Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/G8crash3r/Archive

15 June 2010

 * Suspected sockpuppets

All IPs resolving to same area editor is from; and all doing the same edits in trying to revert the addition of "channel listings" from What Wikipedia is not, and edit warring at SkyCable and others to restore channel listings. Multiple IPs also leaving notes at User talk:Fastily re User:Active Banana with similar wording to the same rants G8crash3r is using, including the constant personal attacks of AB, and doing similar canvassing against the supported clarification of WP:NOT. Requesting check user to confirm which are which (at least one suspected IP is already blocked as an IP sock of User:Ricardojose20027, who is doing the same sorts of edits), find any sleepers, and determine appropriate actions. -- AnmaFinotera  (talk · contribs) 18:53, 15 June 2010 (UTC)
 * Evidence submitted by -- AnmaFinotera  (talk · contribs)


 * Comments by accused parties    See Defending yourself against claims.

I believe this investigation has been opened in bad faith or might be to block me from editing articles in wikipedia, nevertheless the investigation can proceed. —Preceding unsigned comment added by G8crash3r (talk • contribs) 19:05, 15 June 2010 (UTC)


 * Comments by other users

While I dont think that User:Puppyph is a sock/sockmaster of User:G8crash3r, User:Puppyph has exhibited the same sorts of behavior as G8crash3r and the IP's and Puppyph may instead be the person socking through the IP's. I am not sure how to integrate that possibility into the investigation. Active Banana (talk) 19:13, 15 June 2010 (UTC) rationale:
 * The issue about NOTDIR applying to the cable channels was of concern to Puppyph
 * From the initial dispute back in May that led me to ask for clarification at WP::NOTDIR

The issue may be moot: G8crash3r is indicating that s/he may not be editing Wikipedia any more Active Banana (talk) 21:04, 15 June 2010 (UTC)


 * I think its best to be sure, particularly when at least one of those IPs has previously been blocked for being an IP sock of an indef blocked editor, causing concern that G8crash3r is himself a sock of some other account. -- AnmaFinotera  (talk · contribs) 22:03, 15 June 2010 (UTC)


 * Well, per the note he just left on my talk page, it seems clear that User:Puppyph is at least one of the IPs, making it even more likely there is socking going on (particularly when he himself was never included in the case until now). -- AnmaFinotera  (talk · contribs) 05:30, 16 June 2010 (UTC)
 * For clarity sake: because I had mentioned User:Puppyph above, I had placed this notice on the userpage yesterday so thats how/why they knew about this investigation. On the other hand, there is the fact that the user is stating the same type of rationales "A non-Filipino shouldnt be editing Philipine articles"/"How come you're only cleaning up Philipine articles- you're being racist"  Active Banana (talk) 11:42, 16 June 2010 (UTC)

Requested by -- AnmaFinotera  (talk · contribs) 18:53, 15 June 2010 (UTC)
 * CheckUser requests
 * - Technical evidence would be beneficial here. Icestorm815  •  Talk  20:12, 17 June 2010 (UTC)
 * Clerk, patrolling admin and checkuser comments

Puppyph and G8crash3r do not appear to be related to each other. No comment on the IPs. --Deskana (talk) 22:28, 17 June 2010 (UTC)
 * Give the IPs here, a range block would have too much collateral damage. HJMitchell has semi-protected most of the articles involved in the edit war until June 29th. No action taken on the accounts. Icestorm815  •  Talk  19:59, 18 June 2010 (UTC)