Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Q788771/Archive

Suspected sockpuppets



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All appear to be single purpose accounts used to push a site named "Uncyclopedia.ca" on the Uncyclopedia article. Q7 and BFDI go quiet until today when the protection on the article expires and BFDI comes back immediately to push the .ca site again. Bailes is also created today and seems to be doing the exact same things. Not a coincidence. NeedToReportSomebody1 (talk) 18:20, 25 July 2019 (UTC)

Comments by other users
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Feel free to run whatever checks you want. I can ensure you that I am not a sockpuppet and I do not operate more than one account. We are being targeted by a member of the fork with too much time on their hands. Normally I would ask for this to be deleted as vandalism, but I would like the checks to be made so that this can be put to bed permanently. BFDIBebble (talk) 18:32, 25 July 2019 (UTC)


 * Very well. I have added the rest for a check user sweep on the same grounds as the original crop. Both sides sprung up today so let us see. NeedToReportSomebody1 (talk) 19:17, 25 July 2019 (UTC)


 * I believe one or more of the users listed above are sockpuppets of "Dysklyver", a user familiar to the Uncyclopedia community. Please see here for an archive of related sockpuppet investigations. -- Zombiebaron (shout) 20:48, 25 July 2019 (UTC)

Clerk, CheckUser, and/or patrolling admin comments

 * I suspect that this is all part of the same "coincidence" that has led the reporter to create an WP:SPA of their own - off-site canvassing. Uncyclopedia recently came off of a two month long full-prot due to edit warring over which half of a fork was the "true" Uncyclopedia - with both sides claiming to be the real one, and claiming that the other was not notable. As one might expect, the edit war started back up as soon as they noticed that the protection had expired, including some new SPAs. A CheckUser sweep of the recent edit warriors at Uncyclopedia and Talk:Uncyclopedia would be welcome, but I don't think they'll turn anything up - likely more canvassing and meatpuppetry than anything else. ST47 (talk) 19:04, 25 July 2019 (UTC)


 * , can you point to links with Dysk? If you don't feel comfortable posting them here, feel free to email me. I am very familiar with that case. Also, I'm inclined to decline this CU request unless there is substantial additional information added suggesting socking. TonyBallioni (talk) 21:03, 25 July 2019 (UTC)
 * I've blocked NeedToReportSomebody1 as a sock of .--Bbb23 (talk) 22:47, 25 July 2019 (UTC)
 * This is not going to go anywhere. Closing. Bbb23 (talk) 22:38, 28 July 2019 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets



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All three of these users seem to have a strong agenda on the Uncyclopedia article to push the uncyclopedia.ca fork as the main site. The sockmaster previously exhibited the exact same behavioral patterns before being blocked for abusing multiple accounts. BFDIBebble has been strongly pushing the .ca site whilst both CherokeeJack1 and Smellslikevietcongtome have been pushing .ca whilst referring to .co as a fork, with their preferred site as a "spoon". I do not think this is a coincidence and I think some checks are needed here. All three are using Uncyclopedia to advertise their unauthorized .ca fork, much like the sockmaster Q788771 did when they were active. PKHilliam (talk) 15:01, 25 April 2020 (UTC)

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 * See Sockpuppet_investigations/BFDIBebble; some users mentioned by this SPI have been found to be socks there. Kevindongyt (talk) 12:47, 28 April 2020 (UTC)

Clerk, CheckUser, and/or patrolling admin comments

 * See no grounds for a check or block. Likely just multiple users from Uncyclopedia. Closing with no action. TonyBallioni (talk) 22:53, 25 April 2020 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets



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My reasoning for this can be summarized in two points:
 * Extreme similarity in username: the only difference is one character. This gives me lots of reason to suspect sockpuppetry.
 * Aggressive behavior. This user's first four actions is to add a "Managing a conflict of interest" notice onto talk pages of various users who have edited Uncyclopedia and/or its talk page in the past, including me, User:Supergeeky1, User:Zombiebaron and User:Awesome Aasim.
 * Q788771 is notable for having been very aggressive in pushing "uncyclopedia.ca" within the Uncyclopedia page, and was also blocked for sockpuppetry.

See also WP:SPI/PKHilliam, further evidence could be gathered from that other Uncyclopedia-related sockpuppet investigations. It could also be a possibility that one of PKHilliam's sockpuppets is attempting to copy off Q788771 in this situation, as behavioral evidence may potentially suggest. It is confirmed that PKHilliam and Q7887712 are associated, and PKHilliam is attempting to "steal" Q788771's name to attack other editors.

''More proof will be provided on admin, CU clerk or CheckUser request. I will not provide further proof to link the suspected sockpuppet and either Q788771 or PKHilliam, because I do not wish for the aforementioned user to be able to try "trolling" me in order to lower the credibility of my claims.''

SPI should be moved to PKHilliam, as the check has been linked to the correct sockmaster.

KevTYD (wake up) 13:27, 6 June 2020 (UTC)

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The four users I have warned are part of an extensive meatpuppetry campaign to astroturf their fan-made website and to snuff out the real Uncyclopedia project. Their accusations are frivolous and disruptive. Q7887712 (talk) 13:33, 6 June 2020 (UTC)

Clerk, CheckUser, and/or patrolling admin comments
✅ to. .--Bbb23 (talk) 15:07, 6 June 2020 (UTC)  
 * - Could a clerk please merge this to Sockpuppet investigations/PKHilliam. Callanecc (talk • contribs • logs) 00:41, 7 June 2020 (UTC)
 * ,, double-checking: are you asking for this entire case to be merged, or just this sock? creffett (talk) 15:14, 7 June 2020 (UTC)
 * Would you merge just this sock please? That might be best accomplished by a pro forma report there with a permalink to this, rather than a case merge. Kevin ( aka L235 · t · c) 17:13, 21 June 2020 (UTC)
 * Actually, I've just done that (see Sockpuppet_investigations/PKHilliam), but I'm happy to reverse and do a full-case merge if joe-jobbing seems unlikely. But I suspect that's more of a paperwork hassle than anything. Closing. Kevin ( aka L235 · t · c) 17:25, 21 June 2020 (UTC)