Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Xylon Draganthus/Archive

29 April 2012

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Using this sockpuppet to continue edit warring. At least a 3RR rule block for the master is requested. Jasper Deng (talk) 02:00, 29 April 2012 (UTC)

Note: user has claimed on my talk page that two different people are using the same laptop so a CU seems unnecessary. It's either a case of WP:MEAT or WP:BROTHER. S Æ don talk 07:19, 29 April 2012 (UTC)

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 * Ugh, I think that 1-week block for the master is a bit harsh since the person didn't know of socking.--Jasper Deng (talk) 22:20, 29 April 2012 (UTC)

Clerk, CheckUser, and/or patrolling admin comments
The accounts are ✅, so that would back them up. However I would remind them that CheckUsers have no way of distinguishing whose fingers are on the keyboard, and that for Wikipedia's purposes they may still be considered to be a single individual. WilliamH (talk) 13:44, 29 April 2012 (UTC)
 * I'll buy the explanation of lapto sharing, but this does not excuse the co-ordinated edit warring. I have blocked Xylon Draganthus for 1 week, and Revo Altros indefinitely, to prevent further edit warring and meat-puppetry. I tagged the meat/sockpuppet, too, so I think we're done here. However, it is my view that these accounts have the same operator, and the only reason I haven't indeffed both is because I'm rather sure that, even without a sockblock, they'll be blocked for their disruptive conduct soon. (Closing case.) AGK  [•] 22:28, 29 April 2012 (UTC)