Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Bad edits r dumb/Archive

Evidence submitted by Bad edits r dumb
I use this account as an alternate account because I no longer wish to actively edit under my old account; my old account is in good standing, but I don't want people to know I'm still active (for various reasons).

In my first few edits as "Bad edits r dumb" I decided to practice my rusty vandal fighting skills. User:MuZeMike ran a checkuser on me and emailed me to ask why I was using multiple accounts. I explained that I almost never use my primary account anymore (something like 1-2 edits a month), that I am not sockpuppeting and that Bad edits r dumb is a legitimate alternate account. My other account was a high profile user long ago, but I wish to edit in relative anonymity henceforth.

I made several attempts to perform sincere vandal fighting, but my playful take on vandal fighting managed to annoy quite a few users, via poor grammar, childish abbreviations and stubborn refusal to use warning templates (i prefer to write my own "notes" to vandals). I was blocked for 72 hours and promised to do "good edits" from now on, once my block expired. This goofy behavior (though I believed it was harmless) was a poor decision on my part and, though I expressed annoyance at the nagging busybodies who swarmed my talk page during my block, I accept responsibility for the trouble I caused.

Anyhow, User:RobertMfromLI (my unwelcome, univnited "mentor" or "adopter") does not seem to believe that this is a legitimate sockpuppet account and has threatened to start a new investigation. I don't mind if you run any number of checkuser requests on me, but I strongly request, for privacy reasons, that you do not disclose my primary account (wanting a fresh start with a new user name was the reason I started this account in the first place). If you could, however, verify to the community that I am not using this account for sockpuppetry or ban evasion, that would be appreciated.

I am not asking you to excuse or condone the behavior that provoked the 72-hour block. I intend to be a productive member of the community; if I am not deemed to be such a member, I will accept the consequences (blocks, etc.) Either way, I intend for Bad edits r dumb to be the only account I use for the foreseeable future.

Feel free to email me if you have questions. Ok thx. Bad edits r dumb (talk) 06:37, 26 September 2010 (UTC)

Comments by accused parties
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Clerk, patrolling admin and checkuser comments
We don't use checkuser to prove innocence. Honestly, I don't have any reason to not believe you anyway, and don't see any reason why others wouldn't. If evidence arises to the contrary, then this can be handled appropriately. -- Sh i r ik ( Questions or Comments? ) 06:45, 26 September 2010 (UTC)