Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Waterspaces/Archive

Evidence submitted by Raywil
This user frequently IP-hops and creates new accounts to get around blocks which he amasses due to edit warring. Per WP:DUCK this user is another sockpuppet of User:Waterspaces which was the first account to be blocked. Please see Category:Suspected Wikipedia sockpuppets of Waterspaces to see all of the suspected sockpuppets. Some of them are quite old so may not be worth investigating, however, all of the accounts/ip addresses edit the same kinds of articles, e.g. the Wapping Tunnel, Waterloo Tunnel, Victoria Tunnel, Merseyrail, Canada Dock Branch etc. By performing the same kinds of edits, (see below), I think it is quite clear that this user is a sockpuppeteer. More evidence could perhaps be found by using CheckUser on the accounts that have recently been active and seeing if they match any of the ip-addresses. One thing that I think makes it fairly clear that this user is a sockpuppeteer is the fact that all of the accounts happen to use the incorrect term "Merseyrail Metro" - a term which I have seen no other editors use. Another trait of this user is that he names people in his edit summaries, claims to know them and, thinks that consensus doesn't matter and that everyone who goes against his unsubstantiated opinion is a vandal.

See:

http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Clarence_Dock_%28Liverpool%29&diff=prev&oldid=375415245

http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wapping_Tunnel&diff=375241215&oldid=375240691

http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Merseyrail&diff=376589396&oldid=376589157

http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Merseyrail&diff=376589157&oldid=375725194

Example of different accounts/ip addresses being used:

http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Merseyrail&diff=372093510&oldid=372044342

http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Merseyrail&diff=372020919&oldid=372017161

http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Merseyrail&diff=376590221&oldid=376589396

First time I've started a sockpuppet enquiry. Hope I've done it right and that you can get enough evidence from the diffs I've shown or from the edit histories of the accounts listed on the Suspected Wikipedia sockpuppets of Waterspaces page. Raywil (talk) 17:24, 1 August 2010 (UTC)


 * This incident may also be of interest: Administrators%27_noticeboard/IncidentArchive531. Raywil (talk) 17:45, 1 August 2010 (UTC)

Comments by accused parties
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Comments by other users
User:Kitchen Knife I agree with RayWill. All I have to add it that I beleive he has made mods to Liverpool Overhead Railway and has in the past changed what he regards as railway geek speak like EMU.--Kitchen Knife (talk) 18:05, 1 August 2010 (UTC)

User:WatcherZero I believe the Duck test is very applicable in this instance, its the same text being added again and again and the same love of bullet lists over prose. WatcherZero (talk) 18:27, 1 August 2010 (UTC)

User:L1v3rp00l Agree with the above. Manages to get around bans with alternative IPs despite making the same style of edits with no regard for sources or neutrality. Becoming a real nuisance in the Merseyrail article and its talk page. L1v3rp00l (talk) 21:18, 1 August 2010 (UTC)

Clerk, patrolling admin and checkuser comments
Moved from WP:Sockpuppet investigations/WritingStuff to be in line with suspected sockmaster's name -- Sh i r ik ( Questions or Comments? ) 17:45, 1 August 2010 (UTC)
 * is and . This can be completed on behavioral evidence alone. -- Sh i r ik  ( Questions or Comments? ) 17:46, 1 August 2010 (UTC)

blocked and tagged. Also blocked range 79.66.0.0/17. This has a little collateral damage but most edits are related, and this appears to be our only option right now. -- Sh i r ik ( Questions or Comments? ) 18:03, 1 August 2010 (UTC)

Blocked 79.65.100.226/22 as well. -- Sh i r ik ( Questions or Comments? ) 18:15, 1 August 2010 (UTC)


 * Archiving. Peter Symonds ( talk ) 19:14, 1 August 2010 (UTC)

