Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Ericorbit/Archive

Report date January 11 2009, 07:50 (UTC)

 * Suspected sockpuppets

X clamation point  07:50, 11 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Evidence submitted by Tarysky (talk)


 * User:Ericorbit and his believed to be sock User:Realist2 team up together on pages and keep reverting. On pages like "New Amerykah Part Two (Return of the Ankh)" and "User:Realist2's talk page". After leaving a comment for User:Realist2, User:Ericorbit shows up to answer the question. Another example of this, would be when I leave a comment for "User:Ericorbit" in response "User:Realist2" shows up. My request was for User:Ericorbit to stop personal attacking my talk page. User:Realist2 comes and says that no personal attacks have been made against me. One follows another or itself and is strongly believe to have a sockpuppet. User: Realist2 confessed that he is a sockpuppet of User:Ericorbit.


 * (cur) (prev) 18:36, 9 January 2009 Realist2 (Talk | contribs) (24,225 bytes) (rep) (undo)
 * (cur) (prev) 18:29, 9 January 2009 Realist2 (Talk | contribs) (23,842 bytes) (Ã¢ÂÂNew Amerykah Part Two (Return of the Ankh): new section) (undo)
 * (cur) (prev) 15:33, 8 January 2009 Realist2 (Talk | contribs) (23,050 bytes) (com) (undo)
 * (cur) (prev) 04:58, 8 January 2009 Realist2 (Talk | contribs) (22,039 bytes) (com) (undo)
 * (cur) (prev) 04:35, 8 January 2009 Realist2 (Talk | contribs) (21,476 bytes) (ADD) (undo)
 * (cur) (prev) 22:54, 7 January 2009 Realist2 (Talk | contribs) (21,181 bytes) (add) (undo)
 * (cur) (prev) 22:18, 7 January 2009 SineBot (Talk | contribs) m (20,890 bytes) (Dating comment by StephenN17 - "") (undo)
 * (cur) (prev) 22:17, 7 January 2009 StephenN17 (Talk | contribs) (20,681 bytes) (undo)
 * (cur) (prev) 21:23, 7 January 2009 Realist2 (Talk | contribs) m (20,487 bytes) (o) (undo)
 * (cur) (prev) 21:23, 7 January 2009 Realist2 (Talk | contribs) (20,487 bytes) (Ã¢ÂÂAssistance needed: new section) (undo)
 * (cur) (prev) 18:03, 7 January 2009 Kww (Talk | contribs) (19,457 bytes) (Ã¢ÂÂLies (McFly song): new section) (undo)
 * (cur) (prev) 15:56, 7 January 2009 Realist2 (Talk | contribs) (19,135 bytes) (rep) (undo)
 * (cur) (prev) 11:40, 7 January 2009 Efe (Talk | contribs) (18,939 bytes) (Ã¢ÂÂre: Hot 100 number-one hits of 2009: rsp) (undo)
 * (cur) (prev) 11:35, 7 January 2009 Efe (Talk | contribs) (18,740 bytes) (Ã¢ÂÂre: Hot 100 number-one hits of 2009: rsp) (undo)
 * (cur) (prev) 11:08, 7 January 2009 Efe (Talk | contribs) (18,610 bytes) (rsp) (undo)
 * (cur) (prev) 03:24, 7 January 2009 Realist2 (Talk | contribs) (18,363 bytes) (Ã¢ÂÂBling bling: new section) (undo)
 * (cur) (prev) 22:40, 6 January 2009 Realist2 (Talk | contribs) (17,490 bytes) (add) (undo)


 * This user has been going back and forth to User:Realist2. They have been collaborating way too much, reverting together, asking the other for help, leaving messages on another's page, and never disagree. In my belief, they have recently teamed up to revert an page, New Amerykah Part Two (Return of the Ankh). Both users "User:Ericorbit and User:Realist2" revert other user's edits to keep the page the same. Here is the history of the page,

