Wikipedia:Requests for checkuser/Case/Encyclopedist

[edit] Encyclopedist

• Encyclopedist (talk • contribs • block user • block log • checkuser)
• Jack Red (talk • contribs)
• John Reyd (talk • contribs)

Etc, etc, etc. This is a request under item 8 above, vandalism. User:John Reid has, for the last week or so, been under a constant vandalism assault on his User and Talk pages from a chain of attack accounts. The bulk of them can be found at Category:Imposters of John Reid. I selected a random couple to list above, but there are many, many more listed in the category.

I would mainly like to know if there is an established user behind this assault. This appears to be a very personal vendeta, not just random vandalism. And while John has been holding up well under the assault, I would like to see if something can be done to identify the user responsible before it starts to wear John down. TexasAndroid 14:42, 1 May 2006 (UTC)

• I've blocked indef an IP address associated with much of the attacks. I have a suspicion regarding the identity of the user; said user appears to have left Wikipedia and is not presently under any sanction. Therefore, I'm not going to out him until I'm sure. Mackensen (talk) 12:36, 4 May 2006 (UTC)

• Having consulted with other admins familiar with the situation, it is highly likely that these users are sockpuppets of Encyclopedist (talk • contribs). Mackensen (talk) 12:45, 4 May 2006 (UTC)

• • Thank you very much. We'll see if the IP block does much good, but even if it does not, at a minimum, it is good to finally know what this is all about. And to know that the person that John was suspecting is innocent of these actions. Good to be able to lay the blame in the proper direction. Thank you again. - TexasAndroid 13:18, 4 May 2006 (UTC)

Thank you; it's good to know another user is probably innocent. The test edits don't bother me much but they do burn up other editor's energies. John Reid 22:21, 4 May 2006 (UTC)