Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Festes/Archive

09 April 2012

 * Suspected sockpuppets




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I'd block them per DUCK test, but just to make sure I'd like CU verification. These four accounts overlap almost 100% in their contributions: their only interest on Wikipedia is to plug the non-notable Gjekë Marinaj and his non-notable literary theory Protonism. Behavioral evidence is further found in these two edits. Sock 4 is interesting as well: in this version of the subject's article (click in infobox on "show influences") you'll find Frederick Turner listed as an influence, and Charles.UTD has edited only the subject and Frederick Turner.

IP 76.184.254.81 is in on the action too--see capitalization, punctuation, and promotion in this edit to Gjekë Marinaj: ellipsis here and caps here. There's a couple more IPs in the same range (the 65 IP geolocates to the Dallas area, where the subject works).

I want to point out one more IP: in this edit you can see how IP129.110.5.92 had added a bunch of stuff to Turner, including a (now-dead) link to an article also found in earlier versions of the Marinaj article, such as this one, edited by Festes (see EL section, "UTD News").
 * Note--I found a correct link to the article in the Turner article: here. It established the connection between the two subjects as well.

There may be more but I have a headache already. Drmies (talk) 20:06, 9 April 2012 (UTC)
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Clerk, CheckUser, and/or patrolling admin comments
It's the following are the same:

These two are matches to each other and the group above:
 * No comments on any IPs. TN X Man  20:47, 9 April 2012 (UTC)
 * Blocked all except User:Charles.UTD, since he doesn't quite match the close pattern of the rest, and he was only a match.  The rest show very strong signs of being socks.  ‑Scottywong | chatter _  03:18, 10 April 2012 (UTC)
 * Is it too much to ask CU if, who came out of nowhere to vote in this AfD, is also related? Thanks, Drmies (talk) 03:33, 10 April 2012 (UTC)
 * If confirmed related, please also block, unmistakably the same editor. JFHJr (㊟) 04:28, 10 April 2012 (UTC)
 * Is it too much to ask CU if, who came out of nowhere to vote in this AfD, is also related? Thanks, Drmies (talk) 03:33, 10 April 2012 (UTC)
 * If confirmed related, please also block, unmistakably the same editor. JFHJr (㊟) 04:28, 10 April 2012 (UTC)


 * - T. Canens (talk) 14:17, 11 April 2012 (UTC)
 * Jmanteith is, Джеймс Мантет is and  (recently reactivated) is a ✅ match to the above group.  TN X Man  15:21, 11 April 2012 (UTC)
 * Snowpedia100 blocked and tagged. ​—DoRD (talk)​ 16:54, 11 April 2012 (UTC)

14 April 2012

 * Suspected sockpuppets




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Same MO (commentary on Articles for deletion/Protonism). One of the IPs claims to be the author of the theory himself. Thanks for your attention. Drmies (talk) 03:55, 14 April 2012 (UTC) Drmies (talk) 03:55, 14 April 2012 (UTC)
 * I added another IP, 65.248.93.201, derived from the Articles for deletion/Gjekë Marinaj. Similar arguments, and the IP's history overlaps perfectly with that of the others, including the already-blocked accounts. See, for instance, this random example and this edit] to User talk:Blueink500--which I believe is a note to pretend different identities. If not socking, this is meating. Drmies (talk) 15:57, 14 April 2012 (UTC)
 * Another one came by. I'm going to semi-protect the article. Note the threat of IP hopping. I'd block for a personal attack of some semi-literate sarcastic type, but it's too silly to waste electrons on. Drmies (talk) 20:12, 14 April 2012 (UTC)

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 * Comment – Benico/Acokaj just recreated Protonism after unsuccessfully attempting to vote stack at AfD. This is either the stinkiest sock or the loudest meatquack I've seen in a while. JFHJr (㊟) 21:33, 16 April 2012 (UTC)
 * Re-deleted the article and put the title under Creation protection for 2 weeks. --Michael Greiner 23:02, 16 April 2012 (UTC)
 * Thank you! JFHJr (㊟) 23:12, 16 April 2012 (UTC)

Clerk, CheckUser, and/or patrolling admin comments
Hmm, some interesting results here. Benico and Acokaj are the same. Elvisoflondon is ❌ to them. All three appear ❌ technically to the accounts in the archive. (No comment on any IPs) I wonder if there is some offsite coordination going on here? TN X Man 18:13, 16 April 2012 (UTC)