Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Drawingyourdreams/Archive

Suspected sockpuppets



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A group of WP:SPA accounts editing only on Murat Pak (Draft:Pak, Pak (Creator) etc). Drawingyourdreams did not edit for about 11 years, but has made no edit on any other topic. Pmmccurdy is or was a course instructor, but recent edits are on this topic only (account compromised?). NB1: this editor has also uploaded works by Pak as "own work" on Commons. NB2: the topic is probably notable at this point, so editing about it is not in itself a cause for alarm or suspicion. Justlettersandnumbers (talk) 23:16, 25 November 2021 (UTC)

Comments by other users
''Accused parties may also comment/discuss in this section below. See Defending yourself against claims.'' I received an email to my work account saying I am being investigated for sockpuppetry. No my account hasnt been compromised. Have I been doing many edits on Wikipedia as of late? No. Past edits indeed are on an area of academic interest where I have published articles, chapters and books (protest camps, tar/oil sands, Alberta). But as a tenured professor of media and communication, I also take interest in digital culture (by way of my published writing on Mediatization theory). I have an interest in crypto, have actively followed art/street art for two decades which got me interested in NFT and NFT artists such as Pak. Pak didn't haven an entry which was odd despite having MANY news articles (see the page I created), despite tens of millions in sales at world leading auction houses. Pak also has a Discord with many active members who are keen to contribute to the profile. So, with another Discord member, ShortsHoward, it was built. And for some reason here we are. I honestly don't have the time nor motivation to SockPuppet. I just wanted to create an entry for Pak and let others expand upon it. But... here we are.Pmmccurdy (talk) 23:57, 25 November 2021 (UTC)Pmmccurdy

Clerk, CheckUser, and/or patrolling admin comments

 * I have reason to believe this is off-wiki canvassing via social media rather than sockpuppetry. I did check Drawingyourdreams due to suspicion of compromise (unused 11-year-old account that suddenly shows up to edit on the article of interest is eyebrow-raising); technical evidence does not suggest it is compromised. Check declined on Pmmccurdy, looking at their userpage, I could imagine "new media" being an area they're interested in. Declining the rest of the checks as well given the canvassing angle. I've semi'd the page and talk page until someone actions the G4. Not going to block anyone at this time, but if anyone gets disruptive I can start handing out blocks. GeneralNotability (talk) 00:00, 26 November 2021 (UTC)