Wikipedia:Requests for checkuser/Case/Beckjord

[edit] Sockpuppets of Beckjord: DrJoe, Dr Joe, 205.208.227.49

I'd like to request a check of this group of accounts for sockpuppetry, which has been used to give the illusion of broader support for a position. Beckjord has incessantly added the same unsourced edits to Bigfoot; he has been curiously absent from that article for some time (though still quite vocal on his talk page) while these new users have shown up to revert war and make the same kinds of insults, and using the same idiosyncratic comment style, on Talk:Bigfoot.

• Beckjord (talk • contribs)
  • [1] shows Beckjord inserting typical material on Bigfoot's tracks.
  • [2] shows Beckjord's frequent misuse of Wiki markup. He has a tendency to put smileys on a single line by themselves.
• Dr Joe (talk • contribs)
  • [3] shows edits related to Bigfoot tracks.
  • This user never used a talk page; presumably, this account was created first, and either the password was forgotten, or the presence of a space in the username was forgotten, and DrJoe started editing instead.
• DrJoe (talk • contribs)
  • [4] shows material on Bigfoot's tracks similar to Beckjord's edit.
  • [5] shows this editor claiming to be part of the "DrJoe editing consortium", and also the telltale use of the indented smiley.
• 205.208.227.49 (talk • contribs)
  • [6] shows similar Bigfoot track edits as above.
  • [7] shows this editor now claiming to be someone named "Jeff", also with an indented smiley.

Much more evidence can be provided if required. It will just take a lot of digging through diffs; Beckjord's method of talk page editing makes it very difficult to gather info this way. android79 13:52, 11 January 2006 (UTC)

I agree that Beckjord's use of the socks has meandered into abusive territory at this point, for what it's worth. —Bunchofgrapes (talk) 22:45, 11 January 2006 (UTC)

That Beckjord's IP address is 205.208.227.49 is no great surprise, since he signed several edits with both his name and that IP address. Even assuming that DrJoe and Beckjord were the same editor, I just don't see the evidence of prohibited sockpuppetry, though, so must I decline to provide a statement as to whether Beckjord and DrJoe (or Dr Joe) are the same editor. Kelly Martin (talk) 05:35, 12 January 2006 (UTC)

Fair enough. Thanks for your time, Kelly. If more evidence would convince you to run the check, let me know, though it sounds like you've examined more than just the diffs I've provided here. android79 06:08, 12 January 2006 (UTC)