Case Opened on 15:27, 2 May 2006 (UTC)
Case Closed on 01:52, 23 June 2006 (UTC)
Please do not edit this page directly unless you wish to become a participant in this request. (All participants are subject to Arbitration Committee decisions, and the ArbCom will consider each participant's role in the dispute.) Comments are very welcome on the Talk page, and will be read, in full. Evidence, no matter who can provide it, is very welcome at /Evidence. Evidence is more useful than comments.
Arbitrators will be working on evidence and suggesting proposed decisions at /Workshop and voting on proposed decisions at /Proposed decision.
I (Nlu), as well as other admins, have repeatedly explained to PoolGuy ( talk · contribs) why his sockpuppetry and spamming was why he was blocked, and he refuses to listen -- and in response, when blocked for violation of WP:NPA and WP:SPAM, resorted to much more egregious sockpuppetry (see above), with WP:POINT-violative user names and edits, to evade the block, as well as continuing to harass me and other admins. All attempts by me and others to explain what policies have been violated have hit a brick wall, as he continues to claim not only that he has not violated any policies, but that no policies have been cited. There is no likelihood that user will ever reform his behavior involving other steps of dispute resolution.
I have numerous experiences with this individual, and I request to be included in this arbitration hearing. My first experience with Poolguy was on March 28, 2006, with User:HereIsTwo issuing an unblock request which I found RC patrolling. As usual, I read his reason and assumed he was autoblocked. [27]. However, I became suspicious since his talk page mentioned that he was a sockpuppet. I asked him what he was going to do with the sockpuppet account. [28] Shortly after, Nlu mentions on my talk page about the sock [29]. Based on that information, I refused to unblock him and left the situation alone.
I inadevertanly encountered him again while RC patrolling, as he blanked a section at BJAODN stating it wasn't funny. [30] Without reading the actual section and only its title, I though it was funny and reverted. [31] As a result, another one of his socks issued me an NPA notice. [32]. I sent my reply to him, assuming this was part on an unrelated issue, but later found out it wasn't. [33] He responded to my reply on my talk page using another sockpuppet [34] . I shortened the BJAODN page to just the header to respect the whole situation, [ [35]; but he deleted it anyway. [36]
Shortly after, another one of his socks asks me to help him find a reason why he was being blocked [37] . I stated my findings with him as well as advised him to sit out the block. [38] . He refuted stating most of the violations were already taken care of and reqested for me to unblock his socks. [39] I turned to Nlu for advice on what to do from that point on, [40], as well as asked Fred Bauder to investigate. [41] I also denied his unblock since he did make the sockpuppet to evade a block [42].
Later he notices there was no response from Bauder and suggests someone else to step in [43]. I soon find out that this whole issue is expressed at the admin's noticeboard, where he was complaining about the actions of the admins. I repeated my warnings and advice to him as well as asked him of how useful his socks are. He once again ignores me and creates yet another sock and apologizes that I wasn't able to help him. [44] I blocked his account [45] and he came back using another sock stating his blocks weren't justified. [46].
Realising that he will not stop creating these sockpuppets, I unprotected PoolGuy's main talk page in hopes he'll stop the socks, [47] [48] then blocked the sock acct he was using. [49]. I voice my intentions to Nlu [50]
That was the last action I made before learning about this RfAr. I would like to see a final resolution to this whole issue, and to clerify what has been done right and wrong. I hope that PoolGuy can understand and accept the policies he has violated. -- LBMixPro <Sp e ak|on|it!> 07:58, 29 April 2006 (UTC)
I have never noticed encountering any of the parties to this arbitration. I spotted an edit on recent changes, got intrgued, and posted some evidence. GRBerry 19:00, 24 May 2006 (UTC)
Nlu should've take the issue to arbitration before blocking PoolGuy and his socks without citing any policy violation and let the arbitration committee decide if the blocks should stand.-- Bonafide.hustla 07:38, 26 May 2006 (UTC)
All numbering based on /Proposed decision (vote counts and comments are there as well)
1) As pointed out at Wikipedia:Don't stuff beans up your nose, there are unanticipated things a user can do which are disruptive. Such disruptive patterns are covered broadly by Wikipedia:Don't disrupt Wikipedia to illustrate a point.
1) PoolGuy ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · nuke contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) has created a great number of user accounts, see an incomplete list at Category:Wikipedia sockpuppets of PoolGuy.
