Why can't I log in with my own OpenID? - climatedeal.org most recent 30 from http://community.climatedeal.org 2010-09-09T12:40:26Z http://community.climatedeal.org/feeds/question/307 http://www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.5/rdf http://community.climatedeal.org/questions/307/why-cant-i-log-in-with-my-own-openid Why can't I log in with my own OpenID? Scott Morrison 2010-01-10T22:19:09Z 2010-09-06T21:22:14Z <p>I use <a href="http://tqft.net/" rel="nofollow">my own OpenID</a>, because I'd prefer not to be dependent on a particular provider. (Of course, my website just delegates to somewhere else, with a single line in the section.)</p> <p>For some reason, climatedeal.org has disabled login using arbitrary OpenIDs. (It's enabled by default in the StackExchange software -- I help run another such site, so I know how this works.) This makes me sad! Is there a reason for this? Could you restore the URL field, perhaps <em>below</em> the icons for the "big" providers?</p> http://community.climatedeal.org/questions/307/why-cant-i-log-in-with-my-own-openid/340#340 Answer by Arjan for Why can't I log in with my own OpenID? Arjan 2010-01-14T02:18:25Z 2010-02-08T13:31:42Z <p>In fact the option is available, but it <strike>is</strike> was hidden. A workaround <a href="http://community.climatedeal.org/revisions/340/list" rel="nofollow">existed</a> but is now no longer relevant. </p>