Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Straightgrain/Archive

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Canvassing on Articles for deletion/Todd J. Rathner. I'm sure that there's a sockfarm here, but I'm simply listing the minimal edit longtime registered accounts. The group diff seems to quack, but I can break it down if needed. The vote is Straightgrain's only edit in six years. MicroBalrog has 12 edits in five years, and Antony's comment in particular betrays knowledge of Wikipedia not held by an editor with a twelve-day old account. Strong correlation of Geolocate on IPs to the article subject. MSJapan (talk) 19:27, 27 June 2016 (UTC)

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There is some off-wiki stealth canvassing going on. Check this facebook status by the article subject: "Are any of my friends registered Wikipedia editors? If so please PM me." See also Snapshot of Facebook profile and the fact that the subject advertises his Wikipedia page on his profile. --Lemongirl942 (talk) 19:41, 27 June 2016 (UTC)

It seems worth noting that looks an awful lot like a paid editor. As the user created multiple accounts just for this purpose, it seems likely that he/she would be willing to do so in the course of paid editing, too. The content and style of the articles he/she created, with all edits focusing on a handful of companies, suggest this is not his/her first account. Would it be worth casting a net beyond the AfD to look for other socks? &mdash;  Rhododendrites talk  \\ 14:03, 28 June 2016 (UTC)


 * Oh. Here we go. Just started looking at connections between editors on those articles this user created. Antonycarrere created Chase Distillery. A related page which links there is Chase vodka, which had recently been improved by, a sock puppet blocked at Sockpuppet investigations/Kunstmolch. That SPI was spurred on by Articles for deletion/Facter. Guess who also !voted delete there? Antonycarrere. It looks like these should perhaps be combined? &mdash;  Rhododendrites  talk  \\ 14:10, 28 June 2016 (UTC)
 * Kunstmolch's edits looks to be paid editing, too... &mdash;  Rhododendrites talk  \\ 14:30, 28 June 2016 (UTC)
 * looks to be a logged out version of Kunstmolch. &mdash;  Rhododendrites talk  \\ 14:32, 28 June 2016 (UTC)
 * ...which also edited Antonycarrere's Chase Distillery... &mdash;  Rhododendrites talk  \\ 14:41, 28 June 2016 (UTC)
 * I guess I should've just used an interaction tool rather than digging through contribs. William Chase (entrepreneur) is a pretty obvious one, edited by both, and, of course, connected to the rest of the Chase articles. &mdash;  Rhododendrites talk  \\ 14:48, 28 June 2016 (UTC)
 * Add to the list. Overlaps with Antonycarrere on nearly every article: CREO (technology company), Williams Gin, Shopbox, Chris Hoofnagle, Aaron Perzanowski...  sorry to keep adding to this. Let me know if I should be started a separate report :) &mdash;  Rhododendrites  talk  \\ 14:52, 28 June 2016 (UTC)


 * For those articles with no substantial edits by non-blocked accounts, are you planning to G5/delete them, should I (or someone else) tag, or better to wait until the SPI is closed? Thanks. &mdash;  Rhododendrites talk  \\ 16:03, 28 June 2016 (UTC)
 * I deleted the articles created by Antonycarrere and Waynethiele as those were created after Kunstmolch was blocked. I'm not sure there are any others that qualify for G5. If you know of others you think are, please let me know.--Bbb23 (talk) 16:48, 28 June 2016 (UTC)
 * Hmm. I forgot about the limitations of G5. To me it seems like what should matter is the point the abuse began rather than what those accounts did after the date on which Kunstmolch was blocked. In other words, the abuse itself rather than only the abuse after getting caught. Anyway. I prodded a few, reverted some edits, etc. Still probably some more, but I guess none G5able. &mdash; <span style="font-family:monospace, monospace;"> Rhododendrites <sup style="font-size:80%;">talk  \\ 18:38, 28 June 2016 (UTC)


 * FYI the following articles have been prodded: Centaur Asset Management, Modani Furniture, Chase vodka, William Chase (entrepreneur), Matt Granite, Haystack TV, and CubaOne Foundation. At least a couple look like they're probably notable, but none of them have had major work by neutral parties so should probably be WP:TNTed and recreated by someone else if indeed notable. Also CSDed Wok to Walk which should qualify for G11 anyway. &mdash; <span style="font-family:monospace, monospace;"> Rhododendrites <sup style="font-size:80%;">talk  \\ 18:52, 28 June 2016 (UTC)

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 * All blocked for a week for canvasing/meatpuppetry. Case closed.  Vanjagenije  (talk)  21:16, 27 June 2016 (UTC)
 * Group 1 – the following accounts are ✅ to :
 * Group 2 – the following accounts are both ✅ to each other, yet because Straightgrain is using a webhost:
 * is also using a webhost but the other data does not match Group 2.
 * Whether Group 2 and MicroBalrog are related to Group 1 is too difficult a call technically. The editing by all of these accounts is remarkably suspicious.
 * I've blocked and tagged the Group 1 accounts. I'd like the clerk to reassess the blocks already imposed on the other accounts in light of the technical evidence.--Bbb23 (talk) 15:28, 28 June 2016 (UTC)
 * I indeffed Johnsonlmg. Case closed.  Vanjagenije  (talk)  20:45, 28 June 2016 (UTC)
 * is also using a webhost but the other data does not match Group 2.
 * Whether Group 2 and MicroBalrog are related to Group 1 is too difficult a call technically. The editing by all of these accounts is remarkably suspicious.
 * I've blocked and tagged the Group 1 accounts. I'd like the clerk to reassess the blocks already imposed on the other accounts in light of the technical evidence.--Bbb23 (talk) 15:28, 28 June 2016 (UTC)
 * I indeffed Johnsonlmg. Case closed.  Vanjagenije  (talk)  20:45, 28 June 2016 (UTC)