Bet1973

• Bet1973 ( talk ⁺ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log · CA · CheckUser( log) · investigate · cuwiki)
• USadjusters ( talk ⁺ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log · CA · CheckUser( log) · investigate · cuwiki)
• Unitedstatesadjusters ( talk ⁺ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log · CA · CheckUser( log) · investigate · cuwiki)
• USAadjusters ( talk ⁺ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log · CA · CheckUser( log) · investigate · cuwiki)
• 76.108.44.199 ( talk ⁺ · tag · contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RBLs · proxy check · block user · block log · cross-wiki contribs · CheckUser ( log))
• 76.108.66.252 ( talk ⁺ · tag · contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RBLs · proxy check · block user · block log · cross-wiki contribs · CheckUser ( log))

possibly related:

• 74.255.195.181 ( talk ⁺ · tag · contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RBLs · proxy check · block user · block log · cross-wiki contribs · CheckUser ( log))
• Bryanethomas ( talk ⁺ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log · CA · CheckUser( log) · investigate · cuwiki)

• C:

• Supporting evidence:

See edit history of Public adjuster, long term abuse (since .. September 2007)??.

• The account name implies user:bryanethomas is Bryan E. Thomas, President of United States Adjusters. See this page. If not, this is a bad personification.
• In the recent past, a whole set of IPs and editors have added "*[http://www.articlerich.com/Article/Public-Insurance-Adjusters/225061 Public Adjusters: The Insurance Companies Best Kept Secret] - by Bryan Thomas, a freelance writer in Boca Raton, Florida."; the bottom of that article says ".. http://www.unitedstatesadjusters.com By, Bryan Thomas – President of United States Adjusters, Inc ..." (edits which at least seem promotional/spammy, there is hardly any content added by the accounts). For all the socks found example diffs: diff by Bet1973, diff by USadjusters, diff by Unitedstatesadjusters, diff by 76.108.66.252, diff by 76.108.44.199 (all promoting an article by you). When the link got blacklisted, the last IP (76.108.66.252) started with this edit (see diff), which was repeated by the last IP in the sockpuppet category (although this last IP actually also deleted a link to his article, this IP may be the only mistake in this category; a whois on the IP suggests it is in another range, I will move it to the suspected sockpuppet category (note: done)). Then this edit by 76.108.44.199 tries to circumvent the blacklisting, by adding another link to the company, while Bryanethomas was adding this link, the former link is named on unitedstatesadjusters.com site as a sister site.
• this permanent version of 76.108.44.199, one of the IPs in the sock-category, shows Bryanethomas actually uses that IP. It also strongly suggests Bryanethomas has used that IP to add the links to a.o. articlerich.com, mentioned above.
• articlerich.com: Linksearch en (insource) - meta - de - fr - simple - wikt:en - wikt:fr • Spamcheck • MER-C X-wiki • gs • Reports: Links on en - COIBot - COIBot-Local • Discussions: tracked - advanced - RSN • COIBot- Link, Local, & XWiki Reports - Wikipedia: en - fr - de • Google: search • meta • Domain: domaintools • AboutUs.com
  • (Follow the COIBot link, all links to articlerich were added by IPs/accounts in the sockpuppet categories)
• unitedstatesadjusters.com: Linksearch en (insource) - meta - de - fr - simple - wikt:en - wikt:fr • Spamcheck • MER-C X-wiki • gs • Reports: Links on en - COIBot - COIBot-Local • Discussions: tracked - advanced - RSN • COIBot- Link, Local, & XWiki Reports - Wikipedia: en - fr - de • Google: search • meta • Domain: domaintools • AboutUs.com
  • COIBot records, only added by Bryanethomas.
• floridapublicadjusters.com: Linksearch en (insource) - meta - de - fr - simple - wikt:en - wikt:fr • Spamcheck • MER-C X-wiki • gs • Reports: Links on en - COIBot - COIBot-Local • Discussions: tracked - advanced - RSN • COIBot- Link, Local, & XWiki Reports - Wikipedia: en - fr - de • Google: search • meta • Domain: domaintools • AboutUs.com
  • COIBot records, only added by 76.108.66.252; as shown above, Bryanethomas used that IP.

Request:

The accounts Bryanethomas and the ip 74.255.195.181 are apparent socks, and although the proof seems quite strong, it is not definite. Bryanethomas is contesting he is a sock, and I think it is fair that gets checked. Edits from 74.255.195.181 may be from another company (or (ip)sockfarm) trying to add their links to wikipedia. -- Dirk Beetstra ^{T C} 14:45, 29 May 2008 (UTC) reply

 Confirmed —Preceding unsigned comment added by Thatcher ( talk • contribs) 14:13, 31 May 2008

 Clerk notes:

• all registered sock puppets blocked and tagged;
• IP sockpuppets blocked.

– Anthøny 06:50, 1 June 2008 (UTC) reply