Wikipedia:Suspected sock puppets/Piratesofsml


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User:Piratesofsml

 * Suspected sockpuppeteer


 * Suspected sockpuppets

Vary | Talk 22:31, 8 December 2006 (UTC)
 * Report submission by:

Sorry if this is a little long; I haven't done one of these before.
 * Evidence

Piratesofsml was blocked last week for edit warring and disruption on Thomas Jefferson and the associated talk page (see AN/I posting on original incident.

The user then began using a series of IP addresses over several days - primarily, but also a number of dynamic AOL IPs, to continue disruption of Talk:Thomas Jefferson (in particular this section). New user User:TheDOC1958 also weighed in on the discussion, making one edit to express agreement with Piratesofsml. That account hasn't been back since, but I'm including it here for completeness's sake.

Around the same time, the IP also made a number of edits to Smith Mountain Lake. The IP resumed editing that article today, making the same reverts, and began leaving comments on Talk:George W. Bush, which were eventually removed as trolling. New account User:Smith Mountain Lake Pirates assisted the IP on both articles. Piratesofsml = User:63.152.9.217 = User:Smith Mountain Lake Pirates. Quid quo pro. Currently, User:Piratesofsml is blocked for two weeks, ending 21:19 GMT on December 22, 2006. User:Smith Mountain Lake Pirates is requesting unblocking, claiming not to be User:Piratesofsml. -- Vary | Talk 22:31, 8 December 2006 (UTC)

User:TheDOC1958 has returned, adding the text and quote to George W. Bush that sock User:Smith Mountain Lake Pirates was advocating adding to the article on the talk page before that thread was removed as trolling and the account blocked. If it wasn't obvious before, it is now, and I'm blocking the account. -- Vary | Talk 23:25, 8 January 2007 (UTC)

In response to the below claims that Dos lingo is not a sock of Piratesofsml, I refer anyone who has doubts to the history page of Doberman Pinscher, particularly edits made in mid to late December of last year, which shows cooperation between Dos lingo, Piratesofsml, and the various IP addresses that have been associated with many of the sock accounts above. There's more, but that's the most obvious and the easiest to outline here. -- Vary | Talk 06:28, 11 January 2007 (UTC)

After looking at the Doberman Pinscher page I can see what you are saying.However I also see several other users including your self that have contributed to that article.I really don't think You are a sock puppet of Piratesofsml nor do I see any evidence that Dos lingo would be either,Best regards. Some one who has been watching.63.215.26.205 17:51, 11 January 2007 (UTC)


 * Rant by sockpuppetee

(remove rant)

piratesofsml =) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 4.68.248.33 (talk) 11 January 2007
 * Ok we got a confirmation that he indeed use sockpupet. Something has to be done :). Esurnir 00:03, 12 January 2007 (UTC)

(remove more rants) 209.244.42.105 22:54, 10 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Comments


 * Just check the page history for a list of IPs used by user. Patstuarttalk 17:59, 12 January 2007 (UTC)


 * Conclusions

All the socks were blocked in early January. Closing. --Akhilleus (talk) 05:05, 30 January 2007 (UTC)