Evidence submitted by Raywil
This user frequently IP-hops and creates new accounts to get around blocks which he amasses due to edit warring. Per WP:DUCK this user is another sockpuppet of User:Waterspaces which was the first account to be blocked. Please see Category:Suspected Wikipedia sockpuppets of Waterspaces to see all of the suspected sockpuppets. Some of them are quite old so may not be worth investigating, however, all of the accounts/ip addresses edit the same kinds of articles, e.g. the Wapping Tunnel, Waterloo Tunnel, Victoria Tunnel, Merseyrail, Canada Dock Branch etc. By performing the same kinds of edits, (see below), I think it is quite clear that this user is a sockpuppeteer. More evidence could perhaps be found by using CheckUser on the accounts that have recently been active and seeing if they match any of the ip-addresses. One thing that I think makes it fairly clear that this user is a sockpuppeteer is the fact that all of the accounts happen to use the incorrect term "Merseyrail Metro" - a term which I have seen no other editors use. Another trait of this user is that he names people in his edit summaries, claims to know them and, thinks that consensus doesn't matter and that everyone who goes against his unsubstantiated opinion is a vandal.

See:

http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Clarence_Dock_%28Liverpool%29&diff=prev&oldid=375415245

http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wapping_Tunnel&diff=375241215&oldid=375240691

http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Merseyrail&diff=376589396&oldid=376589157

http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Merseyrail&diff=376589157&oldid=375725194

Example of different accounts/ip addresses being used:

http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Merseyrail&diff=372093510&oldid=372044342

http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Merseyrail&diff=372020919&oldid=372017161

http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Merseyrail&diff=376590221&oldid=376589396

First time I've started a sockpuppet enquiry. Hope I've done it right and that you can get enough evidence from the diffs I've shown or from the edit histories of the accounts listed on the Suspected Wikipedia sockpuppets of Waterspaces page. Raywil (talk) 17:24, 1 August 2010 (UTC)


 * This incident may also be of interest: Administrators%27_noticeboard/IncidentArchive531. Raywil (talk) 17:45, 1 August 2010 (UTC)

Comments by accused parties
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Comments by other users
User:Kitchen Knife I agree with RayWill. All I have to add it that I beleive he has made mods to Liverpool Overhead Railway and has in the past changed what he regards as railway geek speak like EMU.--Kitchen Knife (talk) 18:05, 1 August 2010 (UTC)

User:WatcherZero I believe the Duck test is very applicable in this instance, its the same text being added again and again and the same love of bullet lists over prose. WatcherZero (talk) 18:27, 1 August 2010 (UTC)

Clerk, patrolling admin and checkuser comments
Moved from WP:Sockpuppet investigations/WritingStuff to be in line with suspected sockmaster's name -- Sh i r ik ( Questions or Comments? ) 17:45, 1 August 2010 (UTC)
 * is and . This can be completed on behavioral evidence alone. -- Sh i r ik  ( Questions or Comments? ) 17:46, 1 August 2010 (UTC)

blocked and tagged. Also blocked range 79.66.0.0/17. This has a little collateral damage but most edits are related, and this appears to be our only option right now. -- Sh i r ik ( Questions or Comments? ) 18:03, 1 August 2010 (UTC)

Blocked 79.65.100.226/22 as well. -- Sh i r ik ( Questions or Comments? ) 18:15, 1 August 2010 (UTC)

Blocked 212.139.127.63/24 as well. After doing some research I find it highly likely that this is related as well. -- Sh i r ik ( Questions or Comments? ) 20:11, 1 August 2010 (UTC)

02 August 2010
'''This RayWil person has an attude problem. He should removed from any authority on Wiki. NOT THE SUITABLE TYPE. He is full of his own misguided opinions not fact.'''

Evidence submitted by Raywil
Hi, as a continuation of the case archived yesterday here, I believe is the same user trying bypass the various blocks that were given yesterday. I have come to this conclusion based on WP:DUCK as this IP address is performing the same type of edits on the same article (Victoria Tunnel (Liverpool). Further evidence to support the claim is that 194.83.172.121 is registered to a public library as shown on its talk page.  It would be quite easy for a user whose home IP address has been blocked to go to a library to edit instead.

Diffs:

http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Victoria_Tunnel_%28Liverpool%29&diff=376786896&oldid=376621973

http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Victoria_Tunnel_%28Liverpool%29&diff=376579151&oldid=376504353

In addition to the edit histories of Victoria Tunnel (Liverpool), those of Wapping Tunnel and Waterloo Tunnel may also be of interest.

Also, just found that the source which these IPs have been adding to the Victoria Tunnel (Liverpool) article was also referred to by User:Waterspaces at Talk:Merseyrail.

