Forum:Disabling anonymous contributers from commenting

Comments are now disabled on Smurfs Wiki because of anonymous contributors posting junk in them, which the admin, Vic George, announced in this post. He would like to reenable the comments but with only registered users able to comment. I advised him to come here, but he has not started any discussions. Is there a way to do what he wants to do?--Fred (talk ) 01:17, December 11, 2011 (UTC)


 * No, that is not possible.--


 * Why exactly? It is definitely possible to disallow anonymous users from editing and still have comments turned on, as far as I know. It may not be recommended, but it can be done. WoWWiki does not allow anonymous edits. -- Fandyllic (talk &middot; contr) 16 Dec 2011 3:35 PM Pacific
 * You cannot disallow anon users to comment unless you block them from doing anything on the wiki. (comments are simply new pages) That is not in line with Wikia's nature of editing wikis. Being a very open environment encourages a lot of people to hop on board. Having a welcoming nature and banning (temporarily or more permanently) individuals not adhering to normal customs, might work out well too.
 * As well as that this admin should have more faith in other users and promote them to admins so that the work load can be split by multiple people.


 * What does "That is not in line with Wikia's nature of editing wikis." actually mean? Is it against the terms of use? Is it against Wikia policy?
 * WoWWiki is a very large, very successful wiki, but it would be completely unmanageable if it allowed anonymous edits. Now if we had a dozen or so admins (which we did at one time) that might change, but we don't.
 * I just want to make sure people aren't mis-stating what is allowed. As I said, preventing anonymous users from editing is not recommended, but it has been allowed. Should I add "staff needed" so we can get an answer from Wikia staff? -- Fandyllic (talk &middot; contr) 16 Dec 2011 4:09 PM Pacific


 * You will need to have an admin special:contact for this. This can and has been done, but only under special circumstances and with community support. Please have an admin explain the situation with details and examples via special:contact. 174.7.79.181 23:19, December 16, 2011 (UTC)


 * You speak with such authority, user 174.7.79.181. It would be a shame if your knowledge could not be spread on wikis that disallow anonymous edits. ;-) -- Fandyllic (talk &middot; contr) 19 Dec 2011 1:52 PM Pacific