Sascha Noyes wrote:
How about introducing user accounts that do not require an email address, simply username & password. Then one could say that there is no reason for not making edits under a username, and anonymous editors could be prompted to make an account after a certain number of edits.
This is already the case. I think perhaps the login page should make this more clear. Perhaps it should say:
Your e-mail(*): [ ]
And at the bottom of the page:
* Entering an email address is optional. But it enables people to contact you through the website without you having to reveal your email address to them, and it also helps you if you forget your password.
--Jimbo