Thanks for the note. I’d like to believe I’m getting really good at minimalist editing: I did almost nothing to the DBL pieces in order to combine them into a single essay.

On one hand, no, people won’t need to register to read that article. Only protected articles require registration–as does any actual new content. Most new articles aren’t protected, as a matter of policy, unless protection is requested by the author or the content is licensed third-party content.

On the other: I hope people take your advice and register–and come back and contribute!