On Fri, 06 Oct 2006 23:17:54 +0100, Guy Chapman aka JzG guy.chapman@spamcop.net wrote:
Ok, here's a basic question. One we should all be able to agree on. Should a "suspected sockpuppet" (new username) of a username block be blocked for being a sockpuppet? It's a simple enough question. Yes or no?
And in trying to render it as an unambiguous yes/no answer you have the nub of the problem: it depends entirely on who the puppeteer is, the quality of the evidence, the edits which were made under the suspected sock account.
Oh, plus, blocking is preventative. Is there a potential problem to be averted? Will blocking and then discussing on the user talk page be a better result for the project than letting them edit?
Guy (JzG)