Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Dick1968/Archive

03 July 2013

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These accounts are all concentrating solely on edits to articles relating to Vijay Goel. In particular, they are repeatedly attempting to add images that are subsequently deleted as copyvios at Commons and to add promotional content, for which was indef blocked in 2010 and only recently unblocked. The unblock was related to a confusing CHUS situation: they had requested and the CHU refers to }, while another request also exists for another name. A case of "I used to be indecisive but now I'm not so sure", perhaps? I contacted the admins involved in the CHU palaver - see here and here.

I have an email from one of the named accounts that may be of interest. Some examples of promo stuff include:


 * Goodelhibike photo
 * Amaratechnofutures policy statements, copyvio image
 * Rritu massive, mostly unsourced promotional content

A CU sweep will be needed, I think. Sitush (talk) 06:34, 3 July 2013 (UTC)

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 * As sais here I have blocked User:Delhidc1986dc and User:Dick1968 both as renames from User:Amaratechnofutures that were completed and then not used as the user continues to use said account. As far as I can see this is the only CHU 'stuff' that is involved with the above accounts.  ·addshore·  talk to me! 08:41, 3 July 2013 (UTC)

Since Dick1968, Delhidc1986dc and Amaratechnofutures are known to be the same person and it isn't socking. Tkimtg, Rritu and Vamindian haven't edited since May (and possibly meatpuppetry rather than socking), we are left with Goodelhibike and their one current edit.

Getting a bit out of scope for SPI, but it is still related: Sitush mentions images copyright on the image by Goodelhibike, and previously linked but that is a lesser version of the original that was uploaded to commons. I searched for it being a copyright at Commons using the image compare and some other tricks, but didn't find any definitive proof of such. The claims on the image there are plausible. The person may or may not be related to the current account Amaratechnofutures.

At this time, I can't endorse a CU based on the one upload of a photo. Again, I expect some meatpuppetry along the way but that was over a month ago so blocking wouldn't be preventative. It is possible that Goodelhibike and Amaratechnofutures are the same but not certain enough for a CU or action. No prejudice against reconsidering in the future if more evidence surfaces. For now, and closing. Dennis Brown &#124; 2¢ &#124; WER  11:09, 5 July 2013 (UTC)