Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Horseyrides123/Archive

Report date April 28 2010, 15:27 (UTC)

 * Suspected sockpuppets

Both users have been vandalising Pacific Ring of Fire and the only edits of both accounts are vandalism. I don't know if it is needed (as this is a duck) but I'll request a CU in case a sleeper check is wanted. Toxic Waste  Grounds  15:27, 28 April 2010 (UTC)
 * Evidence submitted by Toxic  Waste  Grounds
 * Horseyrides1234 has been blocked indefinitely as a vandal and but 123 remains unblocked is now blocked for vandalism. Both accounts were used between each others edits so more accounts may be possible which may warrant the CU as well as SatuSuro's statement. Toxic  Waste  Grounds  15:30, 28 April 2010 (UTC)


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 * Comments by other users
 * Support a check - Horseyrides1234, and Horseyrides123 activity at Pacific Ring of Fire seemed to be the range until the non bot warnings when the junk articles were created SatuSuro 15:34, 28 April 2010 (UTC)

Requested by Toxic  Waste  Grounds  15:27, 28 April 2010 (UTC)
 * CheckUser requests

I've tweaked your report to reflect both accounts (and not the same account twice). Both accounts have been blocked and I don't see a real need for CU. TN X Man 15:31, 28 April 2010 (UTC)
 * Clerk, patrolling admin and checkuser comments
 * accounts have been blocked and tagged, IP will have been caught by auto-block, no real need for a sleeper check as if there were any sleepers I would have expected them to have been used. SpitfireTally-ho! 20:02, 28 April 2010 (UTC)

Evidence submitted by ToxicWasteGrounds
Created vandalism page, Alec acri and has almost the same name although the user hasn't edited Pacific Ring of Fire...yet! Requesting CU for sleepers and to see if there is a relation. Toxic Waste  Grounds  16:37, 30 April 2010 (UTC)
 * I have added 167.206.174.210 due to this edit to Pacific Ring of Fire. I should note that this IP had edited before the sockmaster even turned up but as one of the socks wrote in this edit that "Chillie is yummy", I felt that this IP could also be related as it is also vandalising with food. It should also be noted that this IP belongs to a school as it says here. Toxic  Waste  Grounds  19:15, 30 April 2010 (UTC)
 * The school was blocked for a year yesterday and since discovering this SPI, Horseyrideeees has stopped editing. Seems to be a bit ducky to me. I'll let the Clerks/CheckUsers/Admins deal with this guy. Toxic  Waste  Grounds  20:11, 30 April 2010 (UTC)
 * Added 75.45.7.124 as of this vandalism edit to Pacific Ring of Fire. This IP turned up after all the accounts and seeing as the socks have made all sorts of vandalism, including food and COD:MW2, I felt that this one may be related to the socks as well as the school IP. May be likely as AT&T, the ISP is also American. Toxic  Waste  Grounds  08:30, 1 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Due to the vandalism from socks/suspected socks on Pacific Ring of Fire, I have nominated it for temporary semi-protection. Toxic  Waste  Grounds  09:05, 1 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Which was declined due to not enough vandalism in the last 70 hours. Toxic  Waste  Grounds  21:06, 1 May 2010 (UTC)

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Clerk, patrolling admin and checkuser comments
Requested by Toxic  Waste  Grounds  16:37, 30 April 2010 (UTC) The behavioral evidence is there, so this isn't really hard to endorse. Kevin Rutherford (talk) 01:41, 1 May 2010 (UTC)
 * . Checking here is pointless. You have the IPs, the account is blocked as a duck. Nothing to do here. Tim Song (talk) 03:11, 2 May 2010 (UTC)

Accounts and one IP are already blocked; the other IP hasn't been editing in a while. Nothing left to do here. Tim Song (talk) 03:20, 2 May 2010 (UTC)

Evidence submitted by ToxicWasteGrounds
Vandalism to Pacific Ring of Fire. Seems different as this user is changing a date therefore I'm requesting the CU to find a relation/sleepers/possible IP block etc. Toxic  Waste  Grounds  15:47, 3 May 2010 (UTC)

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Clerk, patrolling admin and checkuser comments
Requested by Toxic  Waste  Grounds  15:47, 3 May 2010 (UTC)

This user is editing in good faith and is not a sock of Horseyrides123. The reporter, however, is a sock of User:GEORGIEGIBBONS. I recommend closing without action. Auntie E. (talk) 03:01, 4 May 2010 (UTC)