Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Painjoiker/Archive

Report date May 22 2009, 20:49 (UTC)

 * Suspected sockpuppet


 * Evidence submitted by Rehevkor

I've just reverted an edit by User:Mfybht on the Metallica article. This rang a few bells because I've seen similiar edits before. The user User:Painjoiker earned himself an indefinite block for that and other reasons (you can can see as such on his last contributions). And comparing the two users contributions I can see definite patterns - sporadic(?) vandalism, frequently creating band/music/album articles, usually with issues of notability (which are frequently deleted through various means). Very little communications, very rarely uses edit summaries, never seems to respond to questions and enquiries, or justifies edits. Article editing patterns seem to be similar too (i.e. both have heavy contributions to numerous articles such as Artifact (band), Eternal Tears of Sorrow and numerous instanstaces of minor edits after Painjoiker was blocked Debauchery (band) and Turmion Kätilöt). Only down side is that user creation date doesn't match, Painjoiker was blocked this January and Mfybht was created in Oct 2008.

Many of the articles in Mfybht's contributions had previously been edited by Painjoiker.
 * Beyond_Abilities
 * Tarot_(band)
 * The_Only_Salvation
 * Marco_Hietala
 * Angels_Fall_First
 * Oceanborn
 * Sirenia_(band)
 * Naildown
 * Alexi Laiho hist1 hist2

To name but a few. Rehevkor ✉  20:49, 22 May 2009 (UTC)


 * Comments by accused parties    See Defending yourself against claims.


 * Comments by other users

Mfybht blocked indefinitely as a sock of Painjoiker. Icestorm815 •  Talk  21:14, 22 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Clerk, patrolling admin and checkuser comments


 * Conclusions

Evidence submitted by Rehevkor
Near identical editing patterns, mostly edits the same articles; habits of creating music based articles with notability, image and sourcing issues. Little to no discussion of issues, with sprinklings of vandalism. Started editing shortly after last sock was blocked (Mfybht blocked 22nd may, Lolknuth first edit 29th)

Some matching contribs:
 * Artifact (band)
 * Nattvindens Gråt
 * To Hell and Back
 * Children_of_the_Dark_Waters
 * Midnattens_widunder
 * Tony_Kakko
 * Elias_Viljanen
 * Wishmaster
 * Tarot
 * Puritanical_Euphoric_Misanthropia
 * In_Sorte_Diaboli
 * Crematory
 * Tarot
 * achary_Hietala
 * & - Sonata_Arctica
 * & - Anthems_of_Rebellion
 * &  - Once
 * & - Dark_Passion_Play

A majority of Lolknuth's contributions have been to articles edited in a previous incarceration, the above is just a sample. Rehevkor ✉  16:33, 5 April 2010 (UTC)

Comments by accused parties
See Defending yourself against claims.

Clerk, patrolling admin and checkuser comments
Blocked and tagged. –MuZemike 22:08, 5 April 2010 (UTC)