Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/AnnalesSchool/Archive

15 May 2015

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 * (self-declared, added here just for the record. – Fut.Perf. ☼ 09:39, 16 May 2015 (UTC))
 * (self-declared, added here just for the record. – Fut.Perf. ☼ 09:39, 16 May 2015 (UTC))

Four-edit account. Two of his/her edits promote the website commandosupremo.com which is run or substantially contributed to by } as explained in this ANI report.
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 * Evidence
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 * Substantial overlap in areas of interest with master
 * The other two edits concern war topics which are also part of AnnalesSchool's area of interest of which Greco-Italian War and Mediterranean and Middle East theatre of World War II were edited by AnnalesSchool. All in all three out of the four edits of the sock coincide with articles edited by the master. The fourth article Operation Agreement was edited by a close associate of the master disruptive blocked sock . More evidence of master interaction with 100menonmars.
 * Last edit of sock links to Annales's article on supremo site
 * The last edit of the sock on 16 August 2014 is a link to the article Anglo-American bias and the Italo-Greek War of 1940-1941 JULY 14, 2014 BY ANNALES created on 14 July 2014, approx. a month before, by AnnalesSchool. . Δρ.Κ. λόγοςπράξις 17:25, 15 May 2015 (UTC)
 * Master admits to socking
 * The master has admitted to socking but has also left many vicious personal attacks and threats. Δρ.Κ. λόγοςπράξις 19:02, 15 May 2015 (UTC)

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 * Comment While I cannot say if these two accounts are one and the same person, I can highliht that Annales does not run the website. He is relatively new fourmite. His posts include questions and response to the site' admin, who treated as a new member of the fourm. However, he has posted practically everyone of the recent front page "essays" and was linking to the front page in numerous wiki articles, clearly in breech of guidelines and brought up on the milhist talk page. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2600:1015:b11d:4cb5:2b11:b970:fb83:3ce6 (talk) 17:59, 15 May 2015 (UTC)

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 * It does not look like a duck to me. But, it is enough to mark the case as . Whether AnnalesSchool runs the website is irrelevant, because he is clearly connected to it .  Vanjagenije  (talk)  18:23, 15 May 2015 (UTC)
 * Sock blocked as self-confirmed . Leaving open in case CU wishes to look for sleepers, given the self-announced intention of further socking . Have added the self-declared sock IP above for the record. Fut.Perf. ☼ 09:34, 16 May 2015 (UTC)
 * We'll look for sleepers if more socks appear. Closing now.  Vanjagenije  (talk)  09:49, 16 May 2015 (UTC)

03 June 2015

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Typical MO of master. Obsession with tag-bombing sourced statements on Greco-Italian War and pushing pro-Italian POV. Δρ.Κ. λόγοςπράξις 19:37, 3 June 2015 (UTC)
 * Evidence
 * Common behavioural locus
 * Both master and sock are targetting reliably sourced statements in Greco-Italian War as POV and editorialising.
 * IP tagbombing Greco-Italian War vs. master AnnalesSchool doing the same.
 * Hijacking talkpage with complaints about alleged anti-Italian POV
 * IP complaining about anti-Italian bias vs. master Annales doing the same
 * Pure vandalism and attacks on Greek editors
 * IP blanking a whole section, with a misleading edit-summary, while at the same time inserting a message about "Greek bias" in the article: DON'T BELIEVE THIS ARTICLE!!!! IT'S FULL OF GREEK BIAS AND UNBALANCED!!!
 * IP attacking Greek editors in edit-summary: Well, if the Greek editors appear to get away with a lot of POV editorialising, why can't the rest of us?? Fair is fair.
 * IP talking in plural and implying it represents a group
 * "'We" Enigma are far more numerous than you think."
 * IP calling itself the "Master"
 * Admitting to socking
 * Conclusion
 * The WP:BATTLE tactics of the IP indicate this is an editor with an agenda and a grudge. The behavioural similarities to the master make this a clear WP:DUCK case. Now that s/he has confessed to socking the case is closed.


