[WikiEN-l] "Approved" versions on Wikipedia FAQ

Anthony wikilegal at inbox.org
Wed Aug 30 16:11:39 UTC 2006


On 8/30/06, David Gerard <dgerard at gmail.com> wrote:
> We want to be more wiki and let editors edit freely, which is where
> all the good things come from.
>
That's no less of a insincere statment than it was the first time
Jimbo decided to restrict editing and call it becoming more open.

> Anonymous or new-editor edits will need to be approved by a logged-in
> editor.

Non-logged in editors are not anonymous.  In fact, the only way to
effectively be anonymous is to create an account for every edit and
log in.

Anthony



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