Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Joeillybob/Archive

Suspected sockpuppets

 * ( original case name)


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This is not an open-and-shut case that can be decided by the duck test, but it is a strange situation. Karagory first edited in 2008, but made a total of seven edits between 2008 and 2020. They then began editing Peter Navarro on 3 January 2021, and then reported a content dispute involving the Navarro article at DRN. TestingSwype began editing on 2 January 2021. The only edits that they have made have been to their sandbox, and to volunteer at DRN, and to mediate the Navarro dispute. If this isn't sockpuppetry, it is some sort of meat coordination. Request Checkuser to see if they are the same person. Robert McClenon (talk) 22:44, 5 January 2021 (UTC)

Comments by other users
TestingSwype's contributions seem to shout WP:PGAME. Or, looking at their sandbox edits, a novel violation of WP:NOTSOCIALNETWORK. Via screen-sharing, perhaps? Either way, they don't seem to be here for the same reasons most of us are. BlackcurrantTea (talk) 06:45, 16 January 2021 (UTC)
 * User:BlackcurrantTea - This was an attempt to game the dispute resolution process. The sock, or meatpuppet, popped up to volunteer to mediate a dispute that the master account had opened.  I haven't seen this particular type of coordination before.  Robert McClenon (talk) 16:48, 19 January 2021 (UTC)
 * , that likely explains it. When I described their behaviour on NinjaRobotPirate‎'s talk page, he mentioned this investigation, so I reposted it here. TestingSwype's not replied to Girth Summit's post on their talk page, and has only made one edit since, to remove the last of the chat from their sandbox; perhaps they've decided to stop. Another old-new editor (like Karagory, they first edited in 2008, and have made very few edits), has been making similar changes to Peter Navarro, making it sound more positive; 5 of their 40 mainspace edits are to the article. Meat, sock, entirely unrelated? I don't have the time to look more closely just now, but it does seem a bit coincidental. BlackcurrantTea (talk) 17:49, 19 January 2021 (UTC)

Clerk, CheckUser, and/or patrolling admin comments

 * . One user's geolocation tells me that they might be using a VPN. The other is static, and the user agents are different. This will need a behavioral investigation.  ~Oshwah~  (talk) (contribs)   23:08, 5 January 2021 (UTC)


 * I'm not certain that it's socking, but it does look like some off wiki coordination. And their sandbox edits are weird - looks like they're using Wikipedia as a free messaging service, but I can't identify the account who they're communicating with. I'm going to discuss it with them on their talk. Girth Summit  (blether)  14:56, 15 January 2021 (UTC)
 * The following accounts are ✅ to
 * . Will a clerk please rename to Joeillybob and tag the accounts I've already blocked. I didn't check Karagory, but I really doubt it's the same person given the technical data we have on the above. TonyBallioni (talk) 00:14, 19 February 2021 (UTC)
 * . Will a clerk please rename to Joeillybob and tag the accounts I've already blocked. I didn't check Karagory, but I really doubt it's the same person given the technical data we have on the above. TonyBallioni (talk) 00:14, 19 February 2021 (UTC)
 * . Will a clerk please rename to Joeillybob and tag the accounts I've already blocked. I didn't check Karagory, but I really doubt it's the same person given the technical data we have on the above. TonyBallioni (talk) 00:14, 19 February 2021 (UTC)
 * . Will a clerk please rename to Joeillybob and tag the accounts I've already blocked. I didn't check Karagory, but I really doubt it's the same person given the technical data we have on the above. TonyBallioni (talk) 00:14, 19 February 2021 (UTC)
 * . Will a clerk please rename to Joeillybob and tag the accounts I've already blocked. I didn't check Karagory, but I really doubt it's the same person given the technical data we have on the above. TonyBallioni (talk) 00:14, 19 February 2021 (UTC)


 * ✅, closing. Blablubbs | talk 00:23, 19 February 2021 (UTC)
 * - TropicalCoder was mentioned, but not apparently investigated.  I'm looking at that now. -- RoySmith (talk) 01:49, 20 February 2021 (UTC)
 * I'm not seeing anything about TropicalCoder that screams sock to me, so reclosing. -- RoySmith (talk) 01:54, 20 February 2021 (UTC)