Wikipedia:Suspected sock puppets/Improve2009
{{SSPa}}
=[[User:Improve2009]]=
;Suspected sockpuppeteer
{{user5|1=Improve2009}}
;Suspected sockpuppets
{{user5|1=Fixedit1980}}
{{user5|1=76.121.222.248}}
;Report submission by
Scjessey (talk) 19:11, 16 June 2008 (UTC)
;Evidence
Identical edits to various articles. Examples include:
- Barry Bonds: [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Barry_Bonds&diff=prev&oldid=217697445 diff by puppeteer], [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Barry_Bonds&diff=prev&oldid=217697445 diff by puppet]
- Barack Obama: [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Barack_Obama&diff=prev&oldid=216095090 diff by puppeteer], [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Barack_Obama&diff=prev&oldid=218272516 diff by puppet]
- Mariah Carey: [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mariah_Carey&diff=prev&oldid=216047152 diff by puppeterr], [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mariah_Carey&diff=prev&oldid=218573357 diff by puppet]
- Chris Matthews: [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chris_Matthews&diff=prev&oldid=219439419 diff by puppeteer], [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chris_Matthews&diff=prev&oldid=217902057 diff by puppet]
- Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Royal_Commission_on_Aboriginal_Peoples&diff=prev&oldid=219860668 diff by puppeteer], [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Royal_Commission_on_Aboriginal_Peoples&diff=prev&oldid=218906117 diff by puppet]
;Comments
User also uses IPs to edit. This [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/76.121.222.248 one], for example. I know user has edited under other IPs, as well. Tomdobb (talk) 14:32, 17 June 2008 (UTC)
:One of the issues is that the user is using different accounts to edit war, as well. See Barry Bonds and the edit history there. Enigma message 04:42, 19 June 2008 (UTC)
: I was asked to look into this. Checkuser says {{confirmed}}, as well as:
:#{{Userlinks|Okay2009}}
: - Alison ❤ 07:25, 19 June 2008 (UTC)
::Based on a careful analysis of the contribution logs, it is clear that all three are the same person. I state this without proof, but I will provide details if requested.
::I do not think it is acceptable to edit biographies of living persons using multiple accounts. This user must choose one account, and if he won't choose, we'll choose for him. I am not willing to allow users to use multiple accounts when editing BLPs such as those listed above: this was what got Privatemusings in trouble, and his mistakes should not be repeated. I don't mean to pick on Privatemusings, whom I greatly respect, but if we can learn anything from his case, it's abundantly clear that sockpuppets on BLPs are a recipe for trouble even if no explicit abuse has been demonstrated. Yechiel (Shalom) 04:22, 19 June 2008 (UTC)
:::It is clear that this individual is using sock puppetry to make repeated, and often tendentious edits to WP:BLP articles as a way of getting around WP:3RR. The violations continue despite warnings at all corresponding talk pages. -- Scjessey (talk) 17:49, 19 June 2008 (UTC)
;Conclusions
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