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13 January 2013

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The first suspected socks first edit was to an AFD on an article recently created by Aminul802, please note the style of writing. It then went on to support his edits on International Crimes Tribunal (Bangladesh) Sock  Aminul802 This account has not been used since Mrt3366 posted on the talk page over it being a suspected meat or sock account. The new suspected sock Tariqmia has as one of it's first edtis to a discussion on the BLPN board in support of Aminul802, how many newbies find there way to such a discussion? It then reverted the BLP to the masters preferred version. Please note the style of reverts, rather than one several are used. Aminul802 reverts in the exact same manner. Darkness Shines (talk) 12:16, 13 January 2013 (UTC)

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As Tariqmia is an unlikely then based on behaviour it must be a meatpuppet. There is no way a newbie does what that account has done. Darkness Shines (talk) 13:15, 13 January 2013 (UTC)

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 * Compliments for your clear and concise report and evidence. Umayma1 is a ✅ sock of Aminul802. As for Tariqmia, it seems to me more unlikely than likely that it is the same person. I am inclined to say it is operated by another individual. WilliamH (talk) 12:58, 13 January 2013 (UTC)

Aminul802 blocked one week. Sock blocked indef. Elockid  ( Talk ) 17:06, 13 January 2013 (UTC)
 * After talking to another CU, and going over a missed IP from the original investigation, ✅:

— Berean Hunter   (talk)  01:45, 14 January 2013 (UTC) This case was originally opened under but has been moved to this location, under. Someguy1221 (talk) 04:39, 14 January 2013 (UTC)
 * is the above user, but i'm more inclined to say meatpuppety was involved here. --  DQ   (ʞlɐʇ)  21:40, 13 January 2013 (UTC)
 * If we're saying that all three accounts are the same person, wouldn't that necessarily mean that GOALWAY is the master given that his account was created the earliest (9/30/11)?--Bbb23 (talk) 01:01, 14 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Yes, you are correct. This case should be moved to that name; it would be a good one for one of the trainee clerks to do this as they need the practice. :)
 * Noting that Aminul802 has now claimed that Umayma1 is his wife, and GOALWAY is his brother-in-law. I have declined his most recent unblock do to the lack of credibility I see in his explanation. DQ declined a previous unblock. Someguy1221 (talk) 04:29, 14 January 2013 (UTC)

20 February 2013

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Previous sock Aminul802 was obsessed with the International Crimes Tribunal (Bangladesh) article, with his main focus on adding only criticism to the lede. The suspected sock exhibits the same behaviour on an article related to the ICT. Adds criticism of the ICT in the same manner and style as Aminul802. By edit 7 has already learned SPS policy And this just sounds like him and of course edit warring criticism to the lede is another thing he has done on the ICT article. Darkness Shines (talk) 11:26, 20 February 2013 (UTC)

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The User:Darkness Shines has made a number of baseless charges based on conjecture within the last month, which are currently under discussion in other forums. Names that he had placed on [] have been removed by an uninvolved editor, User:RegentsPark, and the parties who were attacked by him have all disputed his judgments. Aminul802 was one of those names listed. I have no knowledge of this new reported user, but Aminul802, who is currently blocked, was involved like us in editing pages where DS had a WP:COI and then issued inappropriate warnings. Furthermore, warnings he issued made it appear as if DS was an admin (he used the template incorrectly). He has recently made baseless charges against several users based on these same vague feelings (see above). I would request other editors flag this request and request an uninvolved editor pay close attention to this, check for DS's COI in this case, and be very skeptical of his charges (especially while these other issues involving him are get worked out). Crtew (talk) 11:56, 20 February 2013 (UTC)


 * User:Darkness Shines is very involved in content disputes at International Crimes Tribunal (Bangladesh) (see history).Crtew (talk) 12:04, 20 February 2013 (UTC)
 * I would strongly urge you to not follow me around. Darkness Shines (talk) 12:07, 20 February 2013 (UTC)
 * I'm not following you, but I am following OUR case (all of us who were unfairly listed in your warnings) and its threads on my watchlist until this matter is cleared up to satisfaction. I have every right to do this while this matter is pending. I have requested that all names DS listed be removed by the uninvolved editor and that includes the matter of Aminul802, even if he is a sock puppet. I don't know if he is a sock puppet and I don't really care, but I don't think his name should be on that list given the pattern that is playing out. Yes, I am now watching this page. Crtew (talk) 12:21, 20 February 2013 (UTC)
 * Of course he is a sockpuppet why do you think he is blocked? And you are obviously following me or you would not have commented here. Darkness Shines (talk) 12:36, 20 February 2013 (UTC)
 * I have made the request that ALL names listed in the above warning list made by DS be removed. I can't be any more direct or clear than that. Yes, I want the name of Aminul802 removed, even if he is a proven sock puppet. That's not my interest. He is involved in our case.Crtew (talk) 12:40, 20 February 2013 (UTC)
 * Can you not read? I did not add Aminul to the list. You are here batting for a sockpuppet because of a personal vendetta. Darkness Shines (talk) 12:45, 20 February 2013 (UTC)
 * Ok, I'm going to make that clearer in my previous request. You've been very involved in prosecuting Aminul802's case, his name appears on the list (see above), and you were involved in similar content disputes with him. I stand corrected, and I'm willing to make my request clearer to the uninvolved editor on behalf of this individual's case. But it is not unrelated to the above as you say, at least from my viewpoint. Thank you for clearing that up because it will save us time in bring about a satisfactory resolution to our case.Crtew (talk) 13:17, 20 February 2013 (UTC)
 * This says otherwise. You are obviously on a mission. Do you have any idea how many sockpuppets I have reported? This is just another one and no different to the rest. Now stop with your vendetta, and stop making unsupported allegations about me. Darkness Shines (talk) 13:38, 20 February 2013 (UTC)
 * Yes, the request I just made that you pointed out is consistent with my comments above. My mission is to clear up OUR case and that's it. I made it clear that I don't care about the sock puppetry issues here but that the list above was used inappropriately and it connects with this case. I think we all get this point now. I'm only asking that the editors here in this forum take into account DS's "involvement" with the editors who are being charged by him. I'm only making this request because I have a pending issue with DS that involves others. I can't really add to this anymore and I think it's pretty clear by now. Please assume Good Faith in general, although I am interested in a resolution in the above dispute. Crtew (talk) 13:55, 20 February 2013 (UTC)

