Wikipedia:Suspected sock puppets/Kaiser1877

User:Kaiser1877

 * Suspected sockpuppeteer


 * Suspected sockpuppets


 * Report submission by

Darkspots 21:40, 11 July 2007 (UTC)

The violation here is that both have argued on Talk:Fräulein in the same way, backing each other up:
 * Evidence
 * Both accounts were created on the same day, June 27, 2007.
 * Both accounts have fewer than 50 edits and either half or most are to Talk:Fräulein or Fräulein.
 * Both use a similar, unusual style of talk-page comments, inserting two lines before the comment. ,
 * Both accounts push a unique viewpoint about Fräulein, using the catchphrase that "educated" speakers use the German term in a particular way: ,

I agree 100% with the findings listed above. I reviewed all the diffs, and the evidence seems irrefutable.
 * Comments

However, since one of the users has unrelated edits, and they legitimately appear to be newbies (and not a sock of a third, unknown editor), I would recommend against the death penalty. Instead, indef-block Piononno, and temporarily block Kaiser (three days should be enough) and warn him to steer clear of Fraulein or else. Just a suggestion. Shalom Hello 02:55, 12 July 2007 (UTC)

I would think this might be an innocent case of a new user not knowing the rules. Justg put a warning on the page with a link to sockpuppet rules. Don't bite the newcomers. Basejumper 18:24, 19 July 2007 (UTC)

I've chosen to block User:Kaiser1877 indefinitely, as it appears more single-purpose, and view User:Piononno as the puppeteer. I've given him a 48-hour block. MastCell Talk 21:23, 19 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Conclusions