Wikipedia:Requests for checkuser/Case/ZoeCroydon

[edit] ZoeCroydon

• Kerry ( work IP address for DB) (talk • contribs)
• Joanne ( work IP address for DB) (talk • contribs)
• Peter ( work IP address for DB) (talk • contribs)
• Uni student (talk • contribs)
• Johntheclivefan (talk • contribs)
• Sockpuppets of ZoeCroydon (talk • contribs)

All these editors are new accounts that oppose a neutrality and cleanup edit to the article Clive Bull (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs) on grounds such as 'poor wording' and 'flow'. The article is deadlocked due to 3RR constraints and the accounts refuse to work with other editors to correct the problems they claim to have. There is a strong possibility that these accounts are indefinitely blocked vandal, hoaxer and puppetmaster User:ZoeCroydon, who has a considerable sock farm, largely proven by previous CheckUser, which was also used a month ago to create illusions of a false consensus on this very same issue (as well as on Iain Lee).

Apart from their shared but otherwise unique opinions, they also share a similar style of writing, knowledge of obscure Wikipedia "rules" such as WP:AGF and WP:RPA despite being focused on one article [1], and the first three accounts share the same interesting typo in their bizarre names (the unnecessary space after the opening bracket), suggesting rapid account creation using copy-and-paste. --Sam Blanning^(talk) 08:52, 14 April 2006 (UTC)

(Alternatively, the space after opening a bracket may be a habit.) --Sam Blanning^(talk) 09:00, 14 April 2006 (UTC)

I've started investigating this but results will take some time to complete. The Uninvited Co., Inc. 03:57, 16 April 2006 (UTC)

Thanks. --Sam Blanning^(talk) 12:56, 16 April 2006 (UTC)

Note: the users with IP for DB are working in the same organisation. People who work in the same organisation are not sockpuppets.

Note: Unistudent and is a university student and some of his roomates use his computer.

This does not make them sock puppets, and they have a right to contribute. 147.114.226.175 12:54, 18 April 2006 (UTC)

The vandal has used this defence in the past. See this edit from a confirmed sock. --Sam Blanning^(talk) 13:01, 18 April 2006 (UTC)

Sam Banning has an agenda to change the Clive Bull article. I ask to produce examples of the vandalism he says there is? 147.114.226.175 13:40, 18 April 2006 (UTC)

Continually reverting an updated version of the Clive Bull to a dated one with no valid reason is vandalism. Minglex 08:53, 19 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] ZoeCroydon

• ZoeCroydon (talk • contribs • logs • block user • block log • checkuser)

[edit] Jimboiain (talk • contribs)

This user has a very similar pattern of edits on Talk:Clive_Bull to the already blocked ZoeCroydon (talk • contribs), Brucethebiggaybear (talk • contribs), ._Westminsterboy (talk • contribs), and 160.83.32.14 (talk • contribs). There are similar comments by 160.83.73.14 (talk • contribs), Rolandaslondon (talk • contribs) and 84.13.95.110 (talk • contribs) on the same page and none of them offer any coherent argument as to whether the new revision of the page has any real flaws.Minglex 17:56, 16 March 2006 (UTC)

I personally said that I do not like the whole 'flow' of the new article. Why change a whole article that flows well for a new version written by ONE person that doesn't flow well and a lot of people don't like. 84.13.84.22 18:51, 16 March 2006 (UTC)

Also I work with a number of people who work in the same office. We are all alowed to be ourselves I hope! Why are you banning people because they use the same internet connection in their office????84.13.84.22 18:51, 16 March 2006 (UTC)

You share an office with the 160.xx.xx.xx ip? Because according to your whois, you resolve to Great Britian while the 160.xx ip resolves to New Jersey in the US. --Syrthiss 19:43, 16 March 2006 (UTC)

Dude we are only two people. There are others out in internet land who have been adding stuff too. I mean man! This guy is saying that everyone that disagrees with him is a sockputtet. You should ban him! 84.13.84.22 20:00, 16 March 2006 (UTC)

Hello, I have also been blocked. I work here and me and the other secretaries edit the clive bull article and the Iain lee one. This wiki stuff is getting stupid because they don't understand most companies have one email address. Joanne was blocked on Wednesday and none of us could edit. Is there an offical place to complain, we work for a tv station so that might make them sort this situation out. 160.83.32.14 09:25, 17 March 2006 (UTC)

Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Clive_Bull"

Probably the best place to complain would be to complain to the manager of the tv station where you all work, and let management know that this Joanne person is causing problems with the rest of you editing Wikipedia. That would surely get things sorted out. --(uninvolved person just trying to be helpful) Atari2600tim (talk • contribs) 11:29, 17 March 2006 (UTC)

• Confirmed. Jimboiain (talk · contribs · logs · block user · block log) ZoeCroydon (talk · contribs · logs · block user · block log) Brucethebiggaybear (talk · contribs · logs · block user · block log) ._JamieHughes (talk · contribs · logs · block user · block log) ._Westminsterboy (talk · contribs · logs · block user · block log) Rolandaslondon (talk · contribs · logs · block user · block log) LBC_97.3_Radio_Show (talk · contribs · logs · block user · block log) Fifilover (talk · contribs · logs · block user · block log) DebbieatCNBC (talk · contribs · logs · block user · block log) are all the same editor. Jayjg ^(talk) 06:19, 19 March 2006 (UTC)