Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Wasabi,the,one/Archive

Suspected sockpuppets



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Came out of the blue, first edit is to !vote at an AfD where Wasabi and another Wasabi sock !voted a couple of days ago (User:Tronald-Drumpf). Same type of wording in !vote as Tronald-Drumpf. Should be noted that just a while ago, the Tronald-Drumpf sock was active at his talk page, removing the block notice and being reverted twice for doing so against policy. 

WP:DUCK, obvious sock with knowledge of Wikipedia policy and noted an earlier AfD I was involved in. Sockmaster also !voted the same at the AfD a couple of days ago. Quack-quack. -- ψλ  ● ✉ ✓ 02:21, 8 April 2018 (UTC)


 * Adding Secondary sense - same m.o. at AfD, same type of articles edited. Appears miraculously after Cabinalto is blocked.  -- ψλ  ● ✉ ✓ 04:12, 8 April 2018 (UTC)
 * Also adding Tronald-Drumpf as an official SPI was not previously filed. Was sock-blocked without a checkuser, from my understanding.  -- ψλ  ● ✉ ✓ 16:20, 8 April 2018 (UTC)
 * See also my question to Secondary sense: User talk:Secondary sense — JFG talk 08:55, 8 April 2018 (UTC)
 * Also note that it was only after I filed this SPI that they reverted those comments from article talk pages and they haven't edited since. Coincidence?  -- ψλ  ● ✉ ✓ 16:18, 8 April 2018 (UTC)

Comments by other users
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 * Before this gets closed out it looks like we have a new sock, user:Somebody 518 is new today and going right after articles that GGG was working on. []  Springee (talk) 20:48, 18 April 2018 (UTC)
 * Please see the CU results below. ​—DoRD (talk)​ 21:33, 18 April 2018 (UTC)


 * So just because I edit articles about schenectady I get accused of this? Somebody 518 (talk) 21:06, 18 April 2018 (UTC)

Clerk, CheckUser, and/or patrolling admin comments

 * - you blocked Cabinalto as a CU sock of Sockpuppet investigations/Architect 134. Could you comment here? Ivanvector (Talk/Edits) 13:46, 18 April 2018 (UTC)
 * Cabinalto, along with dozens of other accounts, is confirmed to Architect 134.
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 * Secondary Sense is confirmed to a group of accounts that, behaviorally, look more like Architect 134. ​—DoRD (talk)​ 17:15, 18 April 2018 (UTC)
 * just clarifying: the listed accounts are confirmed to each other but nobody else? Ivanvector (Talk/Edits) 17:23, 18 April 2018 (UTC)
 * Correct, I didn't see a link to anyone else, but my checks were by no means exhaustive. ​—DoRD (talk)​ 17:48, 18 April 2018 (UTC)
 * hate to bother you again, but would you mind blocking the top three accounts as checkuser blocks? I don't think it's proper for me, a muggle, to add that notation to the block log. Ivanvector (Talk/Edits) 20:26, 18 April 2018 (UTC)
 * I'll block them, but it's normal for non-CUs to SPI block and then tag as CU confirmed in lieu of a CU block. ​—DoRD (talk)​ 21:33, 18 April 2018 (UTC)
 * Thanks, I'll keep that in mind. I'm not trying to make work for you :) Ivanvector (Talk/Edits) 21:50, 18 April 2018 (UTC)


 * All confirmed accounts are . Closing. Ivanvector (Talk/Edits) 21:50, 18 April 2018 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets



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This user seems to have begun editing right after Wasabi,the,one was blocked during another recent sockpuppet investigation. See bottom edits and compare them to the date Wasabi,the,one was blocked.

His first edits are to create a userpage, a sandbox, and two redirects of the Boycott of Sinclair Broadcast Group article. Not only does this suggest this user immediately knew what to do upon joining, but he happened to create redirects for one of the last articles Wasabi,the,one edited before being banned (see recent contribution history here for comparison).

