[WikiEN-l] WP:DENY is a steaming pile of crap.

[Peter Ansell]

On 08/11/2007, Steve Bennett <stevagewp at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 11/8/07, Peter Ansell <ansell.peter at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > discussing the actual issues. At least in the post which started this
> > thread, he hasn't said anything which pins him down as an irrational
> > abusive troll.
> >
>
> As I said, this way of thinking is extremely susceptible to trolling.
> Probably the only time AGF really should not be applied is when there is
> already public aknowledgement of trolling. Otherwise, a lot of time is going
> to be wasted as every single person enters the thread thinking "well, people
> call him a troll, but he hasn't done anything troll-like yet!"
>

Sorry... I do not wish to be an annoyance... Just saw an issue with
WP:DENY and its use on IRC that I thought was interesting.

Peter