All four named accounts were created on the same day. The first 2 (Clearlighty & Innerbeautryfc) to continue reverts started by the IP addresses on
Joel Osteen--specifically, the addition of negative information on a BLP supported by a blog (or, by what xe/they call a "professional freelance journalist"). The fourth (Markelmonument), left
this message on an involved user's talk page, warning xyr of the creation of the "Joel Osteen Wikipedia Censorship Watch group". At a minimum, these four users are a meatpuppet gang, and could probably be blocked accordingly. But I'd like a CU to see if we can get an indication if they are all just one editor or multiple. If they are related, please run a sleeper check as there's no reason to believe that this is all of the related accounts.
Qwyrxian (
talk) 05:32, 6 September 2011 (UTC)reply
Looking back to June, there were other IPs trying to make similar edits; since they can't be connected by CU, I won't list, but this definitely could be part of some longer-term disruption/POV pushing. Or maybe it's just the "Freelance journalist" trying to promote his work...clearly no bueno, though.
Qwyrxian (
talk) 06:23, 6 September 2011 (UTC)reply
Before this gets archived, could you check the last one I added above; today it added
this on the talk page of an involved user.
Qwyrxian (
talk) 02:26, 7 September 2011 (UTC)reply
Clerk endorsed - I'm expecting to have 1 or 2 come out as meats, but some of these are clearly not new to WP + this is fishy. --
DQ (t) (e) 06:20, 6 September 2011 (UTC)reply
Technically Likely that Clearlighty, Innerbeautyfc, Openbluesky, and Angelsteps are the same. Markelmonument is Possible. From a behavioural view, the link is probably solid enough to block. No sleepers, and n/c on the IPs, but if trouble recurs at
Joel Osteen come back and see us.
AGK [
• 11:36, 6 September 2011 (UTC)reply
Clerk note: Extended the block on the two Tor nodes and blocked the lot, they just need some tagging. --
DQ (t) (e) 20:51, 6 September 2011 (UTC)reply
Administrator note We don't need to check the latest addition; it's clear that they're a sock of somebody. And now they're blocked. —
HelloAnnyong(say whaaat?!) 03:04, 7 September 2011 (UTC)reply