Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Cookingapples/Archive

Report date February 5 2009, 08:42 (UTC)

 * Suspected sockpuppets

A request was made at the BLP board for more eyes on Melanie Johnson where various IPs were attempting to remove various bits of information. I took a look at the article and cleaned it up to BLP standards. However it quickly because clear from the editing that the two named editors (who are both SPAs) are one and the same.

They both are interested in removing the same (sourced) information – for example:


 * cookingapples removes sourced information


 * ARFCRFarfcrf removes the same information

Both use similar language, both claim the information is “sourced but factually incorrect”, both refuse to explain why.

Both makes the same mistakes where using the ref tags –


 * cookingapples attempting to add a reference


 * ARFCRFarfcrf attempts to add a reference and gets the format wrong in the same way


 * Evidence submitted by Cameron Scott (talk)


 * Comments by accused parties    See Defending yourself against claims.


 * Comments by other users


 * Both SPAs indeed have an identical agenda when editing this article. At the very least they are meatpuppets, but the high level of similarity in their edits leads me to believe, like Cameron Scott, that they are actually one and the same person. --Crusio (talk) 09:55, 5 February 2009 (UTC)
 * I should perhaps mention the personal attacks posted by this user on my talk page (and those of others), accusing me of reverting her/his edits because of "personal gain". Despite a request to substantiate this accusation or retract it, no response has been forthcoming. --Crusio (talk) 17:48, 5 February 2009 (UTC)


 * A Cambridge IP address also edits at similar times to the above users and has the same agenda. Of note is the fact it is based in Cambridge which is Melanie Johnson's home town. Even if the users aren't sockpuppets, their editing, attitude and false allegations still completely unacceptable and have not changed significantly despite a large number of warnings. --Shakehandsman (talk) 16:21, 5 February 2009 (UTC)

ARFCRFarfcrf - 14:25, February 4, 2009 (diff) (hist) Melanie_Johnson (/* Parliamentary career */) Cookingapples - 12:40, February 4, 2009 (diff) (hist) Melanie_Johnson (/* Voting Record */ These 'key' issues have been selected by a person and are not representative. It is not standard for MPs or former MPs to have this information on wikipedia.) connection is highly likely from all evidence present. Foxy Loxy Pounce! 10:22, 14 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Both accounts appear to edit within a day of each other, closest edits:


 * Both accounts edit the same article almost exclusively. ARFCRFarfcrf has contributed to no other articles whatsoever, whereas the only other contributions cookingapples has made are to Grant Shapps (Johnson's opponent in the previous election). --Shakehandsman (talk) 15:46, 14 February 2009 (UTC)


 * Clerk, patrolling admin and checkuser comments
 * I have blocked both puppet and master indef, can someone go around and do the tagging please and close this case? ——  nix eagle email me 17:01, 18 February 2009 (UTC)
 * ✅  Syn  ergy 17:20, 18 February 2009 (UTC)

 Syn  ergy 17:20, 18 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Conclusions