[Foundation-l] Autocreated globalaccounts

[David Gerard]

2008/9/13 Phil Nash <pn007a2145 at blueyonder.co.uk>:

> I think it should be clear of the context in which this thread has
> developed- that of obviously offensive or disruptive usernames; I have only
> this evening seen accounts auto-created on en:wiki by a known vandal that
> have obviously been created on other wikis in the hope that somehow they
> will slip under the radar. I've blocked on en-wiki, but that does not stop
> the perpetrator vandalising other wikis right now. My suggestion of an
> automated request to globally block remains; it would still be up to the
> stewards on Meta to decide.


That would be the best method. Stewards are there to act when it's
unambiguously a good idea (e.g. global IP blocks on the worst
crosswiki vandals), and are properly very conservative in what they
do. So projects should feel safe with them.


- d.