Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/ArdeshirBozorg/Archive

Evidence submitted by Dougweller
IP signed edit on my talk page by ArdeshirBozorg, which makes it look as though the posts were written by two editors. They are supporting each other today at Cyrus Cylinder and another article removing edits about or adding material attacking Jona Lendering, see talk pages of both articles. There may by another puppetmaster but that's just a guess. Just saw this edit by ArdeshirBozorg although the text he wrote and then deleted was about the IP's actions and written in the first person. Dougweller (talk) 13:41, 24 October 2010 (UTC)

Comments by accused parties
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Clerk, patrolling admin and checkuser comments
This seems a clear case: So, on the one hand the two are clearly sharing their edits; on the other hand, they are clearly trying to pass of their voices as two editors supporting each other. Looks like a rather unskilled sockpuppeter, or (possibly) two people sitting next to each other at the same computer – but the latter scenario doesn't change much, because their style and behaviour is so similar it is clearly legitimate to treat them as one anyway. Fut.Perf. ☼ 14:08, 24 October 2010 (UTC)
 * 1)  AB makes a signed post (incidentally, a personal attack)
 * 2)  Immediately later, AB removes his signature and adds a new posting, again signed with his own username, but talking in the voice of a second editor agreeing with the first
 * 3)  Immediately later, the 75.82. IP re-signs the first posting.
 * 4)  AB says that "I have provided more than one source" – but AB had made no substantial additions to either the talk pages the articles prior to this posting; all adding of sources had been by the IP
 * 5)  AB claims to "agree with" the IP
 * 6)  The IP "thanks" Bozorg for supporting their view.
 * - CU won't connect an IP to a user. —  Hello Annyong  (say whaaat?!) 14:46, 24 October 2010 (UTC)
 * I've declined the CU request, as I don't think there are any sleepers here. This is a pretty obvious WP:DUCK case, and blocking both the IP and the user was the right thing to do. I've left a warning with the user about not editing that way, so hopefully they get the message. —  Hello Annyong  (say whaaat?!) 14:46, 24 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Reopening, as there might be more than met the eye at first. This user may have tried the same kind of trick before:
 * The IP, active between May 2009 and January 2010, had an identical editing profile with that of ArdeshirBozorg and was almost certainly him:
 * Cyrus Cylinder (74.11:, AB: )
 * Sigmund Freud and cocaine (74.11:, AB: )
 * Great Neck, New York (74.11:, AB: )
 * and other matches relating to ancient Persia, the Shah, and modern psychology topics
 * But at 74.11.120.186 is identifying himself as another user,, in October 2009
 * and ArdeshirBozorg reverting to the same version at Muslim conquest of Persia in April 2010. If these are the same user (same IP), this was clearly abusive sockpuppetry in order to win an edit war.
 * may also have been the same user
 * might also be related
 * This is of course stale, but if this is a repeat case, does it require more action on the main account? Fut.Perf. ☼ 16:04, 24 October 2010 (UTC)
 * I've indef-blocked AsFarhang, and lengthened the block of ArdeshirBozorg to 2 weeks, since his reaction to this case was utterly unconvincing and showed him still in denial about the situation. Fut.Perf. ☼ 07:16, 26 October 2010 (UTC)