Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/JasonAQuest/Archive

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On the Wendy Carlos talk page (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Wendy_Carlos) user Jason A Quest has been very adamant about one particular issue, which might seem minor to those of us without gender dysphoria but on Wendy's website she makes it VERY CLEAR: she is not a transgender icon, she is not a "trans celebrity," she does not wish her gender dysphoria to receive undue notability. After three months of sometimes-heated discussion, Jason's preferred text was voted down and the discussion was closed.

Ten minutes later, a "new" user popped up for the first time, "GleeAnon" (no user page, so he's anonymous). This user reverted the consensus edit, and unilaterally reopened the discussion page -- calling himself "an uninvolved editor." This user then started providing verbal support for JasonAQuest, agreeing with him on the Talk page, and making the very same arguments as Jason -- often using the exact same words. And I might add, in the very same snarky tone.

I have removed myself from the discussion -- not worth getting myself all worked up over it -- but I feel pretty strongly that Jason has probably broken rules here by creating a "sockpuppet" (is that the term y'all use? It's cute) and should not be allowed to get away with it. I don't know how to cut&paste "diffs" here, but it's all in the history of the page (29 October 17:13). I'm available if you have any questions (but I'm not a heavy-duty editor so go easy on me). Rcarlberg (talk) 20:58, 5 November 2020 (UTC) Rcarlberg (talk) 20:58, 5 November 2020 (UTC)

Comments by other users
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 * User:Gleeanon409 is very obviously a sock of the banned editor User:Benjiboi. I think the chances of User:JasonAQuest also being a Benjiboi sock are almost nil. (I am very busy right now, but will file a case with behavioural evidence and diffs and whatnot within the next week or so if no one beats me to it.) gnu 57 01:33, 6 November 2020 (UTC)


 * I have no connection to Gleeanon409 (and my only connection with BenjiBoi is that I recognize the name from various past interactions with him). This accusation by Rcarlberg is part of a series of attacks on my character by an editor who dislikes me because I am as devoted to WP policies as he is to managing the legacy of his idol according to her wishes (see above). I gave up trying to argue about the article in question when it became clear that my arguments were never going to get a fair hearing from him or his allies, and I have no interest in enduring any more of the treatment I've received there, under any account. -Jason A. Quest (talk) 15:47, 6 November 2020 (UTC)

Clerk, CheckUser, and/or patrolling admin comments

 * Seems like a content dispute that's gone bad to me. Talk it out in dispute resolution.  Diffs are required here, so a case isn't going to be considered without them. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 06:28, 12 November 2020 (UTC)