Case Opened on 14:34, 17 June 2006 (UTC)
Case Closed on 02:55, 13 August 2006 (UTC)
Please do not edit this page directly unless you wish to become a participant in this request. (All participants are subject to Arbitration Committee decisions, and the ArbCom will consider each participant's role in the dispute.) Comments are very welcome on the Talk page, and will be read, in full. Evidence, no matter who can provide it, is very welcome at /Evidence. Evidence is more useful than comments.
Arbitrators will be working on evidence and suggesting proposed decisions at /Workshop and voting on proposed decisions at /Proposed decision.
Involved parties
- Tony_Sidaway (talk · contribs · blocks · protections · deletions · page moves · rights · RfA)
Iloveminun (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · block log)- changed username - Minun (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · block log)- PokemonFan (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · block log) (sock puppet)
- Minun Rules the world (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · block log) (sock puppet)
- Cute Minun (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · block log) (sock puppet)
- See also Wikipedia:Requests for checkuser/Case/Iloveminun
- See also Category:Wikipedia sockpuppets of Minun
- See also Category:Imposters of HighwayCello
- HighwayCello (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · block log) (self added)
- Smurrayinchester (talk · contribs · blocks · protections · deletions · page moves · rights · RfA) (self added)
- Confirmation that all parties are aware of the request
- Here User:Iloveminun informed. He is currently blocked and I (Tony Sidaway) have suggested that he respond in email to an Arbitrator or an unrecused clerk.
Requests for comment
Statement by Tony Sidaway
This user has engaged in personal attacks, vandalism, disruption of deletion debates, inappropriate nomination of pages for deletion, and sock puppetry for the purpose of block evasion. I have moved for a community ban but this was strongly opposed by editors whom I know and trust. They know his edits and, while condemning his behavior, believe that banning would be inappropriate. Thus I bring the case before the Committee. In view of the comments to the proposal for a community ban, I think that probation and general probation may work well. --Tony Sidaway 12:09, 12 June 2006 (UTC)
Comment by HighwayCello
I never did anything to warrant such attack, the only thing I did to ILM was block his sockpuppet and try to stop seriously comprosing the integrity of Wikipedia's articles. ILM has been harassing me because of this. Highway Rainbow Sneakers 17:27, 16 June 2006 (UTC)
Statement by HighwayCello
I guess I'm the one that can tell the other side of this story, the harassment that's just referred to as that, opposed to what it was. ILM didn't like me for goodness knows why, I was wary of him for a while, which led me to think that ILM could be using socks (you know what I mean ;). I caught the sockpuppet, and it has just escalated from there, ILM has tried to tell everyone not to trust me, inform everyone that I shouldn't be an admin or harass me or my friends here in general. (A full collection of harrassment and vandalism can be found at User:HighwayCello/Minun). It is true I have been "following" ILM, but I don't see reverting unintentional damage done to templates can be consider stalking, or even creating a template to help him with a manual job he was doing, as harmful stalking (I would do the same with any other unsteady editor).
ILM has shoved me to the point of breaking down and almost leaving the project on several occassions, even leaving harmful comments about me at the top of his userpage[1] and deleting my "shield", by moving it to his own userspace and speedy tagging it. ILM has badmouthed me both on his talk page,[2] as well as WP:AN, and harassed (shouting at, moaning at or generally annoying with his consistent winging) User:Actown, User:Celestianpower, User:Smurrayinchester and User:A Man In Black. I just want to be left alone, I don't know if I'll ever get back the trust I've lost from some editors because of this ordeal, I don't want to lose any friends. Highway Rainbow Sneakers 21:43, 12 June 2006 (UTC)
Statement by Smurrayinchester
Iloveminun seems to have broken just about every major policy of Wikipedia: I've found him uncivil, primarily to HighwayCello, but also to some other users, he has used at least two sockpuppets to promote his personal website, influence deletion debates and vandalise userpages, as well as abused speedy-deletion tags. He has also used fraudulent image descriptions, claiming copyrighted artwork as his own, and when found out, revert warred to remove an IfD tag, and then flooded IfD with "Speedy keep" votes. I gave him a one hour time-out block [3], in the hope that he might cool down, but he continued with his persection of HighwayCello, which only stopped when Sceptre gave him his current one week block. smurrayinchester(User), (Talk) 19:23, 16 June 2006 (UTC)
Clerk notes
As a party to this case, Tony Sidaway is recused as a clerk.
Preliminary decisions
Arbitrators' opinion on hearing this matter (5/0/0/0)
- Accept. Dmcdevit·t 00:09, 14 June 2006 (UTC)
- Accept. Matthew Brown (Morven) (T:C) 18:16, 14 June 2006 (UTC)
- Accept. James F. (talk) 23:29, 14 June 2006 (UTC)
- Accept. Sam Korn (smoddy) 18:08, 15 June 2006 (UTC)
- Accept. SimonP 02:05, 16 June 2006 (UTC)
Temporary injunction (none)
Final decision
All numbering based on /Proposed decision (vote counts and comments are there as well)
Principles
Keeping notes
1) It is acceptable to make a subpage to keep notes which document another user's behavior. Care should be taken to keep a factual record which avoids personal attacks on your own part.
- Passed 6 to 0 02:53, 13 August 2006 (UTC)
Harassment
2) It is unacceptable to harass another user, Wikipedia:Harassment.
- Passed 6 to 0 02:53, 13 August 2006 (UTC)
Personal attacks and courtesy
3) Users are expected to be reasonably courteous to one another and to avoid personal attacks, Wikipedia:No personal attacks and Wikipedia:Civility.
