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Older archives were moved to an archive of the archive because of the page size and are listed below:

25 January 2013[edit]
Suspected sockpuppets

Vandalizing pages, such as Mountain Dew, attacking editors Eyesnore 16:08, 25 January 2013 (UTC)[]

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26 January 2013[edit]
Suspected sockpuppets

Vandalizing various pages and attacking editors Eyesnore 20:39, 26 January 2013 (UTC)[]

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10 February 2013[edit]
Suspected sockpuppets

User page (permalink) implies socking. Master unknown.  Ryan Vesey 00:39, 10 February 2013 (UTC)[]

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Time to flush out this nonsense. The oldest account I could find was Angie Le Minh (talk · contribs). The following are  Confirmed socks:

 IP blocked. WilliamH (talk) 01:06, 10 February 2013 (UTC)[]

16 November 2016[edit]

Suspected sockpuppets[edit]


Very odd behaviour where David Kendrick from the band Devo is inserted into the Bastille (band) page without any reference. There was a discussion about this here on the Talk page of the band back in July. That involved the editor USAQuidditch, who also added Kendrick to the Template page at the time, here. Today, editor Peterpansshadow began adding Kendrick as was the IPv6 (diff and diff). With similar behaviour at the Template page here. Karst (talk) 16:34, 16 November 2016 (UTC)[]

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  • The following accounts are  Confirmed:
Jack Gaines (talk+ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)
Salem Leo (talk+ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)
Peterpansshadow (talk+ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)
USAQuidditch (talk+ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)
I've blocked all the accounts indefinitely. no No comment with respect to IP address(es). Mike V • Talk 18:21, 16 November 2016 (UTC)[]
@Bbb23: I set the case to Jack Gaines, as it seems to be the primary account here. While Peterpansshadow is older, it only has 25 edits compared to the 8000+ edits from Jack Gaines. Would it be OK to just leave it as it is or would you prefer the older account? Mike V • Talk 18:47, 16 November 2016 (UTC)[]
@Mike V: I prefer the older account. If they hadn't edited at all in 2014, it'd be different, but we've had other cases where the master is short-lived and the socks edit far more, so it doesn't seem out of the ordinary to me. It wouldn't kill me though if we left things as is. --Bbb23 (talk) 20:34, 16 November 2016 (UTC)[]

05 January 2017[edit]

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As per previous, the sock master is using a similar username to a previous sock (Jack Gaines) and is again adding Kendrick as a member of Bastille here Karst (talk) 15:34, 5 January 2017 (UTC)[]

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19 April 2017[edit]

Suspected sockpuppets[edit]

Extremely similar name to two of his other sock, User:Jack Gaines and User:JGaines617, and similar editing pattern to his Jack account where he changes the genre of songs to Bro-country and then self-reverts. WP:DUCK. JDDJS (talk) 18:12, 19 April 2017 (UTC)[]

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13 October 2017[edit]

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FYI, the SPI cases should all be merged to Tamara787 or whoever the oldest account happens to be. That means that the Peterpansshadow SPI needs to be merged. LightandDark2000 (talk) 06:06, 29 October 2017 (UTC)[]

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...and they do seem to be linked after looking. Here are Elockid's edits of the same day for a clearer picture. The last account, YAGN LONG also indicates that their previous account was:
From looking at the range above and other target articles, I see these also:
If you believe YAGN LONG ‎that GoKuchisakeonnago! is his previous account then that would be it but if not then YAGN LONG would be the oldest.
 — Berean Hunter (talk) 22:20, 27 October 2017 (UTC)[]

19 October 2017[edit]

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29 October 2017[edit]

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 Quack. Just look at the username and editing behavior, it's a direct giveaway. Also, the sockmaster has been engaging in socking and edit-warring on Wikimedia Commons, so the Stewards may have to come in and Globally Lock these accounts. LightandDark2000 (talk) 06:05, 29 October 2017 (UTC)[]

