Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/040280BSSM/Archive

Suspected sockpuppets



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All three accounts are making similar puff edits to Andrew Marin and all three have similar commenting styles. The newest account (Vestewmar) comes hot on the heels of the IP having edits reverted, which in turn comes after someone finally jumped in and undid a bunch of edits by 040280BSSM. In three instances there are new accounts adding in puff details despite reverts as their first actions on the site. This seems like a sockpuppet issue. Rather than specific diffs, the best evidence is contained here: [], specifically in the comments on the edits and the pattern followed by those three accounts. Photonsoup (talk) 23:31, 9 February 2022 (UTC)


 * Comment: I have found solid evidence of sockpuppetry and a COI but I cannot share it without outing the person in question. I don't actually know how to proceed in this case, but if an admin messages me I'll be happy to provide what I can within the rules of Wikipedia. Photonsoup (talk) 03:30, 10 February 2022 (UTC)


 * it's a previous wiki account with a real name. It's on-wiki, I just don't want to run afoul of outing rules and don't know what to do between the mix of sockpuppets and one account outing itself. Photonsoup (talk) 04:26, 10 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Comment: Evidence passed on, thanks. Photonsoup (talk) 02:21, 11 February 2022 (UTC)

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Clerk, CheckUser, and/or patrolling admin comments

 * CU - only one account is not stale, and checkusers cannot publicly connect an account to an IP. Spicy (talk) 00:32, 10 February 2022 (UTC)
 * off-wiki evidence of COI can be emailed to paid-en-wp@wikipedia.org. Spicy (talk) 03:58, 10 February 2022 (UTC)
 * if in doubt, send it to paid-en-wp. Even if the account appears to be under someone's real name, connecting it to an off-wiki identity violates WP:OUTING. The paid-en queue is staffed by checkusers who can handle the sockpuppetry issue. Spicy (talk) 04:35, 10 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Thanks - I'll close this for now since the sockpuppetry issue can be handled through paid-en. Spicy (talk) 12:57, 11 February 2022 (UTC)