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Looking at recent edits (see table below), it seems to me that, for the sake of the occasional minor grammatical change and the odd reversions of others vandalism (which would get picked up by login account users anyway), anonymous edits are generally more trouble than they're worth. I've created a table showing anonymous edits from the beginning of October 2007.

In arguments given generally supporting anonymous edits it is claimed for the average Wikipedia article that somewhere around 75% - 80% of anonymous edits are made in good faith and intended to improve the encyclopedia (see perennial discussion topic). This is clearly not the case for Citing Sources project page.

Summarising the edits there are over 100* incidents of anonymous vandalism, and that's with article being semi-protected for six weeks during the period from the beginning of October 2007 to 17th December 2007

I'd have to ask if a project page such as this is a place where we really get any benefit from anonymous edits. Personally, from what I've seen so far, I'd be in favour of permanent semi-protection here.

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Analysis of anonymous edits 2007-10-01 to 2007-12-17

Date and time IP Address Analysis of edit
04:08, 17 December 2007 71.174.94.146 revert vandalism
04:03, 17 December 2007 71.191.154.147 vandalism
09 - 16 December 2007 - Semi-protected (1 week)
20:04, 9 December 2007 67.35.127.34 vandalism
20:03, 9 December 2007 67.35.127.34 vandalism
18:42, 9 December 2007 85.211.236.229 vandalism
17:46, 9 December 2007 76.17.115.40 revert vandalism
17:44, 9 December 2007 71.49.208.77 vandalism
16:59, 7 December 2007 141.150.195.34 vandalism
16:24, 7 December 2007 212.71.37.61 vandalism
16:23, 7 December 2007 212.71.37.60 vandalism
01:34, 7 December 2007 24.91.171.245 vandalism
22:13, 6 December 2007 159.53.78.141 vandalism
01:15, 4 December 2007 69.4.157.233 vandalism
14:51, 3 December 2007 208.122.68.21 vandalism
23:54, 2 December 2007 72.161.19.107 vandalism
20:31, 2 December 2007 74.73.112.192 revert vandalism
20:29, 2 December 2007 74.73.112.192 vandalism
13:40, 2 December 2007 72.94.240.200 vandalism
13:39, 30 November2007 124.148.105.71 legitimate edit
18:46, 29 November2007 170.185.38.19 vandalism
02:51, 27 November2007 75.92.157.21 vandalism
22:43, 26 November2007 69.206.238.156 vandalism
19:19, 25 November2007 157.228.99.114 vandalism
15:39, 25 November2007 190.76.28.253 good faith, but needed logged in user to fix
27 October 2007 - 24 November 2007 - Semi-protected (4 weeks)
05:21, 27 October 2007 76.201.142.53 vandalism
22:07, 26 October 2007 216.102.75.194 vandalism
19:37, 26 October 2007 91.127.74.246 vandalism
14:52, 26 October 2007 66.44.161.162 vandalism
14:47, 26 October 2007 66.44.161.162 vandalism
14:46, 26 October 2007 66.44.161.162 vandalism
13:42, 26 October 2007 170.158.38.254 vandalism
11:29, 26 October 2007 80.195.139.64 vandalism
19:49, 25 October 2007 12.21.30.4 vandalism
16:29, 25 October 2007 207.28.124.253 vandalism
11:36, 25 October 2007 218.250.88.248 vandalism
19:05, 24 October 2007 91.127.250.165 vandalism
23:09, 23 October 2007 68.57.177.58 vandalism
19:19, 23 October 2007 216.73.77.244 vandalism
17:03, 23 October 2007 89.189.68.59 vandalism
04:31, 23 October 2007 144.137.23.37 vandalism
01:16, 23 October 2007 24.98.226.77 vandalism
22:57, 22 October 2007 69.247.152.37 vandalism
22:52, 22 October 2007 71.224.31.15 vandalism
