Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Bobblehat99/Archive

26 January 2016

 * Suspected sockpuppets


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Bunch of single-edit WP:REFSPAM accounts with [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Land_Drainage_Act&diff=prev&oldid=700948530], [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1995_U.S._Men's_Clay_Court_Championships&diff=prev&oldid=700940622], [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Anchor_text&diff=prev&oldid=700944360], [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Arenele_BNR&diff=prev&oldid=700928196], [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Clarefield_Park&diff=prev&oldid=700938056], [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Goebel_Soccer_Complex&diff=prev&oldid=700912181], [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Halecombe&diff=prev&oldid=700932745], [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hoeft_State_Park&diff=prev&oldid=700908063], [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=In_the_Schoolyard&diff=prev&oldid=700935779], [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Loreto_Secondary_School_Kilkenny&diff=prev&oldid=700941554], [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Merton_Street_tennis_court&diff=700911272&oldid=536275801], [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Southampton_Common&diff=prev&oldid=700938794], [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=St._Nicholas'_Park,_Warwick&diff=prev&oldid=700933619], [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tennis_Courts_(Berlin)&diff=prev&oldid=700920084], [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Graham_Vivian&diff=prev&oldid=701605979], [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Speed_limits_in_Namibia&diff=prev&oldid=701617490], [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Nickels&diff=prev&oldid=701619305], [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ian_Rutledge&diff=prev&oldid=701618493], [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ian_Rutledge&diff=prev&oldid=701618681], [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Artex_Ltd.&diff=prev&oldid=701614815], [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Oriel_Square_tennis_court&diff=prev&oldid=701605131], [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tennis_and_Racquet_Club&diff=prev&oldid=701607265], [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=John_J._Carty_Park&diff=prev&oldid=701604741], [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dwight_Yorke_Stadium&diff=701604315&oldid=570733230], [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tennis_at_the_2005_Southeast_Asian_Games&diff=701613958&oldid=569770031], [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bannerman_Park&diff=701618182&oldid=528039635]. Note that all of the spammed sites are derived from the same template. There's also obvious patterns in the choice of usernames. Please check if there are any more accounts. MER-C 03:10, 26 January 2016 (UTC)

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

 * The following accounts are ✅:
 * is.
 * I will block and tag all accounts in a moment.--Bbb23 (talk) 13:48, 26 January 2016 (UTC)
 * All blocked and tagged. Closing. Bbb23 (talk) 13:52, 26 January 2016 (UTC)
 * is.
 * I will block and tag all accounts in a moment.--Bbb23 (talk) 13:48, 26 January 2016 (UTC)
 * All blocked and tagged. Closing. Bbb23 (talk) 13:52, 26 January 2016 (UTC)
 * is.
 * I will block and tag all accounts in a moment.--Bbb23 (talk) 13:48, 26 January 2016 (UTC)
 * All blocked and tagged. Closing. Bbb23 (talk) 13:52, 26 January 2016 (UTC)
 * is.
 * I will block and tag all accounts in a moment.--Bbb23 (talk) 13:48, 26 January 2016 (UTC)
 * All blocked and tagged. Closing. Bbb23 (talk) 13:52, 26 January 2016 (UTC)
 * is.
 * I will block and tag all accounts in a moment.--Bbb23 (talk) 13:48, 26 January 2016 (UTC)
 * All blocked and tagged. Closing. Bbb23 (talk) 13:52, 26 January 2016 (UTC)
 * is.
 * I will block and tag all accounts in a moment.--Bbb23 (talk) 13:48, 26 January 2016 (UTC)
 * All blocked and tagged. Closing. Bbb23 (talk) 13:52, 26 January 2016 (UTC)
 * is.
 * I will block and tag all accounts in a moment.--Bbb23 (talk) 13:48, 26 January 2016 (UTC)
 * All blocked and tagged. Closing. Bbb23 (talk) 13:52, 26 January 2016 (UTC)
 * is.
 * I will block and tag all accounts in a moment.--Bbb23 (talk) 13:48, 26 January 2016 (UTC)
 * All blocked and tagged. Closing. Bbb23 (talk) 13:52, 26 January 2016 (UTC)
 * is.
 * I will block and tag all accounts in a moment.--Bbb23 (talk) 13:48, 26 January 2016 (UTC)
 * All blocked and tagged. Closing. Bbb23 (talk) 13:52, 26 January 2016 (UTC)
 * is.
 * I will block and tag all accounts in a moment.--Bbb23 (talk) 13:48, 26 January 2016 (UTC)
 * All blocked and tagged. Closing. Bbb23 (talk) 13:52, 26 January 2016 (UTC)
 * is.
 * I will block and tag all accounts in a moment.--Bbb23 (talk) 13:48, 26 January 2016 (UTC)
 * All blocked and tagged. Closing. Bbb23 (talk) 13:52, 26 January 2016 (UTC)
 * is.
 * I will block and tag all accounts in a moment.--Bbb23 (talk) 13:48, 26 January 2016 (UTC)
 * All blocked and tagged. Closing. Bbb23 (talk) 13:52, 26 January 2016 (UTC)
 * is.
 * I will block and tag all accounts in a moment.--Bbb23 (talk) 13:48, 26 January 2016 (UTC)
 * All blocked and tagged. Closing. Bbb23 (talk) 13:52, 26 January 2016 (UTC)
 * is.
 * I will block and tag all accounts in a moment.--Bbb23 (talk) 13:48, 26 January 2016 (UTC)
 * All blocked and tagged. Closing. Bbb23 (talk) 13:52, 26 January 2016 (UTC)
 * is.
 * I will block and tag all accounts in a moment.--Bbb23 (talk) 13:48, 26 January 2016 (UTC)
 * All blocked and tagged. Closing. Bbb23 (talk) 13:52, 26 January 2016 (UTC)
 * is.
 * I will block and tag all accounts in a moment.--Bbb23 (talk) 13:48, 26 January 2016 (UTC)
 * All blocked and tagged. Closing. Bbb23 (talk) 13:52, 26 January 2016 (UTC)
 * is.
 * I will block and tag all accounts in a moment.--Bbb23 (talk) 13:48, 26 January 2016 (UTC)
 * All blocked and tagged. Closing. Bbb23 (talk) 13:52, 26 January 2016 (UTC)
 * is.
 * I will block and tag all accounts in a moment.--Bbb23 (talk) 13:48, 26 January 2016 (UTC)
 * All blocked and tagged. Closing. Bbb23 (talk) 13:52, 26 January 2016 (UTC)
 * is.
 * I will block and tag all accounts in a moment.--Bbb23 (talk) 13:48, 26 January 2016 (UTC)
 * All blocked and tagged. Closing. Bbb23 (talk) 13:52, 26 January 2016 (UTC)
 * All blocked and tagged. Closing. Bbb23 (talk) 13:52, 26 January 2016 (UTC)

