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HelloAnnyong ( talk · contribs · blocks · protections · deletions · page moves · rights · RfA)
Hey. I'm HelloAnnyong, and I'm offering my assistance to the project as a checkuser.
I've been active as an editor since early 2007, and have been an administrator since September 2010. I've been a sockpuppet investigations clerk for roughly a year now, and in that time have become one of the most active clerks. I've looked at and made judgments on hundreds of cases using both checkuser data and behavioral evidence. As such, I've got quite a bit of experience in analyzing edit patterns, working with rangeblocks and IP geolocation, and so on. I've worked with the checkusers extensively and understand what sort of information the checkuser tool can provide. Additionally I've been involved with the identification and handling of several of the larger and more prolific sockfarms.
I believe I've served my position of SPI clerk well, and will continue to do so in the future. As a checkuser I would be able to assist even further with cases, as well as help in other situations where sockpuppetry issues arise. In terms of availability, I'm around almost every day and can be contacted by email or on IRC.
Please describe any relevant on-Wiki experience you have for this role.
Please outline, without breaching your personal privacy, what off-Wiki experience or technical expertise you have for this role.
Do you hold advanced permissions (checkuser, oversight, bureaucrat, steward) on this or other WMF projects? If so, please list them. Also, do you have OTRS permissions? If so, to which queues?
Being a new checkuser, would you be willing to help with the Checkuser backlog at WP:ACC as there are usually up to 6 requests waiting about 5 days+? -- DQ (t) (e) 19:29, 26 September 2011 (UTC)
Would you be proactive in looking at the open cases at SPI to see if they could use a checkuser? -- DQ (t) (e) 19:29, 26 September 2011 (UTC)
As a CheckUser, you will likely, from time to time, coordinate and communicate with the Stewards. What cross-wiki experience can you bring that can help out not only the Stewards, but editors, administrators, and CheckUsers on other wikis? – MuZemike 21:34, 26 September 2011 (UTC)
In your own words, what are the main differences between the WMF's CheckUser policy and the privacy policy? – MuZemike 21:34, 26 September 2011 (UTC)
Under what circumstances do the above policies give on the release of CheckUser data? – MuZemike 21:34, 26 September 2011 (UTC)
Give some examples on when CheckUser requests of a sensitive nature or discovered CheckUser results of interest that would not be posted on-wiki. – MuZemike 21:34, 26 September 2011 (UTC)
Checkuers are often relied on to determine whether someone is using anonymising proxies to perform their sockpuppetry. Please describe your general experience in this area. Please also describe, preferably with an example, how you (would have) suspected, identified, confirmed, and blocked a socking open proxy on Wikipedia. -- zzuuzz (talk) 17:18, 28 September 2011 (UTC)
First of all, thank you for all your hard work at SPI. As a regular reviewer of unblock requests I have examined a good deal of your work and generally you do a great job. However, I have to ask if you could comment further on the most recent report in Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/The Legendary Ranger/Archive. (note that all blocks have since been overturned by other admins, including myself, who found the behavioral evidence unconvincing.) Beeblebrox ( talk) 18:24, 30 September 2011 (UTC)
Oversight candidate pages: Courcelles • Fluffernutter • WilliamH
Comment on the candidate below or by email • Community consultation period is now closed.
HelloAnnyong ( talk · contribs · blocks · protections · deletions · page moves · rights · RfA)
Hey. I'm HelloAnnyong, and I'm offering my assistance to the project as a checkuser.
I've been active as an editor since early 2007, and have been an administrator since September 2010. I've been a sockpuppet investigations clerk for roughly a year now, and in that time have become one of the most active clerks. I've looked at and made judgments on hundreds of cases using both checkuser data and behavioral evidence. As such, I've got quite a bit of experience in analyzing edit patterns, working with rangeblocks and IP geolocation, and so on. I've worked with the checkusers extensively and understand what sort of information the checkuser tool can provide. Additionally I've been involved with the identification and handling of several of the larger and more prolific sockfarms.
I believe I've served my position of SPI clerk well, and will continue to do so in the future. As a checkuser I would be able to assist even further with cases, as well as help in other situations where sockpuppetry issues arise. In terms of availability, I'm around almost every day and can be contacted by email or on IRC.
Please describe any relevant on-Wiki experience you have for this role.
Please outline, without breaching your personal privacy, what off-Wiki experience or technical expertise you have for this role.
Do you hold advanced permissions (checkuser, oversight, bureaucrat, steward) on this or other WMF projects? If so, please list them. Also, do you have OTRS permissions? If so, to which queues?
Being a new checkuser, would you be willing to help with the Checkuser backlog at WP:ACC as there are usually up to 6 requests waiting about 5 days+? -- DQ (t) (e) 19:29, 26 September 2011 (UTC)
Would you be proactive in looking at the open cases at SPI to see if they could use a checkuser? -- DQ (t) (e) 19:29, 26 September 2011 (UTC)
As a CheckUser, you will likely, from time to time, coordinate and communicate with the Stewards. What cross-wiki experience can you bring that can help out not only the Stewards, but editors, administrators, and CheckUsers on other wikis? – MuZemike 21:34, 26 September 2011 (UTC)
In your own words, what are the main differences between the WMF's CheckUser policy and the privacy policy? – MuZemike 21:34, 26 September 2011 (UTC)
Under what circumstances do the above policies give on the release of CheckUser data? – MuZemike 21:34, 26 September 2011 (UTC)
Give some examples on when CheckUser requests of a sensitive nature or discovered CheckUser results of interest that would not be posted on-wiki. – MuZemike 21:34, 26 September 2011 (UTC)
Checkuers are often relied on to determine whether someone is using anonymising proxies to perform their sockpuppetry. Please describe your general experience in this area. Please also describe, preferably with an example, how you (would have) suspected, identified, confirmed, and blocked a socking open proxy on Wikipedia. -- zzuuzz (talk) 17:18, 28 September 2011 (UTC)
First of all, thank you for all your hard work at SPI. As a regular reviewer of unblock requests I have examined a good deal of your work and generally you do a great job. However, I have to ask if you could comment further on the most recent report in Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/The Legendary Ranger/Archive. (note that all blocks have since been overturned by other admins, including myself, who found the behavioral evidence unconvincing.) Beeblebrox ( talk) 18:24, 30 September 2011 (UTC)