On 12/12/05, Stan Shebs shebs@apple.com wrote:
I'm surprised nobody else has suggested combining this with the new article template - seed it with the lengthy description of how the "harmless prankster" was tracked down and lost his job, see whether it has any salutary effect. I imagine the prospect of unpleasant real-world consequences would discourage many vandals and trolls.
I think we should all arm ourselves with guns and post pictures of us wielding them on our userpages and write "TROLLS, WE WILL HUNT YOU DOWN".
I think that would set just about the right tone for Wikipedia contributors.
Hasn't anybody learned that a sense of risk and minor illegality is what *encourages* vandalistic behavior?
Anyone?