request links: main • edit • links • history • watch Filed: 09:37, 4 August 2007 (UTC) |
Pocopocopocopoco shows editing behaviour extremely similar to that of William Mauco. His account was created during the final phase of the Transnistria Arbcom case, when Mauco was formally banned and several related sockpuppets (including Pernambuco and Britlawyer) had recently been blocked. He started out editing articles about Abkhazia (a related conflict but nominally outside the scope of the Arbcom case), but recently has begun editing Transnistria again.
Please note that Mauco is an extremely skilled sockpuppeteer, who has previously slipped through several checkusers with false negatives. Fut.Perf. ☼ 09:37, 4 August 2007 (UTC)
Declined. Stale. Mackensen (talk) 18:15, 9 August 2007 (UTC)
request links: main • edit • links • history • watch Filed: 20:55, 29 April 2007 (UTC) |
Could someone please check for the following:
In the past, Mauco used to push to include various separatist regimes as "sovereign states" making unsourced interpretations of purportedly "customary international law" and the Montevideo Convention (e.g. [5]), something which is very very weird considering they are very different things. No real sources confirming his interpretations were ever produced. On the 31 March this year Mauco is blocked for two months for sockpuppetry [6] and then lo and behold Britlawyer springs into existence on the very same day [7], albeit a few hours before the block - this may be irrelevant though, considering Mauco's history with supposedly "international" (Romanian, Brazilian etc) sockpuppets to push his views (see below); a British-Polish sock like Britlawyer fits in perfectly even if he wasn't anticipating a block (he may have been though, as when he slipped up, he may have been aware of it) and he makes the exact same arguments of Mauco [8]. He also is very familiar with Wikipedia and signs his posts from day one [9], so he is clearly a sock of someone. What further indicates it may be Mauco is the fact that they both sign their names in the form dash-space-four tildes (- ~~~~), see the diffs I mentioned above or any talkpage edit of theirs. Regarding Buffadren, he's a lot older, however, like Britlawyer, he claims expertise and cites the same old sources [10]. Don't let the fact that he signs with just the four tildes put you off - Pernambuco, a confirmed sock of Mauco signed in that was as well [11]. Mauco is a confirmed open proxy user [12] and extremely skilled sockpuppeteer (he got away with Pernambuco abusive sockpuppetry for almost six months). I'm asking for extra care from you in this. If those users are indeed Mauco's socks, it would be great to know so that I and all the other editors of the List of sovereign states article didn't have to go over the same arguments again ad nauseam with him. It would make the wiki-experience of a large number of editors from extremely diverse backgrounds a lot easier. Thanks.--Ploutarchos 20:55, 29 April 2007 (UTC)
Note: this is unrelated to the arbitration mentioned below; it's to do with a different article.--Ploutarchos 20:55, 29 April 2007 (UTC)
request links: main • edit • links • history • watch Filed: 10:34, 27 April 2007 (UTC) |
For Catarcostica I am relisting former rejected request, after people who expressed opposition on it support it now Wooyi's comment, Alaexis comment about legitimacy of checkuser. Please note that request is definetelly code F, previous comments that this code is not aplying are misleading. Meantime Catarcostica was blocked for one month, but if he is a sock he should be banned and we should know who the sockpuppeteer is and if the sockpuppeteer is not evading a block.
Britlawyer is a newbie who used edit summaries from his first edit and who shows the same desire to defend the "sovereign state" status of Transnistria, Abkhazia and South Ossetia in List of sovereign states [14] [15], exactly like Mauco and his sockpuppet Pernambuco did before.
Please check old contributions of suspected socks and possible usage of open proxies. I suspect that, if Mauco want to evade the block, he will take care to use a different IP. Especially after previous request regarding Catarcostica (16 April), knowing that he is suspected he can take action, we should check suspected socks contributions before 16 April, or even better, before Mauco's ban in 31 March. I've submitted this case now in order to have still evidence about old IPs used, losing time mean losing possible evidence.--MariusM 10:34, 27 April 2007 (UTC)
Please accept this RCU; Catarcostica is just another Romanian editor who recognises the Romanian view is wrong[16], the last one was Ştefan44.
