Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Branpedia/Archive

Suspected sockpuppets



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Similar interests in US companies, same edit summary style, same timecard. No direct overlap on the accounts, but many of their significant edits are mixed with logged out socking from the two reported ranges, which do overlap across the 3 accounts. Requesting CU for confirmation and possibly finding other accounts. MarioGom (talk) 16:39, 4 October 2021 (UTC)

Since tooling is quite lacking for IP ranges, here's a sample of overlap through the reported ranges:


 * 38.240.144.0/20
 * 38.240.152.113 –    –  MaggieBC
 * 38.240.157.34 –    –  Branpedia
 * 154.17.0.0/16
 * 154.17.58.10 –    –  MaggieBC
 * 154.17.58.154 –    –  Branpedia
 * 154.17.59.84 –    –  Branpedia
 * 154.17.59.199 –    –  DesertDana
 * 154.17.62.20 –    –  MaggieBC
 * 154.17.73.117 –    –  DesertDana
 * 154.17.74.158 –    –  DesertDana
 * 154.17.75.200 –    –  MaggieBC
 * 154.17.93.158 –    –  MaggieBC

--MarioGom (talk) 21:20, 4 October 2021 (UTC)

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

 * The IP situation here is fairly complicated (we're not looking at someone using a conventional VPN), but it's clear in context that they are using webhosts to obfuscate traffic origin, and potentially to evade CU. It is also evident from the IP overlaps linked by Mario and from my own investigation that all of these users are loutsocking, and that they are related to one another. They are therefore . I have also placed blocks on
 * I might make some more as this drags on. Despite the blocks, for a sleeper check; I wouldn't be surprised if messy technical data means we get an inconclusive (or a false negative) result, but it's worth a look.  --Blablubbs (talk) 12:04, 10 October 2021 (UTC)
 * Branpedia & DesertDana ❌ - not using proxies, with very static IP a solid distances away from each other
 * MaggieBC
 * -- Amanda  (aka DQ) 16:23, 10 October 2021 (UTC)
 * I'm confident enough in the behavioural link (including via the IPs) to say that they are clearly related to one another in some way; possibly MEAT in distinct locations but with access to the same proxy ranges for when they want to edit logged-out. It's also evidently UPE and abusive logged-out editing, and that should be enough to keep them blocked on its own. I have a good amount of additional evidence, which I would rather not disclose per WP:BEANS, which corroborates a link. Please consult me if you plan to unblock. Tagged as suspected, closing. --Blablubbs (talk) 16:28, 10 October 2021 (UTC)
 * I might make some more as this drags on. Despite the blocks, for a sleeper check; I wouldn't be surprised if messy technical data means we get an inconclusive (or a false negative) result, but it's worth a look.  --Blablubbs (talk) 12:04, 10 October 2021 (UTC)
 * Branpedia & DesertDana ❌ - not using proxies, with very static IP a solid distances away from each other
 * MaggieBC
 * -- Amanda  (aka DQ) 16:23, 10 October 2021 (UTC)
 * I'm confident enough in the behavioural link (including via the IPs) to say that they are clearly related to one another in some way; possibly MEAT in distinct locations but with access to the same proxy ranges for when they want to edit logged-out. It's also evidently UPE and abusive logged-out editing, and that should be enough to keep them blocked on its own. I have a good amount of additional evidence, which I would rather not disclose per WP:BEANS, which corroborates a link. Please consult me if you plan to unblock. Tagged as suspected, closing. --Blablubbs (talk) 16:28, 10 October 2021 (UTC)
 * -- Amanda  (aka DQ) 16:23, 10 October 2021 (UTC)
 * I'm confident enough in the behavioural link (including via the IPs) to say that they are clearly related to one another in some way; possibly MEAT in distinct locations but with access to the same proxy ranges for when they want to edit logged-out. It's also evidently UPE and abusive logged-out editing, and that should be enough to keep them blocked on its own. I have a good amount of additional evidence, which I would rather not disclose per WP:BEANS, which corroborates a link. Please consult me if you plan to unblock. Tagged as suspected, closing. --Blablubbs (talk) 16:28, 10 October 2021 (UTC)