Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Stewartvinrese/Archive

19 September 2015

 * Suspected sockpuppets


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

Same old Combination lock stuff Andy Dingley (talk) 22:54, 19 September 2015 (UTC)


 * Vinrese.stewart.30 added. Favonian (talk) 20:54, 21 September 2015 (UTC)

Comments by other users
''Accused parties may also comment/discuss in this section below. See Defending yourself against claims.''

Clerk, CheckUser, and/or patrolling admin comments

 * I have blocked this very obvious sock and a good many others in Category:Suspected Wikipedia sockpuppets of Stewartvinrese. It would be terrific, if an IP block could put a stop to this mind-numbingly repetitive nonsense. Favonian (talk) 09:35, 20 September 2015 (UTC)


 * - CU needed to block underlying IP.  Vanjagenije  (talk)  20:06, 21 September 2015 (UTC)
 * and, how do you propose I do what you're asking without violating the privacy policy? I'm supposed to run a CU, find the IP (assuming there's only one), block it, and then report back ... what exactly? ✅? I've blocked IPs after running a CU before but I do so based on behavior. I've blocked IPs after running a CU because they're proxies or colocators or webhosts, but that too doesn't violate policy. Not that I'm unsympathetic with Favonian's frustration. When it comes to identifying and blocking socks, Favonian is first-class, and I sincerely appreciate his work, but ...--Bbb23 (talk) 23:51, 21 September 2015 (UTC)
 * You are right, I didn't think about that. If you block the IP and report that it's blocked, the IP address is registered in your block log, so the privacy is breached. The only way to do that properly would be for you ask some other admin to block the IP (off-wiki) and then to report that it's blocked (I'm just theorizing). But, since the IP is blocked, I'm closing this.  Vanjagenije  (talk)  09:37, 22 September 2015 (UTC)

03 November 2015

 * Suspected sockpuppets


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

Stewartvinrese123, a user who kept inserting a "Combination Lock" show hoax into articles and making an article on the show that is not based on any reliable sources, is back once again. Both names also contain "Stewartvinrese" before a random number. This is way too obvious for a CU. Requesting immediate block of sock. Snuggums (talk / edits) 19:31, 3 November 2015 (UTC)

Comments by other users
''Accused parties may also comment/discuss in this section below. See Defending yourself against claims.''

Clerk, CheckUser, and/or patrolling admin comments

 * Yes, definitely. Already blocked, so closing up, but first: clerk, please merge this with Sockpuppet investigations/Stewartvinrese. Favonian (talk) 21:16, 3 November 2015 (UTC)
 * An admin is needed to merge.  Vanjagenije  (talk)  21:44, 3 November 2015 (UTC)

— Berean Hunter   (talk)  00:12, 7 November 2015 (UTC)
 * Case merge completed so closing.

08 November 2015

 * Suspected sockpuppets


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

Another extremely obvious sock puppet who insists on adding the "Combination Lock" hoax that is not confirmed by any reliable sources. Like previous socks, creates article on show and inserts into Grey DeLisle without any reliable sources. Please block this sock at once. Snuggums (talk / edits) 15:47, 8 November 2015 (UTC)

Comments by other users
''Accused parties may also comment/discuss in this section below. See Defending yourself against claims.''

Clerk, CheckUser, and/or patrolling admin comments

 * Account already blocked. Tagged and closing. TDL (talk) 16:37, 8 November 2015 (UTC)

15 November 2015

 * Suspected sockpuppets


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

Another one, same territory as before Andy Dingley (talk) 14:29, 15 November 2015 (UTC)

Comments by other users
''Accused parties may also comment/discuss in this section below. See Defending yourself against claims.''
 * No doubt about it. Doesn't even seem to try to hide the fact that he/she is socking. Snuggums (talk / <b style="color:#454545">edits</b>) 15:04, 15 November 2015 (UTC)

Clerk, CheckUser, and/or patrolling admin comments

 * . Favonian (talk) 18:41, 15 November 2015 (UTC)