Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Manu31415/Archive

Suspected sockpuppets



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 * Account created on 1 September 2011; makes a couple of edits to various computer science articles, then goes quiet.
 * Comes out of retirement 27 March 2012 to contribute to an AfD for an article named "PragmaDev RTDS". The article was deleted under CSD:G12.
 * Again makes a couple of computer science edits until 22 February 2014, when the article Real Time Developer Studio is created. This is the same product as "PragmaDev RTDS.
 * This article is nominated for deletion on 23 February 2014; and the AFD is eventually closed on 30 March 2014 as 'No Consensus'. It is notable that there were a number of SPAs which appeared to !vote in this AFD, which is eerily familiar.
 * Returns 13 April 2016 to move this article to its' current title, and again a few times across 2017 & 2018 to make computer science related edits.
 * Appears again 16 March 2018 in relation to another AFD for this article, which is also closed as no consensus.
 * Makes another few edits across 2018 and 2020, and creates PragmaDev Process 13 February 2020.
 * 9 May 2020, the article is nominated for deletion; whereupon the editor reappears to !vote once again.
 * On 15 May 2020, in response to a COI warning on their talkpage, editor discloses that they are "...the Founder & CEO of PragmaDev.".


 * Account created 17 March 2018, making a total of 7 edits, 6 to the PragmaDev Studio page and one to Functional Mock-up Interface in order to list PragmaDev Studio, between 17 March and 21 March 2018.
 * Returns 12 May 2020 to !vote in Articles for deletion/PragmaDev Process.


 * Account created 17:40 11 May 2020.
 * First edit is made 29 minutes later to !vote in Articles for deletion/PragmaDev Process, and makes their second edit 14 minutes later to this comment.
 * Third and final edit is to create their userpage.


 * Account created 08:20 12 May 2020.
 * First and only edit is to !vote in Articles for deletion/PragmaDev Process at 08:55 12 May 2020.

In summary: --Jack Frost (talk) 12:42, 17 May 2020 (UTC)
 * is an editor with a significant conflict of interest to the subject of the article. When the article was nominated for deletion, three other editors appear to make remarkably similar !votes in favour of keeping the article.
 * In my view, CheckUser would be helpful to (1) establish the connection between the editors (if any), and (2) check for any sleepers given the age of one of the accounts and the appearance of this behaviour in a previous AfD. --Jack Frost (talk) 12:39, 17 May 2020 (UTC)

Comments by other users
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 * Albeit possibly in a technically incorrect manner Manu31415 has claim an association with PragmaDev and also claimed Mihal Brumbulli has a COI association. I would have guessed Narkoa/Ciprian.teodorov probably have PragmaDev association also.  I'd probably conjecture these editors are connected and the result is natural unintended meatpuppetry by connected spa's rather than sockpuppetry''.  Duo't now if my view on this help.Djm-leighpark (talk) 17:32, 17 May 2020 (UTC)
 * Hmmm ... Slightly surprised at confirmed result sockpuppetry between Manu31415 and Mihal Brumbulli ... but obviously is possible and I cant put reasoning here. Meatpuppetry yes.  May send email to checkuser with additional items for consideration I can't post here.Djm-leighpark (talk) 14:10, 19 May 2020 (UTC)

Clerk, CheckUser, and/or patrolling admin comments

 * Manu31415 is ✅ with Mihal Brumbulli. Narkoa is and Ciprian.teodorov is ., consider the possibly of meatpuppetry for Narkoa and Ciprian.teodorov. Callanecc (talk • contribs • logs) 12:12, 19 May 2020 (UTC)
 * I've blocked Mihal Brumbulli and Narkoa as socks based on the technical and behavioural evidence. I don't find the behavioural evidence on the other accounts convicing enough to justify a block. I've also not blocked the master as it appears they've stopped socking (hopefully after realising that they are breaching the policy). Callanecc (talk • contribs • logs) 10:46, 30 May 2020 (UTC) Callanecc (talk • contribs • logs) 10:46, 30 May 2020 (UTC)