Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Fmph/Archive

11 May 2012

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Both these 'new' accounts have been opened up in the last two days and the editing pattern is not the typical pattern of a new user. Both accounts seemed to be concerned either with tagging UK school articles or nominating them for deletion. The IP address was used to vote delete in two of the AfDs. All three accounts are remarkably similar to the editing pattern of User talk:Fmph who is also concerned with tagging and deleting UK school articles. Dahliarose (talk) 13:22, 11 May 2012 (UTC)


 * Sorry to cause problems but I've now discovered that someone has already opened this case but under a different name at Sockpuppet investigations/First4Uppingham. Is it possible to combine the two cases?

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 * Everyone's blocked and Fmph seems to have left the project. Marking for close. TN X Man  16:00, 15 May 2012 (UTC)

11 May 2012

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Please see Articles for deletion/Cottesmore School, for example. The primary account is a new one but seems very familiar with Wikipedia procedures. Note that Foutre is a rude word in French and perhaps indicates that someone is fucking with us. Warden (talk) 12:58, 11 May 2012 (UTC) Warden (talk) 12:58, 11 May 2012 (UTC)

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 * Concur. All three accounts appear to be used largely or solely to post delete opinions on AfDs for schools. -- Necrothesp (talk) 13:05, 11 May 2012 (UTC)


 * I'm commenting on schools from the AfD and the schools for deletion list. Is that a crime? I haven't voted delete in every case - I've looked at the articles and decided on merit. I stand by all the votes based on the WP:GNG criteria, which is believe is the correct one to use. If someone can point to something I'm doing wrong then I'm quite happy to listen and act on advice. ZachFoutre (talk) 13:17, 11 May 2012 (UTC)
 * What you're doing wrong is apparently using three separate accounts, often to give three identical opinions on the same AfD. That is not acceptable on Wikipedia. You're entitled to your opinions, but only to give one "vote" in each AfD. The fact that all three accounts have been created in the last two days, are all used for the same thing, and you seem very familiar with WP procedures for a new user are also suspicious, as I'm sure you can see. -- Necrothesp (talk) 13:22, 11 May 2012 (UTC)


 * I agree this behaviour is very suspicious and not at all what one might expect of a new user. I've inadvertently opened another case as I hadn't seen this one. I think these accounts are all sockpuppets of User talk:Fmph, which is the oldest account. This user had a similar interest in tagging UK school articles and nominating them for deletion, but has not used his account for several weeks now. Dahliarose (talk)
 * I would also suggest that User:Fmph be investigated here, sock or meat puppet, I care not which. There are many WP:POINT edits being made in the schools area along the lines of this original editor. Fiddle Faddle (talk) 15:32, 11 May 2012 (UTC)


 * I forgot to mention that I inadvertently opened up another sockpuppet investigation at Sockpuppet investigations/Fmph which also reported the above three accounts. I thought I had checked to see if anyone had already reported the problem but the two notices went up around the same time. Can the two investigations be combined? Dahliarose (talk) 21:01, 11 May 2012 (UTC)

Clerk, CheckUser, and/or patrolling admin comments

 * Quack. I'm not going to say what mistakes the vandal made that were unambiguous tip-offs.  Discussion contributions struck.  AFD discussions closed as speedy keep where there was no independent participation.  Account edit privileges removed indefinitely.  Ability to create accounts suspended for a period.  We go about our business.  Uncle G (talk) 15:36, 11 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Everyone's blocked, marking for close. TN X Man  16:00, 15 May 2012 (UTC)