Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/24.180.89.187/Archive

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 * Blanking from IP 24.
 * blanking from IP 173.
 * Tandistir blanking.
 * Kleptronix blanking.
 * Notice of discretionary sanctions -- Ctrl F for GamerGate to find it.

This article falls under the Gamer Gate discretionary sanctions (by virtue of Brad Wardell being affiliated as pro-Gamer Gate). The subject of the article, is the CEO of Stardock, based in Livonia/Plymouth, Michigan. Both IPs geolocate to that region. Both users edit primarily on Brad Wardell, with rare deviations into similar, though not identical topics.

I include User:Draginol, the known COI account of the subject of the article, only for reference purposes -- as he has not edited since 2008, I obviously am not accusing that account specifically, but I do think it could provide useful historical information.

That aside, I specifically believe that the two IPs are the same person, and I believe that the two registered users are the same person. I have a strong suspicion all four are the same person, or two people, with a conflict of interest related to the subject of the article.

In response to the four Check User questions,
 * 1) I believe I've provided evidence for #1 as best I can above;
 * 2) Number 2 is provided from the evidence diffs -- undiscussed blankings of sections that appear to violate WP:COI.
 * 3) Number 3 is because while the two registered users are similar, and the two IPs are similar, I cannot independently confirm all 4 are the same person; and even still I would need a C/U to confirm whether the COI subject's historic IP is involved in the abusive editing.
 * 4) Number 4 has been done above.

I apologize if I haven't done this request perfectly -- I think the last time I requested a C/U was back when this page was WP:RFCU. &rArr;  SWAT Jester   Shoot Blues, Tell VileRat! 19:47, 8 July 2016 (UTC)

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 * There is very little technical evidence available to go on here. Upon review of the non-stale accounts I found that and  share enough behavioural similarities that a check was warranted. Technically speaking, it is  that they are the same editor. . .-- Jezebel's Ponyo bons mots  20:39, 8 July 2016 (UTC)
 * Just about everything here is so stale by now that I just don't see any point in investigating further, so I'm going to close with no further action. —  Rich wales (no relation to Jimbo) 01:11, 10 September 2016 (UTC)