Wikipedia:Suspected sock puppets/Bauer-3

User:Bauer-3

 * Suspected sockpuppeteer


 * Suspected sockpuppets


 * Report submission by

MKoltnow 20:03, 18 January 2008 (UTC)

Creation of articles R.Osborne, Rob Osborne, Liam Breslin, L. Breslin (et al.) and insertion of links to them into Clongowes Wood College and List of Arsenal F.C. players‎. Articles appear to be hoaxes, and the additions of the links come from all of these accounts.
 * Evidence

I can supply specific diffs if need be, but the evidence seems more compelling when seen directly in the histories of the affected articles, particularly Clongowes Wood College.

I don't believe that this user is specifically using accounts to avert/evade a block, but there is clear use of multiple accounts by the same person for vandalism.
 * Comments
 * Added User:Clongowes1. NawlinWiki (talk) 21:37, 18 January 2008 (UTC)

Bauer-3 had a final warning, and neither he nor the socks made disruptive edits after that. Had the sock edits been known, the account would have received a short block. I will place a 48 hours block on the main account to deter further violations of policy and guidelines, and indefinitely block the alternate accounts that were used abusively. Jehochman Talk 04:12, 22 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Conclusions