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03 September 2013

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evidence I've blocked User:78562X based on the statement by Prokaryotes that the Prokaryotes account is his "old" account. It is possible that he meant 78562X is his old account. Either way, it is two accounts, and one was blocked for two weeks. That said, I am concerned that Prokaryotes may have linked to the wrong account, or miswritten what he meant to say, and that 78562X may not actually be an alt account of Prokaryotes. If you've followed the recent ANI thread about Prokaryotes which lead to his two week block, you'll understand my concern - Prokaryotes is not always clear in his communications. Rather than block without anyone else taking a look, I am listing here. Killer Chihuahua 22:31, 3 September 2013 (UTC) Killer Chihuahua  22:31, 3 September 2013 (UTC)

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After looking at the contribution histories of both accounts, it seems clear to me that 78562X is the old account (last edit was in November 2012) and Prokaryotes is the new account (first edit was in May 2013). Prokaryote's comment on his user page is unclear, but I think it most likely means "this (i.e., 78562X) is my old account I don't use anymore" — considering it's a user without many edits on either account, it may be a newcomer's awkward attempt to indicate that he's abandoned 78562X in favour of Prokaryotes. I doubt he identified 78562X by accident, and if 78562X pops up later claiming to be someone else, we can deal with that complication then. For now, I'd say to indef-block 78562X and short-term-block Prokaryotes (which is exactly what has been done). — Rich wales (no relation to Jimbo) 01:03, 4 September 2013 (UTC)
 * This looks resolved, barring any major changes of narrative. NativeForeigner Talk 02:24, 4 September 2013 (UTC)