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== Counterpoints == | == Counterpoints == | ||
* An occasionally cited counter-argument to the policy of de-glamorization is the converse: if we take away the "fun" of reverting and combatting vandalism, then we will take away the incentive for people to do it, and eventually we will run out of people to revert vandalism effectively. When keeping in mind a proposal such as [[wikipedia:WP:GAME|WP:GAME]], we must decide for ourselves where the greater good lies. Does de-glamorization cause more attrition in vandal-reverters than it does in vandals? Or vice versa? | * An occasionally cited counter-argument to the policy of de-glamorization is the converse: if we take away the "fun" of reverting and combatting vandalism, then we will take away the incentive for people to do it, and eventually we will run out of people to revert vandalism effectively. When keeping in mind a proposal such as [[wikipedia:WP:GAME|WP:GAME]], we must decide for ourselves where the greater good lies. Does de-glamorization cause more attrition in vandal-reverters than it does in vandals? Or vice versa? | ||
* This proposal asserts (and is predicated upon) the notion that more vandals are lost to de-glamorization than vandal-fighters. The vandal, by nature, seeks attention and infamy for his actions. He stands more to lose when vandalism and counter-vandalism are made mundane than the counter-vandal does. | * This proposal asserts (and is predicated upon) the notion that more vandals are lost to de-glamorization than vandal-fighters. The vandal, by nature, seeks attention and infamy for his actions. He stands more to lose when vandalism and counter-vandalism are made mundane than the counter-vandal does. | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
* [[ | * [[Halopedia:Vandalism]] | ||
* [[wikipedia:Wikipedia:Deny recognition|Deny recognition]] | * [[wikipedia:Wikipedia:Deny recognition|Deny recognition]] | ||
* [[wikipedia:Wikipedia:Cleaning up vandalism|Cleaning up vandalism]] | * [[wikipedia:Wikipedia:Cleaning up vandalism|Cleaning up vandalism]] | ||