Alachuckthebuck

Whose sock are you?

Hi, Alachuckthebuck. Whose sock are you, please? Is your main account blocked? Bishonen | tålk 23:17, 20 February 2021 (UTC).

I am not a sock Alachuckthebuck (talk) 01:18, 21 February 2021 (UTC)

This is my main. What makes you think I’m a sock? My ip? Alachuckthebuck (talk) 01:23, 21 February 2021 (UTC)

No. I don't have access to your IP. It was the nature of your edits, most especially this one. PS, you have to spell the username right if you want a ping to work. Bishonen | tålk 12:21, 21 February 2021 (UTC).

Forgot the stinking capital letters lol. Alachuckthebuck (talk) 16:41, 21 February 2021 (UTC)

And um can you have someone oversight the edit thank asked for my block and get me unblocked? Alachuckthebuck (talk) 16:43, 21 February 2021 (UTC)

"Oversight"..? No. And it was your edit that got you blocked, not Serial Number's. As for getting you unblocked, an uninvolved admin is going to evaluate your request for unblock. See the category at the bottom of the page. Quite a few admins follow the category, so I hope one will get around to you soon. Bishonen | tålk 16:52, 21 February 2021 (UTC).

would check user checking my logs for any links to accounts suffice to you as evidence that this a users primary account or would a sockpuppet investigation be the better idea? ps: do you know why they removed my statement? Alachuckthebuck (talk) 16:57, 22 February 2021 (UTC)

I don't think a CU would be relevant, no. Or that you could get a CU to look at it. For the removal, see the edit summary by Beeblebrox: [1]. There, now I've pinged Beeblebrox for you. He's a CU, he can tell you about your logs etc. if he likes. Bishonen | tålk 22:00, 22 February 2021 (UTC).

February 2021

You have been blocked indefinitely from editing for editing project space without disclosing your main account. Undisclosed alternative accounts are not to be used in discussions internal to the project.

If you think there are good reasons for being unblocked, please read the guide to appealing blocks, then add the following text below the block notice on your talk page: {{unblock|reason=Your reason here ~~~~}}.  ~ ToBeFree (talk) 00:08, 21 February 2021 (UTC)

This user's unblock request has been reviewed by an administrator, who declined the request. Other administrators may also review this block, but should not override the decision without good reason (see the blocking policy).

Alachuckthebuck (block log • active blocks • global blocks • contribs • deleted contribs • filter log • creation log • change block settings • unblock • checkuser (log))

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Request reason:

I am not a sock, this is my main account.

Decline reason:

Below this, you immediately declare you have edited before. Please appeal from your original account. Ritchie333 ^{(talk) (cont)} 14:57, 23 February 2021 (UTC)

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Alachuckthebuck (talk) 01:44, 21 February 2021 (UTC)}

Have you edited before? PhilKnight (talk) 10:46, 21 February 2021 (UTC)

Yes I have (UPDATE: this was a mistake that I tried to fix but got reverted, so trying to clear it up, and that is not true, I misunderstood the question). Alachuckthebuck (talk) 16:40, 21 February 2021 (UTC)

So here's the thing. You created a Wikipedia account, went straight for an arb's talk page, and have displayed a good deal of knowledge of the behind-the-scenes parts of Wikipedia, so much so that it's pretty obvious you're not new here. Usually, that combination of factors means troll or sockpuppet. You said you've edited before...would you be willing to share the name of your previous account(s)? If you are not willing to do so publicly (such as if this is a new account for privacy reasons), I think it would be reasonable for you to email the Arbitration Committee with the name(s) and they can confirm publicly that you've disclosed them. GeneralNotability (talk) 17:13, 21 February 2021 (UTC)

Per Wikipedia:Clean_start#Contentious and scrutinized topics, I'd refuse any non-public disclosure in this case. It's either proper disclosure or the block. ~ ToBeFree (talk) 19:11, 21 February 2021 (UTC)

