Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Mr Taz/Archive

Report date June 8 2009, 18:05 (UTC)

 * Suspected sockpuppets

During the three day period following User:Pmsmythe account activation on January 16th 2009, this user edited at Flag of Dorset and contributed to Talk:Flag of Dorset but appeared at no other articles until June 3rd 2009, the day after User:Mr Taz was blocked by User:EncMstr.
 * Evidence submitted by Endrick Shellycoat

User:Mr Taz, as with User:Pmsmythe, is a keen Vexilologist and has taken a particular interest in the image of the Royal Standard of England and its location in the tables on the List of British Flags article:

Diff Pmsmythe 8th June —Preceding unsigned comment added by Endrick Shellycoat (talk • contribs) 20:06, 8 June 2009 (UTC)

Diff Pmsmythe 7th June

Diff Pmsmythe 6th June

Diff Mr Taz 26th Feb

Diff Mr Taz 21st Feb

Diff Mr Taz 12th Feb

Diff Mr Taz 24 Dec 2008

User:Pmsmythe although not being particularly active since the initial edit flurry in January, has nevertheless appeared on Wikipedia on the same dates and approximate times as User:Mr Taz, and has appeared most recently, after nearly five months of inactivity, the day after User:Mr Taz was blocked:

Times/Dates of coincident edits and by whom;


 * 20:06, 16 January 2009 - Pmsmythe (Account activated)


 * 16:39, 18 January 2009 - Mr Taz
 * 16:52, 18 January 2009 - Pmsmythe
 * 16:53, 18 January 2009 - Pmsmythe
 * 16:57, 18 January 2009 - Pmsmythe


 * 20:49, 19 January 2009 - Pmsmythe
 * 20:51, 19 January 2009 - Pmsmythe (Final edit until June)
 * 20:57, 19 January 2009 - Mr Taz
 * 20:58, 19 January 2009 - Mr Taz
 * 20:59, 19 January 2009 - Mr Taz


 * 19:21, 2 June 2009     - EncMstr (Mr Taz Blocked)
 * 21:10, 3 June 2009     - Pmsmythe (Returns with mutliple edits on 6th and 7th of June)


 * 19:23, 7 June 2009     - Mr Taz (Block expired)
 * 21:06, 7 June 2009     - Mr Taz
 * 21:16, 7 June 2009     - Pmsmythe
 * 21:26, 7 June 2009     - Pmsmythe
 * 21:32, 7 June 2009     - Mr Taz
 * 21:33, 7 June 2009     - Mr Taz
 * 21:42, 7 June 2009     - Pmsmythe
 * 21:46, 7 June 2009     - Pmsmythe
 * 21:47, 7 June 2009     - Pmsmythe
 * 22:45, 7 June 2009     - Mr taz


 * Coincidence? If so, then my unreserved apologies to both User:Mr Taz and User:Pmsmythe. Endrick   Shellycoat  18:05, 8 June 2009 (UTC)


 * Comments by accused parties    See Defending yourself against claims.


 * Comments by other users


 * Clerk, patrolling admin and checkuser comments


 * Conclusions

This report makes this quite obvious from a behavioural point of view, enough to block and tag the sock. Master warned. Peter Symonds ( talk ) 15:49, 10 June 2009 (UTC)

Evidence submitted by O Fenian
Britisher seems to share Mr Taz's misguided enthusiasm for creating redirects or pointless pages such as GBNI, particularly with regard to the UK and the politics or other aspects thereof. Britisher has very few edits to existing articles, but has edited Caversham, Berkshire which was also edited by Mr Taz. This combined with the similar behaviour in other areas leads me to believe they are one and the same. O Fenian (talk) 18:53, 3 December 2009 (UTC)

Comments by accused parties
See Defending yourself against claims. For all anyone knows,they may be best pals. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Chrandeep (talk • contribs) 00:10, 4 December 2009 (UTC)
 * This user is himself indefblocked as a troll. --Anthony.bradbury"talk" 16:31, 6 December 2009 (UTC)

Conclusions
Blocked and tagged. MuZemike 19:37, 4 December 2009 (UTC)