[WikiEN-l] 172--what happened

Tue Apr 1 03:35:55 UTC 2003

Actually, Eric, I disagree. 

Trolling is a form of vandalism. This could justly be interpretted as 
trolling. (I am reminded of the constant edit wars with Helga, which cost 
Wikipedia quite a lot in terms of time and people who were disgusted and 
left)

For me to just ask some other "neutral" sysop to do it instead of me is 
hardly a neutral step. 

I was not involved in an edit war. It was not an article that I care too 
deeply about. I was protecting it from what I (continue to) perceive as 
trolling.

Given the situation with Lir/.Vera Cruz/Susan Mason as well as Michael/Weezer 
and 172, perhaps its time sysops took more steps to limit trolling and not 
just the "George Washington had big balls" kind of vandalism. I open that for 
discussion. 

Danny 

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