Wikipedia:Suspected sock puppets/IguanarayD:

User:IguanarayD:

 * Suspected sockpuppeteer


 * Suspected sockpuppets
 * 1) Resolves to "RIPE" in Amsterdam
 * 2) Resolves to "RIPE" in Amsterdam
 * 3) Resolves to "RIPE" in Amsterdam
 * 4) Resolves to "RIPE" in Amsterdam
 * 5) Resolves to "Verizon" in Virgina, USA. Possibly proxy, or meat puppet.


 * Report submission by

L ie! (User:L)

As noted above, the first four IPs are from the same ISP, in the same geographic area. The fifth is from a different part of the planet, but shows signs of puppetry, be it proxy or meat.
 * Evidence

IguanarayD: first uploads an image intended to attack the creator of Ctrl+Alt+Del by sarcastically implying that he has no creativity, due to the similarity of their facial expressions in the selected frames. He adds it to the article, making another sarcastic note about the facial expressions. I remove it as a violation of WP:NPOV (based on the comments about the art being amazing, before I realized it was a thinly veiled insult), and it is added again by Sockpuppet#1 here, in a different part of the article. I remove it as an attack, having realized that, and tag the image.

Sock#2 adds a giant BLP violation in accusing the creator of the comic to be homosexual. A "rumours" section is added again by Sockpuppet#1, again violating BLP by accusing him of lewd acts with a minor. Sock#5 (Who seems to attend the same high school as Chultu and Rice Krispies...) agrees, and reinforces the "truth" of it.

Iguanaray has shown their tendancy to edit via IPs, by making this comment on Sock#4 and then immediately logging in to sign it. In addition, the only other edit on their user page is from Sock#1.

Sock#3 vandalizes my user page, again attacking web comic art (for those who do not know, Tycho and Gabe are the main characters in the Penny Arcade webcomic strip) in the same manor that the sockpuppeteer and sock#1 have. Again, it also resolves to the same ISP, in the same location.

Starting loads of proxy accounts for the sole purpose of making a few mock edits on CAD's page is just silly. I only posted a thread about my initial edit on a forum that might or might not be associated with Ebaumsworld.com, so I assume other, equally bored people thought adding more fake edits would be funny. It sounds a bit more rational if you ask me. - User:IguanarayD:
 * Comments


 * More rational to think that five people in the same area with the same ISP on the same topic on the same day with the same view points, than that a single puppeteer would use multiple IPs to vandalize? I'd like to hear the logic in that -- L ie! 17:24, 29 July 2007 (UTC)


 * I logged off and on a few times during my edits, but all I did was the CAD face pic and the rumor edit about Buckley showing his genitals to a young girl (which, while admittedly not worthy of Wikipedia, is a valid rumor considering Tim deletes *EVERY THREAD ABOUT IT* that pops up on his forum and bans the OP instead of giving a rational response proving it wrong). The other Tim edits and the Penny Arcade stuff on your page had nothing to do with me, aside from the Ebaums related forum thread I mentioned earlier. A lot of people harbor a dislike for Tim's work and, as it turns out, are bored enough to attack a Wikipedia article about it at the same time.


 * They also like to blow up yellow vans, according to reliable news sources. - User:IguanarayD:

For what it is worth, these IP-addresses are not all in the same geographic area. They are certainly not assigned to RIPE NCC. Two of the addresses are assigned to a LIR in Romania, one is in Finland and one in the UK. I recomend using a whois tool which is able to resolve assignments that are not done by ARIN. Havardk 19:57, 29 July 2007 (UTC)


 * Conclusions
 * This activity is all stale, so I don't think there's much point in investigating. Any further disruption from User:IguanarayD: should be greeted with a substantial block. --Akhilleus (talk) 16:00, 22 August 2007 (UTC)