[WikiEN-l] Reverting banned users, and users who engage banned users

[jayjg]

On 3/22/07, MacGyverMagic/Mgm <macgyvermagic at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 3/21/07, Denny Colt <wikidenny at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Hello... this is my first post to the actual list (ever). I usually just
> > focus on building a few articles, and spend too much time on Recent
> > Changes/RC patrol. However... I got inadvertantly pulled into a couple of
> > policy related disputes and wanted to put this forward. Two
> > questions/propositions, that I posted to the Banning policy today at:
> >
> >
> > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Banning_policy#Reverting_banned_users.2C_and_users_who_engage_banned_users
> >
> > I wanted to post it here too to get some more visibility since that page
> > isn't too active at all...
> >
> >
> > * 1. Reverting banned users: may vs will
> >
> > The banning policy says, "Any edits made in defiance of a ban may be
> > reverted to enforce the ban, regardless of the merits of the edits
> > themselves". As the policy gives no leeway for them to post on Wikipedia
> > pages anyway, shouldn't this language not contridict the rest of it and
> > say
> > "will be reverted" instead? Why indulge trolls and troublemakers?
>
>
> Editors are not forced to revert changes by banned users and why would you
> do so on all their edits anyway?

To discourage them from violating their ban. They are not wanted on Wikipedia.

Jay.