On 2/15/07, Timwi timwi@gmx.net wrote:
Surely this is the same old argument that also says that wikis can't work because anyone could rack up 20-30 socks and keep reverting their favourite articles to their favourite biased version.
Want to fight against 30+ socks without admin backup?
If you let more people be admins, there *will be* enough admins around to block 20-30 misbehaving accounts. Notice that if one of them gets blocked (desysopped) for good reason, one of the socks resysopping him would also qualify as misbehaving; eventually all of the socks will be blocked (desysopped).
Wouldn't bother with resysopping. Just keep up the attack with the next sock. or wait a few days and use that one. either way by the time all the sock are blocked it is too too late.
Vandals will soon realise that it is not worth it, and after a short initial rage, people will stop even attempting to create 30 sockpuppet accounts.
Because that has been what has happened with 100% of our vandals so far.