This should definitely be the case, I, like many others, am forced to
create accounts on several wikis routinely due to my job as a
Wikimedia Commons admin. I don't have the time to go back to my
Wikimedia Commons or Wikipedia userpage every time I create an
account. If someone believes that one of my accounts is an impostor
they should contact my before blocking it.
On 14/05/07, Casey Brown <cbrown1023(a)comcast.net> wrote:
You have to realize, though, that the sysop who blocks
you has the duty to
seek-out and contact the person who he believes is being impersonated to get
confirmation that a block is requested and accepted or to find out if it is
the user who it is supposed to be.
Casey Brown
Cbrown1023
-----Original Message-----
From: foundation-l-bounces(a)lists.wikimedia.org
[mailto:foundation-l-bounces@lists.wikimedia.org] On Behalf Of Tim Starling
Sent: Monday, May 14, 2007 12:50 AM
To: foundation-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org
Subject: Re: [Foundation-l] Cross-Wiki accounts
Casey Brown wrote:
Many smaller wikis are cracking down on
cross-wiki accounts to stop
impersonation. If you create an account on another Wikimedia Project,
make
sure it is linked from your main account.
Otherwise, it may get blocked.
An easy way to do all this is to create a master list of your accounts at
Meta and link that page to all your other sites. This will, hopefully,
make
it harder for you to be impersonated, and easier
for your accounts to be
identified.
A tool that can be used to identify accounts that aren't yours can be
found
I don't really mind if someone impersonates me. I'm going to mind quite a
bit if I try to edit some small wiki and find that I'm blocked.
-- Tim Starling
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