[WikiEN-l] semi-stuff (was Re: New York Times article)

Thu Jun 22 14:16:35 UTC 2006

On 6/22/06, Jimmy Wales <jwales at wikia.com> wrote:
> I am not totally opposed to the concept, but we have to think carefully.
>  Every change to the tools gives rise to changes in the equilibria.
> Will we have to sit through watching some troll be successively banned
> from one action after another as people cry "Why prevent him from
> editing articles about Chemotherapy? All he was doing was uploding
> goatse to articles on homosexuality?  He might be a good user."

In the case of a recidivist copyviolater, simply banning image
uploading seems like a sensible move, though. However, that would
imply banning it for all anons too - almost certainly a good thing.

Steve