I think this problem has been thoroughly discussed on the article's talk page, and the evidence clearly shows that this variable drastically cuts down on the number of random vandalisms. Please leave your complaints on the talk page rather than fishing for support on the mailing list. Oh, and I am that idiot. :)
brian0918
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Is this still a wiki, or do we have a policy of hindering edits on certain articles?
The George W. Bush article is rather large, about 95 kilobytes, but fortunately like most of our larger articles it's divided into many smaller sections which can be edited individually.
Except they can't. Someone has *deliberately* inserted a "noeditsection" directive into this article, and all suggestions that this hinders editing are resisted, on the grounds that, as well as hindering legitimate edits, it hinders vandalism.
I'm in a bit of a spitting fury over this. It seems to be the silliest situation. If I want to correct a spelling error, I should not be hindered in doing so by the action of some well-meaning idiot.