Wikipedia:Suspected sock puppets/Irub Man

The following discussion is an archived debate of the case of suspected sockpuppetry. Please do not modify it. No further edits should be made to this page. All edits should go to the talk page of this case. If you are seeing this page as a result of an attempt to open a new case of sockpuppetry of the same user, read this for detailed instructions.

[edit] User:Irub Man

Suspected sockpuppeteer

Irub Man (talk • contribs • page moves • block user • block log)

Suspected sockpuppets

Bob Cigar (talk • contribs • page moves • block user • block log)
Bubjub (talk • contribs • page moves • block user • block log)
Dublebuble (talk • contribs • page moves • block user • block log)
Erub (talk • contribs • page moves • block user • block log)
Hububletelescope (talk • contribs • page moves • block user • block log)
I Love Baldur's Gate II (talk • contribs • page moves • block user • block log)
Irubcroix (talk • contribs • page moves • block user • block log)
Kenny Rubgers (talk • contribs • page moves • block user • block log)
Le ub (talk • contribs • page moves • block user • block log)
Lub Ann Womack (talk • contribs • page moves • block user • block log)
Tony Shalub (talk • contribs • page moves • block user • block log)
Trublecleft (talk • contribs • page moves • block user • block log)
Ub8 (talk • contribs • page moves • block user • block log)
Ubtastic (talk • contribs • page moves • block user • block log)
Williamxeses (talk • contribs • page moves • block user • block log)

Report submission by

Brad Beattie (talk) 23:00, 18 January 2007 (UTC)

Evidence

All accounts have continuous spamming of some random google video URL. After several warnings, user has continued to create new accounts. Upon identification, user abandons the identified account and creates a new one. --Brad Beattie (talk) 22:56, 18 January 2007 (UTC)

User:Bob Cigar just popped up as his new alias. I haven't tagged the talk page as it would no doubt lead to another account being created. --Brad Beattie (talk) 23:02, 18 January 2007 (UTC)

Comments

I think this may relate to my removal of the same google video 5680554127237156232 about Cairo, Illinois that was posted by 151.196.122.129 (talk · contribs · logs · block user · block log) [1]. --Dual Freq 17:21, 20 January 2007 (UTC)

I was about to do it myself, but I'm just going to reccomend it here. You should bring this to WP:RFCU, so a checkuser can block the IP, the sleeper accounts, and all of the known sockpuppets after he/she confirms they are sockpuppets. Iced Kola 20:58, 20 January 2007 (UTC)

I think a checkuser request is a bit over my head. I have no idea if this case meets the strict requirements laid out at WP:RFCU and since I'm not an admin I won't be able to block anyone regardless of the outcome. I'm simply adding additional evidence to this sock puppet case since the video is obscure enough that it seems likely that the IP user is the sock puppeteer. --Dual Freq 21:34, 20 January 2007 (UTC)

I added a checkuser request. See Wikipedia:Requests for checkuser#Irub Man et all. --Brad Beattie (talk) 22:04, 20 January 2007 (UTC)

I know that Dual Freq, I was talking to BradBeattie :-). Also, this is actually a good case for WP:RFCU, I already opened up two cases like this. Iced Kola 22:33, 20 January 2007 (UTC)

Hello, I've become aware now that my IP address has been banned to due use of accounts(some listed here) that I do not own. I don't have an account at all and I read through the articles and decide to every so often fix one, revert vandalism, etc. After searching through the accounts it claims I have, I have reached here. I would like to plead that I don't want this IP banned for the sake of those who edit like me. I believe this must be a shared IP, or someone has gotten on and abused it at least. That's all I have to say about that. 71.179.12.119 01:13, 22 January 2007 (UTC)

Now that it is confirmed, what is the next step? --Dual Freq 17:40, 26 January 2007 (UTC)

I saw "what links here" at my userpage and I see this page. Why am I on here? Igfi 04:55, 27 January 2007 (UTC)

Your username or IP address has been connected via checkuser. See Wikipedia:Requests for checkuser#Irub Man et all. I'm not sure exactly how, but most of the other users have vandalized wikipedia by adding links to a google video as noted above. --Dual Freq 05:15, 27 January 2007 (UTC)

I've added the Google Video link to Shadowbot's spam blacklist. Shadow1 (talk) 13:37, 5 February 2007 (UTC)

Conclusions

Results were confirmed by checkuser for:

1. Bob Cigar
2. Bubjub
3. Dublebuble
4. Erub
5. Girlub
6. Glubrub
7. Hububletelescope
8. I Love Baldur's Gate II
9. I visit le hub?
10. Igfi
11. Irub Man
12. Irubcroix
13. Kenny Rubgers
14. Le ub
15. Lub Ann Womack
16. Massub
17. Private Bubutcher
18. Private Butcher
19. The Kwinks
20. User:Thehubnub
21. Tony Shalub
22. Trublecleft
23. Ub8
24. Ubtastic
25. Ultiub
26. Who is ub?
27. Williamxeses

All named accounts listed as suspected sock puppets have been indef blocked as vandalism-only accounts. --Akhilleus (talk) 08:05, 21 February 2007 (UTC)