Yes, I
second Draicone, it should require an opt-in process of some description.

On 7/28/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> Any system like this should require opt-in. It isn't hard to code, and it
> avoids legal issues. Just require the user to make a dummy edit to their
> user page while logged in with a specific, self-explanatory edit summary,
> and check for it with the API, then maintain a database of verified users.
> Heck, we could even do this in a toolserver-wide process, with one opt-in
> system for all tools, and a centralised system with an API for checking if a
> user is verified.
>
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Daniel Bryant

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