Wikipedia:Suspected sock puppets/Orson20

User:Orson20

 * Suspected sockpuppeteer


 * Suspected sockpuppets

StarM 23:30, 9 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Report submission by

See this MfD, wherein it was claimed the subject wanted deletion following two AfDs:
 * Evidence
 * Articles for deletion/Leon ousby May 2008
 * Articles for deletion/Leon Ousby Sept 2008

The subject has never been proven to be encyclopedically notable and its incessant re-creation my multiple editors has not proven notable. It's current incarnation at User:Leon Ousby is a BLP mess with the drug and alcohol section. One of these editors, re-created after !voting for deletion, so there's definitely something fishy here. This article has been re-created in so many "independent" user spaces that it's fishy at best and a sock farm at worst.

Re-creation locations: There may be more, those are the ones I've found StarM  23:34, 9 November 2008 (UTC) Please see this post to my talk where one of the parties may explain it. StarM 19:27, 17 November 2008 (UTC) In the mean time, please see his contributions to anyone and everyone this evening. Not constructive or making his case for why he's using multiple accounts to avoid what has been deleted by consensus multiple times. StarM 02:20, 18 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Leon ousby
 * Leon Ousby
 * User:Orson20/Leon Ousby (2x, by different editors in the same user space)
 * User:Apron Maxim/on Leon Ousby - Actor
 * Comments

See also this edit, which resulted in my adding the last IP. No one is going to find that thread randomly. StarM 03:57, 22 November 2008 (UTC)


 * Suggest that a checkuser might prove more useful in finding/confirming other accounts... &mdash;Dark talk 10:09, 25 November 2008 (UTC)


 * Agreed but I think whoever files it is going to get hammered by the subject and his associated friends. I spent the better part of last week playing whack a mole with them. StarM  13:07, 25 November 2008 (UTC)

It's hard to imagine that anyone coming to edit WP for the first time would chance upon this article (especially at User:Orson20/Leon Ousby), unless they already knew of its existence. So there's strong evidence of sockpuppetry and/or team editing here because each of these accounts has made at least one edit related to that article, with little or no prior editing history.
 * Reported I have reported you to wikipedia for slander. An email was sent on Monday out-lining proof of deliberate slander and embarrassment. You have jumped on a bandwagon along with other trolls and judging by your history pages the subject is not the first to be part of harsh backlash comments from you and other editors. This is a community site. You appear to be enjoying the ridicule. Whack the mole??? You should NOT be authorised to represent this company. T-J Management. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.41.71.39 (talk) 09:56, 27 November 2008 (UTC)
 * IP added to the list per this edit. StarM  15:41, 27 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Conclusions

However, blocks are meant to protect the encyclopedia, not to punish users. Since there has been no significant activity by the "accused" for over a month now, I think it's sensible to close this case with a reminder to all those named here to read and follow our policy on sock-puppetry; and a warning that further recreation of an article on this person (unless his notability can be shown), or other disruptive editing, will probably lead to blocks being applied. —S MALL JIM   22:56, 13 December 2008 (UTC)