Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Anne Barrington/Archive/1

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Jaz421 was blocked for UPE in June. Grindy95566 was registered in August. Grindy95566 created a draft on Marcia Smith, and once they had accumulated ten main space edits, they published this. The article content appears (from the little I can see in the history) the same as an earlier version created in June by Jaz421 and subsequently G11 speedied. I've not found any evidence that Grindy95566 asked for that deleted article to be restored, although I could be wrong of course, so can't help wondering where the content came from. Both accounts also have edited HGC Apparel (Marcia Smith's business): Jaz421 created it, and Grindy95566 moved it past AfC into the main space. DoubleGrazing (talk) 12:23, 5 September 2022 (UTC)

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 * VRT Ticket related to the block of Jaz421. Based on the pattern of behaviour and log entry of the deleted version of Marcia Smith, this looks like a duck to me.  - Please block  as a sock.  FYI, as the blocker of Jaz421 and handler of a great deal of the paid-en queue. --Jack Frost (talk) 12:52, 5 September 2022 (UTC)
 * . GeneralNotability (talk) 15:19, 5 September 2022 (UTC)
 * Merged from WP:Sockpuppet investigations/Jaz421/Archive. Spicy (talk) 13:49, 9 April 2023 (UTC)

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Pro forma, see below. GeneralNotability (talk) 03:49, 31 January 2023 (UTC)

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 * Checked a couple of these based on a paid queue tip and got...all of this. Everyone is ✅ to one another in some way or another. The person behind these accounts appears to be a prolific UPE, G5 date is 13 June 2022. Courtesy ping to as you blocked a few of these yourself. GeneralNotability (talk) 03:52, 31 January 2023 (UTC)
 * I checked the older accounts against my job list, and had a couple of matches but nothing that identifies any older account. My guess from behaviour is that they had a prior account on Upwork that was being identified too much or had some bad reviews, so they moved to a new account, which is why the jobs only go back to December yet the socks go back further. - Bilby (talk) 12:07, 31 January 2023 (UTC)
 * Merged from WP:Sockpuppet investigations/Cyrus watson/Archive. Spicy (talk) 13:56, 9 April 2023 (UTC)

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Another possible sock,, recently submitted Draft:Binghatti, previously edited by User:Justin047. Seems like still they have some sleeper accounts in their drawer. 91.75.104.141 (talk) 13:31, 6 February 2023 (UTC)

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 * - for comparison to previous socks and sleeper check if applicable. It's also possible that this account is a sock of per overlap on the draft. Thanks, Spicy (talk) 19:20, 10 February 2023 (UTC)
 * Done through a report at Sockpuppet investigations/ProWatch19. Dreamy Jazz talk to me &#124; my contributions 21:02, 10 February 2023 (UTC)
 * Merged from WP:Sockpuppet investigations/Cyrus watson/Archive. Spicy (talk) 13:56, 9 April 2023 (UTC)

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Newly created account, Anuv sagar, who went right to a draft being promulgated by a flurry of UPE editors: Ardagio and Oreinud, both socks of the puppeteer. See this.  Onel 5969  TT me 11:49, 8 February 2023 (UTC)

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 * Blatantly gamed autoconfirmed, then moved a sock-created draft to mainspace. - please indef Anuv sagar as a suspected sock of ProWatch19. It's possible that this is UPE meatpuppetry rather than actual socking, but that's equally blockable. Thanks, Spicy (talk) 17:38, 10 February 2023 (UTC)
 * - found more accounts on a check. Dreamy Jazz talk to me &#124; my contributions 20:44, 10 February 2023 (UTC)
 * ✅ to each other:
 * Dreamy Jazz talk to me &#124; my contributions 20:56, 10 February 2023 (UTC)


 * - please determine whether this entire case needs merging or only this particular report under the master account . Dreamy Jazz talk to me &#124; my contributions 21:01, 10 February 2023 (UTC)
 * Filing moved from Sockpuppet investigations/ProWatch19. I don't think the ProWatch19 account was operated by the same person as this sockfarm. Spicy (talk) 23:08, 10 February 2023 (UTC)
 * Merged from WP:Sockpuppet investigations/Cyrus watson/Archive. Spicy (talk) 13:56, 9 April 2023 (UTC)

