Bryan Derksen wrote:
David Gerard wrote:
By the way, will anon article creation *ever* be switched back on? What's the problem?
A few discussions ago IIRC Jimbo said it would be reenabled when version flagging was implemented. Considering how slowyly version tagging itself is coming, I wonder if it was meant as some variant on "next year in Jerusalem."
My view at this point is that it should be switched back on now, partly in hopes that this would serve as a kick in the pants to get flagged/reviewed/stable versions implemented.
--Michael Snow
On 5/28/07, Michael Snow wikipedia@att.net wrote:
Bryan Derksen wrote:
David Gerard wrote:
By the way, will anon article creation *ever* be switched back on? What's the problem?
A few discussions ago IIRC Jimbo said it would be reenabled when version flagging was implemented. Considering how slowyly version tagging itself is coming, I wonder if it was meant as some variant on "next year in Jerusalem."
My view at this point is that it should be switched back on now, partly in hopes that this would serve as a kick in the pants to get flagged/reviewed/stable versions implemented.
--Michael Snow
A friend wrote an article for Wikipedia at my request, but could not upload it, or whatever (one non-computer savvy working with another). Am I to understand that if she was editing from an anonymous IP instead of creating an account, she could not start a new article? KP
On 5/28/07, K P kpbotany@gmail.com wrote:
A friend wrote an article for Wikipedia at my request, but could not upload it, or whatever (one non-computer savvy working with another). Am I to understand that if she was editing from an anonymous IP instead of creating an account, she could not start a new article? KP
Yeah, that's correct. Currently, editors must be logged in to create new articles. That, or use [[Wikipedia:Articles for creation]] and wait for a logged-in user to wade through that page.
-- Jonel
On 5/28/07, Nick Wilkins nlwilkins@gmail.com wrote:
On 5/28/07, K P kpbotany@gmail.com wrote:
A friend wrote an article for Wikipedia at my request, but could not upload it, or whatever (one non-computer savvy working with another). Am I to understand that if she was editing from an anonymous IP instead of creating an account, she could not start a new article? KP
Yeah, that's correct. Currently, editors must be logged in to create new articles. That, or use [[Wikipedia:Articles for creation]] and wait for a logged-in user to wade through that page.
-- Jonel
Thanks. I don't understand the last part, but I only needed the first part--it's rather impossible for the computer illiterate to diagnose what the computer illiterate did wrong. I'll just get her to create an account.
KP