In reply to David Decker (deckerweb).

Exactly, and along with damaging WP's reputation will be the damage to the reputations of everyone who recommends and installs it for clients.

IF this is implemented, I agree with Nick's double opt in solution. In addition, we should have some choices about timing. For example, let's say I can opt to have 30 days from the release of the update to see if I want that release at all and to back up first. The real world includes companies that do not have huge, global IT staffs. If you want to bring publishing to everyone, you need to consider what lives are really like.

Someone above made a comment about Jeff being like Stalin. Clearly that was not nice and not fair. However, anytime an IDEA bears any resemblance to an idea Stalin might have had . . . and this one darn sure does . . . it is a bad idea. Forcing other people to do things YOUR way, even if you are smarter, usually doesn't work out for anyone.