[WikiEN-l] 3RR, a proposed update

Fri Jan 20 14:09:46 UTC 2006

In response to an earlier message I sent, "Cleared as filed" and me, 
Dzonatas, have discussed the issue somewhat. I've been unblocked early. 
There is a concern I still have that isn't directed at "Cleared as filed."

I wrote the previous mail in haste, obviously. I only had a couple 
minutes to spare and wanted to take advantage of time that the block 
started.

The 3RR policy is valid. By pragmatic review, not every admin blocks 
under the same conditions. This gives the effect of favoritism, either 
personal or political.

I have many thought over many ideas in prevention, but I'll give just 
one that is do-able.

If a user is under blocked under 3RR, allow a button to appear under the 
  users page that directs the user to the policy. The button questions 
the user to agree to stay in accordance with policy and not edit the 
specific page for 24 hours. If the user agrees and presses the button, 
the block is undone. This allows the user to continue to edit other 
pages. If the user presses the button and resumes to edit the specific 
page, the block is reinstated for a duration longer than 24 hours.

In the incidence with "Cleared as filed", I felt I was blocked 
inappropriately. Other users now use such block as means for character 
assassination. The above idea could allow an user to continue to talk on 
the discussion page, which would show that the 3RR is not punitive by 
default and prevent character assassination.

In the same incidence, another user continued to show disruption by the 
use of tags to delete images that I have installed. The sources and 
copyright status of the images were obvious enough by guidelines; 
however, the user wanted to press the technicality of it. This user 
reported the block for which "Cleared as filed" instated. It would seem 
possible by this example that a user is able to game the system, get a 
user blocked, and add content under speedy deletion. This is why I sent 
the message in haste to report "Cleared as filed", as it would help make 
notice to not be so hasty to install a block and allow discussion.

Obviously, not every admin has lots of time to investigate and often 
blocks on "the wrong version." This update would allow an admin to 
install a block and let the user to decide to unblock early if they 
agree to adhere to temporary terms, which is simply to not edit the 
specific article for a day. This continues to encourage discussion.

Respectfully,
Jonathan