[WikiEN-l] Rambot the User_talk: Spambot

Wed Dec 15 11:12:35 UTC 2004

On Wed, 15 Dec 2004 10:18:02 -0000, Charles Matthews
<charles.r.matthews at ntlworld.com> wrote:
> Rebecca wrote
> 
> > Equally, there isn't any consensus against this. I received his
> > message; I didn't mind at all.
> 
> I had a personalised version, a little while ago.  It wasn't expressed in a
> way that made it clear what I would be signing up for; so I haven't done
> anything about it.
> 
> > Frankly, unless this sort of thing becomes a regular occurrence, I
> > don't see any need for action at all.
> 
> How annoying would it be to find that 'you have messages' was some sort of
> bulk mail: "vote for me", "X has vandalised this ...", "all good Wikipedians
> must now come to the aid of the party", and so on?
> 
> It would be annoying.  And undermine the sense of community.  Spam me not.
> 
> Charles
> 
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I think already it doesn't set a precedent, in that the issue has
received due scrutiny. If anyone else tries the same again they will
find themselves also being stopped/scrutinised.

I don't have a problem with this specific issue though, while I do
understand the reservations of some about any mass messaging. And to
be honest, while I don't think it will succeed, the mass messaging is
about the only way to get enough feedback on this issue.

I say let this one pass, but subject any further mass messaging to a
similar rigorous examination.

Zoney

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