I seriously doubt requiring someone to create a throwaway email account in
order to sign up for Wikipedia would change anything. By this, I mean I
doubt it'd stop any vandals, and I doubt it'd drive away any users (although
it might discourage casual users from creating an account, which could be
argued as a good or a bad thing).
On 10/20/05, Ben Yates <bluephonic(a)gmail.com> wrote:
It's not a hard and fast thing -- sure, someone determined to vandalize
could still do it, but how many vandals are that determined. Putting a
small
additional hurdle will help.
On 10/19/05, Ben E. <bratsche1(a)gmail.com> wrote:
I think that a system that uses email addresses as validation is too
easy
to
game. Look at the popularity of sites such as Spaminator and Bugmenot. I
also think that a system that forces one to provide an email address
will
drive away many potential good users. If someone
is so determined to
vandalize Wikipedia, they'll find a way around any system. A potential
good
user isn't as persistent. I know that I probably wouldn't have started
editing under an account if I was forced to provide an email address.
Most
likely, that would have been the end of my
Wikipedia use.
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