Board Thread:General Wiki Discussion/@comment-4620507-20130806194950/@comment-4715590-20130806222439

Princess Platinum wrote:

Critic of Sadness wrote: I really can't see why Anons can't make an account so we can trace if they do vandalism. They can edit and help the wikia, as long as they create their own account. It's a win win because you can talk and converse with people on chat. I'm a avid chat user, not a pasta reader, but I don't think anons should ruin it for other people, yes, I get that you can fix it, but still. It's the matter that they can still do it. Seriously... that is your only reason? Is because they CAN make an account? You CAN make an account and you still CAN vandalize. Making an account does nothing more than give you a username. You CAN make an account for tinychat, you CAN make an account for imgur, you CAN make a wikipedia account. But do you? I doubt it. Why? Because you don't want to. If you had to sign up for these services would you still use them? No you would not. You would rather find a service where you don't have to. Requiring an account puts people off because they don't want to. What are wikis by definition? Encyclopedias that are FREELY editable. Listen, I'm not going to argue with you and Sarah over MY opinion. This is not just an encyclopedia, this is just one big story book. And why not create an account if anon's can't edit? More people are being directed here through everything, mainstream, other media, and mostly just youtube. Some Ordinary Gamer's latest video with links to the wikia are provided as easily as clicking "show more." and 10,000 people viewed it. I think we aren't viewing the whole picture, more people = more chances of vandalism. No, it isn't happening today, nor may it happen tommarow. But who knows when it can happen, as we cannot read minds of other people.