Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Stanleytux/Archive

20 January 2014

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Sockmaster has already been blocked for 1 week for sockpuppetry by a CheckUser. The sock then was User:Al Gomez. Both Al Gomez and Alice Shedrack voted to kep the article Azubuike Wokocha at its AfD. An account was created today (Thirdstrike11) which added another vote to the discussion along the same lines as Alice Shedrack's. It looks very sketchy, but not enough to be ducky. Requesting CU to confirm as the user edited unrelated pages before participating in the AfD. Michaelzeng7 (talk) 19:49, 20 January 2014 (UTC)

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— Berean Hunter   (talk)  18:27, 21 January 2014 (UTC) — Berean Hunter   (talk)  18:37, 21 January 2014 (UTC)
 * I just noticed this SPI. In reference to a query on Ponyo's talk page, I was asked to look at some of these accounts. In addition to Al Gomez and several others blocked by Ponyo, I found and blocked six more related accounts:
 * The ranges they are operating from are somewhat busy, so there may be more accounts that I overlooked. ​—DoRD (talk)​ 15:08, 21 January 2014 (UTC)
 * Moved case to Stanleytux as oldest master.
 * The ranges they are operating from are somewhat busy, so there may be more accounts that I overlooked. ​—DoRD (talk)​ 15:08, 21 January 2014 (UTC)
 * Moved case to Stanleytux as oldest master.
 * The ranges they are operating from are somewhat busy, so there may be more accounts that I overlooked. ​—DoRD (talk)​ 15:08, 21 January 2014 (UTC)
 * Moved case to Stanleytux as oldest master.
 * The ranges they are operating from are somewhat busy, so there may be more accounts that I overlooked. ​—DoRD (talk)​ 15:08, 21 January 2014 (UTC)
 * Moved case to Stanleytux as oldest master.
 * Increasing block on Alice Shedrack to indef after conferring with CU and tagging all accounts. Closing.

21 January 2014

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Account created today adding a keep !vote to Articles for deletion/Azubuike Wokocha, where a bunch of other Stanleytux socks also made keep votes. Follows similar editing patterns: make copyedits to a few music-related articles than adding a keep argument to the AfD. I've requested CheckUser because the account made several unrelated edits before the AfD, but that's in accordance with the pattern, and it does look slightly ducky. Michaelzeng7 (talk) 22:10, 21 January 2014 (UTC), revised 22:12, 21 January 2014 (UTC)

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— Berean Hunter   (talk)  23:45, 21 January 2014 (UTC)
 * The account was actually created on September 16, but it popped up to edit a mere 3 minutes after my earlier checks. Anyway, the account is highly the same as the others. ​—DoRD (talk)​ 23:27, 21 January 2014 (UTC)
 * Blocked, tagged and closing.