2) The multiple user accounts created by PoolGuy have proved disruptive, drawing negative attention, especially from Nlu ( talk · contribs · blocks · protections · deletions · page moves · rights · RfA).
Note: All remedies that refer to a period of time, for example to a ban of X months or a revert parole of Y months, are to run concurrently unless otherwise stated.
1) User PoolGuy shall use one user account. That user account may be PoolGuy or a new account which he may create in order to get a fresh start. Should he create a new account he need not disclose its name.
2) PoolGuy is placed indefinitely on Probation. He may be banned by any administrator from any article which he disrupts by disruptive editing. All bans are to be logged at Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/PoolGuy#Log of blocks and bans.
0) Should any user subject to a restriction in this case violate that restriction, that user may be blocked, initially for up to one month, and then with blocks increasing in duration to a maximum of one year.
0) Appeals and modifications
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This procedure applies to appeals related to, and modifications of, actions taken by administrators to enforce the Committee's remedies. It does not apply to appeals related to the remedies directly enacted by the Committee.
Appeals may be made only by the editor under sanction and only for a currently active sanction. Requests for modification of page restrictions may be made by any editor. The process has three possible stages (see "Important notes" below). The editor may:
No administrator may modify or remove a sanction placed by another administrator without:
Administrators modifying sanctions out of process may at the discretion of the committee be desysopped. Nothing in this section prevents an administrator from replacing an existing sanction issued by another administrator with a new sanction if fresh misconduct has taken place after the existing sanction was applied. Administrators are free to modify sanctions placed by former administrators – that is, editors who do not have the administrator permission enabled (due to a temporary or permanent relinquishment or desysop) – without regard to the requirements of this section. If an administrator modifies a sanction placed by a former administrator, the administrator who made the modification becomes the "enforcing administrator". If a former administrator regains the tools, the provisions of this section again apply to their unmodified enforcement actions. Important notes:
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2) Checkuser has been run on PoolGuy and the results logged by Arbitration Committee member User:Fred Bauder for purposes of comparison should a question arise regarding continued creation of multiple accounts.
Log any block, ban or extension under any remedy in this decision here. Minimum information includes name of administrator, date and time, what was done and the basis for doing it.
-- ajn ( talk) 16:19, 25 June 2006 (UTC)
Case Opened on 15:27, 2 May 2006 (UTC)
Case Closed on 01:52, 23 June 2006 (UTC)
Please do not edit this page directly unless you wish to become a participant in this request. (All participants are subject to Arbitration Committee decisions, and the ArbCom will consider each participant's role in the dispute.) Comments are very welcome on the Talk page, and will be read, in full. Evidence, no matter who can provide it, is very welcome at /Evidence. Evidence is more useful than comments.
Arbitrators will be working on evidence and suggesting proposed decisions at /Workshop and voting on proposed decisions at /Proposed decision.
I (Nlu), as well as other admins, have repeatedly explained to PoolGuy ( talk · contribs) why his sockpuppetry and spamming was why he was blocked, and he refuses to listen -- and in response, when blocked for violation of WP:NPA and WP:SPAM, resorted to much more egregious sockpuppetry (see above), with WP:POINT-violative user names and edits, to evade the block, as well as continuing to harass me and other admins. All attempts by me and others to explain what policies have been violated have hit a brick wall, as he continues to claim not only that he has not violated any policies, but that no policies have been cited. There is no likelihood that user will ever reform his behavior involving other steps of dispute resolution.
I have numerous experiences with this individual, and I request to be included in this arbitration hearing. My first experience with Poolguy was on March 28, 2006, with User:HereIsTwo issuing an unblock request which I found RC patrolling. As usual, I read his reason and assumed he was autoblocked. [27]. However, I became suspicious since his talk page mentioned that he was a sockpuppet. I asked him what he was going to do with the sockpuppet account. [28] Shortly after, Nlu mentions on my talk page about the sock [29]. Based on that information, I refused to unblock him and left the situation alone.
I inadevertanly encountered him again while RC patrolling, as he blanked a section at BJAODN stating it wasn't funny. [30] Without reading the actual section and only its title, I though it was funny and reverted. [31] As a result, another one of his socks issued me an NPA notice. [32]. I sent my reply to him, assuming this was part on an unrelated issue, but later found out it wasn't. [33] He responded to my reply on my talk page using another sockpuppet [34] . I shortened the BJAODN page to just the header to respect the whole situation, [ [35]; but he deleted it anyway. [36]
Shortly after, another one of his socks asks me to help him find a reason why he was being blocked [37] . I stated my findings with him as well as advised him to sit out the block. [38] . He refuted stating most of the violations were already taken care of and reqested for me to unblock his socks. [39] I turned to Nlu for advice on what to do from that point on, [40], as well as asked Fred Bauder to investigate. [41] I also denied his unblock since he did make the sockpuppet to evade a block [42].