 * I disagree that the points you mentioned are not evidence given Annales's past pronouncements and threats that s/he will create many socks: The problems of sockpuppery, vandalism, having to protect pages, and a whole raft of other problems will continue.. Talking in plural is a strong indicator of meatpuppetry and/or socking. Similarly calling  oneself the "Master" soon after being asked if s/he is "AnnalesSchool" is rather telling especially when considering the rest of the evidence. Δρ.Κ. λόγοςπράξις  22:03, 3 June 2015 (UTC)

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''Accused parties may also comment/discuss in this section below. See Defending yourself against claims.'' May want to check out anon 38.86.48.38 as well.174.240.2.247 (talk) 21:39, 3 June 2015 (UTC)

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 * , some of your evidence is not really evidence. For example, talking about himself in plural is no indication of sockpuppetry. Also, signing his comment with "master" does not mean that he "admits socking". Anyway, I still think the rest of the evidence is convincing enough. I'm calling an admin to block the IP for 3 days.  Vanjagenije  (talk)  21:52, 3 June 2015 (UTC)
 * ✅. Closing.--Bbb23 (talk) 19:13, 4 June 2015 (UTC)

4 June 2015

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 * I suggest admin check out User:92.133.150.70. It is the same user as User:90.0.27.159, not to mention using the same tired old rhetoric as AnnalesSchool.165.166.215.220 (talk) 21:48, 4 June 2015 (UTC)
 * And another: User:90.0.206.82.165.166.215.220 (talk) 01:09, 5 June 2015 (UTC)

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— Berean Hunter   (talk)  01:44, 5 June 2015 (UTC)
 * . He again signs himself as "(the master)" just like blocked  . I propose this new Ip be blocked for a week.  Vanjagenije   (talk)  22:11, 4 June 2015 (UTC)
 * Blocking both IPs one week and closing.

12 June 2015

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Yet another IP sock. All the hallmarks of the master are there.


 * Evidence
 * Preoccupation with the same image
 * Preoccupation with adding an image of Italian soldiers posing in front of the Acropolis. The IP suggests here uploading images to Wikipedia and by An image of an Italian military parade in front of the Acropolis would be ideal. s/he means the now deleted file File:La Conquista di Atene.png which was uploaded by AnnalesSchool without valid permission. The file is still hosted at the website commandosupremo.com, which is associated with Annales.
 * Adding cn tags in the middle of cited paragraphs
 * Just like master. Please see this old discussion with master
 * Warning about "Greek revanchism" and talking about "Greek schoolchildren"
 * "...Greek revanchism and nationalist jingoism...", "Greek school children are taught that the war was an heroic effort equal to none."
 * Telling a Greek editor to "contain his patriotism" and warning about "issues"
 * "We only ask for fairness and balance in the article. That's all we ask. Constantine, be fair to the Italians and try to contain your Greek patriotism. If not, the problems and issues will continue for a long time." Please also note the plural "we", another hallmark of the sockfarm.
 * Another warning about "issues"
 * "Keith, we only ask that you do your job properly. That's all we ask. Otherwise this issue will simply not be resolved." Please note the plural "we".
 * Warning that "Greeks must be watched closely" and talking about "the Greek faction"
 * "...The Greek faction are already pretty upset by having to over-haul this article and you have rightly caught them out on such matters as ownership and NPOV and language. We know the Greeks only too well and know how they operate, so they have to be watched carefully and diligently. Good luck!"
 * Edit-warring on user talkpages leaving commands and talking in plural
 * "Keith, you'll be surprised how many "crackpots" there are. Just do your job properly. That's all we ask.", "Just do your job properly. That's all we ask!". Please see also this user talkpage history.
 * Duck probability

Δρ.Κ. λόγοςπράξις 19:50, 12 June 2015 (UTC)

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I'm sorry but I have to deny that I am a sock-puppet of AnnalesSchool or anyone. Some of the incidences of similarity are merely coincidences. I have been following the Talk Pages and I do happen to agree with a lot of what AnnalesSchool was saying, but it should not be a crime to agree with another editor and see eye to eye on some issues.92.234.202.8 (talk) 20:29, 12 June 2015 (UTC)

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— Berean Hunter   (talk)  21:00, 12 June 2015 (UTC)
 * Following the master's order, I'm just doing my job. Blocking IP one week and closing.

