The following discussion is an archived debate of the case of suspected sockpuppetry. Please do not modify it. No further edits should be made to this page. All edits should go to the talk page of this case. If you are seeing this page as a result of an attempt to open a new case of sockpuppetry of the same user, read this for detailed instructions.

Suspected sock puppeteer

Kikbguy (talk · contribs · deleted contribs ·  · block user · block log · CheckUser)

Suspected sock puppets

• Tulaneadam21 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs ·  · block user · block log · CheckUser)
• 208.54.7.156 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs ·  · block user · block log · CheckUser)
• 65.49.2.159 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs ·  · block user · block log · CheckUser)
• 74.79.166.241 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs ·  · block user · block log · CheckUser)
• 86.59.32.35 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs ·  · block user · block log · CheckUser)
• 128.230.124.103 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs ·  · block user · block log · CheckUser)
• 128.230.124.81 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs ·  · block user · block log · CheckUser)
• 128.230.124.76 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs ·  · block user · block log · CheckUser)
• 128.230.166.126 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs ·  · block user · block log · CheckUser)
• 140.174.9.7 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs ·  · block user · block log · CheckUser) public IP address
• 140.174.9.14 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs ·  · block user · block log · CheckUser) public IP address
• 208.184.6.40 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs ·  · block user · block log · CheckUser)
• 208.184.6.10 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs ·  · block user · block log · CheckUser)
• Kikbguy2 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs ·  · block user · block log · CheckUser)
• Wally123579 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs ·  · block user · block log · CheckUser)
• Tigerfan42 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs ·  · block user · block log · CheckUser)

Report submission by

• --ZimZalaBim ^talk 15:32, 7 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • Report seconded by —Politizer ^talk/_contribs 15:57, 7 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Evidence

• Kikbguy blocked for disruptive edits at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Surveillance and Incarceration in the U.S., Russia, and China, including this and this.
• Before block, 86.59.32.35 edited the AfD discussion (diff), voting keep for the same reason as Kikbguy; this edit was 86.59.32.35's first and only edit.
• Immediately after the block, 74.79.166.241 inserted similar edits here and (erroneously) here
• Later, Tulaneadam21 created an almost exact duplicate article at Incarceration Rate, Military Spending, and Surveillance among the World Superpowers, followed by similar edits and insertions by 208.184.6.40.
  • User used the public IP address 140.174.9.7 to comment on the AfD of this duplicate article and admitted to being Kikbguy (diff); also continued editing from 140.174.9.14, another public IP. —Politizer ^talk/_contribs 20:32, 7 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • User used the above public IPs as well as 208.184.6.10 to continue adding links to his AfD'ed article in the seealso sections of numerous pages. —Politizer ^talk/_contribs 21:52, 7 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
• Note, user has admitted to evading original block through use of open IP here --ZimZalaBim ^talk 21:07, 7 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
• After being blocked indefinitely, user continued using multiple IPs to disrupt AfD conversation; also used 65.49.2.159 to remove AfD header from Incarceration Rate, Military Spending, and Surveillance among the World Superpowers and to vandalize talk pages of editors involved (specifically, vandalized User:ZimZalaBim's talk page even before ZimZalaBim had ever interacted with this IP, thus demonstrating that the person using the IP was already familiat with ZimZalaBim.
• After a week and a half of inactivity, Kikbguy created account Wally123579 and personally attacked ZimZalaBim, VirtualSteve, and Politizer; was immediately indef. blocked. —Politizer ^talk/_contribs 20:48, 19 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Comments

• Please remember to notify all accounts listed as possibly linked to the sock puppetry in question (instructions).

Conclusions

• Agreed with conclusions and evidence - easily passes WP:Duck. Users Kikbguy and Tulaneadam21 blocked as sockpuppeteer and sockpuppet respectively. If necessary I will further block anon IP's. Please come to my talk page to let me know if that is needed.--VS ^talk 00:14, 8 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
• Kikbguy2 also indefinitely blocked as a sockpuppet.--VS ^talk 01:12, 9 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]