Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/WMrapids

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WMrapids

WMrapids (talk⁺ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)

22 June 2024

– This SPI case is closed and will be archived shortly by an SPI clerk or checkuser.

Suspected sockpuppets

Ethereal Whisper (talk⁺ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)
JLCop (talk⁺ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)
Tools: Editor interaction utility · Interaction Timeline · SPI Tools

On Alberto Fujimori, I noticed that the (now-banned) WMrapids modified the article to say that Fujimori was not a dictator, but was rather a figurehead leader. The two other accounts seem to be continuing his editing, and were created once WMRapids was sanctioned. There is also overlap on Draft:Fujimorist propaganda. Walsh90210 (talk) 03:51, 22 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Comments by other users

Accused parties may also comment/discuss in this section below. See Defending yourself against claims.

@Walsh90210.

I am stating it here. My JLCop account has been compromised -- so I created a new one (Ethereal Whisper). I don't know if the user @WMrapids has anything to do with hacking my account. I hope not.

Ethereal Whisper (talk) 04:11, 22 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I am doing the exact opposite of user WMrapids. In the article about Alberto Fujimori, although he is often reported as a figurehead, the term "dictator" is almost universally used (n the Internet). To avoid violating WP:UNDUE on MOS:LEAD, I have somewhat concealed his characterization as a figurehead. Ethereal Whisper (talk) 04:16, 22 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Clerk, CheckUser, and/or patrolling admin comments

CheckUser requested. The claim of account compromise is concerning, and would require an account lock if true. — Red-tailed hawk _(nest) 07:15, 22 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I don't see any evidence that the JLCop account has been compromised. While JLCop and Ethereal Whisper are Confirmed to one another, their connection to WMRapids is Unlikely from a purely technical standpoint. - Aoidh (talk) 06:19, 23 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Sditor (talk⁺ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki) is also confirmed to EW and JLCop. There is overlap between all three, and Sditor and JLCop were used concurrently. @Ethereal Whisper: Please explain what's going on here. Why the third account? --Blablubbs (talk) 23:00, 23 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I just reinstated the above comment ([1]).
@Ethereal Whisper: If you're using multiple accounts to edit the same pages ([2]), you can not claim one or more of them as privacy alts and are required to disclose the connection between them. This is because other editors have to be able to figure out who (and how many people) they're interacting with, and because using multiple undisclosed alternate accounts on the same pages and topics can create an illusion of support for certain types of edits or points of view. If you want to continue using Sditor, you will have to disclose the connection using something like {{User alternative account}}. --Blablubbs (talk) 23:45, 23 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Does this still need to be listed as CU requested, or can we change the status here? — Red-tailed hawk _(nest) 04:19, 29 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I've changed the status to 'checked'. Maxim (talk) 12:11, 9 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
So... what do we do here? — Red-tailed hawk _(nest) 03:56, 29 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Closing case, it looks like this user has settled on Sditor as their one account since the others have gone inactive. If the others reactivate or there are new socks, they can be blocked with a new SPI. The Wordsmith^{Talk to me} 20:20, 7 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]