The two have also crossed over between several articles (as have Wasabi,the,one's other suspected sockpuppets as detailed in the previous investigation):


 * Boycott of Sinclair Broadcasting Group (Wasabi,the,one Great Great Grandson
 * Boycott of The Ingraham Angle (Wasabi,the,one Great Great Grandson)
 * Ryan Deitsch: (Wasabi,the,one Great Great Grandson)
 * March for Our Lives Albany, which Wasabi,the,one also created (Great Great Grandson)

That's all the articles I have at the moment. There could be more. Werehilly (talk) 19:48, 12 April 2018 (UTC)

Comments by other users
''Accused parties may also comment/discuss in this section below. See Defending yourself against claims.'' The behavior and the way the account was started suggests an experienced editor. I don't think new users start their accounts off by adding a blank comment to both talk and home pages as a way to avoid the "I'm a new guy red lettering". Changed this investigation to also request CU. Springee (talk) 03:11, 15 April 2018 (UTC)

I will have to add that this user already knows all about "mainspace" and how to make drafts on his userpage. In addition, the layout of his userpage is similar to Wasabi,the,one's before they got banned. Werehilly (talk) 20:24, 17 April 2018 (UTC)

Whats wrong with me knowing how to use wikipedia as a new user. I looked at the rules of wikipedia before making an account, and I follow them and I am knowledgable of them. The reason I made edits on my talk and user pages were because I thought that my account would not stay in wikipedia if I did not write something on the pages. Great Great Grandson (talk) 21:12, 17 April 2018 (UTC)


 * Well, not only does your many cross-references with Wasabi,the,one, look suspicious as heck, but the fact that you know about mainspace, drafts, sandboxes, etc. really tells me you know more than what you let on. I too tried to research as many stuff about Wikipedia as I can but I did not know about terminology such as "mainspace". And your account is younger than mine. Not to mention you literally appeared after he was banned for sockpuppetry. I don't know about you, but all of that is SUSPICIOUS. If it was indeed a coincidence, then that's one crazy coincidence, because other stuff you do also seems to be an attempt to benefit Wasabi,the,one's work. Case in mind, your efforts to keep his article March for Our Lives Albany (AFD discussion for reference). — Preceding unsigned comment added by Werehilly (talk • contribs) 14:55, 18 April 2018 (UTC)
 * I looked at the user pages for Wasabi, and I saw that they were blocked on April 6th, and I made my account on the 9th. I live in the Capital District of New York and I am interested in editing all types of articles about it. Some of those articles I have edited may have been the same ones that Wasabi edited, but the majority of my edits are not on topics which that user participated in. Great Great Grandson (talk) 20:02, 18 April 2018 (UTC)


 * I would also like to make it clear that Werehilly is is currently blocked indefinitely for sockpuppetry. Great Great Grandson (talk) 20:22, 18 April 2018 (UTC)

I agree with the WP:QUACK concerns. Springee (talk) 22:06, 17 April 2018 (UTC)

Clerk, CheckUser, and/or patrolling admin comments

 * per the report above. Ivanvector (Talk/Edits) 13:46, 18 April 2018 (UTC)
 * See above. ​—DoRD (talk)​ 17:12, 18 April 2018 (UTC)
 * per above. Closing. Ivanvector (Talk/Edits) 21:50, 18 April 2018 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets



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New editor returning to the same articles that were sock edited by the sock user:Great Great Grandson. Great Great Grandson was one of many Wasabi,the,one socks. The edits have been minor but the comment here seems odd for a new editor. Also, how often do truly new editors start by correcting redline links? Interactions with Great Great Grandson here [] Edit related to one of the above tagged articles here [] This edit was the removal of an article created by Wasabi after it was AfD'ed []. Springee (talk) 02:05, 23 April 2018 (UTC)

Comments by other users
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Clerk, CheckUser, and/or patrolling admin comments

 * - The last check revealed several accounts so please look for sleepers. Sro23 (talk) 03:47, 23 April 2018 (UTC)
 * ✅ plus . ​—DoRD (talk)​ 11:53, 23 April 2018 (UTC)
 * Blocked and tagged both accounts. --Yamla (talk) 11:56, 23 April 2018 (UTC)


 * Closing. Sro23 (talk) 15:41, 24 April 2018 (UTC)