Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Slazarus09/Archive

Suspected sockpuppets
Slazarus09 has declared paid editing on Double Elvis Productions, and therefore by extension (although not expressly stated) also on the related Jake Brennan and Disgraceland (podcast). These were earlier draftified, and now new user PomKiwi220 has been registered, and swiftly moves all three articles into the main space. Seems rather ducky to me. -- DoubleGrazing (talk) 13:40, 14 October 2022 (UTC)

Possibly meat and or UPE if not socking. PomKiwi220 is moving some of Slazarus09's drafts back to mainspace after they've been draftified. Walled garden too of Disgraceland (podcast), Double Elvis and Jake Brennan. Star  Mississippi  13:56, 14 October 2022 (UTC)


 * Paging @Onel5969 for any insight. Star   Mississippi  14:02, 14 October 2022 (UTC)
 * LOL. Jinx. Why didn't this show when I filed it? Oh well. Moot with @DoubleGrazing's report above. Star   Mississippi  14:20, 14 October 2022 (UTC)
 * quack quack.  Onel 5969  TT me 18:20, 14 October 2022 (UTC)

These two accounts are both focused almost entirely on Double Elvis Productions, Disgraceland (podcast), which Double Elvis produces, and Jake Brennan, who founded Double Elvis. The junior account was created, and promptly gamed autoconfirmed status, when User:Onel5969 draftified the articles. If they aren't the same person, it may be meatpuppetry with the same employer, Jake Brennan or Double Elvis. Robert McClenon (talk) 00:51, 15 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Cancel the CU request - How do I cancel a CU request? Robert McClenon (talk) 00:53, 15 October 2022 (UTC)
 * will probably work to summon one to cancel it @Robert McClenon Star   Mississippi  01:29, 15 October 2022 (UTC)

Comments by other users

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 * Merged two essentially identical filings together. firefly  ( t · c ) 15:31, 14 October 2022 (UTC)
 * These two are in technical terms. However, that does not rule out meatpuppetry as the filer mentions, so .  firefly  ( t · c ) 16:04, 14 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Merged another one. MarioGom (talk) 10:51, 15 October 2022 (UTC)
 * - . Please, indef both accounts. MarioGom (talk) 10:54, 15 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Came by after seeing this in CAT:AB. I'm not 100% certain that an indefinite block of the master is justified given the level of disruption and the paid-editing disclosure. I'm willing to be persuaded, could you elaborate? Vanamonde (Talk) 03:19, 23 October 2022 (UTC)
 * A paid-editing disclosure is the bare minimum to comply with Terms of Use, and it does not bear much value if a second account is used without disclosure, which would make it illegit socking and UPE. However, if you give any credibility to the explanations later given at ANI, I'm ok if you (or any patrolling admin) are willing to give some rope and let this go with a sockpuppetry and canvassing warning. MarioGom (talk) 11:17, 23 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Thanks. I was thinking a two-week block, which is (I believe) in the typical range for a first offence. Vanamonde (Talk) 17:25, 23 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Sounds good. MarioGom (talk) 19:17, 23 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Per discussion above; master for two weeks, sock indefinitely. Marking for closure. Vanamonde (Talk) 19:50, 23 October 2022 (UTC)