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

Gregory Maxwell gmaxwell at gmail.com
Wed Aug 30 16:57:44 UTC 2006


On 8/30/06, Anthony <wikilegal at inbox.org> wrote:
> Did what?  You deny he's restricted editing in the past, or that he
> called it becoming more open?

Where did Jimbo "decide to restrict editing" and then "called it
becoming more open".

> > Technically, the word anonymous means without a name.
>
> So a user who logs in as "88 dot 33 dot 23 dot 23" is anonymous?

No, they just have a stupid name.

I'm not suggesting that the use of the word anonymous is wise... It's
not, especially when talking to outsiders. I'm just pointing out that
it isn't incorrect, as you stated.



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