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On Friday, 24 February 2012 at 17:43:16 UTC, Vladimir Panteleev 
wrote:
> On Thursday, 23 February 2012 at 02:52:24 UTC, XP1 wrote:
>> Would the user be able to change one's password in the future?
>
> There's technically no reason why this can't be implemented, 
> but I'm having a hard time coming up with reasons why people 
> would want that, considering:
>
> 1) There is little-to-no information stored in users' accounts 
> worth stealing
> 2) Consequentially, registering a new account only means losing 
> your settings and read post history
> 3) You can use any password, or even no password at all
> 4) There are no password recovery options, because there are no 
> alternative ways of identifying users (secret question / e-mail 
> address).
>
> If you still want this feature, remind me about it for after I 
> add a user preferences page.

I think it would be worth adding. You never know what other 
features you might add in the future that would call for account 
security.