Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/RestVind/Archive

06 June 2015

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It could be a coincidence, but both new account users began editing solely in regards to Model United Nations in the United States and its AfD discussion on the same day and within a close time period. – North America1000 11:04, 6 June 2015 (UTC) North America1000 11:04, 6 June 2015 (UTC)
 * User:RestVind – Nominated Model United Nations in the United States for deletion (diff, diff).
 * User:HerpTheThird – First and only edit thus far is to the AfD discussion less than two hours after the nomination, agreeing with the nomination (diff).

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The User HerpTheThird was indeed alerted by me to my deletion request for the page - I asked him to review it independently and draw his own conclusion, and submit it to the deletion discussion, as he did, as it happened, with the account in question - I cannot comment on his choice of account, and I was not aware asking another person to review my deletion request alongside me would lead to an investigation of sockpuppetry. I so happen to agree with his conclusion to not remove the article's content, but work it into the main Model United Nations article, and finding secondary sources. --RestVind (talk) 13:09, 6 June 2015 (UTC)


 * Encouraging other users to vote in an AfD is canvassing and meatpuppetry, neither of which are permissible. Joseph2302 (talk) 13:14, 6 June 2015 (UTC)

Hello. I'm very sorry this investigation has had to happen. I was indeed asked by RestVind to check this claim. I wasn't aware this was meatpuppetry. I will not do it again. However, I think my opinion is legitimate nonetheless because I'm still a real human. HerpTheThird (talk) 13:40, 6 June 2015 (UTC)

Clerk, CheckUser, and/or patrolling admin comments

 * The two accounts are ❌. They admit what they did. No need to take any action. It can be noted at the AfD if someone wishes. Closing.--Bbb23 (talk) 15:48, 6 June 2015 (UTC)