User talk:Thatcher/Alpha

addtional ips on Saintjust

Wikipedia:Requests for checkuser/Case/Saintjust

I added dion ips used possibly used by Saintjsut or Hermeneus so please look into it. Thanks. --Appletrees (talk) 00:41, 28 February 2008 (UTC)

Too old. There isn;t anything else I can say at this point. Sorry. Thatcher 02:53, 28 February 2008 (UTC)

I add more dino ips which are all on January and last December. The dion ip anon made disruptive edit warring with another anon on Gaijin in which Saintjust also edited.

• 218.222.25.101 (talk⁺ · tag · contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RBLs · proxy check · block user · block log · cross-wiki contribs · CheckUser (log))
• 222.12.149.210 (talk⁺ · tag · contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RBLs · proxy check · block user · block log · cross-wiki contribs · CheckUser (log))
• 222.3.75.181 (talk⁺ · tag · contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RBLs · proxy check · block user · block log · cross-wiki contribs · CheckUser (log))
• 218.222.25.114 (talk⁺ · tag · contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RBLs · proxy check · block user · block log · cross-wiki contribs · CheckUser (log))
• 222.12.149.89 (talk⁺ · tag · contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RBLs · proxy check · block user · block log · cross-wiki contribs · CheckUser (log))
• 218.222.24.207 (talk⁺ · tag · contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RBLs · proxy check · block user · block log · cross-wiki contribs · CheckUser (log))
• 61.198.209.248 (talk⁺ · tag · contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RBLs · proxy check · block user · block log · cross-wiki contribs · CheckUser (log))[1] Talk:Japanese sword which Saintjust edited.

--Appletrees (talk) 03:23, 28 February 2008 (UTC)

The ips I provided is for confirming on whether Hermeneus and Saintjust is the same person. The result is already proven as "Likely". Please clarify it, Thanks.--Appletrees (talk) 11:52, 28 February 2008 (UTC)

Hermaneus has too few recent edits to do much with. His edit of 30 Nov was made 4 minutes after an edit by Saintjust on the same IP address, but he could be a housemate. That's as far back as I can go. Thatcher 12:12, 28 February 2008 (UTC)

Category:Suspected Wikipedia sockpuppets of Saintjust [2]

Is this a category that you made? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 211.131.246.37 (talk) 14:06, 4 March 2008 (UTC)

A "sock puppet" is not just an alt account but an alternative account used deceptively, like using two usernames to vote more than once in a poll. Very bad. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.53.147.168 (talk) 12:27, 5 March 2008 (UTC)

The category is created automatically by putting {{sock|Saintjust}} on the user or talk page. Its important to note those are merely suspected IPs, not confirmed. Thatcher 15:04, 4 March 2008 (UTC)

EverybodyHatesChris

Hi. Per your finding, could GordonJosh (talk · contribs) have been using an open proxy? The few edits seem awfully related. (Could be an EHC fan I suppose). —Wknight94 (talk) 01:40, 4 March 2008 (UTC)

• GordonJosh is on a firewall/proxy for a large organization, but to the best of my knowledge it is only accessible from within the organization. Thatcher 01:53, 4 March 2008 (UTC)

Zeq on AE

Tony has now said that he didn't intend to issue an indefinite ban; I've reported the diff on WP:AE. Can you take over addressing this report, to see if the ban should be lifted, reconfirmed without action, reconfirmed with action, etc... For the newer RFAR, I felt clear to give warning, but for the newer RFAR I don't feel I meet the explicit standard for blocking and banning. GRBerry 16:47, 4 March 2008 (UTC)

Please review

I think it has now been proven that the Tony ban on that article expired on 2007. can you close the issue ? Thanks. --Zeq (talk) 05:12, 5 March 2008 (UTC)

Neutralhomer

Could you check the explanation at [[3]]. It does not ring true due to the behavioral similarities of the accounts. Jehochman ^Talk 21:26, 5 March 2008 (UTC)

