Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Nightmareishere/Archive

Report date July 10 2009, 08:33 (UTC)

 * Suspected sockpuppets


 * Evidence submitted by JD554

The IP 98.220.43.195 started editing Wikipedia in March 2008 primarily on the Anal-oral sex article as did Nightmareishere. 98.220.43.195 then moved on to editing articles mainly to do with post-punk bands with a large number of edits concentrating on Gene Loves Jezebel. Nightmareishere also started editing post-punk bands, primarily to Gene Loves Jezebel. In November 2008, Nightmareishere started editing American wrestling related articles (The Great Khali, Professional wrestling throws, Tommy Dreamer, Klymaxx and Adam Copeland). Nightmareishere continued editing American wrestling articles (Randy Orton and Matt Hardy) in January 2009. 98.220.43.195 also started editing wrestling articles in January 20009 (Job (professional wrestling) and Talk:Matt Hardy). In February they were both involved in editing Lux Interior before they both moved on to editing Susan Boyle in April.

While editing the same or similar articles at the same time could be taken to be a coincidence, in June 98.220.43.195 started to remove information from the New Order article stating that the band were still active. This continued throughout June and July leading to the IP receiving a 48hour block for edit warring. When it began to look like the IP wasn't getting it's own way, Nightmareishere began to make the same reverts in an attempt to gain a consensus. Both editors also used the same reasoning for the changes on the talk page stating that no-one from the most recent incarnation of the band has said they have broken up: 98.220.43.195 and Nightmareishere. --JD554 (talk) 08:33, 10 July 2009 (UTC)

I am not participating in deliberate sockpuppetry. This debate centers around whether the band New Order has broken up or not. I have provided evidence they are still together, because the band itself issued a statement in 2007 saying they were. They have issued NO statement in the intervening two years that changes this. A few bullying editors have hijacked the article to say the band is broken up, based on hearsay and third person accounts, ignoring the first person evidence that the band exists. Since they cannot refute my evidence, they revert my edits, threaten me and ban me from editing. If it will make these Wikibullies happy, I promise to no longer edit the "Years active" section of the New Order article. However, I still maintain that until the band themselves announces they are broken up, it should be assumed they are still together. Nevertheless, I once again promise to stop editing this section of the article, and grudgingly will allow these editors who have confused rumour and speculation with the truth to have their way. 98.220.43.195 (talk) 17:55, 11 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Comments by accused parties    See Defending yourself against claims.

Most of what 98.220.43.195 has posted above has nothing to do with the sockpuppet issue. The only statement on topic is "I am not participating in deliberate sockpuppetry." If he and Nightmareishere do turn out to be the same person, this edit -- diff -- at Talk:New Order would appear to be deliberate attempt to make it seem that they were two different editors making the same argument against my use of information from a reliable source in the article, as one refers to the other in the third person. Thanks much -- Foetusized (talk) 19:23, 12 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Comments by other users


 * Clerk, patrolling admin and checkuser comments


 * No question in my mind that the IP and the editor are the same person. Appears to be a static IP, and a history of editing articles as an IP and Nightmareishere. Given the edit pointed out by Foetusized, a block or strong warning is warranted. Nathan  T 15:45, 13 July 2009 (UTC)
 * I blocked the IP and the account for one week. Icestorm815  •  Talk  15:47, 16 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Conclusions