Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/ChinaHistorian/Archive

Report date July 9 2009, 04:56 (UTC)

 * Suspected sockpuppets




 * Evidence submitted by Rjanag

After User:ChinaHistorian was blocked 24h for edit warring, he started editing as User:WhiteTrashFraud, as clear from the duck test: he made this edit to my userpage, and his name is a reference to his belief that I am not white (or that I am white trash, I'm not sure which):. He has also suggested that he is willing to sock indefinitely:. I have indefblocked the obvious sock, but am filing this report so that we might be able to start determining how to deal with future socks.

After WhiteTrashFraud was blocked, Special:Contributions/76.124.0.51 made to File:Rebiya-use-old-fake-photo.jpg as ChinaHistorian had been making before being blocked.


 * Comments by accused parties    See Defending yourself against claims.

ChinaHistorian's and WhiteTrashFraud's edits appear to match and the timing correlates with his block. He may be slightly more devious in naming his next sock, I'm sure we haven't seen the last of him.Fuzbaby (talk) 05:05, 9 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Comments by other users
 * Yep, actually, I was just thinking maybe we should specifically ask for a checkuser, since IP information might be needed next time possible socks start turning up. This time he gave himself away pretty quickly. r ʨ anaɢ talk/contribs 05:12, 9 July 2009 (UTC)

Submitter (Rjanag) covers the evidences I found. The two editors are obviously sockpuppets, according to the evidences. --98.154.26.247 (talk) 05:25, 9 July 2009 (UTC)

Icestorm815 •  Talk  16:08, 10 July 2009 (UTC)
 * CheckUser requests

Given that ChinaHistorian was able to create a new account after the block, and then edit as an IP after the second block, it would be helpful to check for an IP range block and any possible sleepers. Icestorm815 •  Talk  16:08, 10 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Clerk, patrolling admin and checkuser comments
 * Checkuser At least one of the IPs involved is an open proxy. WP:DUCK test will have to carry it from there. –  Luna Santin  (talk) 11:17, 11 July 2009 (UTC)


 * Conclusions