Forum:Suggestion for a new policy

I've recently come to the idea of a new policy, which would be called IP Fan Fiction Policy

RESUME: IPs who create articles must use an ownership template, otherwise the article will be made free-edit ad the IP will be encouraged to make an account.

As it's impossible to know if two different IPs are the same user, for example, it would be also impossible to detect vandalism in articles created by IPs which don't use ownership templates.

Because of this, I propose that the articles MUST use an ownership template if they were created by an IP, the IP will then edit this article using the account provided in the template as creator.

Two ways of action can be taken against articles which lack an ownership template:

1. If the creator was a registered user, a message into the user's talk page should be written (the use of a template would work as well) in which the user s requested to put an ownership template in his articles.

OR

2. If the creator is an unregistered user (IP), a Free-Edit Template should be put into the article and the IP must be encouraged to create an account, the IP which made the first edit, and only that which made the first edit, may change this template for another ownership template, otherwise it will be considered vandalism and reverted as soon as possible.

Proof it works: My main proof is the Dragonite dragon, which was being considered for deletion, I changed the deletion template for a free-edit one and edited it a bit, since then, the article has progressed nicely and it has even an image.

I think that is all, I hope this policy is taken into account, if you want to discuss or comment something please do it bellow.

18:09, 4 October 2008 (UTC)

Policy Discussion
Please, if you read the policy, comment here so I can adapt the policy so everyone is OK with it. 18:09, 4 October 2008 (UTC)

I completely and utterly agree. But how do we know if an I.P. is anonymous or one of us? Andrew 22:23, 4 October 2008 (UTC)


 * If it were a registered user, he or she would put the ownership template, I think everyone would do it. 22:28, 4 October 2008 (UTC)

I think this is a good policy and should be implemented. 08:44, 7 October 2008 (UTC)


 * Actually, I disagree with this. I think IPs should make accounts, thus adding more members to this wiki. IPs should be encouraged to create an account. Arnie 14:11, 7 October 2008 (UTC)


 * I added something about that, thanks for the suggestion 15:14, 7 October 2008 (UTC)