January 2006:  Harassing someone while hiding
behind a screen name is now a criminal offense

A new federal law was signed on January 5, 2006 by President Bush. Section 113 of the "Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act" states that when you harass someone on the Internet, you must disclose your identity. Here's the relevant language:
"Whoever ... utilizes any device or software that can be used to originate telecommunications or other types of communications that are transmitted, in whole or in part, by the Internet ... without disclosing his identity and with intent to annoy, abuse, threaten, or harass any person ... who receives the communications ... shall be fined under title 18 or imprisoned not more than two years, or both."
The law is correct to target abusive Internet behavior that hides behind anonymity. Wikipedia's procedures should be overhauled in light of this new law. Every screen-name signature should always show the originating IP address next to it on Wikipedia, and those who open accounts should provide a verified email address. These addresses should be available to anyone on request (but behind a captcha to keep spambots from harvesting them). This is a minimum requirement for Wikipedia if it ever hopes to restore its good name.


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Jimbo_Wales
guru and former dictator
co-founder/administrator
trustee of Wikimedia Foundation
Jimmy (Jimbo) Wales
St.Petersburg, Florida, USA
born:1966-08-07
Jimmy Wales
Danny
administrator
Jimbo's executive assistant
(resigned 2007-03-20)
Danny Wool
St.Petersburg, Florida, USA
born:1963-09-07
formerly lived in Brooklyn, where he worked
for the Museum of Jewish Heritage in New York
Danny Wool
BradPatrick
former general counsel
interim executive director

