Wikipedia:Suspected sock puppets/Joan97

User:Joan97

 * Suspected sockpuppeteer


 * Suspected sockpuppets


 * Report submission by

Mitch 32contribs 22:51, 31 March 2008 (UTC)


 * Evidence
 * User admitted having other accounts on talk page
 * All have TC related user pages and two have the same background (Joan97 and Santhi47)
 * DeltawDawn76 page mentions user has 2 other names.
 * , Signed as other accounts to vote in an FPC of theirs; though signing as the other accounts, the user was logged in as the same name with double voting.

This user is a sockpuppetteer, period. Although I must say, flooding one's page with "Can I join?" is not great, but he/she did try fitting into the Tropical Cyclone Wikiproject. Mitch 32contribs 22:51, 31 March 2008 (UTC)
 * Comments

I'm not sure if this should be a suspected sock puppet case, as the user openly identified as having other accounts. However, I don't see the need to edit as four different accounts, especially since it seems three of them aren't very active. ♬♩ Hurricanehink ( talk ) 15:57, 1 April 2008 (UTC)

Agree with above comment by Hurricanehink. User freely said he/she had other accounts, but cant be sure as to why four different accounts are needed. Just odd.  D u s t i talk to me 16:38, 1 April 2008 (UTC)

Discussion on WT:FPC. These diffs give Santhi47 away. Note that Elena85 was renamed to Joan97. The three alternate accounts should be blocked indefinitely, should they attempt to votestack at FPC - yes it was votestacking although very amateurish - or any other featured content process again (we banned someone for that). MER-C 12:20, 5 April 2008 (UTC)

User has expressed remorse regarding misuse. But curiously has kept using multiple IDs, albeit in an innocuous fashion. I am in no way impressed with the user's actions on WP:FPC, as outlined here, but overall the user's actions are more bizarre than malicious. Matt Deres (talk) 19:41, 5 April 2008 (UTC)

Update. All of the accounts but User:Santhi47 have retired from Wikipedia. ♬♩ Hurricanehink ( talk ) 21:06, 7 April 2008 (UTC)
 * I wouldn't mind a voluntary account restriction either. MER-C 12:00, 8 April 2008 (UTC)

Blocked 3 socks indef and warned master to stick to one account. Note user often signed as one account while logged in as another; causing confusion. — Rlevse  •  Talk  • 23:54, 11 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Conclusions