User:Cirt/Kalki Restrictions

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October 2007 - Jeffq (talk · contributions) notices a sock account of Kalki that created multiple other sock accounts.
- Jeffq requested: "I would ask that you not use more than one of your usernames for general editing."
July 2008 - Three local checkusers at en.wikiquote and a WMF Steward investigated Kalki's socking.
- Kalki was warned by a Wikiquote checkuser to stop socking. Kalki did not agree. (per summary by Aphaia diff)
February 2009 - Kalki restarted new socking activity.
- Kalki was asked by Aphaia and Wikipedia Checkuser Thatcher for an explanation and to stop socking.
- Kalki chose not to respond to this request. (per summary by Aphaia diff)
November 2009 - Investigation by FloNight (talk · contributions) into socking and sockfarms maintained by Kalki.
- See User:FloNight/Kalki.
December 2009 - Kalki was desysopped, after an investigation which revealed socking including a massive sockfarm of over 200 sock accounts.
- The desysop discussion occured at Wikiquote:Votes of confidence/Kalki, and closed as: "Result is removal of administrator and bureaucrat flags." diff
October 2010 - Kalki was blocked for one week, for socking and disruption. When asked, Kalki openly refused to stop socking.
- This block was reviewed by another admin, Aphaia (talk · contributions).
- Aphaia declined the unblock review of the block on Kalki. diff
November 2010 - Kalki is restricted to one account. This is as per result of community imposed restriction proposal, from Village Pump. diff
- The adopted restriction is:
  - Kalki be allowed to edit only with the account User:Kalki.
  - Any violations of the above can result in a 3 month block.
  - Further transgressions, result in blocks of increasing severity (perhaps 6 months, 1 year, indefinite).