Forum:Make it so only registered members can edit?

Make it so only registered members can edit on my wiki?


 * Yes, but why would you need to do this? -- Manticore   (talk)  17:21, 7 May 2008 (UTC)

Users of my wiki have asked for it to be done. Dee4life 16:21, 8 May 2008 (UTC)


 * This Wikia policy say that the wiki must "be open to the public to edit". I was thinking Wikia never do that sort of thing. But i'm no staff, maybe a word by one of them is needed. — TulipVorlax 23:40, 8 May 2008 (UTC)


 * Registering still means open to the public, just not by anonymous IPS. Kirkburn (talk) 23:50, 8 May 2008 (UTC)


 * If so why shoudn't every new wikis get restricted to registered ? Because, on the few small wikis where i contibute, almost every edits made by IP are vandalism. I think that normally, people should have the choice to create an account or not. And that even though on fr.guildwars.wikia i strongly encourage annon to register. But, if people are forced to register an account, they might not do thoses minor spelling correction they would have done or maybe they would register a new account every few month after forgetting the previous login information. Not everybody use KeePass.
 * I'm not really against this doing if Wikia say it's ok. But to me, it's the same thing as "Protection of pages considered harmfull" (see Protection, at the bottom). And if i remember correctly, someone from Wikia already said to a previous demander, some month ago, that they would not do that. But my memory could be failling. That's why i said it needed word from a staff. — TulipVorlax 02:33, 9 May 2008 (UTC)


 * Earlier today, when using someone else computer where i was no logged in, i found out that Gamer gear wikia ask us to be registered. So, the short answer to the question could have been simply "Yes". — TulipVorlax 04:28, 10 May 2008 (UTC)


 * I have been active on only 2 wikis and have contributed superficially at only a handful of other wikis. In my limited experience the vandalism problem is small and very easily dealt with.
 * I suspect that repeat vandalism occurs only when over-zealous admins react so badly to vandalism that the vandal sees that particular wiki as an easy target because they can be fairly confident that they will get a reaction from the admins.
 * Deprive an attention-seeking vandal of an indignant reaction and I will bet "dollars to donuts" that your vandalism incidence will evaporate if not vanish entirely.
 * We can notice and count vandals but we cannot measure or count those casual visitors who decide not to edit at a wiki because of a registration process. By keeping as few obstacles to contributing as possible we should realize maximum wiki input. Managing the quality of that input is really not so difficult if you presume good faith and treat all contributors (yes, even vandals) in a civilized, respectful way. That is why a polite, sincere welcome message for anonymous contributors is a good idea. --najevi 00:35, October 19, 2009 (UTC)