Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Laramy smith/Archive

22 April 2012

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These IPs have all been used to add unsourced self-promotional material to many articles about rock music. The suspected puppeteer (with the same name as the individual promoted in these edits) has threatened legal action against an editor who removed some of these. A self-promotional article has been removed from the user's user space. RolandR (talk) 13:26, 22 April 2012 (UTC)

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 * With most of these edits going back years, I am not convinced we need to do anything unless this user edits again (anonymously or not). AGK  [•] 00:35, 25 April 2012 (UTC)

02 June 2012

 * Suspected sockpuppets




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since the last SPI was closed in April, with the comment "With most of these edits going back years, I am not convinced we need to do anything unless this user edits again (anonymously or not)", this editor has continued his unsourced self-promotion on several articles, including Jacques Higelin, Amina Annabi, The Dillards, Princess Erika and Dr John.

This disruptive editing has gone on for nearly four years now. The editor has not engaged in any discussion, except to make a legal threat against another editor who reverted him. He should already have been blocked for that alone, as well as for the steady stream of unacceptable edits from California IPs. RolandR (talk) 00:23, 2 June 2012 (UTC) RolandR (talk) 00:23, 2 June 2012 (UTC)

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Clerk, CheckUser, and/or patrolling admin comments
The best course of action in this case may be to discuss banning at WP:AN. If that occurs, you will have a good candidate for LTA the next time he continues namedropping himself. There won't be blocks likely forthcoming in this case because the contribs are stale and blocks are preventative. You may also want to consider requesting that someone set up the abuse filter to trigger on his name additions for appropriate action. Closing case as no action taken. ⋙–Berean–Hunter—► 21:01, 5 June 2012 (UTC)