Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Darius Dhlomo/Archive

30 July 2014

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I'm not 100% sure if this user is a sock of DD, but something is ringing alarm bells. Their very first edit was to create this article about a Uzbekstani gymnast from the 1996 Olympics. It's a similar format to how some of DD's more recent articles were created before he was blocked, for example this and this. Also this new user claims on their userpage claims to be 13 years old and an administrator. Creating new articles from the word go, complete with all the relevant categories, just doesn't seem like the actions of a newbie.  Lugnuts  Dick Laurent is dead 17:44, 30 July 2014 (UTC)

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, you've provided almost no evidence. You point to an article created by the sock that you claim is similar to ones created by the master, but (1) I don't see any significant similarity and (2) the article created by the sock is short and unremarkable (in other words, anyone could create it). Your point about there being something wrong with the sock account is well-taken, but it doesn't support a connection with the master. First, it could just be a disruptive account, and, second, even if it is a sock, it could be any master. If you can't provide more evidence, I'm afraid I'm going to have to decline the report.--Bbb23 (talk) 15:54, 9 August 2014 (UTC)


 * Fair enough. I can't link to any specific article creations by DD, despite them looking similar (well, at least to me). Thanks anyway.  Lugnuts  Dick Laurent is dead 16:27, 9 August 2014 (UTC)

. It wouldn't have to be only article creations - any evidence at all that ties the two accounts. Still, sounds like your heart isn't in this one, so I'm declining the report. That said, there's something clearly wrong with the account, so I'll probably pursue that independently of the socking issue.--Bbb23 (talk) 17:32, 9 August 2014 (UTC)