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19 January 2014
Suspected sockpuppets


Editing the same articles each time such as AFC U-22 Championship and other FIFA World Cup related articles..  Looks like a duck to me JMHamo (talk) 14:49, 19 January 2014 (UTC)

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He is disruptive, creating and changing articles without adding sources. Most edits are completely made up. -Koppapa (talk) 17:09, 19 January 2014 (UTC)
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  • All four blocked indef, closing now. Mark Arsten (talk) 01:32, 20 January 2014 (UTC)


21 January 2014
Suspected sockpuppets

It's very obvious, just check one of his edits, example. Mohsen1248 (talk) 00:07, 21 January 2014 (UTC)

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  • information Administrator note: I blocked 2 of the IPs, the rest were stale. Closing. Legoktm (talk) 17:30, 22 January 2014 (UTC)
04 February 2014
Suspected sockpuppets

The same person, just check one of his edits. The same nonsense. Mohsen1248 (talk) 05:03, 4 February 2014 (UTC)

I follow this user from his first account, he is doing the same thing, putting non-existance things to the articles, creating articles about sport tournaments from 2016 and 2017 and putting his nonsense. I found this account by following his IP edits here and found the article he created with his other account. his other account User:FIFAWorldCupFan is already banned without even reporting here. this guy is sick.
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  • @Mohsen1248: Can you explain why you think these two accounts are being operated by the same person? Mark Arsten (talk) 05:15, 4 February 2014 (UTC)
  • Ok, I've blocked the suspected sock indef per his behavioral similarities to the others, closing now. Mark Arsten (talk) 06:47, 4 February 2014 (UTC)
25 February 2014
Suspected sockpuppets

The user is back adding fictional details to many articles, specifically sporting events, television singing/entertainment shows, video games. Ie [1]. Some of the listed accounts actually predate the account name that this case was first opened under. Comparing this and this edit with this makes it clear that this IP is also User:Mauricio80 who has their own SPI page. This edit ties the IP to AmericasTalent via this edit. This edit makes me believe that this is also Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Diogomauricio3/Archive. The socks of Diogomauricio3 share the habit of adding fictional information about future olympics, with particular interest in junior/youth competitions: [2]/[3] vs [4] or [5].

We should probably merge all three cases together to help keep things straight. (The IPs are mostly stale, just including to make the picture clearer.) TDL (talk) 21:45, 25 February 2014 (UTC)

Added TheClubWorkers, who just left AmericasTalent a barnstar. TDL (talk) 21:25, 3 March 2014 (UTC)
Added another suckpuppet, YourPlaceNeeded. 08:58, 5 March 2014 (UTC)
and another one X1TriplePlayTreater , he is creating accounts left and right and it seems nobody cares. Mohsen1248 (talk) 19:16, 5 March 2014 (UTC)
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Can a CU be performed, as it think it's highly likely (s)he has more sleeper accounts. JMHamo (talk) 21:48, 25 February 2014 (UTC)

I left a link to the SPI page of Ruso45, opened by me last night. He is related to this case, Mauricio80, and Diogomauricio3. --Dэя-Бøяg 15:21, 1 March 2014 (UTC)

Can someone just block this account User:AmericasTalent already reported here ? He is still vandalizing wikipedia. these IPs also belong to the same person.

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06 August 2014
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Obviously the same person with usual nonsenses. compare this and this and also this and this. Mohsen1248 (talk) 00:32, 6 August 2014 (UTC)

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information Note: Account already blocked. Elockid (Talk) 23:12, 9 August 2014 (UTC)

14 October 2014
Suspected sockpuppets

Just check his edit history. This is the same moron. I reported his countless accounts so many times. didn't notice this one until he wrote nonsense on my talk page here. Mohsen1248 (talk) 22:41, 14 October 2014 (UTC)

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This IP is likely related:

This edit is very similar to this (making up fictitious details about the Olympics). TDL (talk) 19:22, 19 October 2014 (UTC)

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  • While the editor's subject of focus shifted a bit, I noticed similarities in tone and behavior that makes me confident the account is a sock. Given the user's history of creating a sock farm, I'm requesting a check to help get rid of any additional accounts. Mike V • Talk 18:02, 18 October 2014 (UTC)
  • The following accounts are  Likely:
Already blocked and tagged. PhilKnight (talk) 20:28, 19 October 2014 (UTC)
26 January 2015
Suspected sockpuppets

The first account is a sock for sure. look at his edit summary here not sure about other accounts. they are most probably belong to him. quite similar, only edits on hypothetical events. there are probably much more accounts and this guy is dangerous for wikipedia, most of his edits do not look vandalism at first look. Mohsen1248 (talk) 22:50, 26 January 2015 (UTC)

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  • The ranges used are extremely large and dynamic, there my be more socks out there. The faster we can identify them and lock them down the better (easier said than done I know). --Jezebel's Ponyobons mots 23:59, 26 January 2015 (UTC)
  • I've blocked the newly added account. It looks like we might have to play whack-a-mole as soon as each account pops up. Mike V • Talk 19:53, 27 January 2015 (UTC)
30 January 2015
Suspected sockpuppets

