Wikipedia talk:Requests for checkuser/Case/Willy on Wheels

message: On 28 June 2006, I've received an email from flamingkitties [at] blueyonder [dot] co [dot] uk:
Hello
You don't know me but Wiki has just told me you have banned me from editing.
My IP is: *195.188.152.16 for "*severe, returning vandalism" whatever
that means...
*
*I am not sure why you/it has banned me.
I was only browsing pages, and I've only made one edit, to one page,
ever, and that was months ago.
So whatever is going on, isn't my fault!
Thanks
Lou
I have shortened the block to 6 months. However, it is unknown whether this a legitimate user on a shared IP or a lie by Willy on Wheels or an imitator. I suspect that a shared and static IP means that it belongs to a public facility, such as a school, college, or library. Can someone investigate it further? Thanks. -- King of ♥ ♦ ♣ ♠ 01:12, 5 July 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Email 

message: A user responsible for a number of blocked WOW socks has been going from one sock's talk page to the next posting the  template with the reason "I wish to write attack pages on the following: [insert names of various Wikipedians]". I noticed it because it triggered the IRC bot that notifies of any use of ; I've cleaned what I've found of it up, and after about the fourth one, I checkusered the accounts, determined them to be all from a single IP, and blocked it for six months. I don't expect any collateral damage (it appears to be fairly static) but just in case, it's 82.42.145.158. I strongly recommend against unblocking it unless a legitimate Wikipedian is affected; this vandal is having fun doing WOW moves and then causing trouble via thier talk pages once blocked. I don't doubt for a second they would try to instigate a wheel war over good-faith unblocking. Essjay (Talk • Connect) 09:45, 5 July 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Didn't even get this message saved before he was at it: User talk: 82.42.145.158. Strongly urge against unblocking. Essjay (Talk • Connect) 09:49, 5 July 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Please block indef. We don't need to deal with repeat vandals like this. Although I see Theresa has asked for an explanation, so I guess we'll wait and see what that is. pschemp | talk 14:36, 5 July 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: . He may be an innocent user, but, at the moment, my hackles are up. But we should AGF for a bit and give him the chance to explain. Theresa Knott | Taste the Korn 14:49, 5 July 2006 (UTC)

text: . Theresa knott, Ive just explained about the situation on your talk page. hes a good user. we shouldnt upset him. people can and do use others pcs. and as for his ip being dynamic,
see http://www.by-users.co.uk/forums/?board=networkhelp&action=display&num=1101910618.
I dont like people upsetting users. the writing style of these wow impersonators is difrent too. --KarlaJoanne 14:52, 5 July 2006 (UTC)

text: So you don't know him personally then? Theresa Knott | Taste the Korn 15:17, 5 July 2006 (UTC)

text: Well in that case, go tell him to come here himself, as his sockpuppet is just making things worse for him. Theresa Knott | Taste the Korn 15:31, 5 July 2006 (UTC)

text: No i think we'd better discuss him here. He has been accused of being WoW after all, this is a higher profile page. Theresa Knott | Taste the Korn 15:33, 5 July 2006 (UTC)

text: Note that Karla cannot decide whether she should misspell 'good' as 'gud' or not (second paragraph up). She also has prior knowledge of Wikipedia (knowing not only about our personal attack policy, but its shortcut, WP:NPA, as well as CheckUser), and her previous edits are very suspcious. I can't decide whether to block now or whether this is worth CheckUser's time. --Sam Blanning(talk) 15:35, 5 July 2006 (UTC)

text: I'd agree. Morven has been involved in multiple blocks of IPs also used by Sunholm which are always coincidentally used by vandals also. There have also been numerous assurances made that the vandalism will stop. (e.g. User:82.42.237.114). It is also interesting to note that it was Sunholm who Cyde blocked as a bot when removing WoW from the list of permenantly banned users... --pgk(talk) 18:45, 5 July 2006 (UTC)

text: I've blocked them all Theresa Knott | Taste the Korn 20:47, 5 July 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  WOW socks, {{tl|unblock}}, & more