Gregory Maxwell wrote:
On 12/28/06, Marc Riddell
<michaeldavid86(a)comcast.net> wrote:
[snip]
> I believe anyone who wishes to make edits to Wikipedia should have a single,
> individual, registered User Name, User Page and a Talk Page. With this,
> anytime a person makes an edit, creates a change, in the encyclopedia, their
> User Name is recorded with that edit. Accountability. Trackability.
[snip]
Of course, we could go further.. mail a copy of your
government issued
ID to the foundation before you can edit.
I know your suggestion isn't intended to be taken seriously, but *even
that* wouldn't work. You're forgetting we don't all live in the same
country; not everyone has one of these. In fact, given that users in
certain countries are actually breaking the law by accessing Wikipedia,
I'd keep the word "government" out of things altogether.
-Gurch