27 January 2016

 * Suspected sockpuppets




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I found 4 additional accounts when checking the domains spammed by the previous socks: Behaviour is the same. MER-C 11:26, 27 January 2016 (UTC)
 * longjumprunway.co.uk: / Blocked sock 1Blocked sock 2
 * multiusegamesarea.co.uk: / Blocked sock
 * runningtracks.co.uk: / Blocked sock

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

 * Group 1 – the following accounts are ✅ from each other and to the master:
 * The master and the previously blocked socks used one proxy server and edited on January 21. The group above used ostensibly legitimate IPs and edited at least a week earlier. The OS was the same, but the browser was different. I've blocked the accounts with no tags but don't object to tagging based on behavior.
 * Group 2 – the following accounts are ✅ from each other and between and  to the master:
 * This group edited on January 20. It used a different proxy server from the master's. The other technical details did not match the master or Group 1. All blocked. No tags. No objection to tagging.
 * Sometimes, when I check these linkspam accounts, I suspect there's more connection between different sock nests and that the technical discrepancies are not dispositive.--Bbb23 (talk) 15:51, 27 January 2016 (UTC)
 * All domains blacklisted. Thank you for checking. MER-C 10:41, 28 January 2016 (UTC)
 * The master and the previously blocked socks used one proxy server and edited on January 21. The group above used ostensibly legitimate IPs and edited at least a week earlier. The OS was the same, but the browser was different. I've blocked the accounts with no tags but don't object to tagging based on behavior.
 * Group 2 – the following accounts are ✅ from each other and between and  to the master:
 * This group edited on January 20. It used a different proxy server from the master's. The other technical details did not match the master or Group 1. All blocked. No tags. No objection to tagging.
 * Sometimes, when I check these linkspam accounts, I suspect there's more connection between different sock nests and that the technical discrepancies are not dispositive.--Bbb23 (talk) 15:51, 27 January 2016 (UTC)
 * All domains blacklisted. Thank you for checking. MER-C 10:41, 28 January 2016 (UTC)
 * This group edited on January 20. It used a different proxy server from the master's. The other technical details did not match the master or Group 1. All blocked. No tags. No objection to tagging.
 * Sometimes, when I check these linkspam accounts, I suspect there's more connection between different sock nests and that the technical discrepancies are not dispositive.--Bbb23 (talk) 15:51, 27 January 2016 (UTC)
 * All domains blacklisted. Thank you for checking. MER-C 10:41, 28 January 2016 (UTC)


 * For the record, I just blocked
 * for continued spamming. New domain blacklisted. MER-C 13:21, 10 February 2016 (UTC)
 * All tagged as socks of Bobblehat99 based on the behavioral evidence. Closing.  Vanjagenije  (talk)  09:59, 16 February 2016 (UTC)
 * All tagged as socks of Bobblehat99 based on the behavioral evidence. Closing.  Vanjagenije  (talk)  09:59, 16 February 2016 (UTC)