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06 June 2018

Suspected sockpuppets


All three of these users seem to be creating articles about, and inserting references to, the non-notable "micronation" of the Kingdom of Sycamore. The articles were substantially similar in content, and were written primarily as advertisements and solicited participation and communication. Each account starts just after the previous one was blocked. In particular, see:

And the following diffs repeatedly inserting the same content:

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Clerk, CheckUser, and/or patrolling admin comments

With the exception of Sycamore111, who is  Inconclusive, the accounts + HM Daniel I (talk+ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki) are  Confirmed, blocked and tagged. Closing.--Bbb23 (talk) 14:35, 6 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

06 May 2019

Suspected sockpuppets

and Draft:Republic of Verdis - see [13] edit on

talk) 11:03, 6 May 2019 (UTC)[reply
]

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 Blocked and tagged the accounts confirmed to this master. I leave the rest for the clerks to decide.
 — Berean Hunter (talk) 11:35, 6 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

  • Tagged. Closing. --qedk (t 桜 c) 19:27, 19 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

10 June 2019

Suspected sockpuppets

See Special:Undelete/Draft:SwedenAviator and Special:Undelete/Draft:Free Republic of Verdis. Already blocked, requesting sleeper check. Magog the Ogre (t • c) 03:28, 10 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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11 June 2019

Suspected sockpuppets


Recreate hoax article - see here-1 which has been deleted multiple times - see here-2

talk) 10:00, 11 June 2019 (UTC)[reply
]

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  • Account is indeffed. Closing. --qedk (t 桜 c) 19:24, 19 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

29 July 2019

Suspected sockpuppets


Creating the same article by multiple stocks and salted in Draft space -

talk) 06:00, 29 July 2019 (UTC)[reply
]


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  • CheckUser requested and endorsed by clerk - Please, compare two named account to previous socks. Vanjagenije (talk) 08:27, 14 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]
  • Thonkingman is  Confirmed, whereas DerpyUser420 would appear to be Red X Unrelated. Salvio Let's talk about it! 10:54, 14 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]
  • Thonkingman indeffed. IPs are innactive now, so no action is needed. Closing. Vanjagenije (talk) 14:04, 14 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]

09 September 2019

Suspected sockpuppets

Similar edits and editing style to confirmed sock Thonkingman. E.g. adding mentions of non-notable micronations [20] [21]. Daß Wölf 14:43, 9 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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  •  Blocked and tagged DrKay (talk) 22:38, 12 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]


09 September 2019

Suspected sockpuppets

Suspicious behavior at

Verdis ([24]), and Wikipedia:Redirects_for_discussion/Log/2019_August_30#Verdis similar to confirmed SwedenAviator sock Thonkingman ([25]). Additionally, between their one-sentence user page, their editing history, and their comments at User_talk:RHaworth#Constant_Revert_and_deletion_problem, it seems pretty clear that this isn't StopCorruption1's first account. signed, Rosguill talk 21:58, 9 September 2019 (UTC)[reply
]

Oops, hadn't seen that Daß Wölf had already filed the case for the user-sock. Given that I'm also reporting additional IPs, I'm going to leave this section open rather than reverting it. signed, Rosguill talk 22:07, 9 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Was just about to add 120.146, I see Rosguill beat me to it. Daß Wölf 05:20, 10 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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I'm not sure. @Salvio giuliano: could you take a look please? Doug Weller talk 09:39, 10 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

16 November 2019

Suspected sockpuppets


Article

talk) 01:39, 16 November 2019 (UTC)[reply
]

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05 January 2020

Suspected sockpuppets

Popped up after the last batch, same username (camelCase) styling and wording, recreated

Free Republic of Verdis) Praxidicae (talk) 13:12, 5 January 2020 (UTC)[reply
]

I'm baffled. This isn't labeling "anyone interested in micronations" a sock. They literally have an almost identical userpage to past socks and recreated the same ridiculous article again in addition to their username similarity. I'm not a magician and neither are CUs but I think common sense can be applied here. Praxidicae (talk) 15:46, 5 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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  • I'm hesitant to label everybody into micronations as a sock. Silly as it may be, it's actually a pretty popular topic. I see that a previous sock, User:AsgardiaLover, was active recently enough that a CU could be done between them, so requesting that. -- RoySmith (talk) 15:41, 5 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Confirmed (I did not check any non-stale socks). Blocked, tagged, closing.--Bbb23 (talk) 15:51, 5 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • @Praxidicae: I was reasonably sure they were socks, but had a good tool (i.e. CU) available to confirm. I did take a look at the two deleted pages; had they been identical, I wouldn't have even bothered with the CU, but they were different enough that getting a CU to confirm seemed like a good plan. -- RoySmith (talk) 17:36, 5 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]