Many thanks for looking into this. Raywil (talk) 19:51, 2 August 2010 (UTC)

Comments by accused parties
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Comments by other users
User:L1v3rp00l Clearly the same user - has submitted a comment in the same style as Waterspaces in the Merseyrail article talk page, defending the erroneous "Metro" term. L1v3rp00l (talk) 20:10, 2 August 2010 (UTC)

Both geolocate to the UK, the 212.139.127.63 specifically to London. I think these are definite socks. Usb10 Let's talk 'bout it! 23:59, 2 August 2010 (UTC)

Clerk, patrolling admin and checkuser comments
194.83.172.121 blocked 1 week (just in case this IP is not dynamic, but IMO it isn't) and 88.109.0.44 blocked 31 hours. The Victoria Tunnel (Liverpool) has been semi-protected 2 weeks for excessive socking. –MuZemike 16:01, 4 August 2010 (UTC)


 * Was intentionally ignored or missed?  Sh i r ik  ( Questions or Comments? ) 16:03, 4 August 2010 (UTC)
 * It hasn't edited in over 3 days, so I intentionally ignored it. –MuZemike 16:05, 4 August 2010 (UTC)

Evidence submitted by Raywil
Sorry to resurrect this yet again, but there comes another IP address in the form of that happens to edit the same obscure page (Talk:Victoria Tunnel (Liverpool)) less than a day after a similar IP address  is blocked as being a sock of User:Waterspaces. Both IP addresses also trace back to the same ISP and geographic location so. Raywil (talk) 08:10, 5 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Based on this diff I think the accused should also take the time to read WP:NPA and WP:CIVIL. Anyway, normally I would remove such content as being vandalism, however in this case I'm not sure if his comment should be moved to the "Comments by accused parties" section so I'll leave that decision to the clerks. Raywil (talk) 09:01, 5 August 2010 (UTC)

Comments by accused parties
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Clerk, patrolling admin and checkuser comments
Talk:Victoria Tunnel (Liverpool) semi-protected 2 weeks. This person is using a rather dynamic IP range with a few innocent users on it, so rangeblocking is not feasible here. –MuZemike 14:44, 6 August 2010 (UTC)

Evidence submitted by Raywil
Editing same niche category of articles; same ISP with same geographic location; same way of proclaiming others as vandals ; same disregard for WP:CRYSTAL and WP:V. . Raywil (talk) 23:34, 8 August 2010 (UTC)

Comments by accused parties
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Clerk, patrolling admin and checkuser comments
I'm not sure if 81.178.163.252 is a sock (not to mention it hasn't edited in a bit), but 88.109.9.182 certainly is. Blocked 31h. –MuZemike 23:39, 8 August 2010 (UTC)

Evidence submitted by Kitchen Knife
He is back as User:88.109.6.3 --Kitchen Knife (talk) 16:43, 9 August 2010 (UTC):Also editing his User:WritingStuff‎ user page.--Kitchen Knife (talk) 16:51, 9 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Currently autoblocked. TN X Man  17:36, 9 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Sorry, rangeblocked, see . TN X Man  17:40, 9 August 2010 (UTC)

Comments by accused parties
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Clerk, patrolling admin and checkuser comments
Reverted closure. There's more work to do here. -- Sh i r ik ( Questions or Comments? ) 19:13, 9 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Created filter 350. -- Sh i r ik ( Questions or Comments? ) 19:18, 9 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Closing -- Sh i r ik ( Questions or Comments? ) 19:18, 9 August 2010 (UTC)

Evidence submitted by Raywil
Editing the same articles in the same style of User:Waterspaces; i.e. total disregard for WP:OWN, WP:Discussion as well as other policies and guidelines. traces back to a library which the user has been blocked from editing from in the past. The other two IP addresses both trace back to same ISP that the user has used in the past, as well as the same geographic location. Raywil (talk) 15:33, 18 August 2010 (UTC)

Comments by accused parties
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Comments by other users
Agree very duck like. Interms of subject and language.--Kitchen Knife (talk) 15:38, 18 August 2010 (UTC)

Clerk, patrolling admin and checkuser comments
194.83.172.121 blocked 1 month, 81.178.160.0/20 blocked 24 hours (I'm afraid to go any longer because of the potential for collateral damage). –MuZemike 15:44, 18 August 2010 (UTC)

