You can restrict their ability to edit before they confirm their E-mail, by setting:

# Allow users to edit only with a validated E-mail address $wgEmailConfirmToEdit = true;

in LocalSettings.php.

a@kid wrote:

Are there any painless and tested hacks or third party extensions that make it so users have to provide a working email address in order to create an account?

thanks

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