Wikipedia:Suspected sock puppets/Imnotfamous

User:Imnotfamous

 * Suspected sockpuppeteer


 * Suspected sockpuppets

Charlene 21:13, 17 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Report submission by

Reposted article Cyrus Robinson created originally as Cyrus robinson by Afcyrus. After new article was speedily deleted per G4, this account re-created it again.
 * Evidence


 * After addition by Twinkle (the first time I've used it to report a possible sock), I think Afcyrus is the puppeteer and Imnotfamous is the sock, but perhaps it's six of one and half-dozen of the other. -- Charlene 21:15, 17 July 2007 (UTC)

Sock?!
 * Comments

My IP is in Virginia, Imnotfamous' IP is in Kansas! How can I be a "sockpuppet"?! Imnotfamous is a former co-worker who is aware of my contributions to digital forensics! What happened to the "good faith" and "edit boldly" policies of wikipedia? The claim is false. I posted originally for Imnotfamous because she did not have an account. Apparently, I did a terrible job and did not list any relevant information (I was just beginning with early life/family info). I was recommended for deletion. That's fair. Imnotfamous decided to post the article ON HER OWN, and did so. She was immediately sent for speedy deletion bcecause someone called her a sock of my account, which is false, just because there is a reasonable claim for the article that was objected.Afcyrus 16:31, 18 July 2007 (UTC)
 * The article was not deleted because of suspected sockpuppetry. It was deleted because of a Wikipedia policy that allows speedy deletion of recreated articles that do not differ substantially from the article that was deleted. BassoProfundo 16:15, 18 July 2007 (UTC)
 * agreed, however, charlene used the deletion and the reposting as grounds for claiming sockpuppetry, so naturally my response would be a rebuttal to that claim.Afcyrus 16:31, 18 July 2007 (UTC)

I can vouch for the authenticity of Afcyrus's story. I know him in person through his work, and I know of the other person. This was definitely two different submitters under two different accounts, both who were new to wikipedia, and had previously planned on making the page. While I can't comment on the notability of the original page, this is definitely not a sockpuppet. Rurik 22:07, 18 July 2007 (UTC)


 * COMMENT: While possibly not technically a sockpuppet, see WP:MEAT. &mdash; User: (talk) 23:24, 18 July 2007 (UTC)


 * comment WP:MEAT also does not apply. I did not ask her to create an account.  She asked me to begin an article for her so that she could complete it once she had created an account.Afcyrus 05:26, 19 July 2007 (UTC)

This is a gray area, a little close to the edge of a WP:MEAT violation - but I think we can let it slide, in the spirit of not biting newcomers, so long as Afcyrus and Imnotfamous are careful, from here on out, not to double-vote or tag-team-edit, as they are connected in real life. MastCell Talk 19:00, 19 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Conclusions