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PerpetuityGrat (talk+ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)

15 September 2021

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Suspected sockpuppets

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When I began editing the Braxton Mitchell article, multiple IP addresses (mainly the two above made most of the edits) engaged in whitewashing the page (two almost identical examples: [1], [2]) by removing anything that could be construed as a negative. Edits were nearly the same in substance. The WikiEditorOffice account made its first edit on 25 January 2021 but did not start editing heavily until 28 April 2021, when it also began whitewashing the Mitchell article with similar edits. The PerpetuityGrat account made its first edit on 25 February 2021, and its first edit was to create a blank user page. I now suspect this was to avoid the account's edits showing up in red on history pages, which shows some knowledge of Wiki procedures right off the bat. Subsequently, he began editing with a high level of expertise right out of the gate, as if he'd been born with an innate knowledge of Wikipedia procedures, which is hard to believe. That account also began whitewashing the Mitchell article, on 27 April 2021, one day before the WikiEditorOffice account. When I asked him directly about whether he'd had previous account(s), he basically admitted that he had here, and attempted to change the subject.

The various IP addresses, WikiEditorOffice, and PerpetuityGrat all made similar edits to the same article in the same short time period. In any case, PerpetuityGrat all but admitted to having previous account(s), and my suspicions are that his previous account(s) are under sanction. Benicio2020 (talk) 23:19, 15 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Comments by other users

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Accused parties may also comment/discuss in this section below. See Defending yourself against claims.
Defense Benicio2020, I encouraged you to open an SPI on WikiEditorOffice four months ago now, and it doesn't look like you ever made one. I'm happy to let the admins know which account that I used to use, but I would prefer to keep that undisclosed if possible, as I sought a Wikipedia:Fresh start. I had already changed the username once, and I haven't edited from that account since November 2019, and for the record, I have never experienced any sort of punitive actions on WP. There's really no evidence that I am engaged in sockpuppetry, but I am totally willing to comply. Though I'm getting pretty tired of these accusations that first started four months ago now... as you insinuated here, here, and this edit summary.
For those interested, you can check the talk page discussions here and here at Braxton Mitchell for details as to when this user lied about my edits and avoided constructive discussion. I already posted on their talk age once and and twice about being civil, assuming good faith, and focusing on the contributions, not the contributor.
Here is the 3RR report I made against them in response to some reversions they made to the Braxton Mitchell article. We were both warned. They also implied here that I was using more than one account here as well, so I'd say this SPI request was long overdue. --PerpetuityGrat (talk) 14:10, 19 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Also, thought this would be fun, since I don't feel like editing on WP right now at all. @Benicio2020: here are all the WP articles of Montana public officials which I edited before I first edited the Braxton Mitchell article. Are you saying that I made edits on all of these Montana articles all in some conspiratorial attempt to engage in sockpuppetry with bare IP addresses? Just to change the content on Braxton Mitchell??? I really made edits to 72+ Montana articles starting three weeks in advance from that first edit, just to conspire with some other accounts? HUH?
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Hope this puts this nonsense to bed, and I hope you stop bringing this up:
Wendy McKamey, Bill Mercer (politician), William W. Mercer, Bryce Bennett, Jennifer Pomnichowski, John Esp, Ron Arthun, Mike Phillips (Montana politician), Christopher Pope (politician), Keith Regier, Ryan Osmundson, Rich Pahls, Montana Legislature, George Kipp III, Dave Hagstrom, Julie Dooling, Casey Schreiner, Marc Racicot, Joey Jayne, Kim Abbott, Dee Brown (politician), Carl Glimm, Diane Sands, Joe Read, Denise Juneau, Carol Juneau, Gary Branae, Lila Walter Evans, Mary Caferro, Amy Regier, Bob Phalen, David Bedey, Fred Anderson (Montana politician), Dan Bartel, Becky Beard, Wylie Galt, Sue Vinton, Ellie Boldman, Laurie Bishop, Jim Keane (politician), Marilyn Marler, Scot Kerns, Steve Gist, Dan Bartel, Sharon Stewart-Peregoy, Lola Sheldon-Galloway, Steven Galloway (Montana politician), Llew Jones, Paul Fielder, Linda Reksten, Derek Skees, Brian Putnam, John Fuller (American politician), Dave Fern, Template:Montana State Senators, Template:Montana House of Representatives, Rodney Garcia, Moffie Funk, David Wanzenried, Scott Sales, Mark Blasdel, Julie French, Austin Knudsen, Rhonda Knudsen, Jacob Bachmeier, Edward Buttrey, Debo Powers, Jade Bahr, Frank Smith (Montana politician), Christy Clark (Montana politician), Brian Hoven, Vince Ricci, Tom Jacobson, Douglas Kary, Bruce Gillespie (politician)
--PerpetuityGrat (talk) 22:14, 19 September 2021 (UTC) updated: --PerpetuityGrat (talk) 22:26, 19 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Clerk, CheckUser, and/or patrolling admin comments

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  • WikiEditorOffice does not appear to be editing under any alternative account, although they are at least  Possible to the latest SPA on that article, KolbyJHarris1 (talk+ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki).
  • The only linked diff of PerpetuityGrat's (as far as I can tell) is them removing the "far right youth" comment, which does indeed seem to be unencyclopedic, and is not present in the consensus version of the article. And they are active in many other areas as well, hardly an SPA created to whitewash this article as the other accounts seem to be. So I will say  Check declined by a checkuser with respect to them.
  • No comment on IPs, closing. ST47 (talk) 23:04, 27 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
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