-----Original Message----- On Behalf Of Puppy Sent: Tuesday, August 28, 2007 3:17 PM Subject: Re: [WikiEN-l] Jayjg is AWOL
(snip) "...the advantage of shock value, which commands attention."
True... but it may (and often does) command a less helpful type of attention. And encourages a trend.
If that was a sensible way to interact with people we felt were trolling, then WP:NPA would probably read "Personal insults are allowed if it is necessary in the user's view to command attention."
It doesn't.
We don't have a problem expecting newcomers and experienced editors alike to all be civil on wiki regardless of provocation, and regardless how they are off it.
We do so because we deem this helpful and constructive, *whatever* our view (good or bad) of the recipient.
FT2.