New Amerykah Part Two (Return of the Ankh)
 * (cur) (prev) 06:18, 10 January 2009 Efe (Talk | contribs) (1,255 bytes) (copy edit) (undo)
 * (cur) (prev) 23:22, 9 January 2009 Realist2 (Talk | contribs) (1,264 bytes) (please provide a direct link to the article because i can't find that in the search engine) (undo)
 * (cur) (prev) 23:14, 9 January 2009 Tarysky (Talk | contribs) (1,605 bytes) (Reference fix) (undo)
 * (cur) (prev) 23:11, 9 January 2009 Tarysky (Talk | contribs) (1,701 bytes) (undo)
 * (cur) (prev) 23:10, 9 January 2009 Tarysky (Talk | contribs) (1,679 bytes) (Ã¢ÂÂConfirmed track list) (undo)
 * (cur) (prev) 23:10, 9 January 2009 Tarysky (Talk | contribs) (1,657 bytes) (These were the only songs mentioned in that article. This article doesn't not need to be reverted anymore by no one.) (undo)
 * (cur) (prev) 20:55, 9 January 2009 Ericorbit (Talk | contribs) m (1,264 bytes) (Reverted edits by JC STARR729 (talk) to last version by Realist2) (undo)
 * (cur) (prev) 20:52, 9 January 2009 JC STARR729 (Talk | contribs) (1,327 bytes) (undo)
 * (cur) (prev) 18:37, 9 January 2009 Realist2 (Talk | contribs) (1,264 bytes) (no it isn't, please provide a link to whatever version of the article you are using) (undo)
 * (cur) (prev) 18:34, 9 January 2009 198.86.17.162 (Talk) (1,452 bytes) (This is mention in the article) (undo)
 * (cur) (prev) 18:23, 9 January 2009 Realist2 (Talk | contribs) (1,264 bytes) (Undid revision 263012891 by 198.86.17.162 (talk) ive seen the essence magazine source and it doesn't mention this) (undo)
 * (cur) (prev) 18:21, 9 January 2009 198.86.17.162 (Talk) (1,452 bytes) (Sourced) (undo)
 * (cur) (prev) 00:00, 9 January 2009 Realist2 (Talk | contribs) (1,264 bytes) (Undid revision 262861425 by JC STARR729 (talk) unsourced) (undo)
 * (cur) (prev) 23:58, 8 January 2009 JC STARR729 (Talk | contribs) (1,326 bytes) (undo)
 * (cur) (prev) 17:10, 8 January 2009 Realist2 (Talk | contribs) (1,264 bytes) (Undid revision 262765172 by 198.86.17.162 (talk) i read the essence magazine piece and it doesn't mention this album) (undo)
 * (cur) (prev) 15:45, 8 January 2009 198.86.17.162 (Talk) (1,452 bytes) (Sources) (undo)
 * (cur) (prev) 23:42, 7 January 2009 Ericorbit (Talk | contribs) (1,264 bytes) (wikilinks) (undo)
 * (cur) (prev) 21:41, 7 January 2009 Realist2 (Talk | contribs) (1,268 bytes) (ref needed) (undo)
 * (cur) (prev) 21:39, 7 January 2009 JC STARR729 (Talk | contribs) (1,326 bytes) (undo)
 * (cur) (prev) 21:38, 7 January 2009 JC STARR729 (Talk | contribs) (1,268 bytes) (undo)
 * (cur) (prev) 22:40, 6 January 2009 Realist2 (Talk | contribs) (1,218 bytes) (needs sourcing) (undo)
 * (cur) (prev) 22:08, 6 January 2009 Realist2 (Talk | contribs) (1,415 bytes) (revert, http://www.essence.com/news_entertainment/entertainment/articles/erykahbaduthebraveone, it's about the fifth album, not sixth) (undo)