February 28 2014

 * Editor disclosed the following accounts during an unblock request:
 * Issues regarding paid advocacy were brought up in his unblock request in discussing with the blocking CU. A minimum consensus that the editor will agree to subsequent regular checks and a short amount of WP:ROPE be given following their unblock. Mkdw talk 02:19, 1 March 2014 (UTC)
 * Unblock request granted following this discussion. Mkdw talk 02:29, 1 March 2014 (UTC)
 * Issues regarding paid advocacy were brought up in his unblock request in discussing with the blocking CU. A minimum consensus that the editor will agree to subsequent regular checks and a short amount of WP:ROPE be given following their unblock. Mkdw talk 02:19, 1 March 2014 (UTC)
 * Unblock request granted following this discussion. Mkdw talk 02:29, 1 March 2014 (UTC)
 * Issues regarding paid advocacy were brought up in his unblock request in discussing with the blocking CU. A minimum consensus that the editor will agree to subsequent regular checks and a short amount of WP:ROPE be given following their unblock. Mkdw talk 02:19, 1 March 2014 (UTC)
 * Unblock request granted following this discussion. Mkdw talk 02:29, 1 March 2014 (UTC)
 * Issues regarding paid advocacy were brought up in his unblock request in discussing with the blocking CU. A minimum consensus that the editor will agree to subsequent regular checks and a short amount of WP:ROPE be given following their unblock. Mkdw talk 02:19, 1 March 2014 (UTC)
 * Unblock request granted following this discussion. Mkdw talk 02:29, 1 March 2014 (UTC)
 * Issues regarding paid advocacy were brought up in his unblock request in discussing with the blocking CU. A minimum consensus that the editor will agree to subsequent regular checks and a short amount of WP:ROPE be given following their unblock. Mkdw talk 02:19, 1 March 2014 (UTC)
 * Unblock request granted following this discussion. Mkdw talk 02:29, 1 March 2014 (UTC)
 * Issues regarding paid advocacy were brought up in his unblock request in discussing with the blocking CU. A minimum consensus that the editor will agree to subsequent regular checks and a short amount of WP:ROPE be given following their unblock. Mkdw talk 02:19, 1 March 2014 (UTC)
 * Unblock request granted following this discussion. Mkdw talk 02:29, 1 March 2014 (UTC)
 * Issues regarding paid advocacy were brought up in his unblock request in discussing with the blocking CU. A minimum consensus that the editor will agree to subsequent regular checks and a short amount of WP:ROPE be given following their unblock. Mkdw talk 02:19, 1 March 2014 (UTC)
 * Unblock request granted following this discussion. Mkdw talk 02:29, 1 March 2014 (UTC)
 * Unblock request granted following this discussion. Mkdw talk 02:29, 1 March 2014 (UTC)

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I'm not savvy to this process, please let me know if I am not doing this right. However, at this AfD a user with a previous investigation is being accused of continued sockpuppetry. From what I read at the previous investigation, the user agreed to repeated checkusers. I suspect this would be a good time to do it. From his editing and article creation behaviour, I believe he's a paid editor who really isn't here to help create an encyclopedia. Ifnord (talk) 22:26, 26 October 2017 (UTC)

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 * I understand what you said but, if I may, the previous investigation stated (and the subject agreed) that the subject would be subject to regular CUs. Has this happened? If not, perhaps this would be a good time. Ifnord (talk) 20:45, 27 October 2017 (UTC)
 * Please see this response to an unblock request where the unblock approval was tied to regular checks. In such a case, unusual as it may be, it appears to indicate that checks can (and should have been) done without evidence. Ifnord (talk) 00:52, 15 November 2017 (UTC)

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 * Alice Shedrack was blocked over 3 years ago, but you have not presented any evidence against Darreg. We do not conduct CUs for no reason, so I am going to close this with no action. GABgab 17:59, 27 October 2017 (UTC)
 * That's an... extremely unconventional arrangement. Pinging . GABgab 21:57, 27 October 2017 (UTC)
 * I can't find any agreement regarding regular CUs, and I don't have time at the moment to dig for it, so it would be helpful if could provide a link. At any rate, we will still need evidence to be presented with respect to Darreq. ​—DoRD (talk)​ 16:33, 14 November 2017 (UTC)
 * The "agreement" was reached almost four years ago. Since that time, there have been no checks of Stanleytux, meaning in practice the agreement was never actually implemented. I know I don't feel comfortable running a check now based on nothing but that agreement. There's also been no evidence presented against Darreg. Closing.--Bbb23 (talk) 16:25, 2 December 2017 (UTC)

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See Special:Undelete/Sam Saleh for a trove of likely socks. Siavash1398 uploaded the same image as Alijelodar on Commons, and Sina1397 is confirmed as a sock of Siavash. Mrasoolniya created the same draft as Sina1397. Alisalahedin has the same style and same article.

