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*'''27 March 2004''': David Boothroyd begins editing, as "Dbiv", making his first edit to a Wikipedia talk page for the article on a British general election.  

*'''27 March 2004''': [[Directory:David Boothroyd|David Boothroyd]] begins editing, as [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Contributions&offset=20061007083231&limit=500&contribs=user&target=Fys "Dbiv"], making his first edit to a Wikipedia talk page for the article on a British general election.  

*'''20 January 2005''': After making over 2000 edits, User:Dbiv successfully becomes an administrator as a result of a self-nomination.

*'''20 January 2005''': After making over 2000 edits, User:Dbiv successfully becomes an administrator as a result of a self-nomination.

*'''15 February 2006''': Dbiv is blocked for a purported violation of the Three Revert Rule, whereupon he unblocks himself using administrative tools, giving the reason ''"Yes, I know I am not supposed to do this. Justification 1: Block was wrongly applied. Justification 2: I have a major edit which I am not going to lose come what may. WP:IAR applies."''  

*'''15 February 2006''': Dbiv is blocked for a purported violation of the Three Revert Rule, whereupon he unblocks himself using administrative tools, giving the reason ''"Yes, I know I am not supposed to do this. Justification 1: Block was wrongly applied. Justification 2: I have a major edit which I am not going to lose come what may. WP:IAR applies."''  

<blockquote style="margin-left: 11%; margin-right: 11%">"I registered this account solely so I would be able to correct material inaccuracies in my own biography. However, I now find myself forced to resort to it to action this change, which I am explicitly allowed to do: I want all talk to go to [[User talk:Dbiv]]. If you need to leave messages about [[User:80.177.212.6]] do so at the user page, not the talk page. This seems perfectly fair to m e. Meanwhile Calton is being disruptive. He is not an admin and has no role in any of this."</blockquote>

<blockquote style="margin-left: 11%; margin-right: 11%">"I registered this account solely so I would be able to correct material inaccuracies in my own biography. However, I now find myself forced to resort to it to action this change, which I am explicitly allowed to do: I want all talk to go to [[User talk:Dbiv]]. If you need to leave messages about [[User:80.177.212.6]] do so at the user page, not the talk page. This seems perfectly fair to m e. Meanwhile Calton is being disruptive. He is not an admin and has no role in any of this."</blockquote>

*'''7 October 2006''': User:Dbiv is renamed to "Fys" upon his request, citing concerns about the connection to his real-life identity.

*'''7 October 2006''': User:Dbiv is [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Changing_username/Archive16#Dbiv_.E2.86.92_Fys renamed] to "Fys" upon his request, citing concerns about the connection to his real-life identity.

*'''4 December 2006''': After Fys re-creates the User:Dbiv account to avoid impersonation, he uses it to create a userpage for User:Dbiv, with the cryptic text "I have laid down this title and do go by another." This gives the appearance of a user who had "retired", and decided to come back under a different account (rather than just being renamed). When an unrelated user later asks him what it was, he reverts the edit with the summary "none of your business".  

*'''4 December 2006''': After Fys re-creates the User:Dbiv account to avoid impersonation, he uses it to create a userpage for User:Dbiv, with the cryptic text "I have laid down this title and do go by another." This gives the appearance of a user who had "retired", and decided to come back under a different account (rather than just being renamed). When an unrelated user later asks him what it was, he reverts the edit with the summary "none of your business".  

*'''12 December 2006''': User:Sam_Blacketer is registered. Keeps a very low profile, shows intricate knowledge of MediaWiki, displays experience with Wikipedia. Begins with work on London boroughs; in one day uploads a photo of his cat, creating a userpage displaying the photo. This is an undeclared sockpuppet of Fys, which was created and used actively in conjunction with the Fys account.

*'''12 December 2006''': User:Sam_Blacketer is [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special%3ALog&type=newusers&user=&page=User%3ASam+Blacketer&year=&month=-1&tagfilter=&hide_patrol_log=1 registered]. Keeps a very low profile, shows intricate knowledge of MediaWiki, displays experience with Wikipedia. Begins with work on London boroughs; in one day uploads a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Windlecat.jpg photo of his cat], creating a userpage displaying the photo. This is an undeclared sockpuppet of Fys, which was created and used actively in conjunction with the Fys account.

