Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Andreas2009
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Andreas2009
- Andreas2009 (talk+ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)
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04 September 2011
- Suspected sockpuppets
- FindoutNicosia (talk+ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)
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The usual. This editor has run afowl of WP:3RR many times in the usual article. His other contribs also suggest a correlation to the sockmaster. Dr.K. λogosπraxis 14:10, 4 September 2011 (UTC) Dr.K. λogosπraxis 14:10, 4 September 2011 (UTC)
- Excellent work Keegan. Thank you HelloAnnyong, Seb, KuduIO. Dr.K. λogosπraxis 06:29, 5 September 2011 (UTC)
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We have a whole range of possible other sockpuppets; I'm throwing in
- TrueNicosia (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)
as that one is the most suspicious. Choyoołʼįįhí:Seb az86556 > haneʼ 14:24, 4 September 2011 (UTC)
- FindoutNicosia (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) and TrueNicosia (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) are
ducks. Andreas2009 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) is a likely duck. Andreas2009 is 
Stale. — Kudu ~I/O~ 15:11, 4 September 2011 (UTC)
- Out of curiosity how did you determine that Andreas2009 is a stale IP without having the tools of a CU? Dr.K. λogosπraxis 15:35, 4 September 2011 (UTC)
- He didn't; that was probably based on behavior. Blocks/tags shouldn't be issued based on Kudu's post. — HelloAnnyong (say whaaat?!) 15:52, 4 September 2011 (UTC)
- As discussed on my talk page, I knew Andreas2009 was stale because a user's contributions go stale after 3 months of data retention. — Kudu ~I/O~ 22:58, 4 September 2011 (UTC)
- I replied on your talk but it was your use of the {{staleIP}} tag that triggered my query. I also thought that sockmasters abandon their original accounts in favour of the newer sock accounts. So a sockmaster account going stale was to be expected. But for the purposes of an SPI the original sockmaster SPI and its archives are used for all the subsequent incidents. Dr.K. λogosπraxis 23:11, 4 September 2011 (UTC)
- Out of curiosity how did you determine that Andreas2009 is a stale IP without having the tools of a CU? Dr.K. λogosπraxis 15:35, 4 September 2011 (UTC)
Clerk, CheckUser, and/or patrolling admin comments
Clerk endorsed. It's all likely, but CU can confirm it, as well as find any sleepers. — HelloAnnyong (say whaaat?!) 15:52, 4 September 2011 (UTC)
Confirmed socking. FindoutNicosia (talk+ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki) is:
- TrueNicosia (talk+ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)
- Yeroskipou3 (talk+ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)
- HotelsaroundEurope (talk+ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)
- UniversityCypruss (talk+ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)
- Wikibiggesfun (talk+ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)
- Nicosiapublicbus (talk+ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)
- SwedenBrazilCyprus (talk+ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)
- RealScienceEurope (talk+ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)
- Newyork5 (talk+ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)
- Underlying IP blocked. Keegan (talk) 05:55, 5 September 2011 (UTC)
- I also found related blocks to Trivial123 (talk+ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki) and Strovolos01 (talk+ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki). There is an edit summary for one of the accounts saying "we", so there is a good chance this is off-wiki, work related editing by different parties. Technical evidence pretty much ties them to the same network/computer. Keegan (talk) 06:00, 5 September 2011 (UTC)
- Holy crap! even more socks than I counted... Choyoołʼįįhí:Seb az86556 > haneʼ 06:39, 5 September 2011 (UTC)
- I also found related blocks to Trivial123 (talk+ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki) and Strovolos01 (talk+ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki). There is an edit summary for one of the accounts saying "we", so there is a good chance this is off-wiki, work related editing by different parties. Technical evidence pretty much ties them to the same network/computer. Keegan (talk) 06:00, 5 September 2011 (UTC)
