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This latter may need some explanation: Much of the contents of this wiki are not verifiable from sources outside of their creators' minds. If a user anonymously edits a page—perhaps deleting a large amount of text, perhaps only making a small but substantive change to material—there is little hope of discerning whether this is a) vandalism by any random person, or b) an honest reflection of a change by the creator in the item being described. In a wiki one should ideally [[Wikipedia:WP:FAITH|Assume Good Faith]], but this is harder to do in a project where, in general, not more than a few people at a time will really be knowledgeable on a subject. | This latter may need some explanation: Much of the contents of this wiki are not verifiable from sources outside of their creators' minds. If a user anonymously edits a page—perhaps deleting a large amount of text, perhaps only making a small but substantive change to material—there is little hope of discerning whether this is a) vandalism by any random person, or b) an honest reflection of a change by the creator in the item being described. In a wiki one should ideally [[Wikipedia:WP:FAITH|Assume Good Faith]], but this is harder to do in a project where, in general, not more than a few people at a time will really be knowledgeable on a subject. | ||
(This does not mean that Real Names™ are necessary; this is merely a call for consistent identities.) | |||
Hopefully this will not be an inconvenience. —[[User:Muke|Muke Tever]] | [[User Talk:Muke|✎]] 14:20, 19 October 2005 (PDT) | Hopefully this will not be an inconvenience. —[[User:Muke|Muke Tever]] | [[User Talk:Muke|✎]] 14:20, 19 October 2005 (PDT) | ||
Latest revision as of 13:26, 19 October 2005
Recently this Wiki's settings were changed so that users must be logged in to edit pages. The reasons for this are twofold:
- As a small measure against spambots
- To help distinguish vandalism from honest edits
This latter may need some explanation: Much of the contents of this wiki are not verifiable from sources outside of their creators' minds. If a user anonymously edits a page—perhaps deleting a large amount of text, perhaps only making a small but substantive change to material—there is little hope of discerning whether this is a) vandalism by any random person, or b) an honest reflection of a change by the creator in the item being described. In a wiki one should ideally Assume Good Faith, but this is harder to do in a project where, in general, not more than a few people at a time will really be knowledgeable on a subject.
(This does not mean that Real Names™ are necessary; this is merely a call for consistent identities.)
Hopefully this will not be an inconvenience. —Muke Tever | ✎ 14:20, 19 October 2005 (PDT)
