Rebecca wrote:
Oh no, let me rephrase. I don't think there was necessarily a "golden age" when we didn't have problems with antisocial users - we've always had that. I think the last few months have generally been the best period we've had, as we finally got rid of the obvious ones (i.e. Lir). Lately, though, this list seems to be taken up with a growing number of people who seem to take care not to break any bannable rules, but whose contributions to Wikipedia seem to consist entirely of trying to persecute admins (or hanging out on VFD). It's like the Red Faction all over again - except considerably more subtle.
Ah, I see. I don't have a clear enough intuitive grasp of the frequency to agree or disagree, but that does seem plausible to me; Wikipedia's developing immune system has been forcing troublemakers to evolve into new forms. I guess I'm just lucky I haven't run afoul of the new breed much. :)