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Working on Article: Surah Al-Muminun

Assalamualaykum,

Thought I'd let you know I'm trying to put in some material for articles describing the various Surahs of the Quran InshaAllah (my most recent being Surah Al-Muminun. Now, there is not much I can do with my limited knowledge and resources, besides there IS a lot of wisdom in the adage 'Two heads are better than one' when it comes to learning and trying to put in words, something about a subject as vast as this.

P.S. Lets try to make that 'More than two'... AND not to forget, the adjectives 'reliable' & 'authentically sourced' :) (Everything is but, InshaAllah of course)

Wassalaam,

~ 'Abd el 'Azeez (talk) 10:09, 6 May 2009 (UTC)

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Recent edits on Safiyya bint Huyayy

Recently few sections of article have been removed. These sections were based on Martin Lings' work, reason cited was that Lings is not a historian and was just a writer.

But same article quotes Wafa Sultan who is a psychatriat.

The difference seems to be is that Lings quotation were in support of Muslim view while Wafa's are against.

I think a discussion is needed over this issue.

--Sayed Mohammad Faiz Haider Rizvi (talk) 12:56, 5 June 2009 (UTC)

Ayesha(R.A)

Does this come under tendentious editing. Using Colin Turners book as a source (the same source for the statement on child marriages and the same page as well), Discussion is taking place here Only one statement of Colin Turner is being presented and the other is being conveniently ignored leading to change in meaning . Asking question on talk page because this user is a member of Wikipedia:WikiProject Islam/Expert Wikipedians in Islamic issues --Gnosisquest (talk) 02:28, 29 June 2009 (UTC)

Salam just wanted to tell you that Maulana Ali is not a scholar in the wikipedia sense. Colin Turners view [1] on page 34-35 can be added ( Though it will have to be edited)

Just informing you since some mods have a habit of reverting edits without mentioning any reason. --Gnosisquest (talk) 13:59, 24 July 2009 (UTC)

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I've nominated List of former Jews, List of former Christians, and List of former Muslims together for deletion: Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of former Jews.Kitfoxxe (talk) 15:40, 31 December 2009 (UTC)

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I really like your username

You've really got one of the most thought-provoking Usernames I've seen. Your explanation of it is very compelling, too. Many people don't know this, but in Jewish history there were real schools of thought that promoted the idea that sin could be blessed. The idea that some sins were "holy sins" was one of the fundamental concepts of Sabbateanism. My alternate account is User:JacobFrank, named after a Sabbatean religious leader who lived in Europe and believed in "purification through transgression." BTW, some of the Sabbateans, including Shabbetai Zvi the founder of the movement, became Muslims. Jews and Muslims have more in common than we usually realize. Shalom aleichem, and blessed be your sins, AFriedman (talk) 07:38, 18 February 2010 (UTC)

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Inclusion of map in Gaza flotilla page

Hi Bless Sins,

Thanks for creating the map and adding to the discussion. However I'm concerned that the map is a gross oversimplification of world reaction. Please go back to the discussion page and answer some of my concerns regarding the map.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Gaza_flotilla_clash#Requested_edit_.28please_add_image.29

I'm not opposed to including it, but I am concerned that its not really neutral.

Zuchinni one (talk) 03:27, 1 June 2010 (UTC)

Hi Bless Sins, the OR in the map stems from the fact that different people are interpreting 'condemnation' in different ways. If a country condemns the violence ... does that mean they condemn Israel, the Israeli violence, the activist violence (since some people claim they were first ones to become physical), or the violence from both sides?

Also a map that only shows condemnation is not neutral. If there was a way to colorize the specific different responses from different countries and make that a map it might be more acceptable. But to only have a map showing condemnation, when there has been a wide range of responses does not seem neutral.

