Wikipedia:Suspected sock puppets/The Negotiator
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- The following discussion is an archived debate of the case of suspected sockpuppetry. Please do not modify it. No further edits should be made to this page. All edits should go to the talk page of this case. If you are seeing this page as a result of an attempt to open a new case of sockpuppetry of the same user, read this for detailed instructions.
[edit] User:The Negotiator
- Suspected sockpuppeteer
The Negotiator (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · block log · rfcu)
- Suspected sockpuppets
Professional Deletionist (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · block log)
Snakese (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · block log)
Seriousspender (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · block log)
- Report submission by
IAmSasori (talk) 16:10, 31 January 2008 (UTC)
- Evidence
While The Negotiator, Professional Deletionist, and Snakese were already blocked for sockpuppetry, I suspect that Seriousspender is a new sock puppet that the former user The Negotiator is controlling.
Seriousspender's contributions are very similar to the blocked account Professional Deletionist's contributions in terms of disrupting various articles and redirects, particularly ones related to RuneScape, even if the redirects were specific for the RuneScape game.
Such examples of the former Professional Deletionist's edits were: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]
Some similar examples of the current Seriousspender's edits were: [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18]
Diff #1 from Professional Deletionist and Diff #7 from Seriousspender are very alike in the same goal on the same article.
Diff #3 from Professional Deletionist and Diff #8 from Seriousspender also appear to have the same goal on the same article.
Diff #6 from Professional Deletionist and Diff #11 from Seriousspender not only appears to have the same goal, but also made the exact same redirect.
All evidence used were in relation to RuneScape, but there were apparently disruption in other similar topics according to the contributions.
- Comments
A checkuser is strongly requested. IAmSasori (talk) 16:10, 31 January 2008 (UTC)
My edits are on similar articles, and my goal is to improve Wikipedia. If you think I'm being disruptive or doing something wrong, shouldn't you have told me on my talk page?--Seriousspender (talk) 17:44, 31 January 2008 (UTC)
- I have already told you the suspicion case on your talk page and brought you here. IAmSasori (talk) 19:29, 31 January 2008 (UTC)
- Conclusions
The evidence strongly indicates that Seriousspender is the same as Professional Deletionist. However, PD was blocked as an inappropriate username. There is nothing preventing them from registering a new account. Please explain why PD is The Negotiator. I have not yet seen the connection. Jehochman Talk 20:16, 10 February 2008 (UTC)
- Okay. Here are the smoking diffs that show that Professional Deletionist = Snakese. [19] [20] We know that Snakese = The Negotiator [21] and Snakese is indefinitely blocked for editing abuses. [22] Therefore, it is my conclusion that Seriousspender shall be indefinitely blocked as a sock puppet of Snakese. Jehochman Talk 20:31, 10 February 2008 (UTC)