Wikipedia:Suspected sock puppets/Improve2009

User:Improve2009

 * Suspected sockpuppeteer


 * Suspected sockpuppets


 * Report submission by

Scjessey (talk) 19:11, 16 June 2008 (UTC)

Identical edits to various articles. Examples include:
 * Evidence
 * Barry Bonds: diff by puppeteer, diff by puppet
 * Barack Obama: diff by puppeteer, diff by puppet
 * Mariah Carey: diff by puppeterr, diff by puppet
 * Chris Matthews: diff by puppeteer, diff by puppet
 * Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: diff by puppeteer, diff by puppet

User also uses IPs to edit. This one, for example. I know user has edited under other IPs, as well. Tomdobb (talk) 14:32, 17 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Comments


 * One of the issues is that the user is using different accounts to edit war, as well. See Barry Bonds and the edit history there.  Enigma  message 04:42, 19 June 2008 (UTC)


 * I was asked to look into this. Checkuser says ✅, as well as:




 * - A l is o n  ❤ 07:25, 19 June 2008 (UTC)


 * Based on a careful analysis of the contribution logs, it is clear that all three are the same person. I state this without proof, but I will provide details if requested.


 * I do not think it is acceptable to edit biographies of living persons using multiple accounts. This user must choose one account, and if he won't choose, we'll choose for him.  I am not willing to allow users to use multiple accounts when editing BLPs such as those listed above: this was what got Privatemusings in trouble, and his mistakes should not be repeated.  I don't mean to pick on Privatemusings, whom I greatly respect, but if we can learn anything from his case, it's abundantly clear that sockpuppets on BLPs are a recipe for trouble even if no explicit abuse has been demonstrated. Yechiel (Shalom) 04:22, 19 June 2008 (UTC)


 * It is clear that this individual is using sock puppetry to make repeated, and often tendentious edits to WP:BLP articles as a way of getting around WP:3RR. The violations continue despite warnings at all corresponding talk pages. -- Scjessey (talk) 17:49, 19 June 2008 (UTC)


 * Conclusions
 * Sockpuppeter and socks, indef-blocked. ≈ jossi ≈ (talk) 18:48, 20 June 2008 (UTC)