Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Dave of Maryland/Archive

03 January 2014

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Apologies if I do this wrong, this is the first SPI I've ever opened. Dave_in_Maryland, according to his own talk page is David R. Roell, who apparently has operated the  The Astrology Center of America in Bel Air, Maryland for some years. The IP address I am reporting here geolocates to Forest Hills, Maryland, just a few miles from Bel Air. (Both are suburbs of Baltimore). Recent edits from that IP show a distinct intrest in astrology. This edit to an astrology-related talk page (which was immediately reverted here ) says "I unblocked this as I wrote most of it and got banned in the process" - if you examine the blocked hunk of text, most of it was written by Dave_in_Maryland and signed prior to his ban. This IP has also been making argumentative posts on the Talk page of The James Randi Educational Foundation (which opposes belief in astrology) in the section titled Johnny Carson. Other interesting edits include where the IP editor says many pro-astrology things as well as telling comments that indicate experience in editing such as "Wiki editors have a bad habit of attacking people on the various talk pages.  Few of us are in the loop and are unaware of what goes on behind the scenes" and "Wiki is starting to cover its ignorance with censorship and exclusion." Krelnik (talk) 22:23, 3 January 2014 (UTC)

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 * I've blocked the IP for one week for block evasion per their admission on the talk page of History of astrology. Closing now. Mark Arsten (talk) 22:28, 3 January 2014 (UTC)