Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Andlol17/Archive

Suspected sockpuppets



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Possible WP:DUCK, both users attempted to create an article for Ranaghat News, however when it was move protected at Draft:Ranaghat News Andlol17 started making changes to other newpaper related articles, while Weboproj went dormant. Blaze The Wolf &#124; Proud Furry and Wikipedia Editor (talk) (Stupidity by me) 20:07, 9 September 2021 (UTC)

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 * If I may, my evidence shows some possible duck behavior. Not sure if you've looked at it or not. I also agree with Roy that it seems a bit odd someone would create an account, do nothing with it for 10 months, and then all of the sudden assist someone in editing an article that was undergoing a move war, and then stop editing when the Draft gets move protected. Obviously there are gnomes, but gnomes usually don't behave like this. ― Blaze The WolfTalkBlaze Wolf#6545 17:17, 29 September 2021 (UTC)
 * This may help you. 42.106.205.127 (talk) 18:51, 30 September 2021 (UTC)

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 * - Timecards, use of editing clients, overlap, and mastery of English all make me think these are the same person, but on the other hand, those kinds of things could equally well point to pretty much any two people in India. There's just not enough real history here to draw any good behavioral inferences, so asking for CU to confirm.  Of particular interest is Special:Diff/1043646355, where Andlol17 claims to be on a campus WiFi.  They also give their permission to block Weboproj, which is either admission of socking, or a cut-throat way to deal with a competing UPE :-) -- RoySmith (talk) 13:44, 29 September 2021 (UTC)
 * Can you provide more rationale for suspecting sockpuppetry? The diff you provide looks like a declaration of innocence. The phrase "There's just not enough real history here to draw any good behavioral inferences" would imply that a check isn't justified. EdJohnston (talk) 14:58, 29 September 2021 (UTC)
 * Looking at the interaction timeline, on 05 September 2021, Andlol17 made 5 edits, then 8 minutes later, Weboproj picked up with another 3 edits (the first 3 edits ever made by that account). The account had been created 10 months earlier.  It seems odd that somebody would create an account, not do anything with it for 10 months, then make their first edits 8 minutes after somebody else had edited the same draft. -- RoySmith (talk) 15:40, 29 September 2021 (UTC)
 * PS, I'll amend my earlier statement to, "There's just not enough real history here to block on in the absence of CU confirmation" :-) -- RoySmith (talk) 15:46, 29 September 2021 (UTC)


 * - ~TNT (she/they • talk) 03:15, 30 September 2021 (UTC)
 * Both accounts appear on the same IP(s) but on different devices. Certainly.
 * I also note:


 * As equally.
 * No blocks/tags made at this time ~TNT (she/they • talk) 03:18, 30 September 2021 (UTC)
 * From a behavioral point of view, Subhobrata looks totally different. I'm going to serve up a healthy portion of AGF and go with the theory that the original two are just classmates or whatever at the same school.  There may still be UPE going on, but I can't quite get to calling it socking.  -- RoySmith (talk) 03:42, 30 September 2021 (UTC)