Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Iamthemuffinman/Archive

29 December 2012

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Although Marstarbartion is a new account, it is very clear that both it and the IP are the same person (quack quack). Marstarbation's knowledge of Wikipedia terminology and process clearly indicates someone who has been around for a long time. Although both accounts are blocked and therefore no SPI action is needed for them, I have requested a checkuser because I strongly suspect there have been other user accounts involved based on the evidence seen so far. Biker Biker (talk) 12:29, 29 December 2012 (UTC)

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 * This is very likely User:Iamthemuffinman, who was indef blocked shortly before this account was created and who threatened to sock - if confirmed, that would be the master account and so the SPI should be moved. There is more evidence too, which I shall not publish as per WP:BEANS - SPI clerk or CU please email me if you want the details. -- Boing! said Zebedee (talk) 12:39, 29 December 2012 (UTC)
 * I concur; the evidence, which clearly should not be publicised, is compelling. And detected independently by both of us. --Anthony Bradbury"talk" 13:11, 29 December 2012 (UTC)
 * Per this, I have a feeling that CU might be inconclusive. I mean, there's the chance that he's actually not a sock, but that much cockiness strikes me as more indicative of being proud of one's own technological CU-evasion capabilities. (Although, of course, most users are not nearly as good at evading CheckUser as they'd like to think.) — Francophonie &#38; Androphilie  ( Je vous invite à me parler  ) 14:34, 29 December 2012 (UTC)
 * Yes, a CU might indeed not make a match, but there are numbers of ways to evade such technical checks if you know what you're doing - I still think the behavioural evidence is pretty close to conclusive. -- Boing! said Zebedee (talk) 14:40, 29 December 2012 (UTC)
 * Oh, definitely. Or, well, I don't know the alleged sockmaster's history, but the wild accusations Marstarbation's making on his talk page warrant an indefblock regardless. I was just pointing that edit out, as anytime someone says "come at me, bro", you want to give a heads-up to the bros coming at said person. — Francophonie &#38; Androphilie  ( Je vous invite à me parler  ) 14:45, 29 December 2012 (UTC)
 * I agree, but if there is a chance to pickup some sleepers, I think it is worth eyeballing. Dennis Brown -  2&cent;    &copy;  Join WER 14:47, 29 December 2012 (UTC)

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 * - To compare to User:Iamthemuffinman only, as we can't compare to the IP. I also notice some behavioral links, including problems with another editor.  BEANS does apply here. Dennis Brown -  2&cent;    &copy;  Join WER 13:19, 29 December 2012 (UTC)
 * Unsurprisingly, ✅. No sleepers, for the moment. Cheers. Salvio  Let's talk about it! 16:09, 29 December 2012 (UTC)
 * Moved page to proper master. Everything looks complete, so closing. Dennis Brown -  2&cent;    &copy;  Join WER 16:19, 29 December 2012 (UTC)