[WikiEN-l] Edit war policy meaningless

Sat Mar 13 14:58:06 UTC 2004

So, are we going to do something about edit wars or not? What exactly is  
page protection going to accomplish if an individual like Wik will engage  
in an edit war on virtually every page they are involved in? Or per- 
article bans? Are we going to ban Wik from dozens of articles? Run after  
him wherever he goes?

I note on the arbitration for Wik that the consensus among the committee  
is leaning towards not handling the case of Wik directly because a 24 hour  
ban policy is *under discussion*.  Well, that policy has been sabotaged  
for nonsensical reasons which could easily have been addressed by flexible  
language in the policy itself.

If people like Wik can engage in edit wars without serious consequences,  
and I on the other hand am attacked for doing what I can to intervene (as  
in the case of [[McFly]], where I protected the page which Wik had blanked  
repeatedly and - gasp - edited it afterwards), then it is clear that the  
Wikipedia community as a whole *wants* edit wars to happen.

Well, if you want edit wars to happen, you sure as hell are going to get  
edit wars. And don't expect me to hold back if someone like Wik gets into  
a conflict with me.

If I sound angry, that's because I am. The bullies are being protected  
with fallacious arguments of free speech and "WikiLove". We need  
enforcement here. And I'm very disappointed in Jimbo for not doing  
something about this issue and endlessly delaying any meaningful decision.  
The solution is trivial. Warn and then temporarily ban people who violate  
the *spirt and the letter* of the rule. There are *no* negative side- 
effects of such a policy.

Erik