Case Opened on January 1, 2005
Case Closed on January 28, 2005
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Complaint by User:CheeseDreams against User:Rienzo (who also edits as Lady Tara, Piglet/Nasse, Baffinisland and 148.136.141.172)
Please limit your statement to 500 words
Rienzo has in the past committed homophobic vandalism to various user's talk pages
Rienzo (who claims to be from Sweden) has since created (at least) the following sockpuppets
The following issues then arose
Connecting these sockpuppets is a consistent phraseology, including the use of the term "cheesycake", and "This is your funeral, ha ha ha, etc...", including consistent choice of victims
I request the arbitration committee deal with this problem user, and enact steps to permanently prevent any continued act of this form CheeseDreams 01:33, 16 Dec 2004 (UTC)
Please limit your statement to 500 words
All numbering based on /Proposed decision (vote counts are there as well)
1) The use of sockpuppet accounts, while not generally forbidden, is discouraged. Abuse of sockpuppet accounts is strictly forbidden.
3) Admins may, at their judgement, block IP addresses that vandalise Wikipedia for up to one month at a time (Wikipedia:Blocking policy)
1.1) While there is no strong technical evidence linking Rienzo, Lady Tara, Baffinisland and Nasse (Piglet) all these accounts show patterns of behaviour (in particular, abusive posts aimed at a particular user with no sign of previous conflict) that suggest they are second accounts.
1.2) 148.136.141.172 is a public computer and is likely to be used by more than one person. Edits indicate various patterns of editing: an apparent test [1] of an offensive phrase removed quickly by the same person; a request for assistance in removing vandalism from the Swedish Wikipedia [2] (etc.); edits regarding "Engalism" and its VfD [3] (etc.); offensive "simple" vandalism [4]; attacks on contributors with the same lack of previous conflict noted in 1.1 above [5]
2) Rienzo, Lady Tara, Baffinisland, Nasse (Piglet), NahChyps and the user editing from 148.136.141.172 have engaged in personal attacks. See [6], [7], [8], [9], [10], [11] (particularly bad).
3) 148.136.141.172 has engaged in abusive vandalism, see this edit to homosexuality
4) Developer Tim Starling found evidence that NahChyps (who made this diff; see personal attack section above) and user:Rienzo were likely the same person.
1.1) For repeated personal attacks, Rienzo, NahChyps, Lady Tara, Baffinisland and Nasse (Piglet) are banned for three months.
2.1) Rienzo, Lady Tara, Baffinisland, Nasse (Piglet) and NahChyps shall be placed on a one year personal attack parole (starting after successful completion of any ban term). If any of these accounts makes edits which are judged by an administrator to be personal attacks, then all of the above accounts shall be shall be temp-banned for a short time, up to one week.
3) If Rienzo, Lady Tara, Baffinisland, Nasse (Piglet) and/or NahChyps can demonstrate editing behaviour completely free of personal attacks, they may apply to the arbcom to have the above restrictioned lessened or removed.
4.3) 148.136.141.172 should be blocked under the usual blocking policy guidelines on any occasion that pages are vandalised in any way via this public computer. No Arbitration ruling is required for this routine blocking.