Arbiter Alex Bakharev expressed concernes that Mauco might still use sockpuppets :"according to my experience most of the tendentious editors fall for sockpuppeting if blocked for more than one month. If he will go the same path he would be caught and permabanned - no arbcom is necessary".[17] If confirmed, this RCU might save arbiter's time.Dl.goe 18:57, 27 April 2007 (UTC)
request links: main • edit • links • history • watch Filed: 14:42, 16 April 2007 (UTC) |
Catarcostica is as an one-month old newbie interested mainly in Transnistria-related articles, exactly like blocked sockpuppeteer Mauco. Contrary with Mauco, Catarcostica showed a strong pro-Romanian attitudes, he even gave me a barnstar and after the discovery of Mauco's sockpuppetry he made statements like "It time to remove all references from the TT. Im sick of all Mauco puppets and lies. Buffarden, other puppet of Mauco!!" [19]. Looking with attention at his edits I can see that his "pro-Romanian" attitudes are shown in unimportant things like changing Russian name "Pridnestrovie" with Romanian name "Stînga Nistrului", while in important issues is not as pro-Romanian as he claims. Despite his claim that he want to remove refferences to TT (Tiraspol Times), he didn't [20]. My twisted mind is suspecting that he is a straw man sockpuppet. Please check also the usage of open proxies, as sockpuppeteer Mauco is known for using open proxies. I recuse User:Dmcdevit for this check, as I have a personal conflict with him, please somebody else from checkuser desk do this check.--MariusM 14:42, 16 April 2007 (UTC)
observation by uninvolved editor It appears to me that the is no community based ban or block so a categorisation of "F" is incorrect. Category "G" may be more appropriate. The user who submitted the request may wish to make corrections and correctly categorise the request. (The above concern has been raised by me in another RFCU case where I was not an involved party; I do not know any of the parties subject to this request or initiating this request)VK35 22:46, 17 April 2007 (UTC)
comment This user is an involved party of an ArbCom, and I am the initiator of the ArbCom case. I just want to comment here that straw man sock is very very rare, and the evidences provided aren't really sufficient to suggest a sockpuppetry case. Also I have went over the sock analysis provided by MariusM, there is no prior instances of "straw man" socks being used, either. I suggest we'd wait until the committee makes its decision. WooyiTalk, Editor review 01:02, 18 April 2007 (UTC)
request links: main • edit • links • history • watch Filed: 19:55, 8 April 2007 (UTC) |
User:William Mauco was blocked for 2 months after being discovered that he is the sockpupeteer of User:Ştefan44, User:Pernambuco and User:Kertu3 [23]. It was an elaborate case of sockpuppetry [24]. After his block in discussions about Transnistria article (the preffered subject of Mauco) appeared User:Alaexis who shared similar views. A checkuser is necesary to clarify that Alaexis is indeed a different person. In the case of Sephia karta s/he promoted the inclusion of Transnistria in the List of sovereign states, exactly what William Mauco and his sockpuppet Pernambuco did, and in the same way, using same arguments. In order to have clean debates in Wikipedia, I believe we need to clarify the complete list of User:William Mauco sockpuppets, even if Sephia karta was not active recently.--MariusM 19:55, 8 April 2007 (UTC)
request links: main • edit • links • history • watch Filed: 21:42, 6 April 2007 (UTC) |
I'm being accused of being a sockpuppet of William Mauco. Can I be checked out to satisfy the accuser please. If it's of relevance, I'm not at my usual IP this week. Mutt Lunker 21:42, 6 April 2007 (UTC)
request links: main • edit • links • history • watch Filed: 01:30, 1 April 2007 (UTC) |
Disruptive behaviour and edit warring in Transnistria article, they all made similar edits and are the reason of continued edit-warring in Transnistria article. Kertu3 was discovered as sockpuppet of Pernambuco [26] but I believe the main sockpuppeteer is User:William Mauco, who is the reason why all Transnistria-related articles in Wikipedia are a place for edit-warring. Some examples of DIFFs (many others can be founded in the history of Transnistria article): Buffadren, Buffadren, Buffadren,Pernambuco, Kertu3, Kertu3,William Mauco, William Mauco, Ştefan44, Ştefan44, Ştefan44, MariusM 01:30, 1 April 2007 (UTC)
These users and IPs have all appeared recently and claimed themselves to be the blocked William Mauco. They have then proceeded to massively disrupt William's work [27], list numerous other users as his sockpuppets [28], spouting obscenities [29] and vandalising articles [30]. William himself had emailed me expressing surprise with the activity of the above users and IPs and claiming they are impostors of himself.
Several hours later, another anonymous IP, (203.185.44.56) posing as user:Cryptic, demanded a community ban of William Mauco [31]. As the two months block of Mauco has been extended to an indefinite one, presumably due to actions of the above users and IPs, I request a Checkuser to identify their affiliation with William. --Illythr 15:59, 1 April 2007 (UTC)
There's a nasty conflict on Transnistria-related issues, with half the users being confirmed sockpuppets of User:William Mauco (see the two entries below). I have been myself checked upon request from William Mauco himself.
My checkuser request is due to fallacious arguments by User:Jamason in support of User:William Mauco, after his massive sockpuppetry was confirmed. See them at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard#Unblock appeal. This is my first checkuser request, but I feel it needed under the circumstances, if only to clear User:Jamason. Dpotop 17:38, 1 April 2007 (UTC)