[WikiEN-l] JarlaxleArtemis/Grawp

[Phil Nash]

Brian wrote:
>> By the way, I ask those questions having read the bots user page. It
>> is apparently quite effective,  indicating to me that this user
>> causes minimal disruption.

"minimal" only applies if it doesn't impact *your* watchlist. OK, he's 
fairly quickly detected, blocked and reverted, and protections applied. But, 
you know, what editors should really be doing is creating good content. 
Vandals should not be be allowed to divert resources away from that 
objective, and if they do, they should be stopped. I see no middle position 
here. Those of us who spend our time controlling vandalism, and it is a 
control paradigm, would much rather be creating that good content. Any 
vandal is a diversion from that purpose, and we are much too lenient with 
them. Four levels of warning is too many for obvious vandals, and I start at 
level 2. There is no such thing as AGF for most obvious vandals.