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 | This page in a nutshell: Sometimes, malicious editors bite on purpose, aiming to leave nothing left but a misplaced block. |
Any experienced(ish) editor is aware of the WP:BITE policy, and knows full well that biting could lead to a user leaving, or being blocked in the heat of the issue. The problem is that any experienced(ish) troll knows full well that biting could lead to a user leaving, or being blocked in the heat of the issue, effectively eating the victim whole. This, of course, creates a bigger mess for trusted users to clean up, and it's almost entirely impossible to regain a user who fell victim to om nom nomming unless you respond as this particularly egregious behavior is still ongoing.
Om nom nom noming is a particularly dangerous (for the site) form of vandalism, intentionally scaring off new users and generating a bad impression for them. The result may be them never editing again if not dealt with swiftly with a block. There is no good faith way of om nom nom noming, as it is by definition trying to scare off a new user, so any user or IP caught doing it is very clearly editing in bad faith.
| This is an
essay. It contains the advice or opinions of one or more Wikipedia contributors. This page is not an encyclopedia article, nor is it one of
Wikipedia's policies or guidelines, as it has not been
thoroughly vetted by the community. Some essays represent widespread norms; others only represent minority viewpoints. |
| This page in a nutshell: Sometimes, malicious editors bite on purpose, aiming to leave nothing left but a misplaced block. |
Any experienced(ish) editor is aware of the WP:BITE policy, and knows full well that biting could lead to a user leaving, or being blocked in the heat of the issue. The problem is that any experienced(ish) troll knows full well that biting could lead to a user leaving, or being blocked in the heat of the issue, effectively eating the victim whole. This, of course, creates a bigger mess for trusted users to clean up, and it's almost entirely impossible to regain a user who fell victim to om nom nomming unless you respond as this particularly egregious behavior is still ongoing.
Om nom nom noming is a particularly dangerous (for the site) form of vandalism, intentionally scaring off new users and generating a bad impression for them. The result may be them never editing again if not dealt with swiftly with a block. There is no good faith way of om nom nom noming, as it is by definition trying to scare off a new user, so any user or IP caught doing it is very clearly editing in bad faith.