[EuroPython] Web site wonderings

[Jacob Hallén]

On onsdag 3 mars 2004 00.41, Magnus Lycka wrote:
> Laura wrote:
> > People with multiple email addresses who cannot remember which one
> > they used to instantiate official identity on the website -- will
> > often instatiate again, suffer website-multiple-personality-disorder.
> > Making this thing do call by reference, via 'Full Name' may work, or
> > may not.  So what.
>
> But what if they got an email sent to the mail address they
> registered with, saying something like:
>
> '''
> Confirmation of registration for the EuroPython 2004 Conference.
>
> Someone (presumably you) have registered to attend at the EuroPython
> 2004 Conference in ... with the following information:
> [snip]
>
> Please get in touch with us at admin at europython.org if this
> is not correct.
>
> Log in to the EPC web site at [url] using whatever at example.com with
> password ew435df2 if you want to change or add any information,
> such as food preferences or to submit papers etc, or if you want
> to book a room at our bla bla bla.
>
> Make sure that you save this information for further reference.
> '''
>
> Don't you think that would reduce the burden a bit?

It would be a lot better, usability wise.

Jacob