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Editor continues to edit or discuss on pages Doklam and 2017 China–India border standoff with a Chinese POV as before. Has an history of marking random edits as minor even they are adding new content. Adamgerber80 (talk) 06:52, 2 September 2017 (UTC)
 * The editor in questions already has an history of block evasion and an IP has already been blocked. Notifying  who has dealt with this before. Adamgerber80 (talk) 06:58, 2 September 2017 (UTC)

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This looks like an open-and-shut case to me. Account registered on 25 August 2017 some two hours after Adam4math was blocked and began editing on August, 28, after using multiple IP addresses to evade his block. His contribution history shows that he made a few edits to US related articles (it's worth noting that both IPs geolocates to United States), apparently to get autoconfirmed status, and then went straightaway to Talk:2017 China–India border standoff‎, objecting to the changes made by ; just like Adam4math used to object to any edits Kautilya would make. Notice how they both link to a userpage by enclosing username on doubled square brackets instead of using or
 * Truthreigns on Talk:2017 China–India border standoff Kautilya3, Record shows that you.. vs. Adam4math : Kautilya3, All the links to..
 * Both use VisualEditor
 * Similar edit summaries:
 * A : did not use -> had not used
 * T : Stroll -> Stroll and Parade
 * A : stated -> states
 * T : typo them -> their
 * A : added "Citing India sources, The Diplomat states"..
 * T : added "Many of them essentially make People's Park (Berkeley) them home."
 * A : added a comment
 * T : added a web link &mdash;  MB laze Lightning T 16:30, 2 September 2017 (UTC)

It's possible that he could be using this account from public library computers possibly to fool checkuser. Adam4math has admitted "using computers in public libraries to do any edits". &mdash;  MB laze Lightning T 16:49, 2 September 2017 (UTC)
 * I'd appreciate if you look at the behavioral evidence, which is convincing enough in my opinion. It's clearly him evading his block. I already knew that the checkuser might not help much in this case since this guy himself admitted that he will use a different computer at a public library "to do any edits" Here's the relevant excerpt from his comment: "Now I have been blocked indefinitely by an Administrator in India and I'm not able to edit any wiki article using my account or computer in my office, so I have to go out using computers in public libraries to do any edits. I felt very much oppressed. I never imagined wikipedia could be such a dark place." Pinging as well. &mdash;  MB laze Lightning T 13:01, 4 September 2017 (UTC)

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 * - Please compare these accounts. Thanks, GABgab 14:17, 2 September 2017 (UTC)
 * The following are ✅:
 * However, there appears to be no technical connection between these accounts and Adam4math. Yunshui 雲 水 11:37, 4 September 2017 (UTC)
 * However, there appears to be no technical connection between these accounts and Adam4math. Yunshui 雲 水 11:37, 4 September 2017 (UTC)
 * However, there appears to be no technical connection between these accounts and Adam4math. Yunshui 雲 水 11:37, 4 September 2017 (UTC)
 * However, there appears to be no technical connection between these accounts and Adam4math. Yunshui 雲 水 11:37, 4 September 2017 (UTC)
 * However, there appears to be no technical connection between these accounts and Adam4math. Yunshui 雲 水 11:37, 4 September 2017 (UTC)


 * I've blocked truthreigns as a clear duck. Watching the others, since 94leuven seems to be behaviorally unrelated. --regentspark (comment) 13:19, 4 September 2017 (UTC)
 * The only outstanding accounts are (a) 94leuven, where, as RegentsPark says, is behaviourally unrelated, and (b) Persecuted17 and Liebevoll17, which have never edited, but on the basis of CU and usernames are probably the same person. There doesn't seem to be any good reason for keeping this investigation open, so I am closing it. The editor who uses the pseudonym "JamesBWatson" (talk) 11:22, 21 September 2017 (UTC)

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Continues to edit the same content as user Truthreigns. Edits can be checked on pages Talk:2017 China–India border standoff and Talk:Doklam Adamgerber80 (talk) 07:54, 3 September 2017 (UTC)

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 * . &mdash;  MB laze Lightning T 11:16, 3 September 2017 (UTC)

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 * IP is now too old, closing. GABgab 00:19, 8 September 2017 (UTC)

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IP address was heavily involved in editing Doklam and 2017 China–India border standoff and is now canvassing for support for their POV by calling other editors. This seems like a WP:DUCK. Editor has a known history of block evasion and socking and has also claimed in the past(after a block) that they are forced to visit schools/libraries/public spots to access Wikipedia. See earlier SPI's for more detail. Adamgerber80 (talk) 13:52, 9 September 2017 (UTC)

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 * . GABgab 15:38, 9 September 2017 (UTC)