[Wikipedia-l] Re: I was banned, why?

Tue Jun 29 00:00:55 UTC 2004

Hello Lir

Would you mind having these discussions on the english mailing list please ?

C A S [name omitted for privacy reasons] wrote:
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> *I was banned, apparently because I am suspected of "sockpuppetry".  I 
> have not been provided with any evidence of this, the issue has not  
> been reviewed by the mediation committee, I am not guilty. Please  
> remedy this matter. -- User:Lir
> **Without having to think about it too much, I can point to the 
> well-proven sockpuppet "Editing Saddam Hussein," which you attempted to  
> use to vote in RfA, and which User:Plato has admitted was you.
> 
> *Surely, Plato's say-so is not sufficent grounds to ban me; I'm rather 
> confused as to how he can "admit" to my alleged crimes. Regardless, 
> having reviewed the history of User:Editing Saddam Hussein -- I am at a 
> loss as to how that account envokes the negative connotations indicated 
> in the latter half of "A sock puppet is an additional username used by a 
> Wikipedian who posts under more than one name. While they may serve 
> legitimate purposes, sock puppets may be sometimes also used to deceive, 
> for example by voting more than once in a poll or otherwise creating an 
> illusion of broader support for an idea."
> *Apparently you feel that the account was used to sockpuppet against 
> your admin request -- do you have any proof of my voting more than once 
> in RfA? I doubt you will find any evidence to support your allegation; 
> since, I am not User:Editing Saddam Hussein nor is that my sockpuppet.
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> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sockpuppet
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