Wikipedia:All socks

This is an WP:ALLSOCKS

This page in a nutshell: Paranoid beliefs may or may not be true—on Wikipedia, likely not.

Let's say that you were recently warned for some violation of Wikipedia policy. You disagree, and ignore the warning. That happens all the time, and indeed, sometimes the warning was incorrect. Not long later, an editor with another user shows up to warn you again for a similar issue. This is eerily similar; after all, you've done nothing wrong. Next thing you know, some other editor's name shows up with a similar warning or attempt at discussion. How is it possible that so many people are all watching exactly the same edit!?

An article that you have been working on then gets

! Sure enough, the more you argue your point, the more "editors" show up out of nowhere to speak against you! This has got to be the biggest sockpuppet-farm in the history of Wikipedia!

After all, it's not your supposed violation of policy that is a problem, it's these damned sockpuppets that are quite obviously the same person!

Let's say that although you filled in their "pre-approved" form that came in the mail,

won't give you a credit card either.

Dammit, they must all be the same company! Obviously, the fact that you have a crappy credit history and do not pay your bills has no bearing on the situation. Visa, AmEx, Mastercard, etc., they must be the same company, right?

• WP:Assume good faith
• WP:Cabals
• WP:Disruptive editing § Failure or refusal to "get the point"
• WP:One against many
• WP:There is no cabal
• WP:There is no cabal
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• Meta:Why a cabal is perceived
• On genuine collusion:
  • WP:Tag team
  • WP:Sock puppetry § Meatpuppetry