On Wed, Apr 11, 2007 at 07:14:51PM +1000, Steve Bennett wrote:
How does us having a valid email address on record help the project? If the registration process is quick and easy, how does it discourage vandals? What problem will your proposal fix, and how will it fix it? It sounds like "vandalism is bad, so let's annoy new users".
That's the whole point I think. If you supply your email address when you make your account you're less likely to vandalize. And if you get blocked you can't start a new account with the same address while the block is on.
In short, people who want to be on the project will bother registering with a valid email, people who want to just vandalize won't.