I hope this has been clear. I actually really liked your map at first, but the more I looked at the international reactions, the more I felt that, in this case, a map couldn't fairly indicate world responses. Zuchinni one (talk) 11:42, 1 June 2010 (UTC)

For a good example of my concern check out he UN's response ... condemnation of "Those acts leading to a loss of life" but specifically not mentioning Israel. And by the way ... it's been nice chatting with you too :) Zuchinni one (talk) 12:39, 1 June 2010 (UTC)

Hi Bless, I apologize for keeping this brief, but I took another look at the main page for Talk:International_reactions_to_the_Gaza_flotilla_clash#Map and it appears that other people are also concerned about the the neutrality of using the blanket term 'condemnation' when there are often carefully written statements in the international arena. The concern is that someone needs to make a judgment as to what exactly is being condemned. I'm not familiar with all of the reactions, so I used the UN reaction as an example of the kind of problem we face. Since a judgment needs to be made, that seems to qualify as OR.

Also a map that shows condemnation specifically, will necessarily leave out a lot of other international reactions. To do this in an unbiased way you would need, at a minimum, separate categories for: 1) Direct criticism of Israel 2) Criticism of the events/acts 3) Expressions of sympathy 4) Calls for inquiry ... and combinations of each of these for countries that did more than one.

However I do think it would be possible to fairly create a map of all countries who have called for an unbiased inquiry of events. That is a neutral statement and yet still signals concern from the countries that something further might need to be done, depending on the results of the inquiry.

I hope that this has helped. I'm going to add it to the main talk section as well so others can refer to it. Also I may not be able to respond quickly to future discussions for the next few days so please be patient if I don't seem to reply to future conversations. Zuchinni one (talk) 03:33, 2 June 2010 (UTC)

Your Gabon addition seems to have been removed, and the lead doesnt then have a source. I was wondering about this edit? (though it is on the map)Lihaas (talk) 05:13, 3 June 2010 (UTC)

Hi Bless! Given the controversial nature of the map and the current request for comment from the wikipedia community at large, I would like to request you temporarily remove it from the main reactions article until a consensus is reached. Cheers ---- Zuchinni one (talk) 10:49, 3 June 2010 (UTC)

What is the status of this map? I haven't been following it, right now trying to keep tabs on the censorship of the map and other POV edits. Have you been following it?Lihaas (talk) 01:30, 9 June 2010 (UTC)

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Long time

Hey, hope you have been well. I've had some spare time recently and decided to get back into editing again. We never did get round to working together to build an article up to GA or FA (Or did we?). Any suggested articles, let me know. ITAQALLAH 00:11, 10 June 2010 (UTC)

Both are heavy topics and of classical and modern significance. I'm happy to work on either, probably a slight inkling towards Sharia. A good volume of high quality refs is the first starting point so whichever article we can get these for is the best one to do I think. ITAQALLAH 18:21, 11 June 2010 (UTC)

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Jagged 85 cleanup

Thanks for your message at my talk. Please see WT:Requests for comment/Jagged 85#Wholescale deletion for a very preliminary response. I will follow up, but have not yet had the opportunity to examine the important issues you raised. Johnuniq (talk) 04:46, 2 October 2010 (UTC)

Jagged 85 clean up

Pleas take time to read

• WP:Requests for comment/Jagged 85 April 2010
• WT:Requests for comment/Jagged 85 discussions and cleanup plans
• WP:Requests for comment/Jagged 85/Evidence
• WP:Requests for comment/Jagged 85/Recent evidence
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• User:Spacepotato/Misuse of sources

I am sorry if my edit summaries mislead you I did not intend them in the "in line" manner (not in citation) but in a lager sense that they cannot be confirmed or they are misleading or in some cases made up. jagged has admitted he doesn't read the sources he cites. I hope we can count on your help to clean up the mess. J8079s (talk) 00:00, 4 October 2010 (UTC)

It seems that we wouldn't be facing as big a problem as we now have in undoing Jagged 85's edits if the early criticism of them had not been answered by an unequivocal defense from you and some of your fellow editors. As I have pointed out elsewhere, his misuse of sources "is deeply insulting to anyone who recognizes the nature and extent of the Islamic contribution to the sciences."

