Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/BerkBerk68/Archive

Suspected sockpuppets
I began to be suspicious of Hedikupa Parepvigi because:
 * 1) all of their edits to date have been to the Kemalism page
 * 2) their edits show knowledge of citing sources that is considerably above average for a new editor
 * 3) before making 10 edits they began to cite Wikipedia policies and guidelines

BerkBerk68 is another editor blocked less than a year ago after an ANI thread and evidence of off wiki canvassing and meatpuppetry. They are one of the major contributors to the Kemalism page. I noticed that their writing style was similar to Hedikupa Parepvigi (at least imo: compare HP vs. BB) and another commonality is that both generally cited sources. They also both seem to be editing from similar POV.

This is one of the first SPIs I've filed so I hope that my suspicions are reasonable and not premature. (t &#183; c)  buidhe  04:59, 13 September 2023 (UTC)


 * as the blocking admin do you have any insight? (t &#183; c)  buidhe  05:00, 13 September 2023 (UTC)

Comments by other users

 * Accused parties may also comment/discuss in this section below. See Defending yourself against claims.

Clerk, CheckUser, and/or patrolling admin comments

 * Looks socky to me, but even with experience with BerkBerk, I couldn't really tell you based on ten edits. CU is stale on BerkBerk. CaptainEek Edits Ho Cap'n!⚓ 05:45, 13 September 2023 (UTC)
 * Your suspicion is reasonable. However, contentious topics, in particular those related to nationalism, have a high level of "background noise", which make it harder to discern socking. While Hedikupa Parepvigi does not seem to be a new user, I don't see enough evidence to recommend a block as a sockpuppet of BerkBerk68., but feel free to report it again if there's new evidence. MarioGom (talk) 08:00, 8 October 2023 (UTC)