Entmoot.com goes direct to login?

[Alcuin]

When I’ve come to Entmoot today to check the posts of the past 24 hours, I’ve been taken directly to the login page from www.entmoot.com

• Is this intentional?
• Is it a permanent change?

Most importantly …

• One of the things that draws new users to a board is the ability to check its threads and posts. Have you considered how this might affect the growth and continued health of Entmoot? It could be very intimidating for a casual or interested visitor who is not a member to arrive at a presumably friendly place and be immediately confronted with a demand to login or register.

Just a few thoughts…

[Ben]

It's a temporary change through the end of December to conserve bandwidth.

The site has used up 95% of its bandwidth allotment for the month and I'd rather not exceed the limit.

[Alcuin]

Originally Posted by Ben

The site has used up 95% of its bandwidth allotment for the month and I'd rather not exceed the limit.

Ah! the sweet smell of success! congratulations, B Milder.

[mithrand1r]

Originally Posted by Ben

It's a temporary change through the end of December to conserve bandwidth.

The site has used up 95% of its bandwidth allotment for the month and I'd rather not exceed the limit.

Is the site still using the direct to the login page to conserve bandwidth?

Are there significant bandwidth savings?

It is not a major issue with me, though it is sometimes nice to just check a thread or two without needing to login.

[Earniel]

Yes and yes, the change prevented Entmoot of exceeding its bandwidth last year. I do not know when Ben intends to change it back, but it's possible it will have to wait until we've found a permanent solution to preserve bandwidth.

[Midge]

If it's a big deal, I just leave myself logged in on the computers. It's not a big deal at home because my husband doesn't use it. I don't usually check this at a public computer or so, and I can see why that would be an issue.