Wikipedia:Suspected sock puppets/Vox Humana 8'

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[edit] User:Vox Humana 8'

Suspected sockpuppeteer

Vox Humana 8' (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · block log)

Suspected sockpuppets

Vox AntiVandal 1.0 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · block log) - Already blocked
AntiVandal001 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · block log) - Already blocked
EccentricRichard (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · block log)

Report submission by

Tagishsimon (talk) 21:49, 21 June 2007 (UTC)

Evidence

The name of the first suspected sock puppet; the singular interest in Andy Mabbett's page [1], [2]; and to note that Vox Humana 8' seems to have been a puppetmaster for EccentricRichard, who is supporting the retention of a link to a webpage written by Vox Humana 8' - see [3] Assuming Vox Humana 8' is getting into the habit of using sockpuppets, I think it best to wean him off it.

Comments

User:EccentricRichard redirects to User:Vox Humana 8'; the latter was previously blocked as a sock of the former. Vox AntiVandal 1.0 is now blocked (as I've noted above). Note also 3RR ([4], [5], [6])by combined accounts on César Franck (history) on 20 June, describing removal of a link to his own "MySpace" page as vandalism. Andy Mabbett 22:05, 21 June 2007 (UTC)

See also [7]: I have been using socks to fight vandalism - I realise I shouldn't have used my old account to revert the removal of the MySpace link from the Franck page, though. I shan't be going about socking, but hopefully, if - in the process of fighting blatant (i. e. Pelican s***-standard) vandalism - I have to violate the 3RR rule, I won't get into too much trouble.--Vox Humana 8' 23:03, 21 June 2007 (UTC)

and

[8]: You have used socks to evade 3RR to support a link to your own website, and in furtherance of your opinion as to what a user may or may not put on their user page. Neither of those things has anything to do with vandalism, and in any event use use of socks fatally undermines your argument, even were vandalism an issue. You are using socks to circumvent policy (the link to your website) and, I presume, to avoid scrutiny from other editors. Those are clearly against [Wikipedia:Sock puppetry|policy]. Per that policy, I see no legitimate uses of multiple accounts in your actions. I think you should reconsider your approach. --Tagishsimon (talk)

Conclusions

Clear use of a sock to violate 3RR. Socks have already been blocked, puppetmaster blocked for 48 hours. Seraphimblade ^{Talk to me} 00:23, 27 June 2007 (UTC)