(resigned 2007-03-31)
Bradford (Brad) A. Patrick
Tampa, Florida, USA
formerly with Fowler White Boggs Banker
born:1969-01-31
Brad Patrick
Raul654
administrator
bureaucrat, former arbitrator
checkuser, oversight
Mark A. Pellegrini
engineering grad student,
University of Delaware, USA
born:1982-06-19
Mark Pellegrini
David_Gerard
administrator
checkuser, oversight
press contact
David Gerard
Walthamstow, London, UK
came from the punk scene in Australia;
many anti-Scientology posts,
beginning in 1996 on Usenet
David Gerard
Phil_Sandifer
aka Snowspinner
administrator
Philip Sandifer
grad student in English Dept.,
University of Florida, USA
Philip Sandifer
Ryan_Delaney
aka Malathion
administrator
Ryan Patrick Delaney
student at Indiana University,
Bloomington, Indiana, USA
born:1983-07-24
Ryan Delaney
Woggly
administrator
Gili Bar-Hillel
Tel Aviv, Israel
age:32
Gili Bar-Hillel
Angela
administrator
former trustee, Wikimedia Foundation
co-founder, Wikia, Inc.
Angela Beesley
Brunswick West, Victoria, Australia
born:1977-08-03
Angela Beesley
Mindspillage
administrator
trustee of Wikimedia foundation
former arbitrator
Kathleen (Kat) Walsh
Herndon, Virginia, USA
born:1982-10-16
Kat Walsh
Tim_Starling
administrator
bureaucrat
developer
Tim Starling
physics grad student, U. New South Wales,
Melbourne, Australia
born:1981-04-29
his girlfriend is Angela Beesley
Tim Starling
Tony_Sidaway
aka Minority_Report
former administrator
Tony Sidaway
aka Sherilyn Sidaway
London, United Kingdom
many anti-Scientology posts,
beginning in 1995 on Usenet
Tony Sidaway
Thebainer
aka Bainer
administrator
arbitrator
Stephen Bain
student, University of Melbourne,
Melbourne, Australia
Stephen Bain
Philwelch
former administrator
Philip L. Welch
Pullman, Washington, USA
born:1985-08-04
Philip Welch
TimShell
administrator
former trustee, Wikimedia Foundation
Timothy Robert Shell
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
CEO of Bomis, which he co-founded
with Jimmy Wales in 1996
born:1968-05-05
Timothy Shell
Will_Beback
aka Willmcw
aka User2004
administrator
William (Will) McWhinney, Jr.
Los Angeles, California, USA
Junior is prominent in the local Sierra Club;
his father is a humanistic psychologist
at Enthusion, Inc., Venice, CA, USA
Will McWhinney
Geogre
administrator
John Doe #29
Vidalia, Georgia, USA
Geogre
Musical_Linguist
administrator
Ann Heneghan
Conservatory of Music and Drama,
Dublin Institute of Technology, Ireland
born:1965-11
Ann Heneghan
Mailer_diablo
administrator
Keat Hou Kua
Singapore
planetkh.com
?
Dmcdevit
administrator
former arbitrator
Daniel McDevit
from Scottsdale, Arizona, USA,
attends Reed College, Portland, Oregon
age:20
?
Jkelly
administrator
Jason Kelly
Northern California, USA
Jason Kelly
Fred_Bauder
administrator
former arbitrator
Fred J. Bauder
Crestone, Colorado, USA
born:1942-06-19
Fred Bauder
Gator1
inactive administrator
Aaron Fethke
Bangor, Maine, USA
born:1979-04-16
Aaron Fethke
Canderson7
administrator
Craig M. Anderson
Hialeah, Florida, USA
born:1971-01-26
?
Linuxbeak
administrator
bureaucrat
IRC bouncer
Alex J. Schenck
North Scituate, Rhode Island, USA
born:1986-12-08
Alex Schenck
Ta_bu_shi_da_yu
aka TBSDY
administrator
Chris Sherlock
Sydney, Australia
Chris Sherlock
BrokenSegue
aka Broken S
administrator
Scott Zucker
Wellington, Florida, USA
born:1966-11-30
Scott Zucker
Splash
administrator
John Doe #6
Bristol, United Kingdom
?
Rx_StrangeLove
administrator
Brian Haws
St.Paul, Minnesota, USA
?
GregAsche
administrator
Greg Asche
St.Louis Park, Minnesota, USA
?
Jeffrey_O._Gustafson
administrator
Jeffrey O. Gustafson
Brooklyn, New York, USA
?
Gamaliel
administrator
Robert (Rob) Fernandez
Tampa, Florida, USA
Rob Fernandez
Morven
administrator
arbitrator
Matthew Brown
Anaheim, California, USA
age:34
Matthew Brown
FayssalF
aka Svest
aka Szvest
administrator
John Doe #11
Manchester, United Kingdom
born:1974-03-08
?
RoyBoy
administrator
Dan Gorski
Dundas, Ontario, Canada
Dan Gorski
Jayjg
aka Jay
administrator
checkuser, oversight
former arbitrator
John Doe #22
New York or Canada
works in management
age:in his 40s(?)
?
Geni
former administrator
John Doe #20
United Kingdom
student
?
Zanimum
administrator
Nicholas Moreau
Brampton, Ontario, Canada
born:1986-11-09
Nicholas Moreau
Freakofnurture
administrator
Michael David Cohen
Texarkana, Texas, USA
born:1983-01-26
Michael David Cohen
Mackensen
administrator, former arbitrator
checkuser, oversight
Charles Fulton
Kalamazoo College, ' 05
Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA
Charles Fulton
FireFox
aka Phil
administrator
Phil Gibbs
Kent, United Kingdom
born:1990-03-25
Phil Gibbs
Zscout370
aka Zach
administrator
Zachary K. Harden
Oceanside, California, USA
born:1986-05-29
Zachary Harden
Eloquence
deputy director, Wikimedia Foundation
administrator, developer
former trustee, Wikimedia Foundation
Erik Moeller
Berlin, Germany
age:28
Angela Beesley is an ex-girlfriend
Erik Moeller
JzG
administrator
Guy Chapman
Reading, United Kingdom
born:1964
Guy Chapman
Jdforrester
aka James F.
administrator
arbitrator
James David Forrester
London, United Kingdom
born:1983-03-31
James Forrester
Jareth
aka Shell_Kinney
administrator
Michelle Kinney
Akron, Ohio, USA
born:1975-02-21
Michelle Kinney
Marudubshinki
aka Maru Dubshinki
former administrator
John Doe #28
Riverhead, New York, USA
?
Cyde
aka Cyde Weys
administrator
Ben McIlwain
University of Maryland, USA
undergraduate
Ben McIlwain
Modemac
administrator
Eric Walker
Quincy, Massachusetts, USA
age:38
Eric Walker
Jpgordon
administrator, arbitrator
checkuser, oversight
Joshua (Josh) P. Gordon
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
born:1954-05
Josh Gordon
Shanel
administrator
steward
Shanel Kalicharan
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
born:1988-11-13
Shanel Kalicharan
Jtdirl
administrator
James (Jim) T. Duffy
Dublin, Ireland
author and columnist
born:1966-04-12
?
Anthere
administrator
board chair, Wikimedia Foundation
Florence Nibart-Devouard
Clermont-Ferrand, France
born:1968-09-10
Florence Nibart-Devouard
(does not edit)
former trustee, Wikimedia Foundation
former treasurer, Wikimedia Foundation
chief operating officer, Wikia, Inc.
Michael E. Davis
St.Petersburg, Florida, USA
former CEO of Chicago Options Associates,
where Jimmy Wales was a trader
Michael E. Davis
Katefan0
inactive administrator
Kathryn A. Wolfe
Washington, DC, USA
age:34
reporter for Congressional Quarterly
(that's her, but cannot find a current photo)
Kathryn Wolfe
Michael_Snow
administrator
started The Wikipedia Signpost
Michael Snow
Seattle, Washington, USA
age:33
Michael Snow
Asbestos
administrator
Sam Fentress
Florence, Massachusetts, USA
Sam Fentress
FloNight
administrator
arbitrator
Sydney L. Poore
Georgetown, Kentucky, USA
born:1958-05
?
Johnleemk
administrator
clerk
John Lee Ming Keong
Malaysia
born:1990
John Lee Ming Keong
(does not edit)
CEO of Wikia, Inc.
Gil Penchina
formerly with eBay
age:37
Gil Penchina
Adam_Bishop
administrator
Adam Bishop
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
born:1980-08-14
Adam Bishop
Voice_of_All
administrator
Jason Schulz
aerospace engineering major,
Ohio State University
born:1987-04-05
Jason Schulz
FCYTravis
administrator
Travis Mason-Bushman
Richmond, California, USA
born:1983-09-22
Travis Mason-Bushman
PZFUN
administrator
Paul Zachary
New York, New York, USA
translates documents for the UN
born:1983-01-24
Paul Zachary
Phroziac
administrator
Stephanie Amanda Stevens
southwestern Michigan, USA
she was a "he" on her 2005-06-03 user page
works at a printing press
born:1986-09-12
?
Kim_Bruning
former administrator
Kim Bruning
Wijk en Aalburg
Brabant, The Netherlands
biology student
age:29
Kim Bruning
Sj
administrator
steward
Samuel Klein
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Harvard student
age:28
Samuel Klein
Theresa_knott
administrator
former arbitrator
Theresa Knott
London, United Kingdom
born:1967-03-10
Theresa Knott
InShaneee
aka Shane
administrator
Shane Phillips
Villa Park, Illinois, USA
born:1984-10-02
Shane Phillips
Rebecca
aka Ambi
aka Ambivalenthysteria
administrator
former arbitrator
John Doe #31
birth name: Dave (last name unknown)
student in Canberra, Australia
born:1986-03-08
Rebecca
Mark
aka Mark_Ryan
administrator
IRC bouncer
Mark Ryan
Perth, Australia
born:1985-01-28
Mark Ryan
Zocky
administrator
Zoran Obradovic
Ljubljana, Slovenia
born:1973-06-08
Zoran Obradovic
Morwen
administrator
Abigail Brady
Leicester, United Kingdom
born:1979-06-26
Abigail Brady
Improv
administrator
Pat Gunn
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
born:1978-06-28
Pat Gunn
Bogdangiusca
administrator
Bogdan Giusca
Bucharest, Romania
born:1983-05-20
Bogdan Giusca
NicholasTurnbull
administrator
Nicholas Turnbull
West Sussex, United Kingdom
age:19
Nicholas Turnbull
Brion_VIBBER
administrator
chief technical officer
Brion L. Vibber
from Santa Ana, California, USA
works in Wikimedia office
born:1978-12-01
Brion Vibber
Obli
former administrator
Simon Syvertsson
Forshaga, Sweden
age:20
Simon Syvertsson
Phil_Boswell
administrator
Philip Bruce Boswell
Amersham, Bucks, United Kingdom
born:1966-09-04
?
JWSchmidt
administrator
John W. Schmidt
Mesa, Arizona, USA
born:1959-01
neuroscience researcher at scnm.edu
John Schmidt
Sannse
administrator
former arbitrator
Lisa Carter
Clacton-on-Sea, United Kingdom
born:1972-09-19
Lisa Carter
Tregoweth
administrator
John Doe #32
Tampa, Florida, USA
age:34
Tregoweth
Fennec
administrator
former arbitrator
Thomas Whaples
Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA
born:1985-01-06
Thomas Whaples
MichaelDiederich
administrator
Michael Diederich
Furtwangen, Germany
born:1983-05-11
Michael Diederich
Charles_Matthews
administrator
arbitrator
Charles R. Matthews
Cambridge, United Kingdom
PhD in mathematics, 1978
Charles Matthews
Sean_Black
former administrator
Sean Black
Saranac Lake, New York, USA
age:16
Sean Black
Mo0
administrator
Jay Converse
Fairfax, Virginia, USA
born:1986-02-28
Jay Converse
Phaedriel
aka Sharon K.
administrator
Sharon Kershee Tahsequah
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
born:1979-07-29
member of police department
Sharon Kershee Tahsequah
Tawker
administrator
Andrew Wallwork
aka Andrew Phillips
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
age:19
Andrew Wallwork
AmiDaniel
administrator
Dan Cannon
Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
born:1988-08-13
Dan Cannon
Matt_Crypto
administrator
Matthew Russell
grad student in computer science,
University of York, United Kingdom
age:27
Matthew Russell
Slowking_Man
administrator
IRC bouncer
Christopher Larberg
Moreno Valley, California, USA
born:1988-01-04
"Christian, Eagle Scout, right-wing"
Christopher Larberg
Future_Perfect_at_Sunrise
sockpuppet: LukasPietsch
administrator
Dr. Lukas Pietsch
multilinguist, University of Hamburg
Germany
?
Makemi
aka Mak
aka Makwik
administrator
Magdalen (Maggie) Kadel
New York, New York, USA
age:25
Maggie Kadel
Messedrocker
former administrator
James Hare
Oradell, New Jersy, USA
born:1992-02-15
James Hare
SimonP
administrator
former arbitrator
Simon Pulsifer
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
age:26
Simon Pulsifer
Essjay
administrator, bureaucrat,
checkuser, oversight, arbitrator,
community manager at Wikia

