Steve Bennett wrote: > On 10/1/09, Michael Peel wrote: > >> Is there much difference between the way a new (redlink) account is >> treated, and an IP account is treated? Perhaps using the former would >> give an indication to how the latter is treated? I tend to treat both >> as equally suspicious when I spot an edit by them - but I don't tend >> to bite. >> > Yeah. I just do the "don't bite" bit. Example, I came across this edit > recently: > > http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bob_Randall&diff=316461923&oldid=310597871 > > Ok, now that text doesn't really belong. It's trivia. It's not > notable. It's even poorly written. But I left it. I couldn't see much > benefit in hurting some primary school kid's feelings over it. It's > only *slightly* too trivial, and definitely not in a harmful way. > Maybe if I come across it in a month or two I'll kill it then...but no > reason to tread on this kid's toes so quickly. > > Good point. A bit of friendly paternal guidance without a lot of boilerplate is a good first step. That might encourage them to do more in more constructive ways once they understand the underlying concepts. Some others, whose contributions a harmlessly bad, will tend to get bored of editing after being here only a shirt while; having the patience to wait until they have gone away before cleaning up will avoid a lot of drama.
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