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File a Checkuser Request

This page is currently inactive and is retained for historical reference. Either the page is no longer relevant or consensus on its purpose has become unclear. To revive discussion, seek broader input via a forum such as the village pump. Cases are created on subpages of Misplaced Pages:Requests for checkuser/Case. If you require help or advice, ask at Misplaced Pages talk:Requests for checkuser. If a case subpage already exists, edit the existing page instead, either adding to the currently open section (if the case is not yet archived) or adding a new section to the top (if the case has been archived). When editing an existing case, be sure to list it here or add Category:Checkuser requests to be listed to the subpage. If creating a new case subpage, add the name of the main account (or "puppetmaster", not the sockpuppet!) in the box below. Leave out the "User:" prefix. Do not remove the text in the box, add the name to the end only (that is, append the name to the existing text). Then press "Request a checkuser" and you will be taken to a page where you can fill out the request. Example: if you want to request a checkuser on User:John Doe, enter the text: Misplaced Pages:Requests for checkuser/Case/John Doe <inputbox> type=create editintro=Misplaced Pages:Requests for checkuser/Inputbox/Header preload=Misplaced Pages:Requests for checkuser/Inputbox/Sample default=Misplaced Pages:Requests for checkuser/Case/ buttonlabel=Request a checkuser bgcolor=#F8FCFF width=50 </inputbox>

Indicators and templates   (v  · e)
These indicators are used by Checkusers, SPI clerks and other patrolling users, to allow easier at-a-glance reading of their notes, actions and comments.
Case decisions:
IP blocked  {{IPblock}}	Tagged  {{Stagged}}
Blocked but awaiting tags  {{Sblock}}	Not possible  {{Impossible}}
Blocked and tagged  {{Blockedandtagged}}	Blocked without tags  {{Blockedwithouttags}}
No tags  {{No tags}}	Blocked and tagged. Closing.  {{Blockedtaggedclosing}}
Information:
Additional information needed  {{MoreInfo}}	Deferred  {{Deferred}}
Note:  {{TakeNote}}	In progress  {{Inprogress}}
Clerk actions:
Clerk assistance requested:  {{Clerk Request}}	Clerk note:  {{Clerk-Note}}
Delisted  {{Delisted}}	Relisted  {{Relisted}}
Clerk declined  {{Decline}}	Clerk endorsed  {{Endorse}}
Self-endorsed by clerk for checkuser attention  {{Selfendorse}}	CheckUser requested  {{CURequest}}
Specific to CheckUser:
Confirmed  {{Confirmed}}	Unrelated  {{Unrelated}}
Confirmed with respect to the named user(s).  No comment with respect to IP address(es).  {{Confirmed-nc}}
Technically indistinguishable  {{Technically indistinguishable}}
Likely  {{Likely}}	Unlikely  {{Unlikely}}
Possible  {{Possible}}	Inconclusive  {{Inconclusive}}
Declined  {{Declined}}	Unnecessary  {{Unnecessary}}
Stale (too old)  {{StaleIP}}	No comment  {{Nocomment}}
CheckUser is not a crystal ball  {{Crystalball}}	CheckUser is not for fishing  {{Fishing}}
CheckUser is not magic pixie dust  {{Pixiedust}}	The CheckUser Magic 8-Ball says:  {{8ball}}
Endorsed by a checkuser  {{Cu-endorsed}}	Check declined by a checkuser  {{Cudecline}}
Possilikely (a mix between possible and likely)  {{possilikely}}

Outstanding requests

Declined requests

Science3456

• Science3456 (talk · contribs)
• Football (sport) (talk · contribs)

Football closed an MfD that Science3456 has been using many sockpuppets to close improperly. Football has various unrelated edits, but I believe they were only made to make him look more like an established user (and be able to edit a semi-protected page, too). rspeer / ɹəədsɹ 02:48, 20 May 2006 (UTC)

Declined. Those being checked must have recent contributions. Essjay (Talk • Connect) 01:53, 21 May 2006 (UTC)

142.22.186.13

Hi. The user with this IP has only contributed vandalism. ] I'm guessing this deserves a blocking. Thanks for your time. Frankman 05:13, 20 May 2006

Declined.. You seem to have confused requests for checkuser investigation with Administrator Intervention Against Vandalism. Essjay (Talk • Connect) 01:45, 21 May 2006 (UTC)

Completed requests

User:Thewolfstar and its meatpuppet User:Lamb of god

• Thewolfstar (talk · contribs) and Lamb_of_god (talk · contribs)
• Dot_Bitch (talk · contribs)

Another suspected sock of Thewolfstar (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · nuke contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log), permabanned by the community for extreme disruptiveness: new user Dot_Bitch (talk · contribs). Check please? Note, please check also if Dot Bitch is related to Lamb_of_god (talk · contribs), permanently blocked as meatpuppet of Thewolfstar. Dot Bitch has similar interests and same stylistic tics as previous identities (such as beginning messages with "Hey" not followed by any punctuation — fairly distinctive). Dot Bitch's very few edits include a sympathetic one on User talk:Lamb of god and one to User:CorbinSimpson, an encourager of Thewolfstar. Bishonen | talk 11:59, 21 May 2006 (UTC).