Um I meant I edited before on this account and before I ever made this account I read the policy pages and a large amount of arb com cases (including both the lightbreather case and brownhairedgirl.) I can see your points though. Alachuckthebuck (talk) 20:45, 21 February 2021 (UTC)

@ToBeFree: I will if all other options fail out myself to arb com. I will willingly do a sockpuppet investigation or have a checkuser look at my IP logins. Will any of those options work to your satisfaction and/or be available in this case? Alachuckthebuck (talk) 17:12, 22 February 2021 (UTC)

ArbCom does not deal with these regular blocks. Checkuser is not done on self-request. I simply don't believe you and would be surprised if anyone else does. ~ ToBeFree (talk) 19:04, 22 February 2021 (UTC)

@ToBeFree: I've been watching this whole situation play out. For anything it's worth, I don't entirely see any obvious indicators here. Sure, they seem to have an advanced knowledge of the behind-the-scenes. But that doesn't mean that every single person who reads up on the policies and familiarizes themselves with the project is immediately a sock. I wouldn't be surprised if, as a hypothetical, the editor finds an arbitration case being discussed in a venue they run across, and decide to take a look at the current cases. They find the page, see that statements are allowed to be made, and then decide to chime in. The only suspicious edit I can see, is their first edit to make a section on Worm That Turned's talk page. This isn't to say that there's no possibility of sockpuppetry, it simply would seem to me that everyone is a bit too fast to call sock based on account age alone. So I ask, with the full assumption that the block was made in good faith, and per WP:ADMINACCT, what evidence remains of sockpuppetry that is sufficient enough to warrant a block? EggRoll97 ^(talk) 21:17, 22 February 2021 (UTC)

EggRoll97, there are two possible scenarios here:

• The case references at the end of Special:Diff/1007961231 are the culmination of a trolling attempt by someone who is not here to build an encyclopedia, and whose previous attempts to gain attention were not successful enough;
• This is a helpful new contributor who has taken the time to read through ArbCom cases including over 5 year old ones, familiarized themselves with functionary usergroups (CU, OS), all in absolute silence, before becoming active in a suddenly awakened interest to participate in highly controversial areas behind the scenes. They will, if unblocked, suddenly make helpful contributions to the encyclopedia, because their interest in stirring up attention behind the scenes has suddenly gone away with the block.

A commonly applied principle when dealing with such accounts is "If it looks like a duck, swims like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then it probably is a duck", as cited at Wikipedia:Sockpuppet_investigations/SPI/Administrators_instructions#Non-CheckUser_cases. ~ ToBeFree (talk) 21:51, 22 February 2021 (UTC)

ToBeFree Thank you for the quick response, and my apologies for questioning it. It actually took me a while to figure out which case references they were referring to, before it very suddenly dawned on me. This now leads me to the same camp as you and GeneralNotability, wondering which account they previously contributed on. In my case, simply out of pure curiosity to see what kind of...I suppose the only word would likely be unsavory, contributions they made before this account. EggRoll97 ^(talk) 22:20, 22 February 2021 (UTC)

No worries – assuming good faith is normally correct, and I'm always disappointed when the principle fails. ~ ToBeFree (talk) 22:28, 22 February 2021 (UTC)

As you have said, I have read large amounts of arb com cases. Why do you think I want attention? And to give you the reason I made that first edit was to ask about adoption (ask him if you want to) and not seem like an idiot by talking about it on his talk page. And I’m just saying it can’t hurt to check as checkuser is mainly used in sockpuppet investigations. @ToBeFree: I gave my consent (as if it matters anymore) and I regularly check the arb com cases list and that’s how I found it and thought it would be a good idea to add my 2 cents to that case. One last thing, can you give me one single piece of concrete evidence that I am not telling the truth? Alachuckthebuck (talk) 23:28, 22 February 2021 (UTC)

Response from WTT

Since he's been emailing me, I replied the following to Alachuckthebuck

I understand why our community members are concerned. You've acted in a manner that implies you have a lot of knowledge of Wikipedia behind the scenes - knowledge that generally comes from years of experience. I've looked at your edits and I have to agree, I would assume you've previously had an account. Given that you have edited "project pages", and appear to have significant knowledge of Wikipedia, it appears that you are breaching our policy on "illegitimate uses of alternate accounts".

