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14 October 2022

Suspected sockpuppets

Was created on the same day and both accounts have similar userboxes. Only check on the user account, not the IPs. Magnatyrannus (talk | contribs) 02:11, 14 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Trolling and trollfeeding --Blablubbs (talk) 11:00, 14 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]
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  • Actually that’s not me or the other editor at all. We are two completely different vandals. Checkuser didn’t give you anything because it is so inefficient at catching socks it’s unreal. Date creation is the only evidence that is supportive. If you really want it to be more effective make Wikipedia’s JavaScript engine log pretty much everything about the user’s browser (even hardware identifiers) so it can be easier to identify but you guys are unpaid so that will never happen. IPs all are residential so all you can do to prevent the “proxying” is to ban actual ISPs from editing the site. Basically fuck off with this bullshit and get an actual hobby. Brennieor (talk) 03:29, 14 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    @Brennieor: Funny, Wikipedia seems to work just fine despite your contentions. Psiĥedelisto (talk • contribs) please always ping! 07:25, 14 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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15 October 2022

Suspected sockpuppets

Reinstated a possible socks' edits on the pol article. Magnatyrannus (talk | contribs) 22:35, 15 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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No evidence on socking, and no comment on IP editors. Drmies (talk) 00:24, 16 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

30 October 2022

Suspected sockpuppets

Reinstated an edit of Brennieor's on the Algonquin Highlands article, which I later reverted. Magnatyrannus (talk | contribs) 18:37, 30 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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14 November 2022

Suspected sockpuppets

Incredibly similar targets and MO to this LTA's obvious vandalism socks and proxies: right-wing topics, Chris Chan, and Turning Red. They vandalize in all of these topics using proxies and accounts, while also making accounts to "constructively" edit in those topics.

Overlap includes Talk:Kiwi Farms, see Brennieor, ByteOr, and Alohaidled. And obvious vandalism sock AimMegs.

AimMegs is referencing Chris Chan in their vandalism. Alohaidled also references Chris Chan in this edit. wizzito | say hello! 05:58, 14 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Here's a recent sock that a CU or admin could compare to: Geartmarlo (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · nuke contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log). Also notice their style of nonsensical-sounding usernames. wizzito | say hello! 06:01, 14 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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19 November 2022

Suspected sockpuppets

First edit upon registering was to restore a version of the article Epik written by a prior sock. See this diff by a prior sock versus this edit by MacaquePeacetime.

See also this RfC, which is similar to a prior RfC from a prior sock (though the articles are different). Aoi (青い) (talk) 21:01, 19 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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01 December 2022

Suspected sockpuppets

Behavioral similarity couldn't be more obvious. Exact same vandalism on the exact same set of pages. All accounts have already been blocked. wp:CheckUser requested to check for sleepers as many of these accounts remain dormant for days or months before editing. I've listed the accounts that I could find, but I'm sure there are more. Thank you! Someone who's wrong on the internet (talk) 23:40, 1 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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01 December 2022

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The SPA account definitely created by a sockmuster. The account's purpose is to delete the article and nothing else. This attention to one particular article and the reasoning for deletion are too good and too suspicious for a newly created account. I think the user is working for some PR/spam agency and is angry that they didn't get paid for this job, but someone else. I mean this AfD: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Elie_Khouri_(2nd_nomination). I think the CU will show a bunch of connected accounts. 多少 战场 龙 (talk) 13:09, 1 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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19 December 2022

Suspected sockpuppets

These IPs have attacked Sandra Oh with vandalism related to their disapproval of Turning Red, a Canadian film. These edits follow closely in a time period and all contained the same vandalism pattern that disparaged the film. The edits include: [1], [2], [3], [4], [5], [6], [7], [8].

Some (but not all) of these IPs have already been blocked by ScottishFinnishRadish for vandalism.

