Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Aniflower/Archive

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 * ( original case name)

Obvious UPE, both accounts editing Draft:Narayan Hulse, with Mercy kiai making other obviously promotional drafts and moving clearly unsuitable drafts to mainspace. Requesting checkuser to see if there's a UPE sock farm, just these two, or if they're just MEAT. As always, thanks for your time. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 11:05, 19 May 2023 (UTC)
 * Added Faithlyne, who created some of the articles moved by Mercy. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 11:07, 19 May 2023 (UTC)
 * Well shit. I had a hunch it was a farm. Thanks. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 14:23, 19 May 2023 (UTC)

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 * - We have socks. Courcelles (talk) 14:13, 19 May 2023 (UTC)
 * In addition to the ones listed above, I can mark as ✅ and have blocked the following:

Courcelles (talk) 14:20, 19 May 2023 (UTC)


 * Requested global locks for this spamfarm. Courcelles (talk) 14:32, 19 May 2023 (UTC)


 * Moved case to oldest account, retagged socks, closing. Thanks, Spicy (talk) 13:59, 20 May 2023 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
Another one working on the same drafts. Just want a check for sleepers and to verify before blocking. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 18:22, 27 May 2023 (UTC)

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✅ along with. Will request global locks. Moneytrees🏝️(Talk) 07:49, 28 May 2023 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
Same edits and similar name to another sock. Probably needs a sleeper check. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 12:06, 4 June 2023 (UTC)

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 * ✅. Sleeper check turned up 6.

Courcelles (talk) 12:20, 4 June 2023 (UTC)
 * Not sure what wishes at this point, but I've changed the status to checked. Bbb23 (talk) 12:59, 4 June 2023 (UTC)
 * Thanks, @Bbb23. That was purely forgetting the last step! Courcelles (talk) 13:00, 4 June 2023 (UTC)
 * Tagged socks, closing. Thanks, Spicy (talk) 22:13, 5 June 2023 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
MaxPG88 aroused my suspicion because of Articles for deletion/Dorian Rhea Debussy, where a few COI socks were blocked already (ping ). It seems like someone called in the paid auxiliaries, because what CU revealed (due also to proxies and geolocation) was a connection to a pretty serious sockfarm. Max is also confirmed with Petertipsy, and separately with BNG23, Bogombasharon, Petertipsy, and Peterdelgrim. There's a huge range that Max was on that also had 1stJetintheSkies and a blocked editor, OwlFree, that led me here. Drmies (talk) 22:31, 21 June 2023 (UTC)

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 * Tagged accounts, requested locks, closing. Thanks, Spicy (talk) 16:07, 5 July 2023 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
Similar edit to Draft:Njedeh Anthony. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 13:14, 18 July 2023 (UTC)

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 * ✅ plus . Blocking, requesting locks.  Girth Summit  (blether)  14:35, 18 July 2023 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
More of the same. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 10:19, 22 July 2023 (UTC)

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 * ✅, lock requested. Don't see any more.  Girth Summit  (blether)  10:56, 22 July 2023 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
Requesting decrease of protection of an article draft repeatedly recreated by Aniflower. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 22:49, 25 July 2023 (UTC)

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 * ✅ to previous confirmed socks, and also to:
 * Blocking, requesting locks. Girth Summit  (blether)  10:19, 26 July 2023 (UTC)
 * Blocking, requesting locks. Girth Summit  (blether)  10:19, 26 July 2023 (UTC)
 * Blocking, requesting locks. Girth Summit  (blether)  10:19, 26 July 2023 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
User:Andy Creative was recently blocked (on July 26) as a sock of Aniflower. Before being blocked, an IP requested the undeletion of Draft:Godwin Izomor. User:Andy Creative then expanded the draft, before the draft was deleted upon Andy Creative's block. . In early September, Apple pellet requested that the draft be undeleted. Not receiving a response, a new editor, on their first edit, created the draft in full a week later. Just 11 minutes after it was created, Apple pellet moved the article to mainspace

I also note that Apple pellet voted keep on the recent Cad Crowd AfD. That AfD was fuill of sock votes after seven people were hired through Upwork to vote keep there.

