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16 December 2015[edit]

Suspected sockpuppets


  1. Continuation of edit warring at Great Western Railway (train operating company): [1][2][3]
  2. Shared unusual quirk, eg mispelling of "they're" - Master: "even though in my personal opinion there not needed in the first place" Puppet: "There not being REMOVED, their being MOVED"
  3. Ownership, accuses editors of vandalism when they legitimately revert - Master: [4] [5] [6] [7] Puppet: [8] [9] [10] [11]
  4. Puppet used to create an illusion of support "I also see the IP has reverted it. Therefore I think from now on it should be left as it is"

Keri (talk) 19:32, 16 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

  1. User:Devonexpressbus has also voluntarily disclosed below that his ISP and geolocation corresponds to that of User:86.174.199.201. Keri (talk) 21:43, 16 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Evidence against sockpuppet[edit]

[[12]] My actual IP address where I did not realize I wasn't signed in. For which I apologize.Devonexpressbus 21:36, 16 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Comments by other users[edit]

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  • The IP has only edited to revert any reverts made against Devonexpressbus' edits, which has led me to also believe they are the same user. Also, both have encouraged other users to discuss changes on the article talk page, but in the IP's case, have not engaged in discussion there. Cloudbound (talk) 19:51, 16 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Clerk, CheckUser, and/or patrolling admin comments[edit]

25 January 2016[edit]

Suspected sockpuppets

Although only used for a brief period, IPs appears to be harassing users and editing an article known to the sockpuppeteer. NordicDragon Talkpage 14:30, 25 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

  • Edit: IPs are also similar to last sock investigation. Can I kindly ask for a sysop (or equivalent) to suspend checkuser please, aadded it by accident. Thanks NordicDragon Talkpage 14:37, 25 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Comments by other users[edit]

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I noticed your sock puppet investigation, and I have a few more IP's you might want to look at. I encountered this user on 2016 GT3 Le Mans Cup season, but it appears that the behavior persists in numerous Motorsport related articles. The various IP's (who I believe are all used by this user) would continually add entries without any sources (despite warnings), never includes an edit description, and often (but not always) also edit various articles relating to UK Railways and train equipment. One final note, none of the listed IP's editing history overlap and, from top to bottom, are newest to oldest.

The IP's in question:

Hope this helps. JohnMcButts (talk) 17:00, 26 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Clerk, CheckUser, and/or patrolling admin comments[edit]

  • Everything is block stale right now. Apply for page protection as needed. -- Amanda (aka DQ) 01:06, 30 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

01 February 2016[edit]

Suspected sockpuppets

New IP used by aforementioned. Same tendencies in before - now appears to be edit warring on Great Western Railway (train operating company). NordicDragon Talkpage 15:48, 1 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Comments by other users[edit]

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Clerk, CheckUser, and/or patrolling admin comments[edit]

  •  Additional information needed - @Nordic Dragon: In order to facilitate and expedite your request, please provide diffs to support your case. Please give two or more diffs meeting the following format:
  1. At least one diff is from the sockmaster (or an account already blocked as a confirmed sockpuppet of the sockmaster), showing the behaviour characteristic of the sockmaster.
  2. At least one diff per suspected sockpuppet, showing the suspected sockpuppet emulating the behaviour of the sockmaster given in the first diff.
  3. In situations where it is not immediately obvious from the diffs what the characteristic behaviour is, a short explanation must be provided. Around one sentence is enough for this. Vanjagenije (talk) 23:53, 1 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]
@Vanjagenije: See here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Sockpuppet_investigations/Devonexpressbus/Archive#16_December_2015 NordicDragon Talkpage 08:46, 5 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]
  • No diffs provided after 9 days, and the IP is not active any more. Closing. Vanjagenije (talk) 21:08, 10 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

04 March 2017[edit]

Suspected sockpuppets[edit]


New IP in same range as previously used, like Devonexpressbus posts mainly on transport articles in South West England, more specifically Great Western Railway, and when challenged resorts to abuse or hollow block threats. Recent posts [13][14] compared to older posts.[15][16][17][18] Geeuuare (talk) 23:55, 4 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Comments by other users[edit]

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Clerk, CheckUser, and/or patrolling admin comments[edit]

  • IP hasn't edited in days, closing. GABgab 03:08, 5 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

11 March 2017[edit]

Suspected sockpuppets[edit]

IP seems to hail from the same place as the sockmaster and inserting images into transport related articles without consensus. The most funniest thing is that the IP even reported me to AIV! Class455 (talk|stand clear of the doors!) 16:35, 11 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Comments by other users[edit]

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Clerk, CheckUser, and/or patrolling admin comments[edit]

  • The IP is already blocked. If the IP resumes after expiration of the current block, I will block for longer as long as I get a heads up. Bbb23 (talk) 16:53, 11 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

09 February 2018[edit]

Suspected sockpuppets[edit]

This rather pesky "vandal" has returned. Same editing techniques and same interests as before. I'm actually surprised they have come back, referencing the last post he made to the talk page of the last IP... Also, agreed they may be stale but would appreciate input. Pinging Davey2010 and Class455 if interested.Nightfury 09:30, 9 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Comments by other users[edit]

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Clerk, CheckUser, and/or patrolling admin comments[edit]

  • The edits by the IPs were too old when this report was filed. Closing. Bbb23 (talk) 14:18, 9 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]
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