On 29/09/06, geni geniice@gmail.com wrote:
On 9/29/06, David Gerard dgerard@gmail.com wrote:
Yes. The problem is *not* one susceptible to a new rule, because the problem is not the failure of present rules. The problem is keeping up with the firehose of crap and not risking doing something really stupid. Brad, this needs more thought than just adding another rule.
Make it impossible to create orphan articles.
"Sorry, you can't have your article unless you apply *this* magic trick we mention on a page you didn't read, did you."
Bites the newbies badly, and doesn't stop editors of bad faith for a second. Rules can't cure malice.
- d.