Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/K-Economy Research Alliance UTM/Archive

31 October 2013

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The two users appear to be working on the same article, and each has posted it to the article namespace with the suffix "/sandbox" still attached. —Largo Plazo (talk) 07:50, 31 October 2013 (UTC)


 * Later, they created K-Economy Research Alliance UTM. —Largo Plazo (talk) 14:22, 31 October 2013 (UTC)

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 * Comment User:Alexf has blocked User:K-Economy Research Alliance UTM on the grounds of a promotional user name, and User:Kudpung as likewise blocked User:Research alliance, so my report is moot. —Largo Plazo (talk) 12:22, 31 October 2013 (UTC)


 * Additional user User:Alexf noticed that User:UTM Research Alliance has appeared and blocked that account as well. That user contributed K-Economy Research Alliance - UTM Research Alliance, which was deleted. —Largo Plazo (talk) 14:11, 31 October 2013 (UTC)


 * Another And now I see that K-Economy Research Alliance - UTM Research Alliance has been created again, this time by User:Nursaidahmuslim. —Largo Plazo (talk) 14:14, 31 October 2013 (UTC)

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All accounts blocked and tagged, however given that this user seems to be pretty busy today, I suggest leaving this case open for a few hours - just in case any more socks pop up. Yunshui 雲 &zwj; 水  14:26, 31 October 2013 (UTC)
 * Closing, since the accounts are username-blocked. Reaper Eternal (talk) 14:48, 31 October 2013 (UTC)

31 October 2013

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Similarity of name, created after the others had been blocked. —Largo Plazo (talk) 14:27, 31 October 2013 (UTC)

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I wouldn't normally block an account that hasn't made any edits at all, but in this case I'll make an exception - the similarity in username and the time of the account's creation are just too suspicious to AGF. Blocked and tagged. Yunshui 雲 &zwj; 水  14:53, 31 October 2013 (UTC)
 * Closed again. Checkuser indicates there are no more accounts, and this one was created before the blocks anyway, so meh.... Reaper Eternal (talk) 17:54, 1 November 2013 (UTC)

06 November 2013

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All users listed above created the same or very similar pages, in mainspace or user space, within days of each other, e.g. User:Research alliance/sandbox, K-Economy Research Alliance UTM, User:K-Economy Research Alliance UTM/sandbox, K-Economy Research Alliance - UTM Research Alliance... They also edited each other's user page. User:Nsyahirah4 (which should also be deleted as copyvio and promo page) indicates the topics of attention.

Considering that this is ongoing, a check to find possible further socks, and if possible some action (rangeblock, edit filter, whatever) would be welcome. Fram (talk) 10:43, 6 November 2013 (UTC)


 * User:Nursaidahmuslim was not username-blocked, but sock-blocked, as was User:K-economy. As for socking, note the timing of edits from the two most active accounts on 31 October:
 * 05:11: User:Research alliance edits K-Economy Research Alliance UTM
 * 07:23: User:K-Economy Research Alliance UTM edits User:Research alliance
 * 07:28 and 07:32: User:K-Economy Research Alliance UTM creates User:K-Economy Research Alliance UTM/sandbox and K-Economy Research Alliance UTM/sandbox
 * 07:35: User:Research alliance edits Talk:K-Economy Research Alliance UTM

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 * - While they are obviously the same editor, the prior accounts were username-blocked, with the invitation to create an account with a more acceptable username. I can't see any abuse, apart from the spam page, which I have deleted. Obviously, if he or she continues advertising, an indefinite block for that would be in order. However, I do not see any violations of the sock puppetry policy. Reaper Eternal (talk) 13:00, 6 November 2013 (UTC)
 * With all the blocks and red links...I think were done here. -- DQ   (ʞlɐʇ)  09:17, 8 November 2013 (UTC)