15 June 2015

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 * Evidence
 * Joining a discussion about socking and addressing a Greek editor with his first name
 * Replies to 's comment: The only good thing out of all this is that at last people (including myself) seriously get involved with this article. by voicing suspicion of his motives: "Whether that's a good thing or a bad thing remains to be seen Constantine."
 * The usual pro-Italian POV and related admonishments
 * "Yes, it is an on-going problem about lack of Italian sources, isn't it? Without them, how can the article ever claim NPOV? Again, does anyone around here speak Italian? Perhaps we need a crash course in it, and a plane ticket to Italy to visit the military archives scattered from Rome to Milan to Turin. ...What Wikipedia is definitely NOT is a soapbox for patriotic pronouncements."
 * Usual warning for "problems later on"
 * "Actually it's preferable not to have bias in the first place because it will only lead to problems later on." Δρ.Κ. λόγοςπράξις 16:18, 15 June 2015 (UTC)

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[https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Greco-Italian_War&diff=prev&oldid=667059023 To counterbalance the Lupi di Toscana, you should also include other Italian divisions that performed well under difficult conditions. Why always pick the lowest common denominator and hold that up as a "very good example of the malaise" of the Italian Army?]

[https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Greco-Italian_War&diff=prev&oldid=667058418 But where are the Italians sources? To avoid bias, there has to be a sufficient amount of Italian sources. Can anyone read Italian here?] GeneralizationsAreBad (talk) 13:42, 16 June 2015 (UTC)


 * (Actually, I can read Italian, funnily enough...) GeneralizationsAreBad (talk) 13:44, 16 June 2015 (UTC)

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— Berean Hunter   (talk)  15:30, 16 June 2015 (UTC)
 * It is clearly him. Blocking two weeks and closing.

4 July 2015

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 * Evidence
 * IP User:86.26.26.107 is continuing the same disruptive posts as AnnalesSchool and various of their previous IP sock puppets at Talk:Greco-Italian War.
 * Latest suspected sock puppet Geolocates to Virgin Media in Sheffield, United Kingdom - the same as at least two of the previously blocked IPs - User:80.193.96.222  and User:92.234.202.8  (and probably others).
 * All share the same preoccupation with the portrayal of the performance of Italian forces in World War II, specifically during the Greco-Italian War, Battle of Crete, North African Campaign etc. - pls see the similarity in some of the previous blocked sock's contributions ,,, vs those of the latest IP.
 * Pls note the obvious similarity in this post by the latest IP suspected of being a sock 86.26.26.107 as those by the previously blocked 80.193.96.222  and this one by 92.234.202.8  (contributing to the same or very similar MILHIST discussion threads attempting to draw attention to the Greco-Italian War article).
 * so I reverted their latest edits here per WP:DUCK. Several other editors have previously also done so over the past few weeks but the editor in question doesn't seem to have gotten the hint (pls see here, ,  and  - demonstrating that at least 4 other editors also heard the sound of quacking).  Anotherclown (talk) 13:23, 4 July 2015 (UTC)

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 * Support
 * I hadn't seen this report and I just withdrew my report about the same IP sock. It is an obvious duck and I support the findings of . Δρ.Κ. λόγοςπράξις 18:07, 4 July 2015 (UTC)

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This is obviously AnnalesSchool based on the evidence above, and I have blocked the IP account. Nick-D (talk) 23:03, 4 July 2015 (UTC)

closing. TDL (talk) 00:46, 5 July 2015 (UTC)

