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Could you take a look

AGK, you blocked User:Logos-Word for sock/meat. Could you look at the discussion on User_talk:Logos-Word (yes, beware of WP:TLDR) - personally, I'm inclined now to unblock, but I wanted to check with you (✉→BWilkins←✎) 09:22, 28 October 2012 (UTC)

Replied there (I unblocked the appellant). Regards, AGK 17:00, 28 October 2012 (UTC)

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Misplaced Pages:Sockpuppet investigations/Yaratam

You think someone using 40 proxies is not worth worrying about? We have behavioral evidence in the form of the AfD comments on known socking paid editor's AfDs. If Elen can confirm that all or most of the IPs are from the same subnet, then close it I guess, otherwise if they are scattered all over the world, I think it would be very naive to not assume that someone with access to so many proxies would be able to dodge a checkuser with careful management of their resources. Gigs (talk) 20:58, 29 October 2012 (UTC)

I can't look at this again tonight because I'm heading offline, so I've reverted my closure of the investigation until I can respond in full to your concerns. AGK 21:25, 29 October 2012 (UTC)
OK thanks for taking another look Gigs (talk) 03:20, 30 October 2012 (UTC)

The GAN Newsletter (November 2012)

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Oversight stats

Hey AGK, thanks for posting the monthly stats for CUs. :) I'm always wanting to know how busy i've been in a month :P. I notice though that the suppression statistics are now two months out of date, and i'm wondering if those could be updated. I understand everyone is busy these days, so if I should just post to func-en about this, let me know and i'll do so. -- DQ (ʞlɐʇ) 06:29, 4 November 2012 (UTC)

I'll update the suppression stats later tonight. I believe those are only one month out of date, but if I'm wrong I'll do an update for September as well as October. Regards, AGK 09:45, 4 November 2012 (UTC)
You were correct that suppression statistics for the past two months were missing, so I've published the data for both September and October. Thanks, AGK 01:02, 5 November 2012 (UTC)
Thanks, much appreciated. :) -- DQ (ʞlɐʇ) 01:05, 5 November 2012 (UTC)

ArbCom's decision

I don't understand something about the reason you and the other arbitrators are giving for deciding to not make the interaction bans two-way. Most of the arbitrators who voted to decline Cla68's request for a case said in their comments this doesn't require a case because ArbCom could address it by motion instead. Now in your comment here, you say that you oppose making a decision by motion because the decision shouldn't be made without evidence being presented as can only be done in a case.

I said in my statement on the request page that I would like ArbCom to open a case, and if they do I am ready to present evidence that all five of the one-way interaction bans should be two-way. The reason I can't present more evidence is that ArbCom decided to address the request by motion instead, although now they also are rejecting the motion because they think any decision should require evidence in a case! If ArbCom rejects option A in favor of option B, and then also rejects option B because any decision should require option A, that brings new meaning to the phrase "paralysis by indecision". I sincerely hope ArbCom will have a better reason than this for deciding to take no action, if that is what they decide. Zeromus1 (talk) 01:06, 5 November 2012 (UTC)

I cannot control my colleagues' enthusiasm for motions over full cases, but perhaps you might find more success in persuading me if you publish at least a sample of evidence that supports making the bans bidirectional. At the moment, I see basically no evidence to support amending the bans, which is why I have opposed both the motion and the opening of a full case. If you were to substantiate your argument, perhaps I might support at least one of the two outcomes. Regards, AGK 01:16, 5 November 2012 (UTC)