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WP:DUCK - bizarre creation of identical nonsense articles, ,. Might not be malicious intent but clear ignorance of multiple account policy. Drm310 (talk) 19:13, 18 October 2016 (UTC)

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 * Socks indeffed and tagged, master warned.  Vanjagenije  (talk)  21:43, 18 October 2016 (UTC)

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WP:DUCK, already blocked for disruptive editing. Listing here for archive purposes. Drm310 (talk) 14:20, 20 October 2016 (UTC)

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WP:DUCK already blocked. Closing to keep page clean; will clean up later. Ivanvector (Talk/Edits) 16:37, 20 October 2016 (UTC)

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WP:DUCK, same disruptive editing pattern but now written in Bengali. Drm310 (talk) 14:21, 20 October 2016 (UTC)


 * Discovered Sockpuppet investigations/Physics', likely a duplicate investigation of the same master. --Drm310 (talk) 16:07, 20 October 2016 (UTC)

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closing because this account is already listed at Sockpuppet investigations/Physics'. Will determine which page to archive to after we're done there. Ivanvector (Talk/Edits) 16:38, 20 October 2016 (UTC)

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Similar usernames, similar nonsense article creations and edit summaries. I really don't know what to make of it. Sro23 (talk) 07:18, 20 October 2016 (UTC)

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Related discussion at Sockpuppet investigations/(Chemistry). Almost certain it is the same master at work. --Drm310 (talk) 16:05, 20 October 2016 (UTC)

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- obivously related users and obviously on a spree of acccount creations. Please check for sleepers and see if an autoblock would be beneficial. Ivanvector (Talk/Edits) 16:40, 20 October 2016 (UTC)
 * Can also check against these accounts from Sockpuppet investigations/(Chemistry):
 * Ivanvector (Talk/Edits) 16:42, 20 October 2016 (UTC)
 * Ivanvector (Talk/Edits) 16:42, 20 October 2016 (UTC)
 * Ivanvector (Talk/Edits) 16:42, 20 October 2016 (UTC)
 * Ivanvector (Talk/Edits) 16:42, 20 October 2016 (UTC)


 * - Katietalk 00:49, 21 October 2016 (UTC)

The following accounts are ✅ to each other:



is ✅ from the others.

All blocked. Please (re)tag as appropriate and move to Sockpuppet investigations/(Chemistry), as that's the oldest account. Thanks. :-) Katietalk 01:29, 21 October 2016 (UTC)
 * and don't seem to be blocked. Did you miss them? Ivanvector (Talk/Edits) 03:22, 21 October 2016 (UTC)
 * Ivanvector - This account does not exist. Typo?  ~Oshwah~  (talk) (contribs)   03:24, 21 October 2016 (UTC)
 * Yup, typo. The 'P' in "physics" is not capitalized. Account is blocked.  ~Oshwah~  (talk) (contribs)   03:25, 21 October 2016 (UTC)
 * Found the other account:
 * The 'P' in "Physic" is capitalized on this one. Account is also blocked.  ~Oshwah~  (talk) (contribs)   03:30, 21 October 2016 (UTC)
 * Gotcha, I figured it out when I went to tag them. Ivanvector (Talk/Edits) 03:31, 21 October 2016 (UTC)
 * The 'P' in "Physic" is capitalized on this one. Account is also blocked.  ~Oshwah~  (talk) (contribs)   03:30, 21 October 2016 (UTC)
 * Gotcha, I figured it out when I went to tag them. Ivanvector (Talk/Edits) 03:31, 21 October 2016 (UTC)


 * Fresh result list, ✅:


 * . --  Amanda  (aka DQ) 04:07, 21 October 2016 (UTC)
 * All blocked and tagged (except, there is no behavioral evidence). Case closed.  Vanjagenije  (talk)  07:48, 21 October 2016 (UTC)

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Based on name and article Physics+, too coincidental not to be a WP:DUCK. Drm310 (talk) 18:28, 15 November 2016 (UTC)

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 * - Please compare against previous socks and check for sleepers. Thanks very much, GABgab 22:32, 15 November 2016 (UTC)
 * - Katietalk 00:50, 16 November 2016 (UTC)
 * ✅, no sleepers visible at present. Blocked and tagged. Katietalk 01:04, 16 November 2016 (UTC)

