Wikipedia:Requests for comment/Young Zaphod

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Statement of the dispute
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Description
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The user in question violated WP:SOCK by casting multiple votes in:
 * Articles for deletion/NiMUD
 * Articles for deletion/Online creation
 * Articles_for_deletion/Verbungula

He has been accused of violation WP:3RR and WP:OWN for:
 * NiMUD
 * Online creation

Some more details regarding his activities are listed at Category:Suspected_Wikipedia_sockpuppets_of_Young_Zaphod

Evidence of disputed behavior
(Provide diffs. Links to entire articles aren't helpful unless the editor created the entire article. Edit histories also aren't helpful as they change as new edits are performed.)

Diffs aren't included due to the pervasiveness of edits by sock puppets on the AfDs in question:
 * Articles for deletion/NiMUD
 * Articles for deletion/Online creation
 * Articles_for_deletion/Verbungula
 * I compiled some on my talk page

This from Atari200Tim
 * (Young Zaphod | talk | contributions)


 * Definite socks : Please see


 * (151.201.48.208 | talk | contributions) (many other 151.201.* IPs have done similar edits; appears to be a campus computer lab or dorm room computer based on its physical address ) Young Zaphod has also been signed in when replying to posts on this sock's talk page.
 * (67.165.85.111 | talk | contributions)
 * (Eggster | talk | contributions) (he was banned temporarily for 3RR with the next IP, and Eggster hasn't been back since, less than a week later though, Young Zaphod suddenly appeared and has been doing similar edits with similar arguments)
 * (68.162.148.34) | talk | 68.162.148.34) (this IP is also part of the same campus' computers as mentioned above, and has been proven to be the same person as Eggster after ironically requesting a CheckUser on myself (Atari2600tim) versus some other editors) --Atari2600tim (talk • contribs) 02:40, 21 February 2006 (UTC)
 * (Eht Lived) | talk | contributions), another user whose only contributions were to the two current AfDs


 * probable socks
 * (66.101.59.248 | talk | contributions) (this IP is owned by The Optimal Link, a hosting company, and is the one that NiMUD runs on; shell account can be easily used as a proxy via Lynx)


 * (Draktus | talk | contributions)
 * (SargonIII | talk | contributions)

Evidence user continues to disrupt, ignore consensus and has expanded disruption to other pages. (see MUD)


 * 1) (cur) (last)  19:09, 25 February 2006 Ehheh (Back in line with consensus you go!)
 * 2) (cur) (last) 18:02, 25 February 2006 151.201.12.16 (rv)
 * 3) (cur) (last) 20:21, 24 February 2006 Ehheh (I agree with the others. Belongs in the Merc article, not here)
 * 4) (cur) (last) 19:15, 24 February 2006 151.201.12.16 (rv)
 * 5) (cur) (last) 23:49, 22 February 2006 Jlambert (rv)
 * 6) (cur) (last) 22:41, 22 February 2006 151.201.12.108 (rv)
 * 7) (cur) (last) 11:45, 21 February 2006 Jlambert (rv - Three users say nay it's not interesting, you say aye - mae your case on talk page please)
 * 8) (cur) (last) 11:40, 21 February 2006 151.201.48.208 (rv Adding Merc-specific quality information)
 * 9) (cur) (last) 18:52, 20 February 2006 Atari2600tim (re-removing merc-specific junk)
 * 10) (cur) (last) 18:16, 20 February 2006 Young Zaphod (rv I disagree)
 * 11) (cur) (last) 03:46, 20 February 2006 Phorteetoo (rv per Atari2600tim's reasoning (nn in general mud history))
 * 12) (cur) (last) 22:56, 19 February 2006 151.201.48.208 (rv)
 * 13) (cur) (last) 20:35, 19 February 2006 Jlambert (I got down to the this paragraph and couldn't remember who Peterson or what his game was, so I've made it explicit here.)
 * 14) (cur) (last) 20:01, 19 February 2006 Atari2600tim (not noteworthy in general MUD history, perhaps notable among Merc derivatives; if so, put it at Merc_(MUD))
 * 15) (cur) (last) 19:06, 19 February 2006 151.201.48.208 (?History)
 * 16) (cur) (last) 19:03, 19 February 2006 151.201.48.208 (?History)
 * 17) (cur) (last) 19:01, 19 February 2006 151.201.48.208 (?History)
 * 18) (cur) (last) 19:00, 19 February 2006 151.201.48.208 (?History)
 * 19) (cur) (last) 18:58, 19 February 2006 151.201.48.208 (?History)
 * 20) (cur) (last) 18:57, 19 February 2006 151.201.48.208 (?History)
 * 21) (cur) (last) 15:25, 19 February 2006 Young Zaphod m

Applicable policies
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 * WP:SOCK
 * WP:3RR
 * WP:NOR
 * WP:OWN

Evidence of trying and failing to resolve the dispute
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 * User talk:Young Zaphod
 * User talk:151.201.48.208
 * User_talk:67.165.85.111

(again, apologies for not providing diffs, but a quick glance at these pages will clearly demonstrate the actions of this user.)

Users certifying the basis for this dispute
{Users who tried and failed to resolve the dispute}

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 * Karnesky 12:07, 20 February 2006 (UTC)
 * Jlambert 13:34, 20 February 2006 (UTC)
 * Atari2600tim (talk • contribs) 14:09, 20 February 2006 (UTC)
 * Ehheh 14:14, 20 February 2006 (UTC) - and his reply

Other users who endorse this summary
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 * Scandum 13:57, 21 February 2006 (UTC)
 * Ifnord 14:50, 21 February 2006 (UTC)
 * KaVir 23:11, 28 February 2006 (UTC)

Response
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I just think it's all in good fun. For additional comments see my user page. Young Zaphod 17:34, 20 February 2006 (UTC)

Outside view by JzG
Young Zaphod's comments above are revealing: this is not malicious vandalism, it's an excess of enthusiasm which needs to be tempered and soon. I don't think it's tme for RfC yet, I do think if he doesn't calm down he's due for blocking. Just zis Guy you know? 20:40, 21 February 2006 (UTC)

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Outside view by McClenon
I mostly agree with JzG, but not entirely. Young Zaphod is not malicious. He has an excess of enthusiasm and thinks that Wikipedia is a game. On the other hand, I think this Request for Comments is appropriate as a way to request comments on his behavior. His conduct is disruptive, and he needs to calm down. As JzG says, he will be blocked otherwise, whether by admins or by the ArbCom.

Users who endorse this summary (sign with ~ ):
 * 1) Robert McClenon 15:22, 22 February 2006 (UTC)
 * 2) Young Zaphod's statements says it all, "I just think it's all in good fun."  Wikipedia is not a game, it is an encyclopedia (see WP:ENC). --Hetar 20:37, 8 March 2006 (UTC)

Discussion
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