Wikipedia:Suspected sock puppets/Bslashingu

User:Bslashingu

 * Suspected sockpuppeteer


 * Suspected sockpuppets


 * Report submission by

— Latischolar talkcontributions 06:14, 8 July 2008 (UTC)

The suspected sockpuppetry involves this AfD for the article Awesome Video Games. All three accounts posted similar arguments in favor of keeping the article: that YouTube and Newgrounds popularity and sponsorship by Wipido.com prove notability. All three edits were made in a time frame of fifteen minutes. All three accounts were exclusively in furtherance of the Awesome Video Games article. In the case of Draconic86, commenting on the AfD is the first and presently only use of that account.
 * Evidence


 * Comments

Draconic86, IGAmazingBob and I are all members of the Awesome Video Games forum. We are working together through IM programs and forum PMs to make a Wikipedia entry for the Awesome Video Games podcast.

Our user profiles on the forums are http://www.awesomeforum.ffstv.com/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=452 http://www.awesomeforum.ffstv.com/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=3 http://www.awesomeforum.ffstv.com/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=463

I told them about the Article for Deletion notice, and they agreed to help.

--Bslashingu (talk) 06:41, 8 July 2008 (UTC)


 * Conclusions


 * I find Bslashingu's explanation highly believable. These are meatpuppets, not sockpuppets.  I've posted some notices on the AfD that should keep it from being too distorted, and will warn Bslashingu about canvassing.  Mango juice talk 15:13, 8 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Bslashingu's actions are clearly against policy, but evidently also in ignorance and without malice, so I support the admin's actions in this matter and move to close this case. — Latischolar talkcontributions 23:18, 8 July 2008 (UTC)
 * I disagree with the accusation of being a "meatpuppet" on the basis of having made my account prior to the AfD date, in order to assist in building the article, and acted on my own accord as a new Wikipedia user. --Draconic86 (talk) 02:22, 16 July 2008 (UTC)