User talk:RhodiumArmpit

June 2010
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Please check my talk page
I replied to your comment there. Sea photo Talk 02:43, 27 June 2010 (UTC)

You have been blocked indefinitely from editing for '''This obviously isn't your first account and, per policy, alternative accounts cannot be used to perform controversial actions or actions designed to avoid scrutiny of the main account. I have been careful to remove the autoblock so you are welcome to resume using your main account'''. If you would like to be unblocked, you may appeal this block by adding the text below, but you should read our guide to appealing blocks first. Spartaz Humbug! 02:53, 27 June 2010 (UTC)

Hmmm.. I was going to add to the articles.
I;m not sure what an edit summary of THis means when it says that I am banned for that reason.
 * Means I brushed the enter key while typing but I reblocked with the full reason. You clearly have eidted before. Please use that account. Spartaz Humbug! 02:56, 27 June 2010 (UTC)

Hey Spartaz
I'm not trying to be cheeky here.

I just don't edit wikipedia. I follow along with the internal politics because I find it an interesting social construct. I edited a long time ago and stopped.

I happened to do a search here and realized that Jeff Merkey, who is still banned, had started in his usual innocuous way.

Here's his track record at ANI. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Search?search=jeff+merkey&prefix=Wikipedia%3AAdministrators%27+noticeboard&fulltext=Search+all+administrators%27+noticeboards+and+archives&fulltext=Search

I'd like to make sure that his long term corrosive nature isn't allowed back into this public resource until there are sufficient safeguards to prevent his previous behavior.

Regards, RA

Some more intformation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/71.219.59.226

You can see that this IP resolved to Salt Lake City.

It also edits the same article at the linuxmdb account http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Drew_Major&action=history

And that IP blanks the following, interesting pages. http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Account_suspensions/Jeff_Merkey&action=history http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Good_article_reassessment/Jeff_V._Merkey/1&action=history

It ought to be very clear who is behind this IP address and the linuxmdb account. Who else has any interest in the Merkey DeBugger (MDB) that linuxmdb has added and has as part of his user name.

RhodiumArmpit (talk) 03:22, 27 June 2010 (UTC)

Take a look guys, you're blocking the wrong guy
I'll put these links here for you guys to peruse at your leisure.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:List_of_banned_users

"Jeffrey Vernon Merkey (talk • contribs • block log), July 30, 2007 - see WP:RFAR/Jeffrey Vernon Merkey

Originally a one-year ban, extended to indefinite on September 7, 2008 after it emerged that he was harassing users off-wiki. "

Referenced above: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_arbitration/Jeffrey_Vernon_Merkey

This is about the fifth time he was banned.

This block log on his main account should give you *some* idea, but you'd have to look through his known sockpuppets as well: http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Log/block&page=User:Jeffrey+Vernon+Merkey

"07:35, 8 September 2008 Werdna (talk | contribs) blocked Jeffrey Vernon Merkey (talk | contribs) (account creation blocked) with an expiry time of indefinite ‎ (Arbitration enforcement: Increasing to indefinite due to real-life harassment of a user. PLEASE DO NOT UNBLOCK WITHOUT CONSULTATION. User:Werdna/JVM Block)"

"http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Administrators%27_noticeboard/Incidents&oldid=237022486#Jeffrey_Vernon_Merkey_real-life_stalking.2Fharassment"

I'm trying to make it clear that you're not dealing with an ordinary, run of the mill kook in Jeff Merkey. You need to get someone involved who went through the Merkey wars to see what he's like.

One more try then I'll leave it to you guys

 * Just a comment, this user doesn't seem entirely vicious. I find the "you know too much about Wikipedia" argument tenuous at best (look at my own edit history, as I was accused of the same at one point not long ago).  This user has responded in good faith when he/she asked me how to properly attend to the deletion of articles after I warned him/her not to blank articles (on my own Talk page).  I think if this user promises not to blank articles and follows proper policy, we could keep an eye on him/her.  Just my neutral 2 cents.-- &#x03C6; OnePt618Talk &#x03C6;   05:22, 27 June 2010 (UTC)