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09 March 2014

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appears to have used a sock IP to report me on WP:AN3. The IP reported an edit war Shokatz is involved in, but neglected to mention Shokatz in the report. I suspect this is a (rather naïve) attempt to get me sanctioned without drawing attention to his own extensive involvement. Note the IP posted the WP:AN3 report at 12:28, 9 March 2014, while Shokatz posted his own WP:AN/I report concerning the same dispute three minutes earlier at 12:25 (in the ANI report he discusses other concerns, while the AN3 seems to be reserved for the "edit-warring" method). Further note the report is the only thing the IP ever posted. When asked if the IP belongs to him, the user responded negatively several times.

Imo this is suspicious to say the least. I dare say if this is not a sock IP its some kind of recruited meatpuppet. -- Director  ( talk )  13:30, 9 March 2014 (UTC)

Comments by other users
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@User:DIREKTOR - User:Shokatz made a few reverts, but he did not break 3RR. I reported editors that violated 3RR rule (both you and your major opponent User:Tzowu) 86.127.10.142 (talk) 13:45, 9 March 2014 (UTC)

Statement by Shokatz
By all means then, do the CU and let's be done with it. I will be clear here, my IP is 93.137.254.51 which I have already stated here. And the accusation that the anon user is some kind of metapuppet of mine is offensive, to say it mildly. DIREKTOR has been involved in edit-war for which he was blocked. Stating that I was somehow involved in that edit-war is a blatant distortion as my participation in that whole charade can be boiled down to mainly posting on the talk page and several minor reverts where I have warned DIREKTOR that he cannot revert something without any summary or explanation on the talk page, as he did here and here. Shokatz (talk) 13:54, 9 March 2014 (UTC)

Clerk, CheckUser, and/or patrolling admin comments
I see no reason to suspect that Shokatz and the IP are the same person. Even if they were, I don't see how Shokatz would have profited from using that IP (either as a sockpuppet or meatpuppet) to file the edit war notice on their behalf. It's not like it lent any additional credibility to the claim. Consider that articles under the coverage of WP:ARBMAC are very contentious, with many editors participating, and it could have been just about anyone logged out making that report, or possibly someone who doesn't have a registered account at all. In any case, I have to close this because I don't see any need for administrative action. --  At am a  頭 21:36, 20 March 2014 (UTC)