Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/YankeesGrey/Archive

Evidence submitted by JodyB
These accounts have both edited one article with great similarity and under circumstances that suggest a common user. That article about a musician named Jose Aranda. The article also exists in the userspace of YankeesGrey here.

There is a deletion discussion of the article here.

On December 2, 2009 the account YankeesGrey was established. The account Mammamiakey was also created on the same day.

Also on December 2, 2010 Mammiamiakey created the article in its first form which was speedily deleted by User: Malik Shabazz but undeleted upon his request for further development.

On March 5, 2010 I speedily deleted the article but recreated it into YankeesGrey userspace upon the request of YankeesGrey.

On March 8, 2010 YankeesGrey asked me to consider moving the article back to mainspace. I declined saying it needed more work. To this point there has been no additional work on the userfied article since I declined to move it back.

On March 14, 2010, the account BryanCrenw was created and it's first edit was to create the article again in mainspace. the same day YankeesGrey edited the newly created article.

The article was taken to AfD and BryanCrewn offered this odd statement denying that he even knows YankeesGrey. Since no one had questioned him about this it suggests to me an attempt to preempt any sockpuppet discussion. And if that is true it further suggests a knowledge that such use of multiple accounts to game the system is not allowed. Thank you. JodyBtalk 11:43, 15 March 2010 (UTC)
 * I struck the above statement due to the link provided below. My conclusion still stands however. JodyBtalk 13:33, 15 March 2010 (UTC)

Comments by accused parties
See Defending yourself against claims.

What? Hi JodyB, the first thing I saw today was this, so yes, I do have been questioned about this, and of course I know that this use of multiple accounts is not allowed. —Preceding unsigned comment added by BryanCrenw (talk • contribs) 12:27, 15 March 2010 (UTC)

Clerk, patrolling admin and checkuser comments
Self-endorsing for CheckUser attention. I cannot tell if this is meatpuppetry or straight up socking. Some technical evidence could be of help here. –MuZemike 21:04, 19 March 2010 (UTC)


 * ✅: and, everything's exactly identical. No other accounts involved. Hers fold  (t/a/c) 03:38, 20 March 2010 (UTC)
 * ✅: and, everything's exactly identical. No other accounts involved. Hers fold  (t/a/c) 03:38, 20 March 2010 (UTC)


 * Looking at the edits, I think the stale account is a sock as well based on behavior. All blocked and tagged. Tim Song (talk) 03:43, 20 March 2010 (UTC)