<p>Removing email verification would probably be a significant concern for the DWG, both from the vandalism and contacting user persectives. Many websites require email validation so we're hardly alone here. There may also be legal issues</p>

<p style="font-size:small;-webkit-text-size-adjust:none;color:#666;">—<br>Reply to this email directly or <a href='https://github.com/openstreetmap/openstreetmap-website/issues/399#issuecomment-21901379'>view it on GitHub</a>.<img src='https://github.com/notifications/beacon/uTRSc6ihLa7Shf84BpiOpqzCr_vPZYv2H36zHL8tE_dpDvHMgqRdY8RTGSIsEi06.gif' height='1' width='1'></p>