Syd75

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Bates method

Hello. Glad to see you editing the Bates articles. When you have time it would be a good idea to read WP:FRINGE, as that guideline addresses how this subject matter should be dealt with in wikipedia. PSWG1920 (talk) 01:03, 27 August 2008 (UTC)

You will be banned

As a single purpose account you run the risk of being banned from editing Wikipedia. 128.59.169.55 (talk) 14:47, 3 September 2008 (UTC)

First of all, WP:SPA says nothing about bans or blocks. Moreover, this is highly ironic coming from an IP with no editing history whatsoever prior to a minute before this was posted. To 128.59.169.55, please do not bite newcomers. And that is a behavioral guideline (unlike WP:SPA, which is merely an essay.) PSWG1920 (talk) 15:15, 3 September 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for your comment here, PSWG1920 :-) Syd75 (talk) 19:28, 3 September 2008 (UTC)

I think PSWG1920 has been too gentle in his remarks about 128.59.169.55. I'd characterise it as a particularly vicious piece of vandalism. As it obviously comes from someone who knows his way around wikipedia, I'd suspect that it's dirty tricks from someone who has been involved in editing Bates method or similar subjects.

However, please don't be put off. I thought your contributions were very valuable. Please keep them coming. SamuelTheGhost (talk) 17:50, 14 September 2008 (UTC)

Yes, I had speculated about this but removed it. I do have a strong hunch as to who 128.59.169.55 was based on what I have observed, but I don't want to accuse anyone. However, it is also possible that this is simply a random IP-hopping troublemaker. PSWG1920 (talk) 18:29, 14 September 2008 (UTC)

Does the following help? I did a google search and found at https://docs.astro.columbia.edu/wiki/CAL%20IP%20Address%20List the following information:

• Institution is Columbia Astrophysics Laboratory, and the following two lines match:
• Location: IP Address: Hardware Address: OS: DNS/Name: User
• 1402: 128.59.169.55: 001B631CD735: Mac: procyon.astro.columbia.edu: public

SamuelTheGhost (talk) 20:52, 14 September 2008 (UTC)

My hunch is based solely on the behavioural pattern of the editor I suspect. I have no idea what IP's s/he might be editing from. PSWG1920 (talk) 21:09, 14 September 2008 (UTC)

I just stumbled across this. Notice the IP in question and check the top of its talk page. Hmmmm. And this was the same issue that ScienceApologist had been focused on (just look at the previous edit.) Although he was not the editor I had first suspected here. Too bad this page has already been deleted. PSWG1920 (talk) 01:39, 7 October 2008 (UTC)

Yes indeed. The IP address 128.59.169.46 also appears at Columbia Astrophysics Laboratory, allocated to "Josh Schroeder". In fact ScienceApologist was the person I suspected all along. Do you think it's time to flag this history up to administrators? SamuelTheGhost (talk) 10:41, 7 October 2008 (UTC)

Possibly so, considering the other issues he's been involved in. I'm a bit disappointed, as overall I thought he made useful contributions to the Bates method article. PSWG1920 (talk) 14:27, 7 October 2008 (UTC)

I've sent a brief message to User talk:AGK#mentoring ScienceApologist SamuelTheGhost (talk) 15:22, 7 October 2008 (UTC)

Yes, if you see anything else which you think is SA, please do notify an administrator. Or, just post a polite note at SA's talkpage, since various admins are monitoring that on a routine basis now. --Elonka 18:25, 7 October 2008 (UTC)

I've been busy and hasn't been able to contribute lately. I wasn't scared away by whoever wrote that "you will be banned"-comment. But thanks for your comments here SamuelTheGhost. I'll try to contribute more later. Syd75 (talk) 16:08, 23 October 2008 (UTC)