[WikiEN-l] 3RR policy proposal: No "Gotcha" rule

Tue Jun 27 03:29:28 UTC 2006

On 6/25/06, Steve Bennett <stevagewp at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 6/24/06, fireislandparadise <fireislandparadise at gmail.com> wrote:
> > My problem is that not requiring a warning encourages gaming by making it
> > easier for a more savvy edit warrior to take advantage of another editor and
> > play "gotcha". This is particularly the case as most editors aren't aware of
> > the new "unrelated reverts" interpretation. If someone is savvy enough to
> > complain on ANI/3RR they should be capable of giving someone a warning
> > first, especially if they are a participant in the edit war.
>
> Is "gotcha" a big problem? Let's see:
> * You can only do it once, ever, to a single editor
> * You can only do it when the person has reverted 3 times in a single
> day, something we wish to discourage
> * The punishment is only banning for 24 hours.
>
> Sure, it could happen. But it's probably not worth worrying about.

* The punishment is only banning for 24 hours.
: Yes, but some people, after discovering wikipedia, think a temporary
block amounts to censorship, violating rights, constitutions stuff
blah blah blah. I've seen it even for 1-3 hours blocking.

:So,  can't edit wikipedia for a few hours? What a terrible thing!!
but live with it and move on.