Timeline for Why do we allow anonymous users to suggest edits?
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| Nov 6, 2015 at 15:52 | comment | added | Emilio Pisanty | ... aaaand, here is that data. Anonymous edits have a ~55% approval rate (down from ~87% for registered users), so 'almost every anonymous edit is vandalism' is probably wrong. They might still be worth chucking out - depending on your opinion of such edits but that does require a more thorough look. | |
| Aug 30, 2015 at 20:13 | comment | added | Emilio Pisanty | I can't help but notice a big warning light marked 'anecdotal evidence' here. Some data would be nice. | |
| Aug 29, 2015 at 19:23 | comment | added | dmckee --- ex-moderator kitten Mod | If you believe that a user is robo-reviewing, please flag one of their posts with the custom reason and let the mods know. Links to a couple of bad reviews wouldn't hurt. | |
| Aug 29, 2015 at 18:12 | comment | added | Bernhard | I share the concern for the auto-approval of some reviewers. I think that is a more serious problem for the site than anonymous edits. | |
| Aug 29, 2015 at 17:39 | history | answered | user10851 | CC BY-SA 3.0 |