Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/WomensFilmClub/Archive

Suspected sockpuppets



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Similar account names created within minutes of each other. 47A74 (talk) 03:48, 18 June 2020 (UTC)

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 * It's worth noting that, as of the time of writing this, neither account has made an edit. In relation to usernames, I can't find a solid reference to "Womens Film Wire", but there is a tenuous link for "Womens Film Club"; although I wouldn't be comfortable calling it just yet. I have placed a custom welcome message on both user talkpages asking whether the accounts are related and pointing them in the direction of the sockpuppet policies, as well as the usual welcome stuff. --Jack Frost (talk) 05:56, 18 June 2020 (UTC)

Clerk, CheckUser, and/or patrolling admin comments

 * . Please be aware that just having multiple accounts is not prohibited; rather, it is the use of multiple accounts for illegitimate purposes that is prohibited. For this reason, accounts that have made no edits whatsoever do not usually need to be reported here unless the usernames imply that the user is evading a block (e.g. if the usernames follow a clear pattern that previous sockpuppets have followed). I do not see any evidence of abuse in this case—for all we know, the user didn't like their username at first and wanted to change it to something else. As far as policy goes, they have not abused multiple accounts until they have actually used multiple accounts to edit. Closing with no action. Mz7 (talk) 07:50, 18 June 2020 (UTC)