Mischa Peters wrote:
Since it is already possible to restrict editing mediawiki to regisistered users, seems like a simple, useful thing to add authentication of the email address.
I agree. It'd be a useful feature. And according to Rob Church it's a feature already in the system. It's not the default, because mediawiki is *wiki* software, and it's not a very wiki-like thing to restrict editing.
Could someone explain to me why an email verification of the user that is about to edit on your wiki is restricting editing?!
It doesn't allow people to edit who don't have, or don't want to reveal, their e-mail addresses. Requiring registration and an e-mail round trip changes the dynamics of both who can, and who will, get involved.
That's not necessarily a bad thing, but it is a restriction.
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