Can you please explain, on wiki (or to me by email if the reasons are private) - how you have so much knowledge of the inner workings of wikipedia, including history of individuals. I don't accept "I have read many Arbcom cases" without further explanation - why exactly? There's far more salacious areas to investigate, even on Wikipedia. The vast majority of Arbcom cases are dull, due to the diversity. Different people find different ones interesting, depending on where their area of interest lies. Worm^TT(talk) 10:47, 23 February 2021 (UTC)

@Worm That Turned: I have sent you an email with the whole picture. Please let me know any questions you may have. Alachuckthebuck (talk) 03:36, 25 February 2021 (UTC)

Response from Ritchie333

Hi, thanks for your email, but I prefer to communicate on-wiki when possible. I'm not really the best person to ask about proving whether or not you have any alternate accounts, as I don't get involved in that area. I declined your unblock request because you appeared to assert that you did have multiple accounts. I have to endorse WTT's views above, that the administrative side of things is dull. The fun stuff is writing content. Ritchie333 ^{(talk) (cont)} 21:06, 9 March 2021 (UTC) Thank you for reading it, and I apologize for confusing you about that, it's very frustrating to not be able to edit and do the fun stuff so I have to the not-fun stuff first sadly. Alachuckthebuck (talk) 21:21, 9 March 2021 (UTC)

Self wikiwhale

Smash!

You've been squished by a whale!
Don't take this too seriously. Someone just wants to let you know you did something really silly.

You have been whaled for: Getting your self banned for making a statement to arbcom great job Chuck, great job. Alachuckthebuck (talk) 01:55, 21 February 2021 (UTC)

can someone do me a solid and add this to my user page?

put the code in the userbox on the right.

Committed identity: bc36274c4d830bf79d6cfd50f2bc62aa8dc6f29399bec86a7f3c01f4ee7fec42687846cf4613bfb06312bc0b5bf7c76eac8b0e11911ff4c8bb815f261f136378 is a SHA-256 commitment to this user's real-life identity.

please let me know if that isn't allowed. thank you. Alachuckthebuck (talk) 00:01, 23 February 2021 (UTC)

I've added it to the page where it usually goes, at the top. Bishonen | tålk 09:47, 23 February 2021 (UTC).

Thank you. Ps: sorry about this whole mess but I want to improve Wikipedia and definitely made some mistakes but I stand by what I said aside from my first response witch was a mistake on my part Alachuckthebuck (talk) 16:08, 23 February 2021 (UTC)

Unblock request

This user's unblock request has been reviewed by an administrator, who accepted the request.

Alachuckthebuck (block log • active blocks • global blocks • contribs • deleted contribs • filter log • creation log • change block settings • unblock • checkuser (log))

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Request reason:

I Have contributed over 100,000 edits to wikimedia commons, and would like to have the block removed. I think the block has served its purpose, and is only making more difficult for me to help fight vandalism from commons that spills onto en-wiki. When I was blocked, WTT recomended I work on another project for at least 6 months before requesting unblocks. I wound up waiting 2 years before starting to edit on commons, and have become a patroller, helping to fight vandalism. Looking back on this incident, I was really stupid, and applaud everyone involved for staying civil and answering my questions. Alachuckthebuck (talk) 19:15, 18 August 2024 (UTC)

Accept reason:

Welcome back, see below for details ~ ToBeFree (talk) 22:37, 11 September 2024 (UTC)

Well, can you clear up whether you've had previous accounts? New users don't usually wander into the areas where you did. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 01:49, 7 September 2024 (UTC)

