Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Esptest/Archive

21 July 2012

 * Suspected sockpuppets


 * User compare report Auto-generated every hour.

Both accounts added the same spam link to Extrasensory perception. See and. I'm fairly sure we have a duck here but requesting CU to check for sleepers, given how quickly the user resorted to socking. 81M (talk) 13:23, 21 July 2012 (UTC)

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 * - Sleeper and/or IP blocks please. Blocked and tagged both. T. Canens (talk) 16:20, 21 July 2012 (UTC)
 * ✅, didn't see anything else. WilliamH (talk) 16:30, 21 July 2012 (UTC)

23 July 2012

 * Suspected sockpuppets


 * User compare report Auto-generated every hour.

Account's first and only edit was to remove a different link from Extrasensory perception giving a reason that it's WP:SPAM (see ). The link had been there before so I'm not 100% convinced that it's actually an unhelpful link. Trying to assume good faith, but I have a feeling this isn't a coincidence given: Requesting CU for sleeper-check/ IP block. 81M (talk) 03:01, 23 July 2012 (UTC)
 * the above named account is apparently an SPA created solely to edit this article
 * another sock surfaced in the meantime and was blocked by User:C.Fred
 * and the account name is in a similar style with the others

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 * . Norman appears to be eliminating his web competition. I also found these which are Esptest:
 * (stale for CU purposes)
 * (stale for CU purposes)

...and they appear to be promoting these links:


 * realblackmagic.com
 * realblackvoodoo.com

Need a sleeper check because I think there are more in the drawer. — Berean Hunter   (talk)  16:37, 23 July 2012 (UTC) — Berean Hunter   (talk)  21:04, 23 July 2012 (UTC)
 * ✅,, and  are . No other accounts found. ​—DoRD (talk)​ 17:06, 23 July 2012 (UTC)
 * Semi-protect the page he is targeting? Pretty please?81M (talk) 20:18, 23 July 2012 (UTC)
 * Hopefully there will be no need. Earlier, I filed this blacklist report and as socking has been confirmed, it is just a matter of time until the sock can't add the links he wants to which should de-motivate him. Also, sometimes the spam investigations will offer more evidence which uncovers more socking.


 * Blocked and tagged. Marking for close. Keilana&#124;Parlez ici 16:17, 24 July 2012 (UTC)

24 July 2012

 * Suspected sockpuppets


 * User compare report Auto-generated every hour.

— Berean Hunter   (talk)  22:28, 24 July 2012 (UTC)
 * Reopening as, a new account has just popped up to add the link here.


 * Splitting into an additional SPI incident. 81M (talk) 21:19, 25 July 2012 (UTC)

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Blocked and tagged, URL blacklisted. --MuZemike 03:11, 29 July 2012 (UTC)