Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Patriotsdynasty12189/Archive

Report date October 7 2009, 23:41 (UTC)

 * Suspected sockpuppets

Same articles. Same edits. Block evasion. - Sinneed  23:41, 7 October 2009 (UTC) Coedited with user:Tennisbeast6 as well, but I suspect another student, rather than a sock.- Sinneed  23:43, 7 October 2009 (UTC) Hoax page Shoker High Schol. - speedily deleted.- Sinneed  02:08, 8 October 2009 (UTC) Vandalism and silliness at Shaker High School.- Sinneed  23:45, 7 October 2009 (UTC)
 * Evidence submitted by - Sinneed
 * Looks more likely, now, that Tennisbeast6 was a sock. That account continued to vandalize until indefinitely blocked, and talk-page-blocked.-  Sinneed  02:06, 8 October 2009 (UTC)
 * wowyoursocool - edit 5. - - Sinneed  12:48, 8 October 2009 (UTC)


 * Comments by accused parties    See Defending yourself against claims.

I believe that both dabeast911 and tennisbeast6 are completely innocent of any "sockpuppetry". These edits were completely accurate and moral, just like Victor Frankenstein and his monster. Just saying. ---[wowyoursocool]
 * Comments by other users


 * Checkuser request


 * Looking at the history of this article, it seems quite possible there are sleeper socks. Steven Zhang  The clock is ticking....  04:52, 8 October 2009 (UTC)
 * Re-endorsing to check for further sleepers and possible connection with . Steven Zhang  The clock is ticking....  12:18, 8 October 2009 (UTC)

The thing that makes things more likely here (apart from the obvious) is that the IP address geolocates to Albany, New York, the same place the school that was vandalised is located. Might be a home IP as opposed to a school IP. I don't see any productive contributions coming from this IP address. Looks like is is the master account, with Dabeast911 being created later, but an indef block makes that point moot. IP blocks generally double, so the IP could be blocked for a week, but apart from that, no further action needs to be taken here. Steven Zhang The clock is ticking....  04:23, 8 October 2009 (UTC)
 * Clerk, patrolling admin and checkuser comments

✅ =

IPs are really too variable for blocks on them to be effective. J.delanoy gabs adds 05:12, 8 October 2009 (UTC)


 * -Something about this smells like a sock to me. Especially as their first edit was defending this user. Re-endorsing for checkuser attention to see if user is related, and if more sleeper socks have been created. Steven Zhang  The clock is ticking....  12:18, 8 October 2009 (UTC)

. Thus I've blocked the obvious sock. The confirmed accounts are blocked as well, except for the IP. I didn't block it as it most likely wouldn't affect the intended user. -- Kanonkas : Talk  15:02, 8 October 2009 (UTC)
 * ✅, for the record. -- Luk  talk 15:39, 8 October 2009 (UTC)



I have taken the following actions:
 * Conclusions
 * I have indefinitely blocked as an obvious sock of the above. This account also ends up being the sockmaster, in which I have moved the SPI case again.
 * I have changed the length of the block of, being a sock puppet of Patriotsdynasty12189, from 48 hours to indefinite.
 * All other accounts have been appropriately retagged as socks of Patriotsdynasty12189.

MuZemike 17:14, 8 October 2009 (UTC)