Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/San Roberta/Archive

16 October 2014

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Please read User talk:Johnny Cocks for more information and comments by admins jpgordon and PhilKnight. After reading the policies, I don't think we really need a "Check User". It seems like a duck.

The article Bangkok has been vandalized by these sockpuppets. I have it on my watchlist as I am interested in bangkok. However during the past few days I noticed some vandalism from users writing the same thing (kok--c***). Here are a few diffs for you (admin/investigator) to compare:

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bangkok&diff=629826444&oldid=629826174

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bangkok&diff=629299264&oldid=629299242 TChemB (talk) 13:21, 16 October 2014 (UTC)

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 * The accounts had already been blocked before this case was filed. I have semi-protected the article most affected for three weeks. The editor who uses the pseudonym "JamesBWatson" (talk) 20:22, 16 October 2014 (UTC)

19 October 2014

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Look back at my previous investigation. Also, here is some evidence. This user keeps changing the word "Kok" common in Asian place names to the word "C***". I was reading the article Mong Kok and there comes a vandal doing this sort of thing! I have used twinkle to revert the edits. I have looked at this account contributions and reverted all except one, which I want an admin to look at (the user took off the notice of the sock-master's user profile).

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mong_Kok&diff=prev&oldid=630216770 https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lai_Chi_Kok&diff=prev&oldid=630216810 https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pak_Shek_Kok&diff=630216858&oldid=568634003

Here is a diff I want an admin to investigate. I am not sure about reverting it. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:San_Roberta&diff=prev&oldid=630216915

UPDATE: Note the similarity in username "Roberta"! TChemB (talk) 09:39, 19 October 2014 (UTC)

By the way, should we silver-lock the articles affected?. Thanks for investigating. TChemB (talk) 09:33, 19 October 2014 (UTC)

For the record- here are some diffs https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Lennox_Lennox-Smith&curid=44153705&diff=630238636&oldid=630238410

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mong_Kok&curid=267218&diff=630238408&oldid=630238350 TChemB (talk) 14:06, 19 October 2014 (UTC)

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 * I've merged a report into this. Also, I've gone ahead and run the checks. The following accounts are connected to each other:
 * However, they are ❌ to, which is surprising given the behavioral similarities. Anyway, the accounts are already blocked, and given the behavioral similarities, I'll tag them as suspected socks of . PhilKnight (talk) 17:25, 19 October 2014 (UTC)
 * However, they are ❌ to, which is surprising given the behavioral similarities. Anyway, the accounts are already blocked, and given the behavioral similarities, I'll tag them as suspected socks of . PhilKnight (talk) 17:25, 19 October 2014 (UTC)
 * However, they are ❌ to, which is surprising given the behavioral similarities. Anyway, the accounts are already blocked, and given the behavioral similarities, I'll tag them as suspected socks of . PhilKnight (talk) 17:25, 19 October 2014 (UTC)

21 October 2014

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Up pops another... I have reverted the edits.

Here is the evidence:


 * https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mong_Kok&diff=630468759&oldid=630468548
 * https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lai_Chi_Kok&diff=prev&oldid=630468697 TChemB (talk) 03:59, 21 October 2014 (UTC)

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 * I've gone ahead and checked the account. The following accounts are to  to be related. However, all three geolocate to a different location than earlier  puppets, so perhaps he has relocated.
 * All blocked and tagged. PhilKnight (talk) 16:14, 21 October 2014 (UTC)
 * All blocked and tagged. PhilKnight (talk) 16:14, 21 October 2014 (UTC)
 * All blocked and tagged. PhilKnight (talk) 16:14, 21 October 2014 (UTC)
 * All blocked and tagged. PhilKnight (talk) 16:14, 21 October 2014 (UTC)

24 October 2014

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We have another sockpuppet doing the same old joke. Also take note of this one: similar behavior, different article
 * https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mong_Kok&curid=267218&diff=630926748&oldid=630926537
 * https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lai_Chi_Kok&curid=2639143&diff=630926647&oldid=630926641
 * https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kok_River&diff=630926894&oldid=630926363

Also look at this one: removing the sockpuppet notice from the master's page: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kok_River&diff=630926894&oldid=630926363 TChemB (talk) 12:50, 24 October 2014 (UTC)

No checkuser needed this time, seems very obvious as WP:DUCK

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Ok, this is a little weird. In fact, I've posted on the checkuser mailing list just to make sure I was reading this correctly. Anyway, the following accounts are. And yes, I'm aware that I'm saying the user who filed all of these reports is a sock puppet. All blocked and tagged. PhilKnight (talk) 17:06, 24 October 2014 (UTC)