Wikipedia:Suspected sock puppets/ThreeE

User:ThreeE

 * Suspected sockpuppeteer


 * Suspected sockpuppets

— BQZip01 — talk 04:04, 12 October 2007 (UTC)
 * Report submission by

ThreeE's edit history Note that his edits stop a few hours before the IP address gets on.
 * Evidence
 * Update: ThreeE is now back on and 216.85.6.131 is nowhere to be found. If I had to hazard a guess, he went somewhere for the weekend and logged in there under an IP. IMHO, his actions are clearly that of a puppetmaster and fits the definition almost exactly.

216.85.6.131's edit history Note also only one overlapping post from the user name to the IP address (perhaps the sole time he forgot to log in first?).

Use of an IP address to avoid violating WP:3RR. It should also be noted that WP:3RR states
 * Editors may still be blocked even if they have not made more than three reverts in any given 24 hour period, if their behavior is clearly disruptive. This particularly applies to editors who persistently make three reverts each day, or three reverts on each of a group of pages, in an apparent effort to game the system.

Comments from 216.85.6.131 seem to be exclusively related to works user:BQZip01 has done and appear to be harassment of the same manner as previous actions. Posts on ThreeE's user page seem to be a preemptive attempt to deflect the sockpuppetry claim, but he has never posted on ThreeE's page (or anyone else's before), so that behavior seems highly suspect. Additionally, he is using this account to bolster his position on changing a Wikipedia policy, a clear violation of WP:SOCK. His particular form of argument seems to be the same: he has an agenda and then tries to find a policy on Wikipedia that is close to supporting it and interprets it to support his position. When told he is wrong, he tries a different tack on the same perceived problem, but never addresses the fact that his original claim was resoundingly rejected. I will readily admit I am in some ways "edit warring" but ONLY to stop bad faith edits/vandalism by a user who apparently has some sort of bias against either myself or organizations/institutions to which I belonged (my presence likely has NOTHING to do with it).
 * Comments

I find it telling that the first edits in months start exclusively on pages that both ThreeE and BQZip both edited. Additionally, the edits appear to be from a source who knows quite a bit about Wikipedia policy, not something usually tied to new/IP users. These edits fit "Characteristics of sock puppets" to a T


 * 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 existing 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.

This particular user is currently being contentious, uncivil, and disruptive. Despite being told by three admins, an uninterested third party, and the majority of the users on the talk:Fightin' Texas Aggie Band page (see archives 3 and 4 for more information) that his interpretation is flat wrong, he continues to persist.
 * Resolution request

I request that this user be blocked for a significant period of time for multiple violations of WP:SOCK (over 22 postings in about 24 hours) as well as a third violation of 3RR (his second block due to 3RR violation lasted 36 hours, so anything longer than that) and an admin (or higher) direct this user to stop posts of this nature and his sockpuppetry. Preferably, if it within the authority of an admin (and I admit my knowledge is a little weak when it comes to authority) I request that this user be prohibitted from posting on any subject related directly to Texas A&M University or at least be directed to do so. If I need to take this request elsewhere, please let me know.

As I've said before, I welcome a checkuser to clear these accusations. the accuser continually invokes process and policy whenever edits are made to articles he or she believes they WP:OWN. ThreeE 17:02, 14 October 2007 (UTC)
 * Response(s) from ThreeE


 * I have repeatedly stated that I own none of these (I have never made any such claim to the contrary except on my user page IAW WP:USER) and am willing to compromise on phrasing if the current wording does not suit him. Furthermore, of course I invoke "process and policy"!!! That is the basis of Wikipedia in the first place. If there are no rules/instructions/standards, then it is merely a free-for-all forum. — BQZip01 —  talk 03:18, 15 October 2007 (UTC)


 * Conclusions
 * Clear sockpuppetry and 3RR violation. ThreeE and the IP will both be blocked for 72 hours; this is the third 3RR violation. --Akhilleus (talk) 17:58, 19 October 2007 (UTC)