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Suspected sockpuppets

• SKKB8 (talk⁺ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)
• Gotham1234 (talk⁺ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)
• Tippy789 (talk⁺ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)
• Swimmingfan (talk⁺ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)
• Horseman49 (talk⁺ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)
• InstituteBR (talk⁺ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki) (added)
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Suspected puppeteer is SPA focused on Edward Tobinick article.[1]

Within last 48 hrs many suspected socks have appeared with similar singular focus taking place either on the article page, at its current AfD, or on other users' Talk pages.[2][3][4][5][6]

This is disruptive both to the article content and consensus-forming process. Alexbrn ^{talk|contribs|COI} 13:33, 19 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Accused parties may also comment/discuss in this section below. See Defending yourself against claims.

They are either socks or meat puppets. --Doc James (talk · contribs · email) (if I write on your page reply on mine) 13:10, 20 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I am a health care professional from Australia and have a single Wikipedia account. I have logged into this account from my work at the University where I teach and my home computer - therefore there are two IP addresses associated with my account. I have never had another Wikipedia account/ID and do not know any of the other people associated with the IDs listed as "sockpuppets". What I contribute is from my own knowledge and understanding of the research. I am not being "directed" by another person. Please unlist my ID from this sockpuppet investigation. SKKB8 (talk) 00:34, 21 September 2014 (UTC)SKKB8[reply]

Than this SPI should not be an issue. Doc James (talk · contribs · email) (if I write on your page reply on mine) 03:39, 22 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

It's not really necessary to be "directed by" another person for the policy to apply. Something like belonging to the same small internet discussion forum (perhaps a forum where an editor complained about his frustration among friends) could be sufficient, even if there was not any explicit instruction to edit the page. WhatamIdoing (talk) 04:13, 23 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Disruption continues. Investigation would be useful. Doc James (talk · contribs · email) (if I write on your page reply on mine) 16:37, 9 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

• The accounts all appear to be  Unrelated individuals, though there certainly does appear to be off-site canvassing and WP:MEAT issues.--Jezebel's Ponyo^{bons mots} 20:39, 10 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
• With the AfD now closed, the disruption appears to have subsided. There are several meatpuppets but at the moment there is nothing to be gained by blocking. Closing for now.
   — Berean Hunter (talk) 14:43, 16 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]