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Larry jefferson

Larry jefferson (talk+ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)
21 May 2010
Suspected sockpuppets


Evidence submitted by Syrthiss

Similar usernames (Xarry Jefferson, where X = B, L, A, M), group attack to insert nonsense into Hyposmocoma mediocris possibly as a breaching experiment. I've blocked B A and M, L has been blocked already a few days ago by Bwilkins. I'm not savvy enough to check the userlist to see if there are other variations that exist as sleepers.

Evidence submitted by Ben MacDui

Further nonsense at Hyposmocoma mediocris - see [1] and this comment on a User's talk page. Ben MacDui 12:35, 22 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Comments by accused parties

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Comments by other users
Clerk, patrolling admin and checkuser comments
Checkuser request – code letter: B + E (Ongoing serious pattern vandalism and community ban/sanction evasion)
Current status – Completed: Reviewed by a Checkuser, results and comments are below.    Requested by Syrthiss (talk) 16:44, 21 May 2010 (UTC) [reply]

 Clerk endorsed for a sleeper check and possible IP block. Tim Song (talk) 18:44, 21 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]


Checkuser comments: The following are  Confirmed:

This group of users seems to be directly interested in another Wikipedia editor, whom they may know off-wiki.

Also  Likely:

However, !JAMIEIMAJ! (talk+ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki) is Red X Unrelated technically, although it is clear that he is familiar with certain related issues.

No other socks found. Underlying IPs can't be blocked as they are too dynamic. Risker (talk) 06:53, 23 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The X Jefferson accounts are blocked indefinitely. Taking into account the discussion on unblock-en-l, where !JAMIEIMAJ! claimed that Larry jefferson was a compromised former account - only to proceed to make exactly the same edits LJ & co. made, I think despite the technical evidence there's socking going on. Accordingly, I have also blocked !JAMIEIMAJ! indefinitely as a sock. The article has been semi'd for two weeks. Tim Song (talk) 07:31, 23 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]
This case has been marked as closed. It has been archived automatically.
27 May 2010
Suspected sockpuppets
Evidence submitted by AgnosticPreachersKid

Obvious socks that are being used to harass User:Sco1996 on his talk page. I recommend a sleeper check. APK whisper in my ear 13:27, 27 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]


Comments by accused parties

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Comments by other users
I indeffed Harry Crefferson already. Syrthiss (talk) 13:58, 27 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Clerk, patrolling admin and checkuser comments
Checkuser request – code letter: F (Other reason )
Current status – Completed: Reviewed by a Checkuser, results and comments are below.    Requested by APK whisper in my ear 13:27, 27 May 2010 (UTC) [reply]

 Clerk endorsed To see if there's any sleepers and to see if a rangeblock can happen. --Bsadowski1 18:53, 27 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

 Confirmed, no sleepers. Ranges are too broad to block. J.delanoygabsadds 01:28, 30 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

 Clerk note: All accounts tagged --Shirik (Questions or Comments?) 05:23, 30 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]
This case has been marked as closed. It has been archived automatically.
07 June 2010
Suspected sockpuppets


Evidence submitted by Favonian

Usual pattern of vandalism against Sco1996 (talk · contribs). Favonian (talk) 10:28, 7 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]


Comments by accused parties

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Comments by other users
Clerk, patrolling admin and checkuser comments

Looks likely per WP:DUCK. Warty Dave (talk · contribs) was indef blocked as a VOA a couple minutes after this report anyway. Amalthea 11:18, 7 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

This case has been marked as closed. It has been archived automatically.
09 June 2010
Suspected sockpuppets


Evidence submitted by Syrthiss

[2] was made by Sco1996, adding a Larry jefferson sock tag to an account blocked back in April. Sco1996 also made a vandalism article, which makes me reasonably suspicious of his intentions. Syrthiss (talk) 12:43, 9 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Comments by accused parties

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Comments by other users
Clerk, patrolling admin and checkuser comments
Checkuser request – code letter: B (Ongoing serious pattern vandalism )
Current status – Completed: Reviewed by a Checkuser, results and comments are below.    Requested by Syrthiss (talk) 12:43, 9 June 2010 (UTC) [reply]

 Clerk endorsed – This is odd. Sco1996 has been around before Larry jefferson, unless for some reason he is the sockmaster behind all the "jefferson" accounts. That or we're being played; in any case, CU should be able to help out here. –MuZemike 16:10, 9 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Well, they have all edited from several of the same IPs, with the same UAs, but I'm not sure that Sco1196 is actually socking. Based on their edits, I think that the operators of these accounts are likely quite young, and they are probably editing from each others' houses. I remember a similar case where one of a group of friends was trying to sabotage the others' because he knew that they were using the same computers. This in particular does not make sense to me if all these accounts are the same person, but again, they could be just playing with our minds. J.delanoygabsadds 16:33, 9 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I'd tend to believe the first (group of friends), but also don't put the second (playing with our minds) out of the ballpark. Thanks, though. That confirms my take on the situation of them all being associated somehow, now we just have to convince them to not disrupt the encyclopedia. Syrthiss (talk) 17:51, 9 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
This case has been marked as closed. It has been archived automatically.
05 July 2010
Suspected sockpuppets


Evidence submitted by Favonian

The usual animosity towards User:Sco1996, leaving unpleasant messages or pictures on his talk page. Also a similarity between the user names of the puppeteer and the first sockpuppet. Favonian (talk) 10:31, 5 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Comments by accused parties

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Comments by other users
Clerk, CheckUser, and/or patrolling admin comments

 Clerk note: All accounts have been already blocked and tagged. Nothing much else we can do here. Marking as closed. Elockid (Talk) 11:35, 5 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

24 July 2010
Suspected sockpuppets



Evidence submitted by Favonian

Usual junk at User talk:Sco1996 combined with weirdness at other talk pages, like mine. The socks have been blocked as they appeared, but I think we need to block some IP addresses and locate possible sleepers, as the problem seems to be recurring. Favonian (talk) 20:47, 24 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Comments by accused parties   

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Comments by other users
Clerk, patrolling admin and checkuser comments

 Clerk endorsed –MuZemike 20:50, 24 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

  • All these socks are on the same IP/range as Sco1996 and it appears to be a school. I've softblocked the school for a month but somebody might want to speak with the Sco. The other range the socks are on is NTL and we aren't even going there. Brandon (talk) 11:18, 25 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]
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