lcrocker@nupedia.com wrote:
Likewise, the "you've been blocked" page should have a lengthy explanation that accounts for the accidental case.
I think I agree with you, but I also wonder if it wouldn't be better to simply make the block silent. The troll can edit, and save, but the save doesn't "take". The idea is hopefully to let them think that our site is broken or something, rather than letting them feel the victory of pulling us into a "fight", a fight which they can win by escalating ways of getting around our filters, which are of course always going to be relatively ineffective.
Of course, if you ask me, the whole of wikipedia is impossible. :-) No one could possibly put up a well-advertised and open site that anyone can edit without it quickly degenerating into a battleground for trolls and counter-trolls. It's impossible.
Except, it obviously isn't, since it's working great. :-)
--Jimbo