*Meanwhile, as "Fys", his Wikipedia activity is characterized by a sizable period of personal attacks, rudeness, and other less-than-friendly behavior. [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=St_Catharine%27s_College,_Cambridge&diff=prev&oldid=97631134] [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Requests_for_arbitration/Husnock/Workshop&diff=prev&oldid=97440075] [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:George_Galloway&diff=prev&oldid=137683129] [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Paul_Staines&diff=next&oldid=108642014]

*Meanwhile, as "Fys", his Wikipedia activity is characterized by a sizable period of personal attacks, rudeness, and other less-than-friendly behavior. [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=St_Catharine%27s_College,_Cambridge&diff=prev&oldid=97631134] [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Requests_for_arbitration/Husnock/Workshop&diff=prev&oldid=97440075] [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:George_Galloway&diff=prev&oldid=137683129] [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Paul_Staines&diff=next&oldid=108642014]

*'''3 February 2007''': As activity by the Fys account declines and the Sam_Blacketer account accumulates edits, a user asks who Dbiv's other name is after viewing the User:Dbiv page. Although it was quite obvious that Dbiv was Fys, which is probably what was initially meant by "I have laid down this title and do go by another", no link was made to the Sam_Blacketer account. Within seconds, Fys (as Dbiv) reverts the user with "none of your business". On that day, Fys makes 4 edits and Sam_Blacketer makes two.

*'''3 February 2007''': As activity by the Fys account declines and the Sam_Blacketer account accumulates edits, a user asks what Dbiv's new username is after viewing the User:Dbiv page. Although it was quite obvious that Dbiv was Fys, which is what was initially meant by "I have laid down this title and do go by another", no link was made to the Sam_Blacketer account. Within seconds, Fys (as Dbiv) reverts the user with "none of your business". On that day, Fys makes 4 edits and Sam_Blacketer makes two.

*'''28 April 2007''': Boothroyd again successfully passes a request for adminship after a self-nomination, this time as Sam_Blacketer. The self-nomination RFA passes 57-5-3, support-oppose-neutral. At this time, the only personal information revealed about this user is that  he is from the United Kingdom.

*'''28 April 2007''': Boothroyd again successfully passes a request for adminship after a self-nomination, this time as Sam_Blacketer. The self-nomination RFA passes 57-5-3, support-oppose-neutral. At this time, the only personal information revealed about this user is that  he is from the United Kingdom.

*'''24 November 2007''': Boothroyd hurls aspersions at [[Directory:Gregory J. Kohs|Gregory Kohs]], the founder of [[Directory:MyWikiBiz|MyWikiBiz]].  On a mailing list maintained by the [[Directory:Wikimedia Foundation|Wikimedia Foundation]], Boothroyd [http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikien-l/2007-November/085890.html sneered], "I hope Greg Kohs is sick as a parrot."  When reprimanded for this being a gratuitous comment, Boothroyd only upped the ante from behind his protective cloak of fake identity, saying that both MyWikiBiz's business transactions and content were "[http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikien-l/2007-November/085892.html not ethical]".

*'''24 November 2007''': Boothroyd hurls aspersions at [[Directory:Gregory J. Kohs|Gregory Kohs]], the founder of [[Directory:MyWikiBiz|MyWikiBiz]].  On a mailing list maintained by the [[Directory:Wikimedia Foundation|Wikimedia Foundation]], Boothroyd [http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikien-l/2007-November/085890.html sneered], "I hope Greg Kohs is sick as a parrot."  When reprimanded for this being a gratuitous comment, Boothroyd only upped the ante from behind his protective cloak of fake identity, saying that both MyWikiBiz's business transactions and content were "[http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikien-l/2007-November/085892.html not ethical]".

*'''23 May 2009''': "Sam Blacketer" resigns from the Wikipedia Arbitration Committee, revealing himself to have formerly edited under the alias Fys. It did not take long for posters on the Wikipedia Review to determine his name, '''David Boothroyd'''. Wikipedia Review members also mention the fact that he actually writes biographies of British politicians for pay, and serves on the Westminster City Council. The hypocrisy in this and the comments that Boothroyd made to the effect that MyWikiBiz was an unethical business was noted on WR.

*'''23 May 2009''': "Sam Blacketer" resigns from the Wikipedia Arbitration Committee, revealing himself to have formerly edited under the alias Fys. It did not take long for posters on the Wikipedia Review to determine his name, '''David Boothroyd'''. Wikipedia Review members also mention the fact that he actually writes biographies of British politicians for pay, and serves on the Westminster City Council. The hypocrisy in this and the comments that Boothroyd made to the effect that MyWikiBiz was an unethical business was noted on WR.

*'''26 May 2009''': An article that Cade Metz wrote about the scandal, entitled "Sockpuppeting British politico resigns from Wikisupremecourt", is published in ''The Register'', outlining his resignation from the Arbitration Committee and the story behind the account.

*'''26 May 2009''': An article that Cade Metz wrote about the scandal, entitled "Sockpuppeting British politico resigns from Wikisupremecourt", is published in ''The Register'', outlining his resignation from the Arbitration Committee and the story behind the account.