Forum:Don't feed the trolls mistake?

Hello I am Starfleet Academy, an admin on Locomotive Wiki. I have seen a possible problem with the Advice page "Don't feed the trolls". My problem is that if you undo their (the trolls) edit and then block them, isn't it possible that they can be vandalizing or spamming other pages while you are undoing their edit? I propose a change to that page to make it "Block, revert, ignore" not "Revert, block, ignore". Does anyone agree or disagree? (If I am repeating a previous post, I'm sorry) Starfleet Academy (live long and prosper) 06:37, August 18, 2011 (UTC)


 * It doesn't really matter which you do first. A block takes all of 5 seconds so it is not really enough time to go and mass vandalize.--


 * But it is the principle of the matter. Plus if you block them first you have evidence still. Starfleet Academy (live long and prosper) 06:53, August 18, 2011 (UTC)


 * If you revert first, you still have evidence, it is in the history of the page. It does not really matter which you do first, the outcome is the same, the troll is taken care of and you have not fed him.--


 * It was a joke. Anyway it may take you or me 5 seconds, but new people (people who use help/advice pages) are going to take longer aren't they? Starfleet Academy (live long and prosper) 07:02, August 18, 2011 (UTC)


 * Not really, even if it does, reverting afterwards is not a problem and gives the troll almost no time to do anything. Aside from that, I think you are confusing trolls with vandals. A troll does not do things in mass such that you would have to worry about what they do while you are blocking, that is a vandal.--


 * I am not, you should look at http://help.wikia.com/wiki/Advice%3ADon't_feed_the_trolls.
 * I have just thought of something else to consider, vandal bots. Now that could do damage! I know that it is just a case of undoing the edits, but it is a waste of ones time.Starfleet Academy (live long and prosper) 07:22, August 18, 2011 (UTC)


 * You are right. The correct order must have the block first.
 * With all the problems in (the) documentation I wouldn't bother about it.
 * Sometimes that kind of advice isn't to be done all in one go but to start with one step, wait a few days to see if the trolls are still causing problems and move on to the next step. In that case the reverse order (start with reverts) is the way to go. —This unsigned comment is by Nidek (talk • contribs) . Please sign your posts with !
 * Thank you Nidek. I am all for diplomacy! I was never going to change it myself, it is not my place to do so. Starfleet Academy (live long and prosper) 02:52, August 19, 2011 (UTC)