I have not had any accounts other than this account, and I never edited as an IP. The way I found Wikipedia's underbelly was due to Sam Denby, and his channel HAI (half as interesting). The older videos started with directions to navigate to wp:ua the long way (Wikipedia:Unusual Articles). On the top of that page is a note: "Not to be confused with wp:uaa". After numerous visits, I got curious and clicked the link. From there I looked around using the handy navigation templates at the bottom of the page, in addition to inline links. from UAA, I went to the admin page, then to WP:User access levels. Then I found the Arbitration committee, and read through most of the archives. For context, the current ongoing case was JYTDOG2, and I started reading UA 6 months before that. Then I (eventually) created an account, and realizing I didn't know a lot about wikitext or citations, I put my name on the mentor list, and made a few edits (they were not good edits). Then the Rexx case showed up, and I thought I should make a statement. After I got blocked, I quickly appealed. I got a quick question about editing wikipedia before, witch I interpreted as "before you made a statement at Arbcom, had you made any edits to wikipedia?" As I had a whole 8ish edits, I (very stupidly) said yes. You can see the rest on wiki, other than the emails to Worm that Turned. In those emails, he suggested I work on another project for at least 6 months, and avoid dispute resolution as long as I can if/when I get unblocked. I continued to read cases, and look through archives, rfas, and FRAM. Thats when I realized who I had been dealing with, and realized how bad my situation was. So I kept reading, saw the whole JSS/Bleeblebrox mess play out, Estorix, Hog Farm's RFA, The Lordes saga (you can't make this stuff up), and even more recently the tropical cyclones and Mazjac. I want to reiterate, I did not edit any Wikimedia page other than my EN-Wiki talk page from the time of my block until January 2024

In January, I logged into commons for the first time. I used what I learned from en-wiki to be a good contributor. I patrolled new pages, helped at DR, and helped a massive font categorization project. As I got more experience in fighting vandalism and copyright, I found myself needing the tools of license reviewers (NPP for images). So I applied, the first time, I failed due to concerns of hat collecting. A few months later, I passed, but it was close, as someone brought up my EN-wiki block, and it caused a lot of drama that eventually caused an admin to warn people about bringing en-wiki drama to commons, and would eventually close as successful with a reminder to leave en-wiki drama at En-wiki. I really appreciated the intervention and support. But it made me realize this would continue to haunt me until I cleared it up. By this point someone had dragged me to AN about it in march, but the issue was resolved after we realized something had been mistranslated.

Sorry for the wall of text, I hope this clears everything up. I'm happy to answer any additional questions.

All the Best,

Alachuckthebuck (talk) 02:53, 7 September 2024 (UTC)

Courtesy ping @NinjaRobotPirate. Alachuckthebuck (talk) 00:41, 11 September 2024 (UTC)

You have an open unblock request. You don't need to ping individual admins. I guess if you're curious why it's taking so long, it's because you seem to be someone's undisclosed alternate account and to have a morbid fascination with English Wikipedia's drama, yet you've apparently contributed constructively to another project. So passing admins probably don't know to do. I suspect what will eventually happen is that you'll get unblocked when someone takes a leap of faith on you. I guess we can try to speed up the process a bit. @ToBeFree: what do you think? Do the edits on Commons convince you this isn't an undisclosed alternate account? NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 02:20, 11 September 2024 (UTC)

170,843 of these 173,748 contributions are from the Cat-a-lot tool for performing mass actions on categories, such as moving hundreds of single-letter SVG files from commons:Category:IBM Plex Sans Hebrew to one of its subcategories, or replacing all occurrences of commons:Category:Sheeps by commons:Category:Sheep. Of the remaining contributions, 606 are from semi-automated file (speedy) deletion nominations, 570 are from mass actions such as text replacements and deletion nominations using VisualFileChange, and 174 are from category changes made using HotCat. Zero contributions are from file uploads... on Commons. There's a relatively recent block for edit warring which consisted of restoring inapplicable speedy deletion tags against the uploader of the file, which, uh, is excused at least by the response to the block and could have been one of the few types of edit wars I might have performed in Alachuckthebuck's situation as well. On the English Wikipedia, an edit filter would have prevented the uploader's inappropriate removals.

