On 27/05/06, Fl Celloguy <flcelloguy(a)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.
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- Andrew Gray
andrew.gray(a)dunelm.org.uk