Abe Sokolov wrote:
Nevetheless, I am among the 100 most active users
in this site's
history;
and although I am not a member of your cabal, I
have just as much right
to
post something on this site giving you the
perspective of the general
editors as you people do. And if you don't like it, I'll just do it more
frequently.
Good for you, and though you may not realize it, you're as much a part
of the cabal as those who have disagreed with you on this matter.
Is there any way I can become a part of the cabal? Is there a sign-up form
or something? Apparently I'm already part of a worldwide domination
conspiracy/cabal, but it doesn't feel like enough.
As
for me, I think that your core point is in danger of being overlooked
here.
My position is that your technical proposal is mistaken for the
reasons cited by others -- our real problems aren't so much from
driveby vandals who would be discouraged by a registration system, but
rather from dedicated trolls and POV pushers who we have not dealt
with as quickly and effectively as we should.
I'm still disturbed with the recent case of a dedicated and extremely
abusive troll/POV pusher who created a dozen sockpuppets and edited using
them with near impunity on Wikipedia for months. His ArbCom case is still
slowly dragging its way through the process, not even a temporary injunction
yet.
Jay.