Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Bittersmith/Archive

19 November 2015

 * Suspected sockpuppets




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 * Editor interaction utility

1. Explain how you know the accounts belong to one person:
 * Each account has exactly one edit, and it is the same edit on the same Wikipedia article.
 * The oldest user is named "Bittersmith" and the Wikipedia article is Susan Bitter Smith.
 * That user deleted all the content in the "Controversies" section from the article.
 * After I left a message on the article's Talk page and the user's Talk page, the second user suddenly was created and came back and undid my edit.

2. Explain how the accounts are being used abusively:
 * Both users are deleting content that was consistent with the Manual of Style and properly cited to reputable news sources.
 * First, the oldest user (Bittersmith) deleted an entire section and in the edit summary wrote "These statements were libel and inaccurate".
 * I reverted Bittersmith's deletion. I explained why on the Talk:Susan Bitter Smith page.
 * Next, the second user clicked "Undo" and left no edit summary.

3. Explain why CheckUser evidence is needed:
 * CheckUser evidence is the only way to confirm or disconfirm whether the two users are the being operated by the same individual.
 * It seems likely the answer is yes based on:
 * Both user's identical record of activity on Wikipedia.
 * The oldest user's username being the last name of the article subject.

4. Support your case using diffs:
 * Diffs page comparing Mcgeelan edit and Bittersmith edit: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Susan_Bitter_Smith&type=revision&diff=691311473&oldid=691183585
 * The “prev” difference for the Mcgeelan edit: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Susan_Bitter_Smith&diff=691311473&oldid=691298008
 * The “prev” difference for the Bittersmith edit: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Susan_Bitter_Smith&diff=691183585&oldid=689141223

Submitted by Xavier Lehtinen (talk) 20:26, 19 November 2015 (UTC) Xavier Lehtinen (talk) 20:26, 19 November 2015 (UTC)

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

 * The technical data is minimal as each account edited only once. The two accounts are ❌.--Bbb23 (talk) 00:55, 20 November 2015 (UTC)
 * - One of them made some more edits (and those two are very similar). Maybe one more check would be able to connect them.  Vanjagenije   (talk)  23:28, 4 December 2015 (UTC)
 * Still looks very to me. - Mailer Diablo 19:36, 5 December 2015 (UTC)


 * Closing the case.  Vanjagenije  (talk)  21:07, 5 December 2015 (UTC)