On 10 January 2014 20:28, Oliver Keyes okeyes@wikimedia.org wrote:
For 1: because it'd be impossible to accurately associate notifications with the person, I assume.
Apparently that's the reason.
However, being able to thank IP contributors for their contribution would be FANTASTIC. Saying "thank you" to casual drive-by contributors would give them quite a buzz, I'd think.
Perhaps a timeout? Say, you can thank an IP for their edit within 1 hour? We can experiment and see what time gives the best amount of thanks versus mistakes.
- d.