Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Synotia/Archive

Suspected sockpuppets
Shoshin000 was blocked on Wiktionary for abusing multiple accounts/block evasion. Shoshin000 inquired about the Wiktionary block on en-wiki, and when the blocking admin from Wiktionary, , was pinged, they revealed Shoshin000 is Synotia. Synotia and his sock Shoshin000 should be blocked on en-wiki as well for obvious sockpuppetry, Shoshin000 is active on en-wiki and if needed a clerk might want to CheckUser too, but it looks like it was confirmed sockpuppetry by Wiktionary admin already. KhndzorUtogh (talk) 13:03, 2 July 2024 (UTC)


 * @Sir Sputnik even if given benefit of the doubt, at best, isn't this an undisclosed account (which is not allowed on wikipedia) that they've shown to have a history of socking in another project and got blocked for it there? What reasons are there the same wouldn't happen here? I think a sock block is appropriate as a preventative measure, but I trust an admin's judgment. KhndzorUtogh (talk) 09:23, 5 July 2024 (UTC)

Comments by other users

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Clerk, CheckUser, and/or patrolling admin comments

 * - Given that Synotia is not blocked on this project, their use of multiple accounts here is not automatically sockpuppetry. In order for this to be actionable, evidence of misuse on this project is required. Sir Sputnik (talk) 01:25, 4 July 2024 (UTC)
 * Simply using multiple accounts, even if not disclosed, is not automatcially sockpuppetry. Both accounts have a significant body of work on this project beyond what's described in the report, so I'm more than willing the entertain the notion that there might be sockpuppetry going on here, but any further investigation will require concrete evidence of misuse on this project. Sir Sputnik (talk) 00:56, 6 July 2024 (UTC)
 * Procedural close, evidence of misuse has not been established. The Wordsmith Talk to me 22:04, 12 July 2024 (UTC)