Requests for comment/Unblocking User:Anjaniy on uzwiki

The following request for comments is closed. This is stale and not going to lead anywhere. The stewards are not going to override the authority of local wiki admins on a wiki as active as uzwiki. Universal Code of Conduct/Coordinating Committee/Cases/Uzbek Wikipedia is currently proceeding, which might give clarity to this matter, but if the U4C takes no action then there's nothing anyone else on Meta can do. * Pppery * _{it has begun} 21:48, 9 April 2025 (UTC)

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Hi all. I am an editor mainly edit on uzwiki and blocked infinite with following excuses: Wikipedia:Gaming the system, Wikipedia:Sockpuppetry, Wikipedia:Here to build an encyclopedia. And on this request, I would like to prove why my actions did not break the rules and ask to unblock me.

Let me start from the beginning. A project called WikiStipendiya was held on Uzwiki. According to its rules for the last season, participants had to form a team and act as a team in the competition. We also formed a team and tried to correct each other's mistakes or report them. And a forum was opened by User:Nataev (uz:Vikipediya:WikiStipendiya/Forum). Users with automatic translation signs in their contributions were to be included in it, and if this was confirmed by other users, they were not to be awarded in the marathon. Several marathon participants began to include members of the opposing teams. I also did so; not only marathon participants but also many other users who had automatic translation signs were added by my another account.

At the starting of my edits from this account during one discussion, I explained why I am using the account: as I know many of them personally as a result of WikiStipendiya marathon camps, I used an unknown accunt. But my purpose for using this account was not for marathon-related purposes but fighting for a quality of content made on uzwiki. I can prove it; my last edits were on newly created articles (uz:Maxsus:Contributions/Xhyripomius). I mean, my activity was not against the rule Wikipedia:Here to build an encyclopedia.

If adding other participants of marathon is considered as breaking the rule Wikipedia:Gaming the system (although this kind of rule was not specified at the start of this forum), I demand action for others too.

Lastly, Wikipedia:Sockpuppetry. In the rule page, it is said that whose Wikipedia identity is known within that circle, or traceable to their real-world identity, may wish to use an alternative account to avoid real-world consequences from their editing or other Wikipedia actions in that area. My situation was suitable for this part of the rule.

To conclude, I admit that I have committed actions that are not entirely correct from the point of view of the en:WP:AGF, and I ask you to unblock me. I strongly believe that I can make a great contribution to the Uzbek Wikipedia. Anjaniy (talk) 04:14, 6 March 2025 (UTC)

@Nataev, Please note there's a request for comment may have relation with you. Lemonaka (talk) 16:34, 11 March 2025 (UTC)

Thank you for pinging me, @Lemonaka! Really appreciate it. Anjaniy quoted a statement from en:WP:PUBSOCK but conveniently omitted the very next sentence, which states: "Although a privacy-based alternative account is not publicly connected to your main account, it should not be used in ways outlined in the inappropriate uses section of this page, and if it is, the account may be publicly linked to your main account for sanctions." And there's undeniable proof that Anjaniy inappropriately used his sock (e.g., Contributing to the same page or discussion with multiple accounts and "Good hand" and "bad hand" accounts, among others).

He used his sock, which he refers to as "another account," solely to target other users (and not those in his "team") competing in the WikiStipendiya edit-a-thon. As for his claims of being able to contribute quality content, his own edits tell a different story -- he misused the content translation tool to create low-quality, machine-translated articles. Instead of improving his work, he chose to go after other users.

I doubt anyone in the Uzbek Wikipedia community is eager to welcome him back. I, for one, fully support the ban enforced by @Mirzoulugʻbek. So does @Kagansky, who exposed Anjaniy's socks—along with his teammate Xoqoni Said, who also created a sock to target other users. Ironically, Xoqoni Said even added a misleading userbox claiming he does not use socks. There is no doubt in my mind that Anjaniy and Xoqoni Said engaged in MEAT too.

P.S. Ironically, Anjaniy went to great lengths to oppose the election of our first checkusers -- myself included -- arguing that our SPI pages were "not good enough to have checkusers." Not only that, but he also meticulously scrutinized the votes cast, searching for those who failed to meet the voting requirements (here and here). All of this was, of course, before his sock was exposed! Nataev ^talk 23:02, 11 March 2025 (UTC)

Incidentally, what’s the point of starting a discussion, only to announce on your userpage that you’ve "left the project" just a few days later? Nataev ^talk 23:07, 11 March 2025 (UTC)

What? Seriously, trying to introduce checkuser to current uzbek Wikipedia? Please slow down, i believe that even some of the sysops in this project needing more reviewing before continuing to keep their privileges. Lemonaka (talk) 04:58, 12 March 2025 (UTC)

Two users, including myself, have already been granted CheckUser rights following community support and a thorough review by the stewards. I agree that some current users are abusing their privileges and blatantly violating policy. For instance, just the other day an admin shared an audio recording of another admin -- taken from a private Telegram group of flatmates that had no connection to Wikipedia -- without their consent. I'll ensure that the T&S team is informed about this. If you're aware of any other problematic users, feel free to start a discussion. Nataev ^talk 18:37, 12 March 2025 (UTC)

To make a fresh start after Uzwiki is being freed from abusers of rights. 188.113.250.123 08:52, 31 March 2025 (UTC)

Hi, it is me, Anjaniy. @Lemonaka, thank you for your attention to this discussion.

I had written here with a hope that are there any way to unblock or reduce block duration as it is written The main account may be blocked at the discretion of any uninvolved administrator. IP addresses used for sockpuppetry may be blocked, but are subject to certain restrictions for indefinite blocks.. I could have explained it on uzwiki too, but since I openly stated several errors of Nataev and other admins, I was sure that they wouldn't ease my indefinite ban in any case.

@Lemonaka, can my explanation why i used this account at the starting of my career from this account be reason to mitigate the punishment? 188.113.236.197 07:34, 12 March 2025 (UTC)

@Anjaniy That shall be decided by ones more familiar with Uzbek Wikipedia. Lemonaka (talk) 13:11, 12 March 2025 (UTC)

I was sure that they wouldn't ease my indefinite ban in any case -- you got this right. No one in their right mind would mitigate the ban imposed on you, given the severity of the policy violations you have committed. Nataev ^talk 18:45, 12 March 2025 (UTC)

@Nataev I agree with that, and I request the speedy closure of this RFC. 〈興華街〉📅❓ 13:53, 26 March 2025 (UTC)

I disagree with your opinion while another discussion related to this one is active. 188.113.250.123 08:48, 31 March 2025 (UTC)