Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Srideep TestPlant/Archive

Srideep TestPlant

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

Report date January 2 2010, 18:20 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets

• Richfriend (talk⁺ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)
• JoostVoeten (talk⁺ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)
• 212.79.63.131 (talk⁺ · tag · contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RBLs · proxy check · block user · spi block · block log · cross-wiki contribs · CheckUser (log))
• 67.174.111.71 (talk⁺ · tag · contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RBLs · proxy check · block user · spi block · block log · cross-wiki contribs · CheckUser (log))
• 82.11.186.199 (talk⁺ · tag · contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RBLs · proxy check · block user · spi block · block log · cross-wiki contribs · CheckUser (log))

Evidence submitted by Hu12

Returning blocked spam/advertising sock account Richfriend (talk · contribs). JoostVoeten (talk · contribs) claims "I'm working for Testplant..."[1]. Use of wikipedia as a vehicle for advertising and promotion for "Testplant" software. See Spam case --Hu12 (talk) 18:20, 2 January 2010 (UTC)

Another IP is at it, Identified "My email id is [email protected]]

• 80.169.200.2 (talk⁺ · tag · contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RBLs · proxy check · block user · spi block · block log · cross-wiki contribs · CheckUser (log))

--Hu12 (talk) 18:32, 4 January 2010 (UTC)

Comments by accused parties   

See Defending yourself against claims.

CheckUser requests

Checkuser request – code letter: E  + F (Community ban/sanction evasion and another reason)

Current status – Declined, the reason can be found below.    Requested by Hu12 (talk) 18:20, 2 January 2010 (UTC)

 Clerk declined – with regard to the registered accounts, WP:DUCK applies. The third IP is also on a different continent as the other two, so I don't think CU is going to accomplish much here. –MuZemike 16:39, 5 January 2010 (UTC)

Clerk, patrolling admin and checkuser comments

Both IPs have different RIRs, it looks like. –MuZemike 03:49, 3 January 2010 (UTC)

Conclusions

 Administrator note All registered accounts indefinitely blocked and tagged. IPs not blocked, as the ranges are all over the place. –MuZemike 16:45, 5 January 2010 (UTC)

This case has been marked as closed. It will be archived after its final review by a Clerk or Checkuser.

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