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Shir-e-Iran

Report date April 19 2009, 22:25 (UTC)
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Suspected sockpuppets


Evidence submitted by Wuhwuzdat (talk)

User:Shir-e-Iran, started editing shortly after user:KDICO was blocked for having a promotional user name (no infraction of rules here, as a new username was appropriate)

Shir-e-iran became involved in an AfD discussion about article created by KDICO, and when consensus was clearly in favor of deletion, new account "Computer Geek number1" was created, with only edits so far being to back up Shir-e-Iran's position.

clear case of using a sock to help build consensus. Wuhwuzdat (talk) 22:25, 19 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]


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Comments by other users

I fully agree with Wuhwuzdat and I think he's absolutely right in bringing this here. Yintaɳ  22:46, 19 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I added the IP address 87.107.116.89, as it has also edited Kasra Hooshmand Engineering Co., P.J.S. (KDI). Unsurprisingly, that address locates to Tehran. Dori ❦ (Talk ❖ Contribs ❖ Review) ❦ 01:26, 20 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

  • The KDICO account does not appear to have been used since 15:50 on 19 April. The switch from using that account to Shir-e-Iran (first contributions 16:13 on the 19th) seems to be a rename to avoid a username issue, since the company being written about is named KDI (KDI Co.?). However, the use of Computer Geek number1 does appear to be an attempt to stack votes in an AfD. —C.Fred (talk) 01:45, 20 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Possibly worth noting: while KDICO created the article in question, Shir-e-Iran removed the CSD tags editors applied to the article (here and here). While it's fine for someone to dump their old account and create a new one after being blocked for a spam username, if they're the same person, they shouldn't be deleting the CSD tag. Dori ❦ (Talk ❖ Contribs ❖ Review) ❦ 04:36, 20 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • I agree with Wuhwuzdat, as Computer Geek number1, other than only making an edit to the AFD, used exactly the same reasoning, despite stiff evidence. However, I'm not too sure about the IPs (I haven't looked at them yet) Cheers. I'mperator 17:41, 26 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]
...and a fourth, same reason, also locates to Tehran. Wuhwuzdat (talk) 18:35, 27 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • QUESTION, is it too late to request checkuser evidence in this case? If Possible I would like to add a request, due to Ongoing, serious pattern vandalism involving dozens of incidents, and possible meatpuppetry. Wuhwuzdat (talk) 19:22, 27 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]


I could be way off on this one; if anyone wants to disagree with my spidey-sense, go right ahead. Dori ❦ (Talk ❖ Contribs ❖ Review) ❦ 07:21, 28 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Comment I have just blocked Artesh-e-Iran for 72 hours for repeated personal attacks, mainly against Wuhwuzdat Tonywalton Talk 13:16, 28 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]
I agree 100% with your evidence, Dori, and witnessing this users recent rampage of userpage vandalism, personal attacks and profanity, (triggered by my templating their user and talk pages with the appropriate templates for a suspected sock) only adds to my belief that User:Artesh-e-Iran is yet another leg of this millipede. Wuhwuzdat (talk) 13:23, 28 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

(comments below added AFTER checkuser findings posted)

Clerk, patrolling admin and checkuser comments
Checkuser request – code letter: B (Ongoing serious pattern vandalism )
Current status –   Completed: Reviewed by a Checkuser, results and comments are below.
  Clerk endorsed This whole thing is a bit tl;dr, apologies in advance to the CU. — Jake Wartenberg 02:45, 28 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Watoowatoo2000 is   Possible; all the rest are   Likely. Dominic·t 09:15, 29 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Conclusions
  This case has been marked as closed. It has been archived automatically.


Report date April 29 2009, 21:10 (UTC)
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Suspected sockpuppets
Evidence submitted by Wuhwuzdat (talk)

Please consider this to be an extension of the investigation that was closed this morning.

User Drittes Riech 1940 was continuing the series of Iranian military edits started by Shir-e-Iran, (and continued by his socks) when blocked for username violation.

A template created by Drittes Reich 1940 was a copy and paste edit of a template recently created by Shir (note the internal template names are the same in both templates, with Dritte's V-D-E links going to Shir's template).

Admin who blocked Drittes had his userpage attacked by 92.50.30.171, who signed his work as "Drittes."

"Drittes" responded from a different IP on with this edit

After my posting on WP:ANI connecting Drittes and Shir, my userpage was attacked by Shir, using IP 217.146.216.194. I apologize for reopening this investigation so soon after it was closed, but the sockmaster in question here seems to be quite persistent. Wuhwuzdat (talk) 21:10, 29 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Forgot to mention, all IP's geolocate to Tehran, just as in the previous SPI. Wuhwuzdat (talk) 23:50, 29 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]



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Comments by other users
CheckUser requests
Checkuser request – code letter: E (Community ban/sanction evasion )
Current status –   Declined, the reason can be found below.    Requested by Wuhwuzdat (talk) 21:10, 29 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Clerk, patrolling admin and checkuser comments


Conclusions
  This case has been marked as closed. It has been archived automatically.
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