Daniel Ehrenberg wrote:
I think that the process is too bureaucratic. It usually takes 2 weeks to a month to ban someone. EntmootOfTrolls was discussed atleast 2 weeks ago, maybe before that. Same with BudhaInside. And those people haven't even been banned yet.
Well, in case anyone else missed the announcement, EofT is banned. Except, oh, I didn't actually do anything, I just proclaimed. Perhaps someone kind will do the sql commands for me?
I am, however, worried about the trigger-finger banning of anonymous users. These vandalizations (unless they're trolls) are almost always a one-time thing.
Yes, it's a tough problem -- I've generally deliberately tried to be "too slow" on the banning process, which has it's costs of course.
Basically, if we're too slow, we risk alienating good users who have to put up with too much. And if we're too fast, we run the very real risk of creating more trouble than we're solving.
--Jimbo