On 6/19/06, Stephen Bain stephen.bain@gmail.com wrote:
I never cease to be surprised (and pleased) how many casual vandals stop editing when I give them a warning message. They're mostly just kids who've been caught with their hands in the biscuit tin (or "cookie jar", for all you septics).
I actually suspect that for some, a good telling off makes them respect the project a bit more. The difference between "anyone can write anything so it must all be rubbish" and "anyone can write anything, but people actually check that it's not all rubbish".
I worry there may be a few too many people who've got far too cynical dealing with vandalism all day, and need to relax a bit.
It's pretty understandable. Deal with borderline misanthropes long enough and anyone becomes jaded. We just need fresh vandalism fighters.
Disclaimer: I hate vandal fighting. I help in other ways. :)
Steve