resigned under pressure 2007-03-03
Ryan Jordan
near Louisville, Kentucky, USA
age:24
Essjay claimed two PhDs and a tenured faculty
position on his Wikipedia user page. This was
repeated in The New Yorker. It was all bogus.
Ryan Jordan
JoshuaZ
administrator
Joshua (Josh) B. Zelinsky
Yale, class of 2007
New Haven, Connecticut, USA
age:24
Joshua Zelinsky
Ral315
administrator
editor-in-chief, The Wikipedia Signpost
John Doe #33
Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA
born:1990-03-15
?
Sandstein
administrator
Thomas M. Fischer, MLaw
Bern, Switzerland
age:in his 20s
?
Seraphimblade
administrator
Todd M. Allen
near Seattle, Washington, USA
born:1979-05-12
Todd Allen
SirFozzie
administrator
David M. Yellope
Franklin, Massachusetts, USA
born:1974-08-18
?
Chairboy
administrator
Benjamin F. Hallert
Springfield, Oregon, USA
age:30
Ben Hallert
Durova
former administrator
Lise Diane Broer
San Diego, California, USA
born:1968-09-10
Lise Broer
SlimVirgin
aka Slim
aka Sarah
administrator
Linda Mack
aka Sarah McEwan
Alberta or Saskatchewan, Canada
born: circa 1961
Linda Mack worked for Pierre Salinger at
ABC News, London (1989-1991). He fired
her when he felt that she was working with
MI5 to undermine the Lockerbie investigation.
Wikipedia-Watch is seeking more information.
Linda Mack aka Sarah McEwan aka SlimVirgin
Click for bigger pic
(does not edit)
executive director, Wikimedia Foundation
hired 2007-07
Sue Gardner
formerly with Canadian Broadcasting Corp
Sue Gardner
Mikegodwin
general counsel, Wikimedia Foundation
administrator

