Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Placeographer77/Archive

Suspected sockpuppets
The recent User contributions of Placeographer77 and Spooninpot include many entries on the same subject for the same small geographic region using the same idiolect; use the same complaints and insults; use edit comments that are obviously by the same person; and have been personally directed toward the same two editors. In the spate of vandalism that led to Placeographer77 being indefinitely blocked, that account took over the arguments and edits that were being made by Spooninpot almost immediately after the latter's behaviour was reported on the Administrators' noticeboard. Spooninpot's contributions have been sporadic since Placeographer77's block but have continued the behaviour. These two diffs detail a peculiar word choice used by the two accounts, These diffs are a sampling from those reported to the Administrators' noticeboard. There are many, many more in the two User contributions lists.
 * by Spooninpot above in this very related ANI; and
 * by Placeographer.
 * https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?diff=prev&oldid=1147571072
 * https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?diff=prev&oldid=1147573011
 * https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?diff=prev&oldid=1147622929
 * https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?diff=prev&oldid=1147621774
 * https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?diff=prev&oldid=1147620560
 * https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?diff=prev&oldid=1147618700
 * https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?diff=prev&oldid=1147625299
 * https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?diff=prev&oldid=1147573831
 * https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?diff=prev&oldid=1148088237 G. Timothy Walton (talk) 04:24, 6 April 2023 (UTC)
 * You’re a global man Spooninpot (talk) 05:09, 7 April 2023 (UTC)

Comments by other users

 * Accused parties may also comment/discuss in this section below. See Defending yourself against claims.

We're just wondering what happened that cause @g.timothy.walton's compatriot @hwy43 to quiet herself. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Spooninpot (talk • contribs) 04:35, 6 April 2023 (UTC)
 * The first two diffs in which the two accounts use the exact same “snap to grid” language a day apart from each other on the same soapbox topic WP:QUACKs volumes. Hwy43 (talk) 06:49, 6 April 2023 (UTC)
 * Also, an even earlier editor behind both might be User:Placeography based on contributions and user name similarity, albeit the account is 14 years stale. Hwy43 (talk) 07:04, 6 April 2023 (UTC)
 * In which case, this ANI diff may have been an intentional slip. G. Timothy Walton (talk) 15:46, 6 April 2023 (UTC)
 * Both Placeographer77 and spooninpot accounts were blocked. The spooninpot account was returned to editing privileges for unknown reasons. Spooninpot is the sockpuppet of placeographer. We don’t stage conversations. Spooninpot (talk) 03:04, 7 April 2023 (UTC)
 * Spooninpot posted on their Talk page three hours ago, so the block's already been lifted. G. Timothy Walton (talk) 17:26, 7 April 2023 (UTC)

Clerk, CheckUser, and/or patrolling admin comments

 * I can't quite make sense of Spooninpot's recent comments - they seem to be acknowledging socking, but then saying that the Spooninpot account was blocked then unblocked (which is not correct - it has never been blocked). Anyway, they are ✅ to one another, and since the older account is blocked, and they have evaded the block with the younger one, I am re/blocking both. Girth Summit  (blether)  12:03, 7 April 2023 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
After sockmaster and where blocked, returned to my talk page to antagonize, albeit poorly with nonsense. Here is Spooninpot doing the same. Makes sense to nip this sock in the bud by blocking their IP address as well. Hwy43 (talk) 08:14, 10 April 2023 (UTC)

Comments by other users

 * Accused parties may also comment/discuss in this section below. See Defending yourself against claims.

Clerk, CheckUser, and/or patrolling admin comments

 * Either it's the same person, or a troll trying to do a jo-job. Either way, blocked for a week. Girth Summit  (blether)  14:28, 10 April 2023 (UTC)