Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Janine Thompson

Janine Thompson

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For archived investigations, see Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Janine Thompson/Archive.

31 January 2015

– An SPI clerk has endorsed a request for CheckUser. A checkuser will shortly review the case.

Suspected sockpuppets

• Fred Bosgra (talk⁺ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)
• Joan Gelao (talk⁺ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)
• Joan Silver (talk⁺ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)
• Roman.abbassi (talk⁺ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)
• Sarah Thinking 26 (talk⁺ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)
• Tim Fredricks 53 (talk⁺ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)
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As noted here by LibStar, the last 4 (Joan Silver, Roman.abbassi, Sarah Thinking 26, and Tim Fredricks 53) are connected by Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Celia Berrell, with the same style of signing and contributing (e.g. marking all edits regardless of what they are as minor), as well as a lack of user pages. None of their edits overlap in time, as well, as far as I can tell. The sockpuppeteer and first two socks (Janine Thompson, Fred Bosgra, and Joan Gelao) are from 2010 and thus stale, but linked to these also by a very similar interest in articles, such as Celia Berrell, Tom Burlinson, Sophie Lee, Pat Farmer, Cliff Richard, Layne Beachley, and others. Given the usernames, it would seem like they're not one person but instead maybe some marketing firm, especially given the names of some of the sections they've edited; however, that may just be an attempt at misdirection. For clarification, I've selected the first of the accounts that edited as the master; if the first three aren't related then Joan Silver is likely the ringleader here, as that account is IIRC the oldest. ansh666 11:36, 31 January 2015 (UTC)

Comments by other users

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

I apologise if I have done the wrong thing. I admire these creative people with distinguished careers. I was excited about the process and told others as well. All the statements are properly referenced and researched. Much of the information has been on Wikipedia in various forms for several years, as would be expected. I hope you see the quality in their contributions in their respective fields. Joan Silver (talk) 22:15, 31 January 2015 (UTC)Joan SilverJoan Silver (talk) 22:15, 31 January 2015 (UTC)

Clerk, CheckUser, and/or patrolling admin comments

•  Clerk endorsed Given the AfD participation, I'm endorsing a check for the four accounts mentioned. The remaining accounts will need to be decided on behavioral evidence. Mike V • Talk 18:39, 31 January 2015 (UTC)

I apologise if I have done the wrong thing. I admire these creative people with distinguished careers. I was excited about the process and told others as well. All the statements are properly referenced and researched. Much of the information has been on Wikipedia in various forms for several years, as would be expected. I hope you see the quality in their contributions in their respective fields. Joan Silver (talk) 22:13, 31 January 2015 (UTC)Joan SilverJoan Silver (talk) 22:13, 31 January 2015 (UTC)

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