Wikipedia:Requests for checkuser/Case/Brazil4Linux

Rick Browser (talk · contribs)

I think it would be in the best interest that I restate my request. I admit, my original stating of the facts was a bit vague- it was certainly lacking in essential details.

For the past half a year, I have been stalked by an indefinitely banned user who originally went by the name Brazil4Linux. He wikistalked me and my friends, vandalized my userpage (and theirs too) repeatedly and viciously [[1]], [[2]], [[3]] insulted me repeatedly using his sockpuppets of BreakingRules, GroundZero, ForeverWatch and others [[4]] and interjected into any possible conflicts that might arise; and finally, somehow he managed to find out my WIFE'S NAME and created derogatory harassing sockpuppets [[5]], [[6]], using the aforementioned name .

Which brings us to the present week. There was a disagreement regarding the ESRB article between me and Pagrashtak- and we each created one edit. All at once, however, my instant message box began to flood with harassing links to a "ha ha" website, one that bore the label "No ESRB on Wikipedia" and crashed my computer, causing me to lose over an hour's worth of work. I assumed that it was Pagtarak (an error on my part), and I admit that I wasn't tactful in the next couple edits. Feeling desperate, I even went so far as to erase my userpage.

However after calming down, I felt that I needed to resolve this conflict, I contacted Pagrashtak about the IMs. To my surprise, he had no knowledge or involvement in them at all, which led me to suspect that B4L was the one responsible. I apologized via email to Pagrashtak, and almost immediately after, Rick Browser begins to push into the argument, applying some rather vicious labels towards me [[7]] (and at the exact same time, IP addresses that trace back to Brazil4Linux begin to post gloating messages on my friend's pages, bragging about me leaving)[[8]], [[9]].

Look, I know that users are entitled to privacy and respect. But I feel that have the right to know if Rick Browser is another Brazil4Linux sockpuppet. Given the above facts, I believe I have stated my case appropriately. Brazil4Linux uses DialUOL and Veloxzone addresses that end with the .br suffix.

If after reading this, you still feel that my request is inappropriate, then I can do nothing more. Cheers, Daniel Davis 01:41, 3 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Doom127 vandalized my userpage because I supported Pagrashtak in ESRB dispute and deleted my answer on this section today. --Rick Browser 05:34, 3 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Actually "Rick", a "this user is a suspected sockpuppet of" template is NOT vandalism, given the fact that you ARE a suspected sockpuppet, and on top of that, I put it there at Pagrashtak's own suggestion, after we had discussed you at length. You've never "supported" anyone, all you did was call me a troll, just like you've always done from the start. That's the entire reason why I've PUT this check out- because I believe that you are the very same Brazil4Linux that's been stalking me for over half a year. A "suspected sockpuppet" template isn't vandalism- what you did (which I have very carefully detailed above), is vandalism, stalking (both on and off wikipedia), AND personal attacks. I don't think anyone who looks at the evidence will be disinclined to show me that you are indeed the very selfsame Brazil4Linux who was banned for bad behavior. Daniel Davis 05:50, 3 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Could you provide a list of known IPs used by Brazil4Linux for us to compare to? We don't generally reveal personal information like IP addresses; without a list, all we can do is reveal the IPs we find, which would be a violation of Rick Browser's privacy if they do not match. Providing a list of known IPs, particularly if you can provide on-Wikipedia evidence that they have been used by Brazil4Linux, will make it much easier for us to run a check, and for appropriate action to be taken if there is a connection. Essjay ^{Talk • Contact} 06:01, 3 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I have placed here the list of IP known IP addresses that Brazil4Linux and his known sockpuppets have used on Wikipedia. There may be other IP addresses, of course- he has a tendency to switch his IP after each edit (but they all trace back to the same veloxzone or dialuol location).

Further revelations- even as I was compiling the list, this user placed a personal attack on the Request for Admin page of user Jedi6, someone whom with the Rick Browser username has had NO prior contact with- in fact, the only person who has ever to my knowledge bore a grudge against Jedi6 was in fact Brazil4Linux. You can take a look at it [here]. Daniel Davis 06:41, 3 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Confirmed. The evidence suggests a strong link. Essjay ^{Talk • Contact} 07:14, 3 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

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