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Casey Greene replied on June 12, 2008 20:52 to the question "I can't get no default folder security - no satisfaction!" in PBwiki:

We're still working on finding the root of this problem. Some fixes that have worked in various situations:

- Have another Admin try to change the security on a folder.
- Change the "http://yourwiki.pbwiki.com..." URL to "httpS://yourwiki.pbwiki.com..." and try changing the folder security again.

I can't tell you why either of these fixes work, but sometimes they do.

If you try both these things and still can't change the folder security, click the "Help" link on your wiki, scroll down, and choose "Contact support"

We'll be able to help you from there.

A comment on the question "I can't get no default folder security - no satisfaction!" in PBwiki:

I did write to you, Vu. I hope you rec'd it. Getting the blank page that says, "folder doesn't exist" is now a much more serious issue because we can't release our wiki w/o the folder security working. We actually purchased this wiki specifically for the security in the 2.0 version. Please let me know ASAP when this bug is fixed. I think we have moved beyond frustrated. – margaret, on June 12, 2008 14:57

dave replied on June 06, 2008 21:37 to the question "I can't get no default folder security - no satisfaction!" in PBwiki:

I am getting this problem also and I need to add someone with write access to one folder - just get the same error message 'folder does not exist'. Looks like a bug to me.

A comment on the question "I can't get no default folder security - no satisfaction!" in PBwiki:

This sounds like a bug I would like to see for myself. Margaret, would you mind sending us an email at support[at]pbwiki[dot]com so we can take a look at this bug in detail? Thanks! – Vu Nguyen, on May 30, 2008 02:57

Cardinal4 replied on May 30, 2008 01:49 to the problem "Is it possible to allow anonymous users to edit without logging in?" in PBwiki:

This problem is why I'm not using PBWiki. Even if the wiki I'm using right now doesn't have preformatted text, I'm still not using PBWiki. It's better for the users when there's annonymous logins. That's what a wiki is about.

Tchalvak replied on May 29, 2008 19:18 to the problem "Is it possible to allow anonymous users to edit without logging in?" in PBwiki:

The "guest" email and password can simply be published in the "this will be seen on the logon page" textbox of the pbwiki settings, so no-one has to remember it.

Annoyingly this does require us (pbwiki creators) to go to an outside system and create a completely separate email address to deal with the new constraints that have been added to the pbwiki login system, instead of having an option within pbwiki to add a guest login.

margaret replied on May 29, 2008 15:27 to the question "I can't get no default folder security - no satisfaction!" in PBwiki:

I also have this problem.

Am setting security on a variety of folders in a private wiki.

All show in the list, ergo, all exist. All allow me to change them to Custom Security; but, when I save the new settings in many, I get a blank page that says, "folder doesn't exist" at the top.

Once the message said that I could not have periods in the page name; we do not have periods in the page names.

Becky replied on May 29, 2008 02:18 to the problem "Is it possible to allow anonymous users to edit without logging in?" in PBwiki:

This is harder to use, with fewer editing options, and less access than a regular website. I like the idea of using a name and a password. Kids can remebr their names but a fake e-mail address and a password is way too much for any reasonable person to ask.

A comment on the problem "Is it possible to allow anonymous users to edit without logging in?" in PBwiki:

Hello! You can create a generic email address and give it access to your wiki. Then your users can use that email to sign in. Would that work for you? – Rachel Pennig, on May 28, 2008 23:47

doublea604 replied on May 28, 2008 23:43 to the problem "Is it possible to allow anonymous users to edit without logging in?" in PBwiki:

Shoot - if there is no way around this then it is a problem for my whole idea of the advantages a wiki is supposed to provide.

I may have picked another provider if I had known this - now it may be too late.

As everyone knows, these days, people are just so concerned about providing email addresses...

Guy Fawkes replied on April 06, 2008 13:45 to the problem "Is it possible to allow anonymous users to edit without logging in?" in PBwiki:

Until they get around to actually doing something...

The workaround I've used for the 2.0 Forum Demo Wiki is to create a throwaway email address that I control, add that email as an admin, then publish the email and password on the FrontPage.

Look forward to a new blog post about this issue on Monday.

jonathangrubb replied on April 06, 2008 04:06 to the problem "Is it possible to allow anonymous users to edit without logging in?" in PBwiki:

I'd also like to allow anyone to edit without having to create any kind of account or enter any email address. My audience isn't 11 year olds, but they're people in the entertainment industry so it's pretty similar. Sadly I'm going to switch to a different wiki if I can't figure out how to make it totally open.

Andy Goodman replied on March 30, 2008 17:14 to the question "I can't get no default folder security - no satisfaction!" in PBwiki:

its a private wiki

Andy Goodman replied on March 30, 2008 17:14 to the question "I can't get no default folder security - no satisfaction!" in PBwiki:

I think the system has changed - now when I change the folder security to custom, I get "folder doesn't exist"

Vu Nguyen replied on March 30, 2008 15:27 to the question "I can't get no default folder security - no satisfaction!" in PBwiki:

I'm sorry I missed this. Can you tell me if your wiki is private or public?

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tchalvak replied on March 26, 2008 01:32 to the problem "Is it possible to allow anonymous users to edit without logging in?" in PBwiki:

I agree as well, simply because creating an account and login, and offering up their email to an unknown company, and then having to remember all that information, is a barrier to the contribution for some people, and I'm trying to get the maximum contribution possible from my wikis, in many cases.

It'd even be ok, I guess, if it were just a page-level security option, so that certain pages could be made editable without any extra account creation or something like that, but part of the point of a wiki is so that multiple people can contribute easily and un-technically, and requiring contributor email addresses, account login creation and to remember account information that they may use only a few times works against that very powerfully.

Accessability is, I want to point out, the reason that wikipedia was able to become as successful as it is, and why it continues to grow; because it allows instantaneous, one-link editing for maximum contribution power.

Guy Fawkes replied on March 24, 2008 16:51 to the problem "Is it possible to allow anonymous users to edit without logging in?" in PBwiki:

I, too, cast my vote for allowing complete anonymity when editing my wikis.

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