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User:2601:280:5800:f990:e49d:fb06:3a6d:3876 began editing Snopes.com and Alex Jones, two pages for which User:Boab was permanently blocked [|WP:ANI]. The IP referenced User:Boab when editing Talk:Snopes.com on 20 Dec 2016. Please see the three difs at []. Jim in Georgia Contribs  Talk  03:52, 21 December 2016 (UTC)

(Added) In this edit to my talk page, the IP editor questioned my motivation in derogatory terms (WP:NOTHERE, I think).-- Jim in Georgia  Contribs  Talk  14:49, 21 December 2016 (UTC)

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 * IP hasn't edited since, closing. GABgab 16:45, 29 December 2016 (UTC)

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Boab had a long history as an editor, but in the last few months of 2016 got into some edit wars on the article Snopes.com, and was eventually indef blocked on Dec 17, 2016. As you can see from the account edit history of that account, they commonly would take a week or two off from editing at a time. Two weeks later on January 7, 2017 a new similarly named account Buab2 has appeared and so far has only edited the talk page for the aforementioned Snopes article. Both accounts advocate for using low-quality right-wing blogs & web sites as sources (examples: Boab on Nov 16 and Buab2 on Jan 6) and get into disputes over the reliable sources policies. Boab was indeffed for WP:BATTLEGROUND and Buab2 has already been warned about that by another editor. Krelnik (talk) 19:27, 20 January 2017 (UTC)

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 * Aside from the similar names (one with a "2"), both go on aboutthe New York Times as if that's the only source we use. Regardless of relation, I'm about ready to block Buab2 under WP:NOTHERE. Ian.thomson (talk) 01:43, 21 January 2017 (UTC)

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 * -, you definitely have my sanction to do so. Please block the obvious sock. Thanks, GABgab 02:28, 21 January 2017 (UTC)
 * Done. Ian.thomson (talk) 03:56, 21 January 2017 (UTC)


 * Tagged, closing. GABgab 04:12, 21 January 2017 (UTC)