Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Smithse4/Archive

29 June 2012

 * Suspected sockpuppets




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The sockmaster created article Encore Atlanta, which was PRODed soon after creation. The master removed the PROD tag, stopped editing, and registered a sock, which proceeded to open Articles for deletion/Encore Atlanta. The user then voted in the same AfD to keep or merge. Nathan2055talk - contribs 16:29, 29 June 2012 (UTC)

Comments by other users
''Accused parties may also comment/discuss in this section below. See Defending yourself against claims.'' I think the first user you refer to is [redacted], who works in my office. She told me she was having difficulty writing an entry. I used to have an account 10 years ago, but haven't visited the site much since. Rather than try to remember which email or password I had in 2003, I created the Kris3011 account. That's why I think it looked like sockpuppetry, but I was just trying to help her out and respond to the comments that went up on the page afterwards because she was a first-time user. Kris3011 (talk) 16:52, 29 June 2012 (UTC)Kris3011

Clerk, CheckUser, and/or patrolling admin comments

 * I am willing to give some benefit of the doubt based on the above explanation alone, so unless the situation dramatically changes it's a . - Mailer Diablo 18:36, 29 June 2012 (UTC)
 * Thank you. I told her she's on her own from now on! Kris3011 (talk) 20:36, 29 June 2012 (UTC)Kris3011
 * Closing per. -- DQ  (ʞlɐʇ)  22:02, 29 June 2012 (UTC)