-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 24/07/13 13:04, Luigi Toscano wrote: > On Wednesday 24 of July 2013 12:42:53 Anne Wilson wrote: >> One proposal is that we should require contributors to supply a >> valid email address when registering. We acknowledge that some >> people don't like to register email addresses where they may be >> found by others, but that is not an issue on the wikis. >> >> If you register your email address on any of our wikis >> >> * It is not visible to other users * Other contributors can >> (though rarely do) contact you, but only through the wiki. They >> do not see your address unless you choose to reply by email. >> >> Now the questions: >> >> What would be your concerns if we implemented this? >> >> Would this stop you from registering as a contributor? >> >> Please add any other relevant comments. > > I'm an old time contributor (hi list! I'm mostly an Italian > translator), and I think that: - an email is the really minimum > amount of information required, also as point of contact and for > accountability. When we translate PO files, we always put an email > address. I was surprised (I discovered it during Akademy) that it > was not required for wikis. > > - why don't require identity registration? I understand that the > idea is to lower the threshold for new contributors, but identity > is used also for other services (and it will be used more and > more), and on the other side the registration shows a bit of > interest in the community. > > PS. The email was sent also to kde-devel. Should I reply also > there? Following a split discussion could be a bit complicated. > Don't worry about that. When I've gathered comments I'll summarise to each of the three places I posted the message (just trying to make sure I catch everyone who needs to know about it).
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