Giving your email address is required because if a Community Assistant (the people who work for WikiAnswers) wants to contact you privately and talk about an issue with you or your contributions, they can do so, instead of leaving a message on your message board to where anyone can read anything.
No; non-Supervisors do not have an email address on WikiAnswers.
Supervisor applicants are contacted via email, so providing a valid email address is crucial.
He doesn't have an WikiAnswers email.
You cannot become a Supervisor without a valid email address. However, if you need an email address you can sign up for one for free at sites such as Gmail.com, Yahoo.com and others.
We had a lot of people who were creating account after account just to vandalize the site. Requiring a valid email address ensures that vandals cannot do this anymore.
No, you don't. To be applicable for a WikiAnswers email address, you must be a supervisor. Check the Help section or the related link for more general information on Supervisors. For information on how to become a Supervisor, see the Related question.
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It may take a few days for your @WikiAnswers.com email address to be activated. If you are concerned that you have been forgotten, please contact your Mentor or a Community Assistant.
At the present time, only category and floating supervisors are able to get a WikiAnswers email address. If you'd like to become a supervisor, check out the requirements at: http://wiki.answers.com/help/become_a_supervisor .
Not on WikiAnswers.
If you want to share an email address with another contributor on WikiAnswers, you can (as long as the other user has consented to this).
WikiAnswers does not give out personal email addresses.