I'll unblock primarily because the existence of this request shows that Alachuckthebuck's primary (or only) activity is to perform maintenance work, with a credible-enough story provided for the history behind this. While a focus on maintenance can quickly become disruptive due to a lack of contribution experience (again, zero images on Commons), it's not evidence of sockpuppetry. If Alachuckthebuck's contributions are disruptive, that can be dealt with, of course, but then please explicitly because of actual disruptive behavior, not because of my 2021 suspicion. ~ ToBeFree (talk) 22:36, 11 September 2024 (UTC)

Thanks for the quick response, As I'm interested in CV work, CV academy seems like a good place to start, but I have a hunch that I'll get rejected on edit count basis dispite my work on commons. Any tips or recommendations? All the Best -- Chuck ^Talk 23:35, 11 September 2024 (UTC)

Thanks for the appeal. I share your concern, but I think the list of questions usually asked in counter-vandalism academy trainings can be a good way to find things you might not yet be aware of and could easily look up without a trainer. If something does remain confusing, please let me know on my talk page and I'll happily explain. ~ ToBeFree (talk) 00:58, 12 September 2024 (UTC)

Welcome back!

Hi Alachuckthebuck,

Welcome back to the English Wikipedia. I'm sorry for making the path here a tough rocky road. Despite the initial trouble, I hope you like it here and decide to stay.

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Happy editing! ~ ToBeFree (talk) 22:38, 11 September 2024 (UTC)

+reviewer

Hello Alachuckthebuck, due to your experience with reviewing files and Commons, and with Wikipedia's internal processes, I've added the "pending changes reviewer" userright to your account. It doesn't do much; its main purpose is to allow you to declare something as "not vandalism" (as you can already revert vandalism without this privilege). Please read WP:RPC for details about this process, and ask (instead of taking action) if anything is unclear. Focus on clear cases, stay away where you're unsure.

Being granted reviewer rights neither grants you status nor changes how you can edit articles. If you do not want this user right, you may ask any administrator to remove it for you at any time.

See also:

• Wikipedia:Reviewing pending changes, the guideline on reviewing
• Wikipedia:Reviewing pending changes#Requirements to accept an edit, when to accept an edit

Best regards,
~ ToBeFree (talk) 22:47, 11 September 2024 (UTC)

Thank you for the user right, I'm planning on taking a few days to read up on en-wiki CV policies and tools, and patrolling here when I can. I understand your concerns about my lack of uploads on commons, and will probably take a while to feel comfortable making reports to anything other than UAA. All the Best -- Chuck ^Talk 23:30, 11 September 2024 (UTC)

The membership in the reviewer group is intentionally not time-limited. You are not required to review pages, especially as you hadn't asked for the permission, and you are not required to do so before any deadline. Take your time. I just know how difficult it could have been for you to request this rather simple and un-dangerous userright after a years-long block. ~ ToBeFree (talk) 00:56, 12 September 2024 (UTC)

CSD tagging

Hi, please don't tag brand-new articles for speedy deletion. Give editors at least an hour to keep working, since the reason for deletion may no longer hold up by the time they're done working on it. -- asilvering (talk) 17:56, 17 September 2024 (UTC)

Thanks for the tip! All the Best -- Chuck ^Talk 18:44, 17 September 2024 (UTC)

Trouted

Whack! You've been whacked with a wet trout. Don't take this too seriously. Someone just wants to let you know that you did something silly.

You have been trouted for: Reverting a good faith request on Wikipedia:Articles for creation/Redirects YOUR REASON HERE Drdr150 (talk) 18:53, 5 November 2024 (UTC)

Whoops! Looks like I misread the markup. Sorry! All the Best -- Chuck ^Talk 18:56, 5 November 2024 (UTC)