29 March 2020

Suspected sockpuppets


Promotion of the same micronation. Recreated redirect at

Croatia-Serbia border dispute article (diffs: 1, 2, 3), etc. Daß Wölf 15:45, 29 March 2020 (UTC)[reply
]

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07 June 2020

Suspected sockpuppets


Reintroducing content about the micronation the Republic of Verdis [27] and creating the redirect

Verdis pointing at this addition, similar to prior edits by SwedenAviator's socks [28]. Given that other, non-duck edits have been made, I'd like to see a checkuser result rather than blocking unilaterally. signed, Rosguill talk 21:48, 7 June 2020 (UTC)[reply
]

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This case is being reviewed by RoySmith as part of the clerk training process. Please allow him to process the entire case (including admin actions against suspected socks) without interference, and pose any questions or concerns either on his talk page or on this page if more appropriate.

  •  Clerk endorsed - The cited edits are not close enough to block on sight, but certainly suspicious enough, especially in conjunction with the archive history, to justify CU. -- RoySmith (talk) 00:56, 8 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Possilikely (a mix between possible and likely). Salvio 20:08, 8 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • I came back to this a few times, unable to convince myself either way. Then I spotted one final piece of behavioral evidence that I'll not put here to avoid tipping my hand too much (but feel free to ask me). Blocked and tagged. Closing. -- RoySmith (talk) 21:16, 9 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

10 April 2021

Suspected sockpuppets

On

Verdis in the article. Most profound is User:Acc013
, who is acting on that subject both here and on the Dutch Wikipedia. On the Dutch Wikipedia, he stated that no one cares about a sockpuppet... Earlier on the information about the micronation was added by IP 180.150.37.135 and was added twice by IP 49.199.105.178. Both IPs were claiming that the source RTL.HR was a valid one, but with a claim that Verdis had 75 inhabitants, of which 75 live in Melbourne, I highly doubt that. Founder of Verdis was an Australian young man, according to that source. What makes the addition by Mayahimayaha suspect, as he is claiming to be an "Australian Indonesian vibing in Sydney". And his editing history shows a remarkable interest in Verdis. His last edit was in December 2020, what would fit in the claim of Acc013 that "That sockpuppet/person has been gone long time now". How can he know that without knowledge of the sockpuppet???

In total, I see a concerted effort to promote a non-notable micronation by using multiple accounts. The Banner talk 09:59, 10 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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I never said I wasn't any of those, I just said I wasn't the SwedenAviator sockpuppet. I am Mayahimayha and those IP's though. Never denied that. I am just adding more micronations to the list on wikipedia as more are becoming more notable. Also, I'd like to point out that while I am not that SwedenAviator sockpuppet, I have been a very proud citizen of Verdis and a lot of Australian's have classified themselves as Verdisian. On the official website in the about page, it says over 1,000 citizens are now Verdisian. I am very supportive of the topic even though I am not ethnically Croatian or Serbian, but I have extreme support for the reuniting of the ethnic groups. I understand the suspicions but no, I am just working to support a cause that I am extremely passionate about. I would've thought that after an entire year that the source would now be deemed notable considering its now also reached VentsMagazine, TopPlanetInfo, etc, but if it is not, I understand. I would rather the choice of an administrator. Also, I knew of the sockpuppet because you had mentioned it beforehand on Nederlands wikipedia and your talk page. Also, I saw the link to the SwedenAviator sockpuppet archive and I can see its been an incredibly long time for that user. Please do not try to falsely accuse me, and please do not act biased towards wikipedia. Wikipedia is a place of unbiasedness dedicated to giving information of topics to the world. I only had this much knowledge about Verdis because I am extremely passionate about the subject and because their websites and the articles display enough information. (verdisgov.org, vrdgov.org, vbc.verdis.site, mil.vrdgov.org, mofa.vrdgov.org). Acc013 (talk) 11:28, 10 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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 Stale:
Mayahimayaha (talk+ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)
no No comment with respect to IP address(es). ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 02:40, 11 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

23 September 2021

Suspected sockpuppets

Same interest in writing about Verdis, with this draft being substantially similar to the version of Draft:Free Republic of Verdis created by EnjoyableWiki1. Perryprog (talk) 13:35, 23 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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  •  Inconclusive due to proxy use.  Blocked and tagged. ST47 (talk) 00:37, 28 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
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