Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Ikonait/Archive

07 January 2015

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Puppet account was created 13 minutes after the master's was created. Puppet posted content on the master's userpage, which the master used to create John M Edwards, an unsourced BLP. Master then blanked his userpage. Puppet also posted the same content to his own userpage but was blanked by User:Anupmehra per WP:NOTWEBHOST. Drm310 (talk) 17:34, 7 January 2015 (UTC)

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 * It is a WP:DUCK case. May be, they are unaware of Wikipedia's policy on multiple accounts. That's actually why I posted uw-agf-sock on master's user talk page but before they could understand what a sockpuppet is and why multiple undisclosed accounts are prohibited, they are dragged into a SPI here. Many new contributors confuse a Wikipedia account with a Wikipedia article and create a user account with a name, they want to create an article about. I think, it is the present case and we should agf. Anupmehra  - Let's talk!  18:05, 7 January 2015 (UTC)
 * I also do not see any possible abuse of multiple accounts by this user. One is edited other's userpage, that's it. Anupmehra  - Let's talk!  18:08, 7 January 2015 (UTC)


 * Apologies, we are new to wikipedia... A client asked if we could set up a page for them, I tested to see if it was possible/how long it would take. On realising how easy it was I made an account for the client in his name and gave him credentials. We are not attempting to abuse any part of the system... I just wasn't familiar with it. I can cancel/delete the Ikonait account if it concerns you. We appreciate the communities concern for this wonderful resource. Thanks, Ikonait — Preceding unsigned comment added by John M Edwards (talk • contribs) 12:54, 8 January 2015 (UTC)

Clerk, CheckUser, and/or patrolling admin comments

 * I'm closing the case with no action taken. I don't see any abuse or any pressing reason to block the account(s) at this time. Mike V • Talk 22:26, 7 January 2015 (UTC)