Stephan Walter wrote:
[ warning anonymous users that their IP will be visible ]
I think this is a very good idea, as it may discourage
potential vandals.
I strongly oppose.
Firstly, there is no reason to believe that it would discourage vandals
more than legitimate contributors. In all likelihood, it would
discourage a casual legitimate contributor more; a determined vandal
will just create an account or not care.
Secondly, I really don't like the idea of reinforcing this paranoia that
exists about IP addresses. Far too many people already think knowing
someone's IP address is a ticket to reading their personal files on
their hard disk. At the same time, they think you can hide your IP, and
don't know that every server you contact records it.
Timwi