• Seems unlikely. For starters, that would mean that the only (and I mean only) registered users to have used that address in the last ? months have been independently accused of being Neutralhomer socks. I mean, what are the odds? He is welcome to contact Arbcom of course, who can check my findings. Thatcher 21:39, 5 March 2008 (UTC)

Edit warring work group

Carbon copy from my message to Durova; the note on good opinions is the same as that given to Durova, but doesn't lessen the effect ;)

Hey Thather. I'm just doing some tidying up of the work group's wiki site, and noticed we've not got a confirmation for your account. If you've got a spare moment, could you just note a quick reply, along the lines of "I'm Thatcher, I confirm I have control over User:Thatcher on the Work Group wiki", or whatever takes your fancy.

Whilst we're on this topic, I've posted an observation on the topic of inactivity (see the Observer's noticeboard). As somebody who usually has well-thought-out responses, I'd be interested in your thoughts on the matter. Any chance you could drop by? Otherwise, thanks in advance for the confirmation diff, and happy editing! AGK (contact) 20:56, 6 March 2008 (UTC)

I've never accessed the account FT2 set up for me. I suppose I should drop in and take a look around. Maybe tonight. Thatcher 20:58, 6 March 2008 (UTC)

Quick question

The user User_talk:Reginmund whom you blocked I have had not contact with but I was looking at users which have been editing UK government pages. This user appears to work for UK Trade & Industry which raises lots of COI questions but also means the IP address would be shared with lots of people who also would edit similar pages. Are you confident in the sock diagnosis given this, in this case? I ask because I am about to contact UK Trade & Industry about their employees spamming their websites and would like to know if it is a possible good faith from employees who didn't know or whether there is definitely underhand stuff. --BozMo talk 16:31, 7 March 2008 (UTC)

The IPs used by Reginmund are not in the UK and do not appear to be shared with anyone else. Thatcher 16:43, 7 March 2008 (UTC)

Ok thanks. --BozMo talk 16:54, 7 March 2008 (UTC)

Are these people evading their block?

I'm sorry to bring in this ugly 2channel matter, but I couldn't help to report this. This people(?) insist on inserting contents with fabrication to Japan-Korea relations (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views). I read the citation but no such claim that they(?) insist. If they're are Azukimonaka, can admins range-block these odn ips and socks? Thanks.

• 211.3.124.218 (talk · contribs)
• Opoona (talk · contribs)
• 211.131.246.69 (talk · contribs)

--Appletrees (talk) 17:01, 7 March 2008 (UTC)

The IPs are Azukimonaka, Opoona is OCN, not ODN, and can not be connected with confidence, but is consistent with Azukimonaka/KoreanShoriSenyou. Thatcher 17:38, 7 March 2008 (UTC)

Can you block this ips for even a day? I'm so tried of Azukimonaka's endless block evasion. --Appletrees (talk) 17:55, 7 March 2008 (UTC)

Pseudoscience discretionary sanctions

Hi! As somebody who commented on a January proposal to place all articles related to homeopathy on article probation, I would greatly appreciate your input on a new proposal to help combat disruption that would scrap the probation and implement discretionary sanctions. I apologize for any intrusion, but this is to my knowledge the first time sanctions of this nature have been attempted to be enforced by the community, so I feel that a wide range of opinions is necessary. Thank you in advance for any comments you may make. east718 (talk) 18:59, 7 March 2008 (UTC)

It did wipe out the section

Posted on the bot operator's page...."See [4], the bot did wipe out the resolved issues section, though it didn't the last time. ??? Can you look into this? Thanks." — Rlevse • Talk • 12:23, 8 March 2008 (UTC)

• I think that when there is section just above the divider and just below the divider that are both archived by timestamp, then it takes the divider too. It does not seem to recognize =sections= in the same way it recognizes ==sections==. Thatcher 20:45, 8 March 2008 (UTC)