We recently deleted a couple of hoaxes by [[User:Cro..Scream]]. He has sent me an insulting email which states that there are thirteen other hoaxes of his on the project, under one or more other usernames, including one fake Indian writer. I think actually one or more might have been spotted due to interleaved edits with different accounts / IP edits, but if someone with time and checkuser rights could see which other accounts have been using the same IPs (if it's not a huge ISP) and wouldn't mind quietly letting me know I don't mind doing the detective work.
Guy (JzG)
From: wikien-l-bounces@Wikipedia.org [mailto:wikien-l-bounces@Wikipedia.org] On Behalf Of Guy Chapman aka JzG
We recently deleted a couple of hoaxes by [[User:Cro..Scream]]. He has sent me an insulting email which states that there are thirteen other hoaxes of his on the project, under one or more other usernames, including one fake Indian writer. I think actually one or more might have been spotted due to interleaved edits with different accounts / IP edits, but if someone with time and checkuser rights could see which other accounts have been using the same IPs (if it's not a huge ISP) and wouldn't mind quietly letting me know I don't mind doing the detective work.
Possibly the claim of thirteen other hoaxes is a hoax in itself?
--Peter in Canberra
On Wed, 17 May 2006 07:37:58 +1000, you wrote:
Possibly the claim of thirteen other hoaxes is a hoax in itself?
Could be, but they were quite convincing. Micha van den Berg was one.
Guy (JzG)