The ip account limit creates a great opportunity to gather usernames for post event activity support, and evaluation by have a user with account creation permission creating accounts form the moment people start arriving see: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Learning_patterns/Capturing_User_name... bypassing the limit also opens up
On 14 April 2017 at 07:13, Andy Mabbett andy@pigsonthewing.org.uk wrote:
" On 13 April 2017 at 23:10, Whatamidoing (WMF)/Sherry Snyder ssnyder@wikimedia.org wrote:
There are some automated anti-sock-puppet systems that prevent people
from
creating multiple accounts on the same day from the same computer or IP address. This can be a big problem if you have lots of new editors at a workshop, and everyone tries to create an account.
You may be able to avoid this by asking attendees to create an account in advance (but then they have to remember to do it, and to bring their usernames and passwords to your event). Otherwise, your best bet is to follow the directions on Meta about getting a temporary exemption for
your
event.
Speaking as someone who regularly runs editathons and training events in third-party venues, the "temporary exemption" suggestion is often completely impractical.
Those of us who regularly undertake such outreach are awaiting the feature we requested, over two years ago, to solve this issue:
https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T91928
No, wait. Over six years ago:
https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T27000
-- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk
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