Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Timmy Polo/Archive

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• {{checkuser|Timmy Polo}}
• {{checkip|99.88.78.94}}

User Timmy Polo displays very similar editing style, disregard of editor feedback, and disruptive editing of the currently blocked user 99.88.78.94

Evidence

Editing of the same page's plot summaries in a similar way shortly after 99.88.78.94's block. Disturbia, I Know What You Did Last Summer, Daredevil

• Talk page blanking after editors repeatedly discuss/warn about users editing.

Timmy Polo: [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Timmy_Polo&diff=358864973&oldid=358864903], and [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Timmy_Polo&diff=358349850&oldid=358349812]

99.88.78.94: [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:99.88.78.94&diff=355062097&oldid=355060880], [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:99.88.78.94&diff=354895936&oldid=354895393], [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:99.88.78.94&diff=354893184&oldid=354893157], and [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:99.88.78.94&diff=349876005&oldid=349873737] - These are only some of the examples, there are about a dozen more for this user.

• Answering inquiries left on their talk page with language that seemingly ignores everything that was stated on their page (templates, direction on policy, wikilinks to policy pages) and also repeatedly not signing their edits.

Timmy Polo: Inquiry [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Timmy_Polo&diff=358707953&oldid=358485669] - Response [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Doniago&diff=357556627&oldid=356987728] Response 2 [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Doniago&diff=357649763&oldid=357637256] Response 3 [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Doniago&diff=357666931&oldid=357664057].

99.88.78.94: Inquiry [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:99.88.78.94&diff=354349501&oldid=353775968] - Response [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Deftonesderrick&diff=354890914&oldid=354800890]. Inquiry[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:99.88.78.94&diff=355059468&oldid=354958850] - Response [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Tide_rolls&diff=355060830&oldid=355058319]

• Reverting back to, or creating similar edits when they have been warned to reach concensus on their edits or request feedback.

Timmy Polo: [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Disturbia_(film)&diff=358792757&oldid=358194825], [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Disturbia_(film)&diff=358865667&oldid=358828918], [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=I_Know_What_You_Did_Last_Summer&diff=358408962&oldid=358404741], and [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Daredevil_(film)&diff=357223928&oldid=355537531]

99.88.78.94: Most recent before block - [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Disturbia_(film)&diff=355055646&oldid=355042479], [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Disturbia_(film)&diff=355058853&oldid=355056022], [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Disturbia_(film)&diff=355061703&oldid=355059105], [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Disturbia_(film)&diff=355075322&oldid=355062859], and [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Disturbia_(film)&diff=355082327&oldid=355077324].

(Deftonesderrick 19:41, 28 April 2010 (UTC))

See Defending yourself against claims.

{{clerknote}} Both blocked by Tim Song. Elockid ^(Talk) 00:36, 29 April 2010 (UTC)

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• {{checkip|74.211.69.170}}

{{Userlinks|Timmy Polo}} was blocked indefinitely for block evasion, and he socked with {{Userlinks|Hanford West}}, {{Userlinks|Physics Honors}}, {{Userlinks|ResidentEvil10}} and {{Userlinks|Unholly Alliance}} before this one. Same editing style, continues to add excessive plot details to film articles, like [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Disturbia_%28film%29&diff=prev&oldid=366255294 this] edit to Disturbia (film). Timmy Polo and his original IP have edited this article numerous times with excessive plot details. Eagles 24/7 (C) 16:50, 6 June 2010 (UTC)

The user posted a message on my talk page, and signed it with the four tildes inside parentheses ([http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Eagles247&curid=23007418&diff=366466417&oldid=366466310 here]). User:Hanford West signed with four tildes inside parentheses here and here. User:Physics Honors signed the same way here and here. Timmy Polo usually starts sections with "Message for [User]", and on my talk page, he entitled the section "Message". Eagles 24/7 (C) 02:29, 7 June 2010 (UTC)

And now he has started a new section on his talk page [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:74.211.69.170&diff=prev&oldid=366588374 entitled "Message for Eagles247"]. Eagles 24/7 (C) 20:11, 7 June 2010 (UTC)

See Defending yourself against claims.

