Wikipedia:Suspected sock puppets/Tanninglamp

User:Tanninglamp

 * Suspected sockpuppeteer


 * Suspected sockpuppets

--Bobblehead (rants) 17:45, 30 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Report submission by

The primary evidence is the contribution history of Tanninglamp and the two IP addresses. All three show an interest in adding BLP violations to Keith Olbermann or the toupee article in regards to Keith Olbermann and a toupee and Rick Reilly. The editor also has propensity of accusing editors that remove his BLP violations as being biased and either being opposed to "freedom of speech" or removing "opposing views" or "negative views". Appplicable edits:
 * Evidence
 * Tanninglamp adding a misinterpretation of a source to Rick Reilly article on March 28.
 * 69.115.23.71 re-adding the same content on May 14.
 * 72.79.115.175 re-adding the same content again on May 15.


 * 69.115.23.71 editing the Ralph Nader and Toupee articles while Tanninglamp was under 48 hour 3RR block from May 10-12.


 * Following another round of adding BLP violations to Keith Olbermann, Toupee, and Mike Francesa on June 29, 72.79.115.175 was blocked for 7 days. Since then the editor has used 69.115.23.71 to complain about the removal of his additions on the Keith Olberman talk page. When I reverted the additions for being added by a blocked user, the editor turned his attentions towards my talk page to complain about my biases and removal of his comments on the talk page.

All in all a pretty easily spotted sockpuppetmaster that has been used to circumvent blocks to add content that violates BLP. --Bobblehead (rants) 17:45, 30 June 2007 (UTC)

The first group of edits to Rick Reilly, alleging that he allowed his daughter to drink alcohol, is more than sufficient to prove that this man and the IPs are the same person. Nobody else would have added the BLP violation back into the article, word for word. I didn't even bother to read the rest of the evidence (but Bobblehead, I appreciate your effort in putting it together).
 * Comments

Both the sockmaster and sockpuppets are blocked until the end of this week. The only action to take is to change the master's block to indefinite. Shalom Hello 14:43, 1 July 2007 (UTC)


 * Conclusions

Nothing really to be done here, the editor has already been blocked for the sockpuppetry. Of course, if (s)he engages in future sockpuppetry or BLP violations, please report it here or at ANI. Seraphimblade Talk to me 06:17, 11 July 2007 (UTC)