I hope we can count on your assistance in developing balanced and reliably sourced articles on Islamic science. --SteveMcCluskey (talk) 02:55, 4 October 2010 (UTC)

Your reply about adding balance may have misunderstood the nature of my concern. I discussed my perspective on problems with articles on the history of science some years ago; the discussion of Whig history there describes the central historiographical problem that leads to a lack of balance in many of Jagged 85's edits. I hope you would consider these broader historiographical issues in any edits you make to articles dealing with Islamic history. --SteveMcCluskey (talk) 13:36, 10 October 2010 (UTC)

Women's rights in Saudi Arabia

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Why wasn't I ever notified about this[2]? Why can't I comment on that page either? Isn't it appropriate that I be allowed to challenge the allegations against me?Bless sins (talk) 21:48, 5 January 2012 (UTC)

Unblock request

Max Semenik:Can you explain what you mean? The edit[3] you are referring to was accidental. That's why I promptly reverted it. I had forgotten to log in. I was under the impression that I was logged in and hence said "following me" and "reverting me". The edit couldn't possibly have been to create an illusion that I had community support. Please explain if you disagree.Bless sins (talk) 23:43, 5 January 2012 (UTC)

Communication

I'm wondering how I can communicate with administrators (including those reviewing the block) while I'm blocked. I don't think I'm able to email them. I can post on my talk page, but editors hardly ever visit it. I can't go to Max Semenik's talk page asking his response. The last choice would be to repost the "unblock" template here, but I don't want to misuse it.Bless sins (talk) 00:35, 6 January 2012 (UTC)

I forwarded your request to respond on the investigation page. One way or another it should draw attention to your explanation. Whether that will make a difference or not is another question....Doc Tropics 02:41, 6 January 2012 (UTC)

@Max, that edit doesn't prove anything, that's exactly what one would do after discovering they made an edit from someone else's account. The rest of the sockpuppet case, however, is very convincing. — Jeraphine Gryphon ^(talk) 03:04, 6 January 2012 (UTC)

I find myself less convinced by the evidence, which may have been misinterpreted.

1. According to this report the two accounts have edited over 4,100 Unique Pages and only overlap on 183. As sockpuppets bent on wiki-wide domination that would seem woefully inefficient. However, that ratio would fit rather well with Bless Sins' explanation that the accounts are used by roommates with similar backgrounds and similar interests who are making an honest effort to avoid collusion.
2. After reviewing over a dozen significant content contributions by each account it was fairly easy to recognize consistent style differences between the two; the differences also seem to support the proffered defense of two separate editors being involved. Although a talented sock-master could fake that part for a while, over 4,000 edits would be quite a stretch.
3. Finally, I've worked with, and against, Bless Sins for too long to be able to believe this. We have been on opposite sides of some fairly heated debates and I'm afraid we disagree on some very fundamental points, but I've always respected BS as a great contributor and have never seen anything that would suggest such a level of duplicity would be possible.

In short, I believe this case merits reconsideration. Thanks, Doc Tropics 04:47, 6 January 2012 (UTC)

As I pointed out in the original sockpuppet investigation page, of the "only" 183 pages that overlap, some are extremely unlikely to have happened by chance. What are the odds that two different editors who generally only edit for the purpose of defending Islam/Muslim countries would also both edit Gecko or Seawater Greenhouse or Piracy? Jayjg ^(talk)

If I'm wrong I'll definitely have egg on my face; fortunately I'm partial to scrambled eggs ;)

OK, seriously - I know that since you filed the original report, it's your research and conclusions that I'm questioning, so let me hasten to be clear that I mean no disrespect. Let's also be clear that even in a best-case scenario, Bless Sins has acknowledged at least one technical policy violation and one (very stale) case of actual collusion, so some repercussions would probably be appropriate.

