Thread:Brandon Rhea/@comment-5857520-20140104031322/@comment-20644-20140104163819

Yes, but I encourage you guys not to vote in support of it. It's true that problem edits can sometimes come from anons, but accounts are very easy to make. Vandals and spammers who are determined to keep trolling you will just make accounts instead. Because of that, restricting anonymous editing doesn't do anything other than hurt potentially good anonymous contributors. It’s harder to build a community that blocks anons, since a lot of first time visitors will want to try out the site before logging in and creating an account. Forcing people to log in first can put people off and slow the growth of your community.

Above all, the main reason we recommend keeping a wikia open to editing for everyone is that it's just friendlier that way. Open editing is an ideal, one that wikias were built on. We think it's good to keep wikias that way.

If you need help with spam and vandalism, you're always welcome to contact the VSTF. They're able to give you assistance in cleaning up spam and setting up roadblocks for future vandals.

But if you're determined to remove anon editing, you can message us at Special:Contact once that thread is done. Just make sure everyone is aware of the downsides.