Wikipedia:Suspected sock puppets/Striver

User:Striver
Evidence against Starcare

Starcare's very first edit on the Shock and Awe article occurred only 3 days after User:Striver entered the edit war on the article. This was Starcare's first edit, yet his familiarity of Wikipedia was equal to an advanced editor.


 * Characteristics of sock puppets
 * Not surprisingly, sock puppet accounts usually show much greater familiarity with Wikipedia and its editing process than most newcomers. They are more likely to use edit summaries, immediately join in edit wars, or participate vocally in procedures like Articles for deletion or Requests for adminship as part of their first few edits. They are also more likely to be brand new or a single purpose account when looking at their contributions summary.


 * The above section discribes the situation exactly as it occured in this case.--Scribner 20:28, 28 August 2006 (UTC)

Comments from another editor:
 * "Indiscriminate" would be something like carpet bombing. I think Starcare is Striver, a guy who only does references to Islam (scrubs references to terrorism on those pages, and then comes out to claim that the US is the terrorist nation[23]) and tries to promote anti-semitism. Starcare has only edited on Shock and Awe probably so as not to get his Striver user name in trouble. ED MD 09:52, 3 August 2006 (UTC)

I agree. Note the inactivity of both User talk:Starcare and User talk:Publicola both talk pages stop with the notification of the Shock and Awe mediation notice.--Scribner 20:29, 26 August 2006 (UTC)

 Evidence against Publicola 


 * Publicola is an admitted sockpuppect. And, he may be Striver's sock puppet.  Notice that both Stiver and Publicola worked on these two totally unrelated articleshere and here...Banu Nadir and Shock and Awe.  Also, Publicola took it upon himself to revert his tag and Starcare's tag this morning, here and here calling the tags vandalism.  Why would he revert Starcare's tag?


 * Please note: The reason I filed this action is because all three of these individuals are about to into mediation.  I smell a rat--Scribner 15:33, 27 August 2006 (UTC)

Comments


 * No way are those two Striver. Look at the command of English each possesses. Weregerbil 16:48, 27 August 2006 (UTC)
 * lol :D !


 * The similarities are telling with Publicola and Striver "capping-up" when angry and repetitive, staccato edits. Notice the articles that Publicola and Striver have worked on.  Notice that a ip pulled Publicola's tag and Publicola pulled Starcare's tag both this morning, why?  here and here--Scribner 17:06, 27 August 2006 (UTC)


 * Compare: . Very, very unlikely. I'm guessing Starcare is simply a native English speaker while Striver isn't. Weregerbil 17:38, 27 August 2006 (UTC)


 * Striver has an excellent command of the English language: as seen here and here. He appears to be hiding his abilities in his remark here, below this comment, telling. --Scribner 18:05, 27 August 2006 (UTC)


 * Why did Starcare only contribute to one article? New users don't exhibit advanced knowledge Wikipedia rules.  What led Publicola into the fray and why did Publicola revert Starcare's tag this morning?  Actions speak louder than all evidence, where and why?--Scribner 17:52, 27 August 2006 (UTC)


 * Im sure Scribner is doing this genuinly beliving there is a rat. Just get this over with so he can have some peace of mind. --Striver 17:28, 27 August 2006 (UTC)


 * Agreed: take it to WP:RFCU please. Publicola 06:50, 28 August 2006 (UTC)


 * Disagree Publicola, is likely Pepsidrinka, an administrator. So he's not a sockpuppet of Striver's--I discovered this late yesterday.  Starcare is still suspected of being a sockpuppet of Striver's.


 * However, Publicola has pulled the tag from Starcare's page, twice. Publicola, aka Pepsidrinka claims that you must be an administrator to place a tag, (basically to file a report).  He's intervened in this case, just as he intervened in the "Shock and Awe" lock down.  Abuse of administrative powers.  So, one half of the rat has been found.--Scribner 15:57, 28 August 2006 (UTC)