GOALWAY seems to have very different editing habits to his supposed socks - GOALWAY only seems to edit topics on Jordanian football, and the 'socks' topics relating to the Bangladeshi war crimes tribunal. Applesandapples (talk) 14:38, 20 February 2013 (UTC)
 * User:RegentsPark has made a decision on our case now and I completely accept his removal of names and his keeping of names on the list. Still, it's a good idea to watch for involvement in these types of cases. For me, our case is closed.Crtew (talk) 15:09, 20 February 2013 (UTC)

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 * I checked the sock because of other SPAs editing the articles and the excessive knowledge of WP policies on first edits. It's ❌, and the behavior is not convincing, especially since no diffs were provided with the previous socks. -- DQ   (ʞlɐʇ)  16:37, 20 February 2013 (UTC)

09 May 2013

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Pretty much the exact edits; from GOALWAY and then some diffs from the IP's, ,. Plus, the history of revisions of the IP's show the same editing patterns at various Jordanian football pages just like GOALWAY. GOALWAY was also sockpuppet of another user. Banana Fingers (talk) 17:12, 9 May 2013 (UTC)

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''Accused parties may also comment/discuss in this section below. See Defending yourself against claims.'' The other socks were User:Aminul802 & User:Umayma1 Darkness Shines (talk) 19:14, 9 May 2013 (UTC)
 * As I've stated before, and I stand by this, I am not GOALWAY. Please compare my the nature of my edits, and my editing interests with those of GOALWAY and his apparent socks in IP address form. Here are some of my typical diffs, including some from before I was blocked:, , , ; and here are some of GOALWAY's recent apparent socks' diffs: , , . And here are some of GOALWAY's diffs (all of which pertain to Jordanian football, a topic I have NO interest in) from before he was blocked: , these two were actually on the same page that has just been highlighted; , , , , and the list goes on. Just have a look at GOALWAY's contribs. I'd be interested in the thoughts of User:Crtew and User:Applesandapples regarding Darkness Shines' homing in on me as soon as I emerged from my block, something he was very conscientious in ensuring.Aminul802 (talk) 20:34, 9 May 2013 (UTC)
 * Lol. I did not know your block had expired. But well done for canvassing two users to support you. Darkness Shines (talk) 20:46, 9 May 2013 (UTC)

I always thought, and made a brief comment to the effect at the time, that the first SPI on GOALWAY reached erroneous conclusions - GOALWAY's edits seemed to all relate to Jordanian football and his supposed sockpuppets' edits all to do with Bangladesh. I think that it was very unfortunate that GOALWAY was banned back in January on extremely thin evidence. It is irrelevant to me whether the CU at the time proved positive - there is nothing wrong with sharing an IP especially if the editing patterns are so drastically different. It looks to me like the misguided ban on GOALWAY forced him/her to try and find other ways to edit, and the best solution would be lift the indefinite ban on GOALWAY rather than going around and blocking those IP accounts. Applesandapples (talk) 04:39, 11 May 2013 (UTC)

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 * IPs are long stale, and no evidence presented for the other socking accusations. Rschen7754 09:56, 7 June 2013 (UTC)

12 June 2013

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Previously, there were a number of IP's that were making the same edits as GOALWAY, now it seems this user has a new account that are making the same edits. GOALWAY, Thickbeard1011. That's just from a page that's on my watchlist. Thickbeard1011's history of revisions is also pretty much the same as GOALWAY's, all on Jordanian football pages. On GOALWAY's talk page, based on a disscusion from here, it looks like he's claimed before that these Jordanian football pages are his [life's] work or are basically his. On another user's talk page, Thickbeard1011 is also claiming that these pages are his. Specifically on the page that's on my watchlist, Abdallah Deeb, it's getting tiresome having to come across these same disruptive edits. Banana Fingers (talk) 09:24, 12 June 2013 (UTC)

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 * Per User talk:Uishaki: "I've been editing these articles longer than you have" &mdash; no you haven't, unless you're a sock. Blocked per WP:DUCK, closing. King of &hearts;   &diams;   &clubs;  &spades; 15:43, 23 June 2013 (UTC)

09 October 2013

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This user has pretty much been editing only Jordanian football pages just like GOALWAY which can be seen in their editing history. Also, just like GOALWAY, this user makes this edit at Abdallah Deeb. It's been the same case with other socks such as this one. Banana Fingers (talk) 13:44, 9 October 2013 (UTC)

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I've indefinitely blocked User:Chikenlittle205. In addition to the comments by I also looked at the move history of the user and the style of comments at other user talk pages. Both match the master, another puppet, or both.--Bbb23 (talk) 00:07, 24 October 2013 (UTC)
 * Closing as both users are blocked. Mark Arsten (talk) 20:42, 24 October 2013 (UTC)