Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Bagofscrews/Archive

Suspected sockpuppets
Recently, there have been 5 IP editors with a pattern of disruption that suggests they may all be operated by the same user and may be block evasion by Bagofscrews.

The pattern of editing by the IPs suggests they are all the same user. They also geolocate to the same area. The pattern of unrelated subject matter (Eric Schneiderman, Twelve Tribes communities (and related topics), and North Korea) is what leads me to believe Bagofscrews is socking through 96.82.24.57, which then connects them to the other IPs.

In order to better explain the pattern of articles, I have rendered this in a table. The subject of these articles are completely unrelated and yet all of these IPs are editing in the same way on the same articles. There is too much of a pattern to suggest it is coincidental.

I would ordinarily just ask for page protection to avoid continued disruption by the IPs, but a good deal of the disruptive behavior is on the talk pages. Bagofscrews is already indefed.

My checkuser request is based on the same evidence listed above. The IP accounts are being used in a disruptive manner. Additionally, Bagofscrews and 50.225.122.226  have both accused me on my talk page of acting in bad faith. The IPs in this report are clearly all related and I believe that a checkuser inquiry will link them to the user account. Butler Blog  (talk) 14:47, 16 March 2022 (UTC)
 * [] I kind of thought that may be the case. But now I know for certain for future reference.  Thanks.   Butler Blog   (talk) 01:14, 17 March 2022 (UTC)

Comments by other users
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Clerk, CheckUser, and/or patrolling admin comments

 * Spicy (talk) 23:16, 16 March 2022 (UTC)
 * per behavioral and technical evidence. The block log of the Bagofscrews account has been amended to mention this report, and each IP address has been blocked for 1 month. Thanks for reporting this. —  Newslinger  talk   22:06, 19 March 2022 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
I belive 98.103.253.178 to be a sock of Bagofscrews. Bagofscrews was previously blocked for sockpuppetry and block evasion through other IPs. One of the articles the user focused on was Twelve Tribes Communities. This new suspected sock 98.103.253.178 became known to me based on comments on my user talk page regarding the editing history of that article.

Their focus on and knowledge of that article coupled with the fact that they had done no editing other than in the user talk space led me to believe they may be a sock of another account. Reviewing some of their behavioral markers in comparison with Bagofscrews and their known socks, there are a number of significant similarities across several of the accounts:

Frequently refers to "a number of/a lot of/many arrogant editors on Wikipedia"

98.103.253.178
 * There’s a number of arrogant Wikipedia’s on Wikipedia
 * There seems to be a number of arrogant folks on Wikipedia
 * user seems a bit arrogant and dishonest

Bagofscrews
 * There’s a lot of arrogant editors on Wikipedia
 * Again, there are many arrogant Wikipedia editors.
 * there are many arrogant Wikipedia editors
 * there are many arrogant Wikipedia editors
 * Wonder why Butlerblog so arrogantly disagrees with your thanks

12.174.49.50 (known sock of Bagofscrews)
 * There’s a lot of arrogant wikipedians

Frequently uses "Add to discussion" or "Continue discussion" as an edit summary

98.103.253.178
 * Add to discussion
 * Continue discussion
 * Continue discussion

Bagofscrews
 * Added to discussion
 * Continued discussion

50.225.122.226 (known sock of Bagofscrews)
 * Add to discussion
 * Add to discussion

12.174.49.50 (known sock of Bagofscrews)
 * Add to discussion

96.88.217.197 (known sock of Bagofscrews)
 * Add to discussion

Tends to focus on "assuming bad faith"

98.103.253.178
 * who reverted your edit and then when I asked about it and assumed bad faith

Bagofscrews
 * You aren’t acting in good faith here just digging up policies
 * The person who changed it followed Wikipedia‘s policy on assuming good faith (which you’re not doing)

50.225.122.226 (known sock of Bagofscrews)
 * Such is bad faith  Butler Blog   (talk) 04:44, 16 September 2022 (UTC)

Comments by other users

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Clerk, CheckUser, and/or patrolling admin comments

 * ❌ for 3 months based on behavioral evidence. Thanks for reporting this. —  Newslinger  talk   05:11, 16 September 2022 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
I belive 50.224.80.190 to be a sock of Bagofscrews. Bagofscrews was previously blocked for sockpuppetry and block evasion through other IPs. One of the articles the user focused on was Twelve Tribes Communities.

50.224.80.190's focus on and knowledge of the editing history of that article in spite the fact that they had done no other editing leads me to believe they may be a sock of this other account, Especially when they bring up a CoI editor to that page with whom I have only had one interaction (Timkroehler). 

The previously used meat/sock 98.103.253.178 also made those same accusations as their first edits:

50.224.80.190 is also within the IP range of 50.225.122.226, another known sock of Bagofscrews.

Further explanation available upon request. Butler Blog  (talk) 13:28, 19 April 2023 (UTC)

Comments by other users

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Clerk, CheckUser, and/or patrolling admin comments

 * , so . -- Jayron 32 18:17, 19 April 2023 (UTC)
 * Closing. Thanks, Spicy (talk) 19:35, 19 April 2023 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
This appears to be a block evading sock for an indeffed user. And if not a sock, then definitely a meatpuppet. Previous socks are obsessed with the same article as well as a specific user (@Timkroehler) who has not edited that article in over six years or more than 500 edits ago (specifically noted in the April SPI above). What is the likelihood of this user's first edit on this article being on the talk page bringing up the same obscure things? 

As per the MO of previous socks, they immediately go to attack mode and WP:GASLIGHTING:, , , ,

Ordinarily, I would ignore this single edit and give 'em enough WP:ROPE. However, this has a consistent pattern of not stopping on the article talk and becoming PA/WP:HOUNDING on user talk pages as evidenced by more than half of the diffs in the previously listed SPIs for this sockmaster as well as they've added to the sockmaster talk page after their indeff   Butler Blog   (talk) 15:11, 21 August 2023 (UTC)

Comments by other users

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Clerk, CheckUser, and/or patrolling admin comments

 * Quack. Blocked for a month.  Girth Summit  (blether)  17:33, 23 August 2023 (UTC)