Wikipedia:Suspected sock puppets/86.45.209.228

User:86.45.209.228

 * Suspected sockpuppeteer


 * Suspected sockpuppets


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Ichormosquito 03:52, 6 October 2007 (UTC)

This case speaks for itself: these are all blatant attack socks directed at User:SchuminWeb.  The puppeteer has not responded to good faith efforts toward resolving his disputes and has repeatedly evaded blocking measures. SchuminWeb seems to be ignoring him so as not to fan flames; but as a third party observer, I think our best option right now would be to take serious action. We should be able to block him whenever, wherever, starting with his latest sock, User:86.45.209.228, which he has claimed is unrelated to the accounts and IPs listed above.
 * Evidence

Originally posted by Clubjuggle at Wikipedia:Administrator intervention against vandalism:  - On User Talk:SchuminWeb;. Another User:Johnjoecavanagh // User:Orellon / User:Concerned Citizen101 IP-sock. All of the 86.40 and 86.45 IP addresses in the history of User Talk:SchuminWeb and User:SchuminWeb are this user. Clubjuggle T / C  21:12, 5 October 2007 (UTC)


 * Comments

Whoever you think I am, I will go away, right now, and you shall never hear or see me again. 86.45.208.104 12:04, 6 October 2007 (UTC)
 * The suspected puppet master has said as much in the past..  Ichormosquito 13:16, 6 October 2007 (UTC)

I said he will rue the day and that I had given up. I am promising now to leave and never to come back.

Just think this all could have been avoided if Ben Schumin had of just shown an inch of respect for other well wishing users. Instead he was arrogant and talked to me like he was superior. I hope he learns something from this and the next person he shafts might not go away so easily. 86.45.208.104 13:36, 6 October 2007 (UTC)

And just for the record, I can't do anything about all the socks. Every time I start my computer I have a new IP adress. 86.45.204.21 10:40, 7 October 2007 (UTC)

I think the best way to handle this situation is to semiprotect User talk:SchuminWeb for a week or two until the troll behind all this activity gets bored of harassing this fellow. We don't need to block the IPs, but we need to stop them from doing what the person behind them is trying to do, viz. to harass an established editor. Anyone wish to agree or disagree? Shalom (Hello • Peace) 17:26, 7 October 2007 (UTC)
 * If semi-protection is our only option, we should just take this guy at his word. We can semi-protect if he keeps at it.  Ichormosquito 03:36, 8 October 2007 (UTC)

The named accounts haven't been used in at least 6 weeks and the harrassment seems to have died down. If no more evidence arises, I'll close this in a day or two. Rlevse 19:06, 20 October 2007 (UTC)
 * Conclusions