On Sun, 11 Nov 2007 22:28:54 +0100, Raphael Wegmann raphael@psi.co.at wrote:
What I doubt is the "only" in your initial claim.
Then you can rest assured. Even people who are 100% troublemakers with virtually nothing else to their name are still editing happily right now.
The average sockpuppet is traceable via IP using CheckUser and other methods, whereas witch hunts require ducking stools and the like.
None of those methods is verifiable by a normal editor. Therefore CheckUser and "other methods" are a kind of "witchcraft" for non-admins, where only the adepts make decisions.
Don't be silly. You don't need to be able to do a CheckUser in order to understand how it works, and why.
Your post indicates a profound lack of understanding of the people we're discussing and their past history. If you want it all then I guess we can take it offline, because I'm guessing most people here know the back story well enough.
I am not interested in joining any special tribunal. Instead I focus on analyzing the underlying mechanisms.
Then do more analysing before pitching into this one again, eh? For example, are you aware that Amorrow was jailed?
Guy (JzG)