I personally believe that a CU is important for a Sleeper Check. The sock operator was active rather recently, so we can't really rule out the possibility of new/sleeper accounts. LightandDark2000 (talk) 06:28, 29 October 2017 (UTC)[]
I've gone ahead and corrected the article links for you. LightandDark2000 (talk) 07:16, 29 October 2017 (UTC)[]
BTW, it might be worthwhile to consider an IP block or an IP rangeblock, given the rapid pace of sock account creations recently. LightandDark2000 (talk) 10:14, 29 October 2017 (UTC)[]

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In case it helps. Cyphoidbomb (talk) 06:28, 29 October 2017 (UTC)[]

Only one IP is used by the accounts and will be autoblocked along with the accompanying account blocks.
 — Berean Hunter (talk) 14:10, 29 October 2017 (UTC)[]


01 December 2017[edit]

Suspected sockpuppets[edit]

Pretty ducky. Koxem918 has edited 8 different articles, but there are four intersections with socks of Tamara787 in a very strange area of interest: a GG Allin album, Mountain Dew, a Soulja Boy song, and Template:Syrian Civil War infobox. When Koxem918 made this edit, I got pinged that I was being reverted, since my previous edit there was to revert the last Tamara sock. So, it's fairly obvious that they were scouring through their last batch of edits to see what they could restore.

Anyway, I also noticed significant intersections with Jack Gaines, who was blocked as a sock of Peterpansshadow. I suspect this is probably Tamara787 as well. I think a clerk would need to look into that--I don't know if any CU data on Jack Gaines would still exist.

Given how prolific Tamara787 has been recently with account creation, I wonder if a CU would be helpful to see if there are any other open accounts? Regards. Cyphoidbomb (talk) 16:03, 1 December 2017 (UTC)[]

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If Tamara787 has still been creating new accounts recently, then the IP range should be Rangeblocked. The problem is that many of the socks (especially the recent ones) are created on Wikipedia Commons before migrating here, so the IP range might have to be Globally Blocked in order to effectively curb further socking. LightandDark2000 (talk) 09:43, 3 December 2017 (UTC)[]

You should also note that Tamara787 often socks on Commons as well. Most of the socks within the past year have a significant amount of activity on Commons. LightandDark2000 (talk) 09:50, 3 December 2017 (UTC)[]
Are there any Sleeper accounts (on either the English Wikipedia or Commons)? LightandDark2000 (talk) 00:32, 4 December 2017 (UTC)[]

I added another account: Roverisk122, whose behavior indicates that it is a probably sock. @Cyphoidbomb and Berean Hunter: You might want to have a look at this account. Can a CU please run a Sleeper Check and Rangeblock this user's IPs? Without a rangeblock, he's just going to evade his block and make more sock accounts, as we have previously seen. LightandDark2000 (talk) 00:28, 10 December 2017 (UTC)[]

By the way, if only 1 IP has been used in the past 6 months, that IP should be blocked for 6 months, in order to curtail this user's persistent sockpuppetry. LightandDark2000 (talk) 00:34, 10 December 2017 (UTC)[]

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18 December 2017[edit]

Suspected sockpuppets[edit]

Targeting the same articles as mentioned above. Also matches those of Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/SuperPassword. Caldorwards4 (talk) 23:55, 18 December 2017 (UTC)[]

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12 January 2018[edit]

Suspected sockpuppets[edit]

Created the day the last SPI was completed, immediately started jumping into the same topic area and same edits. See for the best example the history of A Killing Tradition. Also reported at AN. As an aside, that page should probably be G5'd. ansh666 08:47, 12 January 2018 (UTC) ansh666 08:47, 12 January 2018 (UTC)[]

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13 December 2017[edit]

Suspected sockpuppets[edit]

Same vandalism of articles relating to Alan Jackson Caldorwards4 (talk) 23:15, 13 December 2017 (UTC)[]

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19 December 2017[edit]

Suspected sockpuppets[edit]

Constant vandalism of Alan Jackson related articles, obvious from use of #AlanJacksonKilledCountry in edit summaries. See also this. Ten Pound Hammer • (What did I screw up now?) 01:29, 19 December 2017 (UTC)[]

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24 February 2018[edit]

Suspected sockpuppets[edit]

