Forum:Disable IP editing for SmashWiki
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This discussion is in regards to a proposed change on SmashWiki. The discussion must first meet with a consensus before it is implemented. |
Due to recent and repeated incidents involving IPs vandalizing articles and adding false information, especially concerning technical data, the idea has been tossed around on Discord for SmashWiki to rescrict IP editing altogether in a similar fashion to Bulbapedia and ZeldaWiki with support seemingly growing and becoming more vocal. This proposal is for the well being of SmashWiki as a reliable, credible, and trustworthy source of information for both the casual Smash Bros. community and the competitive scene. At the moment, I am personally Neutral about this and I know this will probably be a heated discussion, but I feel like officially having a proposal on the wiki itself and having a healthy discussion here is more beneficial than just spitballing in Discord. VoqéoT 13:49, December 27, 2019 (EST)
Support
I think preventing literally anyone to edit would improve the wiki's credibility and filter out most of the edit wars waged by IPs. Creating an account is really not difficult. It's gonna save admins a lot of headaches. It will allow for less misinformation because trolls usually don't bother making accounts like they don't always bother getting a role on Discord if the server is locked behind them. Hitbox Enthusiast Zeck (talk) 14:02, December 27, 2019 (EST)
Oppose
- I would view this as a "last resort" and I think there are steps that should be tried before getting to that point. I'd like to recommend increased enforcement such as a new patroller group like the MarioWiki has. --Porplemontage (talk) 13:56, December 27, 2019 (EST)
