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*****As the checkuser resulted in {{confirmed}} for groups as being ''the same user'', should not those all be blocked for block evasion and abusing multiple accounts? Not sure why any of the socks should remain unblocked. -- ''']''' (]) 20:29, 24 August 2010 (UTC) *****As the checkuser resulted in {{confirmed}} for groups as being ''the same user'', should not those all be blocked for block evasion and abusing multiple accounts? Not sure why any of the socks should remain unblocked. -- ''']''' (]) 20:29, 24 August 2010 (UTC)
******The AlexJohnTorres12 account wasn't used to circumvent the JessaRinaldi block, and the other group hadn't previously been blocked. The ] remedy stipulates duplicate accounts which focus on Scientology should be blocked, but doesn't indicate the main account should be blocked. ] (]) 20:43, 24 August 2010 (UTC) ******The AlexJohnTorres12 account wasn't used to circumvent the JessaRinaldi block, and the other group hadn't previously been blocked. The ] remedy stipulates duplicate accounts which focus on Scientology should be blocked, but doesn't indicate the main account should be blocked. ] (]) 20:43, 24 August 2010 (UTC)
*******The checkuser stated, above, ''"The first group of users could be related to Shutterbug based on geolocation of IPs"''. Combine that with behavioral evidence. Combine that with attempts to evade scrutiny of ] through use of open proxies, mobile phones, etc. All this put together suggests a very likely conclusion that these are not simply "new" accounts that just happen to have a couple socks, but rather one big sock ring, associated with ]. -- ''']''' (]) 20:49, 24 August 2010 (UTC)
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Shutterbug

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

Populated account categories: confirmed · suspected

For archived investigations, see Misplaced Pages:Sockpuppet investigations/Shutterbug/Archive.


– A checkuser has completed a check on relevant users in this case, and it is now awaiting administration and close.


24 August 2010
Suspected sockpuppets



Evidence submitted by Cirt

Block evasion. Violation of multiple sections of WP:ARBSCI, notably restrictions on multiple accounts, and restrictions on use of open proxies and disclosure of Church of Scientology-controlled IPs and managed sock accounts.

  1. AlexJohnTorres12 (talk · contribs) -- spam/promo at article on leader of Church of Scientology, example includes,
  2. JessaRinaldi (talk · contribs) -- Blocked for violations of WP:BLP policy, on page on critic of Scientology,
  3. Whoismarty (talk · contribs) -- Blocked for violations of WP:BLP on Scientology critic article page,
  4. Johnalexwood (talk · contribs) -- Prior block for use of non reliable sources on WP:BLP pages within Scientology topic,
  5. Monsignore (talk · contribs) -- Removal of links to subject's website, on article about Scientology critic,
  6. MrSimmonds (talk · contribs) -- Removal of subject's own blog from article about subject, who is a Scientology critic
  7. Jimgreensboro (talk · contribs) -- Additions of primary-sourced-Church of Scientology-material and promotional webpages, to article on Scientology spokesperson
  8. Jbsweden9 (talk · contribs) -- Blocked, for using Misplaced Pages for spam/advertising, removing critical content about Scientology across multiple pages
  9. Fairyday (talk · contribs) -- Page blanking, removal of sourced (critical) content from Scientology article, example,

Most likely that most, if not all, of these accounts, have used forms of technical IP usage which violates WP:ARBSCI. -- Cirt (talk) 04:16, 24 August 2010 (UTC)

Note: If not Shutterbug (talk · contribs), some of these accounts may also be tied with technical data correlations to another sockmaster on Scientology topic, that of banned user DavidYork71 (talk · contribs). -- Cirt (talk) 04:18, 24 August 2010 (UTC)
Comments by accused parties   

See Defending yourself against claims.


Comments by other users
Clerk, patrolling admin and checkuser comments
  •  Confirmed the following as one user:
  1. AlexJohnTorres12 (talk · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)
  2. JessaRinaldi (talk · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)

Also  Confirmed the following as one user:

  1. MrSimmonds (talk · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)
  2. Mike Greenwood (talk · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)
  3. Monsignore (talk · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)
  4. Jimgreensboro (talk · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)

It appears that these two groups of users are Red X Unrelated. No open proxies as far as I can tell, just a lot of mobile editing, which makes it harder to connect the accounts to each other. The first group of users could be related to Shutterbug based on geolocation of IPs, but again, it's nothing concrete. Fairyday (talk · contribs) appears Red X Unrelated to any of the above users, but could be Shutterbug based on location. Nishkid64 (Make articles, not wikidrama) 04:32, 24 August 2010 (UTC)

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