Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Parabellus/Archive

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Same edits, removing "North" from Macedonia in various articles. Flix11 (talk) 04:02, 26 March 2020 (UTC)

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''Accused parties may also comment/discuss in this section below. See Defending yourself against claims.'' This is either a sockpuppet of Parabellus or a set of socks related with him. This IP is WP:SPA aiming to change articles from the scope of Parabellus, i.e. with the same target and in the same way. Jingiby (talk) 07:34, 26 March 2020 (UTC)

As one of the first people who initially reverted this IP's edits, I'm actually going to step to their defense here. They were blocked for a good reason (edit warring), but the fact that we have a guideline for this very issue - an issue with discretionary sanctions included, no less - suggests that this is a very common issue. I'm hard pressed to accuse someone of socking for just participating in a contentious issue. The comments this IP left on my talk page also suggest unfamiliarity with Wikipedia's policies and talk page conventions, which Parabellus demonstrated competency with.

And while I won't comment on whether the article should say "North" or not, I will say that it appears that Wikipedia's guideline appears to agree with the IP's edits (that references to nationality should still say "Macedonian"), and given the edit war that unfolded and that the IP is already blocked, this SPI seems a bit WP:HOUND-ish to me.  Cryptic   Canadian  17:44, 26 March 2020 (UTC)
 *  Cryptic , maybe you are wright and that is really not Parabellus, however most probably both editors are in close reletions, i.e. they are acting as a set. Regards. Jingiby (talk) 19:01, 26 March 2020 (UTC)
 * Earlier, I saw this ANI discussion that now tilts my feelings towards this IP probably being a sock. However, I think it would be useful for an admin to clarify where WP:MOSMAC fits into all of this. It could potentially vindicate some of their efforts, even if they are indeed WP:NOTHERE.  Cryptic   Canadian  04:26, 29 March 2020 (UTC)

Clerk, CheckUser, and/or patrolling admin comments

 * IP edits too old. Closing. Bbb23 (talk) 15:06, 30 March 2020 (UTC)