Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Sacsomgerine/Archive

Suspected sockpuppets


added by  --MegaSloth (talk) 00:21, 2 February 2010 (UTC)

Evidence submitted by WikiDan61
engaged in a single-handed campaign to rewrite the history of Lowestoft, attempting to place the town in Norfolk rather than Suffolk, and creating articles about every minor business and location in the town. When articles were speedied, he removed the db templates (here, and here, among others). When warned, he simply blanked his talk page on multiple occasions. When he was finally given a level four warning here, he immediately stopped editing, at which point came into the picture to continue the same pattern of editing and talk page blanking. WikiDan61 ChatMe!ReadMe!! 16:39, 28 January 2010 (UTC)

Comments by accused parties
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Comments by other users
Now appears to be editing anonymously as 78.146.64.3 -- at any rate, this edit would seem to suggest so. --RrburkeekrubrR 15:49, 29 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Actually not. The edit by the anonIP fixed the errors that Sacsomgerine intended to introduce (i.e. put Lowestoft back in Suffolk where it belongs).  WikiDan61 ChatMe!ReadMe!! 15:57, 29 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Quite right: I got it backwards. --RrburkeekrubrR 16:09, 29 January 2010 (UTC)

Two more accounts for consideration:


 * Created the day after  stopped editing, coincident with being notified of this investigation. Showed the same editing pattern of interest in editing Lowestoft and related articles, particularly the minutiae of places of interest in Lowestoft e.g.  and creating London Road North Shopping Precinct (located in Lowestoft). Showed an inclination towards talk page blanking  etc.. (Note an additional interest of editing Kirkley Community High School, e.g. )


 * Created minutes after Wikiadencart's final edit  and a speedy deletion warning appearing on Wikiadencart's talk page (and being blanked ). Similar interest in Lowestoft articles  and Kirkley Community High School . Also removed the PROD from Wikiadencart's article London Road North Shopping Precinct  and continued to edit it . Also tends to blank his user talk page.

As another common element, all these users also show large numbers of edits in a row to articles in short periods of time.

It seems to me that this is a clear case of a user trying to avoid scrutiny for his edits by serially abandoning an account when it gains attention and continuing similar editing patterns on a new account.

Although personally I am satisfied these are sockpuppets of Sacsomgerine, I think the evidence is actually stronger these are socks of each other; I suggest if it is not accepted they are puppets here, they should be investigated as a separate case.

I also note Wikiadencart reverted some remaining edits placing Lowestoft in Norfolk. This could be taken as evidence they are not the same person, but I wonder if this represents a change of heart and/or tactics, and that the edits by 78.146.64.3 in between the activity of Lemoran and Wikiadencart were in fact by the same individual?

--MegaSloth (talk) 00:15, 2 February 2010 (UTC)

Clerk, patrolling admin and checkuser comments
All registered accounts indefinitely blocked and tagged. The IP is not one of the socks. –MuZemike 00:35, 3 February 2010 (UTC)

Evidence submitted by MegaSloth
This user shows the same general editing patterns as the other socks; editing articles and sections to do with places of interest in Lowestoft, blanking his talk pages, and making serial edits in a row. He added the term "The Sunrise Kilometer" as a description of beaches to Lowestoft, a concept that appears to be a hoax with no mention on Google except Wikipedia mirrors and the website www.lowestofttownsuffolk.webs.com. Vandaconalism cited this website on several occasions. Vandaconalism first introduced the reference. Despite being a hoax, the article The Sunrise Kilometer was created by Sacsomgerine.

www.lowestofttownsuffolk.webs.com is now removed, but its Google cache shows claimed Lowestoft was in Norfolk ; (it appeared to be Sacsomgerine's objective to get edits placing Lowestoft in Norfolk accepted).

This website links Vandaconalism to Sacsomgerine via Sacsgomerine's edits claiming Lowestoft is in Norfolk, and Sacsgomerine's escalation of Vandaconalism's original hoax. These accounts appear to be run by the same individual. --MegaSloth (talk) 03:30, 6 February 2010 (UTC)

Comments by accused parties
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Clerk, patrolling admin and checkuser comments
Blocked and tagged. –MuZemike 23:44, 10 February 2010 (UTC)