[WikiEN-l] anons and new articles

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> Another idea would be to not allow anons to create new articles
> (editing existing articles would still be allowed). They would get a
> message after following a red link that invites them to create a
> user account so that they can create a new page 

Rather than *forbidding* or *allowing* things, why not use a more 
gentle method of discouragement? Simply don't display red links to 
anonymous editors. They can still create articles if they really want 
to by going directly to the appropriate URL, and experienced 
anonymous contributors would no doubt do just that.

I think this would also improve the reading experience for those who 
have no intention of editing. 

-Martin

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