[WikiEN-l] "How the Professor Who Fooled Wikipedia Got Caught by Reddit", _The Atlantic_

[Michel Vuijlsteke]

On 21 May 2012 00:09, David Levy <lifeisunfair at gmail.com> wrote:

> Gwern Branwen wrote:
>
> > There's nothing to answer;
>
> Yes, there is.  Your methodology has been challenged, and you've yet
> to identify the compromised articles, indicate that you've stopped
> performing such edits or confirm that the damage has been repaired.
>
> You've admitted to committing widespread vandalism, and you now appear
> to be boasting of the accomplishment and mocking the community's
> response.  Why shouldn't you be blocked to prevent further disruption?
>  (To be clear, this isn't a rhetorical question.)
>

Because sometimes it's a good thing to ignore all rules to make a point?

Michel