[WikiEN-l] Follow-up on my Ban from Wikipedia (part 2)

[Ray Saintonge]

Vee wrote:
> On 06/09/07, Flame Viper <flameviper12 at yahoo.com> wrote:
>   
>> After the Soms/Elaragirl Saga, I remained blocked for a couple months.
>>
>> I created an account named Two-Sixteen one day and began editing articles.
>> I was courteous to everyone and was never warned for any reason. My
>> intentions (although grand) were to edit excellently, become an
>> administrator eventually, and then reveal myself to be Flameviper.
>> Hopefully, the fact that an indefinitely-banned user could become a sysop
>> would show everyone that I wasn't that bad after all, blah blah blah.
>>
>> Two-Sixteen brings up the issue of Flameviper to CattleGirl, a sysop. I
>> deliver a message to CattleGirl through e-mail.
>>
>> The issue of my unblocking is brought up at WP:AN or some such board by
>> SOMEONE OTHER THAN TWO-SIXTEEN. I CANNOT STRESS THIS ENOUGH.
>>
>> There is actually a discussion held, which results in a consensus to
>> unblock me. Through the entire discussion, the user Metros continually takes
>> every opportunity to attack me ("major stability issues", "is a troll").
>>
>> Flameviper is unblocked.
>>
>> Jpgordon performs a random-ass checkuser and finds that Two-Sixteen and
>> Flameviper are the same person.
>>
>> Both accounts are indef-blocked.
>>     
>
> checkusers are free to check whoever they like (as long as they have good
> reason). rfcu is just a convenience.
There's a difference between performing a checkuser, and using the 
result to unilaterally act in a manner contrary to what had resulted 
from what appears to have been a consensus arising from a discussion. 

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