Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Kostun/Archive

13 May 2011

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These IP addresses show a high level of knowledge of how Wikipedia works on consensus, especially for a edit history that is less than 5 edits long. While that normally should not raise alarms, the IP addresses are reverting edits in support of User:Kostun, who is the lone dissenter in a discussion regarding the use of "fantasy football flags" that took place here. The revision history of 1967–68 Mitropa Cup is the most obviously and telling example of how the IP addresses listed above show the nature of the suspected sockpuppets of Kostun. Kostun would be using the IP address to gain 1) false consensus in his favor, and 2) circumvent a recent block. Digirami (talk) 16:24, 13 May 2011 (UTC) Digirami (talk) 16:24, 13 May 2011 (UTC)

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I can only state that above has nothing to do with me. Kostun (talk) 17:40, 13 May 2011 (UTC)

Clerk, CheckUser, and/or patrolling admin comments
Not looking good. -- zzuuzz (talk) 18:01, 13 May 2011 (UTC)
 * Of the above IPs one is a confirmed open proxy, another is probably an open proxy (unconfirmed), and I'm not so sure about the other at this time but it shares identical editing patterns over a long period. Other confirmed open proxies are:
 * OK, well there's little doubt here, other than the details of the blocks. The page is semi'd for a month and I've blocked Kostun for three weeks. I will monitor the unblocked IP addresses; I've left further rationale on Kostun's talk page; No tagging necessary; Case closed. -- zzuuzz (talk) 07:10, 14 May 2011 (UTC)