[WikiEN-l] A modest proposal

[David Gerard]

On 13/08/07, George Herbert <george.herbert at gmail.com> wrote:

> As I understand how it's used on Wikipedia (again, I'm not a Checkuser
> here, so I may be talking out of my ass), in most cases the
> confirmation is a combination of common IP origin and behavioral.


Yes. This is what I mean by "checkuser is not magic wiki pixie dust."
It usually only serves to confirm an already-known problem.

(Then of course you have long-term vandals and trolls who you learn to
spot by pattern ...)


- d.