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Doctor Franklin is subject to an Arbitration Enforcement sanction for edit-warring on articles related to Eastern Europe. See here.


 * This new account was created on July 14th and immediately began edit-warring in similar articles to Doctor Franklin.
 * They've made near-identical edits at Polish census of 1931:
 * Note the immediate citing of the policy on reliable sources as RS despite the newly created account in that above diff.
 * Similar language in edit summaries. Always abbreviates "revert" as "Rev" instead of the more common "Rv", for instance. Often alludes to lack of discussion on talk page even when there are active discussions there.
 * Participating in the same talk page discussion: here

This seems likely to be the same person for me. The CU evidence will be stale, but a second or third opinion on the behavioral evidence would be very helpful. ~ Rob 13 Talk 02:02, 15 July 2016 (UTC)
 * Quite a few Polish IP edits on the same page. It is a page of interest to Poles, and some Poles could simply be mimicking his English or style.  This proves nothing really.  Are we going to shut down anons posting as socks if they agree with Franklin?  One of the issues of contention is a book written and published in Polish.  They would have easier access to that there.128.204.245.233 (talk) 13:06, 13 November 2016 (UTC)

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 * , I concur, they look quite likely to be controlled by the same person. Would you like to block them yourself (consider Doctor Franklin the master, indef ORP and block Doctor Franklin for a suitable amount of time – possibly also indef, though your discretion – either as an arbitration enforcement action or as a sanction for socking), or would you like me to request an admin from around here to do the block? Kevin ( aka L235 ·&#32; t ·&#32; c) 18:14, 16 July 2016 (UTC)
 * Indeffed the sock and blocked the original account for a month with a strong warning that, if there is a next block, it will be indefinite. Thanks for your input. ~ Rob 13 Talk 18:44, 16 July 2016 (UTC)
 * Thanks, closing. Kevin ( aka L235 ·&#32; t ·&#32; c) 19:23, 16 July 2016 (UTC)

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Identical article and goes quack. Just making a note here for the moment as the pattern usually followed is renewed IP activity. Iryna Harpy (talk) 01:04, 30 September 2016 (UTC)

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 * I've semi-protected the talk page for a month. Mike V • Talk 00:41, 2 October 2016 (UTC)

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Loud quacking. Exactly the same activity on Polish census of 1931 and Talk:Polish census of 1931, as well as comment left about me on the IP's talk page. Iryna Harpy (talk) 03:51, 11 November 2016 (UTC)
 * Loud barking. Please ID whoever deleted my response to this editor on my talk page, and please investigate why she persists in editing pages contrary to the published sources on ethnic issues.  I can guarantee you that this problem with her and other will not go away, and it will be a major embarrassment to WP if this nonsense continues. Thank you!  128.204.246.188 (talk) 06:28, 11 November 2016 (UTC)
 * Diffs:
 * https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk%3A128.204.246.188&type=revision&diff=748883867&oldid=748883818
 * https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:128.204.246.188&diff=next&oldid=748883867128.204.246.188 (talk) 07:36, 11 November 2016 (UTC)
 * So I am understanding that anyone who reads the books cited on the page and notices that the printed book doesn't agree with these editors must be sock according to the barking dog. Maybe someone should just go to the library and get the books to see what the real problem is here?  Otherwise, expect this to continue.128.204.246.188 (talk) 14:53, 11 November 2016 (UTC)

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Blocked IP for one week as obvious. Closing.--Bbb23 (talk) 16:10, 11 November 2016 (UTC)


 * Noting that this IP address maps to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: http://www.ip-tracker.org/locator/ip-lookup.php?ip=128.204.246.188
 * This is an authoritarian nation, very intolerant of freedom of speech or religion, where the Internet is highly censored and regulated. It is not a likely place to find paid proxy servers, and where a person may well legitimately feel the need to post anonymously.128.204.245.233 (talk) 15:41, 12 November 2016 (UTC)
 * Your logic is lost on me altogether. Why would someone who exclusively obsesses over historical articles about Polish territory and governance up to the early to mid-20th century at latest feel compelled to remain anonymous in the KSA? It's such a far cry from threatening political activism that it doesn't register on the intelligence radar... --Iryna Harpy (talk) 20:38, 12 November 2016 (UTC)
 * You only conflict with Franklin on Polish issues, but Franklin edited quite rigorously on issues on Gary Hart, Donna Rice, and a famous photo that was deleted from WP on copyright/privacy grounds. His M.O. is to focus on the details of issues others miss, and he has been correct in the past.  Shutting down anons in authoritarian states is something to avoid on policy grounds.128.204.245.233 (talk) 12:59, 13 November 2016 (UTC)