[Wikipedia-l] Re: Watch this user

[Daniel Mayer]

On Tuesday 10 September 2002 10:00 am, you wrote:
> Has anyone yet suggested a "Watch this user" function?
>
> This would be a link on an IP user page, which then highlights that
> user's edits on Recent Changes.
> It might be useful for users who don't actually vandalize, but who make
> what appear to be mistakes, or just pop in to post a few links to their
> crackpot pseudoscience site.
> (someone recently added a paragraph on omelettes to an completely
> unrelated article... bizarre!)
>
> That way we can keep an eye on their activities in RC, catch up with
> well-meaning beginners & clean up behind non-damaging but undesirable
> edits.

I have already suggested exactly the same thing -- silence was the result.

-- Daniel Mayer (aka mav)