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This policy proposes to prohibit any AOL user to edit any Wikipedia article until they register to Wikipedia. Please read completely before voting on the discussion page.

Reasons

  • AOL users change their IP address at the speed of lightning
  • Bad vandals using AOL can have an advantage from the above statement
  • An admin that would typically block a vandal will block the AOL address, but will harm several other good AOL users by blocking the IP address
  • It would be simpler if an AOL user registers. If that user vandalizes an article, their account will be blocked and if they try to edit anonymously, they will still be required to log in.

Effects of the policy

  • AOL users will not be able to edit, instead, if they click the edit tab, they will see a message saying that they should sign up to edit.
  • The typical edit this page tab will turn into a View Source or edit(requires log in) tab if an anon edits from an AOL IP address.
  • If an AOL IP address signs up, then continues to vandalize, their account will be easily blocked by an admin without harming several people.

A good side

  • If a good AOL contributor comes around to edit articles that need improving, they will register. In good time, that user may become an admin.
  • An admin will easily block a vandal that was forced to sign up without any fear of blocking several other people.
  • Vandalism from AOL IP addresses will decrease to zero.
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