 * (cur) (prev) 21:55, 6 January 2009 Tarysky (Talk | contribs) (1,520 bytes) (Ã¢ÂÂConfirmed track list) (undo)
 * (cur) (prev) 21:55, 6 January 2009 Tarysky (Talk | contribs) (1,520 bytes) (Added another source) (undo)
 * (cur) (prev) 21:46, 6 January 2009 Realist2 (Talk | contribs) (1,415 bytes) (unsourced) (undo)
 * (cur) (prev) 21:45, 6 January 2009 Tarysky (Talk | contribs) (1,465 bytes) (Undid revision 262387718 by Ericorbit (talk) "She said so" is not apart of this article) (undo)
 * (cur) (prev) 21:43, 6 January 2009 Ericorbit (Talk | contribs) (1,492 bytes) (provide a source pls. "she said so" is not a source.) (undo)
 * (cur) (prev) 21:42, 6 January 2009 Tarysky (Talk | contribs) (1,465 bytes) (Undid revision 262386512 by Ericorbit (talk)) (undo)
 * (cur) (prev) 21:37, 6 January 2009 Ericorbit (Talk | contribs) (1,414 bytes) (forums and message boards are not reliable sources) (undo)
 * (cur) (prev) 21:36, 6 January 2009 Tarysky (Talk | contribs) (1,558 bytes) (Ã¢ÂÂConfirmed track list) (undo)
 * (cur) (prev) 21:36, 6 January 2009 Ericorbit (Talk | contribs) (1,402 bytes) (restore future tag) (undo)
 * (cur) (prev) 21:33, 6 January 2009 Tarysky (Talk | contribs) (1,385 bytes) (Confirmed Track list) (undo)
 * (cur) (prev) 21:30, 6 January 2009 Ericorbit (Talk | contribs) (1,402 bytes) (unsourced material removed again. corrected formatting to header and also improper capitalization in song title.) (undo)
 * (cur) (prev) 21:24, 6 January 2009 Tarysky (Talk | contribs) (1,603 bytes) (Undid revision 262382167 by Ericorbit (talk) S/he edits were sloppy. This page is under watch) (undo)
 * (cur) (prev) 21:17, 6 January 2009 Ericorbit (Talk | contribs) (1,409 bytes) (there is no confirmation that these are singles (if so pls provide them). Also fixed header capitalization per WP:MoS) (undo)
 * (cur) (prev) 21:08, 6 January 2009 Tarysky (Talk | contribs) (1,540 bytes) (Ã¢ÂÂConfirmed Tracklisting) (undo)
 * (cur) (prev) 21:02, 6 January 2009 Tarysky (Talk | contribs) (1,498 bytes) (Reverted the edits of User:Ericorbit (talk) back to 198.86.17.162, Confirmed tracklisting not just tracklisting) (undo)
 * (cur) (prev) 16:14, 6 January 2009 Ericorbit (Talk | contribs) m (1,255 bytes) (Reverted edits by 198.86.17.162 (talk) to last version by Ericorbit) (undo)
 * (cur) (prev) 15:27, 6 January 2009 198.86.17.162 (Talk) (1,251 bytes) (Undid revision 262009081 by Ericorbit (talk) (Confirmed tracklisting)) (undo)
 * (cur) (prev) 01:50, 5 January 2009 Ericorbit (Talk | contribs) m (1,255 bytes) (moved New Amerykah Part Two (Return of the Ankh) (album) to New Amerykah Part Two (Return of the Ankh): naming conventions) (undo)
 * (cur) (prev) 01:49, 5 January 2009 Ericorbit (Talk | contribs) (1,255 bytes) (this section has no sources, other fixes) (undo)
 * (cur) (prev) 23:59, 4 January 2009 Tarysky (Talk | contribs) (1,251 bytes) (Started the page on New Amerykah Part Two (Return of the Ankh))


