Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-9139758-20140426091444/@comment-9139758-20140428153050

Soldier Elite wrote:

Anons
I've never been to a Wiki where anon editing is restricted. And why don't you view it from another point?

1. Some anons don't have an email (like I back in 2012) and can't be bothered to make an account. The only reason they come here is to help out here and there and leave a comment or two. By disabling anon editing, they'll be even less likely to be bothered to get an account.

2. As Community Central says "Forcing people to log in first can put people off and slow the growth of your community. It is true that more problem edits can come from anonymous editors, but accounts are also easy to make and it’s likely that vandals and spammers will just switch tactics rather than go away." We want to get more users? This is the exact opposite of trying to get more users.

3. I'll tell a quick story. You're trying to be lucky and get a free game which is supposed to be paid. You find a website title saying something like "Free Download." You click it, and it says you have to complete a survey first. Who would be bothered to complete a survey? It's the same here. If you want to legitimately edit as an anon, it doesn't allow you to edit, would you really be bothered to create an account just to edit a page?

4. I imagine that the anons wouldn't be very happy about this. They'll spread the news that YogWiki doesn't allow anons to edit, and we will have even less users coming in. Most anons come to just read the Wiki, so they are much more numerous than you think; perhaps hundreds on hundreds.

Let me explain my feelings behind anons. The majority of anons either come to troll or ask questions that have been asked a million times before. A lot of registered users cannot edit some pages, so what would be the difference not allowing anons to edit them? They'd still be allowed to comment, and the FAQs and Tutorials would help clear up a lot of problems that anons cause.

I have Aethelhelm's and Supertoastfairy's support on this matter.