Wikipedia:Village pump (idea lab)

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← Previous revision Revision as of 18:38, 6 April 2026 Line 472: Line 472: :How about ''better protection'' of BLPs, instead? Some ideas: :How about ''better protection'' of BLPs, instead? Some ideas: :* Option 1: Semi-protect all BLPs. This probably doesn't have a [[WP:SNOW]]ball's chance, but throwing it out there. :* Option 1: Semi-protect all BLPs. This probably doesn't have a [[WP:SNOW]]ball's chance, but throwing it out there. :* Option 2: Exempt BLPs and BLP-adjacent articles ({{fake link|List of people who did [bad thing]}}}) from [[WP:PREEMPT]]. Say, if a social media shame-mob is forming around someone, there's no need wait for the obligatory half dozen libels-and-reverts before protecting. Nor is there a need for escalating protection lengths. Just use common sense, and protect for a long time if that seems right. :* Option 2: Exempt BLPs and BLP-adjacent articles ({{fake link|List of people who did [bad thing]}}) from [[WP:PREEMPT]]. Say, if a social media shame-mob is forming around someone, there's no need wait for the obligatory half dozen libels-and-reverts before protecting. Nor is there a need for escalating protection lengths. Just use common sense, and protect for a long time if that seems right. :* Option 3: A new semi-semi-protection (quarter-protection?) level allowing ''only registered users'' to edit. This could be applied to all BLPs. This might reduce the volume of super-impulsive "and a rapist" edits. It won't stop anyone determined of course, but will take away plausible deniability if they use multiple accounts. :* Option 3: A new semi-semi-protection (quarter-protection?) level allowing ''only registered users'' to edit. This could be applied to all BLPs. This might reduce the volume of super-impulsive "and a rapist" edits. It won't stop anyone determined of course, but will take away plausible deniability if they use multiple accounts. :* Option 4: The same, but just exclude this new protection level from [[WP:PREEMPT]], on BLPs and BLP-adjacent articles. :* Option 4: The same, but just exclude this new protection level from [[WP:PREEMPT]], on BLPs and BLP-adjacent articles.