Evidence submitted by Raywil
has been listed as a suspected sockpuppet of User:Waterspaces for a while based on his past editing history. It's funny how the account suddenly becomes active again just two hours after IP socks of Waterspaces are blocked. , but you may want to list it for CheckUser as well if you want to see what IP address the user has logged in with and can't draw any conclusions otherwise. Raywil (talk) 17:46, 18 August 2010 (UTC)

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Clerk, patrolling admin and checkuser comments

 * Blocked, already tagged. -- Sh i r ik ( Questions or Comments? ) 19:00, 18 August 2010 (UTC)

Evidence submitted by Kitchen Knife
Editing the same articles in the same style of User:Waterspaces; i.e. total disregard for WP:OWN, WP:Discussion as well as other policies and guidelines. Diff Classic Waterspaces --Kitchen Knife (talk) 23:44, 6 February 2011 (UTC)
 * I am withdrawing the request as I have made of mistake this user is a sockpuppet of User:Dmcm2008 who was a some what trouble some user but was only blocked for a short period. For information compare Dmcm2008 and BabyDoll--Kitchen Knife (talk) 21:02, 7 February 2011 (UTC)

Comments by accused parties
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Unsure what this refers (Waterspaces) it aint me. The user Kitchen Knife has disagreed many times with my edits. The user takes a hard lined stance against me rather than discussing matters. Such as again today. I understand this may refer to either edits on Merseyrail or the most recent edit on Central Village. With Merseyrail i saw the opportunity to create the template for the Merseyrail City Line as this was the only template not evident (Mereyrail Network is three lines, Northern, Wirral and City lines). I got in to difficultes i may not have done this totally right but i asked for help and another user has offered help. Regarding the Central Village edit. I understand Kitchen Knife reverted some changes i made based on no explanation. I apologise i did not leave an explanation. I refer to the subsequent change i then made. I did a change because the text suggested these were all recent developments in Liverpool taking it in to the 21st Century. With respect the "Commercial District" (a modern term on its own) was already there - ie. Old Hall Street, Liverpool Echo etc ..just that the commercial district was being developed & therefore brought in to the 21st Century. It's play on words i tried to correct as the original text was very ambiguous. I have made a number of edits recently based on another editors work that has made more prominent what is LIVERPOOL CITY CENTRE. However a lot are business terms, terminology and jargon and this needed to be toned down, which is what i have done. I don't know who or what Waterspaces is but user Kitchen Knife does not like me and has often made my edits more difficult by taking a hard line approach. I have had disagreements with Kitchen Knife in the past and I feel this is a vendetta against me - but regardless of my opinion - I do not like being accused of being another user who for whatever reason is the subject of this. I feel this is all wrong the way Kitchen Knife has put me in this predicament and i cannot say how infuriated i am. I have done no wrong how can this happen? Babydoll9799 (talk) 18:21, 7 February 2011 (UTC) I wish to add in response to the accusers additional notes and withdrawral that this is harrassment by Kitchen Knife i feel that my concern about this being some kind of vendetta as vindicated. Babydoll9799 (talk) 21:13, 7 February 2011 (UTC)
 * If it was a Vendetta then I would not have withdrawn.--Kitchen Knife (talk) 21:18, 7 February 2011 (UTC)

Comments by other users

 * Comment by Redrose64 - The accused was not notified on his talk page, but has requested my assistance there. I suspect that he learned of being accused by seeing comments like  in his watchlist. -- Red rose64 (talk) 20:21, 7 February 2011 (UTC)
 * A link was placed on his User page, rather than his talk page.--Kitchen Knife (talk) 20:27, 7 February 2011 (UTC)

Clerk, patrolling admin and checkuser comments

 * No WP:SOCK violation is made out here. Closing as no action. T. Canens (talk) 06:08, 11 February 2011 (UTC)

21 April 2011

 * Suspected sockpuppets


 * User compare report Auto-generated every hour.

