[WikiEN-l] Wikipedia privacy

[The Cunctator]

On Thu, 2003-04-03 at 12:43, John Knouse wrote:
> In the case of Wikipedia, it's an instrument for public
> display and use, and anyone posting to it is doing so in a
> VERY public forum.  I think it's entirely reasonable to
> request some shred of identity from them.  I don't think it
> would even be out of line to require people to register
> before being allowed to edit articles.

Why?