Wikipedia talk:Why create an account?/Archive 3

Misleading explanations.
Not a great advantage, unless the user has a dynamic IP address. Vikom (talk) 04:11, 22 August 2016 (UTC)
 * 1) What kind of credit do you mean - praise, approval?
 * 2) An IP user can easily see their contribution, for example under the following link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/
 * 3) An IP user can also have their user page, and talk page too.

Semi-protected edit request on 16 September 2016
Mayur pandey 69 (talk) 18:03, 16 September 2016 (UTC)


 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: this is the talk page for discussing improvements to the page Wikipedia:Why create an account?. Please make your request at the talk page for the article concerned. Mlpearc  ( open channel ) 18:04, 16 September 2016 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 21 September 2016
Bidush2424 (talk) 12:34, 21 September 2016 (UTC) please this wiki account give me..


 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: this is the talk page for discussing improvements to the page Wikipedia:Why create an account?. Please make your request at the talk page for the article concerned Noyster (talk),  12:50, 21 September 2016 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 7 November 2016
Konarabandara (talk) 10:52, 7 November 2016 (UTC)
 * ❌ as you have not requested a change, but I suspect you are in the wrong place, as this page is only to discuss improvements to Why create an account?. - Arjayay (talk) 10:57, 7 November 2016 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 20 February 2017
I was wondering if I could be a semi-protected editor to help Wikipedia more and expand their sources. I will help you (talk) 06:51, 20 February 2017 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: this is not the right page to request additional user rights. You may reopen this request with the specific changes to be made and someone will add them for you. --SwiftyPeep (talk) 07:10, 20 February 2017 (UTC)

Another benefit
Another yet unmentioned benefit of having an account, is being able to see the 'live' version of pages instead of the cache version that may lag behind several hours/days. --82.217.10.109 (talk) 18:00, 29 March 2017 (UTC)

My Ipad
I cannot fix a new password  on my  iPad. I forgot the password and have tried to do this for days, cannot do it JoyceEdwards (talk) 06:01, 18 January 2017 (UTC)
 * This page may help JoyceEdwards. If you registered an email address with your previous account, that can be used to send you a new password link. Otherwise you will simply have to start with a new account: either the JoyceEdwards one you have used here, or a different one Noyster (talk),  11:06, 18 January 2017 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 23 May 2017
Plz. 22walkerelliott (talk) 18:41, 23 May 2017 (UTC)
 * Red question icon with gradient background.svg Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format. - Mlpearc  ( open channel ) 18:49, 23 May 2017 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 20 June 2017
Riaz Hamraz thumb RIAZ HAMRAZ (talk) 08:37, 20 June 2017 (UTC)
 * Please use "change x to y". Thank you Jim1138 (talk) 08:39, 20 June 2017 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 20 July 2017
197.38.111.1 (talk) 23:43, 20 July 2017 (UTC)
 * Red question icon with gradient background.svg Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format. jd22292 (Jalen D. Folf) (talk) 00:27, 21 July 2017 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 14 November 2017
other websites Aman1886 (talk) 01:21, 14 November 2017 (UTC)


 * Red question icon with gradient background.svg Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format. — MRD 2014  Talk • Edits • Help! 01:27, 14 November 2017 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 3 December 2017
117.20.115.64 (talk) 18:56, 3 December 2017 (UTC) If you want to suggest a change, please request this on the talk page of the relevant article in the form "Please replace XXX with YYY" or "Please add ZZZ between PPP and QQQ". Please also cite reliable sources to back up your request, without which no information should be added to, or changed in, any article. - Arjayay (talk) 19:08, 3 December 2017 (UTC)
 * ❌ as you have not requested a change, but I suspect you are in the wrong place, as this page is only to discuss improvements to Why create an account?.

Semi-protected edit request on 16 December 2017
109.200.189.207 (talk) 00:58, 16 December 2017 (UTC)
 * Red question icon with gradient background.svg Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format. DRAGON BOOSTER   ★  06:30, 16 December 2017 (UTC)

Pingability
Astonished that the article doesn't say anything about pingability, or did I miss it? For me, that's a major reason for someone to register. Mathglot (talk) 02:48, 30 January 2018 (UTC)
 * Feel free to add it. The notifications feature was introduced in 2013. This page is much older and hasn't added reasons for many years. PrimeHunter (talk) 03:05, 30 January 2018 (UTC)
 * Done. Thanks, Prime. Mathglot (talk) 06:14, 30 January 2018 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 21 February 2018
I would like to request to be able to fix some errors in this article found in the bottom paragraphs. Please don't mind the name. Ouf59 (talk) 19:47, 21 February 2018 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: this is not the right page to request additional user rights. You may reopen this request with the specific changes to be made and someone will add them for you, or if you have an account, you can wait until you are autoconfirmed and edit the page yourself.  Anon 126   (notify me of responses! / talk / contribs) 20:09, 21 February 2018 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 24 February 2018
the section on 'Art and adornment'1- says there is no evidence that the Neanderthals created art or used ornaments. Please see:https://www.nature.com/news/neanderthals-wore-eagle-talons-as-jewellery-1.17095 and https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-018-02357-8 - a latest paper, 22nd Feb 2018, to say that evidence hss been found of cave paintings by Neanderthals in Spain, well before homo sapiens had appeared there.

I would like this included in the page. I could do it if permitted.Anarayanan (talk) 16:58, 24 February 2018 (UTC) Anarayanan (talk) 16:58, 24 February 2018 (UTC)


 * Anarayanan I can't tell which article you are concerned about, but it certainly isn't this page telling unregistered editors why it's a good idea to have a Wikipedia account! Please go to the article you want to edit, and either edit it yourself or if you would like other opinions, propose your change on its talk page Noyster (talk),  17:31, 24 February 2018 (UTC)

Do judges make policies
  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dr Nuhu Awuffor (talk • contribs) 14:12, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
 * Not the place for this; see the notice at the top of this page. Please try one of the Reference Desks.  General Ization  Talk  14:42, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
 * If you ask about Wikipedia policies then we have no judges, and policies are made by the community using consensus and not editors in appointed positions. PrimeHunter (talk) 14:58, 20 March 2018 (UTC)

Specifying which features any registered user can use and which ones only autoconfirmed users can
Right now, the page says "getting an account will allow you to:" etc., without saying that some of these features require autoconfirmed status while some any registered user can use. For example, any registered user can communicate via their own talk page, set their preferences, have a watchlist, and create their own username, but only autoconfirmed users can create new pages, rename pages, or edit semi-protected pages. I really think that this needs to be specified on the page for clarity. I'm not sure the best way to do this, whether we should just put "autoconfirmed only" in parentheses for each feature requiring autoconfirmed status, or if we should just separate them into 2 separate lists - so I would like some community feedback on that.--SkyGazer 512 talk / contributions / subpages 12:40, 17 March 2018 (UTC)


 * It's been done. If there are objections, I would prefer to discuss it here before reverting.--SkyGazer 512 talk / contributions / subpages 14:54, 23 March 2018 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 14 April 2018
Atthachaiin8 (talk) 02:13, 14 April 2018 (UTC)


 * Red question icon with gradient background.svg Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. &#8209;&#8209; El Hef  ( Meep? ) 02:28, 14 April 2018 (UTC)