On 8/6/02 8:23 PM, "Julie Hofmann Kemp" juleskemp@yahoo.com wrote:
- if this is put into place, I would also suggest that anyone who qualifies
(consistent contributions WHILE LOGGED IN over x amount of time) get a pop-up informing them that they can have these rights, and need only sign onto this list to turn them on. This will keep people who really don't care to become that involved a way to opt out, and will ensure that people who do want the rights also take the time become a bit more involved.
I don't really think that joining the list should be a requirement. I think instead some effort should be made to make a web interface to the mailing list, as in the Yahoo groups. We shouldn't prevent people who don't want to/can't use mailing lists from getting more Wikipedia rights.
- I think there should be some guidelines (for people, not the system) for
use of IP blocking, page locking, etc. For example, I suggest that, in cases of clear and immediate vandalism control, IPs should be blockable based on one sysop's judgement. In cases of edit wars, or where the sysop is actually involved, I think that a note should go to the list asking for review and get two other sysops to agree there's a problem -- and have one of them do the locking. I know this is more complicated, but 1) it might help keep abuses from happening in the heat of debate, and 2) it should help prevent the appearance of an evil cadre, militia, cabal, etc.