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User:iamandrewrice[edit]

Suspected sockpuppeteer

iamandrewrice (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · block log)

Suspected sockpuppets

Crystalclearchanges (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · block log)

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Whitstable 01:54, 28 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Evidence

The edit history of this user is similar to banned user iamandrewrice particularly in relation to edits to Latin Europe. The second edit of the suspected puppet warned an IP not to vandalise and warned with past experience hinted at "Trust me, I know a lot about this, having once been in your position... well kind of. If you do sockpuppet, then you will be 'banned', (not blocked). This is where you will never be able to come to wikipedia ever again even if you use a different name or IP address"

I suggested to Crystalclearchanges that editing in the article a banned member used to edit in a lot when they appear to be a banned member is not a wise move. I should add that yes, in that diff I did mention I didn't really care whether they were a sock or not, which wasn't wise. But at that point I was trying to help and didn't notice whether or not they had been disruptive.

Almost immediately, the user declared a wikibreak but still continued to edit. I monitored the Talk:Latin_Europe, where Crystalclearchanges appeared to be starting to employ the same tactics as iamandrewrice used to.

So I checked earlier edits and found some page moves [1], [2], [3]. There are others, once again all in the user's logs. There were also fashion edits, for example [4] and [5]. While that may not mean much compared to user:iamandrewrice here, that user (after being banned) moved to Simple English Wiki and made many similar moves and edits to fashion pages. Simple English contributions. I should add he changed his name over there after a while to Benniguy, hence the difference, but the logs show that.

Apologies, I know this could be clearer, but I have little spare time at the moment - if you need any further information, I'll be happy to supply it.

Comments

• Hello Whitstable. I suspect, and it is only a feeling, that User:Britannic1 is also a sockpuppet of Iamandrewrice and Crystalclearchanges. Their contributions' profile, talk page history and style of intervention are very smilar. And Britannic1 appears also to be a British with a strong interest in all things "Hispanic" or "Latin". Also, after I changed my mind about the inclusion of a gallery in Latin Europe, Britannic1 appeared in my talk page asking my help with photo galleries for Spanish Americans and Spanish Britons. You may want to check it out. Thanks! The Ogre (talk) 19:34, 28 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

  I don't think so - their contributions are quite different, but I'll take a closer look Whitstable 20:12, 28 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

• did Iamandrewrice have many page moves? Crystalclearchanges (talk) 20:09, 28 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

  On the Simple English Wikipedia, yes Whitstable 20:12, 28 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

  Which is...? Crystalclearchanges (talk) 21:37, 28 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Conclusions

Already blocked, see Wikipedia:Requests for checkuser/Case/Iamandrewrice. MER-C 08:54, 29 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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