And just to stir the pot a bit more, why the "suggestion" and not just requiring users to change? The FAQ states "Your LiveJournal password must adhere to the following guidelines" but then never does anything more than pop-up a box that lots of users get aggravated over and then ignore. It seems like requiring a password change is more secure (and is not unheard of), and even if they complain they will complain, get over it, and everyone can move on. Instead we get people who become "annoyed" with the pop-ups relayed by the clients and, instead of changing their password, stubbornly argue about it over and over.
Sorry if this is a sensitive issue-- I'm not necessarily trying to argue a clear point, just wondering if I missed some sort of previous public policy announcement/discussion about this stuff.
