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Ryan W. (Merovingian) wrote:
I've noticed the same thing. I assume that it's a "clueless newbie" just
seeing if the "Edit this page" button really works, and then running back to undo it, so that (s)he doesn't get "yelled at" by a "mod". I think the uninitiated think Wikipedia is a lot like a forum, where we kick out just anybody we don't like.
--Ryan
I think this is right. I usually make a point to leave {{anon}} on the talk pages of users I see doing this. It means that they don't actually want to do any harm, and are interested in the idea, so I think they ought to join the community.
Ryan