Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Barrymgeorge1956/Archive

Report date February 24 2009, 18:06 (UTC)

 * Suspected sockpuppets


 * Suspected sockpuppets (merged case)


 * Evidence submitted by ←Signed:→ Mr. E. Sánchez  Get to know me!  /  Talk to me!  ←at≈:→
 * The title of the user accounts using numbers at the end of 195x is a potential "giveaway"
 * Only edits from both accounts are either to article Barry M. George
 * Contribs for Eeg1959
 * Contribs for Barrymgeorge1959
 * User:Eeg1959's second edit was to the AfD for article "Barry M. George
 * The comment made on such AfD [established "friendship" and thanked WP for having such article. ←Signed:→ Mr. E. Sánchez  Get to know me!  /  Talk to me!  ←at≈:→ 18:06, 24 February 2009 (UTC)


 * Evidence submitted by Kuya BriBri (merged case)

KuyaBriBri Talk 21:18, 24 February 2009 (UTC)
 * User Barrymgeorge1956 has been repeatedly trying to circumvent BLP policies in creating his autobiography, which was deleted at AfD.
 * All contributions from this IP have been to either D-Link or SMC Networks.
 * D-Link edit (diff) was entirely a promotion for Barry M. George. This edit was shortly followed by an edit by Barrymgeorge1956 to wikify Barry M. George
 * IP made several questionable edits to SMC Networks, including this one to promote Barry M. George.


 * Comments by accused parties    See Defending yourself against claims.

I nominated Barry M. George at AfD and when I clicked "Save page" during step 2 of the nomination process (creating the deletion discussion page), an edit conflict arose where Eeg1959 had posted the following while I was completing the nomination: "I was happy to finally find Barry listed in Wikipedia. He was an excellent co-worker and contineus to be a friend to this day. Please keep this page alive" (diff). Sock likely created to create the illusion of consensus/support for user Barrymgeorge1956's willful disregard for Wikipedia BLP policies, even when an admin offered to help bring article within guidelines. KuyaBriBri Talk 20:12, 24 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Comments by other users

Requested by KuyaBriBri Talk 21:18, 24 February 2009 (UTC) the IP is also quacking like a WP:DUCK, so CU is not needed. Mayalld (talk) 21:43, 24 February 2009 (UTC)
 * CheckUser requests

Additional information needed: Please provide a code letter. SPCUClerkbot (talk) 21:18, 24 February 2009 (UTC) Once the article in question was gone, the puppeteer seems to have lost interest. Closing as no action necessary. Mayalld (talk) 07:43, 2 March 2009 (UTC) Mayalld (talk) 07:43, 2 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Clerk, patrolling admin and checkuser comments
 * formatted case to add sock links Mayalld (talk) 19:28, 24 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Quacking like a WP:DUCK. Eeg1959 Is either the subject himself, or an employee editing on behalf of the subject. Mayalld (talk) 19:28, 24 February 2009 (UTC)
 * subsequent case merged Mayalld (talk) 21:31, 24 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Conclusions