Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Dcgene/Archive

Suspected sockpuppets
So these were all colluding on Anthony Wayne; the edit warring by Draper was just a bit too obvious, coupled as it was with the intervention of Drstrange. I'm filing this SPI because I'd like to see them tagged, also because the editor has an obsession with various articles pertaining to the Van Leer family. They've been doing that since at least 2016, so there is a serious risk of recidivism. The accounts are CU-blocked, not tagged. Drmies (talk) 16:05, 1 July 2022 (UTC)

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 * Tagged these (as proven, not sure what the technical relationship is, feel free to tweak if appropriate). Closing. Thanks, Spicy (talk) 19:13, 1 July 2022 (UTC)
 * Perfect match, Spicy. Drmies (talk) 01:37, 2 July 2022 (UTC)
 * Confirmed, then. : ) Spicy (talk) 01:52, 2 July 2022 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
Appears out of nowhere. Starts deleting huge chunks of information. Obsessed with the Van Leer family. Tagging my friend, User:Drmies, who seems to be quite an expert on this puppet master. I only just found out of their very existence after I looked into a strange AfD that went nowhere. Nevertheless, the evidence seems strong! Note that the obsession is with Van Leer and the editing patterns are identical. There is interaction with the confirmed Dcgene sockpops User:Billywayne911 and User:Draper051, not with the suspected/confirmed master. Also tagging User:Liz, who skillfully closed the AfD. gidonb (talk) 13:03, 27 October 2022 (UTC) gidonb (talk) 13:03, 27 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Drmies, right. Both sockpuppets Billy Wayne and Draper had recently edited the Van Leer Foundation, not the puppet master Dcgene, who also shares the Van Leer focus. Note also the otherwise overlapping edit patterns. gidonb (talk) 14:59, 27 October 2022 (UTC)

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Hmm--I see the interest in the Van Leer Foundation, which they share with Draper, but I don't see much else. That article was edited by Billywayne as well (but not by Dcgene), but there's no other overlap that I can see with the Interaction Analyzer. Sorry, Drmies (talk) 14:51, 27 October 2022 (UTC)
 * - *I'm not seeing much to connect these accounts, other than a bit of overlap at a single article. - would you care to put some flesh on the bones of your report? You describe an obsession with the Van Leer family, and identical editing patterns - if there is more than that one AfD nomination, please could you provide some diffs?    Girth Summit  (blether)  13:51, 31 October 2022 (UTC)
 * I don't really see anything that would justify a check here. The previous socks seemed to be promoting the Van Leer family and creating new articles about them. This account nominated a Van Leer article for deletion. They don't seem to share any interests outside of that. Closing. Spicy (talk) 16:31, 2 November 2022 (UTC)