Wikipedia:Requests for checkuser/Case/Bluegold

[edit] Bluegold (second request)

• Bluegold (talk • contribs • logs • block user • block log • checkuser)
• Vintagekits (talk • contribs • logs • block user • block log • checkuser)

• Code letter: F

Bluegold was indefinitely blocked by Theresa Knott on 2006-07-30 (see Wikipedia:Administrators'_noticeboard/IncidentArchive124#User:Bluegold_sockpuppet_tags). It seems to me that he may be evading this block using the account Vintagekits, which was registered on 2006-08-01.

Vintagekits has shown similarities to Bluegold. Apart from using sockpuppets - per case Wikipedia:Requests for checkuser/Case/Vintagekits and below - there are editing similarities such as a shared love of the term "POV", overuse of exclamation marks, and a liking for the format [[User:X|X]]. None of these things are individually particularly persuasive, but Vintagekits has lately shown signs of similar disruptive behavior. Both accounts also appear to edit from Eircom ip accounts, as well as the main ones. Speaking against my assumption, the accounts edited in distinct fields of Irish history.

Disclaimer: insofar as I've had any significant disputes on Wikipedia, it would be fair to say I had a dispute with Bluegold and his sock farm. I am biased on this subject, no ifs or buts. This is a weak case. I think I'd reject it, so I won't be surprised if you do. Angus McLellan (Talk) 12:10, 26 January 2007 (UTC)

Declined --jpgordon^∇∆∇∆ 16:58, 26 January 2007 (UTC)

Hi, can you please run the check as I would like to clear my name. Thank you.--Vintagekits 17:18, 26 January 2007 (UTC)

Wouldn't do any good; Bluegold information is too stale to use. --jpgordon^∇∆∇∆ 18:16, 27 January 2007 (UTC)

OK, thanks anyway.--Vintagekits 18:19, 27 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Bluegold

• Bluegold (talk • contribs)
• No More POV Please (talk • contribs)
• MacPhersonAndy (talk • contribs)
• Bel air (talk • contribs)
• Sea horn (talk • contribs)
• Raspitin (talk • contribs)

No More POV Please (talk • contribs) has suddenly appeared from nowhere with some knowledge of wiki culture (etc). I suspect there to be some connection somewhere, owing to similatirities in both editing interests and POV, similar mistakes in style and similar visiting places, and to other things like general timing (two have been away for two years) and recent editing timing. I suspect MacPhersonAndy (talk • contribs) least as being a sock, but it seems possible. But it doesn't seem likely that No More POV Please (talk • contribs) and Bluegold (talk • contribs) really are different people. - Calgacus (ΚΑΛΓΑΚΟΣ) 01:52, 13 April 2006 (UTC)

I compared this and this and was suspicious, so Bel air (talk • contribs) can be added. Sea horn (talk • contribs), who's edited Harp may be another, see this. Interestingly, Talk:Harp, Talk:Dál Riata and Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Middle Ages have all had edits where single quotes were double-escaped (i.e. \\\'), evidently some hopeless script kiddie I've requested a block of the unblocked anons used, 72.232.33.146 (talk • contribs) and 84.245.75.24 (talk • contribs), used only for scripted updates and vandalism. Angus McLellan (Talk) 13:16, 13 April 2006 (UTC)

He edited may have edited again as 67.15.0.68 (talk • contribs), which has since been blocked by Angr. - Calgacus (ΚΑΛΓΑΚΟΣ) 16:11, 13 April 2006 (UTC)

To which could be added 72.21.56.146 (talk • contribs) and 72.232.89.58 (talk • contribs), both banned by Shanel. But as these are all open proxies and throwaways, I don't see much point myself. Angus McLellan (Talk) 18:40, 14 April 2006 (UTC)

Clerk note: Discussion moved to talk page. Thatcher131 11:06, 13 June 2006 (UTC)

Confirmed Protests to the contrary, confirmed that Bluegold (talk · contribs · logs · block user · block log) has been engaged in sockpuppetry. The following accounts have been blocked indefinitely as such:

• MacPhersonAndy
• An-gabhar
• Bel air
• River run
• No More POV Please
• Raspitin

Bluegold should consider himself very firmly warned that this kind of behavior is unacceptable. In addition, I've blocked him for 48 hours. Mackensen (talk) 17:27, 23 April 2006 (UTC)

Aftermath

Bluegold got shitted on, I wasn't trying to damage him. Nor did I make the judgement. Wrong call!83.71.68.11 23:26, 23 April 2006 (UTC)

• • Bluegold seems to be further editing and evading his ban with 83.71.68.11 (talk · contribs · logs · block user · block log) and 86.40.8.112 (talk · contribs · logs · block user · block log) (Users 83.70.239.65 (talk · contribs · logs · block user · block log), 83.70.38.179 (talk · contribs · logs · block user · block log), are certainly IPs he has previously edited under). Note that all the previous addresses are registered to Eircom. He's going around on these IP addresses saying it wasn't Bluegold who had the socks, and recently tried to imitate Mackensen (see this edit); elsewhere, he made a similar attempt to mislead by signing his name falsely (see here) Seems he isn't really learning his lesson. - Calgacus (ΚΑΛΓΑΚΟΣ) 11:35, 24 April 2006 (UTC)