Wikipedia:Suspected sock puppets/Drokstef

= [[User:Drokstef]] =

;Suspected sockpuppeteer

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Pyrospirit (talk · contribs) 23:20, 23 December 2007 (UTC)

;Evidence

Drokstef first created the pages {{la|Kord (band)}} and {{la|Stefan Corbu}}; I believed they did not satisfy the notability requirements, so I started an AfD at {{la|Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Kord (band)}}. Drokstef then [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Kord_%28band%29&diff=prev&oldid=178619081 blanked] the AfD page and repeatedly removed the AfD tags from the two articles ([http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kord_%28band%29&diff=prev&oldid=178619178] [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Stefan_Corbu&diff=prev&oldid=178621273] [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kord_%28band%29&diff=prev&oldid=178621487] [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kord_%28band%29&diff=prev&oldid=178624648]). During this time, Drokstef contacted me on my talk page about the AfD, ignoring requests to stop removing the tags ([http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Pyrospirit&diff=prev&oldid=178620683] [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Pyrospirit&diff=prev&oldid=178628438]). Drokstef's last edit was on 01:46, 18 December 2007.

Four minutes after this, 89.36.80.198 suddenly started editing after months of inactivity and began removing the AfD tags from the same articles, also ignoring warnings to stop ([http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Stefan_Corbu&diff=prev&oldid=178629171] [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kord_%28band%29&diff=prev&oldid=178630982] [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Stefan_Corbu&diff=prev&oldid=179282050] [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kord_%28band%29&diff=prev&oldid=179282158] [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kord_%28band%29&diff=prev&oldid=179287006] [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Stefan_Corbu&diff=prev&oldid=179287355] [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kord_%28band%29&diff=prev&oldid=179305108] [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Stefan_Corbu&diff=prev&oldid=179305931]). 89.36.80.198 also contacted me on my talk page and commented on the AfD, with very similar writing style and arguments compared to Drokstef ([http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Pyrospirit&diff=prev&oldid=179298005] [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Kord_%28band%29&diff=prev&oldid=179301659] [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Kord_%28band%29&diff=prev&oldid=179302008] [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Pyrospirit&diff=prev&oldid=179304482]).

After about 2 days of quiet, 91.168.220.29 began removing the AfD tags from the same articles ([http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kord_%28band%29&diff=prev&oldid=179649942] [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Stefan_Corbu&diff=prev&oldid=179826796] [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kord_%28band%29&diff=prev&oldid=179829581] [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kord_%28band%29&diff=prev&oldid=179830678]). 91.168.220.29 also commented on the AfD with a similar writing style as Drokstef ([http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Kord_%28band%29&diff=prev&oldid=179830319]). Note that 91.168.220.29 has made no edits outside of these pages.

From this evidence of similar articles edited, similar styles of writing, and common factor of removing the AfD tags, it seems clear that Drokstef is using these IPs in an attempt to unbalance and hinder the AfD discussion.

Note: The AfD is now closed, so some of the diffs can now only be viewed by administrators.

;Comments

;Conclusions

Blocked named acct one month, IPs a week. — Rlevse • Talk • 00:39, 25 December 2007 (UTC)

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