Another account, re-created the deleted article. Mohsen1248 (talk) 11:25, 30 January 2015 (UTC)

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Totally obvious. Both accounts indef-blocked, two of the IP addresses blocked for a month, the other one for three months, as it has previously been blocked for block evasion. The editor who uses the pseudonym "JamesBWatson" (talk) 13:14, 30 January 2015 (UTC)

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  •  Clerk note: Everything already done by JamesBWatson ☺ · Salvidrim! · ✉ 14:44, 30 January 2015 (UTC)
04 February 2015
Suspected sockpuppets

In a single edit, recreated the exact same article as the previous sock. Please see previous SPI reports and previously deleted article Dancing with the Stars (Lebanese season 3). The IP's only edit was to this article 11 minutes after is was recreated. - MrX 01:17, 4 February 2015 (UTC)

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14 February 2015
Suspected sockpuppets


The moron is back with another account, most probably more than one, countless accounts. if you have doubt check this, his usual edit summary. Mohsen1248 (talk) 23:27, 14 February 2015 (UTC)

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  • Blocked per duck. Mike V • Talk 01:50, 15 February 2015 (UTC)


15 February 2015
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Another account. Mohsen1248 (talk) 18:01, 15 February 2015 (UTC)

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24 February 2015
Suspected sockpuppets

Another account for this moron. if you have any doubt just check his user page. he already wrote something about me ! Mohsen1248 (talk) 15:00, 24 February 2015 (UTC)

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  • IHFHostNation (talk · contribs) is  Confirmed. no No comment with respect to IP address(es). --Jezebel's Ponyobons mots 22:20, 24 February 2015 (UTC)
  • Looks like we were working on the case at the same time. :D I've blocked the IP for a week, as these two edits make it quite plain. 1, 2 Mike V • Talk 22:24, 24 February 2015 (UTC)
08 April 2015
Suspected sockpuppets


He is the same (Redacted) for sure. just see his edit summary. as usual the same group of articles he is vandalizing. Mohsen1248 (talk) 23:06, 8 April 2015 (UTC)

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18 June 2015
Suspected sockpuppets


He is back with another account, creating false articles, and this IP address also belongs to him. Mohsen1248 (talk) 00:39, 18 June 2015 (UTC)

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  • The following accounts are  Confirmed:
  • I've locked everything up, but someone may wish to tag the accounts and see if any edits need reverting.--Jezebel's Ponyobons mots 18:10, 18 June 2015 (UTC)
  • I have tagged the socks, and I didn't find any edit that wasn't already reverted. ☺ · Salvidrim! · ✉ 18:32, 18 June 2015 (UTC)

 Tags added and the few edits made checked and reverted where needed MarnetteD|Talk 18:34, 18 June 2015 (UTC)

24 June 2015
Suspected sockpuppets


back with another acount Mohsen1248 (talk) 05:49, 24 June 2015 (UTC)

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28 June 2015
Suspected sockpuppets

Was new page patrolling and came across 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, no sign of event anywhere else, seemed odd, checked page log and other deletes which led here. CutOffTies (talk) 08:20, 28 June 2015 (UTC)

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03 July 2015
Suspected sockpuppets


another account, see this Mohsen1248 (talk) 18:05, 3 July 2015 (UTC)

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09 July 2015
Suspected sockpuppets

Another account, doing exactly the same. Mohsen1248 (talk) 06:47, 9 July 2015 (UTC)

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19 August 2015

Suspected sockpuppets

The IP address belongs to him without any doubt and other accounts only created articles about future events this IP address is interested in editing, this one has a history of creating nonsense articles about future events. and his vandalizing usually looks normal at first look, so I think it deserves more attention to save wikipedia from vandalism. Mohsen1248 (talk) 16:54, 19 August 2015 (UTC)

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  •  Additional information needed - @Mohsen1248: In order to facilitate and expedite your request, please provide diffs to support your case. Please give two or more diffs meeting the following format:
  1. At least one diff is from the sockmaster (or an account already blocked as a confirmed sockpuppet of the sockmaster), showing the behaviour characteristic of the sockmaster.
  2. At least one diff per suspected sockpuppet, showing the suspected sockpuppet emulating the behaviour of the sockmaster given in the first diff.
  3. In situations where it is not immediately obvious from the diffs what the characteristic behaviour is, a short explanation must be provided. Around one sentence is enough for this. Vanjagenije (talk) 17:11, 19 August 2015 (UTC)

20 March 2016

Suspected sockpuppets

All these users/IPs belong to one person who is a vandalizer, you can follow those IP edits to find the connection between them. I'm not complete sure if this is the same person as this sock but his field of interest and the way he just enjoys to add phantom host cities to sport events are similar. This one is a dangerous vandazlier since his vandalizing edits are not that obvious, I think this deserves a little more attention. there are probably much more accounts/IPs and phantom articles. Mohsen1248 (talk) 21:23, 20 March 2016 (UTC)

