Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/GreatTruth123/Archive

12 May 2014

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 * Accounts obsessed with portraying May 1 as some sort of pagan fertility holiday in connection to Adam Weishaupt: GreatTruth123, Illuminavissem
 * Accounts insistent on treating the Bavarian Illuminati as more than Bavarian: GreatTruth123, Illuminavissem (alternate), Zakapedia (alternate)
 * Accounts that even removing "the" from "the Illuminati": GreatTruth123, Zakapedia
 * Accounts insistent on the words "conspiracy" or "conspiratorial": GreatTruth123, Illuminavissem
 * Accounts attempting to swap the links for Bavaria and Electorate of Bavaria: Zakapedia, Hidden Hand Order
 * Accounts overenthusiastically give sycophantic praise in sections calling for (at most) vague (often non-descript) improvements: GreatTruth123, Illuminavissem, Zakapedia (also includes "Illuminati" without "Bavarian" or even "the"), EsotericeScience
 * Accounts making nonsense posts relating to The Hidden Hand: Zakapedia, Hidden Hand Order
 * Same writing voice: GreatTruth123, Zakapedia (alternate with overuse of E, just like in this edit summary), EsotericScience (overuse of E again) -- If these were papers from students, I'd demand to know which one of them wrote all of them.

Also, you'll notice that with the exception of Zakapedia, most of the account names follow a theme of some sort of occult veracity (watch that be his next username), as if he's "going undercover" or something (as if the Illuminati, as if they were still around, would be too stupid to keep a roster of what accounts belong to what members). All of them are mobile edits, I'm guessing from the same phone company and area since I doubt this guy could understand what a burner phone is (I mean, he seems to think that, if the Illuminati were real, they wouldn't be in control of this site and again, wouldn't have a roster of member accounts). Ian.thomson (talk) 16:05, 12 May 2014 (UTC)

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Please note: GreatTruth123 was blocked for unresponsively and uncooperatively making unilateral fringe edits, which is when the socks started to appear. Although no single account by itself has since done anything worthy admin intervention, collectively he's gotten worse. The only thing like an improvement that user has made is posting on the talk page. Still, the only times he has come close to acknowledging anyone else are saying "they" (as in his accounts) should get rid of me and giving one of his other accounts a barnstar as quite possibly the worst non-trolling shell game I've ever seen. That and the sockpuppetry amounts to one step forward, two leaps back. To date, all his edits have either been reverted or served no purpose. He is here only to engage in some delusional fantasy of fighting "the hidden hand" of the Illuminati. We do not need any of those accounts, and even if we're going to give GreatTruth123 another chance (for some reason), he doesn't need the rest of those. Ian.thomson (talk) 16:08, 12 May 2014 (UTC)

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 * ​—DoRD (talk)​ 19:47, 12 May 2014 (UTC)
 * I've blocked all of the above confirmed sockpuppets, and changed their userpages to reflect CU confirmation. I'm marking this for closure. --  At am a  頭 22:38, 12 May 2014 (UTC)
 * Also, I blocked the master indefinitely. This use of alternate accounts to evade the block is persistent, willful, and when combined with their bizarre fantasy (game?) of using Wikipedia to take on The Illuminati, it seems like they aren't here for good reasons. --  At am a  頭 22:48, 12 May 2014 (UTC)
 * ​—DoRD (talk)​ 19:47, 12 May 2014 (UTC)
 * I've blocked all of the above confirmed sockpuppets, and changed their userpages to reflect CU confirmation. I'm marking this for closure. --  At am a  頭 22:38, 12 May 2014 (UTC)
 * Also, I blocked the master indefinitely. This use of alternate accounts to evade the block is persistent, willful, and when combined with their bizarre fantasy (game?) of using Wikipedia to take on The Illuminati, it seems like they aren't here for good reasons. --  At am a  頭 22:48, 12 May 2014 (UTC)
 * ​—DoRD (talk)​ 19:47, 12 May 2014 (UTC)
 * I've blocked all of the above confirmed sockpuppets, and changed their userpages to reflect CU confirmation. I'm marking this for closure. --  At am a  頭 22:38, 12 May 2014 (UTC)
 * Also, I blocked the master indefinitely. This use of alternate accounts to evade the block is persistent, willful, and when combined with their bizarre fantasy (game?) of using Wikipedia to take on The Illuminati, it seems like they aren't here for good reasons. --  At am a  頭 22:48, 12 May 2014 (UTC)
 * ​—DoRD (talk)​ 19:47, 12 May 2014 (UTC)
 * I've blocked all of the above confirmed sockpuppets, and changed their userpages to reflect CU confirmation. I'm marking this for closure. --  At am a  頭 22:38, 12 May 2014 (UTC)
 * Also, I blocked the master indefinitely. This use of alternate accounts to evade the block is persistent, willful, and when combined with their bizarre fantasy (game?) of using Wikipedia to take on The Illuminati, it seems like they aren't here for good reasons. --  At am a  頭 22:48, 12 May 2014 (UTC)

18 May 2014

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First edits are altering messages on the page of a now-blocked sock, has the same poor grammar and spelling, and obsession with the "Illuminati" spreading "disinformation" (compare with this and this, and notice the spaces he puts within brackets and ellipses). Also likes to remove "Bavarian" from "Bavarian Illuminati" (compare with this). Same nonsensical obsession with "The Hidden Hand" (this and this). Makes edits that prior socks called for.

