Board Thread:Consensus Track/@comment-3076045-20131027120203/@comment-26474238-20131027152019

- I think this is a great decision to help our wiki grow even further.


 * Page-locks are not an inherently bad concept. They help keep vandals out, and allow edit-disputes to mellow out for discussion periods. However, permanent locks should definitely be avoided except on important technical pages, as leaving article-pages locked indefinitely leads to stagnation. Especially when most of the locked pages concern featured articles.


 * A wiki is a community collaboration. When an editor comes onto the wiki in good-faith, they shouldn't have obstacles presented to them every day in the form of pages that can only be edited by the Sysops. Not only is that discouraging, but is a reason why quite a few editors leave for our wikis and never come back.


 * We also have to rememeber that the anonymous are our life-blood. It's hard to take them seriously. It always is when you're dealing with one that has no face within a larger community. But when the anonymous are coming in by the thousands or even tens of thousands, these anonymous users are the reason why our wiki is the wiki we know today. Because of this, even permanent locks that allow registered users to edit would be bad in my eyes, as well.


 * It can be hard sometimes. As an Administrator on the Fallout wiki, I have had to deal with roaving bands of vandals, and God knows it's tempting to just lock article-pages down for good. When I first gained the extra-rights, I actually did do this on a regular basis, and learned the hard way the negative impact my actions had on the wiki's growth. But the prominent users know how to look out for their wiki, and those cases of vandalism and false information will be caught. We just have to put our trust into the entire community to keep our articles clean and factual.


 * Thanks for forwarding this to me, Timeoin. I'm glad this discussion has been brought up, and I'm really looking forward to community feedback.