Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Isabelle.ferreras.assistant/Archive

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These three accounts are all submitting identical or almost identical draft biographies of Isabelle Ferraras. The senior account is declared as her assistant. The version submitted by the second account was tagged as conflict of interest, after which the third account popped up and submitted the same (or almost the same) draft, in order to game the system. Request CheckUser to perform DNA analysis on the duck feathers. Robert McClenon (talk) 01:23, 4 December 2019 (UTC)

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, my reading is that all except Yarteb need indef blocks. Since you've already seen all the material, could you give the analysis a sanity check? Thanks.Taking the evidence sequentially, IFA created an account, then 13 days later Uwiteka created an account & a sandbox (brouillon) on frwiki. Using the knowledge gained on frwiki, 9 days later IFA created a sandbox on enwiki which earned a COI caution. Another 5 day pause then MN registered and created a draft avoiding the taint of the blatantly COI username.Had IFA complied with the disclosure request then a username softblock for the WP:ISU, and a 3 day hardblock for puppeteering would seem appropriate. chose instead to skip the disclosure, to create socks & ignore the WP:TOU. The block for that goes beyond SPI, an indef in my opinion. is an active sock with overlapping edits & needs an indef. In that context &  are just sleepers, also deserving indefs. had prior unrelated contribs on frwiki and, as a probable colleague, is more likely a cat's paw than WP:MEAT. Perhaps a caution may suffice? Cabayi (talk) 21:21, 6 December 2019 (UTC)
 * - Please confirm, on the outside chance Yarteb is an innocent bystander who decided to run with an abandoned draft. Not sure what to make of the reverse spelling of Yarteb, Betray. Cabayi (talk) 11:07, 4 December 2019 (UTC)
 * The following accounts are ✅. It's possible they're using a shared computer, but there are no other edits from it.
 * (no edits)
 * (only has edits on frwiki)
 * Yarteb is at best technically, they're using a different device at the same (large) institution. Note that they have more edits at frwiki and are the oldest account by far.
 * The first three accounts are WP:ROLE violations: the first is obvious, the second makes reference to Pierre Nkurunziza (médiatrice is French for mediator, or I think in this context a press secretary), and the third appears to represent the Chair of EDCE, a doctoral engineering program. I don't know what the connection is between these three subjects, but do compare Yarteb's frwiki user page with the draft curriculum vitae for Isabelle Ferreras.
 * I haven't blocked anyone, I'd like more input and for a clerk to make a determination here. So let's say . Ivanvector (Talk/Edits) 16:30, 5 December 2019 (UTC)
 * The first three accounts are WP:ROLE violations: the first is obvious, the second makes reference to Pierre Nkurunziza (médiatrice is French for mediator, or I think in this context a press secretary), and the third appears to represent the Chair of EDCE, a doctoral engineering program. I don't know what the connection is between these three subjects, but do compare Yarteb's frwiki user page with the draft curriculum vitae for Isabelle Ferreras.
 * I haven't blocked anyone, I'd like more input and for a clerk to make a determination here. So let's say . Ivanvector (Talk/Edits) 16:30, 5 December 2019 (UTC)
 * - No dissenting opinions in 3 days... please indef, , & . Cabayi (talk) 18:48, 9 December 2019 (UTC)
 * Blocked as requested. I have no authority to make Check User blocks (as check user blocks are check user actions), so if a check user wants to check user block them, please do go ahead with it. I went ahead with the indeffing as the CU who got the results has not responded in 3 days. Dreamy Jazz 🎷 talk to me &#124; my contributions 19:12, 9 December 2019 (UTC)
 * Leaving as open as I have not warned Yarteb and this is something that may want to be done. Feel free to close though. Dreamy Jazz 🎷 talk to me &#124; my contributions 19:16, 9 December 2019 (UTC)
 * Left a warning for Yarteb, Special:Diff/930030315. Closing. Cabayi (talk) 19:51, 9 December 2019 (UTC)