Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Mr D Assange118/Archive

Evidence submitted by Favonian
The alleged puppeteer's last action before being indef'ed for vandalism, was this unsourced BLP violation. The other editors are SPAs, who live to reinstate the section. With the exception of Cooke they were all created shortly after the Assange's block. There is also a certain similarity between the user pages: Mr D Assange118, Doctor Von Wer, Eric Edgar Cooke, Lev Volksteiger, GordonF112. I am tempted to just block them as ducks, but a second opinion can't hurt. Because of the "industrial scale" on which these accounts have been created, I request CU to identify sleepers. Favonian (talk) 11:18, 30 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Added "Gordon von Freeman" based on this edit history. Looks like the semi-protection of Fiona Patten has shifted the attention to Australian Sex Party.  Favonian (talk) 11:28, 30 August 2010 (UTC)

Comments by accused parties
See Defending yourself against claims.

I absolutely deny being a sock puppet. Sharing an IP address with the vandal Mr Assange is not a reason for my being his puppet. I do admit that having one edit in my history does look suspicious when placed in this context but I am not a wikipedia noob. I have used this website for many years and edited under a number of IPs correcting and improving articles. I believed the edits of Mr Assange to be correct at the time (which I now know to be false). I regret that there has been confusion over this issue and look forward to editing in the future- though maybe next time I'll avoid such controversial articles (Eric Edgar Cooke (talk) 11:33, 31 August 2010 (UTC))
 * Looks like you have just shot yourself in the foot by admitting you share an IP address. Superchrome (talk) 11:54, 31 August 2010 (UTC)

Comments by other users
Popups says that was created on the 22nd August 2010 whereas it says the others were made today. Superchrome (talk) 19:00, 30 August 2010 (UTC)
 * And I can say that and  are obvious due to the names. Superchrome (talk) 19:01, 30 August 2010 (UTC)

Clerk, patrolling admin and checkuser comments

 * they look like ducks. Looking at the accounts however, there might be more present that we don't know about.  E lockid  ( Talk ) 14:25, 30 August 2010 (UTC)

Doctor Von Wer, Eric Edgar Cooke, Lev Volksteiger and GordonF112 are complete ducks, and I have blocked them. However, a checkuser will be helpful for Gordon von Freeman (which looks very likely indeed, but not absolutely certain) and also to see if there are any more. JamesBWatson (talk) 13:19, 31 August 2010 (UTC)

amongst all accounts listed, no additional socks or sleepers found. –MuZemike 04:23, 1 September 2010 (UTC)

Based on this, I have blocked the last remaining account,. Favonian (talk) 09:13, 1 September 2010 (UTC)
 * Marking for close. TN X Man  11:39, 1 September 2010 (UTC)