But if we do indeed have two independent contributors who have made mistakes and learned from them, then both of the current blocks would be excessive. I feel certain that BS is exactly the type of editor who learns form their mistakes and would turn it into a personal growth experience. Since both accounts have made numerous useful contributions, a harsh sentence risks the loss of both. Doesn't shorter blocks and better behavior from the editors in question sound more like a win-win scenario, for all of us? I think a 72 hour block for each would drive home an important lesson, and then we could get back to writing articles, or at least arguing about them  : ) Doc Tropics 15:31, 6 January 2012 (UTC)

I understand what you're saying, but I'm just looking at the evidence. What are the odds that "independent" editors like this, who never edit in these topical areas, would somehow both edit Gecko and Seawater Greenhouse and Piracy? Also, you say that "4,100 Unique Pages and only overlap on 183". However, you could also say that Bless sins has edited over 12% of the pages Vice regent has edited. Jayjg ^(talk) 15:55, 6 January 2012 (UTC)

Oops, I meant to reply to this comment, but posted it in the section below. Sorry, Doc Tropics 16:53, 6 January 2012 (UTC)

The two editors do not claim to be completely independent - they say they know each other well. It doesn't seem at all unlikely they would discuss the articles they're editing and both decide to edit some of the same ones (and it's a very small proportion of their total edits). I've done it myself - I've made edits to an article and then shown it to a friend and asked "What do you think of this?", and then he's edited and asked me what I think of that, and so on. It's really not an unthinkable coincidence. -- Boing! said Zebedee (talk) 17:00, 6 January 2012 (UTC)

Explanation for Jayjg: The gecko article has been linked from Islam and animals, and it was claimed at gecko that the prophet Muhammad killed geckos. Geckos have been discussed at Talk:Islam and animals. I only went to the piracy article to add information on Mariam-uz-Zamani, a Muslim empress whose life is debated by Hindus and Muslims and an article I was active at. So both gecko and piracy are part of the sphere of Islam-related articles, as far as my editing is concerned.

What Jayjg has brought up isn't rare at all. Example: I have more than 440 pages[4] in common with Itaqallah (a respected editor with a strong interest in Islam). We have been on the same side of reverting, content disputes, votes on articles for deletion dozens of times. And we have both somehow edited articles unrelated to Islam: Ko Reibun, Cuban law, and Ed Mirvish.Bless sins (talk) 19:24, 6 January 2012 (UTC)

Do you also edit from the same IP as Itaqallah ? Didn't think so. 71.204.165.25 (talk) 16:07, 7 January 2012 (UTC)

Having a look

Personally I would have agreed to an unblock on the basis of what is visible above, especially the evidence from Doc Tropics. MaxSem has a notice saying "Regardless of any policies to the contrary, feel free to revert any admin actions I have performed if you believe them to be mistaken or unwise." However I am not sure I would go as far as regarding his actions as mistaken or unwise, just rather harsh. I will think about it a bit more but think there is a good case for reducing the block length. --BozMo talk 12:43, 6 January 2012 (UTC)

Note that I'm not the blocker, I'd just reviewed the unblock request. Max Semenik (talk) 10:01, 7 January 2012 (UTC)

Since this really requires looking at both accounts together I have raised it with the original blocking admin here [5]. I would like some other admin reactions before wading in. --BozMo talk 12:55, 6 January 2012 (UTC)

Please see my comments above. Jayjg ^(talk) 14:50, 6 January 2012 (UTC)

I think we tend to notice what edits other people we know do and I am sure that you and I overlap on a bizarre set of articles. But the nub of the argument is that it would seem an incredible amount of effort for a single individual to maintain these two accounts with differences in style etc, for negligible detectable gain. Most of the socks I have blocked have repeated arguments or edits made by the sock master and been recognised as such. I don't see any evidence of abuse at all here, which makes me inclined to believe the explanation of having left an account logged in. Why would anyone go to such elaborate trouble without abusing it, especially Bless Sins who does get into disagreements with other people... the temptation would have been too strong if they had been real socks.--BozMo talk 16:11, 6 January 2012 (UTC)

I can't argue that there wasn't any wrongdoing at all; the questions at this point would seem to be "Are these two accounts being operated by the same person for reasons that violate policy, or are they separate individuals with similar interests who may have previously crossed policy lines?" If the former case is true, the the blocks imposed are entirely appropriate. If we are faced with the latter situation however, then leniency certainly seems warranted and a reduction should at least be considered. Here's what I see when I look at the same evidence Jayjg:

• Bless Sins has been an active editor for 5 years amassing over 15,700 edits.
• Vice regent has been active 4.5 years with almost 4,800 edits.
• Despite some overlap in editing, there are consistent stylistic differences that would be difficult to maintain over that number of edits and that period of time.
• Bless Sins has freely admitted to a technical violation and a single (old) case of collusion (now acknowledged to have been wrong). No evidence has been submitted to indicate that there have been more serious infractions or more recent ones (there hasn't been any more evidence, has there? did I miss some?).
• As noted by myself and others, this all represents a very large amount of time and effort for little or no apparent gain.

