Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Politicalnooby/Archive

Suspected sockpuppets
User:Politicalnooby has made 88 total edits, and their user page is filled with warnings. They also created the article Dorian Rhea Debussy. A few days ago I made edits to that article, which were promptly reveted with a warning about vandalism. Yesterday, I left this very specific message for User:Politicalnooby asking them why they reverted my edit. I guess the edit-warring heat was getting too high, so rather than respond to my inquiry, they opened User:Xqueerfolksx (which User:ElKevbo has already tagged with a warning about edit warring).

Editor Interaction Analyser shows that both accounts have edited three of the same articles. The smoking gun are these two edits: and. Thank you. Magnolia677 (talk) 15:26, 24 May 2023 (UTC) Magnolia677 (talk) 15:26, 24 May 2023 (UTC)
 * Also, several IPs from Ohio. Magnolia677 (talk) 22:45, 27 May 2023 (UTC)

Comments by other users

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not sure why i'm mentioned here. i was looking for articles on trans people and did cycle edits for Debussy bc it was on a list of trans folks.

as mentioned: i edited other trans folks too like Dan Lavery, Grace Lavery, Susan Stryker, etc during the same time...

idk maybe it's me but this just seems like someone's mad at another user and i'm getting dragged into it? Xqueerfolksx (talk) 15:43, 24 May 2023 (UTC)

This seems super hostile? i was just editing bc i had some free time & a friend said it was useful and kinda relaxong — Preceding unsigned comment added by Xqueerfolksx (talk • contribs) 17:20, 24 May 2023 (UTC)

Clerk, CheckUser, and/or patrolling admin comments

 * ✅. Serial account creation (i.e. abandoning one account and creating a new one) is not prohibited by policy, but for it to be a valid WP:CLEANSTART one needs not to immediately go back to the same articles. Denying the connection when it is discovered is also a bit of a red flag, as is trying to deflect the issue onto other users. No comment on any specific IPs, obviously, but I will note that this user has also done a substantial amount of LOUTSOCKing. Indeffing both accounts.  Girth Summit  (blether)  17:18, 31 May 2023 (UTC)
 * Adding, very indeed to the above, created shortly after they 'retired', and with an interest in the same sort of subject matter - blocked as confirmed.  Girth Summit  (blether)  17:41, 31 May 2023 (UTC)