Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Cowback23451/Archive

14 December 2011

 * Suspected sockpuppets


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Likely the same user based on editing at The Style Invitational. Unknown if any sleepers are around. Calabe1992 18:13, 14 December 2011 (UTC)

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 * - It's certainly possible - let's find out. —  Hello Annyong  (say whaaat?!) 01:19, 15 December 2011 (UTC)
 * Apparently technically ❌, but similar geographic area. There's something odd going on there though, perhaps another CU can give a second opinion. WilliamH (talk) 11:13, 15 December 2011 (UTC)
 * Comment: If the similar "geographic area" is Washington DC, then that could be irrelevant since most people with Invite connections are from there. If it's Los Angeles or something, I'd look into it further, though. Smartyllama (talk) 13:29, 15 December 2011 (UTC)
 * - Per CU's request, going to leave as endorsed. -- DQ  (t)   (e)  11:14, 15 December 2011 (UTC)
 * I had a quick look at the contributions of the accounts but cannot see the similarities (other than that they have edited the same page). I would appreciate a few diffs showing the similarities between the accounts. --16:02, 15 December 2011 (UTC)
 * Looking through them briefly, shows that "Chief Warring Bird of Dodge City Kansas" is a notable entrant and a Native American Prince. I believe User:Cowback23451 claimed he was "Chief Warring Bird" as well. Smartyllama (talk) 16:20, 15 December 2011 (UTC)
 * That is confirmed by, edits Cowback made to his own userpage. Smartyllama (talk) 16:21, 15 December 2011 (UTC)

I concur with WilliamH's original findings. As far as additional findings are concerned, I will not go in any detail, but I do not suspect abusive socking at this point on WP:AGF grounds. –MuZemike 22:53, 15 December 2011 (UTC)
 * Per the findings I'm closing with no action taken. —  Hello Annyong  (say whaaat?!) 04:02, 16 December 2011 (UTC)

08 February 2012

 * Suspected sockpuppets




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Larfers and Chris Jalled apparently attempted to create the page Bel Air, North Dakota as a prank. No such town exists. Larfers has a similar name to Lirfers who has vandalized several common pages to the other socks including Ray Reid (,, , as well as two by the IP,   and  which appear to replace vandalism with other vandalism). Other common pages include Bruce Marshall (ice hockey) and other UConn atheltics articles. Finally, CommunistPaqqq, BigPileofFun, LittlePileofBuns, Cowback23451, JohnnyJorringer, the 198 IP and Elmoknowski have a long history of vandalizing Style Invitational including, , , , , , , , , and. Edit: the 198 IP also has other vandlalsim including

The 137 IP traces back to UConn, where several members claim they are from. The 198 IP links to another college.

Disclosure: I am also a UConn student. I don't know who is/are doing this, but it isn't me. If I catch anyone in the act, I will yell at them. Smartyllama (talk) 15:14, 8 February 2012 (UTC)


 * Additional accounts involved with the Bel Air, North Dakota article to check would be:




 * All of these and many of the accounts listed above have been blocked for one reason or another. An informal CU was done by Tnxman307 at my request. -- Gogo Dodo (talk) 19:56, 8 February 2012 (UTC)

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 * Of the nonblocked accounts, only Chris Jalled has edited recently, and that was several weeks ago. I'm closing with no further action taken. —  Hello Annyong  (say whaaat?!) 14:39, 11 February 2012 (UTC)