Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Jacobwsl/Archive

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Can an account with only 6 edits exhibit behavioral evidence of socking? Yes, when their first edit is of an essay about avoiding sockpuppetry accusations just before the master comments on a heated content dispute, and their second and fourth edits are in support of and both timed within an half an hour of the master's edits in the same RfC. -- Dr. Fleischman (talk) 22:56, 13 February 2017 (UTC)


 * , I thought the standard practice for socking of this nature was to indef the master as well as the puppet? Perhaps I'm mistaken or the standard practice has changed? --Dr. Fleischman (talk) 04:06, 14 February 2017 (UTC)

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 * I support this SPI. The behavioral evidence here is strong (commenting on a contentious RfC immediately, familiarity with Wikipedia concepts instantly, as shown in his immediate invocation of AGF). Neutralitytalk 23:07, 13 February 2017 (UTC)


 * I am family with the alleged "master" account. We share an internet connection. We also share many interests. I understand that this can lead to ongoing accusations of sockpuppetry, so we have agreed to edit Wikipedia under a single username from now on. I have approved Jacobwsl's request for usurpation on my own talk page. I am requesting that this SPI be dismissed or put on hold until the usurpation request is processed. TheWikiWatcher (talk) 05:15, 14 February 2017 (UTC)

Clerk, CheckUser, and/or patrolling admin comments

 * ✅ Courcelles (talk) 00:44, 14 February 2017 (UTC)
 * - Please block the sock indef and the master for 1-2 weeks. Thanks, GABgab 01:52, 14 February 2017 (UTC)
 * Sock indef'd, master blocked 2 weeks. RickinBaltimore (talk) 14:47, 14 February 2017 (UTC)
 * Closing. GABgab 23:35, 14 February 2017 (UTC)