On 2/16/06, Alphax (Wikipedia email) <alphasigmax(a)gmail.com> wrote:
This is a favourite tactic of some of the more
obnoxious trolls that can
be found at Wikipedia Review - do some vandalism with some good edits
thrown in, then sit back and laugh as all are reverted.
That's depraved and not even troll-like behaviour. I understand the
basic motivation of a troll to be like a baby with a saucepan - small
amount of action (banging saucepan, or asking an inflammatory
question) produces a large action (noise/attention from family, or
massive flamewar). For a troll to actually create large numbers of
good edits, which are then reverted with a couple of clicks (presuming
that's possible) is the total opposite: large amount of action for
very quick and easy reaction. Who would bother?
Steve