[WikiEN-l] Time to reboot wikien-l

[Ray Saintonge]

Steve Summit wrote:
> Thomas Dalton wrote:
>   
>> wikien-l needs to stop being a soapbox for banned users.
>>     
> My proposal: Do not feed the trolls.
>
> (Seriously.  I bet there's ten times the traffic on this list
> by regular users responding to banned users, or debating topics
> brought up by banned users, as there is by banned users.)
>   
Indeed, many of the banned users don't even post here once.

The problem threads involve one or two persons who decide to take a 
severe stand, then defending that stand as though they were the only 
thing between civilization and a horde of barbarians.

This naturally irritates those who would prefer a more nuanced approach 
to the problem.  The banned user himself becomes nothing more than a 
name around which to coalesce arguments.  What is most needed from the 
hardliner is a spirit of collaboration, and of trust that the people who 
would prefer a softer approach do so with the best interests of the 
project in mind.  A little movement in one's position can sometimes go a 
long way.

Ec