Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/TopGun/Archive

23 April 2012

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62.212.72.240 is an open proxy and reverts  in support of  I am Agent X roughly 20minutes after I am Agent X is reverted by DBigXray

I am Agent X after just four minor edits appears on Choudhry Rahmat Ali to revert in support of TG. just seven minutes after TG is reverted by DBigXray

I am Agent X adds a BBC poll to Muhammad Ali Jinnah which was removed and then promtly restored by TG  The poll is again removed and restored again by I am Agent X   It is again removed and restored by TG  I am Agent X removes mention of Jinnah drinking alchol, as does TG TG is reverted and I am Agent X again reverts in support  I am Agent X supporting TG on a talk page discussion

Overlap  shows how quickly I am Agent X arrives in support of TG.

Of his five edits on Muhammad Ali Jinnah I am Agent X has two reverts in support of TG One is adding the BBC poll mentioned above, which TG has reverted back in in favour of  I am Agent X. I am Agent X has but one edit to Choudhry Rahmat Ali which was his fifth ever edit and he arrived out of nowere to revert to TG's favoured version. For a person with an interest in this article it is strange indeed he has not returned to edit it. Between 10 April 2012‎ and 14 April 2012‎ he did not login, when he did his only edit was to revert in favour of TG again. He did not login again for a further two days, and again his only edit was a revert in favour of TG. These diffs are presented above.

In short I am of the opinion that TG, who is well known for edit warring, created a sock account when he began to find it difficult to continue to revert to his favoured version of any article due to the 1RR restriction he is on.

Is it possible to find if I am Agent X registered via the proxy 62.212.72.240? This IP's only edits in the topic area were that one revert in favour of TG & I am Agent X

I am currently under an IBAN with TG, however as I believe that X is his sock and he has used this sock to revert and interact with me means my making this report is not an IBAN violation as I believe he is in fact violating the ban using a sock. Darkness Shines (talk) 15:42, 23 April 2012 (UTC)

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 * This is ridiculous. Feel free to run a check user or what ever if there's evidence at all. The IP's not even on my continent... if that actually is a proxy, I don't think there's anyway to tell it apart from a straw-man sock. The contributions that match with the user are such petty reverts that I can safely say that it is either a straw-man sock by the accuser who is infact violating the IBAN by making this report based on nothing but some newbie who reverted to my version and followed me to a second article or an actual newbie who decided to follow an editor who was editing in the same topic area as their first edits, and they do (and I didn't find it irritating enough to warn them off). I will ask any check user that, if they do run a check on me and it turns out that this was a false report, they block Darkness Shines for WP:BOOMERANG as well as the IBAN vio of making a baseless report (as I'm not this user and I doubt the evidence presented is even enough to get a check user endorsed). Please note that I have presented a huge list of hounding hard evidence (diffs with full context) that led me to ask for this IBAN on the proposer's talk page. I find this report to be a continued act of hounding and now suspect that (if the user is a sock), it has been created for the purpose of this report to get me blocked. -- lTopGunl (talk) 16:22, 23 April 2012 (UTC)


 * None of the two articles with overlap (and as the report says two petty instances of revert in my favour?) are the ones where I've had a content dispute anytime before. If at all I was to use a sock, why wouldn't I use it in the content disputes... this report lacks common sense. As Salvio said on an IBAN vio report I made once before, DS is begging to get blocked with such IBAN violations. -- lTopGunl (talk) 16:40, 23 April 2012 (UTC)


 * Another funny thing to note, if I was the same person as "I am Agent X" we wouldn't be able to edit at nearly the exact same time,  , and esp. this   editing on completely unrelated things probably causing edit conflicts had they been on the same page unless I can be at two places at the same time or logout and login really fast while typing a comment in a dispute as complex as this which would obviously have me spend the previous more than few minutes reading the TLDR comments on that talk page. I should look for more of these... note that this user's edit timings have also matched with DS's, mine on other hand are spread over all time zones (yes sounds a bit wikiholic since I some times edit continuously over 24 hrs). -- lTopGunl (talk) 16:57, 23 April 2012 (UTC)


