[WikiEN-l] Registration system and blocks

Fri Dec 31 20:20:12 UTC 2004

>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.