Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Elalpo/Archive

Report date June 4 2009, 13:37 (UTC)

 * Suspected sockpuppets

I recently tagged a copyright vio article of Elalpo for speedy deletion. Then this user who has no other contributions than reverting my tag, comes along and removes it. I think the similarities are too close.  ceran  thor 13:37, 4 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Evidence submitted by  ceran  thor


 * Comments by accused parties

User:Sdivgun Yes, we are working from the same computer. I've created the initial page under my user space (at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Sdivgun/Alexander_S._Potupa)

After it was finished, she had published it under her account as an article. Also, please check her comment for that page, before making accusation.

Thank you in advance.


 * Comments by other users


 * Clerk, patrolling admin and checkuser comments
 * reporter attempted to get the case speedily deleted. However, there would appear to be a case of two authors colluding on a copyvio, and deleting speedy tags Mayalld (talk) 14:19, 4 June 2009 (UTC)
 * I'm not sure now. I've tried to cooperate with the user but there has been no response yet. They clearly violated policy but I'm not sure they were aware of the sockpuppeting policy in the first place. The created article was a relative in their family who has recently died, and I've asked them to rewrite the article with reliable sources, not original research. Nevertheless, the removing the tag is cheating the system in a way.  ceran  thor 14:22, 4 June 2009 (UTC)

clear technical breach of WP:SOCK in removing the csd tag, but no intention to break the rules. Her father has recently died, she wants to put up a biography, and he is apparently notable. I think, based on an assurance that she will stick to the rules, we can afford to cut her some slack here. Mayalld (talk) 18:08, 4 June 2009 (UTC) Mayalld (talk) 18:08, 4 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Conclusions