[WikiEN-l] anons and new articles

Sun Aug 8 13:24:29 UTC 2004

Like Fred, I think this goes against the spirit of a Wiki. Wikis thrive 
on the contributions of anonymous people. We wouldn't be anywhere near 
as successful as we are today if we didn't give anons the freedom they 
have now.

John Lee (User:Johnleemk)

Martin Harper wrote:

>
>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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