 * Report of IBAN vio made on this page


 * In addition, I'll point out that the statement In short I am of the opinion that TG, who is well known for edit warring, created a sock account when he began to find it difficult to continue to revert to his favoured version of any article due to the 1RR restriction he is on is an IBAN violation regardless of other decisions as it is an unrelated blatant accusation which would have been vigorously rebutted with diffs if I didn't respect the ban. To keep things in one place, consider this a report at this location as the discussion is referring to this report and the vio was made here too. Not only that, who is well known for edit warring is a personal attack even if said to users without IBAN. -- lTopGunl (talk) 16:28, 23 April 2012 (UTC)

Clerk, CheckUser, and/or patrolling admin comments

 * I, along with another admin will be investigating this accordingly, and be taking the IBAN into account. Some preliminary information: I have hardblocked the IP for three years for reasons unrelated to this SPI (proxy-related, so this is going to be useless for a CU). I will also note the previous case at this location. Also at this point I have read all evidence presented to the new timestamp and will be back a little later to finish this up. -- DQ  (ʞlɐʇ)  16:14, 23 April 2012 (UTC) Modified: --  DQ  (ʞlɐʇ)  17:15, 23 April 2012 (UTC)


 * I am Agent X is editing via a webhost, which I think earns him a block. However, he is ❌ to TopGun. Darkness Shines, you have violated the terms of your WP:IBAN (as recorded Here. I am therefore blocking you for 1 week. Do not file any further SPIs against TopGun or the next block will be longer.--Elen of the Roads (talk) 21:57, 23 April 2012 (UTC)
 * I have blocked I am Agent X, and also find these accusations just a conincidence, and that the way the evidence is presented is harrasment. -- DQ  (ʞlɐʇ)  23:01, 23 April 2012 (UTC)

08 November 2015

 * Suspected sockpuppets




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This is a clear case of meatpuppetry. CU results will not show anything as they are three distinct users. I recently came across a WP:AN thread about the block of JackTheVicar. Mike V used some tools to prove they are socks.


 * Editor Interaction Analyzer for Mar4d, TopGun is very close


 * Mar4d and TopGun together 767 times


 * Mar4d and Faizan 1198 times together


 * Compare the number with other cases.


 * 1) Bladesmulti and AmritasyaPutra were together for 142 times


 * 1) OccultZone and AmritasyaPutra were 95 times together

Administrators must check how many times they were Tag Teaming in Edit war, Talk page discussions and AFD/RFD/MFD discussions. After the six month topic ban of TopGun, Mar4d has stayed away from India-Pakistan topics. 1.39.36.42 (talk) 05:13, 8 November 2015 (UTC)

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 * This is a nonsensical SPI. Having interacted with all three editors, I have no reason to believe that they could be the same editor. - Kautilya3 (talk) 21:23, 8 November 2015 (UTC)

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 * Comment: I suggest this be closed and archived immediately. Mar4d, TopGun and Faizan all edit in the same area so it is hardly surprising that their edits overlap. An IP whose first edit is an SPI doesn't exactly inspire good faith confidence. --regentspark (comment) 21:21, 8 November 2015 (UTC)
 * SPI closed. No real evidence provided. Salvio Let's talk about it! 21:29, 8 November 2015 (UTC)

12 April 2016

 * Suspected sockpuppets




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 * TopGun and SheriffIsInTown, both identify as Pakistani Punjabis (TopGun has a userbox that he can speak Punjabi).


 * SheriffIsInTown's maximum edits are mobile edits. Mobile edits are being made to avoid check user. He logs in from his laptop as TopGun, then logs in from his Mobile as SheriffIsInTown.


 * Sheriff had no interaction with CosmicEmperor and KnighWarrior25. His SPI against Bazaan, CosmicEmperor and KnightWarrior--who had very low edits, shows Sheriff interacted with KnightWarrior and Bazaan with a different undeclared account.


 * Both identifies as engineers through userboxes.


 * Both have knowledge about Softwares according to their userboxes


 * Though their usernames are different, there is a link. Every Sheriff IsInTown carries a  Top Gun

Sheriff started to edit extensively during September 2015, after TopGun's topic ban.

Interaction evidence
All edits are shown according to default Time zone. If anyone has any personal Time Zone in their preferences, it won't match the times given by me.
 * 10th April, Sheriff made one edit at 22.21, TopGun made a series of edits from 7.37 to 15.02. TopGun had no edits on 9th.


 * 8th April, Sheriff edits from 13.42 to 14.54, Topgun from 15.39 to 17.41. Sheriff edits at 18.14, TopGun edits from 19.51 to 20.08.  TopGun has no edits on 6th and 7th April.


