Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Канеюку/Archive

20 November 2011

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Канеюку and Semioticity are the editors behind the two new articles Ashay Dharwadker and Semiotics of the structure, both currently at AfD. The first is about a mathematical Usenet crank from India who has self-published purported solutions to various high-profile mathematics and physics problems in books available on Amazon. The second article is about a topic in which only his co-author from one of the self-published papers is interested. Dharwadker has a self-founded "Mathematical Institute" in India, and his co-author has one in Estonia, each being a 'member' of the other. The two editors are likely different people. During the on-going AfDs for both articles, the new account Satyatrivedi was created to comment on the first article. I think it is most likely a sock of Канеюку and unrelated to Semioticity, but it could theoretically also be the other way round or all three could be connected.

Dharwadker had made an earlier visit to Wikipedia 6 years ago. See Talk:Four color theorem/Archive 2. For further information see the two AfDs. Hans Adler 18:54, 20 November 2011 (UTC)


 * So they are all one person after all? I see what you mean now. There is an obvious new sock:
 * Hans Adler 08:19, 22 November 2011 (UTC)
 * Hans Adler 08:19, 22 November 2011 (UTC)

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 * I've blocked and tagged both socks per WP:DUCK. —  Hello Annyong  (say whaaat?!) 01:38, 22 November 2011 (UTC)

22 November 2011

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The usual consequence of blocking socks. I had added this one to the previous report after it was closed, but it was archived before an admin acted on it. Hans Adler 15:06, 22 November 2011 (UTC) Hans Adler 15:06, 22 November 2011 (UTC)

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 * I'm not so convinced on this; I'm actually leaning towards meatpuppetry. Any other clerks care to weigh in? —  Hello Annyong  (say whaaat?!) 01:52, 23 November 2011 (UTC)
 * Did a check per the previous socks. From a technical perspective, meatpuppetry is really the only explanation. WilliamH (talk) 02:06, 23 November 2011 (UTC)
 * Alright then, I'll close as such. —  Hello Annyong  (say whaaat?!) 04:41, 23 November 2011 (UTC)

25 November 2011

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And another one. Now it is getting interesting because the Greenfernglade account is two years old and the old history opens up clear connections. In December 2009, the account was occupied with removing links to a website operated by Steven H. Cullinane, who edits Wikipedia as User:Cullinane. The references to User:Marconet on Cullinane's talk page are clearly a red herring, but what is interesting is his complaint about this edit two years earlier by an IP from New Delhi. That was in September 2007, 3 months after a previous content dispute between an obvious Dharwadker sock and Cullinane, now archived at Talk:Four color theorem/Archive 3. There had been a previous such dispute in 2005 between User:Rstewart (a sock or uncritical supporter of Dharwadker) and others including Cullinane. It makes up the entire archive page Talk:Four color theorem/Archive 1.

I think we should start clearly separating the two people behind the accounts. One of them is a crank from India (I), and the other is a crank from Estonia (E). Each has 'founded' a 'Mathematical Institute' and made the other a member. Based on the behaviour, I would classify them as follows: Based on WilliamH's comment on White Gay Man (or did it refer to the connection between the previous users?), I guess White Gay Man must also be classified as I. Person I has been editing Wikipedia sporadically for at least 6 years to push his fringe mathematics; person E may be new here. Hans Adler 14:16, 25 November 2011 (UTC)
 * Канеюку - E
 * Semioticity - E
 * Satyatrivedi - E
 * White Gay Man - ?
 * Greenfernglade - I


 * I'd like to add User:Nourja to the sock farm. His first edit to Wikipedia was a question about the ongoing AfD on my talk page: .   Sławomir Biały  (talk) 16:24, 26 November 2011 (UTC)
 * Actually, it looks like the MO of this new user fits User:Mmbmmmbm, an old (confirmed) sockmaster. It might be unrelated to this case.   Sławomir Biały  (talk) 16:28, 26 November 2011 (UTC)

For the record: No connection between Канеюку and Greenfernglade is what I expected. I put Greenfernglade here under Канеюку because I believe White Gay Man had been previously checked under the same name, and the two seem to belong together. In any case I think White Gay Man can and should be blocked as a sock of either Канеюку or Greenfernglade based on behaviour. Hans Adler 09:17, 2 December 2011 (UTC)

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 * to find out the relationship of these three accounts. I don't know think anything can be done with regards to that other case, but I'd like the CUs to take a look anyway. —  Hello Annyong  (say whaaat?!) 04:04, 30 November 2011 (UTC)
 * with regards to Nourja. I don't see how that account can be linked to the other two. Endorsed with regards to Greenfernglade and Канеюку, based on contributions (and deleted contributions). AGK  [&bull; ] 22:12, 30 November 2011 (UTC)
 * Technical evidence suggests that Greenfernglade is ❌ to Канеюку. Behavioural evidence will have to be relied on when determining the likelihood of a connection. AGK  [&bull; ] 22:18, 30 November 2011 (UTC)


 * Nourja blocked as Mmbmmmbm. -- DQ  (t)   (e)  00:12, 1 December 2011 (UTC)
 * Interesting. I guess I'll close with no further action taken. —  Hello Annyong  (say whaaat?!) 02:27, 2 December 2011 (UTC)