Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/ChrisRock1998/Archive

29 November 2014

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Similar names. Both contain 1998 and some form of "Rock". Numerous intersecting articles here. Looking at ChrisRock1998's edit history It looks like he shows up, edits a bunch, then disappears for a couple of weeks. Then comes back, edits, then disappears. User was indeffed on November 15, 2014. TheRockVC1998 appears November 24, 2014. Neither user has ever used an edit summary, and virutally ever edit from either is tagged as a mobile edit.

One thing I noticed user ChrisRock1998 doing a great deal of was manipulating section headers. Never any discussions. Much of what I first contacted them about was their edits to section headers. (See talk page here).

Here ChrisRock1998 changes a number of headers like Variety programs --> Variety series. Live action --> Live action series. Live-action comedy --> Live action comedy series. Part of what I noticed him doing was creating a hyper specific organization for all the series, such that you would often find one one or two TV programs in a section. Here, TheRockVC1998 is adding very specific headers. Animated --> Animated series. Live-action --> Live-action series. Seems similar enough to ChrisRock1998's MO to warrant a CheckUser.

There was also an earlier account that is similarly named. They weren't indeffed, and they haven't edited since August 2014, so I'm not sure if we would even consider this socking. Just mentioning it here for completeness. Thanks. Cyphoidbomb (talk) 20:58, 29 November 2014 (UTC)

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 * I've blocked the account as a sock and I don't think a checkuser is needed here. The user's edits are very similar, if not DUCK-like identical. Mike V  •  Talk  05:28, 1 December 2014 (UTC)

31 December 2014

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For the superficial business, there is a similarity in name: Some_identity+1998. User also tends to focus most of their efforts on List of programs broadcast by XYZ children's network. As noted in the archive, user likes to change section headings, adding hyper-specific headings like in this edit by the new puppet where we get a hyper-specific single-purpose sub-section Animated short series ("Nick Sports" on "Nicktoons"). Incidentally the ("Nick Sports" on "Nicktoons") headings was something ChrisRock1998 kept adding, for example here. Ducky duck is ducky. Cyphoidbomb (talk) 03:08, 31 December 2014 (UTC)

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Indeffed and tagged based on duck. Closing.--Bbb23 (talk) 01:28, 2 January 2015 (UTC)

14 February 2015

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Like the sockmaster in question, this IP is focusing his attention on List of programs broadcast by kid's network-type articles. Also, look at both users' contributions. ChrisRock1998 almost never provided an edit summary. TheSDCharger1998 was the same, but his last edit under that account carried the canned edit summary of "Fixed typo" when it wasn't really a typo he corrected. 50.81.16.151 uses that canned edit summary a LOT as an excuse to make pointless edits or to shoehorn incorrect info into an article, and other times he provides no edit summary at all. We've got us a best of worst of both worlds scenario here. Electric Burst (Electron firings)(Zaps) 21:53, 14 February 2015 (UTC)

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 * IP blocked for one week. Closing. Callanecc (talk • contribs • logs) 02:53, 15 February 2015 (UTC)

10 June 2015

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If you look at the user's contributions, he is targeting one of the pages ChrisRock1998 and his socks had targeted, and has also used misleading edit summaries, including "Fixed typo," among others such as "Removed content." Electric Burst (Electron firings)(Zaps) 17:50, 10 June 2015 (UTC)

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 * Please, provide some evidence. Evidence should be in the form of WP:diffs that illustrate similarity between accounts.  Vanjagenije  (talk)  09:32, 11 June 2015 (UTC)
 * Checkuser comment:, repeating what Vanjagenije has said above: please provide direct evidence.  If evidence is not posted within the next 72 hours, this case will be closed without further action. Risker (talk) 22:25, 14 June 2015 (UTC)
 * Although the SPI submission lacks evidence, I searched for it myself and find it convincing. Memphis is not only reusing edit summaries and editing the same articles as previous socks, he is actually making some of the exact same changes. Blocked indefinitely. Someguy1221 (talk) 03:10, 16 June 2015 (UTC)