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Conservapedia talk:Blocking policy (view source)
Revision as of 17:17, August 16, 2011
, 17:17, August 16, 2011→Proposed Actions: long comment from Ed Poor
Let me know what you think. [[User:MaxFletcher|MaxFletcher]] 23:54, 27 July 2011 (EDT)
Let me know what you think. [[User:MaxFletcher|MaxFletcher]] 23:54, 27 July 2011 (EDT)
:Your list of blockable offenses is pretty good, but I would like to suggest that we be simultaneously more gentle and more strict. Are you familiar with what Wikipedia cofounder Larry Sanger did at Citizendium?
:First of all, they only let college grads (or well qualified grownups) contribute, and they ask everyone to use their real name (initial + last name is too easy to fake). They don't allow pseudonyms unless there is a well founded risk of persecution or whistleblowing retaliation (which is actually extremely rare).
:Secondly, they just email a violator privately, if they think the offense is based on misunderstanding or overlooking a rule. A second offense after a private warning is an instant, permanent ban. Or an obvious, deliberate first offense.
:This project is different, in that many contributors are kids who are still in school. So we may need to more patient. But we should also be strict. It hurts the project tremendously to let basic civility be undermined. Serious authors and experts will continue to stay away, as long as we fail to make this a congenial place for volunteers.
:Another difference is the ongoing flood of users who sign up only to undermine the project. They are well organized, determined, ideologically motivated and possibly even financed. We need a policy which is friendly to the sincere newbie, but also capable of swiftly weeding out the infiltrators.
:Telling the truth and speaking cordially - these are not difficult or strange values. I suggest we limit participation in our project only to those who already understand and support them. --[[User:Ed Poor|Ed Poor]] <sup>[[User talk:Ed Poor|Talk]]</sup> 13:17, 16 August 2011 (EDT)
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