Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Iranian86Footballer/Archive

Evidence submitted by Spinningspark
User:Fatcud changed user name to Iranian86Footballer and was blocked shortly after for disruption. Almost immediately the Fatcud account was reactivated. Fatcud was then also blocked as a sock. A string of socks were then created which either edited the Fatcud/Iranian accounts or attacked the blocking admins. D Winchy and Randomgenericwikipedian are on the list through this suggestion but have so far not been blocked. Checkuser investigation is requested to find additional sleeper socks, Fatcud has stated an intention to create a new account if not unblocked. Also, request range block of underlying IPs to prevent further sock creation.  Sp in ni ng  Spark  07:56, 15 August 2010 (UTC)

Comments by accused parties
See Defending yourself against claims.

I have just seen the notice on my talk page. I would like to confirm that I recreated my old account to prevent anyone else from creating it, and I don’t want it linked to my ‘new’ account. I would also like to inform you that I no longer intend to edit on Wikipedia, and you are welcome to ban my account. I have nothing to do with the other accounts, however I live with other people and it is possible that they share my IP. Randomgenericwikipedian —Preceding undated comment added 19:05, 19 August 2010 (UTC).

Comments by other users
"I'm not a puppet my name is James", coupled with, "I could easily make a name that no one would know...". We are talking about "James", I presume? ;> Proper tags (referring to the SPI) and talk page notifications should be issued, even if the users are blocked; correct? I'll do it just for the heck of it. Cheers... Doc9871 (talk) 08:43, 15 August 2010 (UTC)
 * The instructions say notification is not mandatory (even possibly counterproductive) and it is pretty pointless for indef blocked accounts, especially ones that have had their talk page access removed. I have already notified the one remaining unblocked account in any case.  Sp in ni  ng  Spark  08:50, 15 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Thanks! It's always good to learn new things, and you're certainly correct about talk page notification.  Tagging is what I really am more concerned about.  When a sockmaster is eventually blocked for sockpuppetry, they're tagged to the SPI case.  This tag doesn't even specify who this editor was blocked as a sock of.  Cheers, Spinningspark! :> Doc9871 (talk) 09:00, 15 August 2010 (UTC)
 * This is preferrable. Tags are fun! ;> Doc9871 (talk) 09:15, 15 August 2010 (UTC)

Clerk, patrolling admin and checkuser comments
– Some of these accounts like Randomgenericwikipedian are coming out of the woodwork to edit, which raise suspicions of sleeper socks. –MuZemike 18:55, 18 August 2010 (UTC)


 * ✅ that Randomgenericwikipedian is the same person as Iranian86Footballer. All the other linked accounts that I found were blocked. --Deskana (talk) 13:50, 26 August 2010 (UTC)


 * Blocked. Peter Symonds ( talk ) 14:40, 26 August 2010 (UTC)