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User:Leaveout[edit]
- Suspected sockpuppeteer
Leaveout (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · block log)
- Suspected sockpuppets
76.220.202.205 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · block log)
76.203.127.38 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · block log)
76.221.187.73 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · block log)
- Report submission by
AgnosticPreachersKid (talk) 13:14, 31 January 2008 (UTC)
- Evidence
To start off, Leaveout's edits can be found here: [1]. 76.203.127.38's edits can be found here: [2]. 76.220.202.205's edits can be found here: [3]. 76.221.187.73 can be found here: [4] Notice a pattern? There were a total of 103 edits (from three accounts) made to the Ayaan Hirsi Ali article yesterday, January 30, and were all basically the same type of POV edits. 28 edits were made by 76.221.187.73 on January 28. A grand total of 131 POV edits to a controversial article. Three of the accounts seem to have been created solely for the purpose of editing Ayaan Hirsi Ali. They are the same type of edits, same kind of edit summaries, and same biased information (and blatant POV in certain edits). Example: [5] from 76.220.202.205, [6] by [7] by Leaveout and [8] by 76.221.187.73 are the same thing and the overall changes to the article are the exact same from all accounts. This person has been confronted by several people in regards to editing without consensus on a controversial article like Ayaan Hirsi Ali. This person also made several POV edits to a related article, Theo van Gogh, on January 30. When I asked about the use of sock puppets on the talk page, the person ignored the question and told me to talk about the article instead of questioning him/her about sock puppets. Another user commented on the talk page for Ayaan Hirsi Ali that a sock puppet was being used. Read the last few sections of Talk:Ayaan Hirsi Ali to see what what kind of person we're dealing with. This person has also tried to report users for violating WP:3RR, even though they were just reverting the massive amount of edits until consensus was made on the talk page. The user was the real one violating the policy, although disguising it by using a different account to make the revert. The admin didn't fall for it and protected the article until consensus is made. The user has now begun to accuse the admin of being in some kind of cover-up and being a bad admin. Evidence of this is found on the admin's talk page [9], on Talk:Ayaan Hirsi Ali, and on the 3RR admin noticeboard [10]. In addition, read the "Dialog" section of Talk:Ayaan Hirsi Ali and see the question he/she asked. The tone and ideology really comes out. It's obvious this person intends to create a negative article. Basically, this user is trying to disrupt the whole editing process of the article and is being deceitful by using different accounts to make it look like more people have the same opinion. To sum it up, I'll copy and paste what I wrote on Talk:Ayaan Hirsi Ali:
- (read WP:SOCK) Because of the use of sock puppets by Leaveout, 76.220.202.205, and 76.203.127.38 (all the same person), I'm encouraging others to ignore this indiviudal (and his/her other sock puppets yet to be discovered) because of continued abuse of WP:SOCK, WP:CON, and WP:EQ. All input by this person has resulted in biased information and opinions being inserted into the article without regard to other's views. (103 POV edits in 1 day) Attempts at having a civil discussion on the talk page have resulted in sarcasm and immaturity.Anyone wanting to state his/her opinions in regards to this article is encouraged to comment, but from now on, Leaveout, 76.220.202.205, and 76.203.127.38 is being ignored.
(i added this after i discovered the 4th account)
- Also, I didn't realize it until now, that 76.221.187.73 is another sock puppet used by this person with a total of 28 edits to the Ayaan Hirsi Ali article on January 28. Notice the same kind of edit summaries were used. That's a total of 131 POV edits without consensus.
Please block this user (and all sock puppets) for causing disruption and edit wars to an article without having consensus. He/She was asked many times to stop editing and to use the talk page (in a civil and non-sarcastic manner), but has refused to do so until the admin ended up protecting the page. But the sarcasm and uncivility has now moved to the talk page. Several people have tried to reason, but all we get is sarcasm. He/She has now started posting countless topics that no one is replying to because no one wants to deal with the person. This is first time I've reported a sock puppet, so I hope I was thorough enough. If you need more evidence, I'm not sure how to give you anymore without sounding repetitive. It's just obvious to tell by looking at the edit history of all of the accounts. Thanks for your help.
- Comments
I endorse this report by User:AgnosticPreachersKid and second the motion to take action against a very disruptive sock. Prester John -(Talk to the Hand) 15:42, 31 January 2008 (UTC)
- Conclusions
Confirmed by checkuser to be a banned editor. All now blocked. Note that this relates to a separate matter - Alison ❤ 18:05, 31 January 2008 (UTC)