Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Geofq/Archive

Suspected sockpuppets



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Two SPA users very persistently adding material to Raquel Rabinovich, often removing references. Whitloe was blocked for edit warring for a day. A few Days later Jacksilbert appeared to continue the single-minded expansion of the article. Their edits have actually helped to improve the page, but per WP:DUCK, the accounts seem to be obviously related by behavior and single interest. ThatMontrealIP (talk) 03:25, 12 September 2019 (UTC)
 * thank you for the CU. I am all for blocking, or whatever you deem appropriate, as these accounts have not been honest dealers, and their approach is fairly disruptive irregardless of the additions. ThatMontrealIP (talk) 00:02, 13 September 2019 (UTC)

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Whitloe is ✅ to, particularly on August 5th. They may be two different people but if so then it looks like meatpuppetry. Geofq has an obvious conflict of interest on the George Quasha article and both accounts have a conflict of interest on the Rabinovich article. Geofq has identified on his userpage. Scan both articles for "Station Hill" which is the publishing company that he owns (this version of the Rabinovich article before I pulled the COI links). With Jacksilbert, meatpuppetry is possible.

I have removed the COI entries for Whitloe and Geofq from the Rabinovich article and semi-protected it for two weeks. I left a COI notice on both of their talk pages. Will leave the issue of blocking open for discussion. — Berean Hunter   (talk)  09:27, 12 September 2019 (UTC)


 * Please refile under Geofq, which is by far the older account involved.  Whitloe as a sock of Geofq.  Given that Jacksilbert has not edited since Sept 20, and is likely meat anyway, no block there.  No block for Geofq as I'm not seeing any currently disruptive behavior.  IMO, the case can be closed and archived after moving to the correct name. –Darkwind (talk) 07:38, 13 October 2019 (UTC)
 * ✅, moved. Contrary to what you just wrote, you did not block Whitloe, and you did block Jacksilbert. Is that what you intended to do?  Vanjagenije   (talk)  21:53, 16 October 2019 (UTC)
 * ... no. I have no idea how I screwed that up. Fixed. –Darkwind (talk) 06:27, 17 October 2019 (UTC)


 * Closing.  Vanjagenije  (talk)  13:57, 17 October 2019 (UTC)
 * Left a uw-agf-sock on Geofq's talk page to make sure he's aware of the consequences of doing the same again. Archiving. Cabayi (talk) 11:13, 21 October 2019 (UTC)