Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/MasterAlBrazil/Archive

Suspected sockpuppets
While looking through userspace for hoaxes, I came across User:MasterAlBrazil/sandbox6. This userpage has made up American metal bands, especially in regards to the years each band was active (e.g. 2050s). This is not the only hoax in their userspace (for example User:MasterAlBrazil/sandbox4 is an obvious hoax based on Slipknot (band) and Stone Sour). Hoaxes are not allowed in userspace per WP:FAKEARTICLE. In this user's contributions, I noticed they made user pages for MasterAlSpain between 2018 to 2019 such as User:MasterAlSpain and User:MasterAlSpain/sandbox3. Apart from the similar username format, they both have an interest in motorcycle racing. These edits include ones at 2019 MotoE World Cup 10 days apart from each other and 2019 Moto2 World Championship almost a month apart.

Throughout 2019, MasterAlBrazil added identical content twice at User:MetalSword about their favourite nu metal bands. They are at these two edits in 2019. MetalSword makes an edit at Secret Garden (album) on March 15, 2019. After an IP removes part of MetalSword's edit on March 20th, MasterAlBrazil reverts the IP's edit in May 2019. The following month, MasterAlBrazil and MetalSword edit Trivium (band) an hour between each other.

As both MasterAlSpain and MetalSword are active (last edited this month), I would like to request CheckUser on them only. MasterAlBrazil's last edit was last year, making it too stale to request. Thank you! I also notice that the case name should be MasterAlSpain as that's the oldest created account. My mistake. MrLinkinPark333 (talk) 00:16, 10 October 2023 (UTC)


 * I am no sockpuppet, nor have I heard of that Master Al Brazil. I will give any proof and will cooperate with you to the fullest extent. MetalSword (talk) 00:45, 10 October 2023 (UTC)
 * Hi, I never heard anything about this MasterAlBrazil fellow. In fact, I didn't even knew he had made my user and sandbox pages, who have been unused on my part. If there's anything I need to provide to clarify this issue, I'll be glad to do it. MasterAlSpain (talk) 08:14, 10 October 2023 (UTC)

Comments by other users

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Clerk, CheckUser, and/or patrolling admin comments

 * MasterAlSpain ❌ MetalSword -- Amanda (she/her)  01:54, 10 October 2023 (UTC)
 * Thank you for looking into it with the CU part. MrLinkinPark333 (talk) 02:14, 10 October 2023 (UTC)
 * I find the situation with MasterAlSpain and MasterAlBrazil rather strange, but considering that MasterAlSpain is a tenured user in good standing and the MasterAlBrazil account hasn't been used in over a year, I'm willing to give them the benefit of the doubt. Maybe someone wanted to impersonate them for some reason. I don't think there's anything else to do here. Closing. Thanks, Spicy (talk) 00:21, 14 October 2023 (UTC)