[WikiEN-l] Per-article blocking (was: RickK leaving)

Tue Jun 21 16:19:36 UTC 2005

I also think this is an excellent idea

Jack (Sam Spade)

On 6/21/05, Poor, Edmund W <Edmund.W.Poor at abc.com> wrote:
> Sorry to keep changing subject headings, but there thread are tough to
> follow.
> 
> Professer Lih wrote:
> 
> > I would like to see article protection as a preferred first
> > step before blocking someone over 3RR. The 3RR would be
> > better if it required this. And as much as people say, "It's
> > just a 24 hour ban, get over it," most would consider it a
> > stain on their reputation within the community if they were
> > blocked. As we can see from the RfA votes, these things do
> > get dredged up.
> 
> What about reviving the idea of blocking a user from editing a
> particular article? If someone blocked me from editing one of the gitmo
> articles for a couple of days, I'd "get the message" and I wouldn't feel
> the need for a dramatic exit.
> 
> As a matter of fact, I'm blocked right now - but only by virtue of
> voluntarily following the advice of Ta Bu Shi. (Technically, I'm not
> blocked, but I'm avoiding the page as he suggested.)
> 
> This would be great for newbies, especially the "unsigned-in" at
> libraries and school. It's a big shock to be blocked from all edits. You
> can't even say "sorry" on a talk page! But being blocked from editing
> Elvis Presley for one hour - while you can TALK ABOUT YOUR EDITS on the
> talk page - would be great.
> 
> I bet our team of programmers have already written the code for this
> feature. How about it, Tim Starling? Can you and Magnus and Brion
> provide something like this?
> 
> Uncle Ed
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