In summary, the only violations that we can be certain of are either very stale, or minor items like WP:SHARE that wouldn't normally merit a block. My last post here suggested that a 72 hour block might be appropriate, but I'd even go so far as to suggest "time served" as being sufficient, pending their promises to behave appropriately and be more sensitive about the issue in future. Doc Tropics 16:52, 6 January 2012 (UTC)

• Support unblock. I've read the arguments presented and I've had a look over a number of contributions from both contributors, and I do find the argument that they are two separate people plausible. I detect style differences too, and I also don't see any evidence of the two accounts being used for disruption. -- Boing! said Zebedee (talk) 17:04, 6 January 2012 (UTC)

  Both accounts voted on the same AfD: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Categories_for_discussion/Log/2007_November_7#Category:Islamophobia, a clear violation of the sock policy. This was presented in the SPI evidence. If you don't see it, may I suggest your observation skills are not as honed as you'd like us to think. 71.204.165.25 (talk) 16:22, 7 January 2012 (UTC)

No, two users in these circumstances are not violating sock policy. And the lack of overlap is about whether we believe in two users (which aside the smoke looks fairly convincing to me). There is some offence though but the account has been blocked for a few days. Aside Jayjg who was engaged in a dispute with BS and made the original complaint it appears to be 2/0 on admins looking at the case presented by Doc Tropics who think the explanation offered is good enough for an unblock. What is troubling me is not Bless Sins (who will unblocked anyway after two weeks and I will unblock in another day or two unless some others turn up and give a coherent reason to disagree) but the other account which is indef blocked. Unblocking the other user probably should be done combined with some undertakings and I am not around enough to police them. Hmm. --BozMo talk 18:20, 7 January 2012 (UTC)

Indeed - two users who share the same home and the same computer both taking part in the same AfD discussion is not socking. I understand the concerns regarding the other account, and I'll have a think about what to do over the next few days - I may well seek assistance at AN/I. (Oh, and comments like "may I suggest your observation skills are not as honed as you'd like us to think" are really best left outside when you enter this civil discussion arena) -- Boing! said Zebedee (talk) 18:34, 7 January 2012 (UTC)

We have no idea that these are two users who share the same home and the same computer - see WP:LITTLEBROTHER. Good faith users in that situation are supposed to declare the relationship - which BS did not, and violated the WP:SHARE as well as WP:MEAT policy even of it was 2 users. That, coupled with the first person response to a comment made by the other account , the curious overlap in articles and common arguments makes for a very clear case of disruptive sockpuppetry. Doc Tropics observations amount to 'I know this user, and can't believe he'd do something like that" 71.204.165.25 (talk) 20:23, 7 January 2012 (UTC)

The difference here is that we do have evidence that they are *not* the same person - their consistently different editing styles would be very difficult to fake over a long period (I've investigated myself, and there is a clear difference in style). Also, the amount of article overlap is *small* compared to the number of articles they have edited - and the "first person" edit has been plausibly explained. -- Boing! said Zebedee (talk) 20:32, 7 January 2012 (UTC)

The first person edit has only been " plausibly explained" to the extent that "my little brother did it when I left my computer" explains similar situation - which is to say, contrived and improbable, and is routinely laughed away in similar circumstances. I looked at the contributions, and contrary to your impression, I see a lot of similarities in style and tone. And a 12% article overlap which includes obscure topics is beyond the realm of plausibility. 71.204.165.25 (talk) 20:40, 7 January 2012 (UTC)

No, that was *not* the explanation -- Boing! said Zebedee (talk) 20:41, 7 January 2012 (UTC)

