Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Billhits/Archive

Report date June 23 2009, 19:26 (UTC)

 * Suspected sockpuppets


 * Evidence submitted by Ericorbit

Disruptive user who has over the past several months created sockpuppets to vandalise a series of featured-lists (i.e. "List of Hot 100 number-one singles of xxxx (U.S.)", etc.) because he doesn't like the layout of the pages. His attacks are aggressive and he has vandalized other articles and User Pages as well. Sockpuppets have also created nonsense or alternate articles which contain the information in the featured lists, but with the formatting he prefers (sometimes on his own User Pages, check out all the deleted contribs). My biggest concern is that this user already has various sockpuppets set up to use later. Many of his frequently-vandalized pages are semi-protected, therefore he created User:Iranpres2 about 10 days ago, made a few non-descript edits, then once the account was considered "established" he was able to override the semi-protection and vandalize as before. The one IP address listed here is still blocked, so I am guessing a range block may be necessary if this escalates further. After indef blocking the most recent account, his last known edit was a comment that he "will be back soon." I would like to establish that all of these accounts are definitely connected so that steps may be taken to prevent future account creation, if possible. Thanks for your time. - eo (talk) 19:26, 23 June 2009 (UTC)


 * Comments by accused parties    See Defending yourself against claims.


 * Comments by other users

Requested by eo (talk) 19:26, 23 June 2009 (UTC)
 * CheckUser requests

Rest are. IPs blocked. I found a bunch of accounts on an IP previously blocked as a sock of banned user. Both exhibit the same MO and article interests, so they could very well be the same person. Nishkid64 (Make articles, not wikidrama) 20:34, 24 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Clerk, patrolling admin and checkuser comments
 * Nathan  T 15:49, 24 June 2009 (UTC)
 * I adjusted the tags on the confirmed accounts' user pages to reflect the check. Icestorm815  •  Talk  00:12, 25 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Conclusions
 * ✅ the following: