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Landscape walker
- Landscape walker (talk+ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)
22 October 2023
Suspected sockpuppets
- NB1965 (talk+ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki) (
Clerk note: original case name)
- Landscape walker (talk+ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)
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Both of these accounts are SPAs who have done nothing but make promotional edits about the archaeologist Dan Hicks, both to his article, or in the case of Landscape walker, citing newspaper articles he has written. As noted at Wikipedia:Conflict_of_interest/Noticeboard#Dan_Hicks_(archaeologist) these appear to be the most recent in a long line of SPAs who have edited regarding this individual. Hemiauchenia (talk) 23:57, 22 October 2023 (UTC)
- Even though these accounts have not been used for example, tag team edit warring or to manipulate discussions, I still believe the use of multiple accounts here is illegitimate per the "Avoiding scrutiny" criterion listed at Wikipedia:Sockpuppetry#Inappropriate_uses_of_alternative_accounts. Hemiauchenia (talk) 01:33, 23 October 2023 (UTC)
- The use of both accounts on the same page violates the
Contributing to the same page or discussion with multiple accounts
bullet point. Dreamy Jazz talk to me | my contributions 01:36, 23 October 2023 (UTC)
- The use of both accounts on the same page violates the
Comments by other users
- Accused parties may also comment/discuss in this section below. See Defending yourself against claims.
Clerk, CheckUser, and/or patrolling admin comments
Likely. Dreamy Jazz talk to me | my contributions 01:30, 23 October 2023 (UTC)
- Thanks, @Dreamy Jazz I am not the most experienced editor but I really felt something wasn't quite right. I hope we can improve the article now and I've learned
- a bit simply from watching your intervention. All the best, Emmentalist (talk) 18:48, 23 October 2023 (UTC)
Clerk assistance requested: - Please move to oldest account. Dreamy Jazz talk to me | my contributions 01:37, 23 October 2023 (UTC)- Done, closing. --Blablubbs (talk) 13:18, 28 October 2023 (UTC)