24 October 2015

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Edit-warring, disruptive sock. Adding unsourced or poorly sourced material praising the victories of the Italians during WWII. Concentration on the signature articles of the master. Uses the same signature-website as the master: "commandosupremo.com". . Dr.K. (talk) 02:50, 24 October 2015 (UTC)
 * Evidence
 * IP dumps a load of Italian victories with a section in capital letters and introduction: "114 Italian victories and Counting". Website reference: "commandosupremo.com", Annales's own.
 * Deletion of sourced material and addition of unsourced justifications for Italian failures
 * More praise for the Italian forces
 * No other activity detected at the moment. Thank you Swarm for administering the SPI and closing. All the best. Dr.K. (talk) 05:55, 24 October 2015 (UTC)

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''Accused parties may also comment/discuss in this section below. See Defending yourself against claims.'' I am not disruptive, Dr. K has mounted a campaign of war revisionism, often using negative adjectives and not complying with wikipedia standards of fairness. The Information on Italian victories is accurate as is my editing, Dr.K presents a biased view point that should be questioned as his motives are not to present facts but to promote a bias with racial undertones that is simply unfair and has no valid place in wikioedia. Extreme censorship on the part of Dr. K is evedent in almost all of his edotorials it is time to present both sides and not leave out positive facts about the Italian involvcement in ww2, otherwise what is the point of having a wikipedia?

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. S warm   ♠  05:24, 24 October 2015 (UTC)
 * If there's nothing else, closing this. S warm   ♠  05:26, 24 October 2015 (UTC)

27 October 2015

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I suspect the above may be socks due to the tied cliched arguments made on the Greco-Italian War talkpage diff, but largely due to employing the same rhetoric (almost the exact same phrases, praising pro-Italian sources, etc.) on the Italian invasion of France talkpage: diff, diff, and diff. Is it possible to investigate to determine if this is in fact Annales, or just someone - who should be given a chance - that happens to sound just like him. Regards EnigmaMcmxc (talk) 11:59, 27 October 2015 (UTC) EnigmaMcmxc (talk) 11:59, 27 October 2015 (UTC)

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 * I've declined the CU request. We rarely publicly disclose the IP address of a named account.--Bbb23 (talk) 13:47, 27 October 2015 (UTC)
 * None of the IPs have been active in the last 4 days. Closing.  Vanjagenije  (talk)  16:03, 3 November 2015 (UTC)

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I'm familiar with the idiosyncratic style of AnnalesSchool, and these IPs are surely being used by them per WP:DUCK. See [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Administrators%27_noticeboard/Incidents&oldid=738755934#Problems_with_the_Greco-Italian_war_article. ANI report]. I've blocked the 90.174.4.0/25 range for 2 weeks. Bishonen &#124; talk 22:04, 10 September 2016 (UTC).

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Filing for the record only, closing. Bishonen &#124; talk 22:04, 10 September 2016 (UTC).

