Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/BobiSwiftie/Archive

02 May 2013

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Now, I know this is a very new user and that this may seem like me violating WP:BITE, but I'm already convinced this is a block-evading sockpuppet. BobiSwiftie was indefinitely blocked for constantly inserting promotional rubbish into Taylor Swift related articles, and I already see evidence of the same from this account. In addition, look at the names - they're very, very similar.
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I can appreciate there really isn't much evidence yet, and neither account appears to have made the same edit twice, but based on a clear behavioural match, the fact that BobiSwiftie is an indeffed user for unsourced/poorly sourced promotional stuff (and this editor has done exactly the same, such as ), plus the very similar usernames, warrants a CU to evaluate if block evasion is occurring. Luke no 94 (tell Luke off here) 16:01, 2 May 2013 (UTC)

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 * . As far as I'm concerned, CheckUser isn't going to tell us anything that isn't already evident. WilliamH (talk) 17:11, 2 May 2013 (UTC)
 * I've blocked the sockpuppet. The latest edit makes it pretty clear. Closed. Reaper Eternal (talk) 17:25, 2 May 2013 (UTC)

09 May 2013

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So far there's been just one edit, but it's immediately obvious that BobiSwiftie is back again as TaylorSwiftPride. doesn't agree with the source, and it's exactly the same edit type that BobiSwiftie made. As to the IP, I've just realized that is one I missed before, from before BobiSwiftie's block, - also conveniently matching TaylorSwiftPride's edit - and another example being. BobiSwiftie very often changed the sales awards from Gold to Platinum, the action which TSP performed, and which this IP performed (I'm listing the IP as more evidence of TSP's link to BobiSwiftie, and for housekeeping reasons). Also, TSP's name is clearly pro-Swift, which BobiSwiftie's was as well. Luke no 94 (tell Luke off here) 08:54, 9 May 2013 (UTC)

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 * Don't need CU for this - blocked, tagged, closed. IP blocked 1 week. Rschen7754 09:42, 9 May 2013 (UTC)

27 May 2013

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They're back again. and are essentially the same edit, except the newer one is slightly more evolved. The name revolves around Taylor Swift. CU requested to see if any sleepers are lying around, especially as I don't remember a CU being run in any previous SPI. Luke no 94 (tell Luke off here) 07:24, 27 May 2013 (UTC)  Luke no 94  (tell Luke off here) 07:24, 27 May 2013 (UTC)

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 * - King of  &hearts;   &diams;   &clubs;  &spades; 06:56, 28 May 2013 (UTC)
 * . T. Canens (talk) 11:11, 28 May 2013 (UTC)
 * Blocked, no sleepers it seems. King of &hearts;   &diams;   &clubs;  &spades; 20:50, 28 May 2013 (UTC)

24 June 2013

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Latest BobiSwiftie sock. Same pro-Swift edits, such as (unsourced),  (source is broken; can't check it). "Taylor" is included in the name, whilst the number 17 was used in the first BobiSwiftie sock, Bobi17. Luke no 94 (tell Luke off here) 07:23, 24 June 2013 (UTC)

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Blocked and tagged.&mdash;Kww(talk) 16:54, 24 June 2013 (UTC)