Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Soccer123321/Archive

08 October 2012

 * Suspected sockpuppets


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 * On 14 February 2012 started CaptainSparklez.
 * On 13 August 2012 re-started CaptainSparklez.
 * On 07 October 2012 re-started CaptainSparklez.
 * On 07 October started Jordan Maron who apparently uses the screenname "CaptainSparklez".
 * On 07 October 2012 re-started Jordan Maron

Shirt58 (talk) 11:01, 8 October 2012 (UTC)

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 * - If we connect the seeming promotional SPAs of the two deleted pages (Jordan Maron and CaptainSparklez), I think we may have more of a sock farm than what is listed above. - jc37 01:17, 17 October 2012 (UTC)

— Berean Hunter   (talk)  15:31, 18 October 2012 (UTC) — Berean Hunter   (talk)  22:27, 23 October 2012 (UTC)
 * I wonder if setting up an abuse filter could help us identify additional accounts without doing a CU because all accounts that mention "CaptainSparklez" will be tripped by the filter and logged. OhanaUnitedTalk page 03:15, 17 October 2012 (UTC)
 * noting that Christop406 is the oldest account listed and Soccer123321's edits are stale. There appears to be enough socking such that a CU is needed to flush extra accounts. Will move case to appropriate casename after CU results.
 * is, and the other four are editing from wildly differing locations and ISPs, so I stopped short of a full check. ​—DoRD (talk)​ 18:31, 18 October 2012 (UTC)
 * Closing as this appears to have been a meatpuppet effort which has grown stale and doesn't seem to be a concern now.