Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Lawyeruniversal2/Archive

Report date February 18 2009, 21:20 (UTC)

 * Suspected sockpuppets


 * Evidence submitted by ←Signed:→ Mr. E. Sánchez  Get to know me!  /  Talk to me!  ←at≈:→
 * Continuous legal action threats through Edit summaries at Lifehouse (band) article
 * Such summaries denote the same string regarding "Ben Carey" and a "cease" order
 * The accounts have only edited to this article
 * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/Lawyer33
 * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/Lawyeruniversal2
 * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/Lawyergeffen
 * edit between Lawyergeffen and Lawyer33 are essentially the same
 * Continuous string of similar edits removing said "Ben" from article ←Signed:→ Mr. E. Sánchez  Get to know me!  /  Talk to me!  ←at≈:→ 21:20, 18 February 2009 (UTC)


 * Comments by accused parties    See Defending yourself against claims.


 * Comments by other users
 * Looks like a slam dunk to me. Though blocking for legal threats may make it all moot.  Dloh  cierekim  21:28, 18 February 2009 (UTC)


 * Clerk, patrolling admin and checkuser comments

I've assumed that User:Lawyer33 is the sockmaster as the oldest account, and blocked the other 2. If the legal threats go on then this one will be blocked also. Kevin (talk) 21:48, 18 February 2009 (UTC)

All blocked. Tiptoety talk 23:40, 18 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Conclusions

Report date April 13 2009, 16:35 (UTC)

 * Suspected sockpuppets


 * Evidence submitted by SummerPhD (talk)

On-going problem at Lifehouse (band). Several socks blocked for making legal threats while removing cited info claiming Ben Carey is a member of the band. Several other SPA accounts have repeatedly removed the same info, some claiming band’s official website has been hacked and making vague references to legal involvment.

(Number of edits listed refers to total edits under that user name/IP. All are SPA accounts. Requesting sweep for other accounts.)

66.114.68.22 – Two edits, both removing info in question. One legal threat.

Geffenmusic – Two edits, both removing info in question.

Musemusic – 9 edits, all removing info in question (or altering text/cites referring to it).

Lawyer12 – Two edits, both removing info in question, both with legal threats. Indef block 05:20, 20 March 2009.

Lawyer33 – 6 edits, all removing info in question, 5 of them with legal threats. Indef block 22:02, 18 February 2009.

Lawyeruniversal2 – One edit, removing info in question, with legal threat. Indef block 21:30, 18 February 2009.

Lawyergeffen - One edit, removing info in question. Indef block 21:30, 18 February 2009.

172.164.145.162 - Two edits, both removing info in question.

Thefirm513 - One edit, removing info in question.

172.162.201.69 - One edit, removing info in question, claims band’s site has been hacked and “Legal is involved.”

Musicassistant - Four edits, all removing info in question, all claim band’s site has been hacked and “Legal is involved.”

172.131.7.135 - One edit, removing info in question, claims band’s site has been hacked and “Legal is involved.”

Musicassistant-interscope - Six edits, all removing info in question, all claim band’s site has been hacked and “Legal is aware of this issue.”

SummerPhD (talk) 16:35, 13 April 2009 (UTC)


 * Comments by accused parties    See Defending yourself against claims.


 * Comments by other users

Requested by SummerPhD (talk) 16:35, 13 April 2009 (UTC)
 * CheckUser requests

Additional information needed: Please provide a code letter. SPCUClerkbot (talk) 16:35, 13 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Clerk, patrolling admin and checkuser comments


 * Endorsed, note that accounts listed above have not been blocked. Avruch  T 18:08, 13 April 2009 (UTC)
 * ✅ that ==  ==  ==
 * ✅ that ==  ==
 * that is related to the situation, so are the AOL IPs.
 * The other users look at first glance.
 * Some accounts need blocking -- lucasbfr  talk 22:27, 18 April 2009 (UTC)


 * All confirmed accounts indef blocked;
 * IPs and  have been blocked for 2 weeks. The two others have not edited since February making a block unnecessary;
 * I am not going to tag here, as I do not think it is necessary.
 * Tiptoety talk 07:17, 19 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Tiptoety talk 07:17, 19 April 2009 (UTC)


 * Conclusions
 * All named accounts blocked, plus those two IPs mentioned above. Tiptoety  talk 07:21, 19 April 2009 (UTC)