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Wikipedia:Suspected sock puppets/Wtcsurvivor

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=[[User:Wtcsurvivor]]=

;Suspected sock puppeteer

{{socklinks|1=Wtcsurvivor}}

;Suspected sock puppets

  • {{socklinks|1=Sharphdmi}}
  • {{socklinks|1=Celeronel}}
  • {{socklinks|1=69.116.203.23}}
  • {{socklinks|1=Ithaka84}}

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  • --Aude (talk) 22:01, 13 September 2008 (UTC)

;Evidence

There are serious issues going on over on the William Rodriguez page -- involving BLP, COI, sockpuppeting (most likely by the subject of the article), personal attacks, incivility, edit warring, and outing/intimidating users. Someone editing as User:Wtcsurvivor was involved on the page from late 2007 until May 2008 when he was blocked for sockpuppetry and disruption/incivility The user has come back with sockpuppets, and the page has been problematic for months now. I am not a neutral, uninvolved admin, so can't do anything.

1) Wtcsurvivor has reappeared as Sharphdmi, who has used yet another sock User:Celeronel, and also frequently edits logged out. All of these accounts ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/Wtcsurvivor Wtcsurvivor] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/Celeronel Celeronel] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/69.116.203.23 69.116.203.23]) often include four tildas "~~~~" in edit summaries. Sharphdmi/Celeronel sockpuppets are confirmed as "likely" by checkuser. - Wikipedia:Requests_for_checkuser/Case/Wtcsurvivor This alone is enough for a block. When I filed the checkuser request, I thought that maybe Contrivance was also a sock but looked at his edits in much more detail and convinced he is not related, and that Sharphdmi is related with the "~~~~" edit summaries, the content of edits, and other characteristics.

2) Sharphdmi (aka 69.116.203.231) also has mentioned the real first names of other users (Jazz2006) in edit summaries or on the talk page, even though Jazz2006 has never mentioned her name on wiki. Wtcsurvivor/Sharphdmi knows this information from elsewhere, and with using her name, I believe he is trying to intimidate her. [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=William_Rodriguez&diff=234780295&oldid=234731079]

A few months ago when Wtcsurvivor editing, he also used people's real first names. In that case, it was a personal attack against both myself and Jazz2006. I have never mentioned my name on wiki, but have posted on occasion to a discussion forum outside Wikipedia, where I had mentioned my first name. I don't really care much at all about the personal attacks, but it's obvious that Wtcsurvivor and Sharphdmi are the same individual. [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk%3AWilliam_Rodriguez&diff=215014884&oldid=214580184]

3) Other similarities are that Wtcsurvivor and Sharphdmi both have a relatively poor command of English, same writing style, and other characteristics.

4) User:Ithaka84 came along on September 12, making two edits so far. I don't have proof that this is a sock, but wouldn't be at all surprised.

I also suspect that Wtcsurvivor/Sharphdmi is the subject of the article. I don't have 100% proof, but quite sure. I'm perfectly sympathetic per WP:BLP if he has a legitimate complaint. Also agree that the article needs to be reliably sourced, and fair to him. I don't take it lightly to need to block the subject of the article, but it's beyond that and he has edited abusively, with socks, edit warring, personal attacks, etc. With him mentioning people's real names, and now he is mentioning Jazz2006's initials, I can't let this go any longer. The last time he was blocked, he sent an abusive e-mail to one of the admins. [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Log&type=block&page=User%3AWtcsurvivor]

Problems on this page have been going on for too long, so this case needs attention. --Aude (talk) 22:01, 13 September 2008 (UTC)

;Comments

I have blocked Sharphdmi and 69.116.203.23 as socks of Wtcsurvivor based on the above evidence, and on my own knowledge of the original 3RR case where Wtcsurvivor was blocked. The other two accounts listed above haven't done much yet. EdJohnston (talk) 19:16, 14 September 2008 (UTC)

Can you also please check {{userlinks|67.82.153.235}}. I believe he has switched IPs or uses multiple IPs. The latest comments [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:William_Rodriguez&diff=prev&oldid=238439489] from this IP were entirely uncivil with personal attacks. --Aude (talk) 21:32, 16 September 2008 (UTC)

:Thank you for the check. --Aude (talk) 23:14, 16 September 2008 (UTC)

;Conclusions

I have unclosed this case as I ran a CheckUser inquiry.

Sharphdmi is {{confirmed}} to be 69.116.203.23 and is {{likely}} to be Celeronel. Ithaka84 is {{unrelated}}. Sam Korn (smoddy) 21:24, 16 September 2008 (UTC)

67.82.153.235 is {{likely}} to be the same user. Sam Korn (smoddy) 23:10, 16 September 2008 (UTC)

: Doesn't look like there's more development to this after 10 days. Closed. OhanaUnitedTalk page 17:18, 26 September 2008 (UTC)

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