Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/MikeHasIssues/Archive

28 March 2012

 * Suspected sockpuppets


 * User compare report Auto-generated every hour.

See WP:ANI. User is very likely a sock of a previous account. Major forum shopping. Calabe1992 19:03, 28 March 2012 (UTC)

Comments by other users
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I would be very surprised if this isn't related to a recent SPI. I of course don't have access to the tools, but would be shocked if the users aren't from the same ip ranges.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Sockpuppet_investigations/Hershebar/Archive Fasttimes68 (talk) 21:55, 29 March 2012 (UTC)

Clerk, CheckUser, and/or patrolling admin comments

 * Do you have any idea who it might be? Or the smoking gun? (more diffs with explanation). I'm sorry, but the CU tool isn't a fishing rod. - Mailer Diablo 00:50, 29 March 2012 (UTC)
 * Performing a CU w/o a known master is not fishing. Per WP:NOTFISHING, "Checking an account where the alleged sockmaster is unknown, but there is reasonable suspicion of sockpuppetry is not fishing." At the linked thread, the user has demonstrated that he is not brand new to the site, and there very likely is a master. Calabe1992 01:05, 29 March 2012 (UTC)
 * In most cases, we need someone to compare to. Just because someone looks like a sock does not guarantee there is another account behind it. If you have some suspicion of who the master may be, then please provide evidence to that effect. Until then, checkusers are very unlikely to perform a check. Hers fold  (t/a/c) 02:02, 29 March 2012 (UTC)

Per comment in above section, I have opened a new investigation of this user at Sockpuppet investigations/Hershebar. This can therefore be merged or closed in whatever way necessary. Calabe1992 15:03, 30 March 2012 (UTC)
 * Closing per another open case. -- DQ  (ʞlɐʇ)  06:40, 1 April 2012 (UTC)