Wikipedia:Suspected sock puppets/Bald Eeagle

User:Bald Eeagle

 * Suspected sockpuppeteer


 * Suspected sockpuppets


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Prolog (talk) 12:57, 15 February 2008 (UTC)

These two accounts have been changing references of "Linux" to "GNU/Linux", the naming convention promoted by the FSF and its supporters (see GNU/Linux naming controversy), on the same articles; Linux and GNewSense, as well as revert warring on the controversy article. Accounts have very similar one-edit userpages; User:Bald Eeagle's says "My user page. Under construction.", User:Lightedbulb's says "My user page. In preparation.". Both accounts have attacked User:Thumperward on Talk:Linux and Talk:GNewSense, writing about "the truth" with lowercase "wikipedia",. Bald Eeagle was inactive for two weeks, but became active today reverting to Lightedbulb's preferred revisions, after Lightedbulb had got into several edit wars and was warned about 3RR on his user talk page, and later on Talk:Linux.
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 * Comment/Agree: I've had run-ins with both Bald Eeagle and Lightedbulb, and have wondered before if they were sock puppets. Both have a tendency to go on and on about why it should be GNU/Linux and not Linux, and to personally attack those that hold a different opinion to themselves. Also, I don't think I've ever seen both users on at the same time.  [Jam] [talk] 16:02, 15 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Comment: I'm a bit suspicious of being part of this same set.  His editing pattern, at least for the last day, is almost exactly the same as Lightedbulb. --StuffOfInterest (talk) 16:05, 15 February 2008 (UTC)
 * I don't believe that Gronky is part of this set. I think he is just another "concerned GNU/Linux user".  [Jam] [talk] 16:37, 15 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Agreed. His recent "per Jimbo's comment" edit spree was not a good idea, but I don't believe he is in any way connected to these accounts. Prolog (talk) 01:52, 16 February 2008 (UTC)
 * I'm disappointed that my partial (less than 5%) rollback of Thumperward's systematic removal of "GNU/Linux" from Wikipedia was reverted, but I do agree that putting "per Jimbo's comment" in the edit summary was stupid. As for me being part of any sockpuppet gang, I also agree that I am not :-) and a glance at my comments on article talk pages should easily confirm that my behaviour/style is completely different --Gronky (talk) 14:44, 20 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Comment/Agree: The similarities are so blatant; both the accounts are obviously operated by the same person. They edit the same articles in the same style, and post comments to the same pages in the same style. In addition to the evidence above, both accounts have used the same attacking style against Thumperward (Chris Cunningham); personal abuse with a fixation on the fact that he works for Sun Microsystems. A selection: Lightedbulb:  Bald Eeagle:   . Rwxrwxrwx (talk) 10:26, 16 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Comment/Agree Their userpages are so similar it's kind of obvious. And does this guy know we're onto him? There's no template on his page. THE KC (talk) 16:33, 18 February 2008 (UTC).
 * Yes, both users have the required sock puppetry templates on their talk pages.  [Jam] [talk] 17:16, 18 February 2008 (UTC)

I have to agree this is a pretty good case. They have had plenty of time to respond too. Both blocked and tagged. — Rlevse  •  Talk  • 16:34, 9 March 2008 (UTC)
 * Conclusions