User blog comment:Takashichea/Updates to Wikia Changes Concerning Anonymous Editors/@comment-4800771-20130703084408

In summary, this change is implemented because of privacy issues with minors under the age of 13. Parents are concerned that children and young adults are at danger releasing personal information using anonymous editor accounts.

This is my opinion, I still believe anonymous editors contribute, but it's hard to help them because they hide beneath IP masks. Plus, vandalizers abuse anonymous editor privileges. In the end, I rather want registered users in the wiki communities. Even with these changes, you can't really protect all minors. I seen folks here putting down their facebook links and personal photos of themselves as registered users. I remove and delete them as spam. It's not a perfect rule. That's why you have admins protecting everyone and the wiki pages.