Probable sleeper account, given the name of the account. The username is almost completely identical to another confirmed sock of Tamara787, specifically User:EbenezerStooge1. The account in question was also created less than a week before the CU blocked account with the similar name, making it more likely to be a sock of Tamara787. Please run a Sleeper Check on the accounts, and indef block the named account if it is indeed a sock. It's important to block off even the inactive accounts, because this sockmaster is known for utilizing Sleepers and cross-wiki abuse. LightandDark2000 (talk) 21:37, 24 February 2018 (UTC)[]

@NinjaRobotPirate and Sro23: This SPI case has become backlogged again. LightandDark2000 (talk) 21:43, 24 February 2018 (UTC)[]

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05 March 2018[edit]

Suspected sockpuppets[edit]

Last blocked sock current sock CHRISSYMAD ❯❯❯¯\_(ツ)_/¯ 18:38, 5 March 2018 (UTC)[]

Also pinging @Dlohcierekim:. CHRISSYMAD ❯❯❯¯\_(ツ)_/¯ 18:41, 5 March 2018 (UTC)[]
Dlohcierekim It definitely does in several subjects: see here including on TPH's talk. CHRISSYMAD ❯❯❯¯\_(ツ)_/¯ 18:47, 5 March 2018 (UTC)[]
Thanks. Actually weeping tears of joy.--Dlohcierekim (talk) 18:48, 5 March 2018 (UTC)[]
Dlohcierekim Mind duck blocking so they stop wreaking havoc? I tried to get stewards attention but no luck yet. CHRISSYMAD ❯❯❯¯\_(ツ)_/¯ 18:50, 5 March 2018 (UTC)[]

 Done Not tagged--Dlohcierekim (talk) 18:52, 5 March 2018 (UTC)[]

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  • Great minds think alike. Edits from this user appeared on my watchlist. If memory serves, these are the same cookie-cutter pastes as done before by socks. Not sure if article overlap matches.--Dlohcierekim (talk) 18:45, 5 March 2018 (UTC)[]
[If there was any room for doubt, this squeezed it right out--Dlohcierekim (talk) 19:12, 5 March 2018 (UTC)[]

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01 April 2018[edit]

Suspected sockpuppets[edit]

Obvious duck, given the contributions and the types of articles edited. Requesting a Sleeper Check, given this sockmaster's prior history of creating multiple socks in a given instance. By the way, if this user has circumvented their previous rangeblock, then a new/expanded rangeblock needs to be enacted. (He is also using the talk page access of his IP Range to troll other editors.) LightandDark2000 (talk) 01:27, 2 April 2018 (UTC)[]

Given this user's hatred for Alan Jackson, and the vandalism at that article, I strongly suggest that someone watch that article closely. LightandDark2000 (talk) 07:17, 3 April 2018 (UTC)[]
CheckUsers and admins, please note the threats that Tamara787 issued here. It looks like this LTA is no longer satisfied with just socking or cross-wiki vandalism. The threats of violence could merit action from the WMF staff in the future. If he continuesd stalking or threatening other people (including the users here) outside of Wikipedia on other sites, then I would suggest calling US law enforcement. LightandDark2000 (talk) 07:17, 3 April 2018 (UTC)[]
Added another very recent IP range abused, given the history of vandalism at the Alan Jackson article on the Simple Wikipedia. LightandDark2000 (talk) 21:11, 6 April 2018 (UTC)[]

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CU not needed. Declined.--Bbb23 (talk) 02:24, 2 April 2018 (UTC)[]

08 April 2018[edit]

Suspected sockpuppets[edit]

WP:DUCK: Picked up where the last socks left off by attacking Alan Jackson. theinstantmatrix (talk) 00:07, 8 April 2018 (UTC)[]

I found another sock. EbenezerStooge31 has already been  Confirmed and indeffed on Commons, but for some reason, it hasn't been blocked here yet. User:Nathanielfirst is another possible sock, but judging from the comments in the archives, it might not be him (in any case, we can use WP:ROPE to see if that account is an actual sock or not.) It looks like Tamara787 is logging back into or moving his older, unblocked socks, due to his recent IP Global Rangeblocks, but in any event, a Sleeper Check would be nice to see if there's anything we missed. LightandDark2000 (talk) 03:19, 8 April 2018 (UTC)[]
Can someone seriously please revoke the talk page access for the sock accounts? Tamara787 is abusing his talk page access once again to troll people. LightandDark2000 (talk) 03:25, 8 April 2018 (UTC)[]

