[Wikimedia-l] Thanking anonymous users

[David Gerard]

On 10 January 2014 20:28, Oliver Keyes <okeyes at 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.