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[edit] Rascalpatrol

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Filed: 21:34, 4 January 2007 (UTC)

Older suspected socks:

  • Code letter: D (probably, but not sure what "closed vote" specifically refers to; definately: "Disruptive "throwaway" account used only for a few edits".

I suspect the first four users in the above list are socks intended to influence the AfD discussion here. That discussion revolves around a political scandal in British Columbia, Canada. There has been considerable edit warring on the two related Wikipedia articles by the apparent socks: Erik Bornmann and BC Legislature Raids. I haven't been involved in editing those articles, and gleaned these names from the edit histories. I also filed a report on the suspected sock puppet page here, but see there's a significant back log there, and considering the AfD discussion, this is somewhat time-sensitive. Also, it seems that a simple check on the user accounts could clear a lot up in short order. It's a messy political issue that's only become messier and dirtier by these single-issue users/suspected socks. Bobanny 21:32, 4 January 2007 (UTC)

Clerk note • The current discussion is not closed and cannot be entertained until it has been closed, in accordance with code letter D. For clarification, a closed discussion means, essentially, a finished one, and this one is still ongoing. The closer of the AfD discussion with place a clear notice when the discussion is closed and we can entertain it at that time. Cheers, ✎ Peter M Dodge ( Talk to Me • Neutrality Project ) 19:18, 5 January 2007 (UTC)

Clerk note: closed now, "no concensus default to keep". Daniel.Bryant [ T · C ] 12:23, 8 January 2007 (UTC)

They may want to overturn that AfD. Oh well. Confirmed that these are all one-off sockpuppets of somebody. I'm willing to entertain the possibility that there's a second user involved, but probably no more than that. Add these users as well to the sock list:

  1. Ontario Grit (talk • contribs • logs • block user • block log • checkuser)
  2. Yessiree (talk • contribs • logs • block user • block log • checkuser)
  3. Yahooyahoo (talk • contribs • logs • block user • block log • checkuser)
  4. Jasonhert (talk • contribs • logs • block user • block log • checkuser)
  5. Skooumj3 (talk • contribs • logs • block user • block log • checkuser)
  6. Skootum1 (talk • contribs • logs • block user • block log • checkuser)
  7. Donquiote56 (talk • contribs • logs • block user • block log • checkuser)

--Mackensen (talk) 13:35, 8 January 2007 (UTC)

I closed the AFD, it would have been handy to have known this was going on. Given that the socks all voted 'delete', and I closed it as a no consensus / keep (the fact so many SPAs had voted 'delete' made me suspicious and very reluctant to close as 'delete'), it's nice to be proven right. Proto::► 14:56, 8 January 2007 (UTC)
I have blocked all the socks, as they have continued to subvert pages. The accounts Skooumj3 (talk · contribs) and BcfactCheck (talk · contribs) do not seem to exist. Proto::► 09:44, 9 January 2007 (UTC)
It's actually BCfactCheck (talk · contribs). Carson 18:41, 9 January 2007 (UTC)
...and Skookumj3 (talk · contribs) (confusing by design). Bobanny 19:30, 9 January 2007 (UTC)
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