Wikipedia:Suspected sock puppets/Ivan Bogdanov

User:Ivan Bogdanov

 * Suspected sockpuppeteer


 * Suspected sockpuppets


 * Report submission by

Latebird (talk) 04:56, 19 April 2008 (UTC)

Repeats the exact same edits as Ivan Bogdanov did, with the same non-arguments as editor note (favourite: "this is a good edit").
 * Evidence
 * Special:Contributions/Jonny Wilkins

The IP (89.216.91.129) is included here for completeness, as it has already been blocked (block still active) for the same offense.

Abusive sock used to circumvent active block, continuing the same edit wars without change in style or behaviour.
 * Comments

Unable to notify puppetmaster as his talk page is protected after abusive editing from his side.


 * Ivan Bogdanov (but not the sock) has now been blocked indef because of abuse using another IP (89.216.92.83). --Latebird (talk) 12:43, 20 April 2008 (UTC)


 * I just happened upon this SSP while compiling my own report on Ivan Bogdanov for another administrator I asked to review his case.
 * On April 11, I discovered evidence that Ivan had been using his IPs to continue editing through out the duration of User:Geniac's 28 March one week block. So I went to his talk page to give him the opportunity to explain his side of the story  but his response was to simply blank my message with no comment whatsoever.  So I then reblocked his account and the IP  noted above by Latebird and left Ivan a message . His response to that was to doctor that message to make it look like had actually said I had unblocked him!  He then requested an unblock  apparently under the pretense that I had said I would unblock him. However, it appears he then had second thoughts and removed the doctored message.  This is not the first time that Ivan has doctored block messages from administrators and it is becoming increasingly difficult to assume this fellow is acting in good faith. On 28 March, when User:Geniac blocked Ivan for one week he began doctoring Geniac's block message, changing the duration from one week to one hour and then edit warred with the blocking administrator by repeatedly restoring the doctored version   until I stepped in and protected the page.
 * Ivan self-identifies on User:Ivan_Bogdanov as Serbian and the IPs I've managed to tie to him do in fact geolocate to Serbia.
 * On 17 April, six days after I reblocked Ivan for avoiding Geniac's block, my userpage was vandalised three times by, which resolves to "Serbia Broadband Srpske Kablovske mreze".
 * 89.216.92.83 has made two edits in addition to the three vandal edits to my userpage. Three hours after vandalising my user page, the IP returns and makes one edit to List of prime ministers of Italy and about 21 hours after that returns to make one edit to King of Italy.
 * King of Italy is an article that Ivan has edited multiple times,, , , ,
 * King of Italy was also edited by Ivan using IPs such as 89.216.210.117 resolves to Serbia Broadband "Srpske Kablovske mreze".

I have identified several other IPs which I will add to the list tomorrow. Sarah 15:59, 20 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Okay, I had written a couple of paragraphs about explaining why I believed it to be an Ivan sockpuppet but Brad now confesses to being Ivan  so I won't elaborate further on that for the sake of Beans. I've blocked Brad and another administrator upgraded Ivan's block to indefinite. I recommend we look at placing some anon/account creation range blocks, if possible. Some IPs, all resolving to "Serbia Broadband Srpske Kablovske mreze" are as follows:
 * 89.216.92.83
 * 89.216.185.122
 * 89.216.210.117


 * Conclusions
 * Blocked user sockpuppet accounts indef and is currently indef after repeatable using IP to avoid a short term block.
 * IP's identified have also been block Gnangarra 03:24, 21 April 2008 (UTC)