Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Wlinkster007/Archive

13 June 2013

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I'm filing this report due to concerns about sockpuppetry concerning Wlinkster, Inc. There have been numerous attempts to create articles about this company and its creator Sagar Rana, such as Wlinkster Social Network Site, Wlinkster, Wlinkster : The Next Biggest Social Network, and Wlinkster : Is It Gonna Be Big ?. A little searching for sources for the main article that's at AfD brought up several hits with this name, many of which are under various different names. I thought that since this seems to suggest sockpuppetry and repeated recreation, it would be worthwhile to search and verify that there aren't any other accounts out there associated with the main sock, User:Wlinkster007. Wlinkster007 has been blocked and I've blocked the IP for edit warring over the AfD template, but I'd really like to look for any further accounts concerning this subject. Tokyogirl79 (｡◕‿◕｡)   10:20, 13 June 2013 (UTC)
 * I also found that User:Cybermaster217 has uploaded [|File:Wlinkster logo.jpg] and created the article Wlinkster, so I'm adding him to the list. Tokyogirl79 (｡◕‿◕｡)   10:21, 13 June 2013 (UTC)
 * This user was blocked for spam, so this is starting to look like it's a case of someone trying to evade a block to spam Wikipedia about the company. Tokyogirl79 (｡◕‿◕｡)   10:37, 13 June 2013 (UTC)
 * Also adding another IP for vandalism to Touchtalent, changing the information to info about Wlinkster as seen with this edit. Tokyogirl79 (｡◕‿◕｡)   10:28, 13 June 2013 (UTC)
 * Removed User:Objectivesea, as this looks to be a good faith user that decided to userfy an article about the company. Tokyogirl79 (｡◕‿◕｡)   10:34, 13 June 2013 (UTC)


 * Adding 59.180.185.228, it's trying to do the same thing as the previous IP. Tokyogirl79 (｡◕‿◕｡)   11:31, 13 June 2013 (UTC)
 * Comment: Another admin might want to block any articles containing the word "Wlinkster" or the creator's name from being created- it doesn't look like this user is going to stop. I've blocked the other IP for 48 hours (just actually wondered if I should have done that since I'm technically involved in the SPI now), but I have a feeling that the person(s) behind all this will just keep going until we take more severe moves to prevent the article's recreation. Tokyogirl79 (｡◕‿◕｡)   11:37, 13 June 2013 (UTC)

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 * for a short period of time. Not willing to block any further due to collateral, but hopefully the hint will be taken. If not, ping me, and I will blacklist the site URL. For now, deleting and salting is the way to go. WilliamH (talk) 13:38, 13 June 2013 (UTC)
 * Nothing more to do. Rschen7754 20:22, 13 June 2013 (UTC)

25 February 2015

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First edit was to create Sagar Rana (Computer Programmer), later moved to Sagar Rana. Dai Pritchard (talk) 15:49, 25 February 2015 (UTC)

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 * . I've tagged both accounts, and they are already blocked for spamming. CU can't help here anyway because the master account is stale. I'm satisfied with the duck test, so I'm closing this case.  Vanjagenije  (talk)  23:36, 26 February 2015 (UTC)