Could we have a limit of 50 edits for anonymous users? I just don't think anonymous users should be making this many edits in one day... what do you think? ...and yes, this is happening in the Eo Wikipedia!
Chuck
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Chuck Smith wrote:
Could we have a limit of 50 edits for anonymous users? I just don't think anonymous users should be making this many edits in one day... what do you think? ...and yes, this is happening in the Eo Wikipedia!
Can you list out the pro's and con's of this? What's the harm? What would we lose by imposing this policy?
PRO's: it might stop some simplistic vandal-bots, if any ever show up to harass us
CON's: it might annoy legitimate contributors who choose not to sign in for whatever reason
It seems to me that many non-logged-in users are concerned about privacy and anonymity, but they've really not grasped the true situation in the software. You're *more anonymous* when you log in.
--Jimbo
Chuck Smith msochuck@yahoo.com writes:
Could we have a limit of 50 edits for anonymous users? I just don't think anonymous users should be making this many edits in one day...
Why the hell not? If they're good edits, I don't care if they're making 5000 edits in a day. If they're bad edits, it matters not one jot, if they're anonymous, and there are mechanisms in place for dealing with vandals...
From: "Chuck Smith" msochuck@yahoo.com
Could we have a limit of 50 edits for anonymous users? I just don't think anonymous users should be making this many edits in one day... what do you think? ...and yes, this is happening in the Eo Wikipedia!
Or perhaps ask that at a specified number they must log in??? I know that I sometimes don't bother logging in and once you get carried away adding articles and making edits, you just forget about not being logged in. So a reminder would be helpful if it could be implemented without much fuss or trouble. Other wise if there is no harm done then is the reason for the limit a feeling that some bot may mess things up? That could be a problem... What else could be done?
With regards, Jay B. [[User:ILVI]]
From: "Chuck Smith" msochuck@yahoo.com
Could we have a limit of 50 edits for anonymous users? I just don't think anonymous users should be making this many edits in one day... what do you think? ...and yes, this is happening in the Eo Wikipedia!
Or perhaps ask that at a specified number they must log in??? I know that I sometimes don't bother logging in and once you get carried away adding articles and making edits, you just forget about not being logged in. So a reminder would be helpful if it could be implemented without much fuss or trouble. Other wise if there is no harm done then is the reason for the limit a feeling that some bot may mess things up? That could be a problem... What else could be done?
Limits on number of edits or timed warning messages are a bad idea. Editing without an account is a legitimate choice, and we should not annoy people into creating one. However,
* we should check the "Remember me" box by default. * we should probably change the "Log in" text to something else. It is non-obvious that you can create an account by clicking "Log in". (In other languages, this is not as problematic, German uses "Anmelden", which is equivalent to "Sign up/in".) * we might get people to sign up by offering the same features as for signed in users to anons (prefs, watchlist etc.) but to direct them to the login/create an account page when they try to use them (with a short explanation: "The watchlist allows you to .. However, in order to .."). * if someone becomes a regular contributor but doesn't create an account, put a message on their talk page. They get the "You have new messages" text like everyone else, so they should read it. In one case, I found out that the user in question doesn't use their account at work, so there are plenty of reasons not to sign in.
Regards,
Erik
--- Erik Moeller erik_moeller@gmx.de wrote:
- we should check the "Remember me" box by default.
Please no. I want to type in my username/password. It keeps me from forgetting it. And I often log in from public computers.
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----- Original Message ----- From: "Erik Moeller" erik_moeller@gmx.de To: wikipedia-l@wikipedia.org Sent: Friday, March 07, 2003 12:31 AM Subject: Re: [Wikipedia-l] limit of edits for anonymous users
Limits on number of edits or timed warning messages are a bad idea. Editing without an account is a legitimate choice, and we should not annoy people into creating one. However,
I agree with you. Wiki means people working together and perhaps in the beginning ( sometimes you are not wellcome ) one prefer to be anonymous user.
Regards.
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