Later he notices there was no response from Bauder and suggests someone else to step in [43]. I soon find out that this whole issue is expressed at the admin's noticeboard, where he was complaining about the actions of the admins. I repeated my warnings and advice to him as well as asked him of how useful his socks are. He once again ignores me and creates yet another sock and apologizes that I wasn't able to help him. [44] I blocked his account [45] and he came back using another sock stating his blocks weren't justified. [46].
Realising that he will not stop creating these sockpuppets, I unprotected PoolGuy's main talk page in hopes he'll stop the socks, [47] [48] then blocked the sock acct he was using. [49]. I voice my intentions to Nlu [50]
That was the last action I made before learning about this RfAr. I would like to see a final resolution to this whole issue, and to clerify what has been done right and wrong. I hope that PoolGuy can understand and accept the policies he has violated. -- LBMixPro <Sp e ak|on|it!> 07:58, 29 April 2006 (UTC)
I have never noticed encountering any of the parties to this arbitration. I spotted an edit on recent changes, got intrgued, and posted some evidence. GRBerry 19:00, 24 May 2006 (UTC)
Nlu should've take the issue to arbitration before blocking PoolGuy and his socks without citing any policy violation and let the arbitration committee decide if the blocks should stand.-- Bonafide.hustla 07:38, 26 May 2006 (UTC)
All numbering based on /Proposed decision (vote counts and comments are there as well)
1) As pointed out at Wikipedia:Don't stuff beans up your nose, there are unanticipated things a user can do which are disruptive. Such disruptive patterns are covered broadly by Wikipedia:Don't disrupt Wikipedia to illustrate a point.
1) PoolGuy ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · nuke contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) has created a great number of user accounts, see an incomplete list at Category:Wikipedia sockpuppets of PoolGuy.
2) The multiple user accounts created by PoolGuy have proved disruptive, drawing negative attention, especially from Nlu ( talk · contribs · blocks · protections · deletions · page moves · rights · RfA).
Note: All remedies that refer to a period of time, for example to a ban of X months or a revert parole of Y months, are to run concurrently unless otherwise stated.
1) User PoolGuy shall use one user account. That user account may be PoolGuy or a new account which he may create in order to get a fresh start. Should he create a new account he need not disclose its name.
2) PoolGuy is placed indefinitely on Probation. He may be banned by any administrator from any article which he disrupts by disruptive editing. All bans are to be logged at Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/PoolGuy#Log of blocks and bans.
0) Should any user subject to a restriction in this case violate that restriction, that user may be blocked, initially for up to one month, and then with blocks increasing in duration to a maximum of one year.
0) Appeals and modifications
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This procedure applies to appeals related to, and modifications of, actions taken by administrators to enforce the Committee's remedies. It does not apply to appeals related to the remedies directly enacted by the Committee.
Appeals may be made only by the editor under sanction and only for a currently active sanction. Requests for modification of page restrictions may be made by any editor. The process has three possible stages (see "Important notes" below). The editor may:
No administrator may modify or remove a sanction placed by another administrator without:
Administrators modifying sanctions out of process may at the discretion of the committee be desysopped. Nothing in this section prevents an administrator from replacing an existing sanction issued by another administrator with a new sanction if fresh misconduct has taken place after the existing sanction was applied. Administrators are free to modify sanctions placed by former administrators – that is, editors who do not have the administrator permission enabled (due to a temporary or permanent relinquishment or desysop) – without regard to the requirements of this section. If an administrator modifies a sanction placed by a former administrator, the administrator who made the modification becomes the "enforcing administrator". If a former administrator regains the tools, the provisions of this section again apply to their unmodified enforcement actions. Important notes:
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2) Checkuser has been run on PoolGuy and the results logged by Arbitration Committee member User:Fred Bauder for purposes of comparison should a question arise regarding continued creation of multiple accounts.
Log any block, ban or extension under any remedy in this decision here. Minimum information includes name of administrator, date and time, what was done and the basis for doing it.
-- ajn ( talk) 16:19, 25 June 2006 (UTC)