Steve Bennett wrote:
This is the classic troll wedge. Some people will say
"they're banned,
we want nothing to do with them". Others will say "they're not
bothering me, let them stay". There will always be a line. If we allow
them to revert vandalism, then they will want to be able to correct
typos...
(In general, I hate "slippery slope" arguments. But in my experience,
this slope genuinely is slippery.)
Actually, you don't even have to go for the slippery slope
argument. Rewind back to "Some people will say 'they're banned,
we want nothing to do with them'. Others will say 'they're not
bothering me, let them stay'." Hey presto, we're wasting time
arguing on behalf of a banned troll, instead of doing something
productive, and -- the troll has trolled us into doing it.