On 12/12/07, Monahon, Peter B. <Peter.Monahon(a)uspto.gov> wrote:
why banning/blocking et cetera be banned, and a
moderation system be developed to handle the transom between the
community on one side, and spam/vandalism/off-topic-contributions on the
other, instead of banning.
I'm sure that's often been suggested before, but you know, that's the
best damn idea I've heard all month (although it's only the twelfth,
to be fair). Eliminate blocking, and replace it with moderation;
eliminate protection, and replace it with flagged revisions; then you
just have to find something to replace deletion with, and adminship
becomes meaningless and can all but be tossed out, since all this
stuff can be given to autoconfirmed users. It's just a matter of
coming up with a good interface and mechanism for the various rights
-- that's the rub.