I just wrote some comments today without being informed they would use the CC BY license, and I don’t want to license them that way. I guess I should go delete them? But I don’t think the license is revokable, so does that even work? But I never consented to the license so it shouldn’t be in force in the first place...
Then I went to put up a post, which I’d already finished writing, and a thing about the license popped up. I did not agree to it, the popup is gone now, and I can’t get it back by reloading the page or starting a new post again.
I see nothing by the posting or commenting forms that persistently notifies people about the license. Just the one-time popup that disappears forever(?) even if not agreed to.
This is not OK.
Also basically I don’t want to use the forum anymore because I don’t want to use the CC BY license :(
Thanks for reporting this! I believe the issue is now fixed. I am looking into what to do for people who tried to post earlier today while the issue was active. Edit: We’ve reset the opt-in for anyone who used it this morning, so you will have to check the box again. I apologize for the inconvenience.
I just wrote some comments today without being informed they would use the CC BY license, and I don’t want to license them that way. I guess I should go delete them? But I don’t think the license is revokable, so does that even work? But I never consented to the license so it shouldn’t be in force in the first place...
Then I went to put up a post, which I’d already finished writing, and a thing about the license popped up. I did not agree to it, the popup is gone now, and I can’t get it back by reloading the page or starting a new post again.
I see nothing by the posting or commenting forms that persistently notifies people about the license. Just the one-time popup that disappears forever(?) even if not agreed to.
This is not OK.
Also basically I don’t want to use the forum anymore because I don’t want to use the CC BY license :(
Oh, yeah, the tick-box also disappeared for me without my ticking on it, but I can still submit a new post. Weird. Probably a bug?
I do think making sure the licensing requirement is clear to all posters is pretty important.
Thanks for reporting this! I believe the issue is now fixed. I am looking into what to do for people who tried to post earlier today while the issue was active. Edit: We’ve reset the opt-in for anyone who used it this morning, so you will have to check the box again. I apologize for the inconvenience.