Wikipedia:Simple talk/Archive 86 Notices about blocked/new/IP users commenting on discussions
 Any user can 'comment' on any discussion. The person being elected cannot vote in their election, but can comment. In such elections, unnamed editors cannot vote, but they can comment. The crats closing such discussions will decide what votes are taken into account. It might well be that a comment of an unnamed editor decides the outcome of such an election. Also note that blocking an editor is not punishment, it is simply a way of protecting the wiki.