all clear" signal.

Harambe wrote:

Wow the new thread posting a big step up. Asynchronous? Good work

We are entering the 2000s tech-wise here.

Luv2Run wrote:

It looks like you post the same way as always, but it is a better look.

You do not need to authenticate.

Do I have to sign the waiver?

asdsdfjdj wrote:

I noticed the new "create a thread" interface. It looks nice. I'm wondering what the "Authenticate" function does. Does it use your FB/Google profile as your letsrun login? Or does it just save your password?

Will people see your FB or Google name?

Will they see that you've authenticated with one of those clients?

What is its purpose / how does it work?

It might be nice for people to have the option to de-anonymize things (to the mods at least) for better discourse, but I'm not sure if that's what's happening here?

I do computational research for a living but I'm actually kind of a luddite.

Thanks,

David

There is a GWB Institute? Is that where little kids go to scribble with crayons?

I am going to miss the Chinese bot attacks.

Test of bold/italic/underline

erik wrote:

No one will know your facebook/google information. We don't even get that information -- they just authenticate and send is the "all clear" signal.

Ok so what's the purpose of authenticating? What is it doing/how does it work?

Hey my smiley faces and arrows don't post.

asdsdfjdj wrote:

erik wrote:

No one will know your facebook/google information. We don't even get that information -- they just authenticate and send is the "all clear" signal.

Ok so what's the purpose of authenticating? What is it doing/how does it work?

It relies on Google/FB’s authentication. If your email there matches our record, you don’t need to enter a password with us—we trust who you are based upon you authenticating with Google/FB.

erik wrote:

asdsdfjdj wrote:

Ok so what's the purpose of authenticating? What is it doing/how does it work?

It relies on Google/FB’s authentication. If your email there matches our record, you don’t need to enter a password with us—we trust who you are based upon you authenticating with Google/FB.

So you're saying we can register a username, and either 1. enter a password with you or 2. authenticate with Google/FB -- and then nobody else will be able to use that username?

Just curious: will option 2 allow us to use multiple usernames?

F this authenticate thing..

Authenticate this!

And now we wait. And find the one true island. Seems like lot of trouble for such a simple question.