Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Phatwa/Archive

11 December 2015

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tendentious single purpose accounts, multiple IPs used to force unsupported POV, attempting to mislead, disrupt, and distort consensus on the issue of scholarship pertaining to the "far-right" nature of National Front (France). After a page protect was created following this report, a little used account appears, User:Phatwa, and continued to revert, then made a false allegation of 3RR. A close look at my edits indicate I improved the accuracy of the content by adding multiple WP:RS citations, there was no violation of 3RR. A single editor, legitimately discussing and arguing their view, using reliable sources, is one thing, but this kind of gaming is an issue. It's feasible that sockpuppetry is being used here to push un-sourced POV. This is a pattern of activity that does nothing on Wikipedia other than arouse suspicion.
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 * 10)   Semitransgenic  talk. 21:34, 11 December 2015 (UTC)

Additional diffs in response to accused party comments below: Semitransgenic talk. 21:25, 14 December 2015 (UTC)
 * "I'm in the UK and that IP user has never edited any of the same articles as me."
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 * user 82.19.126.221 "Non UK" edits UK niche political content:
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 * user 82.19.126.221 states, "I want Centrist here.":
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 * user Phatwa states, "I am centre-left politically.":
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 * user 82.19.126.221 vandalises a user page in response to legitimate edits:
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 * user 94.195.18.40 modifying another editors comments, claims ignorance of procedure stating, "I am fairly new here":
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 * user 86.161.48.241, "fairly new," demonstrates guideline familiarity
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 * user 86.128.123.103, "fairly new," cites "Citation overkill" to remove sources:
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 * user 86.161.48.241 "fairly new," utilising inline tagging:
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 * user Phatwa, is "fairly new" since at least August 2010; the first edit being a page redirection:
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 * user 94.195.18.40 bad faith in casting aspersions about another editor's user history (I've been blocked once for editing warring, seven years ago).
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 * user 86.161.48.241 bad faith again, casting aspersions, about another editor having "penchant for edit wars".
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 * user Phatwa bad faith again, filing false WP:3RR and casting aspersions about another editor having a "history of edit wars"
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 * user Phatwa bad faith again, casting aspersions about another editor of having "colourful history of edit wars"
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 * user 94.195.18.40 "offering my two cents" (appearing uninvolved) "while article is locked" after Phatwa's report.
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 * user Phatwa outing self on talkpage subsequent to this filing: "I'm the IP user in question, if it wasn't obvious."
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 * user Phatwa outing self here:"I am the user in question...I don't always/rarely bother logging in"
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Comments by other users
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Comment Hi! I am the user in question and consider this report to be 'bad faith'. The first IP address listed is on another continent, I'm in the UK and that IP user has never edited any of the same articles as me. The other IP users, which are me, have only reverted the edits that are under discussion currently on the talk page (I don't always/rarely bother logging in). Semitransgenic may consider themselves the arbiter of truth however the issue is currently under discussion on the Talk page and awaiting consensus. One thing to be aware of is that Semitransgenic has a history of edit wars and bans if you check their Talk page (now archived suddenly!?). Thanks! Phatwa (talk) 21:30, 12 December 2015 (UTC)

Comment Semitransgenic, you were blocked in November 2015, not 7 years ago: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Semitransgenic/Archive_1#Oh_please.2C_please.2C_please.2C_can_I_be_unblocked_sir.3F for some delightful comments made about other users. The IP address user that you are convinced is me, says it's registered to a US university on their talk page. I think I'll wait the outcome of this rather spurious report before wasting any more of my time on this, the recent content of your Talk page (now archived) says all we need to know. Phatwa (talk) 10:54, 15 December 2015 (UTC)


 * again, the SPA user casting aspersions in attempt to poison the well, this is not a user conduct investigation. As stated, in relation to accusations of "having a penchant for edit warring," the reporting user has been blocked once for edit warring 7 years ago. Is there any evidence of uncivil conduct with respect to interactions with any of the sock accounts listed in this case? Semitransgenic  talk. 11:50, 15 December 2015 (UTC)


 * In fact the last one was not even a week ago. I've acknowledged my edits and haven't tried to use multiple accounts to skew consensus or evade 3RR, so far as I can see all I'm guilty of is not logging in to my little-used account. Let's allow them to make their decision instead of this childish diatribe. Phatwa (talk) 20:28, 15 December 2015 (UTC)


 * re:"In fact the last one was not even a week" = continued misrepresentation of fact, this aspersion relates to diff 23 in evidence above. SPA 94.195.18.40 engaged in modifying talk page comments belonging to another editor, they were reverted, a polite request to stop was made, SPA 94.195.18.40 continued reverting and posted an edit warring accusation. The SPA was then warned not to refactor comments by user:ScrapIronIV. Semitransgenic  talk. 21:14, 15 December 2015 (UTC)

Clerk, CheckUser, and/or patrolling admin comments

 * I warned Phatwa on his talk page not to use undeclared IPs any more. Closing now. If he continues, reopen this case.  Vanjagenije   (talk)  11:42, 26 December 2015 (UTC)
 * OK, thanks for addressing this. Semitransgenic  talk. 16:00, 26 December 2015 (UTC)