Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/666hopedieslast/Archive

Suspected sockpuppets
The account IntrepidContributor appeared during an AFD for an article begun by 666hopedieslast:. While making pro-Ukrainian comments, the account in fact sought to support the retention of the article (which seems unlikely for a pro-Ukrainian account to do). When the suspiciousness of their activity was pointed out, IntrepContributor claimed to have had an account before, but was extremely evasive when asked what that account was (see User talk:IntrepidContributor). The style of the user's drafts (a single sentence or two with several citations that fails to establish the notability of the subject) are also similar:,. The original draft for the now deleted Patrick Lancaster was similar as well. More evidence is probably in the edits both accounts made for the now deleted article.

I should also note that 666hopedieslast also appears very suspicious. He made a single edit in May, then suddenly started editing a lot and showing knowledge of Wikipedia in June. I don't know this topic area well enough to be able to guess who the master is. , just FYI. Ermenrich (talk) 15:09, 18 July 2022 (UTC) Also since you've shown interest in the case.--Ermenrich (talk) 16:47, 18 July 2022 (UTC)
 * Another commonality between the accounts is an interest in pro-Russian figures commenting on the war, see, , , , . The apparently differing POVs could very easily be fronts to throw off observers. These edits by IntrepidContributor, for instance, do not appear particularly anti-Russian , .--Ermenrich (talk) 18:00, 18 July 2022 (UTC)

Comments by other users
''Accused parties may also comment/discuss in this section below. See Defending yourself against claims.'' I am Ukrainian and I support having an article about Patrick Lancaster to make it clear he is a pro-Russian propagandist just like Anatoly Shariy, Margarita Simonyan, Vladimir Solovyov, Olga Skabeyeva, Glenn Diesen, Dmitry Kiselyov, Artyom Sheynin and many more. Some editors who didn't read the Zaborona claimed it is a advertorial which is just absurd. See Reliable sources/Noticeboard. IntrepidContributor (talk) 17:49, 18 July 2022 (UTC)

Clerk, CheckUser, and/or patrolling admin comments

 * As far as CU can tell, these accounts are ❌.  Girth Summit  (blether)  10:31, 19 July 2022 (UTC)
 * Closing per the CU result. Spicy (talk) 13:48, 22 July 2022 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
IP and 666hopedieslast both show interest in Gonzalo Lira, IP on deletion discussion, 666hopedieslast,. IP's editing shows advanced knowledge of Wikipedia (disguising IP signature to look like an established user). Note also 666hopedieslast's accusations against me here I see the way you post on Gonzalo Lira and your extreme bias and POV]. Compare: the above users particularly Eremenrich, know about the notability of this youtube personally because they have edit warred for months about how to shape the article.
 * 1) Both accused me of edit warring,.
 * 2) Both users have additionally posted on the same people's talk pages regarding support on deletion discussions, see, , ,.
 * 3) Additionally, the IP appeared during a time when 666hopedieslast was under active investigation for sock puppeting and had stopped editing. The time period during which 666hopedieslast did not edit corresponds exactly to the period the sockpuppet investigation was open: investigation opened last edit by 666hopedieslast. The moment the case was archived, 666hopedieslast reappeared Ermenrich (talk) 17:50, 25 July 2022 (UTC)

Comments by other users
''Accused parties may also comment/discuss in this section below. See Defending yourself against claims.''

Clerk, CheckUser, and/or patrolling admin comments

 * While there are some similarities between the users, I don't think there's enough hard evidence to justify taking any action against one or both of them for sockpuppetry. Since a checkuser will never confirm whether a registered user and an IP address are linked, I'm going to mark the case for closure because it won't go any further here.  —&#8288;Scotty Wong &#8288;— 22:38, 25 July 2022 (UTC)