User:Lcsmxd/ESB:Sockpuppetry cases (full archive)/Jordan2001
This case concerns Jordan2001.
Description
Some users seem to be misinformed regarding the recent situation with a former rollback on this wiki, Jordan2001. Hopefully, this thread will clear some things up.
First, for those who are unaware of who this user is, he is an outstanding editor with over 6,000 edits who has helped with galleries, character and episode articles, and many other things.
However, there are concerns that he has committed sock puppetry.
I first became suspicious when a user by the name of XMARCI3L!x consistently praised Jordan with multiple "congratulation threads" and even nominated him for User of the Month:
I also noticed that Jordan and XMARCI3L!x would often edit within minutes apart on Hurt and Heal game threads. Here is an example of this:
- Thread:263437#168 - XMARCI3L!x edits here at 1:32 AM UTC.
- Thread:263437#169 - Jordan edits here at 1:33 AM UTC.
Because of this, I decided to email staff to see what was up on August 27, 2016. Staff replied with this email on August 28, with staff confirming that both accounts have made edits from the same IP address.
On August 29, a day after I received the email, I talked to the admins about it, and some said there were claims that Jordan was IP hacked. He posted two threads about it on Community Central on August 29:
He claimed that Pickle Plankton, a user who was blocked for posting inappropriate messages, was the one who hacked his IP. After further investigation, it can be concluded that Jordan was most likely the one who was responsible for the Pickle Plankton account based upon the following evidence:
- Another email from staff stating that Jordan has made the same IP edits as both Pickle Plankton and XMARCI3L!x.
- Jordan made an edit on the Pinky Malinky Wiki here after not editing for nearly three weeks, then Pickle Plankton joined the wiki and edited four mins later here.
LocaMotive and MKO19 were accounts that were blocked due to being sockpuppets of Pickle Plankton. It can be concluded that Jordan was also responsible for these two accounts based upon the following evidence:
- On July 19, Jordan messaged MKO19 here, who at the time only had three edits, about an earthquake. MKO19, after not editing for nine days, replied two minutes later.
- On August 1, Jordan created two alt accounts (Jordan2002 and Jordan2003) to claim that he was blocked. This happens to be the same day that LocaMotive and MKO19 were blocked.
Based on the evidence given above, it is extremely likely that Jordan2001 has created a total of six alternate accounts (XMARCI3L!x, Pickle Plankton, LocaMotive, MKO19, Jordan2002, and Jordan2003).
Here are the following rules Jordan has violated with the above accounts:
- Sock puppetry
- Self-nomination for User of the Month
- Voter fraud on the following discussions:
- XMARCI3L!x account
- Pickle Plankton account
- Linking to sexual content (threads have been deleted)
- Threats
Since Jordan2001 retired, whether or not a discussion will be created is currently unknown. This will be discussed with the admins.
List of accounts
| User | Confirmation | Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan2001 (W • C) | Blocked | {{{4}}} | |
| Jordan2002 (W • C) | Blocked | {{{4}}} | |
| Jordan2003 (W • C) | Blocked | {{{4}}} | |
| LocaMotive (W • C) | Blocked | {{{4}}} | |
| MKO19 (W • C) | Blocked | {{{4}}} | |
| Pickle Plankton (W • C) | Disabled | {{{4}}} | |
| XMARCI3L!x (W • C) | Blocked | {{{4}}} |