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| | ==Should I create an account? Can't I just edit articles anonymously?== | | ==Should I create an account? Can't I just edit articles anonymously?== |
| − | | + | :Sorry, users cannot edit anonymously at this time. |
| − | :Users with account names enjoy several benefits, among them is the positive reputation that goes with quality work. Users with an established history are respected especially with regard to neutralising article disputes. Also, pieces of Sonic Retro sometimes find collaborating with anonymous users frustrating, because it is more difficult to contact them with questions, concerns, or suggestions. This is not to say there is a hierarchy ''per se'' - though there are editors with administrative abilities (see [[Sonic Retro:Administrators]]), these are approved by the community, and the goal of most users is to ensure that democracy, albeit with a little anarchy, remains the supreme power on Sonic Retro. | + | |
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| − | :Users with user names are in a sense ''more'' anonymous than contributors that are not logged in: while anyone can see the IP address of a user who did not log in when he/she edited, only server administrators can find the IP of a logged-in user. So if you're conce
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| − | :However, if you'd like to stay on the fringes, it's fine to edit without a login. Many valuable contributors have made this choice.
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| | ==How do you know if the information is correct?== | | ==How do you know if the information is correct?== |
