Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Deen maxwell/Archive

10 February 2012

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Users insert and persistently restore identical WP:OR opinions and translations at Liber Linteus. Both refer to the same non-scholarly source. Both mark all their edits as minor and neither uses edit summaries. I've given both a friendly warning and have now notified Deen maxwell of this SPI. Haploidavey (talk) 00:27, 10 February 2012 (UTC)

Sample of diffs

Deen maxwell:

58.111.89.246:

This seems to be resolved, per the following (copied from my talk-page) but for transparency's sake, decisions on marking and removal/archiving seem best left to SPI clerk or admin:

Well you accuse me of vandalising the Liber Linteus, well the interpretation of the Etruscan text is the biggest load of garbage you could pour on the public.The reason I might be coluding with a second party is when I opened my account with WIKI I made a mistake and entered my e-mail address as my used name, so I had to do it again with the correct user name so it may seem there are two accounts,keep my Deen Maxwell account and delete the other. My primary interest is in the Etruscan Language which I have been studying for the last 30 years and I dont have the time to transcribe the Encyclopaedia Britannica to your site,although I enjoy using the site.And also you have a log in on the page but not a Log Out (58.111.89.246 (talk)).(58.111.89.246 (talk) 09:49, 11 February 2012 (UTC)). — Preceding unsigned comment added by 58.111.89.246 (talk) 09:44, 11 February 2012 (UTC)


 * I don't think I've accused you of vandalism anywhere at all - but if I have, please accept my apologies. Thanks for explaining your inadvertent use of multiple accounts. They're allowed under certain, very limited circumstances. Single accounts are better for continuity, accountability, trust and stability - they help foster and maintain a transparent, open editing environment. This matters particularly when article content and best-editing practice are in dispute. You've evidently made an honest mistake, due to your unfamiliarity with the relevant Wikipedia policies.


 * Your IP account won't be deleted, as its history is relevant to editing on other pages. You can and should open your IP user-page, using your named account, and enter a brief explanatory text, such as "This is an alternative account of [your named account signature - add four tildes (~) to sign automatically]". Copy the same to the IP talk-page. Then just don't use it. I can't know why you're having problems logging in or out; just remember to always log in using your named account before you edit. As far as I know, any browser can be set to remember your Wikipedia user-name and password. (Further text omitted a irrelevant). Haploidavey (talk) 13:30, 11 February 2012 (UTC)

Comments by other users
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Clerk, CheckUser, and/or patrolling admin comments

 * . CU won't connect an IP with an account. —  Hello Annyong  (say whaaat?!) 01:33, 10 February 2012 (UTC)
 * In conjunction with the above, I've left a note on 58.111.89.246‎'s talk page. Hopefully this is the last we hear of this case. —  Hello Annyong  (say whaaat?!) 14:29, 11 February 2012 (UTC)