On 27/05/06, Fl Celloguy flcelloguy@hotmail.com wrote:
Hello, all: I've written up [[Wikipedia:Quasi-protection policy]] [1], a proposal similar to semi-protection that would effectively limit sleeper accounts used to vandalize articles linked from the Main Page. I know that I've written a lot, and at first glance, the proposal may seem daunting. However, I truly believe that this would immensely improve Wikipedia and implore you to read it through and offer your thoughts. Thanks!
I like it, but there's a big logistical burden lying in wait for us. (On the other hand, it would mean that an admin virtually has to eyeball each new user and leave them a friendly comment, which is a good thing)
On the talk page, Jtdirl has quite a good idea - modify semi-protection to be "accounts where first edit was more than four days ago" rather than "accounts where creation was more than four days ago". Less logistics, but certainly a benefit to the sleeper problem.