On 8/29/06, Steve Bennett stevagewp@gmail.com wrote:
Ok, the current example is trivial, but maybe we need some sort of organised response to these kind of attacks, which will presumably become more common. What if an organised group starting planting "George Bush is dead" all over the place or something...
Steve
Then we'll revert, block the users and if they still keep coming, semi-protect the article until the shitstorm is over. Hasn't this been the way we've always dealt with vandals? (well, semi-protection is new, but you get my point)
The thing to remember with these attacks is that they are very short-lived. They're tenacious, but after a while they will get tired of it. In a month, who will even remember the Colbert thing? This sort of vandalism has never really been wikipedias problem, much more dangerous is the subtle, change-a-date-to-be-a-few-days-off-style vandalism. And we're cracking down on that too with the whole verifiability and sourcing thing.
--Oskar