I have had a Wikipedia account longer than User:Example. I have done a decent amount of basic/minor editing on Wikipedia over the years while not logged in.

Reasons I have done those edits while not logged in include:

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  • I think people should be able to edit Wikipedia while not logged in.
    • It has gotten increasingly harder to make simple edits over the years. (I get it. Bots. Spam. Vandalism.)
    • At one point, I was on a network that had been banned and literally could not make edits without logging in. Or, if I theoretically could have, the process to do so was byzantine. So, I just didn't make the edits.
    • I have had edits that I put a lot of time into (and did right) reverted instead of a simple repair being made.
  • Boyzone
  • Wikipedia's stance on herbalism
  • Privacy. I mean, nobody really cares what I read but me. But any time I make an edit, it will be associated with me. Imagine if the public library published all the books you ever checked out.

Reason I'm making edits while logged in now:

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