Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/86 D/Archive

06 June 2012

 * Suspected sockpuppets


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Same misspelling of Wikipedia (Wikepidia), similar concentration or posting disputed simplification of nationality on Republic of Ireland international players of complex nationality; same application of opposite principle to article of Darron Gibson, same apparently random application of capital letters, same tendency to use opening spaces resulting in misformatting, same concentration on knowing citation format. Dermot 80 started posting the day after 86 D essentially lost any credibility as an editor by making unfounded accusations, apologising for them, and then repeating them. 86 D has not posted since.

Request Checkuser evidence, as I acknowledge that my evidence is circumstantial, but, I believe, compelling. Kevin McE (talk) 10:19, 6 June 2012 (UTC)

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. Could you please bring forward diffs supporting the case? We can't be expected to retrieve the evidence for you. WilliamH (talk) 16:54, 6 June 2012 (UTC)


 * Same misspelling of Wikipedia (Wikepidia): 86 D/Dermot 80
 * similar concentration or posting disputed simplification of nationality on Republic of Ireland international players of complex nationality: See Kevin Foley (footballer) entries in edit history of "both" users
 * same application of opposite principle to article of Darron Gibson: 86 D/Dermot 80
 * same apparently random application of capital letters: 86 D/Dermot 80
 * same tendency to use opening spaces resulting in misformatting: 86 D/Dermot 80
 * same concentration on knowing citation format: 86 D operating from an acknowledged pre-registration IP address)/Dermot 80

and in addition to the points in the original denouncement: Perhaps no smoking gun, but lots of fingerprints... Kevin McE (talk) 17:44, 6 June 2012 (UTC)
 * same type of short phrase as only content of userpage: 86 D/Dermot 80
 * Thank you for responding. The evidence in favour of a link is actually compelling, but in order to make a more conclusive determination I will run a check. AGK  [•] 13:17, 7 June 2012 (UTC)
 * . They edit from the same city, but meat-puppetry appears more likely. AGK  [•] 13:26, 7 June 2012 (UTC)
 * Thank you for your investigation. I would have thought that similarity of spelling and capitalisation errors would indicate the same individual, not merely recruitment of a friend for the editing cause, but I acknowledge your greater experience in such cases. I notice that now Dermot 80 has added edits about the Irish backgrounds of American actors to his user history: this is also an evident interest of 86 D.Kevin McE (talk) 13:50, 7 June 2012 (UTC)
 * To be clear, I ran a check by your request, and my conclusion is that these are not the same individuals. However, given that they edit from the same city, it is possible that meat-puppetry is possible—in other words that, although they are separate people, they are co-ordinating their actions. My conclusion is based on 'technical' data, rather than on the accounts' behaviour. See also the essay on if it quacks like a duck.... Regards, AGK  [•] 11:53, 8 June 2012 (UTC)
 * It is the Duck theory that makes me conclude that this is more likely to be a dynamic IP: we already have 86.44.69.166 as an admitted pre-registration address of 86 D, and the short use of 86.46.23.24 that quacks in a very very similar tune. I know next to nothing about tha technicalities of IP numbers, and why some are dynamic, but I am aware that if I reboot my computer, I have a new IP number.  Is that not a likely scenario in the case of this anseriform? Kevin McE (talk) 12:48, 8 June 2012 (UTC)
 * It has now been suggested that this may be another incarnation of the already banned sockpuppets Woody ty/Danny 80y. Kevin McE (talk) 09:42, 9 June 2012 (UTC)


 * No action taken at this time; feel free to refile if there is new evidence. ⋙–Berean–Hunter—►  23:57, 13 June 2012 (UTC)