Intensive

[dukealien]

I forget the reason why it was password-protected in the first place, but is it time to revisit that decision?

As I recall, the reason for password-protecting Intensive was that too many newcomers were submitting their first efforts on Intensive.  They were surprised and unhappy with what they got, and (frankly) something of a trial to their critics.

My suggestion then was to let everyone *see* the thread, but not participate until the mods judged them ready for it.  This would let newcomers get a feel for what they'd be getting into with Intensive, and how to respond appropriately.  But this was not technically feasible (and may not have been a great suggestion anyway).

The quality of the present crop of newcomers is quite high.  On the other hand, that means they're giving evidence of being prepared to get he password; our luck with new members may not hold up.