Wikipedia:Suspected sock puppets/Grod028

User:Grod028

 * Suspected sockpuppeteer


 * Suspected sockpuppets

Van Tucky  Talk 20:19, 13 October 2007 (UTC)
 * Report submission by


 * Evidence
 * All three user accounts created today, Oct. 13th
 * All three accounts primarily, with the alleged socks exclusively, editing the Goldendoodle article.
 * All three accounts making identical edits to the aforementioned article, in the way of repeatedly adding the same images uploaded by the alleged puppetmaster.
 * Extremely similar usernames i.e. all names ending in 028

This case appears to show that the 3 users are indeed sockpuppets with a sock master, but my only doubt about this case is that who is the sock master? As Grod028 was the first to edit this article in this way, I will assume that VanTucky is correct. As the 3 accounts were all used to do the same thing to the same article, with similar usernames, I have virtually no doubt that they are sockpuppets. :-)  Stwalkerster  talk 20:29, 13 October 2007 (UTC)
 * Comments
 * My supposition about Grod being the master is that his account has edited on various other subjects, while the two sock accounts have exclusively edited Goldendoodle. Van Tucky  Talk 20:33, 13 October 2007 (UTC)

I left a message. There's no 3RR or other policy violation yet, so a request that Grod028 use just one account is all that's necessary for the time being.--chaser - t 04:39, 14 October 2007 (UTC)
 * I'm fairly new to SSP, but isn't using socks to make it appear as if multiple users are in favor of a change, and to avoid violating 3RR, a violation? Van Tucky  Talk 04:55, 14 October 2007 (UTC)
 * Yes. I'm sorry. I missed some reverts. I'll softblock the two socks. I think it's too biteish to block the main account, though.--chaser - t 05:57, 14 October 2007 (UTC)
 * That's a satisfactory solution imo, a newcomer certainly deserves the chance to correct the behavior. It's easy to not realize how serious a violation socking is on Wikipedia. Thanks for your response, Van Tucky  Talk 06:08, 14 October 2007 (UTC)

The two socks have been indef-blocked, but the main account is not being blocked in accordance with WP:BITE. I support this result, and I will make the user aware of it. Shalom (Hello • Peace) 17:58, 14 October 2007 (UTC)
 * Conclusions