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 ===My opinion=== 
 ====Issues==== 
 There are three different issues. However, I'd try to focus on the first issue while giving you some insights on how to deal with the rest. 

 A) The alleged sockpuppeting issue which resulted in admin 's intervention. As everybody knows, the etiquette alert was meant to sort out this particular issue. 

 B) The original registered account's edits and the outing. I must say that this is the crux of the matter. I'll not judge it though some notes should be taken seriously. 

 C) Issues related to civility. I must note here that admin  and myself have already addressed this issue but I believe that there are still some clarifications to give.  

 ====Analysis==== 
 Let's start with the main point which prompted the etiquette alert. 

 A) I've checked the contributions and see no real instance of sockpuppetry. The IP started editing after being outed exactly at the time the registered account stopped editing. He left a note at the registered user userpage and of course the user is free not to mention or identify his IP. However, I must note that the IP owner has stated that ""[He] can probably use dozen of public IP's in such a way that you may or may not be able to track them  depending on [his] mood."" No, no moods. There is a very good reason why that is not acceptable... Nobody would be able to verify if different IPs of the same user have been used. Unless they are from the same range, using multiple dynamic IPs for the same topic can be considered as plain sockpuppetry. I know that in many cases, that would not be done intentionally, so please make sure no such thing happens. 

 Jehochman says that he wasn't aware of the complexity of this issue. That may be true and I'd assume good faith and trust his words. However, that is not really a total valid justification. Admins should have a prior knowledge of the background of the story before intervening or acting. Anyway, the situation is not that bad since it stopped at threats of a block instead of a block itself. I, therefore, see no reason why Jehochman should be sanctioned or anything of that sort. A sincere apology from him to the user would be sufficient unless Jehochman persists. As I can see, there's no reason to believe that something of that kind (persistence) would happen. I advice the user to forgive the actions of Jehochman and concentrate on the essentials (editing and collaborating).  

 I'd ask the IP to sign all his posts. There have been instances where no signature has been provided. This is not an infraction but in a collaborative project signatures are important.  

 B) This is not something which I was asked for to help. The IP has shown a preference not to enter in those details though I see that he has been obliged somehow by the circumstances and the inappropriate persistence of . I note the outing by  and find that very unacceptable. A word from some admin on Hillman's talk page would be appropriate and any further incident would lead to an immediate block.  

 That being said...However, I must also note that the IP operator has also outed the user who had outed him. Two wrong doesn't make a right. Same thing. Any further outing of anyone an immediate block would be in order.  

 As for the COI accusations, I'd advice all parties to go look for help at Wikipedia:Conflict of interest/Noticeboard. In parallel, accusations of violations of WP:Fringe should be dealt with at Wikipedia:Fringe theories/Noticeboard. It is highly recommended to exempt user talkpages from discussions about these kind of issues since it is known that that leads nowhere. Noticeboards can guarantee a wider participation from experienced users who deal with these issues on a daily basis. For this reason, I urge NJGW to use those pages instead and stop arguing with the IP on every page.  

 C)  is only one among a dozen of essays as documented at . Wikipedia:Civility, which is policy, comes first.  

 Civility is important and I'd have not intervened if shouting (using CAPS) and using bad words didn't stop. Nobody can fix or sort out anything in a noisy and an uncivil environment. Please, no ""idiot"", ""