Wikipedia:Suspected sock puppets/SirIsaacBrock (2nd)

User:SirIsaacBrock (2nd)

 * Suspected sockpuppeteer


 * Suspected sockpuppets


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 Jreferee  (Talk) 16:25, 25 July 2007 (UTC)

is a banned user and an established puppet master. SirIsaacBrock has used his puppet accounts to set up dialogues with himself to debate both sides of an issue. At 15:33, 3 April 2006, SirIsaacBrock made a post using the signature of Hpuppet as though two of SirIsaacBrock's comments sandwiched a first Hpuppet's post. The first Hpuppet post was not made by Hpuppet but was in fact made by SirIsaacBrock. Hpuppet responded to SirIsaacBrock's 15:33, 3 April 2006 post without mentioning SirIsaacBrock's use of Hpuppet's signature . Since he responded to SirIsaacBrock's 15:33, 3 April 2006 post, it seems very likely that Hpuppet saw SirIsaacBrock's use of Hpuppet's signature. Hpuppet's failure to note this misuse of his signature in his response and the proximity of the posts makes me believe that SirIsaacBrock and Hpuppet are one in the same. Hpuppet has posted as DepartedUser and as User:Hipocrite. 70.51.198.36, a sock puppet of SirIsaacBrock, claimed that User:Hpuppet, User:Hipocrite, User:Whomp, and User:64.95.38.193 are all the same person. I recall reading SirIsaacBrock out some of his other puppets, but can't find the diffs. Hipocrite sought to change his user name to 877711744ytr78711133uuurt a month ago, on June 27, 2007. 64.95.38.193 blanked DepartedUser's talk page seemingly in connection with DepartedUser's desire to leave. Per this April 4, 2006 post, Kafziel felt that User:Hpuppet was an abusive sock puppet. This all seems like ancient history. However, this July 24, 2007 news article Monkey v. Dog v. Wikipedia gives recognition to SirIsaacBrock and his/her puppets and I believe the news article makes this a current problem. Monkey v. Dog v. Wikipedia has a wide audience since people searching Google news with "Wikipedia" in the search box will bring up Monkey v. Dog v. Wikipedia. Please review Hpuppet and the other accounts to see whether they are SSP of SirIsaacBrock and take appropriate action.
 * Evidence

DepartedUser blanked this SSP request, which would keep this issue from being addressed. DepartedUser also blanked Requests for checkuser/Case/Hipocrite, Requests for checkuser/Case/64.95.38.193, and Suspected sock puppets/User:Hpuppet.

See also
 * WP:SSP page on "SirIsaacBrock"
 * WP:SSP page on "Hpuppet"
 * WP:SSP page on "SirIsaacBrock"
 * WP:SSP page on "Hpuppet"
 * WP:SSP page on "Hpuppet"

Hipocrite was my old account name. Hpuppet was an acknoledged sock of mine. I was the major agressor against SirIssacBrock. Please stop with the attempts to determine my IP address. This is becoming incredibly distressing. Respond to your emails. Hipocrite - &laquo; Talk &raquo; 11:53, 26 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Comments


 * I'm not sure what to make of all this. I tend to believe that Hipocrite is unrelated to Hpuppet and Brock, but I have no evidence for this - it's just a hunch.  (Hipocrite, or someone else who signed as Hipocrite, commented in one of the checkuser pages cited above.)  That blog about Dog v. Monkey v. Wikipedia is a little disturbing, but ultimately will not cause long-term harm to the project.


 * I would recommend that we honor DepartedUser's request to be blocked indefinitely as an abusive troll. If this weren't a serious case, DepartedUser's invocation of Mr. Treason's famous line would be cause for hilarity.  Certainly, though, the evidence of disruption by DepartedUser is such that he needs to be dispatched for more than one second (thanks, Secretlondon...) whether he wants it or not. Shalom Hello 15:05, 26 July 2007 (UTC)

It's a little hard to tell what this is all about. By admission, Hipocrite == Hpuppet == DepartedUser. All appear to have left the project. I don't see a preventive purpose in blocking any of them; if disruption becomes a problem in the future, we can deal with it then. I don't see any convincing connection to SirIsaacBrock, other than mutual animosity. The IP is rarely used and doesn't seem to present a problem. I'm not going to take any action here. MastCell Talk 18:03, 26 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Conclusions