Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/TheTroubles/Archive

Evidence submitted by Cirt

 * Using IPs to disruptively add in a "ratings box" to the article multiple times, refusing to discuss on talk page after requests at multiple accounts' talk pages to do so:
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 * Other related disruption
 * 1) - cut/paste move vandalism and disruption/edit-warring
 * 2) - use of IP to add unsourced info to pages , removal of references

Comments by accused parties
See Defending yourself against claims.

Comments by other users
Not sure about sockpuppetry per se - 174.100.229.232 is in Pennsylvania, 69.254.250.247 is in British Columbia, Canada, 69.254.250.247 is in Kansas. However, the edit patterns are suggestive. Off-site collusion? Georgewilliamherbert (talk) 23:15, 5 March 2010 (UTC)
 * Or proxies. Blockable regardless. Tim Song (talk) 00:22, 6 March 2010 (UTC)
 * Yes, it is almost certain that they are all proxies for the same sockmaster. Cirt (talk) 02:44, 6 March 2010 (UTC)

Clerk, patrolling admin and checkuser comments
Requested by Cirt (talk) 14:22, 4 March 2010 (UTC)

. Tim Song (talk) 15:48, 4 March 2010 (UTC)

this user appears to be using proxies, so a checkuser is highly unlikely to tell you much. I suggest that the IPs are blocked as open proxies and the account is (depending on the patrolling admins discretion) blocked for length of time for sockpuppetry SpitfireTally-ho! 19:00, 11 March 2010 (UTC)
 * I strongly agree with these block recommendations as put forth by Spitfire. -- Cirt (talk) 19:01, 11 March 2010 (UTC)
 * IPs hardblocked 2 weeks. Account blocked 48h. Tim Song (talk) 22:01, 11 March 2010 (UTC)
 * Nod, good blocks. -- Cirt (talk) 23:32, 11 March 2010 (UTC)