Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/R.o.t/Archive

Suspected sockpuppets
These editors have been determined to be abusing multiple accounts on Wikimedia Commons. The puppet master's first edit on Wikipedia was to declare a conflict of interest on, but his initials match those of. The two have co-authored papers together. While the three socks disclose a connection +with each other+ on their user pages, +they do not disclose a connection with the puppetmaster+ and they all edit the same articles, all connected to the puppet master's conflict of interest. It is possible that they are separate individuals working together as meatpuppets. There is also a discussion at COIN. Skyerise (talk) 17:13, 2 August 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

 * - The connection between the alleged sock accounts is disclosed on the userpage. Please show evidence of abusive sock puppetry, preferably using diffs. Reaper Eternal (talk) 17:19, 2 August 2023 (UTC)
 * Just look at the timelines in the Interaction report. It's all there. Skyerise (talk) 17:26, 2 August 2023 (UTC)
 * It is not the checkusers' job to make your case for you. Either provide evidence of abusive sock puppetry, which will also allow the accused users to defend themselves, or I will close this SPI. Reaper Eternal (talk) 17:28, 2 August 2023 (UTC)
 * ,, . Aren't editors with disclosed alternate accounts restricted from using more than one of them on a single article to evade detection? Skyerise (talk) 17:30, 2 August 2023 (UTC)
 * Also note that a checkuser was done on Commons. The puppet master was blocked with :, and none of the three disclose that they are also on Wikipedia. That's why I requested a checkuser. Skyerise (talk) 17:47, 2 August 2023 (UTC)
 * R.o.t discloses no such connection, in fact https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:R.o.t&diff=prev&oldid=1166593347 until last week they claimed the exact opposite before simply blanking. So, of course all four are ✅. Courcelles (talk) 18:01, 2 August 2023 (UTC)
 * And all four are blocked and tagged. Had all four been disclosed I’d have considered  only blocking 3 and telling them to limit themselves to one going forward, but that non disclosure is enough to call the whole farm abusive. Courcelles (talk) 18:11, 2 August 2023 (UTC)