User talk:Simonm223

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[edit] Thanks!

Thank you for helping me with clarifying the information in Piguaquan. It's appreciated. Angie Y. (talk) 02:49, 27 May 2008 (UTC)

I am oonly using one account. I am at work and we all share an IP address. I've been auto-blocked because of soemthing done by one of my co-workers. Please consult my contribution history to demonstrate I am not a sock puppet.

Your request to be unblocked has been granted for the following reason(s):

Autoblock of 64.201.173.189 lifted or expired.

Request handled by:  Netsnipe  ►  15:57, 29 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Sockpuppetry case

If you know the user involved with the sock puppetry case, it would be preferable if you asked him nicely to refrain from making unconstructive edits. - DiligentTerrier (and friends) 17:17, 29 May 2008 (UTC)

I have already done so on a few occasions. My concern is mainly for those of us who have experienced blocks because of this who have not been making unconstructive edits. Simonm223 (talk) 17:33, 29 May 2008 (UTC)
What IP address is being blocked? The block on 64.201.173.189 appears to have been lifted. - DiligentTerrier (and friends) 17:36, 29 May 2008 (UTC)
What other users have experienced blocks? - DiligentTerrier (and friends) 17:37, 29 May 2008 (UTC)
I experienced a block which I successfully had removed. The person who I was blocked for IP sharing with was in turn blocked because his account is suspected of being a sock puppet for the individual you blocked for sock puppetry. I don't know if he has been contributing constructively or not but he is a distinct person, not a sock puppet. Furthermore two other users who have declined to create accounts for unstated reasons (likely apathy) and have not been able to access edit features because of the IP block. Simonm223 (talk) 17:44, 29 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Some interesting facts:
  1. You are editing from two IP addresses both registered to your employer but seemingly leased from two different ISPs. Of course that could be a mistake in the whois registry.
  2. Jrsmcmillan and Jimboss69 edit from both of your IP addresses.
  3. The only users to edit from 64.201.173.189 on May 28 and 29 are yourself, Jrsmcmillan and Jimboss69. So I'm not clear on who might have been caught in any autoblock besides yourself.
  • Call me crazy, but I think you are responsible for those accounts, and if you really want to not trigger autoblocks at work, you should probably not create throaway vandal accounts when you're bored. You should probably take your own advice. Thatcher 21:07, 30 May 2008 (UTC)