Why not upgrade? was (Re: [wp-hackers] Maintenance release, first gate of "is the issue major?")

[Lloyd D Budd]

On 10/5/06, Bas Bosman <wordpress at nazgul.nu> wrote:

> I´d even go as far as to have the admin area disable certain functionality
> (writing posts for instance) when a security release is released (don´t
> bother visitors, only backend users) to "force" people to upgrade. This
> functionality should be on by default, but give people a configurable
> option to turn it off. Then they have to make a conscious decision not to
> upgrade.
>
> Any suggestions on this?

A nag is appropriate, but forcing seems too much.