Toby wrote:
Maveric149 wrote in part:
IMO it would also make it much less obvious that anyone /can/ edit any page just by logging-in -- all they would see was "Protected page" where the edit button should be and "Log-in." That doesn't make it obvious we are a wiki, no?
If we require /everybody/ to log in, then it shouldn't say that. It should say "'''Edit this page'''" with a nice bright link -- that sends them to the log in page (returning to the edit page).
That is a bit misleading, no? I've had this trick played on me many times by clicking on a link that indicates there is content behind it just to be presented with a "free-registration" screen. My time is precious to me and when I'm presented with the reg screen I almost always hit the back button. Likewise many people who just want to test the system by correcting a typo will be put-off by the reg screen; we thus loose the opportunity to snag another editor.
The NY Times does this type of thing and as a result I never read it on-line.
If and when "anon edits" become a problem then we can think about restricting things (IMO this will never be a serious enough problem to warrent such action).
-- Daniel Mayer (aka mav)
Daniel Mayer wrote:
Toby Bartels wrote:
If we require /everybody/ to log in, then it [...] should say "'''Edit this page'''" with a nice bright link -- that sends them to the log in page (returning to the edit page).
That is a bit misleading, no? I've had this trick played on me many times by clicking on a link that indicates there is content behind it just to be presented with a "free-registration" screen.
Good point. It should thus say "Log in to '''edit this page'''".
Anyway, I claim invalidity /only/ for your argument that people won't notice that they can't edit pages (or rather, I still claim that there are ways around it). I don't challenge any of the other arguments that people have presented. And right now, it doesn't look like anybody currently supports restricting edits to logged in users, at least to begin with; so it doesn't really matter.
-- Toby
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