Wikipedia:Requests for checkuser/Case/COFS

COFS

• COFS (talk⁺ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)
• CSI LA (talk⁺ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)
• Misou (talk⁺ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)
• Grrrilla (talk⁺ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)

• Code letter: F

In my experience CSI LA first appeared after COFS was blocked around April 9. After COFS returned, CSI LA's contributions declined and then stopped around April 14th. COFS has been blocked again, and CSI LA has returned.

• CSI LA diffs: [1] [2] [3]

• COFS diffs: [4] [5] [6]

Their styles are very similar, see above diffs. It also seems suspicious that this statement appears on COFS user page:

I am a Scientologist from Los Angeles area. I had been editing earlier in Wikipedia and sorry, I totally forgot my username and password. So, here is my new one. Feel free to ask questions.

I realize this could be an innocent mistake, but taken in with the information above it makes me wonder if CSI LA is the forgotten account since it was created three days prior to COFS. Anynobody 21:05, 25 April 2007 (UTC)

Update

COFS block expired, and CSI LA hasn't edited since about an hour before expiration.

• COFS first edit back from block: [7] Revision as of 20:40, 25 April 2007

• CSI LA last edit [8] Revision as of 19:58, 25 April 2007

Anynobody 07:42, 26 April 2007 (UTC)

• Notice here. COFS 19:01, 26 April 2007 (UTC)

 Confirmed --jpgordon^∇∆∇∆ 16:13, 29 April 2007 (UTC)

Thank you jpgordon, I appreciate your time. Anynobody 21:51, 29 April 2007 (UTC)

Yes, thank you jpgordon, for dealing with this disruptive problem. Smee 04:48, 2 May 2007 (UTC).

Another sock identified

Fred Bauder recently said that another editor not previously mentioned above is also in this IP range. (Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents#COFS indef blocked) How difficult would it be to find out who else edits in the same ranges? I realize it might not be possible (from a privacy angle) to mention the usernames involved if discovered but I'd be happy knowing general info like: There are X editors in this range. (X being the number of course).

The more I read about banned users in the archives the more I think this may be the latest incarnation of some old troublemakers. Anynobody 11:07, 3 May 2007 (UTC)

Request official confirmation

1. Misou (talk • contribs • page moves • block user • block log)
2. Grrrilla (talk • contribs • page moves • block user • block log)

To make a record easily found in future archives about this issue. Anynobody 21:34, 4 May 2007 (UTC)

Note this diff:[9] discussing how the IP works. Anynobody 21:46, 4 May 2007 (UTC)