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Suspected sockpuppeteer

Mister ricochet (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · block log)

Suspected sockpuppets

Mister_ricochet (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · block log)
24.62.54.8 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · block log)
Realsanpaku (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · block log)
ImagineNoPossessions (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · block log)
MindGuerrilla (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · block log)
24.168.17.212 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · block log)

Report submission by

Arcayne (^{cast a spell}) 08:19, 16 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Evidence

as Mister ricochet: Comments in John Lennon and Mister Ricochet User Talk claiming a relationship with a famous Lennon photographer named David Spindel that a permanently blocked, long-time puppetmaster, SixString1965 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · block log) also claimed. A previous SSP report noted the connection between Realsanpaku and SixString1965. It should be noted that "Mister ricochet" only came into being shortly after the last sock, Realsanpaku was shut down.

as Realsanpaku:
as '24.62.54.8'
Noted as being in the range for Suspected Sockpuppets of Sixstring1965

as ImagineNoPossessions:
as MindGuerilla:
as 24.168.17.212:
Noted as being within the range for Confirmed Sockpuppets of SixString1965. It should be noted that the anon IP was used once, to attack David Shankbone on his user talk page.

Comments

All of these accounts appear to be socks of the sockpuppeteer SixString1965 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · block log); specifically, 'Mister_ricochet' and '24.62.54.8' have been attacking user David Shankbone and myself in both his article and the John Lennon article. This is a recurring problem.

See also thread at ANI (link) started by R.Baley (diff). Tvoz has more evidence laid out in the ANI thread (diff). Also check out the user log with image uploads (Mr. ricochet's), and compare with SixString's uploads. R. Baley (talk) 08:53, 16 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Admission [1]. Note very obvious and improbable use of identical userboxes by MindGuerilla and Mister ricochet: [2] and [3]. - Jehochman ^Talk 14:37, 16 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Conclusions

There is strong evidence of sockpupptery. I have blocked the account for 48 hours and requested checkuser at Wikipedia:Requests for checkuser/Case/Mister ricochet .- Jehochman ^Talk 14:37, 16 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

RFCU confirmed all but the 24...8 IP, all confirmed blocked and tagged. — Rlevse • Talk • 20:52, 16 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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- Arcayne (^{cast a spell}) 08:19, 16 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]