[OpenID] Improving the openid.net website

[Scott Kveton]

Hi Colin,

> As a newcomer to OpenID, I was interested in what it would take to add
> OpenID support to a number of websites that I maintain.  My first
> impressions of the openid.net website was not that good - there did not
> seem to be any information targeted at site owners / webmasters (as
> opposed to developers).  There were a number of other things that I was
> less than impressed with.  Rather than sulk, I've collected my thoughts
> into a wiki page:  http://wiki.openid.net/OpenID_Website_Issues .  I
> hope I don't appear too negative - I just want the site to be improved
> to help spread OpenID adoption.  If people agree with any of the issues,
> it would be nice if they could be addressed.

Thanks for your thoughts on this ... while I agree the openid.net site
is far from "perfect" its infinitely better than it was just a few
short months ago (believe me, you do not want to see the old website).
 I really appreciate that you've taken the time to outline your
thoughts on the wiki page instead of just rant on some random blog.

> Also, to scratch one of my own itches, I've started a page to list
> OpenID support in various website software packages at
> http://wiki.openid.net/Website_Software - if you think this would be a
> useful resource, please add to and update it.

This is a really good point (and one you mention in your comments
above) ... we've left out an important class of users on the current
openid.net site; website owners/operators.  This seems like a
no-brainer addition.

I would also like to take this opportunity to thank Vidoop for the
work they have done on the site to date (its been a huge help) and
also make a call for others to help make the site even better.  If
you're interested in helping keep the site updated and add new
features, check out the wiki pages that Colin has started and let's
make it happen!

- Scott