[WikiEN-l] extremely weak dispute resolution mechanisms

[David Gerard]

Grease Monkee wrote:

> The most common mistake made implementing this strategy is that NiceGuy is
> overly critical of HardAss, not realising that his mentorship of Newbi won't
> work without the threat of HardAss looming. Likewise, HardAss often takes it
> personally when NiceGuy unblocks someone, not realising it as a face saving
> feature that allows Newbi to behave.
> Some of the nice things about this strategy are;
> *Self checking (admins constantly are reviewing each other during
> implementation)
> *If done right, Newbi receives repeated, clear instruction on behavior,
> backed up with blocks
> *The more idiotic the Newbi, the more effective this strategy
> *There is room for lots of different authoritarian/mentorship roles here
> *It can really be fun when done right
> see also;  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good_cop_bad_cop


This can also be done by a single admin, e.g. this is mostly what
Linuxbeak is applying to his dear little charges - beat them around the
head with a cluebat until they realise he means it, then gently suggest
they behave with suggestions of how to. It's sometimes more work than it
seems like it should be, but can work if the idjit is cluifiable at all.


- d.