Yes, it *was* the explanation - that "my little brother" VR was logged in , and I didn't notice, and edited under his account. I've seen countless variations of this laughable excuse routinely tossed away when blocks are reviewed. This one's no different. 71.204.165.25 (talk) 20:50, 7 January 2012 (UTC)

"I didn't realise it was logged into his account when I did it" is *not* the same as "He did it" -- Boing! said Zebedee (talk) 20:58, 7 January 2012 (UTC)

as far as the plausibility of two people using the same computer, and "accidentally" making edits on the other's account, it is exactly the same. You're clutching at straws here. 71.204.165.25 (talk) 21:11, 7 January 2012 (UTC)

There's absolutely nothing implausible in there being two Wikipedians in the same household. And if you had an account you'd probably know that when editing from your home there's no reason to log out. — Jeraphine Gryphon ^(talk) 21:20, 7 January 2012 (UTC)

Check out WP:EBUR , example#4. This is a textbook case in point. 71.204.165.25 (talk) 20:26, 7 January 2012 (UTC) −

71.204.165.25, Your comments are not really illuminating things for me, because they seem to be repeatedly inaccurate. It is a bit time consuming to keep reading your comments, checking and keep concluding they are inaccurate, and it would be kind of you to take more care. In this instance example#4, is clearly referring to a distinct situation to this one (typically a vandalism block where someone else used an account). Referring to the case as "a textbook case in point" is therefore an unwelcome distraction. I am not sure for whose benefit you are posting but as concerns my share of the favour I have read enough now. --BozMo talk 20:52, 7 January 2012 (UTC)

I am posting for the benefits of other admins who may review this and be swayed by your apparent lackadaisical approach to this serious case of sockpuppetry, and your declared intent to wheel war. No one is forcing you to read my comments. As far as the plausibility of an editor making edits under another person's account with whom they share a computer, example #4 is exactly the same as we have here, down to the 'and I won't do it gain, I promise' bit. 71.204.165.25 (talk) 21:17, 7 January 2012 (UTC)

It's also not the case that the "Little brother" thing is a faultless proof of all vaguely similar cases - it is to be used as a guideline only, to be considered amongst all of the circumstances, and it is more aimed at blatantly disruptive use of two or more accounts. This case is far too complex for a mindless application of "little brother" -- Boing! said Zebedee (talk) 20:58, 7 January 2012 (UTC)

How about the interesting circumstance that both accounts suddenly went dormant at the same time, making no edits at all from 3 May 2011 to 12 September 2011 ? The curious randomness just gets curiouser and curiouser . 71.204.165.25 (talk) 21:11, 7 January 2012 (UTC)

Now that's interesting. — Jeraphine Gryphon ^(talk) 21:21, 7 January 2012 (UTC)

Yes, thats a better thought, thanks. It does look rather like the UK long vacation holiday for students though if they are students sharing digs it would fit fairly when. May Ball to autumn term... --BozMo talk 21:52, 7 January 2012 (UTC)

From the 3rd of May? Come now, that really is clutching at straws. Trinity May Ball: 18th June 2012 [6] etc etc. You haven't forgotten that May week is in June, I hope? William M. Connolley (talk) 22:34, 7 January 2012 (UTC)

Guess I wasn't thinking about Cambridge because term there doesn't restart until Oct. --BozMo talk 03:43, 8 January 2012 (UTC)

[Just to be clear: all I was saying is that stopping at the 3rd of May can't be explained by a May ball. If two people are supposed to be sharing a house / in the same family / whatever, it seems entirely plausible that they would take the same summer time off. I've no opinion one way or another, at the moment, about the socking issue William M. Connolley (talk) 14:25, 8 January 2012 (UTC)].

