Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Charlie766/Archive

26 October 2012

 * Suspected sockpuppets




 * User compare report Auto-generated every hour.

First evidence, all above users only contribute to the Spinner (wheel) page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/Charlie766 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/Srennipsurt http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/Heather_Ussery

Secondly, they make nearly identical edits: First mention of JD Graggs as the "inventor" of the spinning wheel is made by Charlie766 http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Spinner_%28wheel%29&diff=191540670&oldid=189509756 Later after the section had been removed as self promotion and conflict of interest, Srennipsurt re-added very similar language http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Spinner_%28wheel%29&diff=510255919&oldid=504029071 And again: http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Spinner_%28wheel%29&diff=516906544&oldid=516871416 About 40 minutes after Srennipsurt's edits, Heather Ussery begins to add 3rd party links to the info Srennipsurt added: http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Spinner_%28wheel%29&diff=516942005&oldid=516941103

After the edit war ends, all 4 of the above users move to discussion on the talk page and their individual talk pages. Notice on the Spinner (wheel) talk page Langstontire's only contribution to the entire site was defending Srennipsurt, and notice how he fails to understand the signature system (not being petty, this is part of the evidence) signing with two tildes then his name then two tildes. Also notice that Heather Ussery makes the exact same mistake in her signature. Also, it's important to notice that Langstontire's argument that the editors are wrong uses the same links to JD Graggs patents that Charlie766 originally posted and Srennipsurt continued to post. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Spinner_(wheel)

On Srennipsurt's talk page he responds to Sinebot's correction on how to make his signature with the same mistake, two tildes then JD Gragg then two tildes:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Srennipsurt

And here you can see a fight with an editor (the Changes heading and the Wheel Spinners heading) where the same signature mistake is repeatedly made. You will also see that the logic of the arguments, the grammar, and the typography match in all of JD Gragg:

http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:JamesBWatson&oldid=517566051#Changes

Also notice that JD Gragg claims that he is not the owner of the Srennipsurt account, but the account is "Tru-spinners" spelled backwards which is a company owned by JD Gragg (from his claims at least):

http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Spinner_(wheel)&oldid=517569192 Cevikd (talk) 20:20, 26 October 2012 (UTC)

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
The following accounts are definite socks of each other. Cannot comment on whether Charlie766 is the sockmaster (I want someone to make me a mummified template that features Mma Precious Ramotswe looking at a pile of bones and saying "he is very late").

I also have an account created by one of the IPs in use by the socks, but which hasn't edited yet
 * --Elen of the Roads (talk) 02:01, 29 October 2012 (UTC)


 * I've blocked Charlie766 too. as the master account. I've been aware of this ever since this group started complaining about the removal of their campaign to publicise the patent issue. As far as I can see, this can now be archived. Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 07:00, 29 October 2012 (UTC)
 * I agree with Kudpung, there's nothing left to do here. De728631 (talk) 09:38, 29 October 2012 (UTC)