''Please list evidence below this line. Remember to sign at the end of your section with 4 tilde characters " ~ "''

This IP has just started editing articles of the same niche as those of User:Waterspaces. A reference to Liverpool's disused tunnels is made here, one of the key themes of the edits of Waterspaces. Another of the puppeteer's interests is Merseyrail, in particular its history and potential future expansion. Funnily enough this IP has also made edits relating to the history of Merseyrail here. A reference to Merseyrail being a metro is also made here (something Waterspaces always did) as well as what looks like a bit of meatpuppetry in the same diff. Further evidence that this IP user is a sock can be found in this diff where the station is specifically noted as an "underground station", something that Waterspaces and his sockpuppets always did, despite being against the naming convention here as well as consensus. As a result of all this evidence. Raywil (talk) 02:07, 21 April 2011 (UTC)

Comments by other users
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 * I agree it is a Duck.--Kitchen Knife (talk) 13:50, 21 April 2011 (UTC)

Clerk, CheckUser, and/or patrolling admin comments

 * IP blocked 2 weeks. —  Hello Annyong  (say whaaat?!) 00:01, 22 April 2011 (UTC)

19 May 2011

 * Suspected sockpuppets


 * User compare report Auto-generated every hour.

''Please list evidence below this line. Remember to sign at the end of your section with 4 tilde characters " ~ "''

I hope the edit history of this user can provide enough evidence as I unforunately don't have the time at the moment to provide specific examples. As per usual the edits are to Merseyrail and associated articles. Traits are mentioned here: Category:Suspected_Wikipedia_sockpuppets_of_Waterspaces. Raywil (talk) 11:26, 19 May 2011 (UTC)

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

 * I blocked this IP for two weeks last time, but that seems to have no effect. Perhaps three months will. —  Hello Annyong  (say whaaat?!) 02:56, 20 May 2011 (UTC)

28 May 2011

 * Suspected sockpuppets


 * User compare report Auto-generated every hour.

''Please list evidence below this line. Remember to sign at the end of your section with 4 tilde characters " ~ "''

The usual articles and the the usual behavior. Previous blocks applied to this IP address for sockpuppetry by the same user have since been lifted. Raywil (talk) 15:24, 28 May 2011 (UTC)

Comments by other users
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Clerk, CheckUser, and/or patrolling admin comments
Blocked 6 months. Elockid  ( Talk ) 15:35, 28 May 2011 (UTC)

03 September 2011

 * Suspected sockpuppets


 * User compare report Auto-generated every hour.

Back again editing the same article (Merseyrail). This particular address has been blocked twice in the past so may be static. Compare this diff from before the first block of this IP with something from today. The recent edits appear to be fairly innocent so far, but Raywil (talk) 21:06, 3 September 2011 (UTC)

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

 * IP blocked 6 months. —  Hello Annyong  (say whaaat?!) 21:47, 3 September 2011 (UTC)

06 September 2011

 * Suspected sockpuppets


 * User compare report Auto-generated every hour.

Compare edit from a known IP of the sock here with this edit. Same article, and the same content re-added. There is also an attempt at canvassing on the article's talk page where the usual language and references to Liverpool's tunnels are mentioned. and very much so. Raywil (talk) 19:25, 6 September 2011 (UTC)

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

 * Bye Bye for a week. -- DQ  (t)   (e)  05:02, 7 September 2011 (UTC)

28 August 2012

 * Suspected sockpuppets


 * User compare report Auto-generated every hour.

Check contribs to see that the same articles, e.g. Merseyrail, List of metro systems etc. are being edited again. Pretty clearly the same user, so perhaps this is a static IP address after all. Raywil (talk) 02:58, 28 August 2012 (UTC)

Comments by other users
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Clerk, CheckUser, and/or patrolling admin comments
Blocked 1 year. Elockid  ( Talk ) 17:07, 28 August 2012 (UTC)

