On Wed, Dec 2, 2009 at 7:38 PM, David Levy <lifeisunf...@gmail.com> wrote: > Anthony wrote: > >> Then my response is quite simple. Blocking some pedophiles before they can >> cause trouble is better than blocking none of them before they can cause >> trouble. > > And what do you believe is likely to occur when these pedophiles are > blocked "before they can cause trouble"? > > We have no inherent justification to report their IP addresses to > their ISPs or law enforcement agencies, so their accounts are merely > blocked. And then what do they do? Leave? Perhaps. But the ones > intent on actually using Wikipedia to recruit victims (assuming that > they exist) probably will simply register new accounts (via different > IP addresses, if need be), this time being careful to avoid divulging > any information connecting pedophilia with their new accounts.
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