It is possible that Apple pellet/Mangorunner are not socks of Aniflower, (one possibility is that they are a new paid editor hired to do the same job), but the timing is close enough to Aniflower to be a concern. However, Apple pellet asking for the draft to be created, Mangorunner creating the draft, and Apple pellet moving it to mainspace just minutes later seems far too coincidental. - Bilby (talk) 01:32, 14 September 2023 (UTC)

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 * Apple pellet is now confirmed. Tagging Mangorunner as proven per overlap at Godwin Izomor with Apple pellet (see timestamps). The following accounts have also been proven or confirmed after a check on Sockpuppet investigations/SharonAnama (Special:Permalink/1175643674):
 * , closing. MarioGom (talk) 00:25, 17 September 2023 (UTC)
 * , closing. MarioGom (talk) 00:25, 17 September 2023 (UTC)
 * , closing. MarioGom (talk) 00:25, 17 September 2023 (UTC)
 * , closing. MarioGom (talk) 00:25, 17 September 2023 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
Yet more quacking over Draft:Godwin Izomor. because of the breadth and dept of the sock farm I believe a precautionary CU for a sleeper check is approriate 🇺🇦 Fiddle Timtrent  Faddle Talk to me 🇺🇦 12:15, 27 September 2023 (UTC)

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 * ✅ Also, blocked but not tagged is, and confirmed to Morning Expert is . Courcelles (talk) 12:39, 27 September 2023 (UTC)
 * Blocked, tagged, locks requested. Courcelles (talk) 12:41, 27 September 2023 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
User:Mialisa wiki created 20 Sept. This morning makes first edits, gaming autoconfirm, then recreates salted Bokksu (previously created by User:Morning Expert) at Bokksu (Japanese Food Subscription Service). Wikishovel (talk) 08:58, 1 October 2023 (UTC)

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 * ✅ to, along with . Blocking both, requesting locks. Closing.  Girth Summit  (blether)  09:53, 1 October 2023 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
Another obvious sock. Sleeper check please. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 13:10, 13 October 2023 (UTC)

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 * Assuming this is Aniflower (I haven't looked at the behaviour, but have no reason to doubt SFR's findings), they are on a new network, and it's one I'm not familiar with. There aren't any other accounts jumping out at me. Closing.  Girth Summit  (blether)  18:15, 13 October 2023 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
Proforma - all already blocked. Bbb23 brought some suspicions to my talk page, based on observations of their behaviour; CU puts them on the same IP (or in Koitaleel's case, on the same narrow range) as Sheapill and MlimaMoja, both tagged as socks from this case. Standard behaviour from this farm. Girth Summit  (blether) 11:28, 15 January 2024 (UTC)

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Tagged, will request locks. Closing. Girth Summit  (blether) 11:29, 15 January 2024 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
Newly created account, immediately left a reply on the talk page of Pinkjart (Aniflower sock) requesting undeletion of a CSDed article that that previous sock made. AlexandraAVX (talk) 10:34, 18 January 2024 (UTC)

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 * A number of members of the overall sock farm are or have been active on other WMF sites; at least one is bloked elsewhere. Has this farm reached the threshold for requesting global locks? If so please consider making the request 🇺🇦 Fiddle Timtrent  Faddle Talk to me 🇺🇦 11:54, 18 January 2024 (UTC)

