Wikipedia:Suspected sock puppets/Balloholic

User:Balloholic

 * Suspected sock puppeteer


 * Suspected sock puppets


 * Report submission by
 * Trusilver 16:30, 6 December 2008 (UTC)

User has a group of single-purpose IP editors that seem to appear whenever one of his articles are sent to AfD and support him with "keep" !votes as exhibited in Articles for deletion/Eamonn Kelly (priest) and Articles for deletion/Dessie Larkin (2nd nomination). The host name of these IP addresses is the exact same as Balloholic's as he accidentally revealed when he edited his user page without logging in here. (That same IP address then went on to edit a number of articles that Balloholic frequents.)
 * Evidence

Excuse me, but I am not a sockpuppet. I already stated on your talkpage that I wasn't. This address is used by various people and I am not held responsible for their edits. You state, "The host name of these IP addresses is the exact same as Balloholic's as he accidentally revealed when he edited his user page". This is untrue, I did not accidentally reveal anything. In fact I didn't reveal anything as I am not a sockpuppet. --Balloholic (talk) 16:48, 6 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Comments


 * Comment - I find it odd that 2 random anons just happened to find an deletion discussion on an obscure articles on en.wikipedia. Its not exactly easy to find and suggests the person(s) involved knew where to go. Anyway, if Balloholic is innocent as he claims then checkuser will prove that. Snappy (talk) 01:11, 7 December 2008 (UTC)


 * Referring to checkuser. Trusilver  18:58, 10 December 2008 (UTC)

Referred to RFCU. Closed. Black Kite 22:13, 22 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Conclusions