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Master has been reported at WP:NPOV/N for neutrality issues at Chris Heaton-Harris. The sock account was created apparently for the sole purpose of agreeing with the master at the noticeboard discussion. WikiDan61 ChatMe!ReadMe!! 15:11, 5 August 2020 (UTC) WikiDan61 ChatMe!ReadMe!! 15:11, 5 August 2020 (UTC)

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I was not notified of this, not very nice. I am a regular reader, contributor, and sponsor of Wikipedia, who from time to time contributes without an account, and lost log in information to a previous account which I registered without an email address. Read the comments on Heaton-Harris article’s talk page, and WP:NPOV/N and decided to create an account to engage in the discussion. Instead of engaging in that discussion openly, WikiDan61 has chosen to fling around accusations without a shred of evidence, violating every single policy he allegedly holds so dear to get his way. Even above this edit box it says: “Do not make accusations without providing evidence. Doing so is a personal attack and will likely be summarily removed.“ As I am new here I do not know which board to turn to, but I will figure it out, and unlike WikiDan61, I will notify him when I do, instead of pretending to ‘disengage’ when an argument does not go my way.StanTwoCents (talk) 18:29, 5 August 2020 (UTC)


 * Absolutely preposterous. This is what is written about sockpuppet investigations: “This page is for requesting that we investigate whether two or more Wikipedia accounts are being abusively operated by the same person. Before opening an investigation, you need good reason to suspect sockpuppetry.Evidence is required. When you open the investigation, you must immediately provide evidence that the suspected sock puppets are connected. The evidence will need to include diffs of edits that suggest the accounts are connected. (This requirement is waived if the edits in question are deleted; in this case just provide the names of the pages that the accounts have been editing.) You must provide this evidence in a clear way. Vaguely worded submissions will not be investigated. You need to actually show why your suspicion that the accounts are connected is reasonable.”

Where is that evidence, Dan? Where are the diffs and edits? What are your good reasons? According to the tools here, we have edits seconds apart. This is petty, is what it is. StanTwoCents (talk) 19:37, 5 August 2020 (UTC)

Clerk, CheckUser, and/or patrolling admin comments

 * - Seems plausible. CWC (named for Colonel Blimp) was a sleeper for several months before being activated. Please confirm & check for sleepers. Cabayi (talk) 18:32, 5 August 2020 (UTC)
 * ❌. Different countries and UAs, but it's the same continent. :)  Maxim (talk)  22:17, 6 August 2020 (UTC)