That's "interesting", but also presented with an obvious bias. BS has been inactive from March 26th to November 28th (exclusive), VR for a much shorter period. BS has about 50% article edits, VR has 72%. I don't believe these are the same people. I also don't think that we should block editors in good standing with a combined total of over 20000 edits and over ten years of on-wiki time without even hearing their side. I support unblock and suggest that they document their relationship on their user pages. --Stephan Schulz (talk) 10:03, 8 January 2012 (UTC)

The %50% vs 72% is meaningless. What it boils down to is your "I don't believe it" vs. the findings of two check users, the suspicious circumstances of VR being created within hours after BS, the two accounts taking breaks together, editing the same articles with the same comments - including both articles within their declared and obvious sphere of interest (apologetics for Islam) as well as obscure ones, and responding to each other's comments in the first person. And it is false that we did not hear their side - we heard it right above - it is a variation on "my little brother did it" - BS claiming he shares a relationship and computer with his "little brother", and editing from his "little brother's" account, not noticing he hasn't logged into his own. These kind of excuses are very common with socks, and are accordingly routinely laughed off when dealing with sock puppets. We shouldn't make an exception here just because the sock puppetry has gone on for as long as it has - on the contrary.

another point worth mentioning is that even if there are 2 actual people here, it is an obvious case of meat puppetry, from a person with a history of such meat puppetry - see this and this 71.204.165.25 (talk) 15:37, 8 January 2012 (UTC)

The CU findings were simply that the two accounts had edited from the same computer (but only the one computer - other computers used by them showed no overlap) - which nobody is disputing. As for your repeated "little brother" argument, let me present a syllogism to you...

• Cows eat grass
• Goats eat grass
• Therefore goats are cows

That's exactly the same faulty logic you are using when you say...

• Socks blame other family members
• These two claim to be family members
• Therefore they are socks

-- Boing! said Zebedee (talk) 15:44, 8 January 2012 (UTC)

I wasn't presenting a formal logic argument, merely showing that the behavior you are using to exculpate these socks is one that, while acknowledged as perhaps somewhat "pluasible", is routinely laughed off. None of us have incontrovertible evidence or proofs one way or the other. You are raising a scenario which might possibly explain this in an innocent way, I'm showing you this is a well known and commonly rejected explanation. 71.204.165.25 (talk) 16:17, 8 January 2012 (UTC)

No, I know you weren't offering a formal argument, but by presenting it formally I am demonstrating that your reasoning is faulty. ("I've seen THOUSANDS of cows eating grass - this goat MUST BE A COW!!!") -- Boing! said Zebedee (talk) 16:22, 8 January 2012 (UTC)

What I haven't seen explained is that the VR account was created 14 hours after [7] the BS account was blocked [8]. That seems likely to have been a sock. Perhaps BS later handed the VR account over to a friend / housemate? True or false, however, it was a long time ago. I think, as Stephan says, that BS / VR should clarify the relations between them, but otherwise I agree with Stephan (and others). Update: I've now looked a the user compare report [9]. That, to my eye, makes it very clear that they are not socking: months or years go by between their overlaps William M. Connolley (talk) 14:54, 8 January 2012 (UTC)

That's actually quite a common pattern for long term abuse with socks. I'll provide examples if you need to see it. 71.204.165.25 (talk) 15:38, 8 January 2012 (UTC)

Same false logic as the syllogism I presented above -- Boing! said Zebedee (talk) 15:46, 8 January 2012 (UTC)

You've already said more than enough; your opinion against BS is quite clear. Moreover, your "long term abuse with socks" is wrong: there is no evidence of long term abuse at all William M. Connolley (talk) 15:47, 8 January 2012 (UTC)

It's an opinion on socking , not on BS, whom I don't know. There's evidence he's meat puppeted before, there's evidence that he and VR voted on the same AfD. The evidence is there for those wiling to open their eyes and see it. What is also puzzling is the almost total lack of explanation of these oddities by BS himself - just a collection of editors eager to invent , on his behalf, scenarios which might somehow explain away the obvious in a Innocent way, no matter how far fetched. 71.204.165.25 (talk) 16:14, 8 January 2012 (UTC)

William, what you're mentioning was a coincidence. During that block, Vice regent made two edits to Weetzie Bat. Why would I evade my block, thus risking further punishment, to make small edits to an article I have no known interest in? Since that block, I have been blocked twice: one of them for 72 hours. During both of those blocks Vice regent didn't make a single edit. If he's my sock, how come I did not use him to evade my block then?Bless sins (talk) 16:51, 8 January 2012 (UTC)

