User:Frostly/Account-required editing


 * Issues with IP editing:
 * Additional maintenance burden on developers
 * Privacy concerns
 * Issues with shared devices
 * Communicating with an IP on a screen can feel impersonal; usernames are a form of creative expression
 * The Wikimedia Foundation's IP masking proposal:
 * Editors without accounts would still not have permissions to complete many actions, access many tools, modify their preferences, etc.
 * Additional maintenance burden on developers
 * Potential solution: require accounts for editing + easier account creation workflow
 * Account creation is embedded into the editing interface, after "Publish edit" is clicked
 * Passwords and email addresses are optional. If they are not used, browser cookies are used to access the account. The account can be solidified into one with a password/email at any time
 * Passkeys might be able to be leveraged
 * Username suggestions are presented (a la GitHub)
 * There is no expectation that an account is "permanent"; casual readers might create passwordless accounts and forget about them.
 * Sockpuppetry concern?
 * Concerns presented:
 * Communications/PR. If this is implemented well, it should be barely noticeable.