discussions without membership

[Ken Dow]

>Is it possible to allow visitors to join a discussion without having 
>to join as a member?

No, but you might want to have a look at the CommentIt plug-in, which 
allows you to do this:

http://www.baylys.com:8080/manila/plugins/commentIt

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Ken @ http://KenDow.Com

Art produces ugly things which frequently become beautiful with time. 
Fashion, on the other hand, produces beautiful things which always 
become ugly with time.
- Jean Cocteau