Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/09beemali/Archive

15 June 2012

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The putative sockmaster created the article Bambi Magazine, which was put up for AfD - and then immediately the SPAs come out of the woodwork, appearing only to !vote keep and harass editors voting !delete, including accusing them of bullying when they point out that these accounts are loudly quacking, and threats to "contact Wikipedia's press agent". , but asking for confirmation. The Bushranger One ping only 04:42, 15 June 2012 (UTC)

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Clerk, CheckUser, and/or patrolling admin comments

 * - When the first edit is to !vote in an AfD and there are certain similarities in the !voting (diff1, diff2, diff3) then there is ample reason to perform a checkuser. ⋙–Berean–Hunter—►  16:28, 16 June 2012 (UTC)

At best, and  are. They appear to be ❌ to. No comment on the IP. Based on the CU evidence, I'm inclined to think this is more of WP:MEAT. Elockid  ( Talk ) 13:50, 17 June 2012 (UTC)
 * I've issued 1 months blocks for everyone, as obvious meatpuppets. Dennis Brown - 2&cent;    &copy;  21:33, 18 June 2012 (UTC)

21 June 2012

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With the Articles for deletion/Bambi Magazine AfD this group of apparent meatpuppets went after closed as delete, now they're going after Articles for deletion/Jarred Land, using extrmely similar arguments, personal attacks against User:Guillaume2303, and explicitly referencing the previous AfD. The latter comment means, the question is socks or more meatpuppets; requesting CU to clear it up. The Bushranger One ping only 03:22, 21 June 2012 (UTC)
 * Note that User:Pigfish23 has been blocked for a week for vandalism. - The Bushranger One ping only 15:09, 21 June 2012 (UTC)

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Clerk, CheckUser, and/or patrolling admin comments
to process a checkuser request as diffs are required as evidence to compare the accounts. ⋙–Berean–Hunter—► 14:32, 21 June 2012 (UTC)
 * The reason specific diffs were not previously provided is because the two whole AfDs are the evidence. But specifically: attacks on Guillaume2303: old AfD:, ; current AfD: , ; "It's notable OF COURSE" !votes in similar style: old AfD: , ; current AfD: , . Also, Impersonating an Admin: . - The Bushranger One ping only 15:07, 21 June 2012 (UTC)
 * Also, this was raised at AN/I, where the presumption is meatpuppetry. - The Bushranger One ping only 15:11, 21 June 2012 (UTC)


 * - Thank you for supplying the diffs. The accounts look the same in editing behavior. Endorse CU to determine the extent of Meatpuppetry or Socking.  ⋙–Ber<b style="color:#66f">ean–Hun</b><b style="color:#00C">ter—►</b>  15:15, 21 June 2012 (UTC)
 * : Pigfish23 and Salworx. due to anonymising proxy use: 09beemali (though other indicators suggest that a link to the former two accounts is ).  concerning the IP edits but the behavioural connection is, frankly, rather obvious.  AGK  [•] 14:55, 22 June 2012 (UTC)
 * Pigfish23 and Salworx indef'd per the above and as obvious bad-faith accounts created solely to disrupt the AfD. IPs blocked for a week. 09beemali is already blocked for a month from the last case; I'll leave it up to another to decide if this calls for an extension of that block. - The Bushranger One ping only 16:29, 22 June 2012 (UTC)

24 June 2012

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Another SPA IP that popped up in relation to Articles for deletion/Jarred Land. While the quacking is not as loud as previous occurances, the comment about "editors and admins" makes me think this is another one of the SPA flock circling this AfD, as it's similar in tone to their various comments (such as this). But I'd like other opinions on the matter... The Bushranger One ping only 07:22, 24 June 2012 (UTC)
 * Added 31.170.110.24, whose comments are loudly quacking and who has been blocked for a week as an obvious member of the sock/meat cloud surrounding this issue. - The Bushranger One ping only 15:37, 24 June 2012 (UTC)

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 * Yep. I'm also wondering about . 99.156.68.118 (talk) 15:58, 24 June 2012 (UTC)

Clerk, CheckUser, and/or patrolling admin comments

 * Agree with both Bushranger and 99 that this is the same editor. One voice, different IPs. <b style="color:#00C">⋙–Ber</b><b style="color:#66f">ean–Hun</b><b style="color:#00C">ter—►</b>  18:36, 25 June 2012 (UTC)
 * Case is several days out with no further edits by IPs. -- DQ  (ʞlɐʇ)  20:58, 2 July 2012 (UTC)