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:If you're talking about [[user]]s with names like <tt>EIassint</tt> or <tt>MarkDiIley</tt> then yes, they are deliberately trying to cause disruption by pretending to be admins. I'm not sure who else might fit the "doppelganger pattern" '''[[User talk:Elassint|Elassint]]''', 09 24 2010
:If you're talking about [[user]]s with names like <tt>EIassint</tt> or <tt>MarkDiIley</tt> then yes, they are deliberately trying to cause disruption by pretending to be admins. I'm not sure who else might fit the "doppelganger pattern" '''[[User talk:Elassint|Elassint]]''', 09 24 2010
::That seems reasonable to me. I used to do that on a different site (non-wiki) as we had a similar problem. --[[User:MarvelZuvembie|MarvelZuvembie]] 18:06, 24 September 2010 (PDT)
::That seems reasonable to me. I used to do that on a different site (non-wiki) as we had a similar problem. --[[User:MarvelZuvembie|MarvelZuvembie]] 18:06, 24 September 2010 (PDT)
::: I would say, the [[Special:Version|MediaWiki software]] should be upgraded soon (from 1.10.1 which is absolutely outdated to [[mw:MediaWiki|1.15.5]]), maybe that will do, there is also an extension that prevents creating doppelganger accounts (it seems to be [[mw:Extension:AntiSpoof|AntiSpoof]]). Best --[[Wolf Peuker|Wolf]] | <small>[[User talk:Peu|talk]]</small> 09:13, 25 September 2010 (PDT)
::: I would say, the [[Special:Version|MediaWiki software]] should be upgraded soon (from {{Mw|MediaWiki 1.10|1.10.1}} which is absolutely outdated to {{Mw|MediaWiki 1.15|MediaWiki 1.15.5}}), maybe that will do, there is also an extension that prevents creating doppelganger accounts (it seems to be {{Mw|Extension:AntiSpoof|AntiSpoof}}). Best --[[Wolf Peuker|Wolf]] | <small>[[User talk:Peu|talk]]</small> 09:13, 25 September 2010 (PDT)