Wikipedia:Requests for checkuser/Case/Prester John

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Prester John



 * Code letter: F)


 * Supporting evidence: In this edit Scrublett signed as User:Prester John. — Athaenara  ✉  02:14, 11 July 2008 (UTC)

NOTE: I attempted to add the template specified in the notice below to the checkuser page which it links, but I don't know if I did it properly or in the right place / on the right page. — Athaenara ✉  02:18, 11 July 2008 (UTC)


 * Comment: I'm feel certain that another recently created account,, is also a sock of Prester John. Both Scrublett and Madingogo have done nothing else but go through my contributions list, reverting my contributions. Prester John was banned twice for doing the same thing. -- Lester  05:31, 11 July 2008 (UTC)


 * Also resumed systematically removing Lester's edits. Sarah 15:46, 11 July 2008 (UTC)
 * We are reasonably confident these are PJ, but need checkuser confirmation in case there are other accounts waiting in the wings. Orderinchaos 16:09, 11 July 2008 (UTC)

The following accounts should be reviewed individually, to see if their edit patterns match with Prester John's known edit patterns.

Everything else that I found was already blocked.

Deskana (talk) 16:18, 11 July 2008 (UTC)


 * Thanks Deskana. I've blocked: Sharif Abdul, I Wake Up Screaming and Matamoros. The other three have too few edits for me to be sure of so I shall keep an eye on them. Cheers, Sarah 16:42, 11 July 2008 (UTC)




 * I believe this edit by anon IP 67.101.148.99 was also likely to be Prester John. IP location matches Prester's previously stated location, on PJ's favourite article. -- Lester  20:10, 11 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Are the 166.190.* IPs at likely or not likely to be Prester John? Orderinchaos 05:07, 12 July 2008 (UTC)


 * is a malicious account doing exactly the same activity as the others, that is, reverting my contributions. It's gotta be Prester John hiding behind that IP. -- Lester  15:40, 12 July 2008 (UTC)
 * That and about 20 other IPs in the same general region (166.190.* and 166.191.*). He now appears to be editing from a hotel. Orderinchaos 00:29, 13 July 2008 (UTC)


 * Here's another one: .-- Lester  04:01, 14 July 2008 (UTC)


 * sample from new range SatuSuro 07:55, 14 July 2008 (UTC)
 * sample from new range SatuSuro 07:55, 14 July 2008 (UTC)


 * I was just attacked by, and earlier in the day by (that last one's already been blocked)
 * The 32.* ones are owned by Cingular Networks who I believe are a mobile phone company. Orderinchaos 22:12, 14 July 2008 (UTC)


 * --Matilda talk 00:39, 15 July 2008 (UTC)
 * -- SatuSuro 02:44, 15 July 2008 (UTC)


 * Putz removal
 * Hypopostumus
 * Brin-sur-Seille
 * Mariamu Mtakatifu
 * Xu Xiangqian
 * The 32.* IPs are obviously him too, but the range is /8 and so can't be blocked. 166.190.20.66 is also him.  Sam Korn (smoddy)
 * The 32.* IPs are obviously him too, but the range is /8 and so can't be blocked. 166.190.20.66 is also him.  Sam Korn (smoddy)


 * All confirmed accounts blocked and tagged, IP blocked for 1 week. Tiptoety  talk 02:20, 18 July 2008 (UTC)

Prester John (24 June 2008)



 * F:


 * Supporting evidence:
 * User:Prester John was blocked for 3 months for stalking and edit warring in March 2008. He had been blocked before. Block log link
 * On 14 April User:C.Marsh b.Lillee was created his editing topics are similar but not necessarily identical - I can't say I have examined carefully
 * I have recently lodged a 3RR violation against User:C.Marsh b.Lillee
 * Out of the blue there is a really weird comment against that 3RR from Prester John In it he stated: "This is a disturbing case of an administrator (User:Matilda) edit warring to include a reference contrary to a fundamental encyclopedia policy, i.e. Wikipedia:RS#News_organizations. I reiterated the policy to her on her page yet she continues to ignore the stated policy and repeatedly violates WP:RS. It is dissapointing that an admin is allowed to behave like and I believe a recall of admin powers is warranted in this case. Prester John (talk) 01:28, 24 June 2008 (UTC)" This was in fact his first edit on returning from the block!
 * I have queried him on his talk page as to whether he is also user:C.Marsh b.Lillee ? This edit on my talk page by user:C.Marsh b.Lillee I discussed on his talk page.  You however said I reiterated the policy to her on her page ... among other things
 * He reverted his comments at WP:3RRN without explanation 11 minutes after making them
 * I think he created the new identity to avoid his block --Matilda talk 02:14, 24 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Note I was not the blocking editor of Prester John previously nor had ahd much to do with him --Matilda talk 02:16, 24 June 2008 (UTC)
 * As the WP:DUCK evidence Matilda provided is extraordinarily clear, and Prester John has a long history of disruption and edit warring, I have gone ahead and blocked Prester John indefinitely.  krimpet ✽  03:16, 24 June 2008 (UTC)


 * ✅ - = , also:




 * There are other accounts under this one, domestic IP address but I believe them to be unrelated - A l is o n  ❤ 06:32, 24 June 2008 (UTC)

Prester John (26 August 2009)
Running checks and seeing where they led revealed some new socks. All have been blocked and tagged. See also this Wikistalk report

✅ that == the following:

++Lar: t/c 03:14, 27 August 2009 (UTC)

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