Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Fairlysimple/Archive

Suspected sockpuppets
I strongly suspect that User:Fairlysimple and User:PaulPachad are operated by the same person/group. Both have edited non-notable magazine Authority (Magazine) and now they are trying to influence the AfD Articles for deletion/Authority (Magazine) by racking-up votes. Jsfodness (talk) 13:22, 16 May 2022 (UTC)

Comments by other users
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Hi this is PaulPachad. I am not the same person as Fairlysimple, and I actually have no idea who it (he/she/them) is. I'm not sure how you'd like me to prove it, but I would be willing to take an oath in court under the threat of perjury and jail time, that I am not the same person and not working together. PaulPachad (talk) 18:53, 19 May 2022 (UTC)

Clerk, CheckUser, and/or patrolling admin comments

 * - -- RoySmith (talk) 14:01, 16 May 2022 (UTC)
 * CU isn't going to be much help here. I could call this, but  due to proxy use might also apply.   -- RoySmith (talk) 14:18, 16 May 2022 (UTC)
 * I strongly suspect that both editors share a COI with Authority. However, I don't see evidence that they're the same person, and I'm not convinced that there's been meatpuppetry here. The article was deleted, Fairlysimple has gone inactive, and PaulPachad seems to have moved on from the matter, so even if there was something shady, I don't think a block would be preventative of anythign. Closing without action, without prejudice against a re-file if further evidence emerges. --  Tamzin  [ cetacean needed ] (she&#124;they&#124;xe) 07:22, 23 June 2022 (UTC)