 * Notice how one "User:Realist2" follows the other "User:Ericorbit" and doesn't allow the edits of other users. I have chosen to leave this page along after "User:Ericorbit" runs to "User:Realist2's talk page" who is probably an admin to do the job. Because three reverts on one page are against Wikipedia rules. This is his earliest edits


 * 14:31, 10 January 2009 (hist) (diff) m Lotus Flow3r Ã¢ÂÂ (format and link title) (top)
 * 14:30, 10 January 2009 (hist) (diff) User talk:Jagamijs Ã¢ÂÂ (Madonna singles discography) (top)
 * 14:29, 10 January 2009 (hist) (diff) m Madonna singles discography Ã¢ÂÂ (Reverted edits by Jagamijs (talk) to last version by 167.64.85.73) (top)
 * 14:27, 10 January 2009 (hist) (diff) User talk:Realist2 Ã¢ÂÂ (Ã¢ÂÂErykah Badu: go ahead.) (top)
 * 11:32, 10 January 2009 (hist) (diff) User:Ericorbit Ã¢ÂÂ (another pretty pitcher) (top)
 * 11:30, 10 January 2009 (hist) (diff) User talk:Efe Ã¢ÂÂ (Ã¢ÂÂHot 100 number-one hits of blah blah blah: reply) (top)
 * 11:27, 10 January 2009 (hist) (diff) Wikipedia:Peer review/Hot 100 number-one hits of 2008 (United States)/archive1 Ã¢ÂÂ (Ã¢ÂÂHot 100 number-one hits of 2008 (United States): comments) (top)
 * 11:05, 10 January 2009 (hist) (diff) m Number-one dance hits of 2008 (USA) Ã¢ÂÂ (Reverted edits by Jay Phillippe (talk) to last version by Ericorbit) (top)
 * 11:03, 10 January 2009 (hist) (diff) Hot 100 number-one hits of 2008 (United States) Ã¢ÂÂ (ack!!! didnt meant to do that.) (top)
 * 10:59, 10 January 2009 (hist) (diff) Hot 100 number-one hits of 2008 (United States) Ã¢ÂÂ (small corrections.)
 * 00:35, 10 January 2009 (hist) (diff) User talk:Realist2 Ã¢ÂÂ (Ã¢ÂÂErykah Badu: comment)
 * 00:29, 10 January 2009 (hist) (diff) User talk:Tarysky Ã¢ÂÂ (re:Erykah Badu)
 * 21:21, 9 January 2009 (hist) (diff) Wikipedia talk:Record charts Ã¢ÂÂ (Ã¢ÂÂKorean charts: reply)
 * 21:08, 9 January 2009 (hist) (diff) User talk:JC STARR729 Ã¢ÂÂ (Ã¢ÂÂJanuary 2009: Soldier (Erykah Badu song))
 * 21:07, 9 January 2009 (hist) (diff) Soldier (Erykah Badu song) Ã¢ÂÂ (remove unsourced first phrase and rumors about her next album, which has nothing to do with this song) (top)
 * 20:55, 9 January 2009 (hist) (diff) User talk:JC STARR729 Ã¢ÂÂ (Ã¢ÂÂJanuary 2009: New Amerykah Part Two (Return of the Ankh))
 * 20:55, 9 January 2009 (hist) (diff) m New Amerykah Part Two (Return of the Ankh) Ã¢ÂÂ (Reverted edits by JC STARR729 (talk) to last version by Realist2)

Tarysky (talk) 14:59, 10 January 2009 (UTC)


 * Comments by accused parties

That "confession" on my talkpage was a very obvious joke, given that it followed this joke "outing" in the same thread, as part of a long discussion about legitimate uses of multiple accounts. I highly doubt Realist would be creating sockpuppets to post replies on his own talkpage. I don't want to do it myself as I'm technically involved now, but can someone close this RFCU, please? Ã¢ÂÂ  iride scent  22:10, 10 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Comments by other users

Inappropriate comment removed, for details please see the page history. Tiptoety talk 23:08, 10 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Clerk, patrolling admin and checkuser comments
 * Seeing as the merger destryed page histories, the history is at 1. X clamation point  07:50, 11 January 2009 (UTC)


 * I'm not seeing grounds for a checkuser investigation, here. Is there specific reason to believe these users are socks? If so, let's see some diffs or other evidence. – Luna Santin  (talk) 00:59, 20 January 2009 (UTC)


 * Conclusions