Wikipedia:Requests for checkuser/Case/Mccready

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Mccready (second)



 * Code letter: F

User:Mccready is under an indefinite topic ban for all acupuncture and chiropractic related topics. IP 123.200.168.108's edits to acupuncture are quite similar to Mccready's edits (selective removal of sourced info favorable to topic). This IP traces to Asia Pacific Network Information Centre (Australia) according to arin.net. So did the IP checked below, 203.102.44.230 ).

Note also that Mccready is a sporadic editor, sometimes going for weeks or months without a single edit. A look Special:Contributions/Mccready shows that he has been active during immediately before and after the suspect IP edits.

Therefore, it seems possible that these edits are an attempt to evade the topic ban either by Mccready himself or perhaps a meatpuppet. --Jim Butler (t) 03:39, 5 December 2008 (UTC)
 * ✅. Nishkid64 (Make articles, not wikidrama) 05:59, 5 December 2008 (UTC)
 * subsequent discussion moved to the talk page. -- lucasbfr  talk 16:37, 8 December 2008 (UTC)

Mccready





 * Code letter: F


 * Supporting evidence:

Mccready is currently blocked and under a topic ban regarding all acupuncture and chiropractic topics...I've just extended it based on this discussion.

Since laid it out nicely in the above link, I'll just quote him directly:"Now Mccready is using an IP address to revert the lead section of acupuncture back to his preferred version (notice how the particular paragraph that the IP changed, in grey, is identical between the IP's version and Mccready's earlier one). (Note also that this edit ignores extensive discussion on talk .)  The IP, Special:Contributions/203.102.44.230, has previously edited Chiropractic, including an episode in September 2006 when Mccready's first topic ban was about to begin.  The IP is based in New South Wales, Australia, which is where Mccready lives according to the link on his user page.  Pretty clearly it's him per WP:DUCK (except, as we know, this particular duck accuses everyone else of quackery)...  --Jim Butler (t) 16:50, 6 May 2008 (UTC)"

Even though there's ample quacking, I'd like to be sure before I further extend Mccready's block or consider ramping up the ban. &mdash; Scientizzle 01:15, 7 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Not his IP, but nearby geographically. Thatcher 16:05, 7 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Okay, thanks! &mdash; Scientizzle 16:18, 7 May 2008 (UTC)

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