Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Vizorblaze/Archive

Suspected sockpuppets

 * ( original case name)

In keeping with the actions of Vizorblaze and Lois Lane of Earth, this IP editor jumped on the scene as an ostensibly "new editor" who just started editing for the first time because of their deep concern about me, personally. Their edit history and content demonstrates a strong awareness of policy unimaginable for a legitimate new user, and they demonstrate prior knowledge of conversations and debates that have occurred or are ongoing. See this example of targeted harassment of another user, Masem, based on years-old smears. Also see this, where he finds an obscure thread I am working on, and proceeds to rant for over 4,000 bytes about his misunderstanding of the topic at hand. Oddly specific and passionate for someone who supposedly just discovered Wikipedia. His first edit was a vulgar comment about Republicans. This IP editor is an obvious sockpuppet and disruptive POV-pushing troll.

Their purpose for editing seems to be to haughtily and angrily counter everything I say and do on principle. This is a recurring problem for me. I have suspicion about who is running these sock accounts, but as I only have anecdotal evidence to date, I will not name them. This IP editor, on the other hand, is an obvious sockpuppet and troll created in the same spirit as the two aforementioned sockpuppets, Vizorblaze and Lois Lane. Philomathes2357 (talk) 17:17, 23 August 2023 (UTC) Philomathes2357 (talk) 17:17, 23 August 2023 (UTC)

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Clerk, CheckUser, and/or patrolling admin comments

 * - Checkusers will not connect a username to an IP as per the privacy policy. The other account listed does not exist. Reaper Eternal (talk) 17:22, 23 August 2023 (UTC)
 * You beat me to it by seconds, Reaper - we have one account, an IP, and an account that doesn't exist. Not sure what we can do with that. is the second account name correct?  firefly  ( t · c ) 17:24, 23 August 2023 (UTC)
 * My apologies. I typed the 2nd account's name incorrectly. If you click on it now, it should indicate that the "Lois Lane" account was banned for being a sockpuppet of Vizorblaze. Philomathes2357 (talk) 17:26, 23 August 2023 (UTC)
 * Moved to the oldest account. Closing. MarioGom (talk) 20:25, 24 August 2023 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
IP 107.123.1.35 made their first half-dozen edits by jumping into an ongoing controversy at the Grayzone. They clearly had previous knowledge of the conversation, and knowledge of Wikipedia policy suggestive of an experienced user. "New users" jumping into the fray on The Grayzone and other articles I edit has become par for the course. The same person left a note on Bishonen's talk page with the IP 73.115.151.17. Their style of writing, and their nearly exclusive focus on me personally, is identical to that of Lois Lane of Earth-12, who was in turn a sockpuppet of Vizorblaze. It's rather annoying, and a bit disturbing that somebody is that invested in getting me "in trouble". I have a strong hunch about who is behind this, but I will not make that accusation on a public forum. Please let me know if you have further questions. Philomathes2357 (talk) 03:10, 29 August 2023 (UTC)

Note - added 73.206.161.154, as this IP is the same person as 107.123.1.35/73.115.151.17. Philomathes2357 (talk) 03:06, 2 September 2023 (UTC)

Note - added 76.142.90.17 - same person, same exact behavior. See this diff where they removed my talk page inquiry with a snide remark. Philomathes2357 (talk) 03:13, 4 September 2023 (UTC)

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 * I'm involved here. I've been blocking these IPs as they pop up, due to (a) the obvious block evasion and (b) the harassment. I'm not sure what a checkuser could do, since they won't reveal IP–account connections, except maybe to confirm the Lois sock. Firefangledfeathers (talk / contribs) 13:24, 4 September 2023 (UTC)
 * A few more IPs: The first was blocked for 31h by EvergreenFir and the second for a month by me. Firefangledfeathers (talk / contribs) 12:10, 5 September 2023 (UTC)

Clerk, CheckUser, and/or patrolling admin comments

 * - checkuser declined (checkuser cannot disclose connections between IPs and accounts). The IPs are probably this master, but they are disruptive and harassing, so they would be blockable in any case. Please, block all of them. Thank you. MarioGom (talk) 22:16, 15 September 2023 (UTC)
 * The harassing IPs were all blocked at the time and haven't edited since, so I'm not sure what would be gained by blocking them again. The 107 IP wasn't blocked, but with no edits outside a 24-hour period a month ago, a block isn't likely to do any good. As long as this person is hopping rapidly from one IP to another, SPI reports aren't likely to help too much: just report any obvious disruption to WP:AIV or an admin familiar with the situation. Closing. Extraordinary Writ (talk) 06:46, 24 September 2023 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
Since the last bunch of blocked sock IPs, popped up to file an ANI against Philomathes2357, this sockmaster's favorite target. IP 76 geolocates to the same area as all the previous sock IPs.

Now UsernameUnderDuress shows up to file another ANI against Philomathes, complaining as they create their account about anti-IP bias (see also: their username). Firefangledfeathers (talk / contribs) 03:30, 29 September 2023 (UTC)


 * I think it's worth noting that, per NinjaRobotPirate's comment at the end of this thread, Vizorblaze and Raxythecat are likely controlled by the same sockmaster. I'm ready to submit a CU request on the suspected master. Philomathes2357 (talk) 03:53, 29 September 2023 (UTC)
 * I know this is on its way to the archive, but a note for the record: just popped up at ANI. Same out-of-nowhere focus on Philomathes, same geo-location. Already blocked by Bbb23. Firefangledfeathers (talk / contribs) 15:38, 29 September 2023 (UTC)

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Clerk, CheckUser, and/or patrolling admin comments
This is very likely, but I'd like another CU to confirm. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Doug Weller (talk • contribs)
 * There are couple possibilities, including Raxythecat. They've been going at this for a while as an IP even if it's not Raxythecat. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 14:00, 29 September 2023 (UTC)


 * For future reference, the end result is "has been blocked, but intentionally untagged". Archiving. Courcelles (talk) 17:10, 3 October 2023 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
Just noting for the record that this user is kicking around and displaying all the old behavior (harassment of Vizorblaze, calling everybody Nazis or transphobes, etc.). Already blocked. Will close soon. Firefangledfeathers (talk / contribs) 17:08, 16 March 2024 (UTC)

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 * Closing as promised. Firefangledfeathers (talk / contribs) 17:09, 16 March 2024 (UTC)