Wikipedia:Date formatting and linking poll/Autoformatting responses: Difference between revisions

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:Sorry, but that's not valid. There is no requirement that you must edit if you register; anyone - '''anyone''' - can register an account, and if they choose to use that account to read only, so be it. Accounts can be useful to readers who wish to use the gadgets, the watchlist, different skins, and so on. --'''[[User:Ckatz|Ckatz]]'''''<small>^{[[User_talk:Ckatz|<font color="green">chat</font>]]}_{[[Special:Contributions/Ckatz|<font color="red">spy</font>]]}</small>'' 21:49, 9 April 2009 (UTC)

:: Sorry about that, but if we leave out the middle, it is correct: Remember registered users are a tiny subset of readers. Not that it has bearing, but registered users are also a subset of editors. [[User:Karbinski|Karbinski]] ([[User talk:Karbinski|talk]]) 21:57, 9 April 2009 (UTC)

Many of the contra arguments speak to the issue that most readers are anons. I know from experience that people assume the only reason to register for an account is to make edits. If there were tangible benefits (like getting standardized dates, watchlists, and so on) and those benefits were promoted to readers, we might get more editors. And once they have an account, they might be more obliged to make an occasional edit. And that could lead to editing as a hobby, until they are fully assimilated into the collective. (Oops! Been watching too much Star Trek perhaps?). The point is, anything that is good for editors is ultimately good for the readers, too. --[[User:Willscrlt|<span style="color:#46E">'''Will'''</span><span style="color:#D13">scrlt</span>]]&nbsp;<small>([[User talk:Willscrlt|<span style="color:#46E">→“¡¿Talk?!”</span>]])</small> 14:14, 13 April 2009 (UTC)

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