User talk:DoRD

Need advice please and help

Hi DorD, I left you a message earlier today but later I noticed my I.P. has been renewed. So I will post on your page and mine just to be sure you get this,

How does one proceed with a prolific Conflict of Interest/ Vandalism case without revealing the identity of the perpetrators? Assume the COI has been sustained over the course of years, and proof of affiliation with biased, misleading, or self published sources is at hand.

Thanks.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:122.59.228.76

Also what is "Possible self promotion in userspace?" and why are some revisions deleted? I'm not promoting anything, can you explain the edits? I couldn't have posted anything anyway as I was blocked for a couple of days.... Or does that mean someone is looking into my COI complaint? I have no idea how this works... :)

https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?diff=794820807&oldid=794685636&title=User_talk:122.59.228.76 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 115.188.27.65 (talk) 08:36, 27 August 2017‎ (UTC)

User:Drewmutt

You might want to take a closer look at User:Drewmutt, and in particular, the edit history of their now-deleted page User:Drewmutt/Tips Oshwah Doesn't Want You to Know. The use of terms like "dank" and "Oshwanker" makes me think that they might be related to other accounts. -- The Anome (talk) 15:10, 28 October 2017 (UTC)

(talk page stalker) I... highly doubt Drew is a sock of a blocked user. If this was created by them, I would presume it was an inside joke from IRC. GMG^talk 16:07, 28 October 2017 (UTC)

The Anome, I have to agree with GMG here. Drewmutt has been around for a long time and is a well-respected editor, so I'll also guess that the page was some sort of inside joke. Anyway, thanks for the note. ​—DoRD (talk)​ 16:37, 28 October 2017 (UTC)

He's not a sock puppet. The page was a humor / tips page :-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 02:56, 29 October 2017 (UTC)

Thanks for letting me know. It looks like I mis-read the situation: I will undelete, and offer my apologies to Drewmutt. -- The Anome (talk) 14:47, 29 October 2017 (UTC)

Proposed rangeblock

Hi, I am proposing to block the IPs used by AnnalesSchool for block evasion. The ip-range-calc tool suggests 92.143.89.171/18 as encompassing the two IP addresses they have visibly (to me) used. Naturally, as CU you have far more information. I should welcome your advice on a rangeblock; as to desirability, the best range and whether it would cause collateral damage. Just Chilling (talk) 23:09, 28 October 2017 (UTC)

I'm a bit too tired to go into detail at the moment, but that rangeblock won't be enough, I'm afraid. I haven't found any combination of rangeblocks that will stop AnnalesSchool without causing too much collateral damage, unfortunately. However, I'll take another look as soon as I get a chance. ​—DoRD (talk)​ 03:54, 29 October 2017 (UTC)

Thanks. I have blocked that range for now and we can alter it later in the light of your research. Just Chilling (talk) 18:08, 29 October 2017 (UTC)

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18:45, 6 November 2017 (UTC)

Talkback

Hello, DoRD. You have new messages at Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Stanleytux.
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Ben · Salvidrim! ✉ 23:08, 10 November 2017 (UTC)

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Hello, DoRD. Please check your email; you've got mail! The subject is SPI case involving edits from dynamic IPs.
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