User talk:D/List of banned users

Squatting this page to prevent mikemikev from spewing shit Rockford the Roe ^{boop my snoot}_{praise Oscar Wilde} 16:06, 5 April 2021 (UTC)

This page seems like a bad idea

It’s an obvious troll magnet. There’s not much that can be done to stop its creator editing it, but given how inactive they are I think it’d be best if everyone else just let it fade into obscurity. Christopher (talk) 08:55, 8 April 2021 (UTC)

should we move this to a policy page?

Given Dysk is gone and this is in their userspace. It could be useful to have a page for this stuff, although I don't exactly see this ending well. Just keep in mind that technically all edits to this page are against userspace policy but since Dysk is gone I won't yell at anyone about it. -- Techpriest (talk) 21:03, 19 September 2021 (UTC)

This page should not be maintained, much less be part of policy space. --It's-a me, LeftyGreenMario! 21:28, 19 September 2021 (UTC)

this page should not exist and people should not be editing this

--It's-a me, LeftyGreenMario! 18:14, 30 April 2023 (UTC)

@LeftyGreenMario I feel that we should have some sort of sysop guide to tell users who RationalWiki's biggest enemies are and how to recognize chronic trolls such as Ken, Kamen Rider, and Mikemikemev so that minimal time, attention, or energy is wasted on them and they can be promptly blocked and ignored whenever they resurface. I don't think this page per se — a simple list of banned users with minimal context — is the way to go about it. Even if the mods did care to maintain it, we block so many spambots every day that it would end up being cluttered with small fry. The aim of the list would be to avoid feeding the trolls by showcasing who they are and what they're like so that we can efficiently keep them away. So, no, I don't think we should have a list of every banned user — just the ones who insist on constantly coming back to start more shit. And really, the only reason we should have it is for the benefit of new users, especially new sysops, so that they know how not to edit pages and how to recognize and avoid feeding the big trolls. (Seriously, we don't want any Ken false positives, since he's just slippery enough that we sometimes end up having prolonged conversations with him before we realize who he is, kick him out, and shut down his threads, so mistaking a newbie for him and banning them by mistake would be extra-tragic.) Luigifan18 (talk) 00:32, 1 May 2023 (UTC)

Redundant

If for whatever reason, you really want to see a list of all the users banned from RationalWiki, guess what? The block list is a thing! That exists! As it does on almost all wikis! And if you want to see a full list of all blocks that have ever been made, just go to Special:Logs and look up the "block logs." Creating your own list of banned users is just a magnet for trolling and causing problems. Sincerely, Postuhenin the neurodivergent doodlebug! (say hi! ^^) 01:02, 12 January 2024 (UTC)

This page is long deleted, and the person who created it is banned. Plutocow (talk) 01:35, 12 January 2024 (UTC)

I'm adding this as clarification for users that stumble on this in the future via the categories ^^

Sincerely, Postuhenin the neurodivergent doodlebug! (say hi! ^^) 02:55, 12 January 2024 (UTC)

I still think a guide to recognizing the worst of the worst chronic trolls would be a good idea. --Luigifan18 (talk) 03:25, 12 January 2024 (UTC)

I don't think giving any oxygen to these people is in the best interest of the wiki or of the foundation. —cosmikdebris ^talk stalk 03:34, 12 January 2024 (UTC)

Again, the idea is that it's a guide to recognizing the worst of the worst so that they can be dealt with as efficiently as possible. --Luigifan18 (talk) 03:41, 12 January 2024 (UTC)