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Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Mrinal Pandey

You comments would be greatly appreciated at the above when you have some time. Cheers, Tiptoety ^talk 05:02, 29 June 2009 (UTC)

Wifione clarification

Hi Versageek, I noticed you had commented on the investigation with respect to my id being suspected of being a sock puppet. I also saw a statement in my investigation from you that said it is 'possible' that I am a sock puppet. I just wished to find out the reasons you said that. Also, I noticed that against 'possible', a line was written - "same ISP than some previous sockpuppets" I wanted to know whether this is true or not; that my ISP is the same as some previous sockpuppets, and whether that would be enough reason to term this case as a possible case of sock puppetry. I wanted to request you to guide me to the right forum to find out the reasons, if this is not the correct place. Thanks, Wifione (talk) 09:42, 1 July 2009 (UTC)

You do indeed share an ISP with the Mrinal Pandey sock farms. Lots of people share ISPs, so I don't consider it enough to say with certainty that you are another sock of that user. You also share a number of behaviors with the Pandey socks, this - combined with the shared ISP is what led me to state that it's possible you are a sock. You need to tread lightly on the IIPM article, there is a long history of attempts to whitewash there. Reliable sources aren't limited to large, mainstream western media outlets - especially when it comes to dealing with non-western subject matter. --Versageek 15:46, 1 July 2009 (UTC)

Thank you

Thank you for reverting the vandalism to my userpage. Much appreciated.--The Legendary Sky Attacker 06:28, 2 July 2009 (UTC)

User:BaldPete

User:BaldPete is back editing with User:StillBaldPete. I spoke with another administrator, but they referred me to you as the blocking administrator and as a CheckUser. I see you're marked as busy, so if I don't get a response in 12-24 hours, I'll contact another checkuser. Cheers, — Deon555^talk_{I'm BACK!} 15:22, 7 July 2009 (UTC)

Hi Versageek, just wanted to update you on the situation.. I've sent you an email regarding it. Cheers, — Deon555^talk_{I'm BACK!} 04:43, 8 July 2009 (UTC)

BaldPete (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) is on unblock-en-l asking for an unblock on the basis that he is not HesAChamp (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log). I'm inclined to accept that as I cannot find the signature phrase "self-promoter" in any of his edits. Checkuser does show that he shares an IP and an identically configured computer with WhattaFeat (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log), SoltsTold (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log), HighShoolHotshot (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log), and SteveManess (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log), but he claims to edit from a library terminal. I'll check out StillBaldPete (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log). Fred Talk 15:46, 8 July 2009 (UTC)

I told him that creating the second account pretty much destroyed any chance of unblocking given his editing and block history, but I still suspect he is a different person that got caught up in another users stuff. If you do unblock him put his name on my talk page under unblocked users so I can monitor him. I'll leave it to you. Fred Talk 16:02, 8 July 2009 (UTC)

Thank you for removing the block. The computers at this library are all the same and use software loaded from an image file, so that may explain why the technical elements along with IP addresses are the same. Regards, BaldPete (talk) 18:57, 13 July 2009 (UTC)

Unblock request regarding IP rangeblock you made

This is the rangeblock you made, and the request for unblocking came here. Thanks! ···日本穣^? · 投稿 · Talk to Nihonjoe 18:15, 8 July 2009 (UTC)

Your comments on the "god is rubbish" deletion discussion

Yes, I do find it funny. --Angeljon121 (talk) 23:10, 8 July 2009 (UTC)

reversion of changes

why did u revert my changes on the page urubhanga —Preceding unsigned comment added by Shiznitz69 (talk • contribs) 06:39, 13 July 2009 (UTC)

My user block

I've noticed my account has been blocked from an IP range. I've sometimes used the library computer to edit articles as well as my own; maybe someone else at the library does their own editing as well--Robert Treat (talk) 19:38, 14 July 2009 (UTC).

pronto pup edit

I created a link via Youtube to add to the pronto pup wiki page and it was edited out... just wondering why this happened. Thanks! Otter2009 —Preceding unsigned comment added by 204.77.45.237 (talk) 17:08, 15 July 2009 (UTC)

Neutrality

Hi Versageek. I saw your comment in the history for the Internap article, and I can't tell you the effort that went into making the contribution neutral - in citing sources, taking any language that may appear biased out, etc. A lot of changes (I believe for the better) had already been made based on earlier conversations with Tedder. I think you'll find I'm more than happy to make changes to help it meet Wikipedia standards, but does the content have to be deleted completely? Please, any insight you can provide is appreciated. Thank you. Kkeller0704 (talk) 21:21, 17 July 2009 (UTC)kkeller0704

