Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/ANigg/Archive

Report date May 14 2009, 22:10 (UTC)

 * Suspected sockpuppets


 * Evidence submitted by Georgewilliamherbert

was indef blocked a few weeks ago after we found that he'd been regularly uploading images taken from websites of professional aviation photographers without permission, making often very minor photoshop changes and then uploading them as own work images.

ANigg and have in the past edited each others' user and user talk a bit - see, and share common fascinations with CH-148 Cyclone. I noticed that Skydog1531 had a series of image copyright issues crop up (see uploaded images log: and user talk history.

I am extremely concerned that the two of them are either working in concert or the same person, based on article interests and common copyvio on image issues.

ANigg is indef'ed for his copyvios and has never fully explained himself on his talk page regarding those. If it's the same person, they're block evading and continuing to upload copyright violation images in large quantities. If they're related, then an IP block to prevent them from continuing to create new accounts and upload more images they don't own... Georgewilliamherbert (talk) 22:10, 14 May 2009 (UTC)


 * Comments by accused parties    See Defending yourself against claims.


 * Comments by other users

Requested by Georgewilliamherbert (talk) 22:10, 14 May 2009 (UTC)
 * CheckUser requests


 * Clerk, patrolling admin and checkuser comments

✅: ANigg is the same as Skydog1531, AQMD, Thiamike, Skyfox007, and Airship12. Dominic·t 05:46, 15 May 2009 (UTC)

Icestorm815 •  Talk  06:02, 15 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Conclusions
 * All accounts blocked.

Evidence submitted by Rlandmann
Similar usernames and areas of editing interest as other known socks of indef blocked User:ANigg. User:Skyfox265 is uploading images again which might be subject to the same copyright issues that got ANigg blocked in the first place.

Comments by accused parties
See Defending yourself against claims.

Comments by other users
A little late, but Skyfox256 here re-uploaded several identical files to ones Anigg did years ago. Georgewilliamherbert (talk) 21:56, 21 April 2010 (UTC)

Clerk, patrolling admin and checkuser comments
Requested by Rlandmann (talk) 13:45, 19 April 2010 (UTC)

Evasion of community based bans or blocks, plus possibility of ongoing copyright violations. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Rlandmann (talk • contribs)

this account is a duck, and I recommend a block based on the behavioral evidence, as the link to is. I'm endorsing as I'd appreciate it if a checkuser could please run a quick check on for any sleepers. Thanks, SpitfireTally-ho! 13:51, 19 April 2010 (UTC)

If it's a duck, why isn't it blocked yet? --Deskana (talk) 20:45, 19 April 2010 (UTC)
 * Now blocked by . SpitfireTally-ho! 11:31, 20 April 2010 (UTC)

No sleepers found. --Deskana (talk) 21:29, 21 April 2010 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the check, Deskana. Closing as the account is blocked and tagged, SpitfireTally-ho! 21:34, 21 April 2010 (UTC)