hired 2007-07
Mike Godwin
formerly with Electronic Frontier Foundation
born:1956-10-26
Mike Godwin
Bastique
administrator
volunteer coordinator, Wikimedia Fndn

hired 2007-04
Cary Michael Bass
St.Petersburg, Florida, USA
born:1966-12-28
Cary Bass
Swatjester
administrator
Daniel G. Rosenthal
Palm Beach Gardens, Florida
and Washington DC, USA
born:1983-04-22
Dan Rosenthal
Yamla
administrator
Christopher Thompson
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
born:1973-09-01
Christopher Thompson
Ned_Scott
editor
Ned Scott
Tucson, Arizona, USA
age:22
Ned Scott
Cberlet
aka Chip Berlet
editor
John Foster (Chip) Berlet
wife:Karen A. Moyer
Burlington, Massachusetts, USA
born:1949-11-22
Chip Berlet
Mbimmler
president, Wikimedia Switzerland
moderator, Wikimedia mailing list
OTRS volunteer
Michael Bimmler
Kuesnacht, Switzerland
born:1992-03-25
On 2008-01-19, Bimmler filed a specious
complaint against Wikipedia-Watch with the
Better Business Bureau, San Antonio, Texas.
Michael Bimmler


IRC hostmask search engine

This engine searches more than 26,000 hostmasks from several popular IRC channels used by Wikipedians. These were collected from IRC logs in 2006 and 2007. The engine can handle only one or two terms in the search box. If you violate this limitation and use three or more, it will treat it as a single term inside of double quotation marks. This will probably mean that you won't get any hits.

A term is a string of characters without a space. The space is used to separate the two terms. However, if you want a term that includes spaces, then force it to be defined as a single term by putting it inside of double quotation marks. Now you can add a second term if you wish. Each term must be three or more characters.

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Who owns that IP address?

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