Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/LeedsBloke10/Archive

04 July 2010

 * Suspected sockpuppets

All three accounts were created around the same time. They share an interest in Pixie Lott and Dolly Rockers; and they like to make changes not supported by, or even contradicting, sources. When LeedsBloke10 had raked up warnings, including one for 3RR, the others step in, bringing back the changes that the predecessor had attempted, for instance this and this. There is also a certain resemblance between two of the user names. Favonian (talk) 21:09, 4 July 2010 (UTC)
 * Evidence submitted by Favonian (talk)


 * Added LeedsBloke11. Subtlety is not their forte.  Favonian (talk) 22:03, 4 July 2010 (UTC)


 * Added, a new user who has been making disruptive edits, often to the same articles as other accounts listed here. I've also added an IP address that has edited several of the articles recently.  This connects to  and several other blocked accounts; a list of registered accounts and a few of the IP addresses used is at User:Adambro/ent v. snigbrook (talk) 23:19, 4 July 2010 (UTC)


 * Comments by accused parties    See Defending yourself against claims.


 * Comments by other users

All 3 socks have been blocked and tagged and I've blocked the master account for 1 week with a warning that further disruption will result in an indef. I would advise that any further socking after that warning should result in the master account's block being extended to indefinite. This came to my attention yesterday, but I was unwilling to act as it wasn't quite blatant enough for my liking, but the discovery of a third and fourth account with very similar editing habits and usernames seals the deal for me. HJ Mitchell &#124;  Penny for your thoughts?   22:54, 4 July 2010 (UTC)
 * Clerk, patrolling admin and checkuser comments

Self-endorsing for CheckUser attention per the additional socks that have just popped up. –MuZemike 23:23, 4 July 2010 (UTC)

-- Avi (talk) 19:07, 11 July 2010 (UTC)


 * increased to indefinite block. All others already indeffed. -- Sh i r ik ( Questions or Comments? ) 19:11, 11 July 2010 (UTC)
 * All accounts tagged. Closing. -- Sh i r ik ( Questions or Comments? ) 19:15, 11 July 2010 (UTC)

Evidence submitted by HJ Mitchell
Both have popped up in the last few days an both share an uncanny interest in the same areas and revert for each other in edit wars to add identical unsourced material to the same articles on subjects related to British pop music. HJ Mitchell &#124;  Penny for your thoughts?   18:45, 23 July 2010 (UTC)

Comments by accused parties
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Comments by other users
This might be related to the sock drawer. Same fascination with Pixie Lott, T4 on the Beach, etc. Favonian (talk) 18:49, 23 July 2010 (UTC)
 * I wouldn't be at all surprised, trouble is, I don't know who the master account is. HJ Mitchell  &#124;  Penny for your thoughts?   18:54, 23 July 2010 (UTC)

Clerk, patrolling admin and checkuser comments
I've blocked both accounts. Having given then a little more rope and very closely examining Leedsbloke10's contributions, I feel there's enough to block per WP:DUCK. I'd still like a CU, though, if possible, to check for any more "sleepers" and to investigate the possibility of an IP block. I'm still not sure who the master is but these 2 accounts and Leedsbloke10's sockfarm are clearly related. HJ Mitchell &#124;  Penny for your thoughts?   21:15, 23 July 2010 (UTC)
 * Could this be User:Daniel Tee 2010/the person in User:Adambro/ent v? -- B s a d o w s k i 1   01:06, 24 July 2010 (UTC)
 * Very likely. HJ Mitchell  &#124;  Penny for your thoughts?   02:00, 24 July 2010 (UTC)

–MuZemike 01:56, 24 July 2010 (UTC)
 * ✅, and yeah, Leedsbloke10. --jpgordon:==( o ) 15:30, 25 July 2010 (UTC)


 * Moved from Sockpuppet investigations/ElectricRumpelstilskin. T. Canens (talk) 21:09, 25 July 2010 (UTC)

Evidence submitted by Favonian
Usual MO with unsourced edits to Pixie Lott and associated articles. The IP came straight out of a block. JewAndProud has been blocked indef and the IP for three months, but checkuser is requested to ferret out sleepers, which, considering the previously demonstrated diligence of this user, seem likely to exist. Favonian (talk) 17:05, 23 August 2010 (UTC)

Comments by accused parties
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Clerk, patrolling admin and checkuser comments

 * - I hate diligent sockers... NativeForeigner Talk/Contribs 19:56, 23 August 2010 (UTC)
 * No sleepers found. --jpgordon:==( o ) 15:49, 27 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Marking for close. TN X Man  16:07, 27 August 2010 (UTC)