Wikipedia talk:Articles for deletion/Paradox Foundation

Possible sock puppets

This is a chronology of edits by users that I think are related.

• 22:28, 11 October 2005, User:128.151.94.192 first edit, added Brent Waddington to Blair Academy (→Notable alumni)
• 10:54, 13 October 2005 User:Howeman first edit, created own user page
• 02:56, 15 October 2005 User:128.151.94.192 created stub article for Paradox Foundation - last edit
• 17:20, 15 October 2005 User:Alakon made "major update" to Paradox Foundation
• 16:36, 15 October 2005 User:Alakon uploaded Image:Paradoxlogo.gif (This logo has been licensed by the creator for limited use in Wikipedia. It is not licensed under GFDL or any other free license.)
• 16:37, 15 October 2005 User:Alakon minor edit to Image:Paradoxlogo.gif
• 05:03, 30 October 2005 User:Alakon added Brent Henry Waddington and his book Trout to Game theory (→Other print references)
• 05:08, 30 October 2005 User:Alakon uploaded Image:Trout0976467186.jpg
• 06:09, 30 October 2005 User:Alakon Brent Henry Waddington
• 06:11, 30 October 2005 User:Alakon added to Brent Waddington entry in Blair Academy (→Notable alumni)
• 06:46, 30 October 2005 User:Alakon added Brent Waddington to List of non-fiction authors (→Non-Fiction Authors)
• 06:47, 30 October 2005 User:Alakon corrected alphabetical order in List of non-fiction authors (→Non-Fiction Authors)
• 23:23, 30 October 2005 User:Alakon commented in Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Brent Henry Waddington
• 23:44, 30 October 2005 User:Alakon edited Brent Henry Waddington
• 02:03, 31 October 2005 User:Alakon commented in Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Brent Henry Waddington
• 02:06, 31 October 2005 User:Alakon commented in Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Brent Henry Waddington
• 02:08, 31 October 2005 User:Alakon commented in Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Brent Henry Waddington "I have a connection to Paradox"
• 02:12, 31 October 2005 User:Alakon eidted Brent Henry Waddington
• 02:32, 31 October 2005 User:Alakon commented in Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Brent Henry Waddington
• 02:33, 31 October 2005 User:Alakon minor edit in Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Brent Henry Waddington
• 02:37, 31 October 2005 User:Alakon minor edit in Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Brent Henry Waddington
• 03:26, 4 November 2005 User:Fn first edit, reported in Brent Henry Waddington that Trout was now showing in Amazon. this appears to be a continuation of an argument made by User:Alakon in Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Brent Henry Waddington
• 03:35, 4 November 2005 User:Fn edited Paradox Foundation
• 03:41, 4 November 2005 User:Fn commented in Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Brent Henry Waddington about Trout being on Amazon
• 18:36, 4 November 2005 User:Fn commented in Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Paradox Foundation
• 18:46, 4 November 2005 User:Fn minor edit in Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Paradox Foundation
• 18:48, 4 November 2005 User:Fn commented in Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Paradox Foundation
• 16:16, 5 November 2005 User:Howeman first edit, commented in Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Paradox Foundation, claims to be associated with the foundation
• 16:17, 5 November 2005 User:Howeman commented in Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Paradox Foundation (→Paradox Foundation) " I am affiliated with the paradox foundation"

I think one possible interpretation of these edits is that User:128.151.94.192, User:Fn and User:Howeman are sock puppets of User:Alakon. - Dalbury 00:39, 6 November 2005 (UTC)

I'm with you on User:128.151.94.192, User:Fn and User:Alakon probably being the same individual. I don't think User:128.151.94.192 really qualifies as a sock puppet as it predates any user account. User:Fn looks like really naive sockpuppetry, not much further comment needed there. The User:Howeman account has a longer timeline. User:Howeman has no edits other than creating a userpage and participating in this AfD. If it is a sockpuppet, then it shows more cunning intentions. The weird switch to the "Brendan" tag could be a naive attempt as sockpuppetry, but hard to reconcile with the Alakon creating the account with the intention of using it as a sockpuppet. Also, Alakon's behaviour in the BHW AfD was pretty naive, hard for me to reconcile that with having the foresight to create sockpuppet accounts. Could go either way. Perhaps it's time to make a request to have Checkuser brougt to bear. Note also that while User:Fn has voted in this AfD, that neither User:Alakon nor User:Howeman have cast votes, Alakon hasn't even made an edit. The point being that even if these are all Alakon's sockpuppets, it is possible that no offical policies have been broken, but I could be wrong. Pete.Hurd 07:29, 6 November 2005 (UTC)