Steve suggested:
Perhaps an N by a username on the recent changes page can denote a new
username: thus helping people figure out anons who log in for a one-shot
go at things.
Eric wrote..
Check the link color. If it's a new user, the user page and/or talk page
link is likely to be red (non-existent). We should store the user creation
date in the user table and provide that information on the user page,
though.
<dreaming>
It would be very nice to have a manual 'Watch this
user' option that would
work similarly to 'Watch this page'. Then it would be possible to flag
troublesome users. The user name/IP of a flagged user would show up >bold
on
I understand this is not a new problem. But the power of committee is
something that might be useful here - it can be sorta ballot-automated.. so
X # regular users can deny access (short term) to a vandal, by a common
flag/checkbox system... (Penalties for attempted abuse of course...) might
save sysops some <s>stress</s>, and later they can deal with the permanent
status of that ip, Dynamic ranges? Dont ask me, but perhaps, by somehow
communalising the powers of s.t.blocking, there can be greater protective
powers overall. -Stevertigo
Mav wrote