Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Record44/Archive

Evidence submitted by Astro$01
Record44 has been blanking sections and removing WP:RS information from WP:List_of_people_killed_by_dogs_in_the_United_States for several days now. A new user, "Beinsh" has now entered, deleting the same information as Record44. The only activity for these accounts over the past several days has been to remove the same items. Astro$01 (talk) 08:50, 30 July 2010 (UTC)

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 * Blocked and tagged. Thanks. Peter Symonds ( talk ) 19:26, 31 July 2010 (UTC)

Evidence submitted by Astro$01
This new user continues to make the same edit as three previously blocked sock puppets: Record44, Beinsh, and Astro69. Astro$01 (talk) 00:59, 2 August 2010 (UTC)

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 * Looks a little "quacky". Maybe even like a SPA bent on altering List of people killed by dogs in the United States through socking.  Jus' sayin'... Doc9871 (talk) 05:57, 2 August 2010 (UTC)

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 * Blocked and tagged. Thanks, Peter Symonds ( talk ) 07:44, 2 August 2010 (UTC)

Evidence submitted by Astro$01
This user was previously blocked after conducting an edit war (with multiple puppets) on List of people killed by dogs in the United States; this page was finally given limited protection due to excessive sock puppetry. The new account, Benitnov24, is conducting an edit war on Pit Bull on the same subject, using the same arguments as Record44 & Co.. See:
 * The disputed section: Pit Bull
 * Talk:Pit_Bull
 * Talk:List_of_people_killed_by_dogs_in_the_United_States

Astro$01 (talk) 10:30, 20 August 2010 (UTC)

Updated. Astro$01 (talk) 22:14, 21 August 2010 (UTC)

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I am simply stating factual references. That's the funny thing about facts - they stay the same all the time no matter who states them -  so I guess it looks like it is a "sock puppet" to Astro$01 -   Looking back at what Astro$01 is referring to it seems quite clear that he/she is intent on removing all National Canine Research council references and will restort to accusations of "sock pupperty" to achieve his/her end. And, the question should not really be about "sock-pupperty" (which it is not) it should be about what is useful and appropriate material for Wikipedia. Using accustations of sock pupperty as a tactic to remove a person and material Astro$01 appears to be in disagreement with should not be an acceptable way to edit material on Wikipedia. It is guerilla tactics. Benitnov24 (talk) 20:59, 22 August 2010 (UTC)

Also, looking back at Astro$01 comments and deletions on the "People killed by dogs page" it seems clear that he/she wishes to delete all references to the National Canine Research Council, - and so he/she is now accusing me, or anyone who claims the NCRC is a reliable source is a sock puppet. So I guess once an argument has been made, should anyone ever used that same argument again they are a sock puppet by Wiki standards - hardly a legitimate way to edit the worthiness of material. Benitnov24 (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 21:15, 22 August 2010 (UTC).

Comments by other users
This edit summary says a lot. SPA sock, anyone? Daffy... Doc9871 (talk) 12:30, 20 August 2010 (UTC)

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 * Behavioural evidence looks fairly conclusive here. Blocked and tagged Benitnov24 as a sock. Peter Symonds ( talk ) 16:48, 27 August 2010 (UTC)

Evidence submitted by Astro$01
This editor continues to vandalize the List of people killed by dogs in the United States page. Note the similarity between an already confirmed sock (Astro69) and the latest (Astro6969). This appears to be a single-purpose account. Astro$01 (talk) 21:31, 28 August 2010 (UTC)

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Astro6969 blocked and tagged. All other accounts already blocked and tagged.  E lockid  ( Talk ) 04:18, 29 August 2010 (UTC)