Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Busy Moose/Archive

17 April 2015

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There is no doubt whatever that this is a case of sockpuppetry, and the sock account and IP address are already blocked, but I am filing this report to ask for a CheckUser, as sleepers seem likely.

An editor at 74.104.182.106 was disruptive, made personal attacks, and continued an edit war. The editing indicates that this was the editor Busy Moose, who had "retired" after being warned of a possible block. The connection is shown both by the IP continuing an edit war that the account had been waging at New South Wales and by talk page posts both by account and by the IP address at User talk:AussieLegend. In this edit, the editor expressed the intention of continuing to evade blocks, and stated that he or she had a number of other accounts which would be used for the purpose. Sure enough, another account, Sachsdames, created after Busy Moose "retired" but little used until the IP block, then took over from the IP. There is no doubt at all that it is the same person: both Sachsdames's edits to User talk:74.104.182.106 and his or her edits to User talk:AussieLegend make that clear.

The account Sachsdames already existed at the time of the IP block, and was brought into use following that block. The editor, using the IP address, had previously stated that he or she had numerous accounts and would use them to evade the block. The account Sachsdames has also stated the intention of evading blocks. It is therefore possible that there are more sleeper accounts, so I am asking for a CheckUser. The editor who uses the pseudonym "JamesBWatson" (talk) 14:32, 17 April 2015 (UTC) The editor who uses the pseudonym "JamesBWatson" (talk) 14:32, 17 April 2015 (UTC)


 * Both Busy Moose and 74.104.182.106 removed the same image at New South Wales.
 * 74.104.182.106 posted at Talk:South Australia. A minute later, Busy Moose replaced 74.104.182.106's signature with his own.
 * Sachsdames made multiple edits to 74.104.182.106's talk page.

There's clearly a link between all three. -- Aussie Legend  ( ✉ ) 15:54, 17 April 2015 (UTC)

Comments by other users
''Accused parties may also comment/discuss in this section below. See Defending yourself against claims.'' Wow, it's almost as if JamesBWatson has been in my head. I've got a draft SPI in a text file that I created 22 minutes before this one was submitted. I was going to wait until the next sock appears, because I have no doubt another will. About the only thing that hasn't been said here is that Sachsdames was created on 12 April, well after Busy Moose "retired" and a few days after the IP started vandalising. That's what convinced me that there are probably more sleepers. -- Aussie Legend  ( ✉ ) 15:09, 17 April 2015 (UTC)

Need more? Cyphoidbomb (talk) 15:51, 17 April 2015 (UTC)
 * IP threatens to be back and vandalize
 * IP levies personal attack and threats to disrupt on Aussie's talk page
 * Sachsdames editing on IP's talk page, threatening to be problematic
 * Sachdames' passive-aggressive BS (removing portions of Aussie's comment), etc.
 * Busy Moose editing at New South Wales
 * Busy Moose has a beef with Aussie
 * Busy Moose and IP editing within 37 seconds of one another on October 5, 2014

Clerk, CheckUser, and/or patrolling admin comments

 * - Plase, provide some diffs of edits made by all three, to illustrate their similarities.  Vanjagenije   (talk)  15:18, 17 April 2015 (UTC)
 * You have got to be joking. However, I'll do so, but it will have to wait, as I have no time now. The editor who uses the pseudonym "JamesBWatson" (talk) 15:44, 17 April 2015 (UTC)


 * - To compare and  and to look for potential sleepers.  Vanjagenije   (talk)  16:46, 17 April 2015 (UTC)
 * All of these accounts are ✅:


 * He wasn't kidding about making "many more accounts". Reaper Eternal (talk) 17:56, 17 April 2015 (UTC)
 * Closing the case now. Reaper Eternal (talk) 17:58, 17 April 2015 (UTC)