Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Zhzhw/Archive

09 August 2013

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Editor is a WP:SPA with most editing as IP(s). Persistent violations on Iglesia ni Cristo led to fourth and final warning from various editors about myriad rules such as WP:OWN WP:VAN and WP:MOS (edits also have major WP:NPOV and WP:OR problems). After final warning, IP informed me that he would revert again, and to my miniscule surprise, the revert was done by a signed-in account. I frankly suspect that the INC article has been plagued for years by meat/sock puppetry, definitely WP:SPA is at work here and possible WP:COI as well. The article has chronic problems that will need to be solved at other venues. But the problem at hand is illicit socking and I will pursue all in good order. Elizium23 (talk) 04:47, 9 August 2013 (UTC)


 * Update: I have added two registered accounts which have a peculiarity that each one picked up right where the other left off. The IP disruption goes back to 18 June and I caught all involved already, but history before that indicates per WP:DUCK that (indeffed) True Article and (once 24h-blocked) Zhzhw are one in the same with the current master. Elizium23 (talk) 05:28, 9 August 2013 (UTC)

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''Accused parties may also comment/discuss in this section below. See Defending yourself against claims.'' — Berean Hunter   (talk)  05:04, 9 August 2013 (UTC)
 * Try checking this and use the "next set" link to hunt them down. I'm contemplating a rangeblock but the edits need to be looked at first.

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— Berean Hunter   (talk)  05:16, 9 August 2013 (UTC)
 * I've blocked the named account 72 hours and the first two IPs listed for one week (the others seem a little stale). I've also semi-protected the article for one month.
 * I've blocked all the named accounts indefinitely. Closing. Reaper Eternal (talk) 18:12, 12 August 2013 (UTC)

14 September 2013

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Quacking again at Iglesia ni Cristo. Elizium23 (talk) 05:41, 14 September 2013 (UTC)

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 * Based on the archived history for this sockmaster, I'm willing to go along with the suggestion that this IP is truly a sockpuppet, and not simply some other unrelated member of the Iglesia ni Cristo who is repeatedly adding material derived from a common source not familiar to non-members of this church. I'm going to do a /25 range block, and I'm also going to consider the possibility of a long-term semi-protection of Iglesia ni Cristo and related articles in order to discourage other over-eager editors.  —  Rich wales (no relation to Jimbo) 06:48, 14 September 2013 (UTC)