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31 October 2016

Suspected sockpuppets

Both made the same type of edits to the same page, and the same type of page. Many pages about LGBT Rights in certain countries are constantly being vandalized. I would request that all pages concerning LGBT Rights in certain countries are autoconfirmed-protected. Adotchar| reply here 22:48, 31 October 2016 (UTC)

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  • Accounts blocked. Closing. Bbb23 (talk) 00:46, 1 November 2016 (UTC)

03 November 2016

Suspected sockpuppets

For the record. Ks0stm (T•C•G•E) 05:59, 3 November 2016 (UTC)

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  • Am I missing something or are there still some redlinks in the list? ⁓ Hello71 01:37, 4 November 2016 (UTC)

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  •   Confirmed:
-- Amanda (aka DQ) 06:45, 3 November 2016 (UTC)
  • Round 2 all still confirmed:
-- Amanda (aka DQ) 07:31, 3 November 2016 (UTC)

04 November 2016

Suspected sockpuppets

A bit after the oldest known account (which isn't that old) was blocked, this vandalism-only account is created, adding the contents of either Borat or Borat Sagdiyev to Brüno. The film is also one that Sacha Baron Cohen acted in. Dat GuyTalkContribs 21:49, 4 November 2016 (UTC)

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  • All blocked; still looking at one more pretty closely.   Clerk assistance requested: Please move this to PhoenixS15 and tag accordingly. Thanks. Katietalk 23:47, 4 November 2016 (UTC)
  • Katie, Snowyfantasy is not registered.--Bbb23 (talk) 23:53, 4 November 2016 (UTC)
  • @Bbb23: I see that here, but it's showing up in the CU log so I listed it. I doublechecked. Amanda found it too and it's redlinked in her list in the check she ran yesterday. Katietalk 23:57, 4 November 2016 (UTC)
  • I've never listed an unregistered account. It's not even a zero-edit account. Can't be blocked. In my view, listing it here is confusing. Someone (me, for example) will think you misspelled the account name.--Bbb23 (talk) 00:00, 5 November 2016 (UTC)
  • @Bbb23: Fair enough - I removed it. I'm emailing you. Stand by. Katietalk 00:07, 5 November 2016 (UTC)
  • Unregistered accounts (confusingly) do show up in the CU data, but since they didn't make it through whatever throttle stopped them, we don't list them at SPI. Sometimes they inadvertently show up here, unfortunately. ;) ​—DoRD (talk)​ 02:10, 5 November 2016 (UTC)
  • Interesting, I've always listed them on purpose to show more behavior patterns. -- Amanda (aka DQ) 05:13, 5 November 2016 (UTC)
  • How does it "show more behavior patterns"? The fact that they attempted to create another account? Not to mention that all you have is technical data - you have no behavior at all. The same is true for sleeper accounts, but at least those accounts could edit in the future, so blocking them in certain cases may make sense.--Bbb23 (talk) 12:56, 5 November 2016 (UTC)
  • Well, username patterns are a kind of behavioral evidence... GABgab 14:36, 5 November 2016 (UTC)
  • In this instance, username patterns are of no help. First, there is no pattern. Second, the idea behind username patterns is it's some evidence why another account with a similar username should be blocked. If there were a username pattern here, the only evidence it would be, just as I said before, is that the individual attempted to create another account. I assume, based on the technical data, we know that anyway, and I see no value to listing it.--Bbb23 (talk) 12:59, 6 November 2016 (UTC)

14 November 2016

Suspected sockpuppets

Per request by DeltaQuad. Ks0stm (T•C•G•E) 07:23, 14 November 2016 (UTC)

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There was a vandalism incident on this page by Kskxnxm. Can a checkuser/sysop please check him with Phoenix's IP? Check history for details. Adotchar| reply here 18:52, 14 November 2016 (UTC)
I went ahead and made sure all socks were tagged! Ⓩⓟⓟⓘⓧ Talk 23:07, 17 November 2016 (UTC)