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Help. This got out of hand and I need to get out of here. Please check my log for all the CU blocks. I'll get back to this, I need to look at the two or three ranges I found--and Dictations is NOT the ur-sock, this goes back years. Sockpuppet investigations/Wideness/Archive is also part of it. They are so prolific that I'm sure there's an SPI already somewhere--does anyone recognize these patterns? They are very distinctive, but I don't want to say anymore. Anyway, all the ones I blocked since User:Discmania are CU-confirmed with each other, one way or another, and there's article overlap for a number of them as well, but it's too much to list for me right now. I appreciate your help. Oh, I tagged them all for Dictations even though I knew, after a dozen or so, that it would have to be modified. Drmies (talk) 18:55, 14 February 2023 (UTC)

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 * Is this Sockpuppet investigations/Cyrus watson? This is not a conclusive answer - this sockfarm isn't new either. MER-C 19:16, 14 February 2023 (UTC)
 * , that may well be. One of the socks I blocked made something similar to Draft:Motivational intelligence, an odd one out amidst all the promotional crap--and I see now that, from the Cyrus watson group, also made one, and also made Draft:Motivational Intelligence (MQ). The IPs I looked at real quick from that SPI match geographically (even if they're on different ranges, and that's why they weren't found), FWIW, as does the UA. Yes, accounts like and  make edits identical to the ones listed here--though now that I'm going through those ranges and blocking a few, I do see one difference: the user page, so, yeah. The range I'm checking right now is full of unrelated spammers also, so it's tricky, and it's too big for a hard block. Thanks., you checked those accounts, or at least some of them. I think we have some more work to do--and that includes checking with Sockpuppet investigations/ProWatch19/Archive, which you worked on just the other day, and I'm finding a few accounts that you blocked as ProWatch on the Cyrus watson ranges. Drmies (talk) 22:13, 14 February 2023 (UTC)
 * , you're in on this too! ;) You blocked User:Stefan Vitari, and the block log indicates there's more behind it. Drmies (talk) 22:35, 14 February 2023 (UTC)
 * ,, yup, Stefan Vitari was part of the Cyrus watson batch - I started out just blocking a bunch one at a time before I realized how deep the rabbit hole went and filed a proper SPI. Guess I missed out on putting that account on the list. GeneralNotability (talk) 23:59, 14 February 2023 (UTC)
 * GeneralNotability, sorry, I didn't mean to suggest you forgot something, not at all. This rabbit hole is so deep I got my leg stuck in it all day. Drmies (talk) 00:17, 15 February 2023 (UTC)
 * OK y'all, I'm going to drop it. The ranges are so big there's not much to do in terms of hardblocking, and many of them have already been combed in previous SPIs. We're not going to catch all of them. I think the identification between Cyrus watson and Dictations may well hinge on the comparison between Ergontropic Dynamics and Draft:Motivational Intelligence--or we can just move on. I'm sorry, I feel like I left a mess here, but this is so much bigger than I'm used to handling--and did I mention that one of the Dictations accounts was already spotted via Sockpuppet investigations/Wideness/Archive? Drmies (talk) 23:58, 14 February 2023 (UTC)
 * No match. MER-C 19:53, 15 February 2023 (UTC)
 * Moved case to oldest account, tagged socks, closing. Spicy (talk) 22:45, 17 February 2023 (UTC)

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Stacy912, an account created yesterday, created Draft:TOTM Technologies. The article was G5 deleted by on the 14th. Given the notes here, not sure if CU will be helpful. S0091 (talk) 17:01, 22 February 2023 (UTC)

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 * Callanecc (talk • contribs • logs) 11:45, 23 February 2023 (UTC)

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Don't know if it's too late, but you also might want to look at user:Waivecarry and user:Mortalising, based on the edit history found here. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Onel5969 (talk • contribs)

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 * Filing split from above case. Thanks, Spicy (talk) 23:12, 10 February 2023 (UTC)
 * Both are in a different country to each other and the socks above. Would suggest that this is on technical evidence. Doesn't rule out off-wiki coordination. Dreamy Jazz talk to me &#124; my contributions 01:02, 11 February 2023 (UTC)
 * It's suspicious and there is a strong likelihood of UPE, but I'm not confident this is the same operator and at this point the accounts have not edited in several months, so I'm closing this without action. Spicy (talk) 19:27, 8 April 2023 (UTC)
 * Filing merged from Sockpuppet investigations/Cyrus watson. Spicy (talk) 13:52, 9 April 2023 (UTC)

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Compare:
 * Draft:Motivational intelligence to Special:Undelete/Draft:Motivational Intelligence (MQ)
 * Draft:Will Renuart to Special:Undelete/Will Renuart
 * Draft:Annie Kathuria to Special:Undelete/Annie Kathuria MER-C 11:56, 11 February 2023 (UTC)