I can't give those things since all of his hoax articles he created are already deleted. The sockmaster used to create hoax articles about future sport events and these accounts are doing the same. btw he probably already created another account(s) to vandalize wikipedia somewhere else, I doubt he uses these accounts anymore. Mohsen1248 (talk) 21:30, 12 April 2016 (UTC)

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  •  Additional information needed - @Mohsen1248: In order to facilitate and expedite your request, please provide diffs to support your case. Please give two or more diffs meeting the following format:
  1. At least one diff is from the sockmaster (or an account already blocked as a confirmed sockpuppet of the sockmaster), showing the behaviour characteristic of the sockmaster.
  2. At least one diff per suspected sockpuppet, showing the suspected sockpuppet emulating the behaviour of the sockmaster given in the first diff.
  3. In situations where it is not immediately obvious from the diffs what the characteristic behaviour is, a short explanation must be provided. Around one sentence is enough for this. Kevin (aka L235 · t · c) 03:41, 11 April 2016 (UTC)
  • Admin action needed - Admin, it'd be great if you could investigate the deleted contribs of the listed editors. Thanks! Kevin (aka L235 · t · c) 21:27, 23 April 2016 (UTC)
  • information Administrator note Here's what I see:
    • FallandSpringOlympics created a hoax article listing Olympics occurring in odd-numbered years on his user page in September 2013; he was the only editor. He also uploaded File:2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.png, a hoax about a FIFA tournament in South Africa in 2016. Again, he was the only editor save some license tagging before it was tagged for CSD#G3. FallandSpringOlympics does have an extensive contribution history outside this article that obviously stopped after his indefinite block.
    • Sanglan231 created the hoax article 2016 AFF U-23 Youth Championship on March 15. He has no other edits outside this article. The 181.x.x.x IP edited the article to add dates and a flagicon.
    • Kangson2001 created the hoax article Football at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament on March 18. He has no other edits outside this article. It was prodded, and the 181.x.x.x IP removed the PROD tag.
    • The other IP did not edit the articles at all.
  • Based on the behavioral evidence, I think it would be worthwhile to ask for CU to see if these are related and to check for sleepers. I'm not sure FallandSpringOlympics is the master, though. Katietalk 20:28, 25 April 2016 (UTC)
  • CheckUser requested and endorsed by clerk - Based on KrakatoaKatie's reply, please check the listed accounts. Thanks! Kevin (aka L235 · t · c) 22:21, 25 April 2016 (UTC)
  • I've copied this SPI to Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Mauricio80. Closing.--Bbb23 (talk) 14:27, 26 April 2016 (UTC)

13 April 2017

Suspected sockpuppets

I have no clear evidence if this is the same user but he is almost doing the same things, creating hoax articles for upcoming sporting events, mostly football competitions. even if he is not the same, he is still breaking the rules by using couple of accounts, I think you should take this one serious because this user is vandalizing wikipedia with hoax articles and they are not really easy to notice since they are very similar to the truth. Mohsen1248 (talk) 12:45, 13 April 2017 (UTC)

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  • I'm familiar with this sockmaster so I took a look as this type of hoaxing is particularly harmful. LookforFans134 and FanofFans1911 are  Confirmed to each other so I've blocked them. The master and various socks are  Stale, but based solely on geolocation it's  Possible this is FallandSpringOlympics. I'll mark this as checked in case a Clerk wants to do a deep dive into a possible behavioural connection, though I'm fine with it being closed with no further action.--Jezebel's Ponyobons mots 16:42, 13 April 2017 (UTC)
@Berean Hunter: Based on your notes I've blocked the IPV6 range. Unfortunately I'm heading out shortly for Easter holiday and I don't know when I'll be able to circle back to this. --Jezebel's Ponyobons mots 22:39, 13 April 2017 (UTC)
Enjoy your holiday :). Bbb23 did the RVFan case and may be able to look in on this. In fact, when RV was blocked by him on Oct 26, this account was created the day before ==> Moe sat (talk+ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki) and went to the same subjects. That account isn't stale. 80.222.88.178 (talk+ · tag · contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RBLs · proxy check · block user · block log · cross-wiki contribs · CheckUser (log)) appears to be him on a long term static IP. Uh, I'm finding a longer term account that has a large overlap on the two basic topics...Sims2aholic8 (talk+ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki). I'll leave this case for now to see what others may find.
 — Berean Hunter (talk) 23:59, 13 April 2017 (UTC)

04 March 2018

Suspected sockpuppets

Like previous socks GoodGoal130 (talk · contribs) and JackSparrow1994 (talk · contribs), this editor recreated a hoax article on 2016 AFF Beach Soccer Championship. Sir Sputnik (talk) 18:23, 4 March 2018 (UTC)

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