 * 5th April, Sheriff edits from 1.30 to 16.00, TopGun edits from 16.33 to 16.47, Sheriff from 17.06 to 20.56. TopGun has no edits from 24th March to 4th April.


 * 23rd March, Sheriff edits continuously from 00.13 to 18.33, while TopGun edits from 18.38 to 18.47; Sheriff continues from 19.03 to 23.18. TopGun has no edit from 31st january to 24th March.


 * 30th January,Sheriff edits from 04.01 to 15.06, TopGun edits from 18.47 to 18.52, Sheriff from 20.02 to 23.47. TopGun has no edits from 14th to 29th January.


 * 13th January, Sheriff edits from 00.01 to 06.32, TopGun edits from 13.38 to 13.39, Sheriff continues from 17.35 to 23.47. TopGun has no edits on 11th and 12th.


 * 10th January,Sheriff edits from 2.38 to 6.29, TopGun edits at 8.20, Sheriff continues from 17.21 to 21.20. TopGun has no edits from 4th to 9th January.


 * 3rd January, Sheriff edits from 02.44 to 05.37, TopGun edits from 07.46 to 08.40, Sheriff continues from 17.24 to 22.02.


 * 2nd January,Sheriff edits from 01.52 to 18.52, TopGun edits from 19.35 to 19.58, Sheriff makes one edit after that at 21.03.


 * 1st January, TopGun edits from 17.06 to 17.47, Sheriff edits from 19.36 to 22.36. TopGun has no edits from 30th to 31st.

2015

 * 29th December 2015, Sheriff edits from 00.33 to 19.07, TopGun edits from 19.29 to 19.37, Sheriff continues from 20.19 to 20.52.


 * 28th December 2015, Sheriff edits from 00.04 to 17.59, TopGun edits from 18.25 to 18.46, Sheriff continues from 18.52 to 23.46.


 * 27th December 2015, Sheriff edits from 02.51 to 05.27, TopGun edits from 08.51 to 11.28, Sheriff edits from 15.24 to 16.13, TopGun edits from 17.20 to 17.34, Sheriff edits from 18.54 to 23.55. ( This whole day edits is the best show, never they edited on exactly the same time ) TopGun has no edits on 26th.


 * 25th December 2015, Sheriff edits from 00.49 to 5.35, TopGun edits from 11.44 to 12.44, Sheriff continues from 17.52 to 21.02. TopGun has no edits from 21st to 24th.


 * 20th December 2015, Sheriff edits from 05.07, TopGun edits from 08.46 to 09.03, Sheriff continues from 16.23 to 18.48.


 * 19th December, Sheriff edits from 01.02 to 04.06, TopGun edits from 06.40 to 07.04, Sheriff edits from 15.23 to 23.58. 74.120.223.138 (talk) 14:20, 12 April 2016 (UTC)

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Had this been an established user, I would have welcomed a CU to check me out but this IP is a blatant sock (ironically). reverted him per WP:DENY but the IP seems to be edit warring on the spi. I'm an established user and pointing a finger at me in a general direction without any evidence and connecting me to another established user is ridiculous. This constitutes not even a remote connection between me and the other accused editor any more than all other editors editing articles related to Pakistan being me as well - whether I was inactive or not. Unlike the claims, when I am not active on Wikipedia, I have a busy real life. It appears an attempt at harrasment by now blocked sock, KnightWarrior25. I don't deem it to be fit to even reply to any of the accusations. If an admin or RickinBaltimore is to revert instead of archving this nonsense SPI, I won't mind my comment being reverted along with the blanking. If a CU does decide to check me out, please do take some time to block the IP for the disruption after the results come negative. -- <b style="color:#060">lTopGunl</b> (<b style="color:#000">talk</b>) 15:15, 12 April 2016 (UTC)
 * I'll allow the process to play itself out and let an admin or CU close this out, simply to give the IP more WP:ROPE. At this point it could even be CSD'd possibly if this is the IP for a blocked editor. RickinBaltimore (talk) 15:18, 12 April 2016 (UTC)

Clerk, CheckUser, and/or patrolling admin comments

 * Evidence is weak. Closing the case.  Vanjagenije  (talk)  15:38, 12 April 2016 (UTC)

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Please don't close this. TopGun wanted to be an administrator. TopGun is very similar to the blocked editor. In optional RFA TopGun's huge block log, became a problem. Whever TopGun was active in India-Pakistan conflict., Sheriff remained away. When Sheriff becomes active, TopGun stays away. He switches device.