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Soon after semiprotection expired at IP socks of the master start the incessant edit-warring adding POV-material to the article with particular obsession to highlight the Greek surrender in the worst possible light, a characteristic trait of the master. Another characteristic of the master is the PAs interspersed with threats of longterm disruption. Please see master's comment on the his/her talkpage: There is a general malaise in some of the articles dealing with Italy's war time involvement that are very unfair and ungracious and derogatory. In the end Wikipedia itself will suffer a bad reputation for this. But the battle for fairness and justice for the Italians will continue and will go on regardless.I can guarantee one thing though: there will be no rest for the likes of Dr K and Co. cf. sock IP 5.40.172.13 comment on the talkpage of the article: "Those who fight the truth, will always, in the long run, lose." cf. IP sock 80.193.96.222 from the June 2015 SPI: "Actually it's preferable not to have bias in the first place because it will only lead to problems later on.". cf. IP sock 90.174.4.11 from the September 2016 SPI: Keith, the problem of the Greco-Italian article will not go away as easily as you would like it to and ...and a clear unequivocal statement is inserted that the Greek Epirus Army actually surrendered to the Italians two days after the surrender to the Germans, then I am afraid this article will know no peace. It may need to be locked indefinitely..
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Also please see past IP sock 90.174.4.80 statement from the September 2016 SPI (opened by ): It should be made clear that it was the Greeks who surrendered to the Italians, and not the other way round. This article is simply becoming a joke and a mess. Please monitors, do your job properly!. . Dr.   K.  21:00, 23 November 2016 (UTC)
 * More evidence
 * Emphasis on the Greeks being "worn down"
 * IP sock 90.174.4.80 edit in September: However, try as they could, in the end, the Greeks were worn down and entirely unable to defea t superior Italian land, sea and air forces, resulting in the eventual surrender of Greece to Italy. versus newest attack by IP sock 5.40.172.13: Exhausted and worn down by incessant Italian attacks and out-flanked by the Germans, Lieutenant - General George Tsolakoglou had little choice but to surrender to General Carlo Geloso commanding the Italian Eleventh Army, on April 22nd, 1941.
 * Use of the expression "I'm afraid"
 * IP sock 90.174.4.11 from the September 2016 SPI: ... then I am afraid this article will know no peace. It may need to be locked indefinitely. cf. comments by IP sock 143.52.104.189 on 16 August 2016: Really, this article is going from bad to worse. Something drastic needs to be done an done soon I'm afraid. cf. comments by IP sock 5.40.172.13 in this very SPI: ...This isn't my opinion, it is a fact. And facts, as they say, are facts. Not much you can do about it I'm afraid.
 * Similarities between IP socks
 * Compare talkpage declarations that they are not socks: User talk:5.40.172.13 vs. User talk:90.174.4.80. Also compare contributions and edit-warring style: vs..
 * Recent IP sock replying to a thread from September 2016
 * IP sock 5.40.172.13 replies to a post by from 10 September 2016:  IP sock 5.40.172.13: NO! NOT GOOD ENOUGH KEITH!. 9  September 2016 was the last wave of IP sock attacks to the article.
 * Latest IP sock 5.40.172.66 goes ballistic spamming its message
 * IP sock 5.40.172.66 goes ballistic spamming/edit-warring its message across project, user and even category pages: IP sock 5.40.172.66 spamming Category:C-Class military history articles.

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I can only claim I am not AnnalesSchool!!! I cannot prove otherwise. It is up to you to PROVE I am a sock block evader. How can I go about to prove my innocence? The parapharsed reference from Owen Pearson (History of Albania: Vol 2) that

'''Exhausted and worn down by incessant Italian attacks and out-flanked by the Germans, Lieutenant - General George Tsolakoglou had little choice but to surrender to General Carlo Geloso commanding the Italian Eleventh Army, on April 22nd, 1941. A day later, an armistice was signed between the German, Italian and Greek commanders in Salonika.'''

is an innocuous, matter of fact statement. The Greek army in Albania did in fact surrender to the Italian General, Geloso on the 22nd April. This isn't my opinion, it is a fact. And facts, as they say, are facts. Not much you can do about it I'm afraid. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 5.40.172.13 (talk) 22:09, 23 November 2016 (UTC)

As I said, there will be no peace with this article until sanity and reason prevails and a clear and unequivocal statement is inserted that in fact, the historical evidence is that the Greeks surrendered to the Italian forces on April 22 and that an armistice was signed the next day to that effect. The Greeks were unable to defeat the Italians and exhausted, were on the verge of collapse. There is simply no point trying to pretend and deceive the reader that it was some great "Greek victory" when later scholarship has shown that the Italian army by January had recovered and were pressing the Greeks hard on the Albanian front. The German invasion contributed to the Greek collapse, but the Italians were instrumental in it. The Germans has an easy time of slicing through northern Greece because a) most of the effective Greek forces were trying to keep the Italians out of Greece and b) the British showed a surprising amount of timidity in actually fighting the Germans, preferring to retreat rather than to stand and fight.

