Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Sleepydre/Archive

Report date January 16 2009, 22:13 (UTC)

 * Suspected sockpuppets


 * Evidence submitted by Stepshep

Editing timeframes: Troop330 May 4-August 29, Sleepydre October 10-27, Dreadys15 November 2-30, Sleepyak3 December 2-29, Rubohcity January 3-present, 234 January 3-8, 219 January 8-present. All contributors have similar editing styles, edit summaries, "undid"s, and an apparent chronological order of use. All editor's main contributions are to Akron, Ohio. While Troop330's edits fit with the edits of the others, it is the one alias I am unsure of as I did not converse with them while they were active. I've listed a few examples below:

Images:
 * Sleepydre uploaded a file, it was deleted, then Sleepyak3 uploaded the exact same image a day after the original was deleted.
 * Checking there commons images and here, I noticed some users also use Source as anonymous Akronite when tagging them as copyvios. (ex. File:Ybridge.jpg)
 * This also looks suspicious
 * Rubohcity uploaded File:TownplotpfAkron.jpg at 16:53, 16 January 2009, IP 219 added the image to Akron, Ohio at 16:57, 16 January 2009. Apparently noticing they was logged out, the IP left this message 12 minutes after adding the file to the article.
 * File:Akron Ohio Skyline from the All-America Bridge.JPG Troop330 confirms they are Sleppydre; 2 months before Sleepydre is created

Summaries:
 * Rubohcity and 219 use summaries with similar wording when adding previously removed content User diff IP diff

Other:
 * 219 was blocked at 18:24, January 14, 2009, Rubohcity began editing at 18:44, January 14, 2009 following the exact same edits as the IP. Rubohcity was previously inactive for four days. Â§hep   â¢  Talk  04:23, 15 January 2009 (UTC)

Guess what: Stephshep needs true meaning his life. âPreceding unsigned comment added by Rubohcity (talk â¢ contribs) 05:00, January 15, 2009
 * Comments by accused parties    See Defending yourself against claims.


 * Comments by other users

Requested by Â§hep   â¢  Talk  04:23, 15 January 2009 (UTC)
 * CheckUser requests

Endorse - Tiptoety  talk 03:45, 17 January 2009 (UTC)


 * Clerk, patrolling admin and checkuser comments
 * Case merged from Requests for checkuser/Case/Sleepydre (page history). Tiptoety  talk 22:13, 16 January 2009 (UTC)

✅ that Sleepyak3 = Rubohcity = Dreadsys15.

that Sleepydre is the same user.

Troop330 is.

No comment on the IPs.

[[Sam Korn ]] (smoddy) 16:29, 17 January 2009 (UTC)
 * The confirmed & likely accounts have been blocked indef. I've also tagged them. -- Kanonkas : Talk  15:47, 18 January 2009 (UTC)


 * Conclusions

Report date January 30 2009, 01:49 (UTC)

 * Suspected sockpuppets


 * Evidence submitted by Â§hep   â¢  Talk


 * Troop330 has confirmed themselves as Sleepydre here. After all socks were blocked (except Troop330 as it was stale) IPs began to edit in the same fashion, afterwards Troop330 began to edit Akron, Ohio with similar edits as the other socks. After the confirmation on the File: page and recent activity I believe this is evidence enough for an indef block.


 * The IPs also made similar edits as the socks and Troop330, including adding previously removed content that was persistently added by the socks and removed through Talk: discussions. Also note that Troop330 reappeared as soon as the IPs stopped editing.


 * Comments by accused parties    See Defending yourself against claims.


 * Comments by other users


 * Clerk, patrolling admin and checkuser comments
 * User:66.213.33.2 originates from the Ohio public library network. Considering blocking the whole range: 66.213.0.0/17. It is a static IP, however blocking this network for 2 years as a softblock with account creation disabled will remove a source with minimal disruption to the rest of us.
 * User:67.63.135.166 originates from what looks to me to be a small ISP, I cannot tell if it is dynamic or static.
 * User:Troop330 is more or less confirmed due to behavior described here.

Blocking User:Troop330 indef, Range 66.213.0.0/17 soft blocked, account creation disabled for 2 years, User:67.63.135.166 hardblocked for 3 months. ââ  nix eagle email me 00:24, 6 February 2009 (UTC).
 * Conclusions

Report date 02:07, 26 February 2009 (UTC)

 * Suspected sockpuppets:
 * (recently blocked indef.)
 * (recently blocked indef.)
 * (recently blocked indef.)


 * Evidence submitted by §hep  Talk
 * 33ohmygad begins editing by adding a cropped image they uploaded at Commons. Licensed it as if they were the copyright holder . Similar to the other blocked socks.
 * 33ohmygad stops editing 16:53, February 14; Methron registers shortly after (13:33, February 19)
 * Methron continues similar editing streak at Akron, Ohio, picking up on content where Troop330 left off. Uses similar edit summaries as other socks; stating their edit must be right because it is "similar to X city article". and persistently adds nicknames deemed not to be of Akron but of the campus region.
 * Also uploaded a duplicate image that Troop330 had already uploaded here. Upload title only off by one letter, and claims PD-self again. (Orig. here.)
 * Wuanridingjerk's first edit is to replace and image on JonRidinger's userpage with an image uploaded by Dreadys15 (Sleepydre sock). This image was removed by articles by Jon, I, and others. They continue with vandalism on the same page. (Warning)
 * After Methron and their IP are blocked for violating 3RR (24 hr), Wuanridingjerk appears within 12 hours continuing the same edits (addition of removed pictures and referencing other city articles as a basis for their edits, )
 * 219 (also in archives) is the same as Methron ;
 * TheWrongster just popped up. Suspect it's the same user: see first edit. After further edits...it has to be the same user. They again mention Kent, Ohio (editor Jon keeps up here, while continuing the same argument about images)


 * I am requesting that if these turn out to be the same person that a scan to find any other accounts related to an underlying IP be done to make sure no other accounts were missed.


 * Secondary note: From the last case, 66.213.33.2 was never blocked.


 * Comments by accused parties    See Defending yourself against claims.


 * Comments by other users

Requested by §hep  Talk  02:07, 26 February 2009 (UTC) Mayalld (talk) 15:26, 26 February 2009 (UTC)
 * CheckUser requests


 * Clerk, patrolling admin and checkuser comments


 * Conclusions
 * ✅ - Methron = 33ohmygad = Wuanridingjerk
 * - TheWrongster is related to the above
 * - User:Biggiedybon is a sleeper
 * All of them share IPs (other than the public library IPs that have been range blocked) with users previously blocked as socks in this case, and the IP was also implicated in a previous inquiry. -- Versa  geek  02:33, 27 February 2009 (UTC)


 * Would it be possible to get the underlying IPs blocked? §hep  Talk  02:48, 27 February 2009 (UTC)
 * I can block the few that were involved, the ISP range is too large to block, and the public library range is already softblocked. - Versa geek  03:22, 27 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Thanks, any little bit helps. §hep  Talk  03:24, 27 February 2009 (UTC)

Mayalld (talk) 07:27, 27 February 2009 (UTC)