TL:DR; paid socks or meatpuppets everywhere. Please help identify with CU and block. Magog the Ogre (t • c) 01:38, 5 February 2019 (UTC)

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Have you looked at Sockpuppet investigations/Nicolastico23/Archive?--Bbb23 (talk) 13:35, 5 February 2019 (UTC)
 * @Bbb23: yes I see that. Maybe this batch is or isn't related to Stanleytux. I was filing based on behavior. Magog the Ogre (t • c) 21:44, 5 February 2019 (UTC)


 * The following accounts are ❌ to Stanleytux:
 * Newhelper12
 * Nicolastico23
 * Wansen
 * Mrasoolniya
 * I am unwilling to check the others as they are already blocked. Closing.--Bbb23 (talk) 22:07, 5 February 2019 (UTC)

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See Special:Undelete/Young Stunna, Special:Undelete/Draft:Dion Todd (Musician) and Special:Undelete/ Draft:Young stunna. For the record, all already blocked and tagged. Tip by Bri. MER-C 18:54, 1 June 2019 (UTC)

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I’m opening this SPI with the hope the duck test would prove imperative as the behavioral evidence is overwhelming. To understand this SPI, some background information is needed. Port Harcourt is the capital of Rivers state in Nigeria. Now to the crux, the suspected sock master Stanleytux was obsessed with Rivers state see this, this & this, Infact see all articles created by them here, do you note their obsession with Rivers state & Port Harcourt? Now see this. Furthermore on the Userpage of the suspected sock they expressly declare their love for Zee World, this isn’t unusual but this is where it gets interesting, optimizing the Editor Interaction Analyser Take a look at this and we find that the first thing that pops up is Zee World,and we observe both editors edit in similar Rivers state - Port harcout topic areas see this, this (an article on a Nigerian singer from PortHarcourt) and of course it’s no surprise that both are editing this article That isn’t all, furthermore  using the same aforementioned tool, we observe that they are both editing the article titled Mr 2Kay (yet another artist from Rivers state). They also edit this article Peter Odili, a former governor of Rivers state. They edit this & this also which all pertain to Rivers State, Nigeria. I’m unsure if or not Check user can work here but the behavioral evidence is overwhelming. Furthermore in December 2018 when Stanleytux was blocked see here take a look at this statement they made when appealing now juxtapose with the comment the suspected sock makes here, do you note the eerie similarity in their “Tone” see the entire entry Administrators' noticeboard where they were unhappy the NPR perm wasn’t granted to them by  & the declining reason was their edits were consistent with probable undisclosed paid editing pattern in which  also stated that they weren’t comfortable with Idoghor Melody possessing the perm and yes both MER-C & Rosguill are correct and their cause for concern very valid. You see, the suspected sock @ was a WP:SLEEPER account until recently when they resumed editing, note that they have been here for 6 years this is a major red flag. The suspected master sock was an undisclosed paid editor who initially lied about it and later confessed to UPE. I believe the behavioral pattern, choice of topic areas, their tone all point to them being one and the same. I believe this to be sock puppetry or in the very least a coordinated off wiki collaboration, in the words of whilst addressing a different sock they made this comment;  & I feel this is one of such cases. I pray the duck test can be used here following the behavioral pattern. Celestina007 (talk) 12:06, 30 October 2021 (UTC)

