Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Aostachuk/Archive

Suspected sockpuppets



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Possible puppeteer is involved in contentious COI/edit warring dispute (Conflict_of_interest/Noticeboard). On 11 November they received a barnstar on their talk page (User_talk:Aostachuk) from a newly-created account (possible sockpuppet, created 11 November) that doesn't have any other editing activity. rsjaffe 🗩 🖉 23:17, 13 December 2021 (UTC)

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 * I just want to note for posterity that the barnstar was awarded on the 11 December, not the 11 November. Hemiauchenia (talk) 00:39, 14 December 2021 (UTC)


 * I apologize for my temporal disorientation. 'Tis the season. rsjaffe 🗩 🖉 00:42, 14 December 2021 (UTC)

Clerk, CheckUser, and/or patrolling admin comments

 * -- TNT (talk • she/they) 23:39, 13 December 2021 (UTC)
 * Check conducted as likely evasion of scrutiny (i.e. if this obvious sock exists, it stands to reason others may to bolster 's position at COIN/ANEW) and not on the merits of this filing. I find that, as expected, is ✅ to, but no additional accounts were found.
 * I have blocked the sock account indefinitely, and  for 1 week -- TNT (talk • she/they) 23:45, 13 December 2021 (UTC)