I'm sorry, Hamlet - and Rod - if you think I was being rude. I was just genuinely surprised that the man charged with leading SL into the future wouldn't be aware of some of the major initiatives of the past and why they were withdrawn if they indeed failed, so that we aren't doomed to repeat the same mistakes.
I certainly think that third party registration and community gateways qualified as a very major shift in how new customers were being brought to SL and their initial inworld experience.
If Rod does indeed believe it would be a cool thing to have again, and as you say, it might be better facilitated this time round by these new features, then surely being well acquainted with the successes or failures of previous attempts would help to ensure better implementation this time around?
Hopefully that's a less blunt explanation of my thoughts and initial comment?!