User blog:Evanf/Not Disabling Anon Contributions

OK! WE ARE NOT DISABLING ANONS! I sent a message to Wikia saying that we want that done, and this is their response:

''semanticdrifter, Jun 10 06:23 pm (UTC): Hello,

Thanks for contacting Wikia. It is possible to do this, but it is not something we would usually recommend for a wiki. It's much harder to build the community on a wiki that blocks anonymous users. This is because many first time visitors will try out the site before logging and creating an account. Forcing people to log in first can put people off and slow the growth of your wiki.

While it is often true that more problem edits can come from anonymous editors, accounts are easy to make and it's likely that vandals and spammers will just switch tactics rather than go away. At least with anonymous edits, you can see which are the ones to check first, and can see the IP of the vandal directly. With this information it's possible (in some cases) to block a range of IPs and prevent someone editing who is switching IP addresses.

The main reason we recommend keeping a wiki open to editing by all, is that it's just more friendly that way. Open editing is an ideal, one that wikis were built on. We think it's good to keep wikis that way. Of course, there may be special circumstances on particular wikis, and we are always willing to listen to any specific considerations you might have.

If you are having a particular problem on your wiki at the moment, please let us know and we will do what we can to help. If the issue is particularly related to spam editing or linking, you can also contact the Wikia anti-Spam Task Force at vstf.wikia.com.

Happy Editing,

__ Sean McGilvray Wikia Community Support''

And I thought about it... And Celeste (Flyna4eva) was probably the user who most them to stay, and I agree with her. All thanks to Celeste!

-- Evanf  (Talk) 21:10, June 10, 2012 (UTC)