Wikipedia:Requests for checkuser/Case/Samiharris

[edit] Samiharris

• Samiharris (talk • contribs • logs • block user • block log • checkuser)
• Mantanmoreland (talk • contribs • logs • block user • block log • checkuser)
• Code letter: G
• Supporting [evidence: In this diff User:Mantanmoreland answers a question clearly and specifically asked of User:Samiharris, though Mantanmoreland hadn't been to that page for many months.

In case it's not clear, here's how that conversation unfolded:

• User:Dozen13 leaves a comment [1]
• User:Samiharris responds [2]
• User:Dozen13 responds, adding: "I'll wait for your response."[3]
• User:Mantanmoreland seems to answer as Samiharris.[4]

I started paying attention to Mantanmoreland and Samiharris a while ago because they're both active on the kinds of finance articles that interest me. Soon I noticed that they have nearly identical writing styles and always seem to be arguing about the same points, one picking up where the other left off, on articles such as:]

• Microcap stock fraud[5]

(NOTE: before they were merged with Microcap stock fraud Samiharris and Mantanmoreland constantly backed each other up on Pump and dump and Chop stock as well)

• Naked short selling (see above)
• Thom Calandra [6]

And then there are plenty of other examples I found in about 5 minutes of looking, including:

• Gary Weiss [7]
• Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Investopedia [8]

Based on their shared style, constant proximity and singular mindset I suspect Mantanmoreland and Samiharris are being deceitfully used by the same person or people working together and wish to have CheckUser carried out to confirm it or rule it out. Palabrazo (talk) 17:01, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

• • I don't for a minute think that Palabrazo is a curious bystander who just happened across this request. However, based on the standards I usually use, and pretending I don't know the history here, the evidence is sufficient to run a check. The answer is Inconclusive because one of these editors has only edited via open proxies. Thatcher 01:57, 6 February 2008 (UTC)

Not that it probably matters now, but I want to make it clear that I didn't just happen across this request. I created it, but moved it here a few hours later because I aparently missed that step the first time. Is that what your concern is about? Palabrazo (talk) 03:38, 6 February 2008 (UTC)

• Thatcher, out of interest are the open proxies now blocked? Viridae^Talk 04:16, 6 February 2008 (UTC)

• Yes, they are. BTW - I also checked and concur with the above findings - Alison ^❤ 05:07, 6 February 2008 (UTC)

• Thanks Ali. Viridae^Talk 05:39, 6 February 2008 (UTC)

• This should be blanked or deleted; Palabrazo has been blocked as either being or acting as proxy for a banned user. Guy (Help!) 08:32, 6 February 2008 (UTC)
  • No it shouldnt. Viridae^Talk 08:47, 6 February 2008 (UTC)
  • I have my doubts about this being wordbomb too, for two reasons, the sammiharris/matanmoreland thing has been discussed quite reguarly at WR, and this account was quite constructive prior to this request. This indicates to me that it is unlikely to be him: http://wikipediareview.com/index.php?showtopic=15630 Viridae^Talk 08:59, 6 February 2008 (UTC)
    • You should probably ask a CU or at ANI for that. -- lucasbfr ^talk 09:29, 6 February 2008 (UTC)
      • Ask a CU what? I'm not following that part. ++Lar: t/c 12:45, 6 February 2008 (UTC)
        • I believe that means "file a checkuser request to ascertain whether Palabrazo is a sockpuppet of Wordbomb". As there's no evidence whatsoever to suggest this at the moment, and filing a checkuser request is not a crime, nor is it even remotely convincing evidence to back up a block, I have unblocked Palabrazo. Assume good faith, please. Neıl ☎ 12:49, 6 February 2008 (UTC)
          • This isn't the place to support unblocks so I won't do it here but if it comes up on AN/I I'll opine there. ++Lar: t/c 13:37, 6 February 2008 (UTC)
        • Sorry I meant "ask greater input if you wish a blanking, for I don't think a clerk will come and do it". -- lucasbfr ^talk 14:35, 6 February 2008 (UTC)

