Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Johnathan87/Archive

Report date March 9 2009, 23:45 (UTC)

 * Suspected sockpuppets


 * Evidence submitted by Apparition11
 * Evidence submitted by Apparition11
 * Evidence submitted by Apparition11
 * Evidence submitted by Apparition11
 * Evidence submitted by Apparition11

This is my first SPI, so please inform me if I do anything wrong, and I'll correct it ASAP. The background is that Wittenberg University has had WP:SPAs editing it recently, usually including information that appears to be promotional. After starting what seemed to be a discussion with User:Johnathan87 and warning him of WP:EDIT WAR and WP:3RR, he proceeded to ask me to self revert. I explained that I might if reliable sources were provided  Then, a new user, User:Seanusa90, came and made the same types of edits.

A couple of days ago, User:Jejejeje567 and obvious sockpuppet User:Jejejeje568 (now blocked) made the same type of edits except that they were blatant copyvios of the source. This user appears to have the same agenda, but probably not the same user although probably a meat puppet.

(edit) I've added another one. While it was true that the offending edits had stopped, as soon as I made some edits away from their preferred version, a new SPA showed up and made the same edits. Reinserting the same things as the rest of these SPAs, as well as also inserting another Copyvio. Apparition11 Complaints/ Mistakes 20:04, 16 March 2009 (UTC)

(edit) There's a new one. I requested that Seanusa90 reply to my post on the article's talk page here at 5:06 UTC, and then Windowsforgood was created at 5:09 and was the account who replied to me. He went on to defend the edits by telling me not to worry about it and "Wikipedia apparently is very reliable in student's decisions on going to college" removed my POV tag. Note: He was blocked for 48 hours while I was filling this out as a result from a thread at ANI Apparition11 Complaints/ Mistakes 07:05, 17 March 2009 (UTC)

Diffs for comparison:
 * User:Johnathan87
 * User:Seanusa90
 * User:Jejejeje567
 * User:USA987


 * Comments by accused parties    See Defending yourself against claims.

One of the accounts has how continued activities for which it was originally blocked. This is in regards to Mayalld's post, as the offending edits have resumed.—  Dæ dαlus Contribs  07:52, 22 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Comments by other users

The two Jejejeje accounts were created within two hours of each other, and the other two accounts were created two/three days after that. Jejejeje568 has already been blocked as a sockpuppet. Foxy Loxy Pounce! 11:59, 10 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Clerk, patrolling admin and checkuser comments
 * offending edits seem to have stopped. Mayalld (talk) 09:32, 16 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Conclusions
 * - I have blocked all accounts indef (or they were already blocked indef) except for Johnathan87 as Johnathan87. I will be warning that account that the use of meat puppets and socks is disallowed. If this behavior continues past this, please open a new case at this same location and I'll investigate further. ——  nix eagle email me 20:09, 22 March 2009 (UTC)

Report date April 10 2009, 07:14 (UTC)

 * Suspected sockpuppets


 * Evidence submitted by Apparition11

After the previous SPI and eventual indef block of Johnathan87, Samual890 came as an obvious sockpuppet. He was blocked on April 5 for 31 hours due to disruptive editing. Now, while Samual890 is currently on a 1 week block placed on April 7 for returning to the same thing when his block expired, Andrewkols comes and immediately reinstates the edits made by Samual890.
 * Edit that caused Samual890's 31 hour block:.
 * Edit that caused his one week block:.
 * Edit where Andrewkols came and reinstated edits:

Besides all being SPAs pertaining to Wittenberg University, their sigs have a remarkable resemblance:
 * Socks blocked during last SPI
 * Johnathan87:
 * Seanusa90:
 * Windowsforgood:
 * Socks for this SPI
 * Samual890:
 * Andrewkols:

Apparition11 Complaints / Mistakes  07:39, 10 April 2009 (UTC)

UPDATE: Samual890's block has been reset and extended for three more days, and Andrewkols has been indef blocked as an obvious sockpuppet. It seems that this is taken care of for the time being, so I think that this can be closed now. Thanks.

Apparition11 Complaints / Mistakes  18:07, 10 April 2009 (UTC)


 * Comments by accused parties    See Defending yourself against claims.


 * Comments by other users


 * Clerk, patrolling admin and checkuser comments
 * Blocked.  Syn  ergy 02:12, 12 April 2009 (UTC)


 * Conclusions