[WikiEN-l] Should we be declaring war on vandals?

[MacGyverMagic/Mgm]

Vandals are often trollish.
Don't feed the trolls, just clean up after them and only block when you need
to.

Mgm


On 2/4/06, Chris Jenkinson <chris at starglade.org> wrote:
>
> The Cunctator wrote:
> > Should any of us declare war on vandals?
> >
> > Aren't most vandals people who are just being juvenile, and likely if
> > shown how much fun being a productive contributor to Wikipedia is,
> > would rather have their edits last, influencing others?
> >
> > Shouldn't we distinguish between fighting vandalism and fighting
> > vandals? It's not personal -- it's business. Right?
> >
> > Isn't declaring war a gross violation of assuming good faith?
> >
> > Please tell me why "declaring war" on vandals is a good idea.
>
> Who's been declaring war on vandals?
>
> Chris
>
> --
> Chris Jenkinson
> chris at starglade.org
>
> "Mistrust all in whom the impulse to punish is powerful."
> -- Friedrich Nietzsche, Thus Spoke Zarathustra
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