[Rack] Lock Wiki Page

jim jim at well.com
Tue Apr 8 21:15:23 UTC 2014


+1
+1

On 04/08/2014 12:10 PM, Naomi Most wrote:
> Just my $.02  -- if you block hushmail and other such accounts, you'll
> just see an upswing in trolls from other free email service providers.
>   Including gmail.
>
> (Let's please not contribute to the conflation of the word "hacking"
> with malicious acts of any kind.  Altering a wiki page, in particular,
> doesn't bear much relationship to exploiting technology in novel ways,
> which is what I'd more define as "hacking".)
>
> --Naomi
>
>
>
> On Tue, Apr 8, 2014 at 11:11 AM, Johny Radio <johnyradio at gmail.com> wrote:
>> From: "Jonathan Lassoff" <jof at thejof.com>
>>
>> So, you're saying that hushmail is also "temporary"? Why can't gmail be used
>> temporarily as well? Both seem equally temporary. They enable anyone to sign
>> up for an account anywhere. Perfect for trolling.
>>
>>
>>
>> even if you're right, it seems like most trolling on Discuss comes from
>> hushmail and temporary services (i have not had time to collate them). If
>> that's accurate then we can say with statistical confidence that trolls
>> prefer anonymous/temporary email accounts.
>>
>> Therefor, blocking such accounts would reduce trolling.
>>
>> (Andy, i thought "trolling" is a forum/email list phenomenon of posting
>> intentionally provocative messages, and maliciously altering webpages is
>> called "hacking". no?)
>>
>>
>> -jr
>>
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