Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Palthrow/Archive

26 June 2012

 * Suspected sockpuppets



Both users edit Iceland-related topics, their monobook's are almost identical (the only difference being a font (Palthrow's monobook, Discrete's monobook, created on the third edit, after the user and talk pages)), and I found the edits here and here quite fishy, as they had no prior interaction (Palthrow seems to have made legitimate what Discrete tried and failed to do). Finally, both like to blank or have near-blank user and talk pages, as well as almost never use edit summaries. I have requested a checkuser to help determine if it is indeed a sockpuppet, or just a really close friend who may be getting help from the person. Kevin Rutherford (talk) 04:45, 26 June 2012 (UTC)
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 * In a db tag in user talk:DiscreteOperator, I saw a request for anonymity. I have blocked DiscreteOperator. I think we can treat this as a genuine, but somewhat badly handled, change of user name. &mdash; RHaworth (talk · contribs) 09:06, 26 June 2012 (UTC)
 * Note that the alt account has made a personal attack on the case filer, two actually. I also note that the master account is active. ⋙–Berean–Hunter—►  12:03, 26 June 2012 (UTC)


 * - as there is no need for checkuser because the alt account admits connection to master account. ⋙–Berean–Hunter—►  12:14, 26 June 2012 (UTC)
 * Could we just revdelete all evidence of links, or does that go against some policy? Kevin Rutherford (talk) 16:57, 26 June 2012 (UTC)
 * I don't see any point that would fit under the Revision Delete policy. If you do, feel free to drop me an email, or poke me on IRC. -- DQ  (ʞlɐʇ)  17:28, 26 June 2012 (UTC)
 * Closing case, given that there is no abusive sockpuppetry here AGK  [•] 23:28, 28 June 2012 (UTC)