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29 March 2016

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Article in question is Austin Wade Petersen. The suspected sock created it today, and when it was CSD'd, the suspected master popped up to remove it, and again. Both are SPAs on the subject who are probably promoting this political candidate for the elections. GABHello! 16:47, 29 March 2016 (UTC)


 * The page is being massively SPA'd to an insane degree. Here are the IPs and accounts involved (only requesting CU for the accounts):




 * They are all either socks or meat. To make life easier, here are the named accounts for which I am requesting CU (along with the ones listed at the top of the case page):


 * Would really appreciate a hand here :) Thank you, GABHello! 22:29, 29 March 2016 (UTC)

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 * I encountered this user while patrolling the new user list. I saw two accounts that had edited on the same article near the same time. That immediately set off a red flag, and I proceeded to investigate. I asked for GAB's help, and we're here now. -- TJH2018  talk  22:04, 29 March 2016 (UTC)
 * Give me a few more minutes, the list's almost there. Thank you so much for telling me. GABHello! 22:17, 29 March 2016 (UTC)

WAIT, WHAT HAPPEND HERE? WHY IS MY ACCOUNT LISTED HERE? WTF. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Schoggi4 (talk • contribs) 23:06, 29 March 2016 (UTC)

I'm not a sock puppet you mental midgets -roflpocalypse — Preceding unsigned comment added by Roflpocalypse (talk • contribs) 11:52, 30 March 2016 (UTC)

Clerk, CheckUser, and/or patrolling admin comments

 * - This is really suspicious, they are all contesting deletion of a page created by the master.  Vanjagenije  (talk)  22:43, 29 March 2016 (UTC)
 * Both the article Austin Wade Petersen and its talk page have been edited by numerous single-purpose and almost-single-purpose accounts and IP addresses. It is also clear that some of the editing is promotional in intention. There can be little doubt that this is a concerted campaign to circumvent the effect of consensus at a deletion discussion about the article Austin Petersen, where it was decided to redirect the article. It is also notable that Austin Petersen is reported to have blamed that decision on a conspiracy set up by a rival member of the same political party. This looks very much like a response to a call for loyal supporters to rally to the cause of protecting the attempt to use Wikipedia to publicise Petersen. Very likely meat-puppetry, but of course it could well be sock-puppetry, or a mixture of both. The editor who uses the pseudonym "JamesBWatson" (talk) 09:39, 30 March 2016 (UTC)
 * is editing via a (now blocked) open proxy. The rest of the accounts are editing from various locations and can't be tied together based on technical data. This is likely off-wiki canvassing/WP:MEAT.-- Jezebel's Ponyo bons mots 18:20, 31 March 2016 (UTC)
 * Closing the case, their page is now redirected anyway.  Vanjagenije  (talk)  13:43, 1 April 2016 (UTC)