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15 November 2015

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Alpinu is a long-time user in the Spanish Wikipedia, with sporadic participation in the English project. Alpinu is an editor from Chile. He most recently edited the article bicycle kick. After getting into a sour discussion with him in the Spanish Wikipedia, suddenly an IP address has begun to add misinformation into the bicycle kick and the pisco sour  articles, both which I took to FA status after rigorous review from veteran editors. After geolocating the IP address, it turns out it is also from Chile. Per WP:QUACK, this indicates either a case of sock puppetry or meat puppetry. Thanks in advance for handling this matter.-- MarshalN20  T al k 07:37, 15 November 2015 (UTC)


 * Another relevant behavior of this IP address is that, despite having no prior edit history, it knows how to use citation templates from the start. This is unusual and too much coincidence.-- MarshalN20 T al k 16:54, 19 November 2015 (UTC)


 * Here are some further edits by Alpinu on the bicycle kick article:, .-- MarshalN20 T al k 16:54, 19 November 2015 (UTC)


 * Alpinu writes on 19 Nov. 2015: "Regarding the 'strange behavior through IP edits', I agree that this should be reported to administrators" . Need I say more or is the sarcasm self-evident? It seems to be duck season.-- MarshalN20 T al k 00:20, 20 November 2015 (UTC)


 * Alpinu, there is no requirement for me to apologize for what seems to me as sockpuppet behavior. I am not basing my suspicions on nothing. The IP edits from Chile, as you do, and also happens to edit the articles that we had been discussing in the Spanish Wikipedia. The IP also uses advanced knowledge of wiki tools, despite apparently being a new contributor with no prior edit history. These are good reasons to submit a sockpuppet investigation case. Regardless, if there is indeed no connection between the IP and your account, then I do honestly apologize—and will apologize again depending on the result (because I want to, not because you told me to do it). Best.-- MarshalN20 T al k 16:58, 28 November 2015 (UTC)

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I have been collaborating in the English project since July 2006  and in the Spanish one since July 2008. Neither sock puppetry nor meat puppetry is my style. In fact, I have had troubles with puppetry in the Spanish project, that is why I wrote "Regarding the 'strange behavior through IP edits', I agree that this should be reported to administrators" (, so that was not "sarcasm" ).

The IP address 191.113.158.4 is in La Serena, Chile (I stated that in the Spanish project on 15 Nov because MarshalN20 accused me there as well ). Regarding this case, if any kind of puppetry is proven, I will agree on the administrator's decision. If not, I will expect apologies from the user who accused me of puppetry. Best wishes!--Alpinu (talk) 01:17, 25 November 2015 (UTC)

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 * I simply don't see enough similarity between the user and IP on the Bicycle kick page to find a behavioral match, and I don't see how Pisco sour is relevant given that Alpinu never edited it. Closing. King of &hearts;   &diams;   &clubs;  &spades; 01:16, 2 December 2015 (UTC)