Wikipedia:Suspected sock puppets/EvanS

User:EvanS

 * Suspected sockpuppeteer


 * Suspected sockpuppets


 * Report submission by

Anastrophe 18:23, 13 October 2007 (UTC)

user EvanS promoted his cat photo to the lead image for article Cat based upon claim of consensus on page User_talk:EvanS/Cat/Lead photo. however, the edit history in the approximately one hour preceding this 'consensus' contains a burst of edits from an account which has only made edits to the page in question in an approx 20 minute interval, followed by 'vote' and comment in support of EvanS image by a new account with only that one edit. As well, the JimbobCountryBoy acct altered previously existing 'votes' that were only commentary, and marked them as Neutral - this being months after the fact. user JimbobCountryBoy also elided a vote because it wasn't signed.
 * Evidence

i find the rapid burst of new edits by previously non-contributory editors troubling and suggestive of sockpuppetry. further, EvanS rapid acceptance - within half an hour - of the newfound 'consensus', from a page which had been in existence for a couple of months, to be further suggestive of sockpuppetry.
 * Comments

Sockpuppets blocked. -- Eye of the minD 03:34, 15 October 2007 (UTC)
 * Conclusions