I don't think you should have to register to ask questions.

Frankly the speed bump of registration (especially for the developer types, who probably already have a Stack Overflow account so they can code-by-clipboard for their day jobs) is barely a seam in the road.

I would much rather see an old-school copy-protection style shibboleth based on the about page for unregistered users ("According to http://serverfault.com/about what is the third type of question you should not ask on this site?") -- A correct answer being required in order to post your question.
At least they'd have to read it when they copy and paste it.

I don't think you should have to register to ask questions.

Frankly the speed bump of registration (especially for the developer types, who probably already have a Stack Overflow account so they can code-by-clipboard for their day jobs) is barely a seam in the road.

I would much rather see an old-school copy-protection style shibboleth based on the about page for unregistered users ("According to https://serverfault.com/about what is the third type of question you should not ask on this site?") -- A correct answer being required in order to post your question.
At least they'd have to read it when they copy and paste it.

I don't think you should not have to register to ask questions.

Frankly the speed bump of registration (especially for the developer types, who probably already have a Stack Overflow account so they can code-by-clipboard for their day jobs) is barely a seam in the road.

I would much rather see an old-school copy-protection style shibboleth based on the about page for unregistered users ("According to http://serverfault.com/about what is the third type of question you should not ask on this site?") -- A correct answer being required in order to post your question.
At least they'd have to read it when they copy and paste it.

I don't think you should have to register to ask questions.

Frankly the speed bump of registration (especially for the developer types, who probably already have a Stack Overflow account so they can code-by-clipboard for their day jobs) is barely a seam in the road.

I would much rather see an old-school copy-protection style shibboleth based on the about page for unregistered users ("According to http://serverfault.com/about what is the third type of question you should not ask on this site?") -- A correct answer being required in order to post your question.
At least they'd have to read it when they copy and paste it.