The Greeks did indeed surrender to the Italians (no propaganda stunt at all), and if they did not, the Italians would have massacred the entire country. Hitler and Mussolini were in total agreement with the surrender terms and absolutely no favors or considerations were given to the Greeks, whose moral was crumbling with many desertions. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 5.40.172.66 (talk) 20:16, 25 November 2016 (UTC)

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I have reintroduced semi-protection at Greco-Italian War. De728631 (talk) 21:40, 23 November 2016 (UTC)

The behaviour of these accounts is identical to that of AnnalesSchool, and there's no reason to think that it's someone else. As some feedback on this SPI report, I don't think that highlighting similarities in the use of fairly common phrases is helpful for proving a connection - especially for long-running cases such as this where the connection is pretty obvious. It's better to limit reports to similarities in behaviour, such as views being pushed and how this is being done, and stick to a "less is more" approach so that reviewing admins don't need to evaluate unnecessary evidence. If there's some unusual phrasing/grammar the editor regularly uses across accounts that can be helpful, but it's probably best to not post this on-Wiki to avoid tipping the editor off. Nick-D (talk) 00:49, 26 November 2016 (UTC)

All three IPs blocked and the contended article semi-protected; closing. Favonian (talk) 12:30, 1 December 2016 (UTC)

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WP:DUCK. This is the same claim of pro-Greek bias in MILHIST articles and has harassed Keith-264 before. Chris Troutman ( talk ) 22:53, 17 December 2016 (UTC)

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WP:DUCK. This is the same claim of pro-Greek bias in MILHIST articles and has harassed Keith-264 before. Chris Troutman ( talk ) 22:53, 17 December 2016 (UTC)

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This is obviously AnnalesSchool, and I've blocked both IPs. Nick-D (talk) 22:58, 17 December 2016 (UTC)

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Word-for-word repetition of the same "I'd like to log my complaint" nonsense they've used with other IPs. Chris Troutman ( talk ) 02:07, 19 December 2016 (UTC)

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 * Closing. GABgab 16:17, 20 December 2016 (UTC)

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Spammed same message as the other sockpuppets of AnnalesSchool. Banned sockpuppet contrib:, this IP contrib:. Iazyges  Consermonor   Opus meum  18:20, 15 January 2017 (UTC)

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 * , closing. GABgab 20:02, 15 January 2017 (UTC)

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Two edits directed at MILHIST about the "greco-italian war" which is AnnalesSchool's wheelhouse. This IP resolves in England as most of AnnalesSchool's socks do, too. Chris Troutman ( talk ) 00:14, 16 February 2017 (UTC)

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 * IP blocked. Closing. Bbb23 (talk) 02:25, 16 February 2017 (UTC)

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. Chris Troutman  ( talk ) 18:06, 21 October 2017 (UTC)

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 * - CheckUser evidence can't be used here given that the only reported sock is an IP. However, the IP claims to AnnalesSchool and I have no reason to doubt them. Please block the IP temporarily. Sir Sputnik (talk) 18:31, 21 October 2017 (UTC)
 * Blocked for three days. Favonian (talk) 18:45, 21 October 2017 (UTC)

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both edits announce who they claim to be Chris Troutman  ( talk ) 21:52, 8 November 2017 (UTC)

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 * Blocked; closing. Favonian (talk) 21:56, 8 November 2017 (UTC)

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Their edit claims they are AnnalesSchool. Chris Troutman ( talk ) 22:07, 13 November 2017 (UTC)

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 * IP blocked. Sro23 (talk) 23:07, 13 November 2017 (UTC)

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They say so in the single edit. Please make a broad rangeblock; I suspect this is going to be ongoing harassment for some time. Chris Troutman ( talk ) 20:50, 15 November 2017 (UTC)

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 * . He is using a Finnish webhost, and he has a history of hopping around like this - so it's going to be whack-a-mole for a while. GABgab 16:25, 16 November 2017 (UTC)

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This account was changing an article to insert material more favourable to World War II-era Italy in the same way that AnnalesSchool and previous socks did. After being blocked, they repeatedly threatened to use multiple socks to continue this at User talk:Patton976, and were re-blocked accordingly. I have tagged the account as likely being AnnalesSchool. As they are indeffed, no further action is necessary, and I am logging this only for the record, especially given the threat to sock. Nick-D (talk) 01:40, 30 June 2019 (UTC)

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of a sockmaster I'm familiar with from military history articles. Already indeffed. Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 02:07, 30 June 2019 (UTC)