The article shouldn't read like a product brochure. It's ok to mention the names of the products and a sentence or two about what they are, but leave out the sales pitch. --Versageek 21:34, 17 July 2009 (UTC)

You have deleted my article. - Please revise your decision

04:22, 20 July 2009 Versageek (talk - contribs) deleted "Abdul Ghaffar Junbah" ‎ (A7: No indication that the article may meet guidelines for inclusion: A7: Article about a real person, which does not indicate the importance or significance of the subject)

You have deleted my article. This is about a self-claimed prophet. I myself does not agree 100% with his claim however, in term of whether there is a claim or not, it a fact. I have linked it to his website. Obviously, there is not much published in notable press about this but that is true for any religious leader, when they start up their campaigns. His significance is because of his claim only. He claims to be the promised one, who shall bring all faiths - whole population of the world - to one faith only. Ahmadiyya faith believes that Mirza Ghulam Ahmad was the Promised Messiah (second coming of Jesus) and this person claims that he is the Promised Son as prophesied by Mirza Ghulam Ahmad.

Please guide. --On.quest (talk) 19:05, 20 July 2009 (UTC)

You may request a community review of my decision via the the deletion review process. There is a chance that the community will request the article be restored and sent through the article for deletion process. There are many, many, many self-claimed prophets in the world. I'm afraid that until this individual's claims are publicly accepted or at least formally acknowledged by the religious community, he really doesn't qualify for an article here. --Versageek 19:53, 20 July 2009 (UTC)

Thanks for the help

We are new to Wikipedia, and I thought I was working within our user space. Guess not. Thanks for your help. Waukesha County UWEX (talk) 21:19, 20 July 2009 (UTC)

Re-creating an article

Thanks for the reply. Can you please guide me whether can I create the article you deleted if I have more references or do I need to discuss it with you first. --On.quest (talk) 12:28, 21 July 2009 (UTC)

email...

check your email. Kingturtle (talk) 00:50, 24 July 2009 (UTC)

Replied --Versageek 20:31, 24 July 2009 (UTC)

Article, Sex Shop - Canada

Hi,

I apologize for the misuse of the link to A Little More Interesting. I was following the example in the UK section of the same article. "Sex Shop" has a connotation that is not very positive and I wanted to show that not all shops are like the stereotype. Should I describe the differ types of shops in the article in order to provide informational value instead of pointing to our website?

I also do't agree with the deletion of the text that stated A Little More Interesting has a PHd on staff. I believe that this does have value in illustrating the range of types of shops.

Bssorrell (talk) 18:52, 24 July 2009 (UTC)

There was a lot of 'spam' in that article, most of which has been cleaned up now. It would be best to use text to describe the different types of shops, rather than linking to them. If A Little More Interesting is a notable establishment and meets our guidelines for companies, you could create a separate article about it, then link to that article from the Sex shop article, but external links to non-notable establishments are discouraged. --Versageek 20:23, 24 July 2009 (UTC)

You Removed My Legitimate References

Please restore the verifiable references your bot removed on Larry Jay Levine —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.218.80.62 (talk) 05:01, 26 July 2009 (UTC)

WP:SPI fishing...

I'm not sure that this question is ethical, so I won't be offended if you refuse to answer... re: Greenock125, were there any other registered users created from that IP address? Cheers, TFOWR^{This flag once was red} 20:47, 2 August 2009 (UTC)

Just a couple of very obvious Greenock125 socks, as evidenced by usernames starting with "Greenock". They were already blocked, so I presume someone recognized them. --Versageek 21:05, 2 August 2009 (UTC)

Request removed

Sorry, didn't mean to remove CoM comments, only my request. This is a personal attack, so I'm removing my request. No malice intended. Scribner (talk) 04:40, 5 August 2009 (UTC)

Thanks for the help. Scribner (talk) 04:49, 5 August 2009 (UTC)

Kxings SPI

I've added another suspect account, Kxing (talk · contribs), to Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Kxings that was blocked over a year ago. I'm not sure if this needs a checkuser update or not give that it is a blatantly obvious sock, but I thought you should know. --Farix (Talk) 20:42, 5 August 2009 (UTC)

It's too old for Checkuser to be any good, but looking at it's deleted contributions - it is certainly the same user.. (they created the same article in 2008) --Versageek 20:45, 5 August 2009 (UTC)

Daisy Fuentes

Hi,

My name is Tamara and I am personal assistant to Ms. Fuentes. Together her and I have revised her Wikipedia but unfortunatley it keeps being reverted back to the original by you. If posslibe can you repsect her wishes to leave up her version of wikipedia. If you have any questons please email me at <redacted>.

