Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Hdbkiwi/Archive

Report date May 15 2009, 10:03 (UTC)

 * Suspected sockpuppets

I first noticed this possible sockpuppet when Hdbkiwi created an article on flopbread. The article quality did not seem appropriate or a new user, and after a check i could not find any reference about the bread or its alternative names - Jimbo Lampa and yu tust gud (Suspicious names in its own right)
 * Evidence submitted by Excirial ( Contact me, Contribs ) 10:03, 15 May 2009 (UTC)

Due to not being sure i issued a possible hoax AFD instead of an A3 clear hoax CSD template. User IP 213.221.122.26 suddenly came in and removed the AFD template and commented he knows the bread because he is from new sealand. The IP edit history shows several (now quationable) edits on bread related articles, swapping Flatbreakfor Flopbread, along with changing bread orgins and other info.

All in all this i find this highly suspicious and it strikes me as a well thought over attempt to add incorrect information to wikipedia. I might be wrong about this, but so far it seems that at least the IP added fake information.


 * Comments by accused parties    See Defending yourself against claims.

I love the strange characters ("பராட்டா") used for the Māori translation: Te reo Māori is written using a sub-set of the alphabet we all know and love, so the strange characters ring alarm bells for me (who is also a native Kiwi, with cousins in Nelson who most curiously have never mentioned this culinary delight to me. "[D]ipping the flopbread into Peppermint or Orange-Peco Tea" strikes me as another red flag. Cheers, This flag once was redpropagandadeeds 11:44, 15 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Comments by other users
 * (Note: i copied this over from the AFD discussion  Excirial ( Contact me, Contribs ) 11:49, 15 May 2009 (UTC))

Requested by Excirial ( Contact me, Contribs ) 10:03, 15 May 2009 (UTC)
 * CheckUser requests

Possible attempt to add hard-to-detect fake information to wikipedia. Possibly more IP's (or users) are involved in this scheme.


 * Clerk, patrolling admin and checkuser comments


 * Doesn't seem like a CU is required in this case. Pretty straightforward connection and block on both the IP and the user given the description above. Feel free to provide more evidence that sleepers / other socking is a concern and I (or someone else) can reconsider. Nathan  T (formerly Avruch) 14:17, 15 May 2009 (UTC)


 * Conclusions
 * I would advise against tagging as master is not blocked, but it is up to the closing clerk. Do archive of course :) ——  nix eagle email me 15:50, 15 May 2009 (UTC)