Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Apelbaum/Archive

Evidence submitted by Flowanda
Users and IPs show similar editing patterns to create and edit articles related to Jacob Apelbaum as single purpose accounts. Users have created or edited the same articles -- Ogilvie Transportation Center, The Construction Manager, American Railway Engineering and Maintenance-of-Way Association, Networked Insights, SocialSense, Credit card fraud (see 26 March 2009 edits, for example), Authentication, Sunshine Skyway Bridge and the thrice-deleted Jacob Apelbaum (twice in the main space and once as a user page). They blank their user and talk pages and blank and edit each others' uaer, talk page and userfied article pages. They show the same patterns of physically signing their posts without using tildes, changing time stamps and have signed other editor's names to their posts.. The behavior has been noted before and noted in a previous Afd. Their recent removal of notifications of this SPI indicates they have no intention of changing their editing ways or stop spamming Apelbaum. Flowanda | Talk 20:28, 29 October 2009 (UTC)

Comments by accused parties
See Defending yourself against claims.

This is a bad faith accusation from a destructive editor with a documented whitewashing history. Flowanda has been stalking the Apelbaum article and me relentelessly. This user had attempted a previous Speedy Deletion in August, 2009 which was rejected, but came back two months later utilizing meatpuppets to advance his/her agenda. The user succeeded in having the article deleted and now, for some reason, is after me personally. In order to address COI allegations, I have openly disclosed my relationship with the subject of the article and other editors contributing to it.

Regarding voter fraud, I don’t understand why vote is not valid. I have not vandalized any content in any way. I have only detailed supporting evidence in an effort to save the article (evidence that Flowanda systematically removed both before and during the debate and misrepresented in all discussions).

The number of hours that Flowanda spends persecuting me is disturbing. I have contributed to Wikipedia in a positive way, creating new content and improving existing content here and elsewhere. --JAF 04:36, 1 November 2009 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by JillFine (talk • contribs)
 * Just to be clear, this isn't the first time I've been accused of sockpuppetry related to these users, although, to my knowledge, the only editor I have interacted with or discussed with other editors has been PiRSqr. The only discussion about relationships was posted by user DavidStock; I haven't found any discussion by JillFine or others discussing their relationship with each other unless they are now only visible by admins. Flowanda | Talk 04:04, 2 November 2009 (UTC)

CheckUser requests
Requested by Flowanda | Talk 20:28, 29 October 2009 (UTC)


 * Please provide a code letter. GrooveDog &bull; i'm groovy. 23:50, 29 October 2009 (UTC)
 * Looks like it's a failed attempt to vote fraud. There would be no need to CU since the voting didn't affect the outcome, but I'll leave this open for a few more days if more evidences are submitted. OhanaUnitedTalk page 03:10, 30 October 2009 (UTC)

GrooveDog &bull; i'm groovy. 02:59, 31 October 2009 (UTC)
 * Voter fraud isn't the entire issue as other users participating in past Afds have been aware of the possible multiple users. Flowanda | Talk 04:35, 2 November 2009 (UTC)


 * Behavioral evidence is nice, needs a check to tie the knot. GrooveDog &bull; i'm groovy. 03:13, 3 November 2009 (UTC)

Clerk, patrolling admin and checkuser comments

 * ✅ as:
 * . Brandon (talk) 10:07, 3 November 2009 (UTC)
 * . Brandon (talk) 10:07, 3 November 2009 (UTC)
 * . Brandon (talk) 10:07, 3 November 2009 (UTC)

Conclusions
JillFine, CarlGauss, PiRSqr, have been indefinitely blocked and tagged as confirmed socks, DavidStock has been indefinitely blocked and tagged as a suspected sock, and Apelbaum is now indefinitely blocked for sock puppetry (i.e. a long history of sock puppetry). MuZemike 18:20, 3 November 2009 (UTC)
 * Also, I don't believe that LittleFatPinky is related, and the IPs are obviously going to be left alone. MuZemike 18:21, 3 November 2009 (UTC)