Wikipedia:Suspected sock puppets/Chimpywiki

User:Chimpywiki

 * Suspected sockpuppeteer


 * Suspected sockpuppets


 * Report submission by

haz (talk) 22:10, 25 January 2008 (UTC)

Looks like simple additional account creation to avoid a block through sequential vandalism warnings.
 * Evidence
 * Identical edits to Wymondham College
 * Edit by Chimpywiki to Spongebobq's user talk page, commenting on warning and edit reversion
 * Edit by Spongebobq to Chimpywiki's user talk page, similar comment.
 * Edits by 86.145.155.97  identical to edits by Chimpywiki


 * Comments


 * Spongebobq is merely someone who I know and who was concerned at the speed with which changes were being disregarded. The reason for the similarity in the changes is because our changes are in fact correct and accurate, and we were becoming frustrated by certain admin's decisions to constantly revert them. Plus if this really was a case of 'sock puppets', do you really think we would be stupid enough to leave comments like that, knowing they would be picked up on? I appreciate your concern but there really is no funny business going on here. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Chimpywiki (talk • contribs) 22:24, 25 January 2008 (UTC)


 * Suspicious, but could in deed be two friends from the college. Poeloq (talk) 22:57, 25 January 2008 (UTC)


 * Avoid what block, neither has ever been blocked? — Rlevse  •  Talk  • 23:32, 25 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Haz meant a possible block due to the amount of vandalism from these accounts. Poeloq (talk) 23:52, 25 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Correct – Chimpywiki was on his third warning when Spongebobq started editing. (Level 3 warning by Snowolf; first contribution by Spongebobq) haz (talk) 13:53, 26 January 2008 (UTC)


 * Possible IP sock also added. This user's edits match those of the other two. Chimpywiki has now been blocked indefinitely . The IP is still free to edit (and, indeed, create more accounts). Supposing that it does indeed belong to the same user, we might expect more vandalism accounts to follow. In any case, a third user with identical contributions makes it far more likely that these accounts all belong to the same person. haz (talk) 13:53, 26 January 2008 (UTC)
 * You are right, this makes it very suspicious. Is an admin taking care of this? Poeloq (talk) 15:58, 26 January 2008 (UTC)

Blocked named accounts indef, IP two weeks. tagged all. — Rlevse  •  Talk  • 16:22, 26 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Conclusions