Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/129.44.71.186/Archive

18 August 2015

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IP users from Pennsylvania and New York whose only edits are adding lists of inhabitants to extrasolar planets PSR B1257+12 B and COROT-7b (possibly others) and creating hoax articles about the supposed extraterrestrial life forms either by overwriting existing redirects or creating new articles in unusual places (e.g. Talk:Genergasia). Since puppetry (whether sock or meat) is painfully obvious from the parallel edit histories I have foregone diffs, but will happily provide if requested. Ivanvector 🍁 (talk) 20:03, 18 August 2015 (UTC)

Thanks, I must have ticked the CU box by mistake. Not requesting Checkuser, I don't think it would be useful since there don't seem to be any accounts behind this at all. Ivanvector 🍁 (talk) 00:07, 19 August 2015 (UTC)

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 * I've declined the CU because there was no explanation as to why it was requested.--Bbb23 (talk) 23:52, 18 August 2015 (UTC)
 * Please, block 129.44.71.186 for six months (it's been used by the same person since at least May, see ).  Vanjagenije  (talk)  19:08, 19 August 2015 (UTC)


 * Blocked the 129.44 IP for three months (essentially as long as they have been known to be active/disruptive). The other IPs, though probable sock-puppets, are used too infrequently for a block to be warranted. Have enabled pending changes protection on PSR B1257+12 B instead. User: Ivanvector, request similar protection for COROT-7b, the other frequent target, if the vandals return.  Abecedare (talk) 05:45, 21 August 2015 (UTC)