Eben King wrote:
> On Sat, 26 Feb 2005, Khepri wrote:
>>Another form of this self-correcting principle is the "popularity"
>>test...If a wiki develops a reputation overtime of being inaccurate,
>>inconsistent, etc., (and word spreads fairly quickly on the Net) it just
>>won't survive to any meaningful extent.
>
>
> I see no reason why a well-executed troll in an otherwise factual wiki can't
> persist.
Wikipedia (as well as its "sister projects") has a system of sysops,
arbritrators, and so on who act as administrators and managers for the
editing side of the site(s). A person's account can be deleted, a
person's IP address can be blocked, and so on. There are recourses for
dealing with persistent and disruptive trolls. There's even a "Three
Revert Rule" (3RR for short) in effect where making more than three
reverts of someone else's edits within a 24-hour period is grounds for
likely suspension of a user account's privileges.
-- Chad
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