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