On Fri, 2003-05-02 at 15:34, martin@myreddice.freeserve.co.uk wrote:
Hi all.
This whole (long) post is going to go at [[meta:bans]], for people who prefer to have the "edit this page" button available: http://meta.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bans
It seems to me that our current "zero tolerance" policy towards "banned" users does not have a success rate that we can particularly brag about. We've got Lir (and co), DW (and co), 142.177.etc, Michael (and co), and so it goes on. We ban 'em, they come back under new names and laugh at us. But what are we trying to achieve?
- Are we trying to ensure the integrity of the banning system?
- Are we trying to punish racists for being evil people?
- Or are we trying to build an encyclopedia?
All very well thought out.
An additional suggestion: require summaries on non-minor edits. That will help all of us in general, and help patrol trolls as an ancillary benefit.