Wikipedia:Suspected sock puppets/XAndreWx

User:XAndreWx

 * Suspected sockpuppeteer


 * Suspected sockpuppets


 * Report submission by

Sprigot 02:25, 19 July 2007 (UTC)


 * Evidence

XAndreWx has repeatedly breached rules around the 3RR rule - and I believe he has attempted to subvert this by sock puppeteering.

The user coming in on IP address '89.240.154.160' has only significantly edited the Second_city_of_the_United_Kingdom article where currently a edit 'war' is going on which XAndreWx is heavily involved. He's also edited the pages of users that XAndreWx has had disagreements with - only.

All of the multiple revisions for the same text come from XAndreWx and 89.240.154.160 come from http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Second_city_of_the_United_Kingdom&action=history

Here are the diffs for both accounts for Second_city_of_the_United_Kingdom:

The suspected sock puppet '89.240.154.160':

19:35, 18 July 2007 19:27, 18 July 2007 18:50, 18 July 2007

The suspected sock puppeteer XAndreWx:

18:34, 18 July 2007 18:31, 18 July 2007 18:06, 18 July 2007 00:39, 18 July 2007 21:26, 17 July 2007 20:06, 17 July 2007 15:50, 16 July 2007 12:53, 15 July 2007 20:20, 12 July 2007

Pages of users edited by '89.240.154.160', with whom XAndreWx has had dissagreements:

19:32, 18 July 2007 19:26, 18 July 2007

Pages edited by users, and then edited by '89.240.154.160', with whom XAndreWx has had dissagreements:

19:44, 18 July 2007


 * Comments

XAndreWx was originally blocked for the 3RR rule by User:Irishguy for this article here:

22:41, 15 July 2007

This block was overturned by User:Evilclown93, also known as User:Maxim, on the request of XAndreWx's adoptor User:Giggy, with the comment of "Giggy has asked me to remove it, and I trust you've cooled off by now." here:

01:48, 16 July 2007

Even though XAndreWx was unblocked he again repeatedly violated the 3RR rule - in fact violating it at least six times since he was unblocked just two days ago.

I also believe that he then resorted to sock puppeteering to continue the revisions (three more identical revisions were made) - I have also created a 3RR complaint which documents the evidence I have gathered in this matter.

I hope we can get some fair and just adjudication soon - this is a depressing state of affairs.


 * See also User:0Andrew0 (warned for 3RR on 4 February 2007). Andy Mabbett | Talk to Andy Mabbett 19:25, 20 July 2007 (UTC)


 * Response by User:XAndreWx

This page is preposterous and absurd! For a start the IP says it uses Opal Telecom which I have never heard of. Also when checking where the IP comes from it says Luton and I live in Lancashire. Also there are plenty of other people who have reverted the edits made by numerous sockpuppets e.g. User:Rob right not just me and that IP obviously agrees with me that User:Rob right's edits are unhelpful to the rest of Wikipedia. It is clear to me that User:Sprigot is trying to start some form of hate campaign against me for some reason and this kind of behaviour is disheartening that new users may be subject to this. I feel shocked and appalled by the treatment I am receiving and would like assistance from an impartial user on how to deal with this kind of nonsense. Also with regards to 3RR. I was unaware this was a rule on wikipedia as my "adopter" never told me this at any point in time and only found out when an administrator slapped a block on me with no warning and complete disregard for what was actually happening. There are some IP users on this which constantly add unhelpful edits and think using out of date sources is acceptable. This can easily infuriate the most calm of users as it did me. Also this hate campaign by User:Sprigot only makes my experiences on here worse. If the editing community want people to share their knowledge then I think they need to treat people better to avoid people becoming as distraught as I have and leaving wikipedia. I will not be leaving as I want to let people know the facts rather than the fiction some users often feed to them. Thank you and good day. XAndreWx 23:37, 19 July 2007 (UTC)

Also: If you think I am being overly dramatic calling it a hate campaign then just take a look at User talk:Sprigot. This user seems obsessed with me and the account was clearly created by one of the editors from the Second city of the United Kingdom article on the Birmingham side out to get me and drag my name through the mud. I hope this behaviour is not acceptable as this account User:Sprigot is also sockpuppetry, the very thing they are accusing me of. XAndreWx 23:56, 19 July 2007 (UTC)


 * Comment: WHOIS for 89.240.154.160 has a contact detials as: Opal Telecommunications Plc, Irlam, Manchester. Andy Mabbett | Talk to Andy Mabbett 19:46, 20 July 2007 (UTC)

Not entirely clear whether the IP is related or not. However, XAndreWx has been blocked for violating 3RR in his own right. The article should be semi-protected in any case if IP edit-warring becomes an issue; you can go to WP:RFPP. MastCell Talk 21:38, 20 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Conclusions