I don't see any issue with this? It makes sense to keep the accounts secure, and very few people will be coming up with passwords by hand; they'll be using the auto-generated ones from their browser (or from their 3rd-party password manager for the more HN-y types).
I typically let Chrome suggest one, but that menu item wasn't available here (because I was not inside Chrome, obviously).
These restrictions do not add security in practice. People just add `!` or `1` as necessary to make the thing shut up. All it does is make signup harder.
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I don't see any issue with this? It makes sense to keep the accounts secure, and very few people will be coming up with passwords by hand; they'll be using the auto-generated ones from their browser (or from their 3rd-party password manager for the more HN-y types).
Very few?! I really doubt that. Most people use their pet password everywhere.
I typically let Chrome suggest one, but that menu item wasn't available here (because I was not inside Chrome, obviously).
These restrictions do not add security in practice. People just add `!` or `1` as necessary to make the thing shut up. All it does is make signup harder.