Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Jhy.rjwk/Archive

Suspected sockpuppets
Beginning on May 10, 2022, Jhy.rjwk takes a good-faith interest in Sparta Battalion, and is immediately reverted by Volunteer Marek. Jhy.rjwk takes to the talk page, and, beginning on May 11, also Talk:Vladimir Zhoga. Jhy.rjwk and Volunteer Marek disagree, and undo each other a few times on May 12. Frustrated, Jhy.rjwk suggests something ought to be done about Volunteer Marek, and less than an hour later requests page protection for both Sparta Battalion and Vladimir Zhoga—but logs out first for some reason. This is only the fourth edit from 99.165.88.9. Okay, no harm done; but it's the smoking gun.

Beginning on June 1, Jhy.rjwk participates in an RfC at Talk:Claire Danes. Jhy.rjwk's first edit is a brief statement of Support for the then-current version of the page. Jhy.rjwk argues that the length of paragraphs at Anastasia Lin, Jerry Vlasak, Michael Savage, and Hrithik Roshan is somehow relevant; Jhy.rjwk's allies don't seem to think much of this line of argument. On June 4, user Khaleedasa adds their Support, naming Jhy.rjwk, specifically supporting the latter's argument about the length of coverage on other articles, and adding The Beatles to the list. On June 11, Jhy.rjwk is indefinitely topic-banned from "any article or discussions related to Indian politics, broadly construed and specifically including any controversies of a political nature" for POV-editing. On June 12, Jhy.rjwk goes on a Wikibreak; but 99.165.88.9 does not.

On June 13, 99.165.88.9 resumes discussion at Talk:Claire Danes, without identifying themself with Jhy.rjwk. On June 17, 99.165.88.9 helps themself to another Support vote, not omitting to remind editors of the idiosyncratic argument, first advanced by Jhy.rjwk and ignored by everyone but Khaleedasa, that paragraph length should match that of certain paragraphs at Anastasia Lin, Jerry Vlasak, Michael Savage, Hrithik Roshan, and The Beatles.

The case that Jhy.rjwk is 99.165.88.9 is, I think, airtight. The Khaleedasa case is weaker. User Khaleedasa is only a few months old, created shortly after Jhy.rjwk received a stern warning for pov-pushing. Khaleedasa has a narrow range of declared interests—Filipino politicians—distinct from those of Jhy.rjwk. Khaleedasa, who has not edited since June 6, was very busy right out of the gate, from mid-April through late May. There is little overlap between the two users' editing during that time; for the most part, their edits fall neatly into discrete blocks. I have never engaged in this process before, so it is difficult to gauge the strength of my case. I tend to be wall-of-texty; I'm sorry if this is too long. I don't know whether to request CheckUser. 99.165.88.9 is apparently static, so it might be easy to see if this user has additional socks. But I've given you all I know. Regulov (talk) 13:08, 18 June 2022 (UTC)

Comments by other users
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 * Different timezones and zero editing overlap other than disagreeing with a preposterous argument on an RfC that was heavily popularized on ANI, RFPP, BLPN and dozens of talk pages. SPIs are not filed for fishing expeditions. GenuineArt (talk) 06:01, 26 June 2022 (UTC)


 * I don't think that's a fair characterization. User Jhy.rjwk knowingly wrote at least two separate supporting statements. Pretty cut-and-dried. Regulov (talk) 11:41, 26 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Total absurd. Jhy.rjwk is not in any policy breach if his argument persuaded unrelated editors hailing from different parts of the world. GenuineArt (talk) 12:57, 26 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Absurd, preposterous, huff, puff. Jhy.rjwk is 99.165.88.9, and commented Support, twice, with intent to mislead other editors into hearing two voices where there was only one. You aren't here to argue the merits; you're here to defend your allies at Talk:Claire Danes. Regulov (talk) 15:08, 26 June 2022 (UTC)
 * I have not seen clear evidence that they are connected in a way other than having the same vote at one discussion. As pointed out by GenuineArt, these edits work from different timezones and have zero editing overlap. 0x Deadbeef 04:56, 21 July 2022 (UTC)

Clerk, CheckUser, and/or patrolling admin comments

 * There are a number of differences which leave me unpersuaded that there is a connection between these accounts and the IP. . --Jack Frost (talk) 05:49, 6 August 2022 (UTC)