03 April 2013

 * Suspected sockpuppets




 * User compare report Auto-generated every hour.
 * Editor interaction utility

Seems like a duck to me, given the infatuation on editing within the same old topics as Waterspaces was well known for (Merseyrail), with the same "railtype" changes that the IPs blocked as socks of Waterspaces had. All basically the same POV-pushing edits (with some tweaks, across multiple articles) and similar edit summaries. Now compare it to these edits from blocked IPs/socks:. The quacking is strong here, and the IPs are clearly the same account as BigScribe, and have been editing consecutively, so there's blatant socking going on there, even if by some weird chance it isn't Waterspaces. Luke no 94 (tell Luke off here) 09:34, 3 April 2013 (UTC)
 * BigScribe:
 * 94.194.21.227:
 * 188.222.174.87:
 * 188.223.224.79:
 * 94.194.17.85:
 * 188.222.92.250:
 * 188.223.113.142:
 * 78.105.236.184:
 * New IP, same POV pushing: . Also note that all of these IPs, and BigScribe, appear to quite frequently refactor other people's comments, and put in replies to bits where they don't belong (the hatted DRN thread is an example of this). Luke no 94  (tell Luke off here) 13:08, 3 April 2013 (UTC)
 * Added another IP per Redrose's evidence. This is getting absurd. Luke no 94  (tell Luke off here) 17:00, 3 April 2013 (UTC)
 * Now it's just surreal. More ducks added per Simply South. Luke no 94  (tell Luke off here) 19:05, 3 April 2013 (UTC)
 * - another IP added... will this guy ever give up? Luke no 94  (tell Luke off here) 08:31, 4 April 2013 (UTC)


 * Rschen, what do you require beyond what's already here? If you compare the diffs, and the statements by the users that have frequently seen Waterspaces' socks, I'm not sure what else I need to add? Also, I wonder if any of these IPs are proxies. Luke no 94  (tell Luke off here) 10:32, 11 April 2013 (UTC)
 * Still don't know what I'm supposed to provide in addition to this? The evidence seems pretty much water-tight. Luke no 94  (tell Luke off here) 07:14, 18 April 2013 (UTC)
 * BigScribe has returned, with this comment: . I really, really don't know what else is needed to prove this case, it seems very clear to myself and the below users that these are blatant socks... Luke no 94  (tell Luke off here) 16:12, 22 April 2013 (UTC)

Comments by other users
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Firstly, User:BigScribe claims to be different from the aforementioned IP editors but is clearly the same person. He also made a false accusation that his talk page comments were being wrongly ascribed to him; these points are proven wrong by a cursory glance at the Merseyrail talk page history. His attitude and propensity to use bold text to imply shouting is exactly the same as Waterspaces and previous socks, as are his opinions on what Merseyrail is (i.e. a 'metro'/'rapid transit' system) which goes against the general consensus. His poor talk page conduct (making ad hominem attacks on members and ignoring people's views) is another hallmark of Waterspaces. Then there is the continuing obsession of his that I work for Merseyrail or Northern Rail. Waterspaces and related socks made the same accusation over and over again. I don't work for either operator, not that is bears any relevance to the article. L1v3rp00l (talk) 16:04, 3 April 2013 (UTC)
 * Add to the above list


 * this being a similar contributor to User talk:Redrose64. -- Red rose64 (talk) 16:48, 3 April 2013 (UTC)
 * this being a similar contributor to User talk:Redrose64. -- Red rose64 (talk) 16:48, 3 April 2013 (UTC)

Here are some possible more:



There may be more in the Merseyrail history. Simply south...... eating shoes for just 7 years 18:55, 3 April 2013 (UTC)
 * In, the comment "There is is approx 5 miles of tunnel under Liverpool awaiting reuse" is a dead giveaway for who had an obsession with Liverpool's disused rail tunnels. -- Red rose64 (talk) 19:03, 3 April 2013 (UTC)
 * Considering what has happened not only in the past month but over the past few years, do you think Merseyrail should be indef semi-protected? Simply south...... eating shoes for just 7 years 19:20, 3 April 2013 (UTC)
 * Merseyrail should be indeffed, and the several other articles this user has frequented (but are less vandalised), like the List of Metro stations, Urban Rail in the United Kingdom, etc, should see a long semi-protect (6 months at first, year second, indef after). Luke no 94  (tell Luke off here) 19:31, 3 April 2013 (UTC)

It beggars belief just how many socks there are. Also, from looking at Waterspaces' contributions list, there are another two dead giveaways that BigScribe and the IP list are all him: "Reverting gross vandalism" in response to any edit he doesn't agree with (BigScribe has repeatedly said this too) and the repeated addition of claimed sources with either don't exist or don't support the claims made in the article. Quack... L1v3rp00l (talk) 09:31, 4 April 2013 (UTC)

Completely agree with your comments above, Luke. This has been going on for a long time now and needs sorting. The Merseyrail and Tyne and Wear Metro remain protected and their development is being held up - as Luke says it's abundantly clear these are sock accounts and none of his edits comply with the consensus on either article. L1v3rp00l (talk) 16:10, 23 April 2013 (UTC)

