Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Tricdl27

DreamFieldArts

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Please note that a case was originally opened under Tricdl27 (talk · contribs) but has been moved to Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/DreamFieldArts. Future cases should be placed under Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/DreamFieldArts.

01 January 2013

– This SPI case is open.

Suspected sockpuppets

• Obtund (talk⁺ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)

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Obtund edits in the exact same manner as DreamFieldArts and edits the same articles as well. Obtund started editing about a fortnight after DreamFieldArts was indefinitely blocked and I assume he hasn't disclosed his identity as he tries to get his original account unblocked under the Obtund user account. 1

• Obtund edits the same Mythbuster article as DreamFieldArts. He's obviously interested in the series and follows it This reaffirms my previous claim
• Participates in discussions in the same articles as his old account and with a similar writing style. (Unpunctuated and with a plethora of abbreviations) 1Same discussion thread too (note the careless ellipsis; there are many more examples of his style of writing but I want to be as diverse as possible here). The use of ellipsis is sort of this user's M.O. I can't exactly find the diff but two uses of ellipsis are visible on this page alone.
• Again, he edits and participates in discussions in the same article as DreamFieldArts. Obtund. Dreamfieldarts.
• Pursues the same old matters as DreamFieldArts. Tries to insert images into the OSX article but got banned before succeeding Attacks the user who disagreed with his alter ego
• User posts a warning on my page and cited a discussion I had with dreamfieldarts and another user that ended more than half a year ago, on the iPhone 5 talk page. iphone 5 talk pageuser warning. Obtund was not at all involve in the discussion on the iPhone 5 article yet he decided to insert some commentary about how I was a habitual edit war-er and cited a minor altercation I had with him more than half a year ago.
• Note the signature of most of DreamFieldArt's socks, most have fancy colours and styling, the signature of this sock is no different.
• Note the GA "contributions" on his User page, how could he have possibly contributed to the iPad (3rd generation) article's GA status if it was passed and listed as a GA article before this user even started editing. Furthermore his edits barely contribute to the article as many of his edits are small tweaks rather than major alterations, many of which were reverted. Before the user cleared out his user page

He has obviously tried to be discreet about making a new account and avoided making large controversial edits in articles that he previously edited under the DreamFieldArts account. Furthermore I'm not the first user who suspected Obtund of being another sockpuppet of DreamfFieldArts. 1 There are simply too many "coincidences" here to persuade me to give him the benefit of the doubt.

To sum up my evidence based on WP:DUCK. Obtund is editing the same articles, in the same manner and pursuing the same matters as DreamFieldArts. I assume circumventing edit blocks and attempting to convince users to unblock his original account is considered abusive.

YuMaNuMa ^Contrib 14:30, 1 January 2013 (UTC)

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This is why I left Wikipedia for a few months (October-December), because of people like you accusing me of random garbage. This is really annoying and I officially and fully retire from Wikipedia and would like my rollback rights respectfully removed. Good day. Obtund^Talk 03:15, 2 January 2013 (UTC)

This perfectly explains why you singled me out despite the battleground mentality that Cantaloupe has taken on in many of his discussion. He resolved that now and takes on a more moderate approach from the looks of it but it seems like you never learn from your lesson. Given the amount of evidence I've listed against you, I am beyond convinced that you are none other than DreamFieldArts himself. Retired? You shouldn't even be editing on Wikipedia, however since you decide to no longer edit, mind passing on the GA assessment for the iPhone 5 article to someone else? YuMaNuMa ^Contrib 04:07, 2 January 2013 (UTC)

Kindly, and I am sorry that I forgot to warn Cantaloupe, and singled you out. Obtund^Talk 04:16, 2 January 2013 (UTC)

It's a bit too late for that now especially after I punched a huge hole in your level 4 warning rationale. YuMaNuMa ^Contrib 04:23, 2 January 2013 (UTC)

It was never too late for me to apologise for my actions. Obtund^Talk 04:26, 2 January 2013 (UTC)

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