Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/DoctorBananarama22/Archive

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Both are brand new accounts with spoof names inspired by the text of the Great Barrington Declaration article. Mad Scientist is Wikipedia abbreviation-literate in the very first edit summary (uses "NPOV"  and on the second uses "undue weight"  while finding and applying a template.)

Similarly Dr Banarama uses Wikipedia jargon from the moment of conception ("weasel words" )

Being myself engaged in content disputes with each in sequence, the priorities of both seem identical, and both appear to be the undisclosed work of an experienced Wikipedia editor, with interests in politics and coronavirus. The first concern was to remove the detail of the spoof signatories' names from the article, suggesting the name Bananarama was chosen for this reason. Instead, the section was expanded, and another name "MadScientistDoctor" was quoted from an RS. Shortly afterwards, the account of that name made its first edit. Some of the other recent IPs and SPAs created for the purpose of editing the article before its extended-confirmed protection may bear investigation.

I hope I've adhered to policy in making this report; there are few diffs here but the entire contributions list is not long and all are relevant. GPinkerton (talk) 03:02, 12 October 2020 (UTC)

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 * - There's no doubt from the WP:PRECOCIOUS use of jargon that these are not new editors, and the editing style and closeness in edit times makes it likely they're the same person. But, this is such an inflammatory topic, lots of editors are being drawn to it.  So asking for CU to rule out that these are just two different experienced editors who have both created WP:VALIDALT accounts for privacy.  -- RoySmith (talk) 15:15, 13 October 2020 (UTC)
 * -- Amanda  (aka DQ) 12:24, 15 October 2020 (UTC)
 * -- Amanda  (aka DQ) 12:24, 15 October 2020 (UTC)
 * -- Amanda  (aka DQ) 12:24, 15 October 2020 (UTC)
 * -- Amanda  (aka DQ) 12:24, 15 October 2020 (UTC)
 * -- Amanda  (aka DQ) 12:24, 15 October 2020 (UTC)
 * -- Amanda  (aka DQ) 12:24, 15 October 2020 (UTC)
 * -- Amanda  (aka DQ) 12:24, 15 October 2020 (UTC)
 * -- Amanda  (aka DQ) 12:24, 15 October 2020 (UTC)


 * everybody, closing. -- RoySmith (talk) 13:03, 15 October 2020 (UTC)
 * fix tag -- RoySmith (talk) 13:10, 15 October 2020 (UTC)