[WikiEN-l] Improper sysop behavior

Tue Jun 14 02:34:51 UTC 2005

I think you have proceeded with the correct course of action. Good job!

UtherSRG

On 6/13/05, slimvirgin at gmail.com <slimvirgin at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> On 6/13/05, Jane Halliwell <hundredpurses at hotmail.com> wrote:
> > I am user:Eyeon. Sysop:SlimVirgin has wrongly suspended me, accusing me 
> of
> > using sockpuppets (user:niglet and user:fecologist) to get around 3rr.
> 
> [[User:Eyeon]] has been causing trouble around a number of articles
> for some time, including [[Feces]], where she's trying to insert a
> photograph of a human turd against the wishes of the editors on the
> page. She's has already been blocked twice for 3RR on that page, once
> by me, and several editors have said her behavior is troll-like.
> 
> Today, Eyeon and two new accounts, Niglet and Fecologist, started
> reverting at [[Feces]] to the version with the photograph. Eyeon and
> Fecologist reverted six times in 10 hours. I therefore blocked Eyeon
> for a 3RR violation, and blocked the two new accounts indefinitely as
> sockpuppets created to violate 3RR. I also protected the page in case
> Eyeon turned up with more sockpuppets, and to give the other editors a
> rest from having to revert. I've made it clear on the talk page that
> I'll unprotect if the other editors want to edit.
> 
> Eyeon has e-mailed me several times insisting the new accounts were
> not controlled by her, and requesting an IP check. I wonder about the
> value of that, as she may have asked friends to set up the accounts
> for her, which would still make them sockpuppets. I've put a request
> for advice as to how to proceed on [[WP:AN/I]]. If anyone here has
> ideas, or feels I should assume good faith and unblock, please let me
> know.
> 
> Sarah
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