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 * Noting that all of the socks in the archive will likely be stale by now. I note that at the ANI thread, mentioned some private concerns that they would be willing to share by e-mail - if you feel they may have any bearing on the question of suckpuppetry, I'd be happy to take a look.   Girth Summit  (blether)  12:47, 30 October 2021 (UTC)
 * , I forwarded the rationale for declining NPP to you. I don't know that it proves sockpuppetry, but it does suggest that something is rotten in the state of Denmark Rivers. signed,Rosguill talk 13:59, 30 October 2021 (UTC)
 * Fun fact: I know Port Harcourt a bit, I spent some time working there in the early 00s. I have fond memories of sitting in a bar near the harbour drinking STAR Lager, and if I searched for long enough I expect I could dig out the swimming certificate that I needed to work on the job, and which I had to earn by going through underwater obstacles in the pool at The Shell Club there. Seems like a lifetime ago...
 * Anyway, back to business. Thanks to for forwarding their thoughts, and to  for outlining their concerns. However, I'm not persuaded by the evidence available that there is a link between these accounts. At first I thought it was odd that Idoghor Melody had contacted Celestina007 on their talk page with their third edit; however, looking at the early history of Idoghor Melody's talk page, and at their deleted contributions, I see that IM had created a self-promotional article, which Celestina007 moved it into draft space prior to that interaction (see this diff), so I can understand why IM might have reached out to C007 for advice a couple of weeks later.
 * Looking more broadly at IM's contributions, I don't see much of a pattern between him and the socks in the report. Yes, there is some overlap in interest with regards to the Rivers State governance, media and music, but on its own that's not really evidence of socking - two people coming from that part of the world might easily share such interests. What I'm not seeing is evidence of them adding/removing the same content to any of the articles mentioned, or anything else that makes me think that they are the same person; in fact, I see quite a few differences between IM's editing style and that of the proposed sockmaster. What I see is an editor who, in his early days, tried to promote himself, but who didn't persist with those ambitions once it became clear that it wouldn't work, and started working in other areas. I'm therefore closing this without any further action; naturally, if any more specific evidence comes to light, please re-open and we can take another look.  Girth Summit  (blether)  13:29, 31 October 2021 (UTC)

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Already blocked: CU match with User:Rexchuqa. I would like another CU to have a look: there's two or three dozen IPs from at least two ranges that are already blocked for proxy concerns. I have NOT checked those ranges for other socks, since I was running out of time and frankly they are a bit too big for my thinking window. Plus, a better CU than me might could figure out some better, harder blocks. Thanks! Drmies (talk) 19:51, 10 August 2022 (UTC)

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 * - Per Drmies request. --Jack Frost (talk) 20:22, 10 August 2022 (UTC)
 * ...  ~Oshwah~  (talk) (contribs)   00:38, 11 August 2022 (UTC)
 * ✅ to one another:
 * I've spent the last 1-2 hours going through all of the technical data that I was able to retrieve. After looking through each possible connection between IP addresses, user agents, editing time and location, etc. I did not find any additional accounts that were linked to another through one of those similarities. The two accounts will be indefinitely blocked but not tagged, as I didn't correlate if these two accounts were linked to the master. Closing this SPI report...  ~Oshwah~  (talk) (contribs)   04:50, 11 August 2022 (UTC)
 * I've spent the last 1-2 hours going through all of the technical data that I was able to retrieve. After looking through each possible connection between IP addresses, user agents, editing time and location, etc. I did not find any additional accounts that were linked to another through one of those similarities. The two accounts will be indefinitely blocked but not tagged, as I didn't correlate if these two accounts were linked to the master. Closing this SPI report...  ~Oshwah~  (talk) (contribs)   04:50, 11 August 2022 (UTC)
 * I've spent the last 1-2 hours going through all of the technical data that I was able to retrieve. After looking through each possible connection between IP addresses, user agents, editing time and location, etc. I did not find any additional accounts that were linked to another through one of those similarities. The two accounts will be indefinitely blocked but not tagged, as I didn't correlate if these two accounts were linked to the master. Closing this SPI report...  ~Oshwah~  (talk) (contribs)   04:50, 11 August 2022 (UTC)

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Attempted recreations of Draft:Josh Alfred, Josh2funny and Draft:Princess Omowunmi Agunbiade. Heavy overlap in editing behavior with confirmed sock User:Caramel2155. Likely a WP:DUCK. Padgriffin Griffin's Nest 07:57, 8 September 2022 (UTC)

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 * Blocked, tagged, closing. Bbb23 (talk) 22:13, 10 September 2022 (UTC)