However I take offense at the notion of "babying" users. We are all babied in some aspect of our lives: if it weren't for the active work and intervention of those in other fields, we wouldn't know whether the food we eat is safe, or if the roof isn't going to collapse during the night. I'd like developers to assume some responsibility for their users in turn.
But I concede that may be beside the point in the case of password rules.
However I take offense at the notion of "babying" users. We are all babied in some aspect of our lives: if it weren't for the active work and intervention of those in other fields, we wouldn't know whether the food we eat is safe, or if the roof isn't going to collapse during the night. I'd like developers to assume some responsibility for their users in turn.
But I concede that may be beside the point in the case of password rules.