On 12/04/07, Steve Bennett stevagewp@gmail.com wrote:
On 4/12/07, Erik Moeller erik@wikimedia.org wrote:
When we have Single User Login, we should disable unregistered user editing on the higher traffic wikis.
Has this been discussed before? I didn't know it was a possible side-effect of SUL. We should think long and hard before doing this, as it will generate a huge amount of discussion in the media etc.
Yes. This is the first I've heard of this being a consequence, let alone a desirable one.
Are there not more avenues for reducing/repairing vandalism that could be pursued first? Our vandalism detection is still fairly rudimentary.
Yep. Unless you want to give every vandalhunter checkuser, 'cos if you get every IP registering they'll need it, much more than they do now.
- d.