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@@ -45,3 +45,12 @@ and a whitelist of OpenIDs in `locked_pages`...)
 >>>>> as they would then see the openid signin form when going to edit a
 >>>>> Discussion page.
 >>>>> --[[Joey]]
+
+>>>>>> I finally see the problem, I think. When you initially
+>>>>>> suggested "a link they could follow to bounce through the
+>>>>>> cgiauthurl", presumably this could _be_ the Edit link for
+>>>>>> non-Discussion pages, so that the typical case of an httpauth
+>>>>>> user editing an editable-only-by-httpauth page doesn't visibly
+>>>>>> change. And then the Edit link for Discussion subpages could do
+>>>>>> as you suggest, adding one click for the httpauth user, who won't
+>>>>>> often need to edit those subpages. --[[schmonz]]