Ray Saintonge wrote:
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.
Right, I agree. I know it's frustrating to old-timers that I'm so slow about it, but I think it's really important for _credibility_, because that's really the only way to make these things stick.
By going slow, I ensure that by the time the ban comes, people can say "Oh, yeah, well, you know, what else could be done? Geez."
--Jimbo