[WikiEN-l] NO-FX ban

Sat May 24 15:44:02 UTC 2003

--- Jimmy Wales <jwales at bomis.com> wrote:
> Daniel Ehrenberg wrote:
> > Soft security seems to work for the other wikis,
> but
> > since we're the biggest wiki, it doesn't seem to
> work
> > for us. Is there something in the  middle?
> 
> Well, although we obsess over difficulties on the
> mailing list, the
> reality is that soft security works remarkably well
> for us across a
> broad spectrum of possible and actual problems. 
> Hard security (bans)
> works well for passing vandals, but has a decidedly
> mixed record on
> some others.
> 
> Despite all our (necessary and important) kvetching
> on the list, we
> should remember that at any given time, you can
> check recent changes
> and 99%+ of the edits are delightful WikiMagic.
> 
> Just now, I see User:Sned and User:Evercat working
> together on an
> article on [[BCC]].  User:Frecklefoot is continuing
> his excellent
> article on [[Sundog Frozen Legacy]].  These quiet
> folks never come to
> our attention on the list, but they are the heart
> and soul of what
> we're here for.
> 
> --Jimbo

I think most passing vandals only do something once,
see if it actually goes on it, then leave. They
deserve soft security, and only the worse people
deserve hard bans.
--LittleDan

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