George Herbert wrote:
What you're describing doesn't seem to me to
be all that prevalent on
en.wp now. I am open to examples and discussion to demonstrate a
pattern requiring action. <mailto:george.herbert@gmail.com>
Well, I don't
want to get into names. I recommend looking at subpage
usage (easy for a given user now, link at the bottom of contributions)
to get an idea of how userspace is applied. My past concerns range from
"record keeping", i.e. making a point of logging things on the site as
they happen so that anyone checking your recent contributions will see
you've noticed), to "evidence gathering" when there is no dispute
resolution in sight, to "essay writing" that is not really designed to
produce an essay or position paper, but to allow commentary on the
behaviour of others. These share the properties of being insidious
(quite close to apparently legitimate usage) but also deleterious to the
community.
Charles