On Nov 9, 2014 5:39 AM, "David Gerard" <dger...@gmail.com> wrote: > > On 9 November 2014 09:27, aude <aude.w...@gmail.com> wrote: > > On Sun, Nov 9, 2014 at 8:51 AM, Pine W <wiki.p...@gmail.com> wrote: > > >> I'm curious, Risker: if you don't mind my asking, what about being required > >> to supply a throwaway email address would have discouraged you from opening > >> a Wikimedia account? > > > I understand that it can be a bit scary to have to provide this information > > (what about a throwaway?), but yet is a tradeoff. > > > I realise it'd be a pile of extra work, and I'm not sure how to > present it clearly - but what about a choice between solving the > captcha or supplying a working email address? > > > - d. > >
Does anyone have any attack scenario that is remotely plausible which requiring a verified email would prevent? --bawolff _______________________________________________ Wikitech-l mailing list Wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l
