OH! The controversy! The age old question.. is it right for me to bypass the link? For the sake of not beating the topic dead, and it's almost one boot the teeth away from that point.. but.. It seems this registration info is for the purpose of entering it into a database. Which could help them determine who's reading and who the target audience should be. *DING* Happy sound... Maybe more articles targeted at our diverse slashdot demographic? Right. I'm not registering. Reason? Time issues, Spam issues. Plus it may be there but I didn't notice that they DIDN'T say they wouldn't give out the info to others, and all I need (as a female tech) is another "HOT XXX CHICKS" e-mail to pop up in my inbox while I'm at work. (Oh yeah sure you THINK the NY times wouldn't sell to the porn guys... ) But seriously. Looking at the page I noticed no "no spam" disclaimer, and they are asking if you want to join up with at least ONE known spamzilla. Plus, on final note. No money lost - no harm.