Wikipedia:Requests for checkuser/Case/98E
=[[Wikipedia:Requests for checkuser/Case/98E|98E]] (January 2008)=
- {{checkuser|98E}}
- {{checkuser|Rappingwonders}}
- Code letter: F
I can't help but see a striking similarity between the editing habits of banned User:98E and the currently active User:Rappingwonders. This report is not meant to be an "attack" on Rappingwonders but it's to ensure 98E isn't evading a ban. The bold headings state the similar editing patterns. Spellcast (talk) 02:25, 30 January 2008 (UTC)
Uploading images of these musicians and their song covers
- From User:98E: :Image:Tpainjam.jpg
- From User:Rappingwonders: :Image:Tpaincropped.png, :Image:T-Pain Rappa Ternt Sanga.jpg, :Image:Buyuadrank.jpg, :Image:Bartendervinyl.jpg, :Image:Rappaterntback.jpg
- From User:98E: :Image:Akon.PNG, :Image:Akon Image.jpg, :Image:Akon CD Mr Lonely.jpg.
- From User:Rappingwonders: :Image:Akon2007.jpg, :Image:Akonperforms.jpg, :Image:Akonghettoback.jpg, :Image:Akon-SmackThat.jpg, :Image:AkonTrouble.jpg, :Image:Troubledeluxe.jpg
- From User:98E: :Image:50cent.JPEG, :Image:50 Cent Performing.jpeg
- From User:Rappingwonders: :Image:50centcropped.png
If it's a picture of the musician, they add a caption in this format: "
- From User:98E: [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Undelete&target=Image%3A50_Cent_Performing.jpeg×tamp=20070419003254]
- From User:Rappingwonders: See the captions of any image at Wikipedia:Possibly unfree images/2008 January 27#Image:Fat-joe.jpg.
Claiming to have taken questionably free images
- From User:98E: [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk%3A98E&diff=124252877&oldid=124252540], [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk%3A98E&diff=124248507&oldid=124247532]
- From User:Rappingwonders: [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk%3ARappingwonders&diff=185106378&oldid=185106053], [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk%3ASpellcast&diff=187279326&oldid=187265789], [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Spellcast&diff=next&oldid=187562475]
Requesting images be resized to 150px: [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk%3A98E&diff=127803495&oldid=127802938], [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:The_Notorious_B.I.G.&diff=prev&oldid=182539884]
Editing images using MS Paint: [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Help_desk&diff=prev&oldid=123356209], [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Possibly_unfree_images/2008_January_27&diff=prev&oldid=187269381]
Creating or editing categories by adding a fair-use image gallery
- From User:98E: created :Category:Images of living people in music videos and :Category:Crash Bandicoot images
- From User:Rappingwonders: created :Category:Images of rappers
Both revert the first time someone adds a "
Both know a "
Both say it's ok to remove the "
Similar userpages
- Both claim to be born in 1987.[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:98E&diff=next&oldid=122992029], [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User%3ARappingwonders&diff=185341680&oldid=185208354]
- Both claim to like hip hop, R&B, pop, South Park, Family Guy, Pokemon, and Tony Hawk video games.[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:98E&diff=next&oldid=122872829], [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Rappingwonders&diff=prev&oldid=184875924], [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Undelete&target=User%3A79Bottles×tamp=20070406160726]. Also note User:79Bottles' userpage (a sock of 98E) showing :Image:Thugbox.jpg with a caption saying "Cover of my favourite video game."[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Undelete&target=User%3A79Bottles×tamp=20070401162424]
- User:79Bottles said his favorite song is "Give It to Me" by Timbaland. [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Undelete&target=User%3A79Bottles×tamp=20070406160726] User:Rappingwonders' first edit was uploading that song's cover.[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Image:GiveittoMeTimbaland.jpg&diff=prev&oldid=181957412]
Similar style of headings and sentences in userpage
- From User:98E: "Free use images I like"[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:98E&diff=next&oldid=123262204]
- From User:Rappingwonders: "Songs I think should be on NOW 27" or "Articles about albums or singles I've helped by uploading their cover image or uploading a lower resolution cover",[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User%3ARappingwonders&diff=182860156&oldid=182570634]
- From User:Super48 (sock of 98E): "Above is a list of pages I've reverted in the last 24 hours, and the time of reverting".[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Super48&diff=next&oldid=128209646]
Continually creating similar-style redirects
- From User:98E: [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Uncle_Jimbo_Kern&diff=prev&oldid=126716462 1], [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Return_Of_Chef&diff=prev&oldid=125942512 2], [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Al_%28South_Park%29&diff=prev&oldid=125345863 3], [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=SpongeBob_%28character%29&diff=prev&oldid=126217743 4].
- From User:Rappingwonders: [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jordan_Brianna_Sparks&diff=prev&oldid=187558481 1], [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Break_%27em_Off&diff=prev&oldid=185067628 2], [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Apologize_%28Remix%29&diff=prev&oldid=185208296 3], [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=R%26G_%28Rhythm_%26_Gangsta%29&diff=prev&oldid=187117506 4].
Possible vandalism
User:98E was obviously disruptive. One of his suspected socks, User:PitOfBristol1973, [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lindsay_Lohan&diff=prev&oldid=150070049 edited] Lindsay Lohan with a false edit summary. This could be compared to [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sean_Kingston&diff=186867713&oldid=186865765 these] [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sean_Kingston&diff=next&oldid=187592744 series] of [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sean_Kingston&diff=next&oldid=187595840 diffs] by User:RappingWonders on Sean Kingston (both could've purposely used a false edit summary to add possible vandalism).
Regarding RappingWonders' first edits, it's unusual for a newbie to be familiar with adding fair-use rationales. I don't want to accuse an unrelated person but the last thing we want is 98E to be active. Spellcast (talk) 02:25, 30 January 2008 (UTC)
:{{possible}} verging on {{likely}} based on identical ISP and similar geographical location. Dmcdevit·t 05:34, 1 February 2008 (UTC)
::If there's no other comments, I'll block the likely sock. I can give more evidence if anyone wants, but I think those diffs are adequate enough. Especially with the ISP and location, this can't be a massive coincidence from two unrelated people. Spellcast (talk) 15:17, 1 February 2008 (UTC)
:::I've blocked the account. I would've waited longer but another user tagged Rappingwonders' user page with a sock tag. He still would've been blocked either way. Spellcast (talk) 15:46, 1 February 2008 (UTC)
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= [[Wikipedia:Requests for checkuser/Case/98E|98E]] =
{{rfcu box|case=98E|filed=13:49, 25 June 2007 (UTC)}}
- {{checkuser|98E}}
- {{checkuser|Wilhelmina Will}}
- Code letter: F
I see many similarities between the edits made by this person and those done by 98E and his various sockpuppets. Tweeks Coffee 13:49, 25 June 2007 (UTC)
- {{moreinfo}} where is the relevant ArbCom case? --ST47Talk 13:51, 25 June 2007 (UTC)
- My apologies, this should be an "F" code, I changed it to reflect that. Tweeks Coffee 14:07, 25 June 2007 (UTC)
- {{moreinfo}} We need diffs from the edit similarities. ~ Wikihermit 20:15, 29 June 2007 (UTC)
{{unlikely}} Voice-of-All 04:28, 30 June 2007 (UTC)
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