Clerk, CheckUser, and/or patrolling admin comments

 * This seems like a better candidate for semiprotection, which can be requested at WP:RPP - we're not going to block a ton of obviously dynamic IPs. As for the named editor, can you provide some concise evidence? Rschen7754 09:58, 11 April 2013 (UTC)
 * Blocked named account. The IPs are obviously dynamic and the range is too big to block. Semiprotection would be a better answer. Closing. Rschen7754 06:32, 25 April 2013 (UTC)

25 July 2013

 * Suspected sockpuppets




 * User compare report Auto-generated every hour.
 * Editor interaction utility

Having been quiet for a while, it appears this user is back, and has shifted track slightly, to the Mersey Railway article; - same MO of pushing a particular POV on the rail transit/commuter rail/metro thing, same basic area (Merseyrail). This is at RFPP at the moment, so I'm also pinging this here. Same O2-based IPs as in the past as well, given the WHOIS report. Luke no 94 (tell Luke off here) 10:28, 25 July 2013 (UTC)
 * User has now created an account, and is almost certainly going to try to circumvent the protection on the page:  Luke no 94  (tell Luke off here) 11:23, 25 July 2013 (UTC)

Comments by other users
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Just to back up what Luke said: it's an identical editing style, the usual problem with accepting that Merseyrail simply isn't, never has been and never will be, a rapid transit or metro system. Exactly the same MO. Definite duck. L1v3rp00l (talk) 19:02, 25 July 2013 (UTC)
 * I guess the only difference this time is that I'm the one taking the abuse, not you. Very similar "Wiki is not x" comments from the current account as well. Luke no 94  (tell Luke off here) 19:05, 25 July 2013 (UTC)
 * Just bumped into a couple of this individuals IP edits in and around Rapid Transit / History of Rapid Transit. Would be quite happy to discuss with the IP what he thinks, but his edits are so POV laden that it's difficult to weed out the constructive from the distracting. If he posted a rationale of his argument and some evidence, I'd be happy to read it. Koncorde (talk) 19:10, 25 July 2013 (UTC)
 * Oh, and he came to my attention via his edits to the Scouse talk page Koncorde (talk) 19:20, 25 July 2013 (UTC)
 * I personally wouldn't have an issue with discussing their POV... if it hadn't been an ongoing thing for 3 years, with multiple socks, with plenty of personal attacks/false allegations being thrown around. Luke no 94  (tell Luke off here) 19:21, 25 July 2013 (UTC)
 * I hadn't read the logs until just now, I didn't realise this was such a long ongoing thing. Condolences to all involved. Koncorde (talk) 19:34, 25 July 2013 (UTC)

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 * I have semiprotected Mersey Railway; the duck test is positive for Hardsteel and the 2 IPs. Lectonar (talk) 18:53, 25 July 2013 (UTC)
 * - I see no need for a checkuser at the moment. Water rarely has sleepers, so unless and until it becomes necessary to put a rangeblock on account creation, blocking the sock should be enough, which I've done. Someguy1221 (talk) 23:56, 25 July 2013 (UTC)

29 July 2013

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User back after a day at a new IP address, same POV being pushed in Rapid Transit. Have withdrawn from 3RR temporarily rather than continue edit warring. Can we request a protection for the obvious subjects? Koncorde (talk) 22:25, 29 July 2013 (UTC)

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 * Main target has been semiprotected for three months. IPs are changing too fast for single blocks to matter. If disruption continues elsewhere, reopen the case, and rangeblocks will have to be considered. Someguy1221 (talk) 01:08, 1 August 2013 (UTC)

This whole thing is a total waste of space. the real Rod Hull (ref user name rodhullemu) died in 1999. In jokes are fine but don't inflict them on the the rest of us unspecting Wiki users. If you want attention create a blog or something and bore the crap out of your devotees (or should that be devotee)

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Per Administrators'_noticeboard/Edit_warring. Nördic  Nightfury  21:12, 17 January 2017 (UTC)

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 * The IPs don't appear to be editing anymore, please re-open if they resume. Closing. GABgab 18:00, 20 January 2017 (UTC)