Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Theaugustguy/Archive

Suspected sockpuppets

 * ( merged from OlmstedS's case and originally handled separately from Theaugustguy)


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The two accounts have created almost the same article on Hannibal Brumskine III, with the same five references. The sock account created it in draft space on 20 January. The older account then created it in article space on 3 February. The references are the same. The IP has edited both the draft and the article, and reverted a tag on the article. The sock senior account has declared being paid. If they are not the same person, they may have the same client, but why are they coming in on the same IPv4 address? Robert McClenon (talk) 23:35, 4 February 2021 (UTC)

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 * They write edit summaries differently, I'm inclined to believe this is multiple UPEs (well, OlmstedS disclosed that they've been paid, so only one UPE, but both were paid by the same person to add the same article). I've blocked Gurmani for UPE but am leaving OlmstedS for now. That might change as I work my way through the rest of this SPI... GeneralNotability (talk) 03:19, 9 February 2021 (UTC)
 * Post-merge comment: pretty sure Theaugustguy is also a merc, blocked. GeneralNotability (talk) 03:30, 9 February 2021 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets

 * ( merged from this case)


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This account is another new account that has only showed up to vote at Articles for deletion/Hannibal Brumskine III, which also has IP addresses showing up to vote. Robert McClenon (talk) 05:05, 8 February 2021 (UTC)

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 * No idea why this is marked as checked, but I'll take Mailer diablo's word for it below that these are all unrelated. Canvassing is probably afoot here; I won't block just for the meatpuppetry on the AfD, but if any of these folks start getting disruptive I can hand out blocks. GeneralNotability (talk) 03:28, 9 February 2021 (UTC)

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Two more IP addresses have shown up only to vote on Articles for deletion/Hannibal Brumskine III. Robert McClenon (talk) 05:08, 8 February 2021 (UTC)

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 * Per one of the other sections - not blocking right now since they're just making obviously-canvassed !votes, let me know if they get disruptive. GeneralNotability (talk) 03:32, 9 February 2021 (UTC)

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We have yet another new account showing up to vote on Articles for deletion/Hannibal Brumskine III. These reports will probably be reformatted, but I will let the SPI clerks do that. Robert McClenon (talk) 05:15, 8 February 2021 (UTC)
 * has also showed up to vote on this AFD. Theaugustguy is a four-year-old account, and is the master if confirmed, so I have filed a separate SPI listing them as the master.  If confirmed, these reports should be consolidated.  (Of course, maybe they aren't sockpuppets.  Maybe they are being canvassed off-wiki.)  Robert McClenon (talk) 05:21, 8 February 2021 (UTC)

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 * As stated in this request, listed accounts appear technically ❌. . Something is definitely going on, but not something CU is able to uncover. - Mailer Diablo 23:33, 8 February 2021 (UTC)


 * Closing like the others. GeneralNotability (talk) 03:36, 9 February 2021 (UTC)

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This account is four years old, and has made a few promotional edits, some of which have been deleted, and has now also showed up to vote on Articles for deletion/Hannibal Brumskine III. If this account is confirmed with the new accounts and IP addresses, then this account is the master account. Robert McClenon (talk) 05:18, 8 February 2021 (UTC)

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 * See below. . In light of the new votes (and accounts) at the AfD in question, more evidence is needed to justify this particular request. - Mailer Diablo 19:57, 8 February 2021 (UTC)


 * Closing per the 04 Feb case. GeneralNotability (talk) 03:33, 9 February 2021 (UTC)

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Yet another account that has popped up to keep Hannibal Brumskine III. Theaugustguy appears to be the oldest of these accounts and is being reported as the master. Robert McClenon (talk) 16:05, 8 February 2021 (UTC)

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 * A quick check on the accounts created solely for voting on Articles for deletion/Hannibal Brumskine III suggest they are ❌. The more likely conclusion is that some form of canvassing is going on elsewhere. - Mailer Diablo 19:57, 8 February 2021 (UTC)


 * And another., if any of the socks are disruptive in any way other than obvious canvassed votes, feel free to ping me and I'll block them, but I don't see much value in blocking one-offs. If the flood of !votes continues, I'm also happy to semi the AfD. GeneralNotability (talk) 03:38, 9 February 2021 (UTC)