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Brian K Horton

Brian K Horton (talk⁺ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)

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For archived investigations, see Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Brian K Horton/Archive.

09 June 2021

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Suspected sockpuppets

Cheetham Jones Parks (talk⁺ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)
Mr Happy Shoes (talk⁺ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)
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The big red flags for me, both present in their first edit at RSN (diff are:

focus on Guy Macon
focus on the Daily Mail
their edit starting with "I have been informed"—if the behavioral evidence didn't suggest socking, I'd have suggested this might be meat-puppetry.

Pinging Guy Macon for a smell test and any additional thoughts. Firefangledfeathers (talk) 19:23, 9 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Comments by other users

It should be noted that another recent account Mr Happy Shoes (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) has recently been blocked as a sockpuppet of Brian K Horton/Crows Nest by CaptainEek after a long period of inactivity, with a similar focus on British tabloids, probably worth checking the IP of that account also. The long screeds of both accounts are characteristic of Crows Nest. Hemiauchenia (talk) 19:26, 9 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Agreed. I was mainly comparing to Happy Shoes. Their contributions are all focused on the same tabloid issue and Guy, for example this edit. Firefangledfeathers (talk) 19:30, 9 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]
This is just Mr Happy Shoes (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) all over again. Can't he be blocked for good?VikingDrummer (talk) 19:56, 9 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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 * It should be noted that another recent account {{userlinks|Mr Happy Shoes}} has recently been blocked as a sockpuppet of Brian K Horton/Crows Nest by {{u|CaptainEek}} after a long period of inactivity, with a similar focus on British tabloids, probably worth checking the IP of that account also. The long screeds of both accounts are characteristic of Crows Nest. [[User:Hemiauchenia|Hemiauchenia]] ([[User talk:Hemiauchenia|talk]]) 19:26, 9 June 2021 (UTC)
 *:Agreed. I was mainly comparing to Happy Shoes. Their [[Special:Contributions/Mr Happy Shoes|contributions]] are all focused on the same tabloid issue and Guy, for example [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Guy_Macon&diff=prev&oldid=1027529509 this edit]. [[User:Firefangledfeathers|Firefangledfeathers]] ([[User talk:Firefangledfeathers|talk]]) 19:30, 9 June 2021 (UTC)
-<small>''Accused parties may also comment/discuss in this section below. See [[Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/SPI/Guidance#Defending yourself against claims|Defending yourself against claims]].''</small>
 *This is just {{userlinks|Mr Happy Shoes}} all over again. Can't he be blocked for good?[[User:VikingDrummer|VikingDrummer]] ([[User talk:VikingDrummer|talk]]) 19:56, 9 June 2021 (UTC)
+<small>''Accused parties may also comment/discuss in this section below. See [[Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/SPI/Guidance#Defending yourself against claims|Defending yourself against claims]].''</small>
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