[WikiEN-l] We need a policy against vote-stacking

[Tony Sidaway]

On 5/8/06, Craig Whitford <craigwhitford1 at emailaccount.com> wrote:
> Perhaps the best policy against vote-stacking:
> 1. Run a checkuser on all accounts that ONLY participate in the AFD concerning
> the article.
> 2. If the checkuser is positive, block the user for sockpuppetteering for a week
> and leave note on talk page.
> 3. Block sockpuppets indefinitely.
>
> This might deal with AFDs on 'fancruft' and other controversial matters... certainly worth a try!

Votes and comments from users that *only* participate in the AfD in
question have long been routinely discounted.