Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Firegazer101/Archive

23 July 2012

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Firegazer101 started editing on Wikipedia on April 13, 2012 and mainly focuses on articles relating to Big Brother (TV series) with some focus on other reality shows like The X Factor and I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out of Here. Recently the user has been editing the Big Brother 14 (U.S.) article making various good faith edits until recently when the appearance of Firegazer104 appeared on the talk page claiming to make edits to make the article neater. Diff Diff Firegazer104's first two and only edits are on the talk page of the same article. User Contributions The edit in question was made by an IP address 216.39.200.85 (Diff). When the edit was reverted by another unreleated IP, 216.39.200.85 reverted the edit back to his last edit with a note directing users to go to the talk page. (Diff). 216.39.200.85 then commented on the talk page twice in support of Firegazer104. (Diff, Diff) 216.39.200.85 then reverts an edit made my Msalmon back to his version with another note to go to the talk page. (Diff) While this has been going on Firegazer101 has not edited the Big Brother 14 (U.S.) article instead this account is focusing on Big Brother 13 (UK) and articles relating to Big Brother (UK). User Contributions Meanwhile Firegazer104 has not reappeared on any articles during this time. User Contributions. Based on this I think this is a use of Sock puppetry. I am in no way attacking the user or users in question but this seems a little suspicious to me.  ♪♫Al ucard   16♫♪  19:10, 23 July 2012 (UTC)

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 * - There is enough overlap, and both on the same talk page, plus the obvious IP, that a check plus sleepers is warranted. Not the largest case for abuse, but still arguably some if avoiding scrutiny. Dennis Brown -  2&cent;    &copy;   (WER) 19:14, 23 July 2012 (UTC)
 * . I don't think CU is going to tell us anything more than what is already clear. WilliamH (talk) 19:41, 23 July 2012 (UTC)
 * Script died, but manually blocked static IP 3 months, indef the sock, and 1 week for the first time Master. Dennis Brown - 2&cent;    &copy;   (WER) 20:57, 23 July 2012 (UTC)

24 July 2012

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This user was first active on Wikipedia on October 11, 2011 and edited the article Elkins High School (Missouri City, Texas) but had the edits reverted by another user with a introductory warning that the edits may be received as vandalism. FBISD made two more edits in December 2011 and was inactive until July 14, 2012 when he began editing Talk:Big Brother 14 (U.S.) with helpful comments. Then on July 23,2012 added a note in a discussion that was started by Firegazer101's secondary account Firegazer104. In the edit he notes that his IP address was blocked due to WP:3RR. (Diff)

I suspect that Firegazer101 is using this account to evade the blocks placed on him for sock puppetry. Also because this account is older than Firegazer101 I suspect that FBISD is actually the master account while Firegazer101, Firegazer104 are his sock puppet accounts while 216.39.200.85 is his current IP address. In the previous case I gave examples how all three accounts were used in the same article space and same topics of interest. That case was resolved but now another user has appeared with the same viewpoints as the others.

Again, I just want to point out that aside from using sock puppets I believe the user is making good faith edits but has just got caught up in a bit of sock-puppetry.  ♪♫Al ucard   16♫♪  03:23, 24 July 2012 (UTC)

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That is my IP address (now blocked!). I am not either FireGazer nor do I know this person. I have already sent in the appropriate information to get my IP unblocked as I prefer to edit on my IP instead of my username. I don't hold any ill will Alucard 16. But this is a bit of a pain to try to get my IP unblocked. FBISD (talk) 05:19, 24 July 2012 (UTC)
 * Sorry about getting the IP confused, I was just confused with everything after the two accounts were popping up then an IP edit just seemed a bit weird. Didn't mean to get you mixed up but was just wanting to make sure that you was or wasn't a sock-puppet evading a block. Didn't mean to get you mixed up in all of this.  ♪♫Al ucard   16♫♪  20:35, 24 July 2012 (UTC)
 * It fooled me as well, with the IP. SPI is often more art than science.  Dennis Brown -  2&cent;    &copy;   (WER) 20:37, 24 July 2012 (UTC)

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 * I have a hold on the UTRS appeal and will take a look at it tomorrow along with this case. -- DQ  (ʞlɐʇ)  06:52, 24 July 2012 (UTC)
 * FBISD is ❌ to the Firegazer group, though is part of the group.  on the IPs. --  DQ  (ʞlɐʇ)  20:27, 24 July 2012 (UTC)
 * I've removed the block on the IP, based on this information. Dennis Brown -  2&cent;    &copy;   (WER) 20:31, 24 July 2012 (UTC)
 * Blocked Firegazer102 per CU results. Dennis Brown - 2&cent;    &copy;   (WER) 20:33, 24 July 2012 (UTC)