19:53, 22 October 2007 62.150.38.62 vandalism
16:03, 22 October 2007 86.40.128.27 vandalism
02:11, 22 October 2007 141.156.238.156 vandalism
17:58, 20 October 2007 88.111.17.187 vandalism
17:43, 20 October 2007 24.117.242.238 vandalism
17:01, 19 October 2007 172.215.54.5 vandalism
17:00, 19 October 2007 172.215.54.5 vandalism
15:33, 19 October 2007 208.122.64.225 vandalism
04:59, 19 October 2007 75.85.110.71 vandalism
18:06, 18 October 2007 204.100.220.2 self-revert vandalism
18:05, 18 October 2007 204.100.220.2 vandalism
16:06, 18 October 2007 208.49.241.227 vandalism
13:07, 18 October 2007 80.40.144.75 revert vandalism
12:48, 18 October 2007 168.11.51.253 vandalism
11:14, 18 October 2007 24.10.246.58 vandalism
10:49, 18 October 2007 124.6.175.18 vandalism
14:33, 17 October 2007 89.125.158.163 vandalism
14:32, 17 October 2007 89.125.158.163 vandalism
13:37, 17 October 2007 152.1.97.92 vandalism
09:24, 17 October 2007 222.124.185.146 vandalism
07:03, 16 October 2007 71.61.219.101 vandalism
07:02, 16 October 2007 71.61.219.101 vandalism
8 October 2007 - 15 October 2007 - Semi-protected (1week)
19:40, 8 October 2007 99.230.169.191 vandalism
19:04, 8 October 2007 79.74.133.69 vandalism
00:41, 8 October 2007 76.238.29.179 vandalism
00:40, 8 October 2007 76.238.29.179 vandalism
00:01, 8 October 2007 72.201.165.241 vandalism
00:00, 8 October 2007 72.201.165.241 vandalism
08:46, 7 October 2007 77.96.174.104 no change (whitespace edit)
19:38, 6 October 2007 68.39.174.238 revert vandalism
01:48, 6 October 2007 24.147.46.229 vandalism
01:46, 6 October 2007 24.147.46.229 vandalism
14:02, 5 October 2007 207.70.171.252 vandalism
06:19, 5 October 2007 62.66.135.241 vandalism
21:20, 4 October 2007 206.77.151.206 vandalism
21:19, 4 October 2007 206.77.151.206 vandalism
20:01, 4 October 2007 24.192.127.186 vandalism
16:59, 4 October 2007 12.197.253.229 minor grammatical
13:16, 4 October 2007 170.185.224.19 vandalism
13:14, 4 October 2007 170.185.224.19 vandalism
11:45, 4 October 2007 72.10.102.44 vandalism
11:45, 4 October 2007 72.10.102.44 vandalism
02:04, 4 October 2007 74.105.154.183 vandalism
02:02, 4 October 2007 74.105.154.183 vandalism
23:59, 3 October 2007 69.135.202.121 vandalism
22:49, 3 October 2007 63.215.27.197 vandalism
17:14, 3 October 2007 86.141.64.108 vandalism
16:31, 3 October 2007 212.41.84.10 vandalism
14:00, 3 October 2007 81.192.117.18 vandalism
13:57, 3 October 2007 81.192.117.18 vandalism
21:30, 2 October 2007 97.82.179.157 vandalism
18:56, 2 October 2007 66.99.223.203 vandalism
18:41, 2 October 2007 192.112.24.66 vandalism
18:04, 2 October 2007 168.170.203.40 vandalism
17:30, 2 October 2007 66.242.231.181 vandalism
17:29, 2 October 2007 66.242.231.181 vandalism
17:25, 2 October 2007 66.242.231.181 vandalism
17:23, 2 October 2007 66.242.231.181 vandalism
17:22, 2 October 2007 66.242.231.181 vandalism
17:20, 2 October 2007 66.242.231.181 vandalism
04:44, 2 October 2007 74.170.53.3 vandalism
22:11, 1 October 2007 71.114.90.78 self-reverted test
21:04, 1 October 2007 71.197.206.247 vandalism
21:03, 1 October 2007 71.197.206.247 vandalism
18:05, 1 October 2007 64.18.36.169 vandalism
18:03, 1 October 2007 64.18.36.169 vandalism
17:40, 1 October 2007 198.150.94.41 good faith, but not useful - reverted

* The exact number of incidents of vandalism depends how you want to count multiple incidents occurring within a few minutes from the same IP, e.g. 66.242.231.181's edits from 17:20, 2 October 2007.

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