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29 April 2018[edit]

Suspected sockpuppets[edit]

Obvious ducks. Same type of vandalism at Alan Jackson articles. Requesting a sleeper check, because this LTA has been mass-socking recently, in addition to reviving very old sleeper accounts (such as ThunderChick23). LightandDark2000 (talk) 20:53, 29 April 2018 (UTC)[]

Okay, Stewards have now Locked the accounts (plus one sleeper), and Globally Blocked the range. LightandDark2000 (talk) 01:01, 1 May 2018 (UTC)[]

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02 May 2018[edit]

Suspected sockpuppets[edit]


Ichabbie396 is the latest incarnation of someone who's fixated on Alan Jackson, making edits like [3] and [4]. See the history of the page; there's no need to wonder whether this is sockpuppetry. Also see the history of User:TenPoundHammer and User talk:TenPoundHammer (and probably the history of my talk page in a few days, since filing this SPI probably means I'll get attacked) for further disruption by a series of vandal-only accounts. I'm just coming here to request a check for sleepers — unusually for a sockpuppet, Ichabbie396 first edited more than two years ago (and another account, ThunderChick23, first edited in 2013), so this person knows to register multiple accounts beforehand. Obviously you won't find any accounts that last edited years ago, but maybe you'd find newer sleepers (similar to Beckethic1944), or sleepers that are editing now in order to be autoconfirmed. Nyttend (talk) 03:43, 2 May 2018 (UTC)[]

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 Done as requested. Ivanvector (Talk/Edits) 20:53, 8 May 2018 (UTC)[]

26 May 2018[edit]

Suspected sockpuppets[edit]

Same contribs as previous proven socks of Angela Criss. Jjjjjjdddddd (talk) 01:58, 26 May 2018 (UTC)[]

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05 February 2019[edit]

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WP:DUCK Same edits, similar username to other socks. JDDJS (talk to me • see what I've done) 04:18, 5 February 2019 (UTC)[]

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02 September 2019[edit]

Suspected sockpuppets[edit]

Same vandalism CptViraj (📧) 16:35, 2 September 2019 (UTC)[]

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04 September 2019[edit]

Suspected sockpuppets[edit]

I'm in the process of checking a few things. Backup 5.0 is a match with 1Dimensionbacons, which is the oldest I found so far. All these accounts are already blocked, some globally. Pinging Favonian and Paul Erik. This abuser is not dumb. Drmies (talk) 16:58, 4 September 2019 (UTC)[]

Update: Backup 4.5 matches Colin and Marcos.valentini.35. All are blocked, but not tagged. I also looked at Currency2012, who seemed innocent enough but may be linked via this and other similar edit from the IP. One wonders if Currency was hacked. Drmies (talk) 17:01, 4 September 2019 (UTC)[]

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I would suggest adding the following to the report:

I believe that Chattahucci Gang is the oldest. Dharmalion76 (talk) 18:22, 4 September 2019 (UTC)[]

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Group listed by Drmies above are  Confirmed along with the following two accounts to the Angela Criss case:

Need a clerk to move this case to that one, please.
 — Berean Hunter (talk) 23:01, 4 September 2019 (UTC)[]

24 September 2019[edit]

Suspected sockpuppets[edit]

Extremely similar edits and Usernames Jeb3Talk at me here 18:52, 24 September 2019 (UTC)[]

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Bbb23 -  Done. ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 05:40, 26 September 2019 (UTC)[]

28 October 2019[edit]

Suspected sockpuppets[edit]

Yet another Angela Criss sock for the same reasons as the 6.0 backup. The only reason I'm reporting this, despite how obvious it seems, is so the account gets locked globally Jdcomix (talk) 22:58, 28 October 2019 (UTC)[]

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03 December 2019[edit]

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See below.
 — Berean Hunter (talk) 00:09, 3 December 2019 (UTC)[]

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 Confirmed,  Blocked and tagged.
 — Berean Hunter (talk) 00:09, 3 December 2019 (UTC)[]

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