On 10/24/02 9:00 PM, "Karen AKA Kajikit" kaji@labyrinth.net.au wrote:
The thing is, like it or not, the sysops ARE a defacto police force.
I don't like it.
It doesn't matter that we have the ability to make these changes because we asked for it. We care about the pedia enough to take action when necessary. And yes, I think that should include the temporary banning of people who repeatedly violate the code of conduct for the wikipedia. I agree with KQ about this - atm the code of conduct is unwritten, but when you sign up for virtually any other website you have to agree to follow one. We should do the same - when you create a login you need to agree to follow the basic rules - no name-calling, no vandalism, and no uploading of copyrighted materials. Being caught doing any of those things should be AUTOMATIC cause for unquestioned suspension for a period of time. No arguments and no questions asked.
I strongly and vociferously disagree with that attitude. SoftSecurity is so much better than such a policy of HardSecurity.
Especially "no name-calling". What's name-calling? How about just extreme sarcasm? And what is vandalism?
And even copyrighted materials are not that big a deal.
And one of the great things about wikis and Wikipedia is that you don't even have to login to edit.
The only thing we must (legally) have editors agree to is the GFDL. Everything else can be dealt with through SoftSecurity.