Wikipedia:Suspected sock puppets/UkraineToday (6th)

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User:UkraineToday (6th)

Suspected sockpuppeteer

UkraineToday (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · block log)

Suspected sockpuppets

80.97.94.178 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · block log)
62.6.242.14 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · block log)
212.248.240.1 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · block log)
88.191.25.38 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · block log)
189.56.193.250 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · block log)
212.92.23.102 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · block log)

Report submission by

Jd2718 (talk) 21:32, 17 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
62.6.242.14 appended by Jd2718 (talk) 08:26, 18 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
212.248.240.1 appended by --TAG (talk) 00:24, 19 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
88.191.25.38 open proxy by --TAG (talk) 20:31, 20 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
189.56.193.250 open proxy by Timberframe (talk) 10:59, 21 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
212.92.23.102 open proxy by --TAG (talk) 11:03, 22 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Evidence

IP edits the same article as previous user:UkraineToday socks (see the previous sock puppet reports: 1st, 3rd, 4th, 5th. He restores the same charts from his blog, makes false 3RR warnings, uses the same variety of mispellings (read to the end, they accelerate and become more unusual, regularly fails to sign, all matching the evidence in the previous sockpuppet reports.

And in case there is any question, he is hand-signing his talk page edits as D@Work, telling us he is the same editor as previously blocked-as-puppet DemocracyATwork. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Jd2718 (talk • contribs) 22:22, 17 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The newer sock, user talk:62.6.242.14, appeared and edited twice, once the talk page where he heaped abuse on those who disagreed with him [1], and once he vandalized Internet Forum [2] which DeadEyeArrow had just repaired. DeadEyeArrow reverted UkraineToday earlier today. Jd2718 (talk) 08:28, 18 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

New anon ip 212.248.240.1 has restored charts created by UkraineToday at Template:Ukrainian parliamentary election, 2007 --TAG (talk) 00:24, 19 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Comments

The original block was for e-mail abuse. Since then he has revealed RL id, spammed talk pages, edit warred, and used multiple puppets to evade his ban.

Both IPs are open-proxies and were blocked as part of Wikipedia:WikiProject on open proxies. But it's unknown if case will evolve. --TAG (talk) 15:27, 18 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

"Both" in the comment immediately above refers only to the first two IPs. Jd2718 (talk) 00:28, 19 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Actually - all future IPs of this abuser are expected to come from open proxies. 212.248.240.1 is also open proxy --TAG (talk) 00:35, 19 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

189.56.193.250 continues edits by previous socks to the same images and talk pages, using the same vocabulary and characteristic spelling mistakes and continuing the campaign of trying to reveal my real life identity. -- Timberframe (talk) 10:59, 21 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

UkraineToday keep using proxy IPs from proksi.hash.es website. --TAG (talk) 11:03, 22 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Comment In case anyone felt like reviewing the original ban... There are current behaviors that reaffirm the need for the original ban. The account edit wars, as we've been seeing on Ukrainian parliamentary election, 2007, and, after semi-protection, on the associated talk page. The account edits disruptively (see this talk page. The 1st edit is by the banned user, copying another editor's comment, sig, and time stamp from elsewhere). The account is abusive towards other edits. The account has revealed RL data about other editors. Jd2718 (talk) 00:26, 22 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Conclusions

Tiresome. I have made sure all the IPs are blocked. They were open proxies. Additionally, I have semi-protected the pages that were being attacked. Hopefully the user will get bored and go find something productive to do with their time instead of bothering Wikipedia. Jehochman ^Talk 00:54, 24 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]