 Note: I'll check, in order to maintain current records, but that username is a clear {{usernameblock}}, regardless of the results. Essjay (Talk • Connect) 12:23, 21 May 2006 (UTC)

 Possible. Dot Bitch is editing from an IP registered to a hosting company; good traffic *rarely* comes from hosting companies. This is a common trick of sockpuppeteers to avoid detection. I can't confirm it outright, but it is certainly possible. Essjay (Talk • Connect) 12:40, 21 May 2006 (UTC)

Also, note that Macai (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · nuke contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) appears to be the same user as Thewolfstar. Essjay (Talk • Connect) 12:42, 21 May 2006 (UTC)

Thanks for the check. Macai claims to be her 18-year-old son, living with her, sharing a LAN network. I have spoken with him, and assume good faith. I believe he is who he says he is, for several reasons. Anyway, there's no abuse coming from the Macai account. Bishonen | talk 13:07, 21 May 2006 (UTC).

That's entirely likely. The two are definately coming from the same machine/personal network; the pattern is too distinct for it to be a dynamic IP or other similar situation. Essjay (Talk • Connect) 13:15, 21 May 2006 (UTC)

In good faith, I feel that I should note that Dot Bitch does not use the <big> tags that Thewolfstar and Lamb of god were fond of. Also, the user was unaware (to my knowledge) of how to sign comments and appeared to get my name from the Esperanza member list. I could be wrong, but I figure I might as well keep good faith in mind. - Corbin 16:11, 21 May 2006 (UTC)

As I said, it's possible, but can't be confirmed. However, if the individual has grown savvy enough to make attempts at avoiding detection, it is not a very far stretch to desguising stylistic features and feigning ignorance. At about the 500th sockpuppet investigation, you begin to realize the great lengths people will go to in order to make just one more edit. Essjay (Talk • Connect) 16:20, 21 May 2006 (UTC)

Definitely Lightbringer

• Lightbringer (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · nuke contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)
• Newmason (talk · contribs)

Newmason has two posts to Talk:Freemasonry, one of which reiterates "Freemasonry is Satanism" here, and the other asking for examples of how FreemasonryWatch is wrong here. I would also request that Newmason's IP be checked against the other (inconclusive) RFCU I requested recently. MSJapan 05:30, 21 May 2006 (UTC)

Confirmed definately Lightbringer, and not related to the other. Essjay (Talk • Connect) 09:24, 21 May 2006 (UTC)

Science3456's latest puppets

Okay, didn't know that the recency rule was that restrictive. In that case, I'd like to compare two users that I consider to be recent sockpuppets of Science3456:

• Shake shake shake (talk · contribs)
• Football (sport) (talk · contribs)

Again, they were both involved in improperly closing the same MFD that many Science3456 puppets have been closing or disrupting. rspeer / ɹəədsɹ 03:08, 21 May 2006 (UTC)

Note: There isn't a recency "rule," it's a technical limitation; IP addresses are only stored for a certain period of time. This is indicated in the instructions to the page, #4: "Data is kept for a limited time so we cannot compare against accounts that have not edited recently." Additionally, please place requests in this section, rather than at the end of the completed queue. Essjay (Talk • Connect) 03:27, 21 May 2006 (UTC)

Inconclusive. If there are other recent sockpuppets, I can check against them. Essjay (Talk • Connect) 03:38, 21 May 2006 (UTC)

Whas / Camridge

I've merged this into a single request. I generally wouldn't perform requests like this, as it borders on "fishing", but will in this case due to the Arbitration matter. I'll have a report on this shortly. Essjay (Talk • Connect) 11:52, 20 May 2006 (UTC)

• Whas (talk · contribs)
• Doc pato (talk · contribs)

I am mentor on the Neuro-linguistic programming article. We've had many problems sockpuppets and meatpuppets. Whas and Doc pato have come in on the "pro" side recently. They have not done really any other editing. Doc pato has come on in the last few days. Could someone do a checkuser to see if these 2 are the same people? I have a similar request below. It'd be much appreciated. --Woohookitty 10:23, 20 May 2006 (UTC)

Unrelated. Two completely different hemispheres. Essjay (Talk • Connect) 13:00, 20 May 2006 (UTC)

• Camridge (talk · contribs)
• HeadleyDown (talk · contribs)

I am mentor on the Neuro-linguistic programming article. We've had many problems sockpuppets and meatpuppets. Camridge and HeadleyDown are on the "anti" side. There has been evidence presented in the past that shows that they never crossed paths, i.e. they are never posting at the same time. --Woohookitty 10:23, 20 May 2006 (UTC)

Possible The two are coming from the same university, but a number of other legitimate contributors are as well. The edit pattern will have to be the deciding factor. Essjay (Talk • Connect) 13:00, 20 May 2006 (UTC)

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