Wikipedia:Suspected sock puppets/PoliticianTexas (3rd)

User:PoliticianTexas

 * Suspected sock puppeteer

(see also Category:Suspected Wikipedia sockpuppets of PoliticianTexas)
 * Suspected sock puppets


 * Report submission by
 * Uncia (talk) 00:30, 9 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Dori (Talk • Contribs) 01:11, 9 October 2008 (UTC)


 * Evidence that DeLaCueva is 71.30.147.211

Consider the following sequence of edits that occurred within 45 minutes on 8 October 2008:

(1) 03:35 71.30.147.211 wikilinked, a then non-existent article, from diffs

(2) 03:37 new account created

(3) 03:48 Uncia reverted step (1) diffs

(4) 03:54 DeLaCueva created new article diffs

(5) 04:18 DeLaCueva made same wikilink as step (1) to the now-existent article diffs

Additionally, if you look at the history of the NMAA District 2-AAAA article on 8 Oct:


 * 3:04 71.30.147.211 reverted edits by DoriSmith
 * 3:20 Uncia reverted edits by 71.30.147.211
 * 3:31 71.30.147.211 reverted edits by Uncia
 * 3:49 Uncia reverted edits by 71.30.147.211
 * 5:38 DeLaCueva reverted edits by Uncia
 * 6:17 DoriSmith reverted edits by DeLaCueva
 * 6:26 DeLaCueva reverted edits by DoriSmith
 * 7:06 Dayewalker reverted edits by DeLaCueva

Shifting from the 71.30.147.211 account to the  DeLaCueva account allowed him to not be immediately accused of 3RR.


 * Evidence that 71.30.147.211 is PoliticianTexas and therefore DeLaCueva is PoliticianTexas

On 8 October 2008, over a period of 35 minutes from 02:59 to 03:35, 71.30.147.211 made a series of edits to Of these, are frequently edited by PoliticianTexas, see Suspected sock puppets/PoliticianTexas (2nd). Further are obscure subjects and over the lifetime of these articles most edits to them have been made by socks of PoliticianTexas (see Suspected sock puppets/PoliticianTexas (2nd) for discussion).

Additionally LamyQ (known sock of PoliticianTexas) and 71.30.147.211 made these identical (and incorrect, and therefore unlikely to be coincidental) edits seven days apart to : diff, diff


 * Timing evidence

. the last known sock of PoliticianTexas, was blocked 5 October 2008. First contribution by 71.30.147.211 and creation of DeLaCueva were on 8 October 2008.


 * Comments


 * Conclusions

No conclusive proof that this is a PoliticianTexas sock, but it's blatantly obvious DeLaCueva and 71.30.147.211 are the same user. DeLaCueva blocked for 6RR. Blueboy96 20:23, 9 October 2008 (UTC)

Per new evidence, DeLaCueva blocked indef as a PoliticianTexas sock earlier today.Blueboy96 00:53, 12 October 2008 (UTC)