Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Γνῶθι σεαυτόν/Archive

13 April 2016

 * Suspected sockpuppets


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Note: User was also known as User:Againstdisinformation in their signatures (though the talk pages redirected to User talk:Γνῶθι σεαυτόν.

provided the most of the following evidence on my user talk page:
 * 1) Since the BLP issue above was about George Soros, let me just show you, for example, this diff by presumably another user about the same George Soros. There are many other similarities in their behavior.
 * 2) Both of them had a superiority complex: one of them called himself User:Againstdisinformation, another called himself User:Ardhanarishvara (Mr. God), both redlinked. Another sock was named Göndul, a deity. User likes to use non_English in sockpuppet names too (see Category:Wikipedia sockpuppets of Γνῶθι σεαυτόν)
 * 3) Both conducted notorious soapboxing: this versus this.
 * 4) In addition, this knee-jerk reaction on user talk pages indicate that he interacted in the past with the same users who he blamed from another account of the same "putinophobia".
 * 5) Editing same or similar pages. Old account finished his "career" by editing page about Human rights on Ukraine - see second collapsed box where he marked a part of his statement as "bold", just as in page Human rights in Russia from new account.
 * 6) Both users frequently removed all undesirable content from their talk pages. (e.g.,, , compared to )

Evidence from me:
 * 1) Demonstrates concerns about what tone others user when addressing them ( compared to ).
 * 2) Edits on Human Rights pages related to Russia and Eastern Europe (e.g., Special:Contributions/Göndul focused on Human Rights in Poland; Special:Contributions/Ardhanarishvara edits on Human Rights in Russia)
 * 3) Edits on media freedom pages related to Eastern Europe and Russia (e.g., compared to )
 * 4) Goes to users posing as a newbie asking for assistance ( compared to

Less easy to demonstrate through diffs are the word choices, tone, and approach to other others. The alleged sockpuppet seems to match the generally hostile tone taken with editors who warn the sockpuppeter of poor behavior. All accounts use lofty, high-brow language and often reference various scholarly or cultural ideas.

User has had multiple accounts at once in the past, so asking for checkuser. Again, see Category:Wikipedia sockpuppets of Γνῶθι σεαυτόν for other socks (mostly blocked by in response to a CU result)  Eve rgr een Fir  (talk) Please &#123;&#123;re&#125;&#125; 22:11, 13 April 2016 (UTC)  Eve rgr een Fir  (talk) Please &#123;&#123;re&#125;&#125; 22:11, 13 April 2016 (UTC)

Comments by other users
''Accused parties may also comment/discuss in this section below. See Defending yourself against claims.''
 * The master alleged the following in January, after the block:
 * "My group has conducted a wide array of studies to test hypotheses. Wikipedia being a good example of swarm intelligence, I made a statistical analysis of a set of data I collected from it. The analysis yielded unexpected results, which prompted me to make a field experiment."
 * "I created an account and chose a provocative username to hasten the reaction (which I came to regret since it slanted the study)."
 * " After that I behaved like any other editor, trying to forget temporarily my original motivation and to improve the encyclopedia, though concentrating on contentious topics in order to test my predictions."
 * "I came to think that my editing was no longer useful for the study. I had strangely become too involved, emotional and even addicted. Therefore, I restricted my editing to writing quotes on my user page as a pastime for the entertainment of others."
 * " However, I wanted to continue the experiment and I asked students to edit Wikipedia, instead of me doing it. I provided them with a list of usernames they could choose from, a list of articles they might like to edit and a quick guide to the jargon."
 * "I let them know my username, so that they familiarize themselves more rapidly, and I let them edit from the same IP."
 * The lengthy wall-of-text is weighted down with lots of jargon, and I don't know how much of the above rationale is actually true. Nonetheless, I think it is very interesting to consider. GABHello! 23:07, 13 April 2016 (UTC)
 * Given their denial about being a secondary account, I am sure their claims about students are false. As about "experiments" in WP space, yes, that is what they do. My very best wishes (talk) 13:51, 14 April 2016 (UTC)
 * My pleasure, but half the credit goes to . :)  Eve rgr een Fir  (talk) Please &#123;&#123;re&#125;&#125; 02:06, 14 April 2016 (UTC)
 * Sure thing--thanks, My very best wishes. EvergreenFir, I can't remember if My very best wishes is good or evil. All these hipster user names are just too confusing. My very best wishes, Ihardlythinkso, Only in death does duty end, I think there's a whole bunch more phrases. I like the old-fashioned constructions, with nouns, although "Againstdisinformation" wasn't bad either. Drmies (talk) 02:18, 14 April 2016 (UTC)
 * Oh no, "Againstdisinformation" is bad. He was "against" from the start, and he is still "against" from the new account. I hope next time he will be "pro" something. BTW, my user name was meant to say "Good bye!". Can't keep my promises, sorry. My very best wishes (talk) 14:42, 14 April 2016 (UTC)

Clerk, CheckUser, and/or patrolling admin comments

 * Isn't that interesting--I was on my way to see about this, and the report is already filed. Thank you,, for doing the legwork. The behavioral evidence is clear. I'll also block the account User:Rise to vote sir. Drmies (talk) 01:09, 14 April 2016 (UTC)
 * --QEDK ( T &#9749;  C ) 16:04, 14 April 2016 (UTC)
 * Closing. --QEDK ( T &#9749;  C ) 16:19, 14 April 2016 (UTC)