Thank You,

Tamara 21:15, 5 August 2009 (UTC)

Hello, I am not Versageek but I am the administrator who blocked you for repeated reversion of the article in question. I left a message on your talk page about this issue. Please go there to read it, as it addresses your concern in more detail. --Chris (talk) 21:17, 5 August 2009 (UTC)

Help

The box seems to be down .. completely. --Dirk Beetstra ^{T C} 06:03, 6 August 2009 (UTC)

/me curses in the general direction of her ISP ;-) --Versageek 22:13, 6 August 2009 (UTC)

Domaining / Domain name speculation - Possible vandalism?

It seems that both the Domaining and the Domain name speculation are up for AfD due to the same user ( Magicalthirty ) who seems to have a rather curious idea that domain names are registered to take advantage of "Future Trademarks". The Domaining issue was settled after discussion and now it seems that this user has nominated it again. Surely the whole principle of Wikipedia is that articles can be developed into worthwhile resources? Jmccormac (talk) 22:02, 6 August 2009 (UTC)

Despite the fact that I loathe the huge amount of 'low content, low value' sites that litter the Internet thanks to domain farmers, I do believe that at least one of the two articles you mention needs to remain. There isn't much I can do though, apart from voting in the AfD's myself.. which I will do. --Versageek 22:13, 6 August 2009 (UTC)

Thanks. The parked and PPCed section of .com/net/org is quite significant but a lot of it is now turning towards development as PPC revenues have fallen over the last year. There is a clear difference between domain name speculation and cybersquatting, and the distinction tends to be lost sometimes. Jmccormac (talk) 22:39, 6 August 2009 (UTC)

ANI notice: Katsumasahiro2

Hello, Versageek. This message is being sent to inform you that there currently is a discussion at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. The thread is User:Katsumasahiro2. Thank you.

Figured you may want to comment on this --Farix (Talk) 01:50, 7 August 2009 (UTC)

AN Post

There is an ongoing ANI thread that may require your input since you were a part of a checkuser on the subject of the thread. If you would kindly post to the thread when you have time. - NeutralHomer • Talk • 22:41, 9 August 2009 (UTC)

Your bot reverted my edit

I checked the page http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:EL for policies on external links, YouTube isn't even listed on the page, so rather than worry about it, I put the link in the talk page, and called your bot stupid.

Since it is your bot, I am letting you know. FX (talk) 06:24, 10 August 2009 (UTC)

From WP:EL: "There is no blanket ban on linking to YouTube or other user-submitted video sites, as long as the links abide by the guidelines on this page (see Restrictions on linking and Links normally to be avoided). Many videos hosted on YouTube or similar sites do not meet the standards for inclusion in External links sections, and copyright is of particular concern. Many YouTube videos of newscasts, shows or other content of interest to Wikipedia visitors are copyright violations. Links should be evaluated for inclusion with due care on a case-by-case basis. Links to online videos should also identify the software necessary for readers to view the content.". There are many problems with these links, though there are good cases. You might want to re-read that guideline, and if you still believe that the link is adding to the page, you can revert the bot's edit. --Dirk Beetstra ^{T C} 06:29, 10 August 2009 (UTC)

Impostor account(s)

The account Childof12AM (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) is an obvious impostor of User:ChildofMidnight. He shows no contribs [1] because his attempts to edit my page (and presumably to stir something up) were blocked. I just wonder if this is part of the Liebman family of socks, or if its coming from somewhere else, like maybe the Pioneercourthouse sockfarm? Those are the most obvious possibilities that come to mind. Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots 15:17, 10 August 2009 (UTC)

And another impostor, calling himself BBBfan (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) turned up, also trying to foment trouble, i.e. to interfere with the contact ban between me and User:ChildofMidnight. I'm suspicious of Pioneercourthouse, just because he's also been active in the last couple of days. However, PCH is jumping from one country to another with his IP's, so there's probably not much that can be done there except to whack the moles as they pop up. I'm also taking this info to another admin when I find one. Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots 05:56, 11 August 2009 (UTC)

While the two accounts don't share IPs, they do share enough that I'm certain they're socks of each other. Hard to say if they are PCH though.. I see they've both been blocked at this point. --Versageek 15:03, 11 August 2009 (UTC)

Good. We'll see if this becomes a recurring problem, or remains just a once-in-awhile thing. Thanks for your help. Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots 16:08, 11 August 2009 (UTC)

In case you didn't notice, Versageek: [2] Wknight94 ^talk 17:57, 11 August 2009 (UTC)

Please see...