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WP:DUCK, three new accounts all created within an hour of each other; names match pattern of previous socks. Drm310 (talk) 18:49, 25 November 2016 (UTC)

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 * ✅ plus:
 * ​—DoRD (talk)​ 20:02, 25 November 2016 (UTC)
 * ​—DoRD (talk)​ 20:02, 25 November 2016 (UTC)
 * ​—DoRD (talk)​ 20:02, 25 November 2016 (UTC)
 * ​—DoRD (talk)​ 20:02, 25 November 2016 (UTC)
 * ​—DoRD (talk)​ 20:02, 25 November 2016 (UTC)


 * - Please block the confirmed socks. Thanks, GABgab 03:52, 27 November 2016 (UTC)
 * ✅, and there's another SPI that has to be merged into this one. You're awesome. :-) Katietalk 00:02, 28 November 2016 (UTC)
 * What is that other SPI?  Vanjagenije  (talk)  13:23, 30 November 2016 (UTC)
 * Sorry - this should be merged into Sockpuppet investigations/(Chemistry). Katietalk 13:26, 30 November 2016 (UTC)
 * I can't merge the page into itself.  Vanjagenije  (talk)  13:28, 30 November 2016 (UTC)


 * {{ec)) And it helps if I look to see if it's already been merged. Ugh. More coffee necessary. Katietalk 13:29, 30 November 2016 (UTC)

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Created articles with the same name as the usernames, both cases without context. -  C HAMPION  (talk) (contributions) (logs) 06:59, 27 November 2016 (UTC)
 * Update, just spotted creating a similar article. -  C HAMPION  (talk) (contributions) (logs) 08:14, 27 November 2016 (UTC)

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Reminds me of this. Sro23 (talk) 11:45, 27 November 2016 (UTC)

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 * This is endless. Some of these ✅ accounts to are globally locked already and may already be listed, but it's easier for me to just put them all here. A couple didn't complete registration but I tagged them anyway.


 * Again, I'm sure there's some redundancy in the list but there are just so many. All blocked locally with tags. this goes under (Chemistry). Thanks. :-) Katietalk 14:33, 27 November 2016 (UTC)


 * I think the master is Periodic Table (disambiguation) (11/26/2016 21:48) rather than Group periodic table (11/26/2016 22:57). Anna Frodesiak (talk) 14:41, 27 November 2016 (UTC)


 * Never mind. There are September accounts and maybe earlier. Let's have a better look. :) Anna Frodesiak (talk) 14:44, 27 November 2016 (UTC)


 * Okay, from the list above, Chemistry Center (9/22/2016 19:28) appears to be the oldest. Anna Frodesiak (talk) 14:48, 27 November 2016 (UTC)
 * Hi Katie. Ahhh, okay, I get it now. I just saw the other SPI. It's late for me and I'll check into things tomorrow. This is an odd one. I see Hindi. Maybe this is a misunderstanding. I'll read up on the other SPI, but maybe this person is not a baddie, but rather a bit, well, bananas, or having some issue or something. Maybe we can get someone from Project India to communicate with them to get them to stop. Anna Frodesiak (talk) 15:02, 27 November 2016 (UTC)
 * They're numbering in the dozens now. They all belong to Sockpuppet investigations/(Chemistry). As with many sockmasters, they want to say what they want to say and they're willing to go to extremes to do it. Maybe he's not malicious toward the project as some are, but he's certainly self-centered and we can't tolerate it. Katietalk 16:41, 27 November 2016 (UTC)
 * Hi Katie. I understand. I agree that we cannot tolerate it. Has he spoken anywhere? Anna Frodesiak (talk) 20:53, 27 November 2016 (UTC)
 * I don't think so. The ones who aren't malicious often don't engage at all. Katietalk 23:59, 27 November 2016 (UTC)
 * True. This is just such an odd one. I wonder if we could get a post to him somehow. Maybe he just doesn't understand how things work and thinks if he throws enough out there, some will stick. Should I dig into globals to see if he communicates elsewhere and maybe prepare a short post in his language helping him see? DENY, save resources, and expect him to give up sooner or later is the alternative. The latter may actually be best. Thoughts? Anna Frodesiak (talk) 00:11, 28 November 2016 (UTC)


 * ✅. Merged.  Vanjagenije  (talk)  20:01, 30 November 2016 (UTC)