Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/AHTaxCrediter/Archive

Suspected sockpuppets
Obviously sockpuppetry behaviour. On Low-Income Housing Tax Credit  -Lemonaka‎  18:23, 3 May 2023 (UTC)

Comments by other users

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Please also see previous sockpuppet case with SPA's editing this same article: WP:Sockpuppet_investigations/PCN8fGNyUTkd/Archive --- Avatar317 (talk) 19:11, 3 May 2023 (UTC)


 * The edits to this page are being reverted with no justification. All edits have been cited appropriately and contain the most accurate information and reflect the most up to date data. Adldc (talk) 20:20, 3 May 2023 (UTC)
 * Wow, that's strange, @AHTaxCrediter and @REAstronomer is just editing in a same manner just after their creations. -Lemonaka‎  17:26, 5 May 2023 (UTC)

They are all BEHAVING like the same user, whether or not they come from the same IP address. As I said in the previous Sockpuppet case I started in relation to this same article: The Low-Income Housing Tax Credit article generally gets less than one edit every 6 months, (50 versions goes back to 2017) so it seems HIGHLY unlikely that three new SINGLE-PURPOSE editors would appear on 2023-01-25 16:01 (Adldc), then 2023-03-29 14:47 (AHTaxCrediter), and 2023-04-24 16:52 (REAstronomer) to only edit this article, and to make the same modifications to the article: "remove outdated" text, which was an attempt to white-wash the article of an economic criticism that targeted subsidies (Section 8) are a more efficient way to help poor people than the LIHTC.--- Avatar317 (talk) 21:22, 5 May 2023 (UTC)


 * Hi @Avatar317and @Lemonaka - the LIHTC page is being updated with the most accurate and up-to-date information on the program. As you can see from some of the date on the page, such as the number provided for how many homes have been financed through the program, the page is out of date. It is critical that information on the nation's primary means of creating housing affordable to those earning the lowest wages, veterans, seniors, people in rural communities, and more is accurate and reflective on non-subjective, factual information. The report being referenced is out of date and no longer reflects costs associated with the program, therefore its claims are not an evidence-based assessment of the program in the year 2023. Please refrain from removing edits to the page. You are also removing other edits that have nothing to do with the report mentioned. Please allow the page to be updated with the latest data and information. Adldc (talk) 20:35, 10 May 2023 (UTC)

Clerk, CheckUser, and/or patrolling admin comments

 * All three accounts appear to be ❌ from a technical standpoint. Mz7 (talk) 09:56, 5 May 2023 (UTC)
 * Based on the behavior, I agree that these users are probably related in some way, but because of the technical dissimilarities, I would say they are not one individual, but rather several different individuals who know each other in real life. Recruiting people just to edit war or help you out in disputes on Wikipedia is a violation of the WP:MEAT policy, and if we were back in May, perhaps I could have been convinced that a block was necessary. At this time, however, it seems that these accounts have given up trying to remove the content they feel is outdated from the article, and there has been no actual use of multiple accounts since April (REAstronomer and AHTaxCreditor have not edited since April). Because of this, it seems this case is no longer actionable at this time. One thing I can do is leave a message at User talk:Adldc explaining WP:MEAT and WP:EW, and if we ever see multiple accounts try to remove the same content again, they may be re-reported here. Closing without further action. Mz7 (talk) 18:40, 15 July 2023 (UTC)