[directory-discuss] unnecessary JavaScript requirement

[Eric Wong]

Hello, I managed to create an FSF account for the directory yesterday
in w3m (a text-based browser) and login successfully.

I just managed to submit an entry for my "dtas" software, but it was a
bit painful since http://directory.fsf.org/wiki/Form:Entry leads to a
"loading..." page which requires JavaScript.

<script type="text/javascript">
                window.onload = function() {
                        window.location="/wiki/Special:FormEdit/Entry/yahns";
                }
                </script>

So I was able to hit directory.fsf.org/wiki/Special:FormEdit/Entry/dtas
directly and was able to edit the form from w3m.

However, this would put off other text-based users who do not know how
to read the JavaScript.  I'm not sure why the extra step is necessary
(spam bots?), but it hurts accessibility, so it would be appreciated
if users did not have to jump through hoops or use a heavy JS-enabled
browser to edit.

Thanks for reading.