Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Mister Gallagher/Archive

Suspected sockpuppets




Evidence submitted by Declan Clam
Suspicions arose when I saw the IP and Mister Gallagher post the same youtube link to Walter Learning. The IP also posted it on Ray Cooney, from where I removed it as it contributes very little is tangental in the extreme. I was rather surprised when Nora Bayes questioned this, as it must be obvious to anyone who views it. The edit histories of these 2 accounts and 1 IP are very similar. The two users claim to have the same job. I think there could be an issue with either sock- or meat-puppetry. Declan Clam (talk) 01:17, 2 November 2009 (UTC)

Comments by accused parties
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Comments by other users

 * Circumstantial point: Both user names are based on those of early 20th century U.S. Vaudeville stars. Infrogmation (talk) 04:29, 2 November 2009 (UTC)

Conclusions
Sock indefinitely blocked and tagged. Sockmaster blocked 2 weeks for sock puppetry. The /19 range that those IPs are under are too busy for an anon-only rangeblock, and both IPs have not edited in about two days, so I'm going to leave them unblocked for now. MuZemike 17:18, 3 November 2009 (UTC)

09 December 2010

 * Suspected sockpuppets




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User JoKing placed an AfD tag and did not properly continue the process. User Mister Gallagher then completed the process moments later. I had already left a message regarding the AfD on Joking's talk page, and planned something similar for Mister Gallagher. Upon seeing a virtually blank talk page, I looked into the history and found that the user had an investigation for sockpuppetry in the past, in which he claimed that the separate account was in fact his wifes. Looked into both user contributions and noticed similarities in editing and articles, participation in AfD's. Could be a coincidence, or in fact a case where this couple edit together and feel the same way... Anyway both users on their profiles are listed as writers, and user Joking has made edits to the article Mister Gallagher. Example 1: and Example 2:. Theornamentalist (talk) 00:09, 9 December 2010 (UTC)


 * Comment - just to add more accounts (after closure) I suspect may be linked to this one for reference Rootsie, an IP, another IP, Mercedes Cordoba. All edit and vote in AfD's typically to support the nomination regarding crossbreed dogs, and about Canada. - Theornamentalist (talk) 19:48, 9 December 2010 (UTC)
 * It's good you've added these accounts (for historical purposes) but the technical data for those accounts is . TN X Man  20:05, 9 December 2010 (UTC)

The 4 accounts in question are: As indicated above, they are stale so please make your decision based on behavioural evidence. OhanaUnitedTalk page 20:11, 9 December 2010 (UTC)


 * A few more
 * virtually all delete votes in Articles for deletion/Puggle seem to be from this user. - Theornamentalist (talk) 23:04, 9 December 2010 (UTC)
 * virtually all delete votes in Articles for deletion/Puggle seem to be from this user. - Theornamentalist (talk) 23:04, 9 December 2010 (UTC)
 * virtually all delete votes in Articles for deletion/Puggle seem to be from this user. - Theornamentalist (talk) 23:04, 9 December 2010 (UTC)
 * virtually all delete votes in Articles for deletion/Puggle seem to be from this user. - Theornamentalist (talk) 23:04, 9 December 2010 (UTC)

Comments by other users
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Clerk, CheckUser, and/or patrolling admin comments

 * Merged with previous case. From what the evidence suggests, these 2 accounts might be related as far back as 2007. In these 2 edits, JoKing asked a question on Help desk and there are some people replying to the question. Moments later, Mister Gallagher continues the question that JoKing was asking. Both accounts failed to sign their signatures when asking the question at that time and both are interested in dogs. It sounds like a WP:QUACK but there's a chance of sleepers, so I'll . OhanaUnitedTalk page 04:12, 9 December 2010 (UTC)
 * ✅ as being the same:
 * TN X Man 12:46, 9 December 2010 (UTC)
 * I get the sense that JoKing is actually the master account here, so I've indefinitely blocked and tagged the two socks, and blocked JoKing for a month. —  Hello Annyong  (say whaaat?!) 14:52, 9 December 2010 (UTC)
 * With the exception of 64.5.236.254, all the other IPs and accounts listed are stale, so I'm not going to act on them. Feel free to relist if any of them become active, however. In the meantime, I've semiprotected Puggle and Cavapoo. —  Hello Annyong  (say whaaat?!) 17:48, 10 December 2010 (UTC)
 * I get the sense that JoKing is actually the master account here, so I've indefinitely blocked and tagged the two socks, and blocked JoKing for a month. —  Hello Annyong  (say whaaat?!) 14:52, 9 December 2010 (UTC)
 * With the exception of 64.5.236.254, all the other IPs and accounts listed are stale, so I'm not going to act on them. Feel free to relist if any of them become active, however. In the meantime, I've semiprotected Puggle and Cavapoo. —  Hello Annyong  (say whaaat?!) 17:48, 10 December 2010 (UTC)