Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Zlykinskyja/Archive

Evidence submitted by FormerIP
Zlykinskyja is currently serving a block for behaviour on the article Murder of Meredith Kercher. See User talk:Zlykinskyja.

PhanuelB originally appeared on WP in order to make this comment in April this year in a Mediation Cabal case requested by Zlykinskyja. Phanuel B did not, at this time, make any other contribution to WP. It seems unlikely to me that a "genuine" newbie would create a WP account simply for the purpose of making this post.

Zlykinskyja was blocked on 13th June. On 19th June, PhanuelB re-appeared and began editing the Meredith Kercher article, with a highly biased and unconstructive edit (IMO).

I find the types of opinions expressed by PhanuelB (eg - the page has been hijacked) very similar to those of Zlykinskyja (eg User talk:Zlykinskyja - the page has been taken over).

The editor in question is not edit warring, which made me think maybe I should tolerate the situation. But they are breaching a block, which made me think "why should I put up with this?".

Another editor, User:Wikid77 was recently topic-banned from the same article and has a previous SP history. This means there is an outside chance that PhanuelB is Wikid77. However, given the writing style of and comments made by PhanuelB, I do not believe this to be the case. --FormerIP (talk) 23:01, 21 June 2010 (UTC)

Comments by accused parties
See Defending yourself against claims.
 * Note that User:Zlykinskyja cannot reply here, as they are currently blocked. They have responded on their talk page. Black Kite (t) (c) 06:07, 22 June 2010 (UTC)
 * Noted, thanks. Amalthea  09:20, 22 June 2010 (UTC)

Clerk, patrolling admin and checkuser comments
Requested by FormerIP (talk) 23:01, 21 June 2010 (UTC)


 * - No newbie finds a medcab case on their first edit. T. Canens (talk) 02:36, 22 June 2010 (UTC)

PhanuelB is indeed a new account of a previous editor. It is however not an inappropriate use of an alternate account, so no action should be taken. Zlykinskyja is thus ❌. Amalthea 09:20, 22 June 2010 (UTC)

11 June 2011

 * Suspected sockpuppets




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Editor's style is very similar to indef blocked user:Zlykinskyja's, pushing the "pro-guilt" accusations against fellow editors and "dancing on the edge of NLT". Both stated that they hold a law degree. Similar interrests (besides the Murder of Meredith Kercher article) like history in general, criminal cases and focus on a geographical area. Further, RockSound's account was created and started editing the day after Zlykinskia's 1 month block was extended to indef and both are/were editing in the same daily time frame.

Notes:


 * Previous accounts were editing from different geographical areas including the Reston, Virginia area and Miami.
 * User used the following sock puppets before: user:PilgrimRose and user:Darryl98, both confirmed.
 * See also the following recent threat at ANI: Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents.
 * User used the following sock puppets before: user:PilgrimRose and user:Darryl98, both confirmed.
 * In my opinion a duck test should do but checkuser confirmation and check for sleeper accounts might be the way to go. TMCk (talk) 14:02, 11 June 2011 (UTC)
 * Suspected sock is a SPA just as all the other accounts are.TMCk (talk) 14:25, 11 June 2011 (UTC)
 * Copy editing and editing own comments extensively after it was replied to including change of section titles just like Zlykinskyja used to do.TMCk (talk) 14:35, 11 June 2011 (UTC)

Here are some IP's Zlykinskyja (or her socks) used while not logged in:


 * As user:PilgrimRose


 * As user:Zlykinskyja

Comments by other users
''Accused parties may also comment/discuss in this section below. See Defending yourself against claims.''

One curious thing, which suggests the need for a "sleeper sweep", is that Rock edited for awhile last summer, on an unrelated case by a similar sitution, i.e. arguing for innocence on legal grounds. He then disappeared (at least under that ID) until resuming editing a month ago. It seems odd that he would just stop editing for 9 months. Possible, but also possible that he was editing under a different (and possibly now-blocked) ID. ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 14:30, 11 June 2011 (UTC)

Comment: RockSound has now been blocked as an obvious sock by Black Kite. Dayewalker (talk) 17:58, 11 June 2011 (UTC)


 * A sleeper check would be nice though with all the sockpuppetry going on by that user.TMCk (talk) 18:13, 11 June 2011 (UTC)
 * Given the ongoing campaign to try to turn wikipedia into an advocacy blog in the Kercher case, a sleeper check is definitely called for. ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 18:15, 11 June 2011 (UTC)
 * I'm inclined to agree with the need for a sleeper check here. We just have to ensure we aren't crossing the line into fishing. MacMedtalk stalk 18:20, 11 June 2011 (UTC)
 * Considering there are internet sites trying to strong-arm wikipedia, something needs to be done. ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 18:23, 11 June 2011 (UTC)

(merged from the RockSound SPI case:) The Editing patter is odd for both accounts.

Bruce Fisher is active daily at the Amanda Knox/Murder of Meredith Kercher article. Bruce stops entirely from mid april until the block of RockSound at which point the account is active again. One these first edit is to complain about the block of Rocksound Its suggestive enough to think we might need to look into these and check for sleepers. The Resident Anthropologist (talk)•(contribs) 18:01, 12 June 2011 (UTC)


 * I've given Bruce notice of this case.TMCk (talk) 20:38, 12 June 2011 (UTC)


 * Note: for reference, the full list of SPAs both past and present dedicated to the Murder of Meredith Kercher topic can be found here.  Super Mario  Man  18:27, 12 June 2011 (UTC)

Clerk, CheckUser, and/or patrolling admin comments

 * - All our data for the master is stale. —  Hello Annyong  (say whaaat?!) 14:28, 11 June 2011 (UTC)
 * So over at Sockpuppet investigations/RockSound, was listed as a potential sock of RockSound. I've added that account here, and am endorsing to check that. —  Hello Annyong  (say whaaat?!) 18:23, 12 June 2011 (UTC)

Appear ❌. -- Avi (talk) 01:56, 13 June 2011 (UTC)