Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Laughing lion of loudness/Archive

20 January 2012

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Series of disposible accounts used for creating articles on the supernatural in New Zealand, commonly adds links to True New Zealand Ghost Stories (a book), Unexplained New Zealand: Ghosts, UFOs and Mysterious Creatures (another book) and websites relating to Ghost Hunt (NZ TV series). Several DYK submissions, Template:Did you know nominations/Waitomo Caves Hotel and Template:Did you know nominations/Ghosts and spirits in Maori culture. No user pages, no obvious responses on their talk pages (but see responses at Articles_for_deletion/Diggers_Bar,_Hamilton). This edit implies that they're primarily concerned with things getting mentioned on wikipedia, which smells like for-pay editing. Disclaimer: I previously nominated a page by this user for deletion, see Articles for deletion/Diggers Bar, Hamilton. Stuartyeates (talk) 04:25, 20 January 2012 (UTC)

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There is a pretty good WP:DUCK element to this case, but I would like to see evidence of abuse before running a check. Perhaps a note to the user(s) would clear things up without resorting to CU. Frank &#124;  talk  13:22, 20 January 2012 (UTC)
 * I was investigating this at the same time Frank was. The following accounts are the same:


 * Please note- Frank and I agree that there doesn't seem to be any abuse of alternate accounts (votestacking, vandalism, etc.). I think what needs to happen here is this user needs to pick one account and stick to it. I think the user needs to be informed of WP:SOCK and what our expectations generally are for multiple accounts. TN X Man  15:40, 20 January 2012 (UTC)
 * Fully concur. Frank  &#124;  talk  17:46, 20 January 2012 (UTC)
 * Please note- Frank and I agree that there doesn't seem to be any abuse of alternate accounts (votestacking, vandalism, etc.). I think what needs to happen here is this user needs to pick one account and stick to it. I think the user needs to be informed of WP:SOCK and what our expectations generally are for multiple accounts. TN X Man  15:40, 20 January 2012 (UTC)
 * Fully concur. Frank  &#124;  talk  17:46, 20 January 2012 (UTC)
 * Please note- Frank and I agree that there doesn't seem to be any abuse of alternate accounts (votestacking, vandalism, etc.). I think what needs to happen here is this user needs to pick one account and stick to it. I think the user needs to be informed of WP:SOCK and what our expectations generally are for multiple accounts. TN X Man  15:40, 20 January 2012 (UTC)
 * Fully concur. Frank  &#124;  talk  17:46, 20 January 2012 (UTC)
 * Please note- Frank and I agree that there doesn't seem to be any abuse of alternate accounts (votestacking, vandalism, etc.). I think what needs to happen here is this user needs to pick one account and stick to it. I think the user needs to be informed of WP:SOCK and what our expectations generally are for multiple accounts. TN X Man  15:40, 20 January 2012 (UTC)
 * Fully concur. Frank  &#124;  talk  17:46, 20 January 2012 (UTC)
 * Please note- Frank and I agree that there doesn't seem to be any abuse of alternate accounts (votestacking, vandalism, etc.). I think what needs to happen here is this user needs to pick one account and stick to it. I think the user needs to be informed of WP:SOCK and what our expectations generally are for multiple accounts. TN X Man  15:40, 20 January 2012 (UTC)
 * Fully concur. Frank  &#124;  talk  17:46, 20 January 2012 (UTC)
 * Please note- Frank and I agree that there doesn't seem to be any abuse of alternate accounts (votestacking, vandalism, etc.). I think what needs to happen here is this user needs to pick one account and stick to it. I think the user needs to be informed of WP:SOCK and what our expectations generally are for multiple accounts. TN X Man  15:40, 20 January 2012 (UTC)
 * Fully concur. Frank  &#124;  talk  17:46, 20 January 2012 (UTC)
 * Fully concur. Frank  &#124;  talk  17:46, 20 January 2012 (UTC)


 * Gave the most recent account a notice. -- DQ  (ʞlɐʇ)  20:31, 21 January 2012 (UTC)
 * Seems this case has gone quiet since DQ's warning. Relist if necessary. —  Hello Annyong  (say whaaat?!) 02:20, 25 January 2012 (UTC)