14 DAY TRIAL // It seems like the Del.icio.us team doesn't want to lose its subscribers, as it might happen after the launch of the new version of the website. While this assertion may seem a bit contradictory, as people are usually attracted towards anything that includes a new launch or improvement, do read on for more details.
The problem with Del.icio.us is that the new features the team is planning to implement in the near future imply that users will be logged off their account and will have to manually sign back in, "due to some changes behind the scene," as Britta Gustafson, developer at Del.icio.us reveals. Users are advised to check if their e-mail address is correct and up to date, because, until the launch of the new applications, an automatic password can be still sent at that address.
Along with this routine information, Gustafson also reminds people that Del.icio.us cannot retrieve their password or username in case they forget them, because no one but themselves should have access to these.
Even though the announcement the team made a couple of days ago was related to organizational details, users who've been waiting for the new version of the website ever since its Beta launch in September 2007 have received the post on the official Del.icio.us blog with greater interest than what would have been normal considering the occasion. The comments to the post did not stop at questions about password retrieval, privacy or forgotten accounts. Many users complained about the fact that the new domain of Del.icio.us, the dot-free Delicious.com, would dull the initiative of the website, as only new users, who have trouble spelling the name correctly, are taken into account.
Some expressed other types of concerns, most of them regarding the accessibility of the new domain. One user, for instance, complained that his school did not enable logging in to the new domain, which was blocked, a thing that didn't happen with the original Del.icio.us. The blogger tried to still the waters, reassuring users that they would be kept posted on the novelties and that most of the problems would be solved in time.