The Cunctator wrote:
On Thu, 2003-04-03 at 12:43, John Knouse wrote:
In the case of Wikipedia, it's an instrument for public display and use, and anyone posting to it is doing so in a VERY public forum. I think it's entirely reasonable to request some shred of identity from them. I don't think it would even be out of line to require people to register before being allowed to edit articles.
Why?
That's easy! If they don't register we won't be able to pay them the big royalties. ;-)
Ec