As for why the IPs are connected to this master, several users (including User:GutsyFunk, Gummerbe, GurlSilly, and Gurlysind) who are confirmed as a sockpuppets of ByteOr previously hit the page up with this same vandalism pattern. Previous attempts at checkuser have resulted in confirmed proxy use, just as these IPs appear to have been used as proxies to conduct vandalism on the page of a living person. — Red-tailed hawk (nest) 05:15, 19 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

(Fix ping to ScottishFinnishRadish). — Red-tailed hawk (nest) 05:15, 19 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Is this moot at this point or... — Red-tailed hawk (nest) 02:44, 21 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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20 January 2023

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These accounts have engaged in similar pre-attack editing patterns to previous sleeper accounts. Trying not to reveal too much per WP:BEANS. Bsadowski1 blocked a whole bunch of these about an hour ago so hopefully the connection will be readily apparent to him. If not, feel free to email me about it. Someone who's wrong on the internet (talk) 21:54, 20 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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21 January 2023

Suspected sockpuppets

Moved from WP:AIV (reported by Someone who's wrong on the internet) – no specific evidence has been provided, but the description and list of other accounts at #20 January 2023 is telling enough. That said, even if there is no connection to ByteOr, these three accounts are so similar to each other and so clearly being prepared for multi-account disruption that I'll block them regardless. Requesting checkuser to detect other sleepers. ~ ToBeFree (talk) 00:22, 21 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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21 January 2023

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WP:DUCK. Moved from WP:AIV per above. Someone who's wrong on the internet (talk) 00:24, 21 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Found some more puppets. Someone who's wrong on the internet (talk) 00:46, 21 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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I will note that MatsudadO does not appear to be globally locked nor locally blocked at the moment, and they've had some interesting edits. Might be worth taking a look at that one in particular. — Red-tailed hawk (nest) 06:48, 21 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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21 January 2023

Suspected sockpuppets

Please see the page history of User talk:Tamzin. All appear to be socks of ByteOr, and they are generally globally locked, but I am logging them here (1) for posterity sake and (2) for use in a sleeper check, as ByteOr seems to have sleepers galore. — Red-tailed hawk (nest) 06:46, 21 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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22 January 2023

Suspected sockpuppets

Please see the content of the oversighted edits on Kampung Boy (TV series) and Talk:Kampung Boy (TV series) for evidence of socking.

I am requesting checkuser on the accounts listed above to check for sleepers; the last time that a sockfarm/proxynet was used by ByteOr, we discovered some sleepers, and I see no reason why this will be different. — Red-tailed hawk (nest) 22:15, 22 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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21 January 2023

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A number of obvious ByteOr socks were tagged by Drmies as part of this sock farm. Perhaps the SPIs should be merged. Someone who's wrong on the internet (talk) 20:22, 21 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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23 January 2023

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WP:DUCK. Not elaborating on-wiki per WP:BEANS. Email me if you have any questions. Someone who's wrong on the internet (talk) 08:06, 23 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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21 May 2023

Suspected sockpuppets

Brand new SPA that is contributing only to Liz Fong-Jones, Charity Majors, and created honeycomb.io; given that Square created Liz Fong-Jones and has a history of socking related articles, would like a check to see if it's them. Note my COI, etc. Lizthegrey (talk) 16:25, 21 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

See also: discussion at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Charity Majors (tagging @Adler3 and @Aoidh who expressed concern about Andes as well) Lizthegrey (talk) 16:26, 21 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Hello, I was summoned by Liz the Grey to bring the discussion here. I want to say that the edits by Love the Andes were constructive and my vote in the earlier discussion has changed to redirect. Adler3 (talk) 19:10, 21 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Dear Admin, I have highlighted the behavior evidence between Liz the Grey and Love the Andes in my earlier post showing they are close collaborators, as it is the question here. Adler3 (talk) 01:55, 22 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
You want a new SPI request to ask for that. Lizthegrey (talk) 02:01, 22 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Why are you leading me to start the investigation of you? Adler3 (talk) 02:03, 22 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
You raised concerns about my behaviour in connection with another user's. I'm directing you to the appropriate place to follow up on that, according to policy, so that we can keep that discussion out of the AfD and other article/talkspace. Lizthegrey (talk) 02:09, 22 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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