Generally, I agree with you Ed. But in this case,
Helga has been around far longer than you, and people
have been following her around the database all that
time, doing exactly what you suggest.
Stephen G.
--- "Poor, Edmund W" <Edmund.W.Poor(a)abc.com> wrote:
We should not "stop" her; rather, we should
neutralize her writings. Write things like:
Some advocates blame the Daily Express article for
starting the war, although most historians agree
that...
I'm not sure what goes in the ellipsis, but my point
is, there is nothing wrong with Helga's views that
attribution can't fix.
Look what I've done with the Arab-Israeli Conflict
articles: Palestine, Palestinian, Palestinian
homeland, etc. There hasn't been an outbreak of edit
war in nearly 2 weeks, which is epochal in terms of
internet time.
I bet if I start following Helga around, I can
neutralize anything she says faster than she can say
it; I can type 80 words a minute, and my English is
superb. I am offering up to 5 hours per week to this
end.
All I need is the ability to track "all articles
written by a single IP", so that when she forgets to
log in I can still see her contributions. Or maybe
Jimbo can give her a parole condition: if she agrees
to contribute only while logged in, we won't ban
her.
I didn't realize people were so upset with Helga. I
may have made a mistake in encouraging "H. Jonat" to
stay in the first place. But she hasn't threatened
anyone with physical violence, and she is answering
Jimbo's e-mails. I say, teach her the norms of the
community rather than exile her.
Ed Poor
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