Erik Moeller wrote:
I agree. Sysops need emergency powers to ban signed in users in cases of obvious vandalism.
As I stated in a previous post, I think it would help if Wikipedia's tech people could work on some enhanced security features. We can debate the details, but I think they should include:
(1) Flexibility on the part of the administrator (Jimbo). If there are no vandals currently active, the current laissez-faire system works fine. When there's a pest afoot, however, Jimbo should be able to temporarily turn on additional security features, such as giving sysops added powers.
(2) The ability to temporarily restrict contributions from non-registered users.
(3) The ability to create some kind of registration barrier that will make it harder for vandals to get back in the door immediately by simply registering under a new name.
(4) The ability to push a button that will instantly send one million megavolts coursing through the body of Ed Poor. (Just joking.)