Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Sanmello

Sanmello

Sanmello (talk⁺ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)

16 May 2024

– This SPI case is closed and will be archived shortly by an SPI clerk or checkuser.

Suspected sockpuppets

• Wikipedian4444 (talk⁺ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)
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This appears to be the same person who is trying to get rid of their earlier paid disclosure. Both accounts were registered on the same day within a few hours of each other. Sanmello's first edit was to create their user page and disclose their conflict of interest ({{UserboxCOI|1=Saymo}}). Just a few hours later, Wikipedian4444 became active and created their user page with {{paid|employer=Serve Robotics}}.

I asked Wikipedian4444 to provide further details and their profile where they advertise their paid editing services, but instead of replying, they stopped editing. Then, Sanmello became active and created draft:Saymo, a robot by Serve Robotics, yesterday and today created the same article (draft:Serve Robotics) that Wikipedian4444 was hired to create. Based on their editing experience and knowledge, they do not seem new to Wikipedia. GSS ^💬 10:02, 16 May 2024 (UTC)

Comments by other users

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Clerk, CheckUser, and/or patrolling admin comments

• If these accounts are operated by the same person, they are using two different devices and network connections to operate them. Not taking any action here, deal with them in the normal way for someone writing about a subject they have a COI with. Closing. Girth Summit _(blether) 12:54, 30 May 2024 (UTC)

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