Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Theforestofdean/Archive

24 June 2012

 * Suspected sockpuppets


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Block evasion: User:Theforestofdean opened the account and continued to belabour the points made by User:86.180.2.228 just after the IP contributor was given 24 hours. Old Moonraker (talk) 15:54, 24 June 2012 (UTC)

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 * Sounds like a WP:DUCK to me. Peridon (talk) 16:16, 24 June 2012 (UTC)

I was not aware of these rules. I registered an account because I got tired of being referred to as an IP Address. It was never my intention to circumnavigate the restriction imposed and edit the article with the new account, but simply to open up proper discussion, I was not aware that the restriction also included discussion on the talk page. Did I read all the terms and condition on Wikipedia - No I didnt, thats no excuse I know, but I'm simply pointing out it wasnt a deliberate sockpuppet or duck. I also work in IT, so if I really wanted to evade restrictions I'd probably come up with something a little more inventive than registering an account! My mistake for not reading the rules, but if I read every set of rules on every site I joined I'd never have time to use them. Anyway I apologise for any chaos or problems caused. Theforestofdean (talk) 06:02, 25 June 2012 (UTC)

Clerk, CheckUser, and/or patrolling admin comments

 * By his own admission, he is the IP. He may not have understood that he was socking but our policy states "Circumventing policies or sanctions: Policies apply per person, not per account. Policies such as the three-revert rule are for each person's edits. Using a second account to violate policy will cause any penalties to be applied to your main account, and in the case of sanctions, bans, or blocks, evasion causes the timer to restart. See also WP:EVASION."


 * To his credit, he has not touched the article but uses the account on the talk page to communicate. ⋙–Berean–Hunter—►  04:43, 25 June 2012 (UTC)
 * I'm closing this. The letter of the policy has not been followed, but the spirit has, and that's what matters. For an individual to sign up for an account while engaged in a dispute really cannot be considered sockpuppetry. WilliamH (talk) 00:45, 27 June 2012 (UTC)