Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Armen888/Archive
Armen888
Armen888 (talk+ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)
23 September 2024
[edit]Suspected sockpuppets
[edit]- Nakhararakan (talk+ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)
- Armeniansarebest (talk+ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)
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- Armeniansarebest has a history of POV-pushing edit activity, which I summarized at User talk:Armeniansarebest#Promotion of Armenian ethnicity.
- Nakhararakan is a new account created on 26 August 2024 with similar edit activity.
- Armeniansarebest edited from 2 July 2024 until 22 August 2024
- Armeniansarebest disclosed an alternate account Armen888, which was active from 15 October 2022 until 6 June 2024.
I would give the user the benefit of the doubt, as these are mostly serial non-simultaneous uses of multiple accounts. Other users expressed concerns about the username "Armeniansarebest", providing a reasonable justification for a new username. However Nakhararakan mentions that they had prior banned accounts, indicating this is probably block evasion. Further, they claim to be entitled to Veteran editor status, indicating at least 8,000 edits. None of the aforementioned accounts is anywhere close to this number. The fact that Armeniansarebest disclosed a prior account but Nakhararakan didn't indicates to me that if this is the same user then the lack of disclosure is willful. Daask (talk) 21:44, 23 September 2024 (UTC) Daask (talk) 21:44, 23 September 2024 (UTC)
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[edit]- These are all obviously the same user. Given the POV-pushing, admission of previous block(s), and apparent creation of a new account to avoid scrutiny, I am blocking all three users indefinitely. Closing. —Ingenuity (t • c) 22:39, 23 September 2024 (UTC)
17 October 2024
[edit]Suspected sockpuppets
[edit]- Azatxa (talk+ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)
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- David the Invincible - IP -- Armeniansarebest
- User:Yerevantsi's talk page - IP's canvassing-- Nakhararakan's request for "assistance"
- IP adding Armenian name to article -- Nakhararakan adding Armenian name to article -- Armen888 adding Armenian name to article
- Armenians in the United Kingdom -- IP,another IP ---Armen888,[1],[2],[3]
- Ashot I of Armenia - IP reverting Daask(restoring Armenian ethnicity-added by Armeniansarebest) --Armeniansarebest(adding Armenian ethnicity to article)
- Verlian Madatov - IP adding Armenian to article,another IP adding to article -- Armeniansarebest adding Armenian generals category
- Armenian mythology - IP adds back Armenian name for Armenian mythology which I had removed as sock edits on 28 Sept -- Nakhararakan adds Armenian name for Armenian mythology
As for Azatxa their first edit[4], clearly indicates an editor that is very familiar with our infoboxes. This edit[5], elicited the response from Daask, "Special:Diff/1247863470 clearly indicates an experienced Wikipedia editor; that's a particularly arcane piece of template syntax."
Since there is one named account I've asked for a CU to ensure no other sleeper accounts. As for evidence on the IPs, if you need more feel free to ask. Kansas Bear (talk) 18:58, 17 October 2024 (UTC)
Comments by other users
[edit]- Accused parties may also comment/discuss in this section below. See Defending yourself against claims.
Clerk, CheckUser, and/or patrolling admin comments
[edit]- Azatxa is
Confirmed. 
No comment with respect to IP address(es) RoySmith (talk) 19:54, 17 October 2024 (UTC) - Blocking .29.196 for behavior and closing. Izno (talk) 18:17, 19 October 2024 (UTC)
