----- Original Message ----- > From: "Mark A. Hershberger" <mhershber...@wikimedia.org>
> So for example if the user removes the email address, or replaces it > with another but doesn't verify it, the user rights associated with > their user group are automatically suspended, until a verified email > address is provided, when they're automatically re-enabled. > > This would be more useful if there are situations where the > "verified" status of an existing email address can be automatically > revoked (eg if emails to the user bounce); I'm not sure if that's > the case but if it isn't that's a separate issue. > > I'm fascinated by the idea and can see arguments both ways. I thought > I'd bring it up here to see if anyone could help me think through it. I think that what semantics are best for tying email validation to user rights depends a heckuva lot on what you're using Mediawiki for, myself. The major specific item has to do with scope of accessibility and administrative span of control; if those match fairly closely, it's probably not a big deal. For Wikipedia, on the other hand... Cheers, -- jra -- Jay R. Ashworth Baylink j...@baylink.com Designer The Things I Think RFC 2100 Ashworth & Associates http://baylink.pitas.com 2000 Land Rover DII St Petersburg FL USA http://photo.imageinc.us +1 727 647 1274 _______________________________________________ Wikitech-l mailing list Wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l
