Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Lindi29/Archive

27 December 2014

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Everything very simple at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Kosovo_Polje#Proposed_move

The same edit, acounts created just to vote on the same way  Ąnαșταη  ( ταlκ )  12:04, 27 December 2014 (UTC)

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 * User:Lindi29 has reverted other people's edits at Peć numerous times . He was warned no to do that again . After that, a brand new user, User:99 editor is registered. One of the first edits made by this new user is to make exact the same revert that was previously made by Lindi 29 . He even uses similar edit summaries (they both use the word "ruin" in almost every edit summary). Here, Lindi29 uses "ruin":, , and here 99 editor uses the same word: . 99 editor even removed my post at Talk:Peć that was directed towards Lindi29, and in which I explained him to stop reverting edits . Also, one of the first edits made by 99 editor is to vote "STRONG support" at Talk:Kosovo Polje, the same way as Lindi29 voted before. They both display low level of English language knowledge. Vanjagenije (talk) 12:26, 27 December 2014

is making false accusation on me based on words or edits that used other editors.I deny all this charges against me.Lindi29 (talk) 14:46, 27 December 2014 (UTC)


 * i deny all this accusation i dont have any other acc i didn't know that is possible,i rly dont know mb they just copy my edits a make it look like socking or somebody is trying to sabotage me to look like i am the one gullity here and then to block me, look editores like and  they edits and opionions are the same too they oppose every requested move here,here.Regard and Respect Lindi29 (talk) 22:40, 27 December 2014 (UTC)

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 * I agree, I think there's some vote stacking at the discussion. A number of the accounts show a similar difficulty with the English language. Mike V  •  Talk  17:59, 27 December 2014 (UTC)


 * Checkuser comment: The following accounts are  socks:


 * The following is but not confirmed by technical data; careful analysis of all edits may be appropriate to determine if this is socking, meatpuppetry, or two editors sharing similar opinions.


 * The IP was not checked, as it appears unrelated to all of the above accounts. Risker (talk) 22:18, 27 December 2014 (UTC)
 * I've blocked the likely socks, issued a week long block to the master account, and struck out the duplicate comments The technical and behavioral evidence just makes it very unlikely that it's a coincidence. I agree with Risker about the IP. I don't see any connection to this case. As for Let's keep it neutral, the editing style and tone is too different to me. As such, the user is more than likely not involved here. Mike V  •  Talk  05:05, 28 December 2014 (UTC)

31 May 2015

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User with a history of sockpuppetry. SPA Arsenal29, who has a similar username and who edits the Syria-war module + Kosovo-related articles like Lindi29, starts editing again as soon as Lindi29 is blocked. Magog the Ogre (t • c) 23:30, 31 May 2015 (UTC)

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 * is .--Bbb23 (talk) 01:19, 1 June 2015 (UTC)
 * Given that a) this means that Arsenal29 is lying about his location, which raises significant questions, and b) there are other significant connections between the users other than the ones I've listed above (which I'll not go into), I am going to take this as a confirmation. Thanks. Magog the Ogre (t • c) 03:30, 1 June 2015 (UTC)
 * The account has been indef blocked & tagged by . Tiptoety  talk 06:22, 1 June 2015 (UTC)

27 June 2015

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Account already blocked under WP:DUCK. Reporting to search for sleepers. Magog the Ogre (t • c) 17:21, 27 June 2015 (UTC)

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 * is ✅. Changing tag accordingly. . Closing.--Bbb23 (talk) 19:27, 27 June 2015 (UTC)

31 July 2015

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First off, I apologize to anyone if I am incorrect about this. But I think the evidence is strong enough to warrant heavy suspicion.

Anyway, I believe that Lindi29 was half of a good-cop/bad-cop sock pair of DuckZz all along. My evidence follows.

Both users are from the Balkans. While one claimed to be from Kosovo and the other is from Bosnia, the languages are similar so it is not difficult to fake one's identity.
 * [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=638948676 Lindi29]

Both users play dumb when told that edit warring is unacceptable. Notice the space between the end of the sentence and the question mark, which is unusual for most typers.This is a hallmark of both editors.
 * [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Lindi29&diff=664423243 Lindi29]

Shared pages edited:
 * Module:Libyan Civil War detailed map
 * Talk:Cities and towns during the Syrian Civil War
 * Module:Syrian Civil War detailed map

Similar to identical edit summaries
 * "Fixing" (exactly the same case) [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?diff=659647214] [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?diff=664014241]
 * "POV vandalism" (exactly the same case) [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?diff=670582530] [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?diff=652877424]
 * "Fixing bug" [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?diff=659745419] [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?diff=648472762]
 * "Self revert" [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?diff=659759634] [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?diff=665183077] [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?diff=647007862] [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?diff=655976633]
 * "Pro-gov" [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?diff=673773926] [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?diff=660640390] [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?diff=660121333] [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?diff=654941305] [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?diff=664154018] [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?diff=664117136] [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?diff=664094606] [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?diff=664012783]
 * Frequently quoting Twitter image directly in the edit summary (Ex: [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?diff=666330259] [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?diff=654777065] [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?diff=665742996]) Magog the Ogre (t • c) 02:22, 31 July 2015 (UTC)

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Vanjagenije  (talk) I am NOT from Kosovo DuckZz (talk) 21:58, 31 July 2015 (UTC)
 * @DuzkZz and Bbb23: thank you both very much. Please accept my sincere apology, DuckZz; I meant nothing against you. Magog the Ogre (t • c) 23:37, 31 July 2015 (UTC)

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 * - There are certain similarities, I agree. It seams now that they are actually both from Kosovo. And, editing is really similar.  Vanjagenije  (talk)  16:21, 31 July 2015 (UTC)
 * The two accounts are ❌. Normally, I wouldn't fill in any details, but I'll alter my usual practice here because I believe will appreciate the additional information. Lindi29 and all of his puppets consistently edit from Albania (whether it's actually Kosovo, dunno, that area of the world is a wee bit confusing). The accounts all edit from similar IP ranges, and the devices, in the broadest sense, they use are specific. By contrast, DuckZz edits consistently edits from xxxxx. Assuming the user is telling the truth about xxxxxx, geolocations rarely get that specific. According to Google Maps (Wikipedia maps drive me crazy), the two places are 135 km away from each other by car, obviously closer as the crow flies. Finally, the device used by DuckZz is consistent and completely distinct from that of Lindi29 and his puppets.--Bbb23 (talk) 22:48, 31 July 2015 (UTC)
 * Closing per filer's statement. Bbb23 (talk) 23:39, 31 July 2015 (UTC)