English Wikipedia @ Freddythechick:Suspected sock puppets/19andy91 (3rd)

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.

User:19andy91 (3rd)

Suspected sockpuppeteer

19andy91 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · block log)

Suspected sockpuppets

Eddy774 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · block log)

Report submission by

RFBailey (talk) 17:54, 27 February 2008 (UTC)

Evidence

The third case today, although not quite as blatant as the first two. Just seven minutes after the second case was concluded, this new account was created (see log), and became active on articles related to National Express East Anglia (see contribs).

Comments

I suspect an RFCU may be needed this time. If confirmed, some sort of IP range block may be needed to prevent repeat offending.

I would agree entirely with the report submitter. This clearly appears to the same user whom I blocked for violating 3RR and has continued to use other accounts to attempt to avoid the block. Adambro (talk) 18:25, 27 February 2008 (UTC)

I am going to indef the main account and announce this on WP:AN ~~so that a community ban takes effect~~. Could you please request checkuser and ask them to work out a rangeblock or other method of stopping this? Jehochman ^Talk 18:53, 27 February 2008 (UTC)

A range block is not feasable in this case. --Deskana (talk) 19:08, 27 February 2008 (UTC)

Hopefully the user will give up on sock puppetry. I do not see that Eddy774 is doing anything destructive. Can somebody explain what is the problem with their edits? I've also asked this at WP:AN. See [1]. Jehochman ^Talk 19:39, 27 February 2008 (UTC)

Isn't this user evading a ban? I wasn't aware that sockpuppets could be discretionarily permitted? MRSC • Talk 20:08, 27 February 2008 (UTC)

Conclusions

Eddy774 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · block log) has been indefinitely blocked as a sockpuppet account used to evade a valid block.
19andy91 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · block log) remains blocked, but with the condition that he will be unblocked after 5 days providing he agrees to an informal "mentorship" and does not create further sockpuppets. See discussion at WP:AN and User talk:19andy91 for details. Gwernol 02:44, 28 February 2008 (UTC)