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  • These accounts are   Confirmed to each other and all the socks listed above and, by that big technical coincidence I mentioned up above, to Charlesvvvv:
  • All blocked. If we're still on hold here because we're trying to confirm if Charlesvvvv is the master, that's fine, but he's on the same range with the same device and I don't believe he's not involved. Katietalk 16:29, 15 November 2016 (UTC)
    • No confirmation, and I moved the case back to PhoenixS15. Closed. Vanjagenije (talk) 00:01, 15 December 2016 (UTC)

14 December 2016

Suspected sockpuppets

Mobile edit vandalism to "LGBT rights in _______" article. Ks0stm (T•C•G•E) 19:58, 14 December 2016 (UTC)

Added several possible socks. Ks0stm (T•C•G•E) 00:12, 15 December 2016 (UTC)

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Note that per the Charlesvvv SPI PhoenixS15 and their socks are unrelated to Charlesvvv; the clerking part of splitting the two cases has not been done yet. Ks0stm (T•C•G•E) 20:04, 14 December 2016 (UTC)
  Clerk endorsed for a sleeper check. Thanks, GABgab 15:57, 20 December 2016 (UTC)

I think I blocked them all, just needs tagging now. - Mailer Diablo 00:36, 21 December 2016 (UTC)

      •   Done, closing. GABgab 01:56, 21 December 2016 (UTC)

26 December 2016

Suspected sockpuppets

Editing the same type of articles and same type of edits.

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=LGBT_rights_in_New_Zealand&diff=prev&oldid=747169016

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=LGBT_rights_in_Western_Australia&diff=prev&oldid=754183509

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Homosexual_Law_Reform_Act_1986&diff=prev&oldid=756532173

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Homosexual_Law_Reform_Act_1986&diff=prev&oldid=756532266

Then Kuwait2005 for some reason added this entire SPI case to Jimbo Wales' page.

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Jimbo_Wales&diff=prev&oldid=756641007

And M4 Carbine has already admitted that they are a sock:

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Jimbo_Wales&diff=prev&oldid=756643508

Requesting CU to see if Kuwait 2005 is related and also to check for any others that I've missed. There have been a number of socks recently. 5 albert square (talk) 01:25, 26 December 2016 (UTC)

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Endorsing for another CU (including sleeper check). — Richwales (no relation to Jimbo) 05:19, 27 December 2016 (UTC)

  •   In progress - Katietalk 13:51, 27 December 2016 (UTC)
  •   Confirmed, along with:
  • I oversighted one username. Most of these were already blocked. I think we're past the point of tagging here but I'll leave it open if someone wants to tag, though. Katietalk 14:17, 27 December 2016 (UTC)
  • Tagging is futile. Closing. GABgab 17:20, 27 December 2016 (UTC)

27 January 2017

Suspected sockpuppets


WP:DUCK – LGBT related vandalism/disruption. The accounts are already blocked, but maybe a CU can check for possible open proxies/underlying IP addresses, ranges, etc. 172.56.39.190 (talk) 04:43, 27 January 2017 (UTC)

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14 February 2017

Suspected sockpuppets

Apparent self-admission here: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Juh67&diff=prev&oldid=765382792 I am not familiar with this case but figure I will list it for anyone familiar to handle. Home Lander (talk) 02:55, 14 February 2017 (UTC)

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  • Already confirmed, blocked, and rangeblocked. ​—DoRD (talk)​ 03:46, 14 February 2017 (UTC)

28 May 2017

Suspected sockpuppets


Userpages have the same text, vandalism of the same text on the same page. 1 2 admits sockpuppetry SEMMENDINGER (talk) 04:28, 28 May 2017 (UTC)

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17 January 2018

Suspected sockpuppets


Same exact vandalism to war-related articles (see 1, 2). Both accounts are indefinitely blocked; creating this SPI to document the event and for record-keeping. Will leave SPI open for a clerk to review and close. ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 02:12, 17 January 2018 (UTC)

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User:Sir Sputnik/ClerkAtWork

