Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Alexandra Medford/Archive

04 August 2011

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While not all of the edits are identical, they share a pattern of copyvio, MOS, and reference removal problems focused specifically on topics related to witchcraft (primarily in fiction such as films). I'm only including the diffs for revisions that are identical or nearly so. The articles that both have edited show similarities in problems but the diffs are not close enough to link here. Both screen names are characters from the "Witches of Eastwick" which both editors have edited extensively.

Jane Black Magic http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Black_magic&diff=439340694&oldid=439195292 The Craft http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Craft_%28film%29&diff=442927316&oldid=442720512

Alexandria Black Magic http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Black_magic&diff=439142483&oldid=438886000 THe Craft http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Craft_%28film%29&diff=431510243&oldid=428527073 Millahnna (talk) 00:28, 4 August 2011 (UTC)

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 * Blocked and tagged per WP:DUCK. —  Hello Annyong  (say whaaat?!) 01:43, 4 August 2011 (UTC)

26 September 2012

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Previously this user and their socks used primarily user accounts named after characters from the Witches of Eastwick. Upon coming off wikilight, I discovered they'd hit an old favorite article of theirs, The Craft (film), with the same editing patterns. So duck test follows:

Alexandra Medford:
 * http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Black_magic&diff=prev&oldid=439142302
 * http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Secret_Circle_%28TV_series%29&diff=prev&oldid=437118831
 * http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Craft_%28film%29&diff=prev&oldid=431510243

HarryPotterWizard:
 * http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Witchcraft&diff=prev&oldid=496616692
 * http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Secret_Circle&diff=prev&oldid=489547857
 * http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Craft_%28film%29&diff=495827682&oldid=494075733

Not sure I put them in the right order there. I tried to find respective links. But the second this person hits the Craft I know who they are by how they edit. Millahnna (talk) 09:17, 26 September 2012 (UTC)

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 * I'd say you're right. For example, all three users share an odd detail in that they change the Swedish interwiki link from localized to English (,, . It's somewhat moot now though since the new account hasn't edited since June. It may be more constructive to leave the account alone for now (while certainly still checking the edits to see if they should be reworked/reverted), and approach them in case they come back to try and find a solution to their problematic edits. Blocking the account now would not prevent damage since they'd just create a new account if/when they return, and rob us of an easy opportunity to spot them. Amalthea  16:54, 1 October 2012 (UTC)