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I've added Labeltt whose only edit was to create Draft:FavTutor, which was then edited by Kabuos. Because both accounts have made so few edits, I'm requesting CU to confirm and to look for others.--Bbb23 (talk) 14:10, 18 January 2024 (UTC)
 * . Mkdw  talk 07:43, 19 January 2024 (UTC)
 * , did you request global locks? --Bbb23 (talk) 13:58, 19 January 2024 (UTC)
 * No I didn't. I didn't see any cross-wiki activity on these accounts with the exception of Bananafisherk who was already blocked elsewhere. Mkdw  talk 06:35, 20 January 2024 (UTC)
 * . Mkdw  talk 07:43, 19 January 2024 (UTC)
 * , did you request global locks? --Bbb23 (talk) 13:58, 19 January 2024 (UTC)
 * No I didn't. I didn't see any cross-wiki activity on these accounts with the exception of Bananafisherk who was already blocked elsewhere. Mkdw  <span style="color: #0B0080;text-shadow: 4px 4px 15px white, -4px -4px 15px white">talk 06:35, 20 January 2024 (UTC)
 * , did you request global locks? --Bbb23 (talk) 13:58, 19 January 2024 (UTC)
 * No I didn't. I didn't see any cross-wiki activity on these accounts with the exception of Bananafisherk who was already blocked elsewhere. <span style="color:black;text-shadow: 4px 4px 15px white, -4px -4px 15px white">Mkdw  <span style="color: #0B0080;text-shadow: 4px 4px 15px white, -4px -4px 15px white">talk 06:35, 20 January 2024 (UTC)


 * , this case indicates at the top that global locks should be requested. I don't know if every sock in this farm is glocked, but the master and many I looked at are. It shouldn't matter whether the latest accounts have edited other projects. Just as we block the person, we glock the person. I've therefore requested glocks and am closing. Bbb23 (talk) 13:49, 20 January 2024 (UTC)
 * That’s fine. The instructions on the top of the page does not state that it “should be requested” but that reporting it on meta should be “considered” without requirement or obligation. It’s prefaced with the statement that this case may involve cross-wiki abuse which I didn’t see any on the accounts I checked but I see your point about the master avoiding their glock. <span style="color:black;text-shadow: 4px 4px 15px white, -4px -4px 15px white">Mkdw  <span style="color: #0B0080;text-shadow: 4px 4px 15px white, -4px -4px 15px white">talk 20:15, 20 January 2024 (UTC)
 * I thought you might say that. :-) In my experience, on every case that has the cross-wiki abuse setting, requesting glocks is automatic, which is precisely because of the history of the case. Perhaps we should change the wording of the instruction to more clearly reflect what is expected, don't know.--Bbb23 (talk) 20:22, 20 January 2024 (UTC)
 * Yes, you’re right. When I was reviewing this case and read Timtrent’s comments, I didn’t correctly identify this had already been established. I could have been more thorough in reading the archive. <span style="color:black;text-shadow: 4px 4px 15px white, -4px -4px 15px white">Mkdw  <span style="color: #0B0080;text-shadow: 4px 4px 15px white, -4px -4px 15px white">talk 21:01, 20 January 2024 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
Same MO as the previous socks, creating a similar userpage and then participating in deletion discussions. <span style="font-family:Papyrus, Courier New">The Wordsmith Talk to me 23:48, 6 February 2024 (UTC)

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 * Already blocked. Sir Sputnik (talk) 23:58, 6 February 2024 (UTC)
 * FWIW, the data for these accounts is consistent with this sockfarm, and Showergirl is also . There's also who is confirmed to past confirmed socks, and, whom I checked because of overlap and behavioural similarities with past accounts, and who is looking fairly probable. Spicy (talk) 00:22, 7 February 2024 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets

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I deleted Prince Michael (Mt. Kenya Ambassador) per WP:A7. Looking at the history of this, um, article, I found all the users listed above except Antidotejunior, who intersects with the master on Draft:Small Leaks Sink Ships. Also, based on the deleted history of the master (see Winona Inc.), there may a tie-in to Sockpuppet investigations/Aniflower. I'm requesting a CU to confirm these accounts to each other (I know that HealTheWorld144 is stale), to cross-check against the other SPI, and to look for others. Bbb23 (talk) 19:51, 17 February 2024 (UTC)

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 * to ✅ to each other and to past accounts of Aniflower:


 * Case merged to Aniflower, blocked and tagged, locks requested.
 * HealTheWorld144 actually isn't stale, however they look ❌. Spicy (talk) 16:18, 18 February 2024 (UTC)
 * , is there a reason you didn't close? --Bbb23 (talk) 16:45, 18 February 2024 (UTC)
 * , I didn't close in case someone wants to consider a WP:MEAT block for HealTheWorld144, although it's unlikely that anyone would bother. Spicy (talk) 16:48, 18 February 2024 (UTC)


 * , you're right, no one (certainly not I) would bother. :) Closing. Bbb23 (talk) 16:50, 18 February 2024 (UTC)

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New account that came out of nowhere to suddenly edit Akuma Divine Saningong, an article that has likely been created by UPEs. Relationship of some kind to Feerfox and/or Waqas4588 seems very likely. Fred Zepelin (talk) 05:17, 3 February 2024 (UTC)

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 * See WP:Sockpuppet investigations/Aniflower. Spicy (talk) 10:04, 10 February 2024 (UTC)

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One of two new accounts that came out of nowhere with great wiki markup knowledge to suddenly edit Akuma Divine Saningong, an article that has likely been created by UPEs. Relationship of some kind to Feerfox and/or Waqas4588 seems very likely. Fred Zepelin (talk) 05:18, 3 February 2024 (UTC)

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Might also want to check the two SPAs on this AfD, which was commented on earlier by Feerfox. -- asilvering (talk) 18:46, 6 February 2024 (UTC)

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 * See WP:Sockpuppet investigations/Aniflower. Spicy (talk) 10:04, 10 February 2024 (UTC)

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Spamming the same set of sales sties as references on Savannah cat. - UtherSRG (talk) 20:46, 11 February 2024 (UTC)

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 * , I'm going to stop right here in the middle of it cause I gotta run but I will tell you what I found: the two accounts are close enough for a match. BUT, and this is is interesting and I'm pinging, Amon8kip is a perfect match with User:Koitaleel... I can't comment on the ranges of course--I couldn't even if I had found anything at all. Drmies (talk) 22:28, 8 March 2024 (UTC)
 * Interesting. I was not expecting this. Different "office" in the farm? - UtherSRG (talk) 22:43, 8 March 2024 (UTC)
 * UtherSRG, it's often like that, particularly with editors from a certain part of the world--really, two certain parts of the world. I ran into one of accounts today: out of nowhere they create an article, knowing how to code and all that, knowing how to submit and how to contact people. My fingers are itching to run the check and I know what I will find, and nine times out of ten I find it--but if I don't find it, then I look like a dick who's been on a fishing expedition and ArbCom will get really upset. Yes, ranges will have different farms, and farms will have different offices; what we used to see, basically one model of article writing (and one type of username, for instance), that's changed a bit: it's like the template has been handed out to different overseers who have a crew working under them, and so you find a bit more variation in usernames and ways of communicating. I've also found that there's a lot less skill in English in the last years or so. Drmies (talk) 23:27, 8 March 2024 (UTC)
 * Roger that. I'll add Koitaleel to the sock list, as well as their master, tag, and ask for clerk to merge. - UtherSRG (talk) 12:15, 9 March 2024 (UTC)
 * UtherSRG (talk) 12:20, 9 March 2024 (UTC)
 * Please merge to Aniflower. - UtherSRG (talk) 12:21, 9 March 2024 (UTC)
 * I agree that Aon8kip is undoubtedly the same as Koitaleel, and hence Aniflower. These accounts should be globally locked - I'm requesting that now, will leave the merge to someone more competent at clerking - I'm concerned that with the overlapping edit histories of the cases, I might mess up the hist merge. Girth Summit <sub style="font-family:Segoe print;color:blue;"> (blether)  16:44, 9 March 2024 (UTC)
 * Case merged, nothing more to do, closing. Spicy (talk) 22:02, 15 March 2024 (UTC)