• I think what this needs is a community decision, so I'll propose an unblock at AN/I - give me a little while as it will take me some time to put it together -- Boing! said Zebedee (talk) 15:51, 8 January 2012 (UTC)

I have the impression that if an admin were to reverse both blocks at this point it would be generally accepted by those who have reviewed the case thus far, including both the C/U, and the blocking admin. However, bringing it to AN/I allows for broader input and the possibility of new (stronger) evidence one way or the other. This does seem to have come down to a judgement call, and the judgement of the community is generally considered superior to that of us individual editors. I'd like to thank everyone involved for the effort that they have put into reviewing this situation, it obviously isn't a simple one. Doc Tropics 16:10, 8 January 2012 (UTC)

Yes, I did consider checking with the blocking admin and the CU and being bold if they agreed - but I think ANI would give a more defensible result, whichever way it goes -- Boing! said Zebedee (talk) 16:17, 8 January 2012 (UTC)

I too would like to thank everyone involved. All of you have taken time out to do this. If there is a posting on AN/I, may I request that the notice redirect here? This would allow me to respond to any new questions, while attracting the community attention necessary.Bless sins (talk) 17:03, 8 January 2012 (UTC)

Gravity of offense

Both Vice regent and me voted at [10]. I have already recognized (and apologized for) that as a violation of WP:SHARE. But this violation occurred 4 years ago, when WP:SHARE doesn't seem to have existed. Back then, WP:SOCK[11] characterized a meatpuppet as a "single purpose account" and newbies. By November 17, 2007, Vice regent was a 5-month old editor with 500-800 edits on a wide range of topics and thus not a single purpose account or a newbie.

But when WP:SHARE came out in 2008, I should have revealed the connection and I'm at fault for not doing so. But please keep the gravity of the offense in mind when deciding upon the punishment/length of my block.Bless sins (talk) 17:15, 8 January 2012 (UTC)

AN/I

There is a report at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/IncidentArchive828#Block review/unblock proposal, in which you might have an interest. -- Boing! said Zebedee (talk) 17:42, 8 January 2012 (UTC)

71.204.165.25 alleges that I have a history of meatpuppetry. That is simply false. There is a history of editors accusing me of puppetry,[12][13] and they either don't provide evidence or their report fails CU.Bless sins (talk) 18:55, 8 January 2012 (UTC)

I've unblocked you. Please read the aforementioned discussion for advice on how to avoid such confusions in the future. Best regards, Max Semenik (talk) 19:51, 8 January 2012 (UTC) The archived discussion may be viewed at Wikipedia:Administrators'_noticeboard/IncidentArchive735#Block_review.2Funblock_proposal.Bless sins (talk) 21:29, 10 January 2012 (UTC)

To add a theological note

Rather than you thanking the community for sorting our an injustice [14] I feel some measure of apology for the original judgement is in order. I cannot see that anyone else has quite managed to say sorry to you and VR for the block without having given you a chance to speak first (albeit that AFAICT no one was particularly to blame, the procedure just kind of took over), so please allow me to say "sorry" from us the community. Your own patience in the matter was also very helpful. --BozMo talk 09:38, 9 January 2012 (UTC)

Thank you. Again, I'm grateful for your involvement. But I think administrators too can exercise some patience and caution. For example, when an anon presented "evidence"[15], 3 different editors commented before Stephan Schulz pointed out the evidence was misleading.Bless sins (talk) 16:57, 9 January 2012 (UTC)

Fair point. And there I was kicking myself for not being bold and unblocking earlier. There is often too little time to check all the details and we tend to put much on trust. However (to misquote Pride and Prejudice a second time in case you missed the one above) a good opinion of an editor once lost can never be regained. --BozMo talk 17:31, 9 January 2012 (UTC)

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Improvement Request: File:Spread sugarcane.JPG

The description for :

By Europeans (1400s)

should perhaps note Portuguese for Madeira archipelago, Spanish for Canary Islands archipelago

better to circle the islands with an otherwise unused color, like orange or dark blue

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