Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Wikiman2718

Wikiman2718

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For archived investigations, see Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Wikiman2718/Archive.

31 August 2020

– A user has requested CheckUser. An SPI clerk will shortly look at the case and endorse or decline the request.

Suspected sockpuppets

• 66.244.121.212 (talk⁺ · tag · contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RBLs · proxy check · block user · spi block · block log · cross-wiki contribs · CheckUser (log))
• 68.45.46.177 (talk⁺ · tag · contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RBLs · proxy check · block user · spi block · block log · cross-wiki contribs · CheckUser (log))
• 2600:1702:1BD0:6A00:9991:A805:0:0/64 (talk⁺ · tag · contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RBLs · proxy check · block user · spi block · block log · cross-wiki contribs · CheckUser (log))

• Tools: Editor interaction utility • Interaction Timeline • User compare report Auto-generated every hour.

He has admitted to using IP sockpuppets for months at Wikipedia:Administrators'_noticeboard/Incidents#Socking_wrt_Lovaas?. Additionally, he has engaged in edit warring repeatedly, claiming that "none of my detractors seem to be able to write a better article than I have".

He also claims to have lost his password at Talk:Ole_Ivar_Lovaas#Misinformation, though he did not create a new account and disclose that this was his previous account, but eventually managed to log in. Atdevel (talk) 13:03, 31 August 2020 (UTC)

Comments by other users

Accused parties may also comment/discuss in this section below. See Defending yourself against claims.

• My use of multiple accounts was non-abusive, as I went to IP to avoid harassment. This is an accepted reason to go to IP. I never represented myself as multiple users. I will be happy to respond to the remaining claims when I get back from work. However, I would like to note the obvious-- the account reporting me also looks kind of like a sock. --Wikiman2718 (talk) 13:18, 31 August 2020 (UTC)

• • They admitted it, so leniency should be offered for first time offenders. They are prompted not to do it again, the second time they should be blocked. Tgeorgescu (talk) 19:25, 31 August 2020 (UTC)

• • • Hey, User:Tgeorgescu! Isn't going to IP in this way considered non-abusive? I had a good reason for it and I never tried to make anyone think I was multiple people. All interested parties may view the thread here for a full explanation circumstances in which the events occurred. Note to admins: I am preparing a case that the User:Atdevel is a sock based on behavioral evidence. Please keep this thread open until it is posted. --Wikiman2718 (talk) 20:55, 31 August 2020 (UTC)

• • • • You were pretending to be anonymous without disclosing or creating a new account. If you get into an edit war, you have to learn how to appropriately resolve conflicts. Atdevel (talk) 21:18, 31 August 2020 (UTC)

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