...my talk and/or that of User:Drew R. Smith ... we ran the same check. You get the same result? ++Lar: t/c 12:22, 11 August 2009 (UTC)

Casa Manana wiki

I am a current employee of Casa Manana and would like to make you aware of a wiki user called Ziggypop who is making unsubstantiated and defamatory statements on the Casa Manana wiki. What do I need to do to block postings from this user? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Davemcman (talk • contribs) 17:11, 11 August 2009 (UTC)

Q4sales

Can you look in on User_talk:XLinkBot#helpme; a new user Q4sales (talk · contribs) asked a q there, and used a {{helpme}} to do so; I removed the {{}}, and explained use of helpme on their talk.

(I also 'welcomed' them, and will check on possible username vio)

Cheers,  Chzz  ►  21:54, 11 August 2009 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Childof12AM

I can't find in the SPI where anyone determined whether ThreeE or Dottie are connected with Childof12AM, etc. Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots 13:27, 12 August 2009 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Apserus

Hi. This SPI case is archived, but the edit warring at Duduk article continues. Could you please check if 67.150.124.123 (talk · contribs), who is reverting the article now, is Zvartnotz2 (talk · contribs) evading the block? Thanks. Grandmaster 17:15, 15 August 2009 (UTC)

It's possible. The IP is part of a dialup pool from a different ISP in the same general geolocation. Blocking the IP won't help, as it's likely to change the next time they dial in. --Versageek 19:47, 15 August 2009 (UTC)

Could you semiprotect Duduk, or I should ask someone else? Grandmaster 19:49, 15 August 2009 (UTC)

I semi-protected it for two weeks on the WP:WRONGVERSION. --Versageek 20:31, 15 August 2009 (UTC)

Thanks. Grandmaster 21:47, 15 August 2009 (UTC)

Hi. Could you please check if Monlonet (talk · contribs) is the same person as Zvartnotz2 (talk · contribs)? He edit wars at the same article Duduk, like Zvartnotz2 did, and he joined an edit war on Urartu, which was previously reverted by 76.232.252.180 (talk · contribs · WHOIS). Monlonet reverted Urartu to the version of 76.232.252.180, after the article was semiprotected. Looks very suspicious, especially considering that contribs of Monlonet almost exclusively consist of reverts on contentious articles, and that the IP points to the same location as the one reported above. Thanks. Grandmaster 20:10, 20 August 2009 (UTC)

They geolocate to the same very large city, share a very large ISP & other very common technical elements. I see he has a tendency to edit while logged out, and occasionally appears to logout to edit - and he clearly shares the same strongly held POV about an obscure musical instrument as User:Zvartnotz2. I suspect at the very least, they know each other.. Is there any progress toward a compromise on the talk page.. or is that unlikely to happen? I can full protect it for a while if there's a chance the dispute can be worked out. Otherwise we're probably in for a run of Whack-a-mole. :( --Versageek 21:08, 20 August 2009 (UTC)

Rex Dominator

Findings posted; waiting for you to confirm or refute. Thanks! -- Avi (talk) 15:55, 16 August 2009 (UTC)

Thanks for your help Avi. I posted on the SPI page. --Versageek 16:23, 16 August 2009 (UTC)

Domaineering

Hi. A simple web search will establish that Prof. William Lorenz does indeed exist and is the originator of the concept "domaineering" as more or less synonymous with "domain advertising". Please see for example Urban Dictionary or Webster's Online dictionary. Additionally, there are not found any competing claims to the origins of topic. "Domaineering" is a balanced and neutral scholarly article which is devoid of advertising.

Kindly unprotect and restore to original status. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.65.37.185 (talk) 16:05, 17 August 2009 (UTC)

Most of the links to this Professor William Lorenz seem to be based on reusing Wikipedia material. Apart from a "ratemyprofessor" style link (Erie Community College) to a professor of that name, there is no clear reference or link to this discovery of "domaineering" by the above professor or any academic or published source on this claim. It is not verifiable as there seems to be no sources on this other than the Wikipedia article. Jmccormac (talk) 16:11, 17 August 2009 (UTC)