Wikipedia:Suspected sock puppets/Redsoxsuck94

User:Redsoxsuck94

 * Suspected sock puppeteer


 * Suspected sock puppets


 * Report submission by
 * ~ Troy (talk) 04:00, 29 September 2008 (UTC)


 * Evidence
 * Redsoxsuck94 evaded a username hardblock by creating the new account of User:Spursfan08, as evidenced by his/her User Log. Also, if you invert the log and use the "title" bar to find Spursfan08, you will see that this will get you the same result. Since Redsoxsuck94 was indefinitely blocked one week ago, this is certainly a case of block evasion.

It appears that the "puppeteer" is actually one of many socks—not just one (the puppet master is most likely the first one):
 * Update

...not quite sure on where everything else stands, but I'm more worried about innocent folks who I may have just put on the limelight. A checkuser is, in my mind, certainly necessary, but I will let the admin who looks at this ultimately decide. Your call. ~ Troy (talk) 05:22, 30 September 2008 (UTC)


 * Comments

Sorry - no way of knowing which are genuine accounts (Spurs do have more than 10 fans, apparently) and which aren't without taking it to a checkuser. GbT/c 19:50, 3 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Conclusions
 * Have reviewed in a bit more detail, and the original account wasn't hardblocked, but softblocked, so not a breach of policy as the user was encouraged to choose a new username...GbT/c 06:43, 4 October 2008 (UTC)