[WikiEN-l] Registration system and blocks

[Jimmy (Jimbo) Wales]

Abe Sokolov wrote:
> Nevetheless, I am among the 100 most active users in this site's history; 
> and although I am not a member of your cabal, I have just as much right to 
> post something on this site giving you the perspective of the general 
> editors as you people do. And if you don't like it, I'll just do it more 
> frequently.

Good for you, and though you may not realize it, you're as much a part
of the cabal as those who have disagreed with you on this matter.  As
for me, I think that your core point is in danger of being overlooked
here.

My position is that your technical proposal is mistaken for the
reasons cited by others -- our real problems aren't so much from
driveby vandals who would be discouraged by a registration system, but
rather from dedicated trolls and POV pushers who we have not dealt
with as quickly and effectively as we should.

In this, I think you and I would agree.

--Jimbo