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SkullKnight is a relatively new editor (12 edits thus far) who, like AIFP, is trying to get a particular candidate (Andrew Yang) added to 2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries and has edited the exact same pages AIFP has, generally siding with him. These two diffs also show him copy-pasting AIFP's "signature" at the end of his message on AN/I as well, when it was brought up that he was possibly AIFP. I'm asking for a CU to verify what looks to me to be blatantly obvious sockpuppetry. —A little blue Bori v^_^v  Bori! 20:24, 18 January 2019 (UTC)
 * Adding another sockpuppet whose behaviour matches. They have also claimed that they will just create another account. —A little blue Bori v^_^v  Bori! 00:50, 19 January 2019 (UTC)

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 * SPI was filed with set as the master and  the sock puppet; I've fixed this and moved the SPI report to the correct title.  ~Oshwah~  (talk)  (contribs)   20:33, 18 January 2019 (UTC)
 * JoeAnglimSurvivor was blocked as a sock of AndInFirstPlace by . —&thinsp;JJMC89&thinsp; (T·C) 00:53, 19 January 2019 (UTC)
 * SkullKnight1189284 seems like meat to me. Functionaries, please email for more info. Kevin ( aka L235 ·&#32; t ·&#32; c) 00:58, 19 January 2019 (UTC)
 * I had already looked at these accounts before learning of this SPI, and had re-blocked JoeAnglimSurvivor as it is a ✅ match to AndInFirstPlace. These accounts are ❌ to SkullKnight1189284. Kevin, if there is anything you think that I should know or consider about this case, please email me. Thanks. —DoRD (talk)​ 13:16, 19 January 2019 (UTC)
 * Since these are unrelated to SkullKnight1189284, should this case be moved ? -- The SandDoctor Talk 01:21, 20 January 2019 (UTC)
 * Yes., would you mind putting this back where it was? (Or any clerk who gets to it first...) —DoRD (talk)​ 12:47, 24 January 2019 (UTC)
 * DoRD - Stand by...  ~Oshwah~  (talk) (contribs)   12:50, 24 January 2019 (UTC)
 * DoRD - ✅.  ~Oshwah~  (talk) (contribs)   12:53, 24 January 2019 (UTC)


 * I don't think more is required from me; I was simply disinclined to believe SkullKnight1189284 was the same person as the others. I would suggest a page move. Best, Kevin ( aka L235 ·&#32; t ·&#32; c) 02:29, 21 January 2019 (UTC)
 * Noting here that I have also ✅ to  on block review. I'd agree with Kevin that this should be moved. TonyBallioni (talk) 03:06, 21 January 2019 (UTC)
 * Nothing left to do. Closing. Kevin ( aka L235 ·&#32; t ·&#32; c) 16:58, 25 January 2019 (UTC)

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Bumping this – could also be CU'd with regard to this? Some obvious similarities especially in subject matter (this time to the Republican primary article), random "warnings" on other users' talk pages (see ), and also down to the struggle with properly-formatted signatures (note the choice of the same bolded purple) and username pattern (just a few successive words). Mélencron (talk) 03:23, 25 January 2019 (UTC)

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 * The talk page messages left by this user are very reminiscent of AndInFirstPlace, and are extremely odd coming from an account created just today: offering editing advice to long-term editors in a sort of kindly-uncle tone. If not a sock, this is definitely trolling. Beyond My Ken (talk) 03:55, 25 January 2019 (UTC)
 * Counterpoint: Both accounts promote innovative approaches that challenge the groupthink of this website. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Anewkindofeditor (talk • contribs) 05:19, 25 January 2019 (UTC)
 * Rebuttal to the counterpoint: It's painfully obvious to anyone who's paying attention that you're AndInFirstPlace, or at the very least someone attempting to impersonate him. —A little blue Bori v^_^v  Bori! 09:26, 25 January 2019 (UTC)
 * First time I've seen an accused socker point to similarities between accounts as a reason that they are not connected. Beyond My Ken (talk) 09:33, 25 January 2019 (UTC)
 * Wow. Jorm (talk) 06:46, 25 January 2019 (UTC)
 * This welcome message to SkullKnight1189284 is pretty weird. SkullKnight1189284 was suspected to be a sock of AndInFirstPlace but was cleared by CUs, although Kevin thought it was meatpuppetry.  This opens the possibility of more meatpuppetry / joe job / trolling. Beyond My Ken (talk) 09:42, 25 January 2019 (UTC)
 * Beyond My Ken (talk) 09:43, 25 January 2019 (UTC)


 * Is there a reason the Anewkindofeditor is not blocked? If they are a sock of AndInFirstPlace, who is blocked, then isn't their editing block evasion?  Anewkindofeditor was created 11 days after AndInFirstPlace, so the latter is the master. Beyond My Ken (talk) 15:26, 25 January 2019 (UTC)
 * Unless the need is urgent, I typically leave blocks to someone else. —DoRD (talk)​ 16:03, 25 January 2019 (UTC)
 * Got it. It was just odd that all the socks were blocked but one. Would a clerk please indef block Anewkindofeditor for block evasion? Beyond My Ken (talk) 16:09, 25 January 2019 (UTC)

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 * The following are ✅:
 * —DoRD (talk)​ 13:29, 25 January 2019 (UTC)
 * —DoRD (talk)​ 13:29, 25 January 2019 (UTC)
 * —DoRD (talk)​ 13:29, 25 January 2019 (UTC)
 * —DoRD (talk)​ 13:29, 25 January 2019 (UTC)
 * —DoRD (talk)​ 13:29, 25 January 2019 (UTC)
 * —DoRD (talk)​ 13:29, 25 January 2019 (UTC)
 * —DoRD (talk)​ 13:29, 25 January 2019 (UTC)
 * —DoRD (talk)​ 13:29, 25 January 2019 (UTC)


 * , closing. Kevin ( aka L235 ·&#32; t ·&#32; c) 16:57, 25 January 2019 (UTC)

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Obvious socks of each other from behavior and name; AndInSecondPlace boasted of connection to AndInFirstPlace. I have already blocked them both. Reporting here for the record. MelanieN (talk) 17:30, 29 January 2019 (UTC)

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 * Revoking tpa to match master. Closing. Kevin ( aka L235 ·&#32; t ·&#32; c) 20:10, 29 January 2019 (UTC)
 * Also for the record: These are, bordering on ✅. —DoRD (talk)​ 20:25, 29 January 2019 (UTC)

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He's not even trying to hide it at Talk:2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries. power~enwiki ( π, ν ) 23:45, 4 February 2019 (UTC)

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 * Comment. dif for convencience &#8213; Matthew J. Long -Talk-☖  00:12, 5 February 2019 (UTC)

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 * , closing Kevin ( aka L235 ·&#32; t ·&#32; c) 00:19, 5 February 2019 (UTC)

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See below. —DoRD (talk)​ 14:15, 4 May 2019 (UTC)

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 * Checked per impersonation of established editor. ✅:
 * —DoRD (talk)​ 14:15, 4 May 2019 (UTC)
 * —DoRD (talk)​ 14:15, 4 May 2019 (UTC)
 * —DoRD (talk)​ 14:15, 4 May 2019 (UTC)
 * —DoRD (talk)​ 14:15, 4 May 2019 (UTC)