John Robinson wrote:
Fred Bauder wrote:
I definitely want to see some evidence and also some information about what would be evidence. How do we determine that someone is a reincarnation of a previously banned user?
It's pretty simple really, using the old saw:
- They look like a duck. Check, derivative usernames (Entmoots of
Trolls, JRR Trollkien, Leo Trollstoy)
- They walk like a duck. Check, editing mostly the same articles as
the banned user did.
- They quack like a duck. Check, the edits made to the
above-mentioned articles are virtually the same as those made by the banned user.
Even with all three of these being the case, it is hypothetically possible that they are not, indeed, a reincarnation of the banned user. However I think it is overkill to go to their house, knock on their door and ask "Hey, are you [banned user]?" Assuming that the banned user was banned for their behavior, it makes sense that a new account displaying the same behavior should also be banned.
These are not evidence. They are merely grounds for suspicion, although I agree that simply asking them if they are reincarnations of a banned user can't be a very fruitful process.
Hard evidence likely involves the analysis of contribution logs.
We need a process to be somewhat more sophisticated than kangaroos jumping on ducks.
Ec