Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Fred newman/Archive

17 August 2013

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Sockmaster and puppets are all WP:SPA, focusing on Nicholas Alahverdian, Alahverdian v. Rhode Island Department of Children, Youth and Families, et al, and articles of BLPs related to those two articles. See user contributions here, here, here, and here. Sdcha is currently blocked for disruptive editing. See ANI on subject. IPs have the same pattern of editing, here, here, and here. IP2 does have other edits and may be a dynamic IP. Otherwise, it looks like a duck. GregJackP  Boomer!   02:28, 17 August 2013 (UTC)

All parties have been notified of this SPI. GregJackP  Boomer!   02:42, 17 August 2013 (UTC)

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Added. It may be useful to ask a Commons checkuser to look at these same accounts. Delicious carbuncle (talk) 02:58, 17 August 2013 (UTC)
 * Added and . Delicious carbuncle (talk) 03:19, 17 August 2013 (UTC)

Fred newman is now blanking the AFD notice on Nicholas Alahverdian, just like Sdcha was doing prior to being blocked. Here is the diff (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Nicholas_Alahverdian&diff=prev&oldid=568882985) Vandalizing edit summaries with swear words as well. Very similar behavior, if you ask me. NewAccount4Me (talk) 04:30, 17 August 2013 (UTC)
 * Again, user has blanked two closed AfDs on the above articles, leading to another ANI and 12-hour ban. Again, this is very similar behavior undertaken by his now-banned suspected sock Sdcha, occurring on the very same pages. NewAccount4Me (talk) 22:01, 19 August 2013 (UTC)

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 * All of the following are ✅




 * - A l is o n  ❤ 08:50, 20 August 2013 (UTC)


 * 10 day block on master with extremely firm warning regarding promotional activities and socking. Rest blocked and tagged. IPs now stale. NativeForeigner Talk 15:19, 20 August 2013 (UTC)

27 August 2013

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Based on master's prior sockfarm attempts to save Nicholas Alahverdian from deletion, and the fact that this new sock produced a brand new, fully cited article in a single edit on their first ever Wikipedia edit. WikiDan61 ChatMe!ReadMe!! 18:50, 27 August 2013 (UTC)

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 * ✅ - no others that I can see - A l is o n  ❤ 19:02, 27 August 2013 (UTC)
 * Indefinitely blocked all, closing. Rschen7754 19:17, 27 August 2013 (UTC)

29 August 2013

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New user Sarot23 has recreated Nicholas Alahverdian and added the subject to several articles. Delicious carbuncle (talk) 19:52, 29 August 2013 (UTC) Delicious carbuncle (talk) 19:52, 29 August 2013 (UTC)

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 * Done. Rschen7754 20:21, 29 August 2013 (UTC)

15 November 2013

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Recreated article on himself, Nic Alahverdian, reinserted photos of himself. See previous SPIs. GregJackP  Boomer!   12:06, 15 November 2013 (UTC)

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 * Suspected sock blocked indef per duck test. Closing now. Mark Arsten (talk) 16:15, 15 November 2013 (UTC)