 * TopGun and SheriffIsInTown, both identify as Pakistani Punjabis (TopGun has a userbox that he can speak Punjabi).


 * SheriffIsInTown's maximum edits are mobile edits. Mobile edits are being made to avoid check user. He logs in from his laptop as TopGun, then logs in from his Mobile as SheriffIsInTown.


 * Sheriff had no interaction with CosmicEmperor, Bazaan and KnighWarrior25. His SPI against Bazaan, CosmicEmperor and KnightWarrior--who had very low edits, shows Sheriff interacted with KnightWarrior and Bazaan with a different undeclared account.


 * Both identifies as engineers through userboxes.


 * Both have knowledge about Softwares according to their userboxes


 * Though their usernames are different, there is a link. Every Sheriff IsInTown carries a  Top Gun

Sheriff started to edit extensively during September 2015, after TopGun's topic ban.

Interaction evidence
All edits are shown according to default Time zone. If anyone has any personal Time Zone in their preferences, it won't match the times given by me.
 * 10th April, Sheriff made one edit at 22.21, TopGun made a series of edits from 7.37 to 15.02. TopGun had no edits on 9th.


 * 8th April, Sheriff edits from 13.42 to 14.54, Topgun from 15.39 to 17.41. Sheriff edits at 18.14, TopGun edits from 19.51 to 20.08.  TopGun has no edits on 6th and 7th April.


 * 5th April, Sheriff edits from 1.30 to 16.00, TopGun edits from 16.33 to 16.47, Sheriff from 17.06 to 20.56. TopGun has no edits from 24th March to 4th April.


 * 23rd March, Sheriff edits continuously from 00.13 to 18.33, while TopGun edits from 18.38 to 18.47; Sheriff continues from 19.03 to 23.18. TopGun has no edit from 31st january to 24th March.


 * 30th January,Sheriff edits from 04.01 to 15.06, TopGun edits from 18.47 to 18.52, Sheriff from 20.02 to 23.47. TopGun has no edits from 14th to 29th January.


 * 13th January, Sheriff edits from 00.01 to 06.32, TopGun edits from 13.38 to 13.39, Sheriff continues from 17.35 to 23.47. TopGun has no edits on 11th and 12th.


 * 10th January,Sheriff edits from 2.38 to 6.29, TopGun edits at 8.20, Sheriff continues from 17.21 to 21.20. TopGun has no edits from 4th to 9th January.


 * 3rd January, Sheriff edits from 02.44 to 05.37, TopGun edits from 07.46 to 08.40, Sheriff continues from 17.24 to 22.02.


 * 2nd January,Sheriff edits from 01.52 to 18.52, TopGun edits from 19.35 to 19.58, Sheriff makes one edit after that at 21.03.


 * 1st January, TopGun edits from 17.06 to 17.47, Sheriff edits from 19.36 to 22.36. TopGun has no edits from 30th to 31st.

2015

 * 29th December 2015, Sheriff edits from 00.33 to 19.07, TopGun edits from 19.29 to 19.37, Sheriff continues from 20.19 to 20.52.


 * 28th December 2015, Sheriff edits from 00.04 to 17.59, TopGun edits from 18.25 to 18.46, Sheriff continues from 18.52 to 23.46.


 * 27th December 2015, Sheriff edits from 02.51 to 05.27, TopGun edits from 08.51 to 11.28, Sheriff edits from 15.24 to 16.13, TopGun edits from 17.20 to 17.34, Sheriff edits from 18.54 to 23.55. ( This whole day edits is the best show, never they edited on exactly the same time ) TopGun has no edits on 26th.


 * 25th December 2015, Sheriff edits from 00.49 to 5.35, TopGun edits from 11.44 to 12.44, Sheriff continues from 17.52 to 21.02. TopGun has no edits from 21st to 24th.


 * 20th December 2015, Sheriff edits from 05.07, TopGun edits from 08.46 to 09.03, Sheriff continues from 16.23 to 18.48.


 * 19th December, Sheriff edits from 01.02 to 04.06, TopGun edits from 06.40 to 07.04, Sheriff edits from 15.23 to 23.58. 1.39.38.185 (talk) 14:16, 16 September 2016 (UTC)

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Clerk, CheckUser, and/or patrolling admin comments

 * This is bogus. Closing. Bbb23 (talk) 01:01, 17 September 2016 (UTC)