On 6/15/07, Sheldon Rampton <sheldon(a)prwatch.org> wrote:
In this case, we're talking about a user
(CharlotteWeb) who seems to
have a long history of constructive editing, and no evidence that she
is a vandal or a sockpuppet. The fact that sockpuppets use Tor does
not mean that using Tor proves she is a sockpuppet. (Elementary logic
lesson: "a implies b" does not mean that "b implies a.") In the
absence of other evidence that CharlotteWebb is a problem user,
therefore, Jayjg should have used discretion and raised his question
privately rather than publicly in the RfA.
"Assume good faith" comes to mind. Before the checkuser, was there any
evidence to the contrary?