Wikipedia:Suspected sock puppets/SergeiXXX

User:SergeiXXX

 * Suspected sockpuppeteer


 * Suspected sockpuppet


 * Report submission by --Jw 21 / PenaltyKillah VANucks 21:12, 20 January 2008 (UTC)

<- Both accounts have contributed to the Second Chechen War article in a similar fashion.
 * Evidence

<- Coincidence? I think not.

<- Not only does this user uses that IP address to manipulate, but he also boasts it.

[6]<-Proof that the user is using both the account and the IP

This user tends to keep his account fairly clean of vandalism, while the IP address is used for unconstructive edits. Also, from what I have found and understand, the IP address seems to be of a Richmond secondary school. Convenient, but quite disturbing. I recommend that this user should be forced, at least, to claim all responsibility for these contributions within one account, and stop using the IP address as a sockpuppet to cause, or repeat the bidding. --Jw 21 / PenaltyKillah VANucks 21:12, 20 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Comments

Evidence in the first line proves nothing. One person added a reference to a group of references. Nothing conclusive there. Evidence in the second line is a revert of the non-IP's edit. While suspicious, in and of itself, it is not sockpuppetry and the IP may simply have been watching the page BUT given the evidence in the third and fourth lines, it is obvious that the editors are one in the same (or at least SergeiXXX has used the given IP from which to edit).
 * Comments by uninvolved

Editing from an IP is not a wikicrime even if you have a user name (I have intentionally done so myself). With the exception of one block 6 months ago, the IP account has been clear of blocks. With this evidence, though, I don't see this as a violation of WP:SOCK, though Sergei undoubtedly uses this IP address to edit from. How sure are we that this isn't an IP used at a school? I say to err on the side of caution here and let any future violation determine outcome, not this one. He doesn't appear to be stacking votes or making edits to avoid WP:3RR. — BQZip01 — talk 02:55, 21 January 2008 (UTC)


 * Given the confirmation, I suggest blocking the user and the IP for 24 hours, tag the user and the IP talk pages as sockpuppets, and then see if actions improve. — BQZip01 —  talk 23:28, 22 January 2008 (UTC)

Checkuser confirmed that the editor has been using IP accounts for vandalism and to avoid detection. I will think about the just result. Jehochman Talk 05:38, 22 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Conclusions

My account has indeed been hacked recently, as I told user Jw. The hackers may have used the account to make unconstructive edits. This is why I am still unable to use my signature properly.
 * My case

Also, I do, in fact, have two articles that I have created here:


 * Ivan Poddubny
 * Talgat Nigmatulin

I also have made many CONSTRUCTIVE edits to Wikipedia. My edits to the Chechen war article were not vandalism, but merely stating my honest opinion, and it was deleted, as soon as proved wrong by another user, in a good, civilised, open-minded discussion.

As far as the R.C. Palmer Secondary School IP, yes, sometimes you'll find that I edit from that IP. That is because I am student at that school, what's wrong with that? And yes, I may have fooled around a bit with the school article, but it was all in good fun, and I assure you, a lot of people were entertained by it. :)

That is my case. Decide what you want.

Your loyal user, and editor, SergeiXXX.


 * Most of us are not telepathic. If you have fun with an article, it can look like vandalism. Can you assure me that you will edit seriously in article space from now on, and that you will protect your account and use a strong password?  If you want to joke around, your own userspace is a better place. If you can provide these assurances, then I see no need for further action. Jehochman  Talk 06:04, 23 January 2008 (UTC)
 * This is an encyclopedia, not a place for "good fun" in article spaces. Other than that, I concur with Jehochman. — BQZip01 —  talk 06:37, 23 January 2008 (UTC)

Yes, ok, I won't touch the Palmer article anymore. And I won't edit articles without thinking either. And i have already changed my password. SergeiXXX