Definitely is a sock. Tbhotch^{Talk C.} 18:42, 7 June 2010 (UTC)

:See its editions to The Blind Side (film), the same errors, unnecessary details and other things. Tbhotch^{Talk C.} 18:52, 7 June 2010 (UTC)

::Indeed, this IP follows the same pattern of adding "flashbacks" to The Blind Side, as well as grammatically poor additions such as "it doesn't show Michael running away from his friend's home." The IP's talkpage also contains inquiries about the sandbox, which I'm pretty certain is a Timmy Polo trademark. Personally, I'm convinced this is his sock. WordyGirl90 19:19, 7 June 2010 (UTC)

:::Compare [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Blind_Side_(film)&diff=prev&oldid=360585578 this edit] from one of his socks with [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Blind_Side_(film)&diff=366615422&oldid=366569628 the edit] from the IP in question. WordyGirl90 19:30, 7 June 2010 (UTC)

Not necessarily the same user. The IPs locate quite differently, the plot section in the film appears to be simply taken from http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0486822/synopsis (with some modifications) so similarities are not surprising, and it appears to me that the new IP's English is much worse, looking at e.g. {{diff2|366383342|the "Soldier (1998 film)" diff}}. Amalthea 17:20, 6 June 2010 (UTC)

: Yep, now it certainly quacks loud enough that even I hear it. IP hardblocked for a month.
For future reference, a list of already blocked, {{confirmed}} socks:

:* {{checkuser|Fantastic 10}}

:* {{checkuser|ResidentEvil10}}

:* {{checkuser|Hanford West}}

:* {{checkuser|Physics Honors}}

:* {{checkuser|Tennis Team}}

:* {{checkuser|Billy Moore}}

:* {{checkuser|Unholly Alliance}}

: Amalthea 22:47, 7 June 2010 (UTC)

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• {{checkip|69.108.205.224}}
• {{checkip|198.189.228.4}}

{{Userlinks|69.108.205.224}} added excessive plot details to Disturbia (film) (a page Timmy Polo frequently edits with his socks) [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Disturbia_(film)&diff=prev&oldid=369114803 here]. He also added excessive plot details to Lethal Weapon 4 [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lethal_Weapon_4&diff=prev&oldid=369095952 here]. Eagles 24/7 (C) 15:27, 20 June 2010 (UTC)

{{Userlinks|198.189.228.4}} has also added excessive details to Disturbia ([http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Disturbia_%28film%29&action=historysubmit&diff=369372439&oldid=369278940 here]), and exhibits the same behavior on his talk page as 69.108.205.224. See User talk:198.189.228.4#June 21, 2010 and User talk:69.108.205.224. 198.189.228.4 also adds excessive plot details to Commando (film) [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Commando_%28film%29&action=historysubmit&diff=369377537&oldid=368316635 here] with the same writing style as Timmy Polo. Eagles 24/7 (C) 16:03, 21 June 2010 (UTC)

198.189.228.4 has just posted [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:198.189.228.4&curid=13313664&diff=369381010&oldid=369378836 this] on his talkpage. It is Timmy Polo's trademark "Message for ____" as a new section on his own talkpage. Eagles 24/7 (C) 16:22, 21 June 2010 (UTC)

See Defending yourself against claims.

WP:DUCK, IPs blocked, but only for a few days. Amalthea 16:50, 21 June 2010 (UTC)

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• {{checkuser|Properties2}}

{{Userlinks|Properties2}} posted [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Properties2&diff=prev&oldid=376116029 this] on his talk page, which should really give it away. He then signed his post with four tildes inside of parentheses [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Properties2&diff=next&oldid=376116029 here], something Timmy Polo and his socks always do. He edited Soldier (1998 film)'s plot section [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Soldier_%281998_film%29&diff=prev&oldid=376117026 here], an article another sockpuppet edited before ([http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Soldier_%281998_film%29&action=historysubmit&diff=366383342&oldid=350743206 here]). FWIW, two of Timmy Polo's sockpuppet IPs are no longer blocked (see Special:Contributions/74.211.69.170 and Special:Contributions/69.108.205.224). Eagles 24/7 (C) 17:51, 29 July 2010 (UTC)

[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Properties2&curid=28193296&diff=376126049&oldid=376124998 Here] he creates a new section in response to a message on his talk page with "Message for (User)" and explains that he doesn't understand (typical for Timmy Polo socks). He also signs with four tildes inside parentheses again. Eagles 24/7 (C) 18:05, 29 July 2010 (UTC)

See Defending yourself against claims.

• Blocked and tagged as per Eagles who has experience with this troublesome user. Interests match; mannerisms match. extransit (talk) 05:19, 30 July 2010 (UTC)

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Unnecessary plot details, addition of helpme templates to talk page, lying about name, etc. So obvious it's painful. He also edited Soldier (1998 film), an article Timmy Polo and his socks have edited before. Eagles 24/7 (C) 20:20, 27 September 2010 (UTC)

See Defending yourself against claims.

{{confirmed}} TNXMan 20:39, 27 September 2010 (UTC)

:Tagged and blocked. — HelloAnnyong ^{(say whaaat?!)} 21:04, 27 September 2010 (UTC)

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