On 3/8/07, Newyorkbrad (Wikipedia) <newyorkbrad(a)gmail.com> wrote:
There would still be edit conflicts. Let's say
the delay is 15 minutes. At
8:00, anon edits a sentence (validly). At 8:05, registered user edits the
same sentence differently. What happens? Okay, now it's 8:15, time for the
anon edit to go live. What happens then?
I may not have explained it well. Would this help:
7.55: World sees "Mary is smart." Editors see "Mary is smart."
8:00: World sees "Mary is smart." Editors see "Mary is a poopoo."
8:05: World sees "Mary has an IQ of 130." Editors see "Mary has an IQ of
130."
8:15: World sees "Mary has an IQ of 130." Editors see "Mary has an IQ of
130."
So you see, at 8:05, a registered editor sees the anon change, and
fixes it. Since the editor is registered, their change goes live
straight away.
Steve