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User:Fila3466757
- Suspected sockpuppeteer
Fila3466757 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · block log)
- Suspected sockpuppets
Farlack907 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · block log)
Farlack913 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · block log)
Greenock125 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · block log)
ScotRail DBSO (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · block log)
ScotRail421 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · block log)
FA53764968566fgtu7757 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · block log)
Rydo12345678 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · block log)
- Report submission by
Stewart (talk) 22:12, 6 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]
- Evidence
Fila3466757
- Incorrect information added
- Possible threats to other users on talk page
- Inappropriate reversal of route information
- Addition of incorrect information very doubtful
- Inappropriate reversal of route information
- Inappropriate language on talk page
- Admission that Farlack931 and ScotRail421 are sockpuppets following query by Admin User:John.
- threats to other users on talk page
- Message onto a sockpuppet user page
- response to old comment of a sockpuppet talk page which ignores and does not respond to the comments being made.
- Addition added 10 January 2008
- Inappropriate language on talk page regarding the activities on other pages.
- Addition added 13 January 2008
- Abuse to a user who has suggested a means of identifying the issues he has concern with.
- Addition added 15 January 2008
- More inappropriate language and abuse on User:Pencefn's talk page (for something Pencefn didn't do no less).
Farlack907 (Active May to August 2007)
- http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=ScotRail&diff=prev&oldid=137403633
- http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Minor_characters_in_The_Railway_Series&diff=prev&oldid=132210642 reverted by User:Gwernol
- http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_fictional_countries&diff=152964825&oldid=152527157
Farlack913
- Inappropriate message subsequently blanked by admin User:John.
- Inappropropriate message subsequently blanked by User:Signalhead
- change data in an infobox even though the text explains the reason for the status quo
- Edit to location of station, resulting in invalid wikilink
- http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=North_Kent_Line&diff=prev&oldid=172528410
- Birkhill location
- another incorrect edit to Lockerbie
- Lockerbie manager
- Comment which should have been on talk page in article. Message posted on talk page by User:Pencefn
- Lockerbie reverted by User:Signalhead
- Message on own talk page regarding edits on other pages without have understood what was done and why.
- another on talk page comment
- shouting on talk page
- response to Admin comment
- response to vandalism warning
- Response to an offer of help from an Admin
- Response to case set out by an Admin who was not involved with the edit mentioned.
- As the initial creator, and a major contributor to the article, this was unexpected and inappropriate
- Reversal of route information
- Deletion of route information
- Incorrect editting of route information
- Number of platforms at Edinburgh Waverley
- Lockerbie Manager again
- Incorrect number of platforms at Motherwell]
- Inappropriate message on user page
Greenock125 (active since 18 December 2007)
- Used mainly to trawl the internet for pictures which are loaded into Wikipedia.
- Images deleted in early January now being re upload, examples include:
- Inverkip.jpg
- Langbank.jpg
- Woodhall.jpg
- Although has deleted warnings on talk page does not appear to has taken on board the issues raised.
- Meanwhile Fila3466757 posts inappropriate language when the images that do not contain copyright information are deleted.
ScotRail421
ScotRail DBSO (only two edits in November 2007)
FA53764968566fgtu7757
- Misleading edits reverted by Admin User:John
- Incorrect, potentially disruptive, edit
- Comments
Suspect that this user, although has made some good edits, is making disruptive edits and place messages on Talk and User pages that contain inappropriate and threatening language. As User:Farlack931 this user changed the number of platforms on a large number of railway station articles which required to be reverted to the correct number.
The creation of multiple accounts appears to be used to make a clean start or possibly to avoid scrutiny. --Stewart (talk) 22:12, 6 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Recent posting on the talk page suggest that this user if using the main account to post messages, whilst other accounts, specifically Greenock125 appears to be acting as a feedstock to the puppetmaster. --Stewart (talk) 09:33, 13 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]
- Conclusions
At least some of these accounts appear to be sock puppets, while the connection to others is less strong. There may also be other, undiscovered socks. There appears to be an ongoing pattern of disruption, incivility and perhaps sneaky vandalism. I will file a request for checkuser to see if that can clarify the situation. See Wikipedia:Requests for checkuser/Case/Fila3466757. Jehochman Talk 22:20, 20 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]
- The checkuser came back with a list of socks. These have been blocked indefinitely. The main account has been blocked for one week. Jehochman Talk 14:16, 21 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]