Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Reer Woqooyi/Archive

01 July 2014

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A group of meatpuppeteers appear to be targeting wikipages related to the Puntland–Somaliland dispute. The latter page was protected on June 28th, following a spate of disruptive activity by the just registered Reer Woyooqi account and UAE-geolocated dynamic ips. The next day, a letter was published on a partisan blog urging others to edit that wiki-page and several other associated ones ("I encourage you to deal with this issue and dispatch a special team of your respected journalist to deal with this urgent matter"). The author indicated that he "did my best trying to edit couple pages (Somaliland and Puntland territorial dispute, Sanaag and somehow Sool)", which the Wikipedia contributions and timing indicate can only be the Reer Woqooyi account. When I informed him of this on his talk page, he consequently showed indifference, simply responding "whatever". Middayexpress (talk) 17:42, 1 July 2014 (UTC)

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I decided this was sock puppetry rather than meat puppetry. I indeffed and tagged the master. These two edits by the named master and one of the IPs (those in the same range) are virtually identical: master and IP. One of the IPs, btw, does not geolocate to the UAE but to the US. I've taken no action against the IPs, mainly because they haven't edited since July 1 at the latest. I suggest semi-protection of articles might be a better way to go if there's a resurgence, although if the number of articles becomes burdensome, this report could be reopened, a range block requested - whatever seems to be most efficient. Closing.--Bbb23 (talk) 15:41, 6 July 2014 (UTC)

12 September 2014

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This user is clearly a sock of the banned user Reer Woqooyi/Theyuusuf143. If not, then a meatapuppet which have been popping up even before his ban.

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1. User has been involved in the same content disputes as both other users                          Masters:

2.Has the same lack of understand of English           Masters:

3. Has the same editing styles           Masters:

4. User could care less about consensus                    Masters:

5. Current user has appears right after "theyuusuf13" is banned           Masters:

AcidSnow (talk) 19:00, 12 September 2014 (UTC)


 * I see. "theyuusuf143" was a mettapuppet of the other user. He went on to this blog requesting other users go help me. Anyways, can you do something about the page? It's currently locked with the socks edit still there. AcidSnow (talk) 17:58, 13 September 2014 (UTC)
 * Reer Woqooyi and theyuusuf143 are different people. However, theyuusuf143 was called up to Wikipedia by Reer Woqopyi (he admits to asking others to help him here). AcidSnow (talk) 20:12, 13 September 2014 (UTC)

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. Almost all of the comparisons are between the puppet and Theyuusuf143. However, there has never been a finding that Theyuusuf is a puppet of Reer Woqooyi. There are obvious behavioral problems here, but the technical relationships need clarification. Some of the evidence above could be said of a great many editors. For example, foreign subjects are often edited by users whose primary language is not English. Also, there are many editors, unfortunately, who don't care about consensus. That said, I think there's enough here to endorse a CU, both to clear up Kurlibah and Theyuusuf143.--Bbb23 (talk) 17:16, 13 September 2014 (UTC)
 * Kurlibah is a ✅ match to Theyuusuf143. However, they are editing from a very long way from where Reer Woqooyi was editing, but since there is no overlap in editing, and given the several days gap between Reer Woqooyi's last edit and Theyuusuf143's first edit, I can't rule out a connection. . ​—DoRD (talk)​ 17:44, 13 September 2014 (UTC)
 * Please provide diffs between either of the confirmed socks and Reer Woqooyi that establish a behavioral connection. It's not obvious enough to me to find that the editors are connected. Thanks.--Bbb23 (talk) 19:54, 13 September 2014 (UTC)
 * I've created Sockpuppet investigations/Theyuusuf143. Even assuming that this editor is a meat puppet, that might justify a block if they weren't already blocked, but I still can't tag them as puppets of Reer Woqooyi. In addition, your point,, is that Reer Woqooyi asked other editors to help him, but where is the proof that this editor is one of those who saw that message? I will be closing this with no additional action and complete the clerking at the other SPI.--Bbb23 (talk) 20:47, 13 September 2014 (UTC)