> *Answer the Second* > * > * > This sort of thing is handled much better in the German Wikipedia. In the > German Wikipedia, companies can edit with verified company accounts: so > that if Coca-Cola Germany edits the Coca-Cola article, it will actually say > "Coca Cola Germany" in the edit history. Transparent, and accountable. > > > http://de.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Coca-Cola&diff=94427890&oldid=94244180 > > In the English Wikipedia, however, any account named after a company is > automatically blocked, and the operator asked to register an account with a > funny name. This just drives this sort of editing underground, and removes > transparency. > > >
Andreas, This is an interesting idea. Does the verification go via OTRS, or some other means? The main reason en blocks organization-name accounts is because they're not verified, so someone could register "Example Corporation" as a user and then go vandalize, or even start spamming to Joe job them. Also, how is it handled on de if such a malicious account was already registered and blocked, or the account is created but unverified? I could see this being a valuable tool for transparency, and done right, I don't think such a proposal would be hopeless on en. _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe>