Wikipedia:Suspected sock puppets/189.106.*.*

User:189.106.*.*

 * Suspected sock puppeteer


 * Suspected sock puppets


 * Report submission by
 * MythSearchertalk 19:18, 1 December 2008 (UTC)


 * Evidence
 * history
 * 1) first vandalizing revert
 * 2) second
 * 3) third
 * 4) possible puppet with different IP, with strange reasoning.
 * 5) fourth or fifth
 * A page protect is asked for at this point, since only IP addresses are reverting to sourceless version.
 * 1) suspected single purpose account, warned
 * 2) same revert, different suspected single purpose account, warned

Extra evidence after first report:
 * 1) speakspeed-o edit
 * 2) JJJ9 edit
 * 3)


 * Comments
 * The (first) anon user is persistent in reverting to a version without sources,(in which an admin User:A Man In Black is aware of) two accounts with only a single edit came to do the same revert. MythSearchertalk 19:18, 1 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Three single purpose accounts have been vandalising the page. MythSearchertalk 03:12, 9 December 2008 (UTC)

Blocked the accounts some days ago. The IPs are dynamic and only used for a couple of hours, no point in blocking them now. Semi-protection is currently not justified due to low rate of edits. Rangeblock would be overkill (>10 constructive edits every day).
 * Conclusions

Procedure: Report obvious sock IPs that are active (edited < 1 hour ago) and accounts to WP:AIV with link to this page, they don't need a warning (already received enough), block IPs for a couple of hours/single purpose socks indef. In case this user persists, semi-protection can be considered at WP:RFPP or my talk page. --Oxymoron83 16:52, 22 December 2008 (UTC)