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AlxRnz02

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Prior SSP or RFCU cases may exist for this user:

Report date December 3 2009, 05:19 (UTC)
Suspected sockpuppets


Evidence submitted by RightCowLeftCoast

RightCowLeftCoast (talk) 05:19, 3 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]


Comments by accused parties

See Defending yourself against claims.

  • The account Ssypher is not even related my account. It is the account of a friend of mine who is also a member of Connetquot Junior State of America, specifically the President.
  • The account Beethoven02 is not my account, but my brother's. I could go into detail regarding the events leading him to obtain the nickname Beethoven, but I do not believe it to be necessary. My brother is a Deputy Director of Finance in Connetquot Junior State of America.
  • The account MUNKings is of my friend Steve, he created it on my IP Address and has been using it when he comes over. (His computer broke so I've been letting him come over to use my notebook.) He is also a member of Connetquot Junior State of America, more specifically the Director of 12th Grade Community Service.
  • As for the account Chsjsa, I am not sure who created it, nor do I believe the creator to be a member of our club. It is most likely an obvious attempt to sabotage our credibility by one of our club's competitors.
  • As for the IP Address 74.101.175.152, it is completely unrelated to this investigation and being used as irrelevant evidence against the issue of Connetquot Junior State of America, not sock puppetry.
  • Also, it is stated that there are "dozens more pages like these." This is an unsubstantiated claim based on not fact, but opinion. The sites cited are the only involved. These are sites relating to Connetquot Junior State of America; they are not randomly selected for vandalism.
  • Thank you RightCowLeftCoast for pointing out WP:MEAT. This clearly states that the "recruitment" of other users is against policy. Since the other users stated above were consultants who acted independently of my control, these actions do not fall under sock puppetry. I did not nor will I recruit others for any purpose; however, I will not nor can I prevent users in my organization who are aware of the multiple edits from accessing and modifying those articles.
  • In conclusion, I apologize for any misunderstandings or deviations from standard policy, but there is no sock puppetry taking place. It is merely a group of friends and I posting information on relevant pages to provide information regarding a newly formed organization at Connetquot High School. Why? Because this organization is already the largest chapter in the country and largest extracurricular in our school. We are organizing community service programs, interstate conferences, and a fund-raising program to donate to the USS New York College Fund to provide opportunities for our service men and women to obtain an education while overseas. These above aspects of Connetquot Junior State of America are the sole motivation for our posts, not vandalism nor conflict of interest. These are good faith edits and do not fall under the category of sock puppetry. AlxRnz02 (talk) 17:21, 4 December 2009 (UTC)contribs 12:20, 4 December 2009.[reply]
Comments by other users

These four users appear to all be affiliated with the Connetquot Junior State of America, an article currently up for deletion. All four are new accounts whose edits have focused exclusively on this particular club. It appears that these four editors are trying to publish their club information (including list of officers) on as many pages as possible. See these diffs as examples: [1], [2], [3], [4], [5], [6], [7], [8], [9] and [10]. There are at least a dozen more just like these. Also, the names of the users indicate they are directly involved in the club. For example, user AlxRnz02 is likely the same as the club's "Director of Finance/Treasurer: Alex Rienzie." User "Chsjsa" is an acronym for Connetquot High School Junior State of America. User User:Ssypher is likely the same person as the club's "President: Scott Sypher." Cbl62 (talk) 05:50, 3 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The following unregistered IP address has also been part of the same chain of suspicious edits relating to this club: 74.101.175.152. Cbl62 (talk) 05:59, 3 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The following may interest the user AlxRnz02: WP:MEAT, WP:SHARE. --RightCowLeftCoast (talk) 06:00, 4 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Clerk, patrolling admin and checkuser comments
Conclusions

 Clerk note: I'm willing to bank that this is more meatpuppetry than anything else. Aside from the SPAs in that AFD, there is currently a unanimous agreement for deletion, and, pending anything else that comes up, it should be deleted. Hopefully, that should be it for that. MuZemike 19:53, 6 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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