[WikiEN-l] Re: Blocking without following policy
Ray Saintonge
saintonge at telus.net
Sat Jun 12 17:32:10 UTC 2004
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:
>
> 1) They look like a duck. Check, derivative usernames (Entmoots of
> Trolls, JRR Trollkien, Leo Trollstoy)
>
> 2) They walk like a duck. Check, editing mostly the same articles as
> the banned user did.
>
> 3) 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
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