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Nov 1, 2012 at 3:22 comment added John Gardeniers @Chris, I disagree (with the first sentence only). By punishing the perpetrators we would in fact be dealing with the disease.
Oct 31, 2012 at 13:16 comment added Chris S Mod @JohnGardeniers Your proposed punishment system is a reaction to the symptoms, it's still not a "solution to the problem". The problem is that we're dealing with the Public. Unless you want to make SE a closed community you're never going to change the fact that half of users are below average intelligence/responsibility/respect...
Oct 31, 2012 at 6:53 comment added John Gardeniers Thanks for the explanation, even though it looks like another case of treating the symptoms instead of the disease. Perhaps there could instead be a penalty system for bad edits that get rolled back. Say 5% of the approver's rep. That might make people a little more careful.
Oct 31, 2012 at 5:23 comment added Shane Madden Fair enough - thanks for helping us understand the reasoning behind the change!
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