I'm faced with something I haven't seen before on Wikipedia. A
self-confessed sockpuppet, Wiesenthaler, is making continual abusive
comments, and edits that straddle the line of anti-Semitism. He has
admitted he created the sockpuppet for the purpose of engaging the Jewish
"gang" on Wikipedia. With people who break the 3 revert rule we now have an
administrative remedy, but what can be done about a sockpuppet created for
the purpose of abuse? A number of editors have already e-mailed about this,
indicating how upset they are with this situation, and generally indicating
that they are thinking of leaving Wikipedia. Can sockpuppets like this be
banned, or must they be dragged through a 6-8 month Request for Comment,
Mediation, Arbitration process, continuing to abuse and drive away Wikipedia
editors, before finally being banned, only to then pop up as another
sockpuppet?
Jay.