Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/50.158.111.229/Archive

20 February 2014

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I came across this article while acting in a reviewer capacity. The article had pending changes. Content from a Boston Globe article was added to BLP Brian Leiter here by user Chrisclaire88. This content was removed the following day by IP 50.158.111.229 with the insufficient summary, "the inserted material was deleted previously". IP geolocates to Chicago, IL. Submitting user Chrisclaire88 resubmitted on the basis that "no good reason was offered why quotations from the Boston Globe should have been deleted". That edit was reveted by IP 128.135.240.113 with the burden-shifting summary "this was discussed previously, stop reverting and view the archives". IP geolocates to Chicago, IL, and more specifically to University of Chicago, where the article's subject teaches. I restored the content after checking the archives, where there was no mention of the Globe. I later found a discussion that had been redacted from the official archive ostensibly for privacy concerns. I haven't read every word on the page but I did notice that there were suspicions that the article's subject was removing unfavorable content from the article about him. After my reversion, an SPA, Jorgefabraz, reverted with no explanation. (See also this document where you will find the names "Leiter" and "Jorge Fabra". Given the previous history of POV edits, I think there's a case to be made that the article's subject is likely using multiple IPs, and now this sock/meatpuppet account to maintain the article per his own POV. Cyphoidbomb (talk) 21:06, 20 February 2014 (UTC)

Comments by other users
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 * I don't believe that action is necessary on this matter at this time. I am in discussions with several sets of people, and believe that any sock/meat/coi issues will stop in the immediate future. Please don't take anything in this post as suggesting that there haven't been sock/meat/coi issues, just that off-wiki discussions (including an OTRS ticket, although I don't have the number since I'm not an agent,) are likely to result in the cessation of any issues in the immediate future. I may take action myself if I'm wrong about issues stopping in the immediate future, however. Kevin Gorman (talk) 05:07, 21 February 2014 (UTC)
 * Not that my input really matters, since the case has already been closed, but I am/was willing to yield the pursuit of this report in response to 's proactive measures to address the underlying issues in the real world. Cyphoidbomb (talk) 06:06, 21 February 2014 (UTC)

Clerk, CheckUser, and/or patrolling admin comments

 * Closing without further action at this point as the operator of the account is being brought up to speed on the relevant policies. I think a warning would suffice in this situation anyway. Mark Arsten (talk) 05:34, 21 February 2014 (UTC)