- Passed 6 to 0 02:53, 13 August 2006 (UTC)
Disruption
4) Users may be banned from editing articles which they disrupt by inappropriate editing.
- Passed 6 to 0 02:53, 13 August 2006 (UTC)
Honesty
5) Actions which are dishonest, including those which improperly attempt to move or delete records of their own editing behavior, are unacceptable.
- Passed 5 to 0 02:53, 13 August 2006 (UTC)
Findings of fact
Locus of dispute
1) Minun (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · nuke contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) edits mostly articles which relate to Pokémon and is in dispute with HighwayCello (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · nuke contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) who has the same interest [4] and [5]. There is some conflict over images.
- Passed 6 to 0 02:53, 13 August 2006 (UTC)
Sockpuppets
2) Iloveminun (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · nuke contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log), now Minun (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · nuke contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log), has created numerous sockpuppets: .HighwayCello (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · nuke contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log), HighwayCello' (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · nuke contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log), Pika25 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · nuke contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log), Poke Master (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · nuke contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log), Erupting Turtle (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · nuke contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log), Cute Minun (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · nuke contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log), Minun Rules the world (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · nuke contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log), Po132 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · nuke contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log), Minun132 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · nuke contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log), PokemonFan (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · nuke contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log), and Pokesaur (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · nuke contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log), see Wikipedia:Requests for checkuser/Case/Iloveminun.
- Passed 6 to 0 02:53, 13 August 2006 (UTC)
Harassing sockpuppets
3) .HighwayCello (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · nuke contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) and HighwayCello' (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · nuke contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) were created on June 25, 2006 by Minun.
- Passed 6 to 0 02:53, 13 August 2006 (UTC)
Mutual notes
4} Both HighwayCello and Minun maintained notes on each others behavior: User:HighwayCello/Minun and User:Iloveminun/HighwayCello
- Passed 6 to 0 02:53, 13 August 2006 (UTC)
Page move vandalism by Minun
5) Minun moved User:HighwayCello/Minun, notes maintained by HighwayCello on Minun's behavior, to User:Iloveminun/Black Hole [6].
- Passed 6 to 0 02:53, 13 August 2006 (UTC)
db-owner
6) Minun added a request for a speedy deletion to User:HighwayCello/Minun requesting deletion using Template:db-owner, a misrepresentation [7].
- Passed 6 to 0 02:53, 13 August 2006 (UTC)
Remedies
Note: All remedies that refer to a period of time, for example to a ban of X months or a revert parole of Y months, are to run concurrently unless otherwise stated.
One account
1) Minun shall choose one account and edit only under that account. If that account is blocked he shall not create other accounts or edit under other existing accounts. He may be banned for up to a month if he edits under any other account. All bans to be logged at Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Iloveminun#Log of blocks and bans.
- Passed 6 to 0 02:53, 13 August 2006 (UTC)
Minun banned for creation of harassing sockpuppets
2) Minun is banned for two months due to creation of the sockpuppets at Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Iloveminun/Workshop#Harassing sockpuppets, one month for each puppet.
- Passed 6 to 0 02:53, 13 August 2006 (UTC)
Minun banned for moving another's user page
3) Minun is banned for one month for moving another's user's subpage, details at Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Iloveminun/Workshop#Page move vandalism by Minun.
- Passed 6 to 0 02:53, 13 August 2006 (UTC)
Minun banned for attempting to destroy evidence
4) Minun is banned six months for attempting a speedy deletion of a page containing information documenting his behavior by falsely holding out that the owner of the page was requesting deletion, Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Iloveminun/Workshop#db-owner.
- Passed 6 to 0 02:53, 13 August 2006 (UTC)
Minun banned for personal attacks
5) Minun is banned for 3 months for personal attacks and harassment of HighwayCello [8] and [9].
- Passed 6 to 0 02:53, 13 August 2006 (UTC)
Personal attack parole
6) Minun is placed on personal attack parole. He may be briefly banned if he makes personal attacks on another user. If the attack is on HighwayCello, the ban may be for up to one month.
- Passed 6 to 0 02:53, 13 August 2006 (UTC)
Revert parole
7) Minun is placed on revert parole. He may revert any article, other than for obvious vandalism, only once in any 24 hour period.
- Passed 6 to 0 02:53, 13 August 2006 (UTC)
Minun placed on Probation
8) Minun is placed on Probation. He may be banned from any article which he disrupts. All bans to be logged at Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Iloveminun#Log of blocks and bans.
- Passed 6 to 0 02:53, 13 August 2006 (UTC)
Bans to be consecutive
9) All bans shall run consecutively including both the bans made in this decision and those made under it.
- Passed 6 to 0 02:53, 13 August 2006 (UTC)
Enforcement
Enforcement by block
1) Should Minun, editing under any username or IP, violate any ban imposed by or under this decision he may be briefly blocked, up to a week in the event of repeat offenses. After 5 blocks the maximum block shall increase to one month. All blocks to be logged at Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Iloveminun#Log of blocks and bans.
- Passed 6 to 0 02:53, 13 August 2006 (UTC)
Log of blocks and bans
Log any block, ban or extension under any remedy in this decision here. Minimum information includes name of administrator, date and time, what was done and the basis for doing it.
- Blocked by Pgk (talk · contribs · blocks · protections · deletions · page moves · rights · RfA) for 1 year as of 11:46, 13 August 2006, to implement the total of 1 year of general ban. Mangojuicetalk 16:28, 14 August 2006 (UTC)