Wikipedia:Suspected sock puppets/Joan97

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.

User:Joan97

Suspected sockpuppeteer

Joan97 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · block log)

Suspected sockpuppets

Santhi47 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · block log)
DeltaDawn76 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · block log)
Moonlight567 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · block log)

Report submission by

^Mitch 32 ^contribs 22:51, 31 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Evidence

User admitted having other accounts on talk page
All have TC related user pages and two have the same background (Joan97 and Santhi47)
DeltawDawn76 page mentions user has 2 other names.
[1], [2] Signed as other accounts to vote in an FPC of theirs; though signing as the other accounts, the user was logged in as the same name with double voting.

Comments

This user is a sockpuppetteer, period. Although I must say, flooding one's page with "Can I join?" is not great, but he/she did try fitting into the Tropical Cyclone Wikiproject.^Mitch 32 ^contribs 22:51, 31 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I'm not sure if this should be a suspected sock puppet case, as the user openly identified as having other accounts. However, I don't see the need to edit as four different accounts, especially since it seems three of them aren't very active. ♬♩ Hurricanehink (talk) 15:57, 1 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Agree with above comment by Hurricanehink. User freely said he/she had other accounts, but cant be sure as to why four different accounts are needed. Just odd. Dusti^{talk to me} 16:38, 1 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Discussion on WT:FPC. These diffs give Santhi47 away. Note that Elena85 was renamed to Joan97. The three alternate accounts should be blocked indefinitely, should they attempt to votestack at FPC - yes it was votestacking although very amateurish - or any other featured content process again (we banned someone for that). MER-C 12:20, 5 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

User has expressed remorse regarding misuse. But curiously has kept using multiple IDs, albeit in an innocuous fashion. I am in no way impressed with the user's actions on WP:FPC, as outlined here, but overall the user's actions are more bizarre than malicious. Matt Deres (talk) 19:41, 5 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Update. All of the accounts but User:Santhi47 have retired from Wikipedia. ♬♩ Hurricanehink (talk) 21:06, 7 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I wouldn't mind a voluntary account restriction either. MER-C 12:00, 8 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Conclusions

Blocked 3 socks indef and warned master to stick to one account. Note user often signed as one account while logged in as another; causing confusion. — Rlevse • Talk • 23:54, 11 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]