Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Solodev/Archive

Suspected sockpuppets



 * User compare report Auto-generated every hour.
 * Editor interaction utility

!vote-stacking on Articles for deletion/Solodev. KATMAKROFAN (talk) 00:35, 21 December 2016 (UTC)

Comments by other users
''Accused parties may also comment/discuss in this section below. See Defending yourself against claims.''
 * I think this might be jumping the gun a tad. In a conversation on my user page, Mattmclaren implied that he worked for a website called CMSCritic (though I might be wrong about that). One of the two other users in the AfD said they worked for that company too, so I think he simply told his colleagues/friends about the AfD. I've left a comment there explaining that this sort of canvassing isn't the done thing, but I've seen nothing in my interactions with Mattmclaren to suggest that he isn't acting in good faith and I doubt this is sockpuppetry. –&#8239;Joe (talk) 00:50, 21 December 2016 (UTC)

Clerk, CheckUser, and/or patrolling admin comments

 * The following accounts are ✅ to each other:
 * Blocked without tags.
 * Cmscritic, who is the oldest account, is ❌.--Bbb23 (talk) 01:40, 21 December 2016 (UTC)
 * Already tagged. Case closed.  Vanjagenije  (talk)  18:19, 21 December 2016 (UTC)
 * Is it worth moving the case to Solodev? Thanks, GABgab 17:18, 27 December 2016 (UTC)
 * It's not clear. If you think the behavioral evidence is strong enough to link the two sets of socks together, then I'd move it. If not, it depends on where you want the focus of the case. I think you're in as strong a position to decide as I am, but if you put a gun to my head (please don't), I'd move it. Of course, moving it is more work - not just the move but sorting out the tagging.--Bbb23 (talk) 00:56, 28 December 2016 (UTC)
 * Already tagged. Case closed.  Vanjagenije  (talk)  18:19, 21 December 2016 (UTC)
 * Is it worth moving the case to Solodev? Thanks, GABgab 17:18, 27 December 2016 (UTC)
 * It's not clear. If you think the behavioral evidence is strong enough to link the two sets of socks together, then I'd move it. If not, it depends on where you want the focus of the case. I think you're in as strong a position to decide as I am, but if you put a gun to my head (please don't), I'd move it. Of course, moving it is more work - not just the move but sorting out the tagging.--Bbb23 (talk) 00:56, 28 December 2016 (UTC)

I think that sounds good. GABgab 16:35, 31 December 2016 (UTC)
 * I went ahead and moved the case to Solodev. The tagging is the tricky part, so please bear with me:
 * Solodev will be tagged as a CU-confirmed master, while Techcto will be tagged as a CU-confirmed sock.
 * The "possible" result works for me, given the repeated use of "we" and the shared focus. This is probably meatpuppetry as well.
 * The "confirmed" group will be tagged dually - as CU-confirmed to the oldest account in that group, as well as suspected socks of Solodev.

Suspected sockpuppets



 * User compare report Auto-generated every hour.
 * Editor interaction utility

New user created to respond in the AfD just after the block above was applied. Claims to have been "watching this article for awhile" but up until a couple of hours ago it only existed in draftspace. –&#8239;Joe (talk) 02:55, 21 December 2016 (UTC)

Comments by other users
''Accused parties may also comment/discuss in this section below. See Defending yourself against claims.''
 * I have been watching the Solodev article and not the AFD. I literally decided to create an account due to amount of time this article has been in review.  I am no Sock puppet, i am a real person frustrated by some of the comments.  Hopefully I am not soap-boxing again, just trying to communicate.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Techcto (talk • contribs) 02:59, 21 December 2016 (UTC)

Clerk, CheckUser, and/or patrolling admin comments

 * Techto and are ✅ to each other and  to the other group. Solodev was created on September 30, 2012. Blocked Techto without a tag.--Bbb23 (talk) 03:42, 21 December 2016 (UTC)
 * Closing - please see above. GABgab 16:40, 31 December 2016 (UTC)