Board Thread:Administrative Requests/@comment-1984764-20170523202609/@comment-25936766-20170523205440

GeneralRidley wrote:

I've been a member of other wikias in the past where the common anonymous user can't change a thing until they sign up or log in. Actually, some people have argued that in the past, 1-2 years ago. That making anonymous users not be able to edit articles - they would need to make an account to do so, thus also giving them a public face that is easier to "regulate" - would make things much easier.

The counterargument was that "some anons do make good edits".

The counter-counter argument was that "8/10 anons don't, instead doing bad edits or downright vandalism. Thus there's no reason to allow edits for the minority of anons who would make good edits, which they can still do just by making an account, which is simple".

Personally, I favor that latter idea, the same one you're proposing. But this wiki's community is rather afraid of change because of some fetish for the "Appeal to (Potential/Unlikely) Consequences" consequences that some members have.