User talk:Takoma808

Sockpuppetry case

You have been accused of sockpuppetry. Please refer to Wikipedia:Suspected sock puppets/74.41.82.26 for evidence. Please make sure you make yourself familiar with notes for the suspect before editing the evidence page. Artichoker^[talk] 17:26, 15 July 2008 (UTC)

Sockpuppetry

Alrighty. Evidently you've reverted the changes I made to the Harold and Kumar Escape From Guantanamo Bay article, and that's fine, if it was out of place, then I'm all for keeping Wiki articles within guidelines. But accusing me of sockpuppetry? Why, because I added a plot detail that had previously been added (and I'm guessing, removed)? Please, if you're going to hurl allegations at me over my first ever Wiki addition, try and make a stronger case. I saw the film earlier tonight, caught the post-credits scene, then looked the film up on Wikipedia. (I look up most films I see on Wikipedia, just out of curiosity, and to see if there's things I might have missed.) I noticed the scene was missing from an otherwise comprehensive plot section, so I added it in. If this has been added before and removed, then hey, get rid of it. It was my first ever edit, so I can handle being wrong or outside of the appropriate guidelines. (Which are extraordinarily difficult to find and put in context, especially for a new user, by the way.) But to then get a message saying I've been accused of this or that doesn't really make me want to continue contributing, especially with the guidelines, as I've mentioned, being so difficult to find and then get my head around. I'm sorry if repeated edits to that article have gotten up someone's nose, but I wasn't to realise this, and I'm afraid you are way, way off target with your accusation of sockpuppetry.

Now then, I'm new, and still not entirely sure I'm responding in the right way, or using correct formatting and so on. Let's hope I can appeal to the patience that is so obviously wearing thin with new and inexperienced users.

Thanks

Takoma808

(This is a copy+paste of a response to Artichoke's sockpuppetry accusation, initially posted on his Talk page. Posted here because I don't know on which page it's supposed to appear.)

Sockpuppetry

I am sorry if you have been falsely accused, we shall find out by the verdict of the case. It's just that your action seemed very suspicious, looking at the article's edit history. Many users have done the exact same thing as you, so I had enough evidence to assume they were all sockpuppets. Again, I am deeply sorry if you are not, and that your first experiences on Wikipedia have been less than stellar. Anyway, we shall see how the case plays out; I am certain there are at least some sockpuppets in the list of suspects I provide. Best, Artichoker^[talk] 18:03, 15 July 2008 (UTC)