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Heads up: your unblock of GageCSayre

• User:GageCSayre
• User:TheAmazingCoffeeMan
• WP:AN thread

I was pleasantly surprised to see you slash through red tape and lift that ancient block, which was a refreshing change of pace after your stonewalling of a similar request some time ago; HOWEVER, I believe in doing so you might've overlooked a relevant bit of information.

In their unblock request, the user claims to be User:RoyalRumble24, who is tagged as a sock of User:Alexcas11, who in turn is tagged as a banned LTA.

It is, of course, entirely possible that the connection was made in error (Wikipedia:Sockpuppet_investigations/Alexcas11/Archive doesn't even mention "RoyalRumble24" as far as I can tell), but I think we can both agree that this isn't something to just ignore. If you disagree, please make a statement to that effect for the record.

Thank you. 78.28.44.127 (talk) 07:46, 26 October 2024 (UTC)

This is what I get for trying to AGF and look for a simple solution. I think I'm still inclined to just wait and see given the amount of time involved. The unblock doesn't really change anything as they apparently can't access that account, so if they don't immediately go back to creating hoaxes there's no issue, and if they do... banhammer. Just Step Sideways ^{from this world ..... today} 17:28, 26 October 2024 (UTC)

As the instigator of that thread I kind of feel the same way. +1 for them trying to be transparent though, when they could have just not mentioned all the extra socks. — ClaudineChionh (she/her · talk · contribs · email) 23:18, 26 October 2024 (UTC)

The problem is that effectively allowing a banned LTA back on the site isn't a call that a single admin can make. By simply unblocking, we're setting the editor up for failure.

Think about it: the best case scenario is that the user becomes a productive contributor, at some point gets into a dispute with someone over something (which is quite literally unavoidable), that someone decides to use the fact that the user is still technically banned to get the upper hand, and all hell breaks loose (with you at the center of it probably).

Instead of leaving the siteban situation effectively unresolved, we should follow the normal procedure: start with a CU check on TheAmazingCoffeeMan (I'm sure @NinjaRobotPirate: wouldn't mind lending a hand) to make sure the banned LTA doesn't have twenty other accounts operating already (AGF but verify), ask them about those other accounts they didn't mention, and then have a proper AN discussion.

Personally, I too would support letting them return based on the length of time that has passed since their vandalizing rampage alone, but it's in everyone's best interest to do it the proper way. 78.28.44.127 (talk) 02:10, 27 October 2024 (UTC)

I've raised the issue on their talk page. Just Step Sideways ^{from this world ..... today} 18:38, 27 October 2024 (UTC)

Dummy

[Bishzilla is often herself tempted to refer to little 'shonen as "dummy". Sticks the little Just Step Sideways in her pocket. Approvingly:] Good little user! Stay! bishzilla _ROARR!! pocket 09:10, 26 October 2024 (UTC).

I don't often find myself agreeing with colossal prehistoric reptilian / dinosaurian monsters, but to say that the thoughs expressed in User:Just Step Sideways/situations are well articulated and as a long-term (c. 2005) WR/WPO lurker, align with my own. Ceoil (talk) 22:26, 26 October 2024 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Admin's Barnstar
	Your close at WP:Articles for deletion/Music composition and composers in Pristina was exactly was what I thought of saying to asilvering, but chose not to for lack of desire to "argue with the refs" as it were. Thanks! Mach61 04:01, 28 October 2024 (UTC)

Thanks! Just Step Sideways ^{from this world ..... today} 17:25, 28 October 2024 (UTC)