Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Dolltender/Archive

Suspected sockpuppets
Both accounts have mainly edited Robert (doll) using the same wording for odd statements and using similar low quality sources:

is repeatedly editing Robert (doll) to say or imply that the doll is cursed and that the doll causes harm to those who "disrepect" him. This is cited to low quality sources:


 * 1) changing "allegedly haunted doll" to "reputedly haunted doll"
 * 2) adding that ghosthunter Zak Bagans "butler Theodore disrespects Robert and experiences physical ailments" cited to an episode of Ghost Adventures: Artifacts
 * 3) adding "In paranormal circles he is believed to be the world's most terrifying haunted doll. Robert's popularity has grown immensely due to his reputation for cursing anyone who disrespects him." cited in part to Atlas Obscura
 * 4) "Eugene blamed terrible things that happened on Robert the Doll" cited to Robert the Doll: The True Biography of Key West's Haunted Doll 
 * 5) "Some people believe the filmmakers untimely 2023 death from Cushing's Syndrome at 39 years old is tied to Robert the Doll's curse" cited to a self-published fundraiser announcement
 * 6) "William Shatner tempted fate in 2012 by mocking Robert the Doll" cited to a YouTube link for a pirated episode of Weird or What hosted by William Shatner

edited Robert (doll) to say or imply that the doll is cursed and that the doll causes harm to those who "disrepect" Robert. This is cited to the same low quality sources:


 * 1) changing "allegedly haunted doll" to "haunted doll"
 * 2) adding that ghosthunter Zak Bagans's "butler Theodore disrespects Robert and suffers a stroke." cited to an episode of Ghost Adventures: Artifacts
 * 3) adding "The doll is said to curse people who disrespect him" and "In paranormal circles he is known as the world's most terrifying haunted doll." cited in part to Atlas Obscura
 * 4) "Eugene blamed terrible things that happened on Robert the Doll." cited to Robert the Doll: The True Biography of Key West's Haunted Doll 
 * 5) "Some people believe the filmmakers untimely 2023 death from Cushing's Syndrome at 39 years old is tied to Robert the Doll's curse."
 * 6) "William Shatner tempted fate in 2012 by mocking Robert the Doll in S3 E4 of William Shatner's Weird or What." cited in the text to an episode of Weird or What hosted by William Shatner

Both also add a citation to Ozzy Osbourne blames year of bad luck on 'haunted' doll he tried to blow up.

When an editor noted similarities and linked WP:SOCK on their talk page, responded that "The information I attempted to update is quite similar to that of Dolltender's edit because the information has not changed as it is historically accurate." This does not address the way that both editors have used identical wording. Rjjiii (talk) 00:39, 1 June 2024 (UTC)

Comments by other users

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Clerk, CheckUser, and/or patrolling admin comments

 * I'm not inclined to take any action here. If they are the same person, there has been no attempt to get around the block on the Gabriellemcnell using the other account. Let's see if the disruption continues.  Girth Summit  (blether)  15:21, 1 June 2024 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
I do understand that this has been reported before but Gabriellemcnell continues to attempt to make the same exact changes to the same article that Dolltender has recently made. While the Dolltender account hasn't made any changes since the Gabriellemcnell account began editing, Gabriellemcnell has been called out on the similarities and has denied being the same person. With both accounts being dedicated to making the same changes, word-for-word, to the Robert (doll) article, this is a WP:DUCK without a doubt. Both accounts are solely dedicated to changing the article to their liking despite a block for edit warring already. They continued their disruption by posting their version of the entire article on its talk page, in an attempt to have someone make their changes for them. NJZombie (talk) 23:43, 12 June 2024 (UTC)

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 * I was under the impression that using a second account to back up the edits of another account’s edits is a misuse (WP:BADSOCK) and that’s exactly what they did when they denied being the same editor and explained away the identical edits as another editor feeling the same way they did. NJZombie (talk) 03:36, 14 June 2024 (UTC)

Clerk, CheckUser, and/or patrolling admin comments

 * Given the lack of temporal overlap and Dolltender very short period of activity (>3hrs), there continues to be no misuse here. Please report any disruptive editing through usual channels. Sir Sputnik (talk) 02:13, 14 June 2024 (UTC)
 * BADSOCK refers to the entire section on inappropriate uses of alternative accounts, most of which is clearly not applicable here. The parts that potentially could be (posing as a neutral commentator, creating the illusion of support) are contingent on using more than one account at a time. The outcome of the last report was: Let's see if the disruption continues. That has proven not to be the case so far. If that changes, it would better handled through channels specifically set up for dealing with disruptive editing (WP:AIV, WP:ANI, etc.) Sir Sputnik (talk) 21:22, 16 June 2024 (UTC)