Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Kminiter/Archive

Suspected sockpuppets



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User:Stefanibulsara has only edited articles created by User:Quixotichoya, primarily the article Justin Michael Williams which is written with a promotional slant. Additionally, the username Stefanibulsara appears to be a reference to Stefani Bulsara, an article created by Quixotichoya. GPL93 (talk) 19:33, 3 February 2020 (UTC)
 * Added a second one as there is a ton of overlap. Praxidicae (talk) 20:05, 3 February 2020 (UTC)

Confession: I’m so sorry. I’m a sock puppet. I’m sorry that I wasted your time and that I debased Wikipedia. I didn’t know what the term was until I read the article about sock puppets and I saw myself and my actions clearly listed. I made sock puppets because of number 6 on the inappropriate uses of sock puppets: “Contributing to the same page or discussion with multiple accounts.” The explanation I told myself was that I had spent hours researching, creating and editing a Wikipedia page with quality sources for someone I’m a fan of and didn’t want that effort to go to waste. But this was clearly wrong behavior and no explanation can excuse this behavior. I am very sorry. I’m ready for whatever judgment you want to give, from banning me completely to giving me penance of a thousand edits. Again, I’m sorry I wasted your time and the energy and effort of wiki editors. Let me know if there's anything I can do to make it right. Quixotichoya (talk) 16:55, 4 February 2020 (UTC)
 * Sorry I meant to redact my comments here after our discussion yesterday. I do believe you to be making good faith edits and not to be socking. Praxidicae (talk) 16:56, 4 February 2020 (UTC)

Comments by other users
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 * I guess that's what I get for AGFing. See my discussion with them on their talk page. They very clearly denied sharing an account with Stefani, so this is indicative to me of socking for ill-intent rather than what I initially assumed, which was two newbies collaborating. Praxidicae (talk) 17:54, 5 February 2020 (UTC)
 * And this is why I should listen to my gut. Praxidicae (talk) 18:04, 5 February 2020 (UTC)

Clerk, CheckUser, and/or patrolling admin comments

 * Quixotichoya is ✅ to:
 * They are to: (same IP, overlapping time period, but different device)
 * There is another large group of accounts that are linked to Joseph0618, but it seems likely to be a class project rather than socking, none of them have any relevant edits yet.
 * Given that Quixotichoya's "confession" above failed to disclose their other alternate account, I'm inclined to block all three confirmed accounts. They are welcome to explain on appeal why they have been operating multiple accounts for at least ten years. I don't understand 's statement that you do not believe this user to be socking, can you explain? Kminiter appears to be the correct master. ST47 (talk) 17:53, 5 February 2020 (UTC)
 * I wonder if they're affiliated with Witeck Communications or if that's just one of their clients. Many of the articles they started have other SPAs in their history, though they are long stale. Whatever,, they can explain in their unblock request. ST47 (talk) 18:02, 5 February 2020 (UTC)
 * Moved, closing. Cabayi (talk) 13:38, 6 February 2020 (UTC)
 * There is another large group of accounts that are linked to Joseph0618, but it seems likely to be a class project rather than socking, none of them have any relevant edits yet.
 * Given that Quixotichoya's "confession" above failed to disclose their other alternate account, I'm inclined to block all three confirmed accounts. They are welcome to explain on appeal why they have been operating multiple accounts for at least ten years. I don't understand 's statement that you do not believe this user to be socking, can you explain? Kminiter appears to be the correct master. ST47 (talk) 17:53, 5 February 2020 (UTC)
 * I wonder if they're affiliated with Witeck Communications or if that's just one of their clients. Many of the articles they started have other SPAs in their history, though they are long stale. Whatever,, they can explain in their unblock request. ST47 (talk) 18:02, 5 February 2020 (UTC)
 * Moved, closing. Cabayi (talk) 13:38, 6 February 2020 (UTC)