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- Mikebeckbeck (talk+ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)
12 October 2011[edit]
- Suspected sockpuppets
- Kimbookworm (talk+ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)
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- Considerable vote stacking and trolling at Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Project_Home_2011_(Scientific_research_project). I suspect they are all socks but it's possible there is some meatpuppery going. All the IPs originate from the same Connecticut/Rhode Island/New York area Polyamorph (talk) 07:59, 12 October 2011 (UTC)
- Although some of these IPs are SPAs used only to add votes to the AfD, this is clear evidence that they are one and the same person as the puppetmaster, only editing files which Mikebeckbeck has an association with. Polyamorph (talk) 15:07, 12 October 2011 (UTC)
Comments by other users[edit]
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- The user is still editing the AfD, at the very least could the offending registered accounts be blocked for sockpuppeting? Cheers Polyamorph (talk) 18:36, 17 October 2011 (UTC)
Clerk, CheckUser, and/or patrolling admin comments[edit]
- Clerk note: Technically rangeblock is not feasible. It's too large, and even the smaller ranges have lots of productive activity on them. NativeForeigner Talk/Contribs 03:33, 13 October 2011 (UTC)
- Mikebeckbeck vs Kimbookworm. Also could we get commend on whether it is socking or meat? NativeForeigner Talk 01:20, 18 October 2011 (UTC)
Of the above accounts, the following are Confirmed:
- Mikebeckbeck (talk+ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)
- Kimbookworm (talk+ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)
Of the above IPs:
...the user agent is indistinguishable amongst them, so I would rule out meatpuppetry. No comment on any association. WilliamH (talk) 02:22, 18 October 2011 (UTC)