Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Espiral/Archive

06 February 2013

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I was alerted to this at WP:AN3. I'd seen the edits being reverted and although I didn't revert I probably would have. What I didn't recall is that I'd reverted Espiral last year for an edit with similar content and source which was copied directly from the source.. My warning is at User talk:Espiral. See also where the suspected sock adds a number of what I presume are articles(Alexander of Macedon, Shah  Abbas Im  The first Shah Ismail, Sfavid dynasty) to the suspected sock-masters 'project'. Online times match up as well. Dougweller (talk) 17:20, 6 February 2013 (UTC)
 * Forgot to add the similar language difficulties. This explains why when the material was replaced the English was so bad. Dougweller (talk) 17:25, 6 February 2013 (UTC)

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yes. i was using espiral account. that's because for Security. in my country, political - religious writing in internet is forbidden. and i used to change my account. but i weren't blocked when i changed account, so it's mean i didn't Bypass any sanctions. i am just trying to edit useful for en wiki. i don't have any devastator purpose --بیکار (talk) 18:23, 6 February 2013 (UTC)
 * Are these two accounts for one user, or two accounts for two users? Just for clarity's sake. If you changed accounts you have to stop using the old one (Doug, correct me if I'm wrong please) and it seems to me you should also stop editing that other user page, maybe move it to your "new" user space. We're not trying to give you a hard time, but this must be cleared up especially since your edits (to Cyrus the Great) have come under scrutiny, and it happens all too often that a sock account is used to circumvent policy. Thank you, Drmies (talk) 20:54, 6 February 2013 (UTC)
 * do you see old account are still editing? i don't think discussion with you and your comrade have Result. you are just Insistent to Throw me out of wikipedia.--بیکار (talk) 05:31, 8 February 2013 (UTC)

Clerk, CheckUser, and/or patrolling admin comments

 * I'm willing to give Espiral the benefit of the doubt, but I have indeffed the original account as abandoned. Someguy1221 (talk) 10:58, 8 February 2013 (UTC)