So, could we perhaps work on being a kinder, gentler,
less punitive
wikipedia?
Amen. Along the same lines, I personally would like to see most of the sysop powers
removed (deleting and locking pages, baning IPs, etc) from the general Wikipedia
population. I just don't think it's necessary in most cases to take (or threaten)
such actions, even in the case of vandalism. We had vandals before everyone had these
powers, and they were easily delt with: a dozen Wikipedians undoing every act of vandalism
within 30 seconds is hard to get around. Of course, there are some instances when banning
an IP is necessary, such a continuous attack over the course of a week. But I am in fabour
of leaving these powers in Jimbo's hands and letting himmake the call. It just seems
too tempting to use these powers, with good intentions, unnecessarily.
- Stephen Gilbert
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