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Suspected sockpuppeteer

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Suspected sockpuppets

Smith Mountain Lake Pirates (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · block log)
63.152.9.217 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · block log)
TheDOC1958 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · block log)
Dos lingo (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · block log)
SiIenced Iucidity (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · block log)
User Vary sucked my cock (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · block log)
4.68.248.33 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · block log)

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Vary | Talk 22:31, 8 December 2006 (UTC)

Evidence

Sorry if this is a little long; I haven't done one of these before.

Piratesofsml was blocked last week for edit warring and disruption on Thomas Jefferson and the associated talk page (see AN/I posting on original incident.

The user then began using a series of IP addresses over several days - primarily 63.152.9.217 (talk · contribs), but also a number of dynamic AOL IPs, to continue disruption of Talk:Thomas Jefferson (in particular this section). New user User:TheDOC1958 also weighed in on the discussion, making one edit to express agreement with Piratesofsml. That account hasn't been back since, but I'm including it here for completeness's sake.

Around the same time, the IP also made a number of edits to Smith Mountain Lake. The IP resumed editing that article today, making the same reverts, and began leaving comments on Talk:George W. Bush, which were eventually removed as trolling. New account User:Smith Mountain Lake Pirates assisted the IP on both articles. Piratesofsml = User:63.152.9.217 = User:Smith Mountain Lake Pirates. Quid quo pro. Currently, User:Piratesofsml is blocked for two weeks, ending 21:19 GMT on December 22, 2006. User:Smith Mountain Lake Pirates is requesting unblocking, claiming not to be User:Piratesofsml. -- Vary | Talk 22:31, 8 December 2006 (UTC)

User:TheDOC1958 has returned, adding the text and quote to George W. Bush that sock User:Smith Mountain Lake Pirates was advocating adding to the article on the talk page before that thread was removed as trolling and the account blocked. If it wasn't obvious before, it is now, and I'm blocking the account. -- Vary | Talk 23:25, 8 January 2007 (UTC)

In response to the below claims that Dos lingo is not a sock of Piratesofsml, I refer anyone who has doubts to the history page of Doberman Pinscher, particularly edits made in mid to late December of last year, which shows cooperation between Dos lingo, Piratesofsml, and the various IP addresses that have been associated with many of the sock accounts above. There's more, but that's the most obvious and the easiest to outline here. -- Vary | Talk 06:28, 11 January 2007 (UTC)

After looking at the Doberman Pinscher page I can see what you are saying.However I also see several other users including your self that have contributed to that article.I really don't think You are a sock puppet of Piratesofsml nor do I see any evidence that Dos lingo would be either,Best regards. Some one who has been watching.63.215.26.205 17:51, 11 January 2007 (UTC)

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piratesofsml =)

• Ok we got a confirmation that he indeed use sockpupet. Something has to be done :). Esurnir 00:03, 12 January 2007 (UTC)

DUHHHHH I have racked up like 60 or so sock puppets today

Hell even pirates of sml is a sock puppet my real username I will not tell..I have over 2,000 edits and 6 articles that I created and I still use that user name.....shhhh i'll never tell what that might be... I am just messin around causing mass collateral damage..I have or admins attempting to block me have instead blocked whole states in the U.S pirates of sml

Comments

You are a joke lmao you try to block me but fail...and then you block my brother with a similar name and I don't have a clue who TheDOC1958 is..lmao@you you might block them but you will never block me!— Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.217.0.2 (talk • contribs) 01:55, December 9, 2006 (UTC)

Vary,I am Dos lingo Real name David R.Lee.I do not have the foggiest why you claim that I am a sock puppet. Look at my contribs and compare them with the other users you have listed.Now let's move on to the IP.The IP is 63.3.11.2 it is not my IP. My IP is 205.188.116.201 normally, sorry to evade the block but either you or Redvers has blocked so that I can not dispute this case and according to what I have listed below,I am accorded that right. I have contacted ARIN and this is what they have told me; "Hello:

You will need to contact Misplaced Pages in this regard, to find out how they are getting this information (the IP address). They are probably not reporting the source, but perhaps reporting the last hop of the routing from your request to their server.

Regards,

American Registry for Internet Numbers

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email hostmaster@ARIN.NET

ftp ftp.arin.net

whois whois.arin.net

website http://www.arin.net

phone 703.227.0660

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On Tuesday, 9 Jan 2007, VA Rottweiler X@aol.com wrote:

> Hello, I dial up using AOL at the phone number 540 725 9801 (dial up) my IP > is 205.188.116.201 But on wikipedia my IP is 63.3.11.130 UUNET Technologies, > Inc.Output from ARIN WHOIS Why is this?"

Vary,do you have or know any one who has AOL? If so then please do the following Change the area code to 540 and select the first of only two numbers to dial in Roanoke,VA (540 725 9801)and go to whatsmyip.org and I bet you will understand my concern after doing so. So Vary, whats the deal? Is it that Misplaced Pages assigns AOL users who Dial up from the above mentioned number? If so then that means all of Salem,Roanoke,Roanoke County,Bedford,Bedford County,all of Franklin County as well with all of Pittsylvania County. A good chunk of SouthWest Virginia with well over 3 million people.That sounds like Collateral Damage. Now having said that.....

There is no evidence. Notes for the suspect I. If the accuser has not formed a proper evidence page, you are allowed to remove the notice from your user page. The evidence page is linked from the template on your userpage and is situated on Misplaced Pages:Suspected sock puppets/YourUsername page (or, if this is not your first case, on Misplaced Pages:Suspected sock puppets/YourUsername (2nd) or similar page). II. If the accuser has listed evidence against you, you are not allowed to remove the notice from your page for ten days. You are allowed to respond to each and every accusation on the evidence page but are not allowed to remove accusations. III. If the accuser hasn't requested CheckUser for ten days, you are allowed to remove the notice from your page. Respectfully Dos lingo.209.244.42.105 22:54, 10 January 2007 (UTC)

Conclusions