Wikipedia:Requests for checkuser/Case/Rezistenta

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Rezistenta

• Rezistenta (talk⁺ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki · SI)
• Feierabend (talk⁺ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki · SI)

• Code letter: G

• Supporting evidence: Rezistenta has a long history of edit warring (see current and previous block logs). I initially noticed a new account (Feierabend) reverting to Rezistenta's version (and thus evading 3RR) at Corneliu Zelea Codreanu. In addition, Feierabend appeared again on another occasion to help out Rezistenta as a page move war at Romany language (, , ). Although this AfD is now closed, both accounts voted to delete the article, which appears to be a violation of double-voting. As Rezistenta has been blocked for edit warring many times in the past, it appears that he is using this sockpuppet to avoid getting bitten by 3RR on several articles. Also, based on this user's aggressive editing style, there could be other sockpuppets as well. Khoikhoi 02:31, 8 July 2008 (UTC)
• Unrelated. However, Mirelam (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · nuke contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) is a sock of Rezisenta, as is Sebi mihalache (talk · contribs). Jayjg ^(talk) 03:05, 8 July 2008 (UTC)
• Clerk note: Socks blocked indef and taged, master account blocked for 24 hours. Tiptoety ^talk 03:41, 8 July 2008 (UTC)
  • I am not convinced by the evidence here. Rezisenta is on a different ISP and appears to be located 200 km away from Mirelam/Sebi. That does not make sockpuppetry impossible (geolocation could be wrong, people can travel or use remote access) but I do not think the technical evidence alone is as convincing as Jayjg seems to think. Thatcher 16:53, 8 July 2008 (UTC)
    • Actually, I think I'm wrong here. I don't know how I made that error. Jayjg ^(talk) 21:12, 8 July 2008 (UTC)
    • However, it is still Confirmed that Mirelam and Sebi mihalache are the same. Thatcher 21:19, 8 July 2008 (UTC)
      • There's something I don't understand here, an earlier CU showed them sharing the exact same IP etc., but now the CUs don't show anything like that. I've e-mailed you the earlier results. Jayjg ^(talk) 21:22, 8 July 2008 (UTC)
        • Right, well here a user explains that Rezistenta claimed to have created the account for someone else. That is consistent with the edit you found. The accounts seem to have been used by people in two different locations quite some distance apart. It is possible that one user is traveling between locations, but the timing of edits on May 27 makes it unlikely (but not impossible) . It appears that in the meantime, Rezistenta has been unblocked for lack of behavioral similarities. Thatcher 21:38, 8 July 2008 (UTC)

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