Cliques, bullying, use of "policies" as a weapon, and the tyranny of the administration system

Fragment of a discussion from Talk:May 2011 Update

Reduce the sandcastle-stomping actions: Some hostile editors seem to delight in destroying article contributions, just as a bully enjoys stomping on w:sandcastles at the beach. There needs to be some type of automatic per-article editing restrictions, where a long-term editor must get a forced delay of "3 months" (or similar duration), after 6 (or more?) continuous months of editing the article, or talk-page. The article (and related talk-page) would simply display "view source" mode, rather than the "edit" tab, and a long-term editor would be given a break (from editing that article) to allow time to think, and allow other editors to act, if changes to the article are warranted. Some cliques, of user gangs, seem to collaborate, among themselves, but they are more likely colluding to prevent other editors from joining the effort to truly change an article. Force them to take a 3-month timeout, denying them edit-access to that article or talk-page, and if changes really need to be stopped, then other editors will step in, to prevent changes which are truly a negative impact to the article. However, more likely, other editors would be allowed to improve an article, formerly held stagnant by a clique which refused to allow others to play in their "keep-away" game with the article. A 3-month break can seem an eternity to editors who are more interested in gaming the article than in considering the options to improve the text.

Wikid7711:24, 8 June 2011