Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Ras-By-ras/Archive

19 July 2011

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Identical editing styles between the two accounts. Identical topic focus between accounts. Identical behaviour, such as adding WikiLove messages to their own user talk pages. Ras-by-ras has history of sockpuppetry (see ). IP addresses are all IPs who have only edited articles created by these accounts. Singularity42 (talk) 00:14, 19 July 2011 (UTC)


 * Update. Sock was blocked just as I started this SPI. Not sure how necessary it is now (unless anyone wants to hand out a block to the sockmaster for multiple attempts at sockpuppetry). Singularity42 (talk) 00:19, 19 July 2011 (UTC)

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 * Comment: I don't think a checkuser is necessary; I've blocked (at least some of) the accounts as per WP:QUACK. I also don't believe that this is an attempt at evasion, rather that the person does not really know what he/she is doing. I think this person's net effect is disruption (although I also think that is not the intent). -- Gyrofrog  (talk) 00:27, 19 July 2011 (UTC)


 * Honestly, as long as the socks have been taken care of, I'm fine. I probably wouldn't have started this SPI if I had known the socks had been blocked.  I agree that the net effect of this person's edits are disruptive, but it's more a content/behaviour issue than a sock issue.  Singularity42 (talk) 00:32, 19 July 2011 (UTC)
 * I think it's good to document this in any case, so thanks. See also: Category:Suspected Wikipedia sockpuppets of Ras-By-ras.  I left a  for the main account.  The user deleted it, which (to me) means the user has seen it. -- Gyrofrog  (talk) 00:34, 19 July 2011 (UTC)

I noticed that this user's edits are blanking pages of sockpuppets that are related to Ras-By-ras and attempting to get rid of the evidence that the users pages blanked had a template that said the user was a sockpuppet of Ras-By-ras and blocked. KeeperOfTheInformation (talk) 01:03, 19 July 2011 (UTC)


 * Update: I just blocked Ras Ethiopia . The account was created on July 4 but did not make any edits until today. Given all the accounts (including apparent sleepers) I am less inclined to assume good faith (I had previously thought the editor was having some trouble with usage, understanding policy, etc. making a mess in the process). -- Gyrofrog  (talk) 15:42, 19 July 2011 (UTC)

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 * - Sure, I guess we can take a look. There won't be any comment on the IPs, but that's a mess anyway. I've blocked an IP or two and protected some articles. —  Hello Annyong  (say whaaat?!) 01:07, 19 July 2011 (UTC)
 * ✅ the following are the same:
 * TN X Man 13:33, 19 July 2011 (UTC)
 * All blocked/tagged. — G FOLEY   F OUR!  — 15:47, 19 July 2011 (UTC)
 * TN X Man 13:33, 19 July 2011 (UTC)
 * All blocked/tagged. — G FOLEY   F OUR!  — 15:47, 19 July 2011 (UTC)
 * TN X Man 13:33, 19 July 2011 (UTC)
 * All blocked/tagged. — G FOLEY   F OUR!  — 15:47, 19 July 2011 (UTC)

02 September 2011

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Blanked Category:Wikipedia sockpuppets of Ras-By-ras; please check for sleepers. —  Jeff G. ツ  04:40, 2 September 2011 (UTC)

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I'm sorry, but checkuser does not generally disclose connections between IPs and named accounts. TN X Man 15:23, 2 September 2011 (UTC)
 * Per WP:DUCK I've blocked the IP for a week. I don't really see a reason to check for sleepers. —  Hello Annyong  (say whaaat?!) 22:31, 2 September 2011 (UTC)

28 November 2014

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Master created the article Yibaleh, which had been deleted previous via AfD (Articles for deletion/Yibaleh). User:Jimfbleak speedied it for G4. Sock then left identical indignant messages on Jimfbleak's talk page and my user page, both of which contained the contact email "biniam@cyber-wizard.com". Drm310 (talk) 02:55, 28 November 2014 (UTC)

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 * I've blocked and tagged the DrDreApp account. Biniam.yibaleh.biniam was already taken care of. Mike V  •  Talk  06:08, 10 December 2014 (UTC)