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Report date February 25 2010, 16:33 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets

• ArticlesForRedemption (talk⁺ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)
• 84.9.159.20 (talk⁺ · tag · contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RBLs · proxy check · block user · spi block · block log · cross-wiki contribs · CheckUser (log))

Evidence submitted by A Nobody

I have noticed something suspicious with an IP and account:

• The above listed IP, which has a British Whois route, has just made a flurry of rapid fire delete votes in Afds nominated by or commented in by User:Dwanyewest, who lists Britain as his home on his userpage. The IP has next to no edits beyond these particular AfDs and has comments worded similar to those of the nominator: [1], [2], [3], [4], [5], and [6]. The nominator had earlier added delete votes to some of these discussions in addition to his initial nominations (see [7] and [8]) and so using an IP (perhaps just logged out?) to do the same does not seem like that much of a leap. It is unlikely in any event that an IP who is not some existing editor would show up in a specific flurry of AfDs to say to delete (we do get that with fans of something who say to keep, but not so much on the delete side). Moreover, in the minority of non-AfD edits that the IP has made it is to the same page as last edited by Dwanyewest: [9].
• The account User:ArticlesForRedemption has been blocked indefinitely. This account also has an interest in British related articles: see [10] and [11] for example. The IP, which is again from Britain, has just shown up in an AFD nominated by this recently indeffed account: [12].

Thus, I am concerned that the IP is being used as a sock IP to vote stack. Sincerely, --A Nobody^{My talk} 16:33, 25 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Comments by accused parties

See Defending yourself against claims.

Comments by other users

• It appears more likely to me that the sockmaster for this SPI would be the blocked user ArticlesForRedemption (talk · contribs), in which case it would fall under code letter E (Evasion of community-based bans or blocks). Wine Guy~Talk 18:09, 25 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • Articles for Redemption's very first edit was only on 16 February 2010, whereas the other account started editing much earlier than that. Thus, I am going by the oldest account. On another note, given that Articles for Redemption's very first edit was indeed to start an AfD as well is further suspicious. Sincerely, --A Nobody^{My talk} 18:16, 25 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

• You're right, sorry. I misread the contrib page for Dwanyewest. Need more coffee. Wine Guy~Talk 18:43, 25 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Clerk, patrolling admin and checkuser comments

Checkuser request –

code letter

: E (Community ban/sanction evasion )

Current status – Completed: Reviewed by a Checkuser, results and comments are below.    Requested by A Nobody^{My talk} 16:33, 25 February 2010 (UTC) [reply]

 Clerk endorsed Spitfire^Tally-ho! 21:16, 25 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

• ArticlesForRedemption is Chandlerchester, everything else is  Unrelated (although all located in the UK). Brandon (talk) 02:55, 26 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

 Administrator note Chandlerchester indefinitely blocked and tagged as a sock of ArticlesForRedemption. –MuZemike 01:02, 1 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

This case has been marked as closed. It will be archived after its final review by a Checkuser .