[WikiEN-l] The ongoing trolling

Sat Jul 9 15:21:50 UTC 2005

Mark Ryan wrote:
> Perhaps it was a poor choice of words on my part. Replace "troll" with
> "problem user". Ruy Lopez is moderated on this mailing list, which you
> were probably unaware of. I approved his post above, but did not
> notice the text: "those of you not coming to this list to kiss the ass
> of Ayn Rand reading porn magnate Jimbo Wales". Had I seen this text, I
> would have rejected the post and requested it be reformulated to
> comply with this list's informal civility policy.

There's an interesting consequence of having some readers on moderation
-- because the moderators filter out or help them correct their worst
behavior, they end up with a better reputation on the list than they
would earn on their own merits.

I'm glad the post made it through because it illustrates my point better
than anything I could have written myself.

--Jimbo