Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Doktorspin/Archive

Report date March 21 2009, 04:19 (UTC)

 * Suspected sockpuppets


 * Evidence submitted by --Akhilleus (talk)

User:Doktorspin has recently been filling up Talk:Julian the Apostate with voluminous arguments that the page should be moved to Julian vel sim. because "Apostate" is derogatory, POV, whatever. User:JoeWallack makes similar arguments, at great length, with extensive reference to Wikipedia policy (though not necessarily extensive understanding). As of this filing, User:JoeWallack has 6 edits--all to Talk:Julian the Apostate. JoeWallack started posting just after the conclusion of an unsuccessful move request here, and he and Doktorspin are the only editors still posting to the talk page in favor of a move. Their arguments are similar in tone, style, and substance, so much so that I fear there is sockpuppetry or meatpupperty here. Another editor has already voiced these concerns at Talk:Julian the Apostate; I am filing this request so uninvolved parties can take a look. --Akhilleus (talk) 04:19, 21 March 2009 (UTC)

Going back over the talk page history I note an apparent throwaway sockpuppet, User:Gentleexit, whose only edit is. --Akhilleus (talk) 04:23, 21 March 2009 (UTC)


 * Comments by accused parties    See Defending yourself against claims.


 * Comments by other users


 * Clerk, patrolling admin and checkuser comments
 * I've went ahead and blocked the throwaway account and linked back to this case. That does not imply that I think that the throwaway account is Doktorspin's. I'll investigate the relationship between the other two accounts when I get back from work. If another admin wants to do so before then, they may feel free. ——  nix eagle email me 20:23, 22 March 2009 (UTC)


 * Conclusions
 * Blocked the 2 new accounts, but they are not Doktorspin, closing.  MBisanz  talk 04:29, 29 March 2009 (UTC)


 * Archiving. Foxy Loxy  Pounce! 04:35, 29 March 2009 (UTC)