[WikiEN-l] Checkuser for fun, for profit, for mild curiosity, for sharing, for whatever

[Anthony]

On 8/13/07, Gregory Maxwell <gmaxwell at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 8/13/07, Anthony <wikimail at inbox.org> wrote:
> > One thing I expect is to know when checkuser is run against me.  I
> > expect to know about this before it happens, and I expect a chance to
> > argue against it happening.
> >
> > But, even if this were fixed I still doubt I'd feel comfortable with
> > the system.  I think I'd have to vote for abandoning the tool
> > completely.
>
> Anthony, When you were caught using a sock the folks who investigated
> the sock decided to extend you an assumption of good faith and took
> your claim, that you didn't intend the negative outcome which followed
> from, at face value. Your actions were not publicly disclosed in that
> case, even though only your reputation would have been hurt and not
> your privacy.
>
I just took a look.  You're not on the checkuser list.  So how exactly
did you find out about this sockpuppet?