User talk:Looneyman

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Thanks for telling me he vandalized again. I requested a block, but you can always do it yourself if you want, at Wikipedia:Administrator intervention against vandalism. LittleMountain5 23:31, 28 May 2008 (UTC)

Dispute notice on Top Gear article

Hi there. I added the dispute tag yesterday evening because of the edit war that User:Emma368 seems to be trying to stir-up. It was really to warn any 'drive-by' editors of the issue and put Emma368 on notice that he/she should not make any further edits on that topic without discussing it first. Apologies for answering here rather than an the article's talk page, I didn't want any reply to act as more 'bait' for Emma368. Hope that's OK. DrFrench (talk) 10:35, 1 July 2008 (UTC)

That's fine. User:Emma368 doesn't really know when he/she's been defeated. On the subject of that user, you suggested here that Emma368 may be the same person as banned user Davesmith33. He/she hasn't replied to that comment so do you think it's worth taking it any further if he/she continues, since it may be a violation of the sockpuppet policy? Looneyman (talk) 12:13, 1 July 2008 (UTC)

I am suspicious that they are the same person; the editing 'style', disruptive tactics used and the comments made are virtually identical. I thought I'd ask an open, honest question to give him/her the opportunity to deny it and put the whole thing to rest - or to admit it and 'go public'. I guess everyone is entitled to a 'fresh start' if they want to change their ways - but they should at least be open about it. Unfortunately if it is the same person, he/she hasn't changed.

I was pondering going down the WP:SSP route yesterday, but wasn't sure if others thought the same as me. What do you think? Were you involved when the almost-identical edit-war took place about a year ago? DrFrench (talk) 12:32, 1 July 2008 (UTC)

No, I wasn't involved in that edit war. It was only recently when I became interested in the Top Gear article. I mentioned Top Gear Stuntman and then Emma showed up starting the one-man crusade to get Top gear dog into the article. That said, I have looked at both histories and I think that they are the same person as well. They're far too similar to be a coincidence. Looneyman (talk) 12:45, 1 July 2008 (UTC)

Emma368 Sockpuppet

I'm completely cool if you want to report Emma. I think it needs to be done, and I'll add whatever support I can. I've never been involved in anything like this, so far better someone with some know-how take the lead. --Drmargi (talk) 17:59, 1 July 2008 (UTC)

He/She has been reported as a possible sockpuppet. You can put your views on the case here. Looneyman (talk) 18:23, 1 July 2008 (UTC)

I want to read Davesmith's history a but more fully, but I have noticed a common pattern in the use of boldface, along with the common themes you've noted, and perhaps a couple shared spelling errors. I'll go on record soon. --Drmargi (talk) 20:11, 1 July 2008 (UTC)

Just to let you know that I've added some additional info to the sockpuppetry case, including a number of diffs in 'evidence'. DrFrench (talk) 21:12, 1 July 2008 (UTC)

I've seen it. It all seems to add up... We'll have to see what the admins think of it. Looneyman (talk) 21:14, 1 July 2008 (UTC)

I've added a bit more evidence and a few thoughts. I read through Davesmith's stuff, and noticed one rather telling shared interest, which I pointed out, along with the boldface pattern I noted earlier. Not much, but hopefully it is done correctly and will help. --Drmargi (talk) 06:20, 2 July 2008 (UTC)

I protected the page for the remainder of the block (about 50 hours or so). You should know, however, that users are allowed to remove warnings, even if for not the best of reasons, so Emma couldn't be blocked again just for that. (The exception is that you are not allowed to remove SSP notices (while active) or declined unblock requests). Daniel Case (talk) 22:47, 5 July 2008 (UTC)

Ok, thanks for telling me. It's just that people had kicked up a fuss when he removed his warnings before. Looneyman (talk) 22:48, 5 July 2008 (UTC)

We might have another one: Godraegpot. He/she has two posts so far, one adding TGD to the History section, and the other updating the number of episodes. So far so good, but if you'll notice, the username is Top Gear Dog in reverse. One hates to jump to conclusions, but it might be worth keeping a eye on this one. --Drmargi (talk) 22:21, 8 July 2008 (UTC)

3RR warning

You currently appear to be engaged in an edit war. Note that the three-revert rule prohibits making more than three reversions on a single page within a 24 hour period. Additionally, users who perform a large number of reversions in content disputes may be blocked for edit warring, even if they do not technically violate the three-revert rule. If you continue, you may be blocked from editing. Please do not repeatedly revert edits, but use the talk page to work towards wording and content that gains a consensus among editors. If necessary, pursue dispute resolution. Godraegpot (talk) 13:45, 9 July 2008 (UTC)