User talk:2.247.241.244

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Happy editing! Bsherr (talk) 03:56, 25 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the welcome Bsherr, but isn't it rather pointless, as I have a dynamic IP (and can't do anything about that, on a technical level)?.

Editing this way can also be a bit funny: Sometimes I find older edits by the current IP that are not from me. Kinda shows me what my neighbors are interested in. Perhaps the next user editing from this IP will feel welcomed too. So it's not entirely pointless. ;) 2.247.241.244 (talk) 04:12, 25 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Perhaps you'd consider creating an account? Then you will always have the messages intended for you. --Bsherr (talk) 04:18, 25 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]

No, I'd rather not, thank you. I love the idea of Wikipedia and enjoy contributing, but I prefer to do it without an account.

Very exaggerated comparison: Have you perchance heard of that large scale project the Chinese are running, where in several trial communities people get awarded points for "good social behaviour"? These get displayed publicly and the scoreboard leaders are regurlarly lauded. Those at the bottom have trouble getting long distance train tickets or taking out a loan, for example.

Have you seen the user pages here on Wikipedia? The walls of badges and barnstars and awards?

Do you see the difference? I don't. Not really.

So, while contributing to Wikipedia is great, being a registered part of its community doesn't sound that appealing to me. 2.247.241.244 (talk) 04:43, 25 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Also, I feel the idea of an IP user citing established policy to an established user and being right isn't missing a certain irony. People might consider being civil to strangers too. Yuck.

Don't you think so? Or do you rather fear that it would reduce the ability to control people who are not contributing in a way you like, if many people were to contribute anonymously? Then you'd already have confirmed my worries expressed above. 2.247.241.244 (talk) 05:00, 25 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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