Board Thread:Officer's Pub (Staff Only, idiots)/@comment-27334870-20180826133249

So, it's come to our attention there is a setting for sysops that makes users who post anonymously unable to edit on the wiki, and requires them to make accounts before they edit. Simple question, and I haven't seen much opposition to it, but I will post some benefits and drawbacks discussed: Pros:
 * Anons have a much, much higher ratio of being banned and not following rules. I've looked through the logs and it's nearly three out of every four bans. They are also far more than not responsible for posting negative/unnecessary content on the wiki.
 * If someone actually cares enough to create meaningful content, there is no reason why they shouldn't/can't just make an account.
 * If someone desired to break the rules, it is far easier to do so anonymously than it is to create an account.
 * Given the points above, makes the admin team's jobs far more easy.

Cons:


 * Existing users would not be able to post without being able to log in, and sometimes people just can't get into their accounts and want to post and later specify it was them for something like a vote.


 * Counterpoint: There are plenty of other ways to reach out, such as the discord. Most of these situations I've seen are usually fixed with logging out/back in, too.


 * Might not seem that necessary.

My Stance:

I currently this. More oft than not anons don't really help the wiki, and it's better for people interested in contributing to make an account and get associated with the community rather than to post without a face. 