Jimmy Wales wrote:
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.
I agree with the go slow process. If you give these guys the time to dig their graves, there will be no doubt about what hole they belong in.
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