• • I see absolutely no reason to blank or delete this request. It's a legitimate request with sound reasoning for why there is a possible correlation, regardless of what was or wasn't said on WR, and regardless of who made it. In fact, I carried out my own check in this matter, prior to Alison or Thatcher doing so, and found some things I didn't quite understand, so I asked Alison to take a look as well as asking Dmcdevit for input. There is something going on here that I don't think has quite been gotten to the bottom of yet, and more investigation is needed. As a note, We block open proxies when discovered, by policy. We don't block editors who use them, absent other reasons. ++Lar: t/c 12:45, 6 February 2008 (UTC)
    • I see at least one reason: WP:CSD#G5. Guy (Help!) 17:44, 6 February 2008 (UTC)
      • I've asked Jpgordon to share the information he gathered, which led him to conclude that Palabrazo was a sock, with me. And I'll restate, I (and other CUs) was/were privately investigating this before the case got created. I'd actually rather have not had the case get created before the all the ramifications were clear, or at all, but once it's out there, I don't see the reason to hide it. And to specifically nullify G5, if you like, I'll delete the page, then recreate it with a summary that I stand behind the evidence presented, and the creation of the page. But that's just process wonkery, really (we're not dealing with Amorrow, here after all). I'm telling you that in my considered judgment, there is sufficient evidence to warrant carrying out the check. ++Lar: t/c 18:12, 6 February 2008 (UTC)

For the record, Confirmed that Palabrazo = Post Doctorate y-o-y (talk · contribs) and other users banned as Wordbomb socks. I guessed this last night, although my first check did not detect it. However, as I said, the request is otherwise valid. If the devil tells you your fly is opened, don't you zip up anyway? I can't think of a good reason to ignore policy violations based on how many enemies one has. In any event, the technical check here was inconclusive so I suggest taking it to AN/I to get some uninvolved admins to apply the duck test. Thatcher 19:17, 6 February 2008 (UTC)

And Post Doctorate y-o-y is an openly admitted sock of WordBomb, in case this was not clear. Guy (Help!) 22:32, 6 February 2008 (UTC)

• • Clerk note: Moving the resulting conversation to the talk page. Please comment there on everything not directly related to the Checkuser request. -- lucasbfr ^talk 14:39, 6 February 2008 (UTC)

Note: this request is not complete. There is still investigation going on. Thanks. ++Lar: t/c 13:37, 6 February 2008 (UTC)

And to think that I spent most of the day yesterday worried that this request would go unnoticed. Palabrazo (talk) 15:51, 6 February 2008 (UTC)

Can I add to this request? I'm also puzzled by the Overstock.com behavior of:

• John Nevard (talk • contribs • logs • block user • block log • checkuser)
• Bramlet Abercrombie (talk • contribs • logs • block user • block log • checkuser)

Users edit warred against JzG and Samiharris on Jan 19-20. Abercrombie swooped into the dispute in aide of Nevard with no prior talk communication. Nevard has also made a curious fix to Montanmoreland's talk page, and has apparently followed Samiharris onto other articles, such as Guppy. At any rate, if they're related to each other, it they've edited disruptively against the 3RR, and if they're related to Samiharris, they engaged in a false edit war to simulate more than one user. Cool Hand Luke 09:27, 7 February 2008 (UTC)

OK, scratch that; that makes no sense. There's just a lot of very weird-looking behavior about these articles. Cool Hand Luke 09:47, 7 February 2008 (UTC)

Yes I think it is weird that you engage in a content dispute with an established user in Overstock.com [9] and then rush to request a checkuser. You were correct in striking it out.--Mantanmoreland (talk) 15:21, 7 February 2008 (UTC)

Really? I just made the stalk board as an Almost Certain Sockpuppet of the Dark Lord Jayjg. That kind of thing is bound to get some people riled up. John Nevard (talk) 03:53, 8 February 2008 (UTC)