Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/ItsLassieTime
ItsLassieTime
- ItsLassieTime (talk+ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)
21 January 2018
– This SPI case is closed and will be archived shortly by an SPI clerk or checkuser.
Suspected sockpuppets
- LynnWysong (talk+ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)
- AnotherDayAnotherWay (talk+ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)
- TheDogHound (talk+ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)
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The master was involved in a content dispute at Colonial Spanish Horse. A new account (now blocked as a sock) was created and the only edits not in their own user space are 3RR warnings to the opposition in the edit war and to make a 3RR complaint and an ANI complaint. (Diffs: [1], [2] & [3]) Note: Following the negative result at ANI, one further edit was made before the account was blocked.
Attention has been drawn to TheDogHound (now also blocked) which has performed the same reports against the same opponent and even accused the opponent of Meatpuppetry. (Diffs: [4], [5] & [6]).
The sock master is still active and without sanction. ForSPI (talk) 15:07, 21 January 2018 (UTC) — ForSPI (talk • contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic.
Not sure how to affects things but there is now a suggestion that these are all socks of ItsLassieTime. ForSPI (talk) 15:24, 21 January 2018 (UTC)
Comments by other users
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Whatever.Lynn (SLW) (talk) 15:40, 21 January 2018 (UTC)
- This SPI is a red herring, since the blocked accounts with high probability are socks of ItsLassieTime instead (see comments in this section at WP:ANI). So I would recommend a check of the OP, too, to see if there's a connection between them and ILT. - Tom | Thomas.W talk 15:59, 21 January 2018 (UTC)
- The OP stated at SPI that they are the same as IP 148.252.129.201, which has all of nine edits.Lynn (SLW) (talk) 16:18, 21 January 2018 (UTC)
- Can this get merged to the SPI for ITL and deleted since it was clearly created in bad faith to harass Lynn? And can ForSPI get indeffed as well? —/Mendaliv/2¢/Δ's/ 16:39, 21 January 2018 (UTC)
- So hang on a moment. Indeffed for what exactly? You got to WP:SPI to raise a case. But as an IP address editor, you cannot. The instructions there tell you to "Log in or create an account to start [the investigation]". You follow the instructions and then everyone is accusing you of being a sock of (presumably) the very person you are creating the report against. How does that work then? ForSPI (talk) 17:02, 21 January 2018 (UTC)
- Some minor detective work suggests that this ItsLassieTime sock farm is based in Kansas in the US (fits with the mainly American related articles edited). I (and my IP address, 148.252.129.201 which I have made no attempt to disguise) are located firmly in the UK, several thousand miles away (though the location is a couple of hundred miles out). ForSPI (talk) 18:25, 21 January 2018 (UTC)
Clerk, CheckUser, and/or patrolling admin comments
This case is being reviewed by Sir Sputnik as part of the clerk training process. Please allow them to process the entire case without interference, and pose any questions or concerns either on their Talk page or on this page if more appropriate.
Clerk endorsed - But only with respect to the blocked accounts, as no meaningful evidence against LynnWysong has been presented. This is quite clearly ILT. Please check to identify potential sleepers. Sir Sputnik (talk) 15:39, 21 January 2018 (UTC)- I don't see any other ITL accounts. Closing.--Bbb23 (talk) 16:27, 21 January 2018 (UTC)
Awaiting administrative action - Could an admin clerk please merge this into Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/ItsLassieTime? Sir Sputnik (talk) 18:25, 21 January 2018 (UTC)
- Tagging and closing. Sir Sputnik (talk) 03:32, 30 January 2018 (UTC)
