User talk:Africanstoner
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before the question. Again, welcome! Ian.thomson (talk) 17:01, 25 July 2012 (UTC)
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Question
[edit]Do you know User:Krizpo (I mean, know Krizpo off Wikipedia)? You don't need to identify either one of you, I'm just wondering how you know each other outside of WP. Qwyrxian (talk) 03:34, 26 July 2012 (UTC)
I don't know him, but he is good at editing. (Africanstoner (talk) 07:00, 26 July 2012 (UTC)).
- Then you are literally the only person who thinks so (besides Krizpo). Especially since his editing undeniably flat out violates at least 3 different WP core policies. As a side note, I don't believe you. I am certain that you either are Krizpo or know him, because it is unbelievable that two different users would suddenly appear at the same time trying to add the exact same type of policy-violating information. Qwyrxian (talk) 12:08, 26 July 2012 (UTC)
Sockpuppet investigation notification
[edit]You are suspected of sockpuppetry, which means that someone suspects you of using multiple Wikipedia accounts for prohibited purposes. Please make yourself familiar with the notes for the suspect, then respond to the evidence at Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Krizpo. Thank you. Ian.thomson (talk) 15:24, 26 July 2012 (UTC)