Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Rhelen305/Archive

09 September 2014

 * Suspected sockpuppets

IP socks for blocking.
 * "Selectronics Corp" in Vermont.
 * University of Vermont

Adding newly created account commenting on SPI with same pattern.


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Ridiculous duck. All usernames following the same style, created about the same time, and editing exclusively on the subject of Jay Parini. Based on how prolific this is, checkuser would be wise to find the ones I missed, and finding the real master and sleepers.

A few of these are stale and not following the exact pattern. I included all redlinked users that are SPAs on the topic. Those can be DUCK blocked imo without CU.

I note that user Special:Contributions/Parini claims to be the subject and has edited the topic minimally, so may be the sockmaster, but they are very stale. Gaijin42 (talk) 21:13, 9 September 2014 (UTC)


 * Also in the interest of full disclosure, I believe Parini may have recently been involved in gun control in some fashion (a TV interview perhaps?) but the article does not currently mention that topic nor is it categorized in that fashion, nor do any of the sock edits that I have personally reviewed involve GC. However, I am topic banned from GC so if this is determined to fall under my ban, I think WP:BANEX may apply due to the level of socking disruption. Gaijin42 (talk) 21:19, 9 September 2014 (UTC)

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— Berean Hunter   (talk)  21:47, 9 September 2014 (UTC) — Berean Hunter   (talk)  22:00, 9 September 2014 (UTC)
 * I've added two more accounts. I believe that there is both sockpuppetry and meatpuppetry going on here. I've already blocked several but am still looking.
 * I've blocked master two weeks and indeffing those that remain with tags. The only accounts which may be of interest to a checkuser would be, , and ..the latter two of which exist only to pull PROD tags off articles. Diff of Chap490 which is the same as diff of Appe499. All other accounts are stale. I have not blocked or tagged later socks added to this report since they are stale also. If they go active again, another report will need to be filed. I have semi-protected the articles in the meantime.
 * Jersild is by almost two years and Spengs321 is ❌. ​—DoRD (talk)​ 01:57, 10 September 2014 (UTC)
 * Confirmed socks blocked and tagged. Closing. Callanecc (talk • contribs • logs) 07:20, 11 September 2014 (UTC)
 * Jersild is by almost two years and Spengs321 is ❌. ​—DoRD (talk)​ 01:57, 10 September 2014 (UTC)
 * Confirmed socks blocked and tagged. Closing. Callanecc (talk • contribs • logs) 07:20, 11 September 2014 (UTC)
 * Jersild is by almost two years and Spengs321 is ❌. ​—DoRD (talk)​ 01:57, 10 September 2014 (UTC)
 * Confirmed socks blocked and tagged. Closing. Callanecc (talk • contribs • logs) 07:20, 11 September 2014 (UTC)

16 November 2015

 * Suspected sockpuppets


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I've just taken this editor to ARV, as he seems to be a) a paid editor and b) lying about based on evidence at Articles for deletion/Malan Breton A Journey to Taiwan. Then I thought to check the user name for User:Jasonbenz (no numeral) and saw that it was a banned sock of User:Rhelen305. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 17:51, 16 November 2015 (UTC)
 * Though has pointed out that they can't find the same Google evidence to link Jason Benz, the publicist for Malan Breton, to Rhelen305's past work. So this may just be coincidence. That matter is currently at ARV. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 18:06, 16 November 2015 (UTC)
 * User:Jasonbenz2 has just been blocked indefinitely for using "Using Wikipedia for promotion, and deception." So I suppose this SPI can be closed? thanks. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 22:19, 16 November 2015 (UTC)
 * I see he's also now been blocked as a sockpuppeteer. So now even more curious if he could be a sock of Jasonbenz, the Rhelen305 sock. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 02:51, 17 November 2015 (UTC)

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 * I see no evidence here except for the similarity of the username to User:Jasonbenz, who was suspected sock of Rhelen305, but never proven. I'm closing this case.  Vanjagenije  (talk)  21:16, 22 November 2015 (UTC)