Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Shaneplaton/Archive

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Fayerez303 created Sammy Voit, their client, as a draft. They didn't know how to submit the draft and asked for assistance on their user talk page, I put the submission tag on the draft and got them to comply with WP:PAID. They were very concerned about getting the draft approved quickly, and I told them a couple times that there was no way to speed up the process. Later, the user Shaneplaton, who had not edited in roughly a year and a half, moved the draft into mainspace without waiting for the draft to be approved. After that happened, Fayerez303 removed the paid editing declaration from their user page(though it is still on the article talk page). I would wonder if Shaneplaton created Fayerez303 or is a meatpuppet at the same agency- is this something a checkuser could look at? 331dot (talk) 13:38, 30 April 2020 (UTC)

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 * Fayerez has a few sleepers, but they aren't acting up - probably just indecisive about usernames. to Shaneplaton, one of them is on a corporate range that I have seen hosting proxies in the past. . ST47 (talk) 14:38, 30 April 2020 (UTC)
 * If not socks, then definitely meat. Maybe they work at the same agency, or maybe they both just bid on the same freelance job, but one way or the other, it looks like the client got tired of waiting and found somebody else who could get the job done.  I'd indef both.  I'd also whine about why the limitations on WP:G5 won't let me delete the article, but at least I'd move it back to draft space.  -- RoySmith (talk) 03:38, 19 May 2020 (UTC)
 * Although I prefer in cases like this is use other Wikipedia processes (e.g. WP:PAID), it a MEAT/SOCK block is likely justifiable. G5 definitely doesn't apply, and my thinking is around normal processes (i.e. deletion and alternatives to deletion) and WP:DRAFTIFY. If you're happy that draftifying (and probably chucking an AfC banner on it) is the best way to go then absolutely go for. Callanecc (talk • contribs • logs) 07:17, 19 May 2020 (UTC)
 * Blocked both as sock/meat. I've been thinking a bunch about the draft issue and have come to the conclusion that if somebody thinks the subject is not notable, they can bring it to AfD.  I added a COI template and I'll leave it at that. -- RoySmith (talk) 19:01, 19 May 2020 (UTC)