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25 January 2016

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Original IP, geolocating to just outside London, was blocked for vandalism, including associated trolling at Talk:Alvin and the Chipmunks after vandalism of a similar article. When trolling on the talk page was removed, two new IPs (both from outside of London) arrive to defend the comment.

85... has also been editing articles on nearby secondary schools, as have both of the 86...s.

There are several more at Talk:Fedora being used to restore trolling on that page. Sum mer PhD v2.0 01:14, 25 January 2016 (UTC)

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''Accused parties may also comment/discuss in this section below. See Defending yourself against claims.'' I'm sorry for the vandalism, but the sockpuppetery was just me moving back home (I was elsewhere and using another device when I made the first edit). I promise I didn't even know I was still blocked at first, and when I did I panicked and was too scared to admit it (to give you an idea of how little I know, I was genuinely not sure which one was 'me' and which were 'sockpuppets' until I checked my own signature - btw, according to my signature, the real me is not who you say it is). I'm not quite sure what you mean by the fedora and secondary school things. What did I do with those articles? Did I vandalise them? Did I sock puppet then, because I was not aware of that? I promise I have no idea what you mean. In fact, I don't even know which secondary school(s), or how you know it was me (if it indeed was me) and not another student! Also, why do you think that the edits to the Alvin talk page were trolling? I understand the other accusations, and am sorry for them, I can't excuse those actions, and will never do them again, but I genuinely meant what I said on the talk page! I would also like to note that SOME of those people aren't even me - I have never edited the Gerard Deulofeu page, for example. (to prove my honesty, I will readily admit that some are, but I wasn't aware I was sockpuppeting for most of them [maybe it was beacause I was on a day out. Maybe it was the fact I edit on different devices -iPad, various Computers etc. Maybe I was at School or on holiday or something]- although I admit I was aware for some, and promise not do it again). Some final points (unless I suddenly think of some more), why was my reply to 'stupid meme' on Talk:Fedora reverted, and does editing at school and home really count as sockpuppeting (I have also asked this question on my school user talk page, so sorry if it does)? I promise never to deliberately sockpuppet again, but I was unaware I was doing it for the most part. I will also stop vandalising, especailly as I have now discovered Sandbox (and now have my own sandbox since I signed in and created a user page for myself) so I have no reason to give in to temptation! 109.156.219.61 (talk) 16:49, 26 January 2016 (UTC) PS: I have also made this point on the Alvin talk page.

Just to let you know I have now created an account to avoid confusion in future. I hope that's OK with you. One more thing, 109.156.219.61 is the real me, not a sockpuppet (at least according to my signature), and if 85.255.232.96 is me, it's a shared IP, as I never edited that Gerald article in my life. I think the rest are sockpuppets, but I'm genuinely not quite sure, the only reason I pretended to be someone else is I feared a vandal wouldn't be taken seriously. I didn't even know I was still blocked at first, and when I realized I panicked and got too scared to tell you. I admit to some intentional sockpuppeting, and promise not to do it again, but the other puppets are just from editing at the school I go to, not me (or possibly me but shared IPs, I only say not me because I don't remember making some of those edits), editing on other devices, and various days out (holidays, museums, other people houses, etc.). As I said I have created an account to avoid unintentional sockpuppeting (days out, holidays ,house visits, museums, school, my IP changing [which seems to happen sometimes], editing on other devices, etc.), other people on my account, and various other such confusions. I'd also like to say one last time that I actually do think that the Chipmunks article is poorly written, and my reply to the 'stupid meme' comment on Talk:Fedora wasn't vandalism either, I genuinely meant it. Most of the sockpuppeting was unintentional, and I promise never to pretend to be someone else again. I just feared a vandal wouldn't be taken seriously, panicked when I realized what I had done, and did something stupid. I'm sorry. Please listen to me, and have a lovely day. I'm also sorry for the enormous length of this. It's practically a novel isn't it? Doctorwhofan1001 (talk) 17:12, 26 January 2016 (UTC)

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 * I moved the page to the account name. Seams like disruption has stopped, so I'm closing this.  Vanjagenije  (talk)  19:13, 28 January 2016 (UTC)