[Mediawiki-l] Email approval before login

Mon Dec 5 20:50:22 UTC 2005

Is that really useful, considering how easy it is to set up a yahoo/hotmail/gmail/whatever else account?

Gabe 

-----Original Message-----
From: mediawiki-l-bounces at Wikimedia.org [mailto:mediawiki-l-bounces at Wikimedia.org] On Behalf Of Mischa Peters
Sent: Monday, December 05, 2005 12:28 PM
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Subject: Re: [Mediawiki-l] Email approval before login

Hi Kent,

[snip]

> I apologize if this is really off topic for this list -- but you kind 
> of brought up the subject by assuming that Mischa was against 'open' editing.
> I don't know what his wiki is about or what his policies are, but I 
> don't think enforcing a valid email address conflicts with 'open editing.'

I am running different wiki's, one is more open then the other. But I would still like to know who is adding what and not just know their "nickname".

Mischa
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