Considering people deliver warnings via Huggle etc to IP editors, perhaps allowing a thanks to be sent wouldn't be such a bad idea.
I realise it's purely anecdotal, but if it was available I reckon I'd use 'thanks' for anonymous users making changes as often as logged in editors. On 21 May 2014 23:35, David Gerard <[email protected]> wrote: > If only I was a developer of any sort ;-) > > > On 21 May 2014 21:56, Fabrice Florin <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi David, >> >> I am delighted that you are interested in extending the Thanks feature we >> released last year, so it can be used to thank more users. >> >> I am no longer working on this project, but am not aware of any changes >> that would make it easier to thank anonymous users: IP addresses are still >> as unreliable now as they were a year ago. >> >> But I have Cc:d Danny Horn, the new product manager for core features >> like Flow and Notifications, so he can chime in from his viewpoint. >> >> Personally, I would love to see the Thanks feature be used even more than >> it is today, as it seems like such a civilized way to show appreciation to >> each other :) >> >> Cheers, >> >> >> Fabrice >> >> >> On May 20, 2014, at 7:56 AM, David Gerard <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> On 20 May 2014 15:35, Strainu <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> I've recently noticed the "Thank you" feature is only available for >> signed-in users, while anons cannot receive "thank yous". The >> anonymous users are often the ones that would need encouraging the >> most, so it would make sense to me to have this feature available to >> them too. >> Are there significant technical problems against such a change? >> >> >> >> >> I asked for this on the editor engagement list too. Fabrice said: [1] >> >> "Sadly, we couldn't make this feature available for anonymous users, >> as you have to be registered to receive notifications right now. This >> is because IP addresses cannot be trusted to deliver notifications to >> the users they were intended to. I don't expect we'll change that >> anytime soon. We should all encourage anonymous user to register if >> they want to enjoy the same benefits as other members." >> >> Fabrice, is this still the case? Are there ways around this? >> >> * I suppose session cookies for anons just to possibly thank them is a >> bit excessive. >> * Could limit "thanks" to a short time after the edit (limiting either >> sending or receiving). >> >> Any other ways we could implement this with minimal false-positives on >> thanking people? If that's considered a problem :-) >> >> >> - d. >> >> [1] http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/ee/2013-July/000525.html >> >> >> _______________________________ >> >> Fabrice Florin >> Product Manager >> Wikimedia Foundation >> >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Fabrice_Florin_(WMF) >> >> >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > EE mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/ee > > -- Richard Nevell Assistant Office Manager Wikimedia UK +44 (0) 20 7065 0753 Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. Registered Office 4th Floor, Development House, 56-64 Leonard Street, London EC2A 4LT. United Kingdom. Wikimedia UK is the UK chapter of a global Wikimedia movement. The Wikimedia projects are run by the Wikimedia Foundation (who operate Wikipedia, amongst other projects). *Wikimedia UK is an independent non-profit charity with no legal control over Wikipedia nor responsibility for its contents.*
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