X! you missed out adminbots(e.g. Miza's). - Chris
On Fri, Dec 26, 2008 at 12:03 PM, David Gerard <dger...@gmail.com> wrote: > 2008/12/26 John Reaves <johnreave...@gmail.com>: > > > So it comes down to whether or not we care more about a positive PR image > or > > being able to maintain an encyclopedia without disruption and harassment > > from one of the biggest idiots we've ever had? I know what my choice > would > > be... > > > I'm describing how this has been done in the past and why. PR isn't > the reason, it's a consideration. > > I predict that such an ISP-wide block as we're describing here would > go block, unblock, block, unblock x10, stop at unblock, arbitration, > trout slaps and desysops all round for idiot blocking and wheel > warring. Though it might shake loose the lower decile of admins. > (That's an unintended side benefit, not a reason to do it either.) > > The reason the wheel of fat would stop at "unblock" is that the secret > of blocks on Wikipedia is: they're just minor speed humps; you can't > keep someone from editing if they *really* want to without shutting > down the wiki. That's what "soft security" means and that's why we use > it. Would your average reader or even editor know who the hell Grawp > is in this context? No, they wouldn't. (They wouldn't because quite a > few people work hard to make it that way, but nevertheless.) > > There's no point disrupting editing for large chunks of Verizon > because this would just cause Grawp to go elsewhere. We're talking > about someone who's clearly pathologically dedicated to this task. > > There is no cure for vandalism on Wikipedia while humans are humans. > > > - d. > > _______________________________________________ > WikiEN-l mailing list > WikiEN-l@lists.wikimedia.org > To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l > _______________________________________________ WikiEN-l mailing list WikiEN-l@lists.wikimedia.org To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l
