[WikiEN-l] saladin request to have user page unblocked

[abu hamza]

well, it seems that there is no end to the indefinate bans. And any 
discussions on my case are to be stifled out (user page blocked)

slimline (the original person to request jaygy ban me) has just UNILATERY 
revoked tom harrisons 1 week ban, and placed me on indefinate ban, with the 
usual long list. The additional reason given is sock puppetry , as i have 
logged on to wikipedia - without using my saladin, to discuss the ban with 
the various administrators involved.

My request is to have my user page unblocked, as i was going to use it to 
put my case for this week ban, and once my week ban is finished on the 26th 
. If there is no consenus to have me banned indefinately it should be 
revoked

Now the wikipedia guideline for sock puppetry are

Jimbo Wales has said:

    There's no specific policy against it, but it's generally considered 
uncool unless you have a good reason.
    I would say that multiple usernames are really only a problem if they 
are used as a method of troublemaking of some sort. For example, to generate 
an appearance of consensus, or to vote more than once, or to hide from 
public scrutiny.[1] (2003)


here are the reasons sock puppetry is not allowed
Voting

Wikipedia uses a "one person, one vote" principle for all votes and similar 
discussions where individual preferences are counted in any fashion. 
Accordingly, sock puppets may not be used to give the impression of more 
support for a viewpoint. This includes voting multiple times in any 
election, or using more than one account in a discussion at polls and 
surveys, Wikipedia:Articles for deletion or Wikipedia:Requests for 
adminship. Proven sock puppets may be permanently blocked if used in this 
manner.
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Deception and impersonation

In addition to double-voting, sock puppets should not be used for purposes 
of deception, or to create the illusion of broader support for a position. 
This kind of behavior is disruptive and unnecessary for any potentially 
legitimate use of sock puppets. In particular, accounts that are used to 
maliciously impersonate another Wikipedian should be blocked permanently.
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Circumventing policy

Policies apply per person, not per account. Policies such as 3RR are for 
each person's edits. Similarly, using a second account for policy violations 
will cause any penalties to also be applied to your main account.

Users who are banned from editing or temporarily subject to a legitimate 
block may not use sock puppets to circumvent this. Evading a ban in this 
manner causes the timer on the ban to restart, and may further lengthen the 
ban

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So the only one applicable is the last "Users who are banned from editing or 
temporarily subject to a legitimate block may not use sock puppets to 
circumvent this. Evading a ban in this manner causes the timer on the ban to 
restart, and may further lengthen the ban"

I would suggest i wasn't circumventing the ban, as it was only used to 
discuss my case with administrators.  And even then it means ban restart or 
a lengthening of the ban.
(again i don't see any indefinate ban guidelines)

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>From: "Prasad J" <prasad59 at gmail.com>
>Reply-To: English Wikipedia <wikien-l at Wikipedia.org>
>To: "English Wikipedia" <wikien-l at wikipedia.org>
>Subject: Re: [WikiEN-l] jaygy and indefinate ban
>Date: Tue, 23 May 2006 22:32:56 +0530
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>Sure.
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