This is assumably his PC account, as all of his socks were making mobile edits. Ian.thomson (talk) 22:33, 18 May 2014 (UTC)

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 * Blocked, closing. King of &hearts;   &diams;   &clubs;  &spades; 00:01, 22 May 2014 (UTC)

06 June 2014

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Hidden Hand Brotherhood:
 * WP:DUCK for User:Hidden_Hand_Order
 * Quack quack

FalloutNewVagas:
 * Removal of "Order of", same as GreatTruth123
 * Putting Adam Weishaupt in scare quotes is in line with GreatTruth123's general behavior that Adam Weishaupt didn't actually start a movement he believes is older and wider-spread than 18th century Bavaria.

89.249.75.141:
 * Removal of "the" from "the Illuminati", same as GreatTruth123 and Zakapedia
 * Removal of "Order of" from "Order of Illuminati", same as GreatTruth123 and Illuminavissem
 * Quack quack

2.223.1.201:
 * Removal of "Order of" (already established)
 * Removal of "the" again (already established)
 * "Greatest conspirator of all time", same as GreatTruth123

176.248.135.116
 * Removing "Order of" again
 * Calls the Illuminati a religion, same as GreatTruth123

2.220.108.31:
 * Removing "Order of"
 * Calling the Illuminati a "gignostic" religion (which merits a WP:CIR block in itself, IMO), same as GreatTruth123

90.207.197.220:
 * Removing "Order of"
 * Tries to cite the damn Deus Ex Wikia for the "truth" about Weishaupt and the Illuminati (love the game, but OMG, really?), same as 176.248.135.116

2.223.172.11:
 * Removal of "Bavarian" and adding in "conspiratorial", in line with previously proven socks
 * Tried to add this "quote", just as 176.248.135.116 tried to

5.64.76.149:
 * Removal of "Order of" and "Bavarian", addition of "conspiratorial", the usual
 * Added same rants about Luciferianism being the underlying ideology of the Illuminati as 2.223.172.11

2.223.172.186:
 * Same rants on Luciferianism and [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Hidden_Hand&diff=prev&oldid=590226879 The Hidden Hand as above

5.64.64.12:
 * Trying to make Weishaupt's Illuminati appear to be a local chapter
 * Removing "movement" after "Illuminati," in line with above edits
 * Same geolocate as the above IP addresses.

2.217.138.220:
 * Same rant at Disinformation as another blocked sock
 * Removal of "order", insistence on using the word "conspiratorial"

I'm aware that we're not gonna block all those IPs, and that doing so wouldn't help, but it's good to have a record of known IPs used and known behaviors, and maybe even catch some accounts created under those IPs. Ian.thomson (talk) 20:11, 6 June 2014 (UTC)

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 * - Evidence looks good to me. Callanecc (talk • contribs • logs) 11:36, 12 June 2014 (UTC)
 * ,, , and are all ✅.--Jezebel's Ponyo bons mots  21:12, 12 June 2014 (UTC)
 * Blocked and tagged per CU and behavioural link as socks of GreatTruth123. Closing. Callanecc (talk • contribs • logs) 11:03, 14 June 2014 (UTC)

10 August 2014

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Removal of "the order" from "the order of Illuminati," removal of "the" as before, removal of "Bavarian" as before. CU for sleepers, since this guy has sown plenty of seed accounts before. Ian.thomson (talk) 17:31, 10 August 2014 (UTC)

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 * Obvious sock is obvious. Add the sleeper User:Disinfomation. Courcelles 16:29, 11 August 2014 (UTC)
 * Closing. King of &hearts;   &diams;   &clubs;  &spades; 04:00, 12 August 2014 (UTC)

05 October 2014

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Trademark removal of "the", same as before (alt); same obsession on Weishaupt as GreathTruth123. CU for sleepers, as usual. Ian.thomson (talk) 19:05, 5 October 2014 (UTC)
 * Also, compare name with User:Zakapedia, another sock of GreatTruth123. Ian.thomson (talk) 19:11, 5 October 2014 (UTC)

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 * Drive-by comment: I've blocked the account; it's pretty obviously a sock. Semi-protection of the article affected might be in order. HJ Mitchell  &#124;  Penny for your thoughts?  23:03, 5 October 2014 (UTC)
 * -- DQ   (ʞlɐʇ)  21:23, 6 October 2014 (UTC)

16 October 2014

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Removing "the" from "the Illuminati" as before. CU for sleepers, still nice to have a record if this is all we get. Ian.thomson (talk) 23:16, 16 October 2014 (UTC)

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 * The IP's actions seem consistent with the actions of past socks. (1, 2, 3) I've hard blocked the IP for a week. Per policy, checkuser cannot be used to connect IPs to accounts. Mike V  •  Talk  01:12, 17 October 2014 (UTC)

30 November 2014

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WP:Duh-CK. Also, we have renewed activity from previously confirmed sock 94.5.27.100. Ian.thomson (talk) 09:53, 30 November 2014 (UTC)
 * CU for sleepers, just in case? Ian.thomson (talk) 09:56, 30 November 2014 (UTC)

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 * Looks like already did a sleeper check. Seems to have gotten User:GreatTruth123 Empire. Courcelles 21:43, 2 December 2014 (UTC)
 * All set, closing. Mike V  •  Talk  21:47, 2 December 2014 (UTC)