  •     CheckUser requested and endorsed by clerk - The usernames suggest throwaway accounts, so other socks may exist. Please check to identify potential sleepers. Sir Sputnik (talk) 02:41, 17 January 2018 (UTC)
  • Nothing I can report here (I see one related account, but the username has been globally suppressed). Courcelles (talk) 04:09, 17 January 2018 (UTC)
  • Nothing left to do here. Tagging and closing. Sir Sputnik (talk) 04:23, 17 January 2018 (UTC)
I've re-opened this SPI and have added Zyzyzywwzz to the list. This is another account that I just found and have blocked - it was created less than an hour ago and was in progress with disrupting articles. The similar edits clearly show that this user is connected to the other two accounts here. ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 07:35, 17 January 2018 (UTC)
If I was supposed to start a new SPI instead of changing the template and re-opening, please let me know and accept my apologies in advance for screwing up. ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 07:35, 17 January 2018 (UTC)

22 January 2018

Suspected sockpuppets

WP:DUCK, all users/IPs listed above added this [1]. theinstantmatrix (talk) 02:50, 22 January 2018 (UTC)

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User:Sir Sputnik/ClerkAtWork

  • Everyone's already blocked. Closing without tags, since I have my doubts that Gyzqzy is actually the master account. Sir Sputnik (talk) 03:31, 22 January 2018 (UTC)

22 January 2018

Suspected sockpuppets

Self-admitted sock, and more rambling about being jealous of lesbians. Requesting CU to check for sleepers. Home Lander (talk) 23:17, 22 January 2018 (UTC)

Also, this case appears to go back further then what's in the archive. See accounts such as this one. Perhaps an older master behind these? Home Lander (talk) 23:44, 22 January 2018 (UTC)

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For the record, this is Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/PhoenixS15. Note the obsession with gun articles, this, this, this ("I am gay and i"), this block log and this global lock log. Simplexity22 (talk) 23:46, 22 January 2018 (UTC)

(edit conflict) Ah, there we go. I suspected more behind this. Thanks Simplexity22. Home Lander (talk) 23:49, 22 January 2018 (UTC)

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User:Sir Sputnik/ClerkAtWork

  •   Clerk endorsed - Please check for potential sleepers. Sir Sputnik (talk) 00:41, 23 January 2018 (UTC)
  •   In progress - Katietalk 01:18, 23 January 2018 (UTC)
  •   Confirmed to the list of socks in the archive. No obvious sleepers.
  • I agree with Simplexity22 that this is PhoenixS15, based on behavior and on the CU logs.   Clerk assistance requested: Please merge this case, along with its archive, into the PhoenixS15 case, as I'm 99% sure that's who we're dealing with here.
  • If the socking gets worse, let me know and I'll put down a rangeblock. Thanks. :-) Katietalk 01:28, 23 January 2018 (UTC)
  •   Clerk note: @Sir Sputnik: Case merged and socks retagged. GABgab 01:21, 25 January 2018 (UTC)
  • Courtesy pinging Katie, since she was the one who actually requested the merge. Looks like we're done here. Closing. Sir Sputnik (talk) 01:25, 25 January 2018 (UTC)

30 January 2018

Suspected sockpuppets

See revdel'd contributions. Self-admitted. Filing for the record if a CU needs it in the future. Already LTA blocked. TonyBallioni (talk) 00:47, 30 January 2018 (UTC)

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  • LTA blocked with no tags. A clerk can tag if they feel appropriate. Closing. TonyBallioni (talk) 00:48, 30 January 2018 (UTC)
    • KrakatoaKatie, pinging you as you mentioned a rangeblock in the archives. TonyBallioni (talk) 00:50, 30 January 2018 (UTC)
      • I just looked at this one and a rangeblock probably won't be very useful this time. ​—DoRD (talk)​ 01:50, 30 January 2018 (UTC)

10 October 2018

Suspected sockpuppets


See below.
 — Berean Hunter (talk) 02:29, 10 October 2018 (UTC)

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Group 1   Confirmed in one range:

Group 2   Confirmed in a different range, couple of repeats:

Some of these have been tagged as EnglishEfternamn by Callanecc...maybe, but only if EnglishEfternamn is PhoenixS15. Callanecc and zzuuzz, I will email to the checkusers' mailing list with more info so we can discuss.
 — Berean Hunter (talk) 03:04, 10 October 2018 (UTC)

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