Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/24.243.2.132/Archive

03 January 2011

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The original account seems to have been abandoned, and has not been used since August 2010. However, edits created by that user have since been repeatedly re-inserted by the puppets, who are nearly only used for that purpose. They all pertain the the page Mark Hardy (ice hockey). Commentary on the user page for User_talk:RenamedUser5 matches commentary in the Talk Page for Mark Hardy as well, under the tags of the IP address. Defamatory, non-neutral POV text is continually reinserted by this user, without appropriate citations. All the contentious material centers around a sexual assault accusation made against the article subject, Mark Hardy, and the editor's insistence on placing undue detail about this case into the biography. The editor is trying to persecute the accuser on wikipedia, for a case that was ultimately dismissed anyway. The editor is determined to insert the name of the accuser, even though no reputable sources continue to publicize it, in an apparent attempt to smear her name. A previously requested Third Opinion is being ignored by the editor, as uncited information is being re-inserted once again. . In short - these accounts are being actively used solely for the purpose of continuing to malign the accuser in a now-dismissed case, and the only explanation seems to be that the editor has some sort of agenda related to this case.
 * Echoedmyron (talk) 16:35, 3 January 2011 (UTC)

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 * - CU won't tie an IP to an account. —  Hello Annyong  (say whaaat?!) 16:48, 3 January 2011 (UTC)
 * Kay, I've looked at this a bit closer. The IPs geolocate to various places in Texas and Arizona, so I don't think it's the same person. Further, behavioral evidence seems to suggest that RenamedUser5 and 97.124.31.191 are the same person, and the other two are just other people. What I'm not seeing here, though, is any intentional misuse of accounts. My best guess is that the editor was logged out when she made the edits on the 28th; the last time she edited while logged in was seventeen days prior. I've warned RenamedUser5 about logging in, so hopefully that puts an end to it. If there's no more, though, I'll close this soon. —  Hello Annyong  (say whaaat?!) 17:02, 3 January 2011 (UTC)
 * Same conclusion as Annyong. NativeForeigner Talk/Contribs 02:36, 4 January 2011 (UTC)