Wikipedia:Requests for checkuser/Case/Phdarts

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Phdarts



 * Code letter: G


 * Supporting evidence: I believe this user might be related to User:Burrburr, a sockpuppeteer recently banned. PHDarts is a recent Wikipedian (approx one month), whose first edits were to the Pederasty article, and made in conjunction with other editors who were recently banned. From the beginning, he knew to use edit summaries, understood and used Wiki jargon in the summaries and on the talk page, and knew also where to go with complaints about editors (thus tying up useful editors on wikietiquette discussions, etc). A check of his contributions shows that the majority of his edits (and among the first edits to an article) were to the Pederasty article, which has lately been receiving a lot of attention from editors (some of whom were socks), trying to change the focus and meaning of the article. Any help you can give to establish if this user is a sock will be appreciated. If he's not a sock, then he's a meatpuppet, and I haven't a clue as to what can be done in that instance. I hesitate to mention User:SqueakBox here, but I did notice that Phdarts' first welcoming message came from Squeak. Many thanks, Jeffpw (talk) 07:32, 25 June 2008 (UTC)


 * ❌. Different continents. Thatcher 11:13, 26 June 2008 (UTC)
 * While it's nice to know it is not a sock of Burrburr, it's still obviously a sock? What am I supposed to do? A little guidance wouold be appreciated. Am I supposed to sleuth through the whole of Wikipedia, trying to figure out who this sock actually is? Isn't that the job of Checkuser? This troublesome thorn in Wiki's side is creating major problems for several editors, and it seems odd indeed that nobody wants to take an interest in getting to the bottom of his identity. Jeffpw (talk) 21:02, 26 June 2008 (UTC)


 * Checkuser is not for fishing. Unless you have actual evidence that it is a sock, and you can provide it for checkuser attention, no action can be taken. Checkuser is only done when absolutely necessary, because of the privacy concerns that are involved. Please review WP:CHECK. Thanks, PeterSymonds (talk)  08:55, 27 June 2008 (UTC)

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