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 * Group 1 ✅ to each other:


 * Group 1 is geolocated in the same country as this case
 * geolocates to another continent. However, there were some proxy indications seen and same device model used to Group 1. /
 * is Dreamy Jazz talk to me &#124; my contributions 23:21, 12 February 2023 (UTC)
 * Based on the contents of the deleted pages, I'm confident that Saltyrobot and Sumraeagle are either socks or UPE meatpuppets. as suspected. Thanks, Spicy (talk) 19:24, 8 April 2023 (UTC)
 * Filing merged from Sockpuppet investigations/Cyrus watson. Spicy (talk) 13:53, 9 April 2023 (UTC)

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Account was created on 16 Jan. After about a dozen precocious edits, today the account recreated Peter Ingrasselino at Peter Ingrasselino (chef). This was 9 days after Peter Ingrasselino was deleted G5, created by blocked sock. 2A01:4C8:63:A8F0:6CFB:23FF:FE90:4580 (talk) 21:54, 23 February 2023 (UTC)
 * Note: corrected Kabatorbas' name on the IP's submission. &mdash; Mdaniels5757 (talk &bull; contribs) 03:05, 24 February 2023 (UTC)

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 * This account is ✅ to, which is blocked as part of the "Cyrus watson" group. I also found:
 * I'm blocking the lot, but without tags as I'm not sure whether we want to move this to "Cyrus watson". firefly  ( t · c ) 19:37, 25 February 2023 (UTC)
 * Tagged as confirmed, see my comments on the merge with Cyrus watson below. Closing. Thanks, Spicy (talk) 14:16, 9 April 2023 (UTC)

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Recreated at. I'll delete and block, but maybe worth a CU to find some more? SmartSE (talk) 11:48, 4 March 2023 (UTC)

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 * - for a sleeper check per the history. Thanks, Spicy (talk) 16:58, 4 March 2023 (UTC)
 * I did come across, which is ✅ to the account in the case above. The  account geolocates to the same country as previous socks, but they're on a different range. I don't see any obvious other accounts, but there are lots of very similar-looking needles in that haystack.   Girth Summit  (blether)  18:20, 5 March 2023 (UTC)
 * Tagged Robert as confirmed and Qweti as suspected. Closing. Thanks, Spicy (talk) 14:17, 9 April 2023 (UTC)

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Just for the record: I indeffed this user as an obvious sock, based on the re-creation of HGC Apparel. Justlettersandnumbers (talk) 15:09, 22 March 2023 (UTC)

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Please merge this case into that one and retag. Girth Summit  (blether) 18:00, 22 March 2023 (UTC)
 * - this account, and also the following, are ✅ to a bunch of confirmed socks. Looking at the CU logs for Jaz421, I think they're all AB.
 * Filing merged from Sockpuppet investigations/Jaz421. Spicy (talk) 13:45, 9 April 2023 (UTC)
 * ... I'm in the process of carrying out a nasty three-way merge between this case, Anne Barrington, and Cyrus watson. Give me a moment to make a list of all the accounts that need to be retagged... Spicy (talk) 14:05, 9 April 2023 (UTC)
 * OK, so as I mentioned above, I've merged Cyrus watson into this case as well per significant technical and behavioural overlap documented above and in the archive. I think this can be closed now. Spicy (talk) 14:15, 9 April 2023 (UTC)

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Recreated Peter Ingrasselino. Page is identical to the one created by Pete1031 at Peter Ingrasselino (chef), see filter log Special:AbuseLog/34518314. Fancy Refrigerator (talk) 11:12, 9 May 2023 (UTC)

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 * Comment Pete1031 is blocked as a sock of Anne Barrington, so this SPI should probably be moved to Sockpuppet investigations/Anne Barrington. Best, GPL93 (talk) 12:17, 9 May 2023 (UTC)

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 * - I've merged the cases and blocked Michael Kubera as either a sock or an obvious WP:UPE meatpuppet based on the comparison of the two articles. However, I'm endorsing CU to check for other accounts as this sockfarm is known to create massive numbers of sleepers. Thanks, Spicy (talk) 16:41, 9 May 2023 (UTC)
 * is ✅ to the master via, and to
 * (blocked as Sockpuppet investigations/ProWatch19/Archive
 * , leaving on endorsed because I figure follow-up checks might find some more but I don't have the time right now. --Blablubbs (talk) 16:54, 9 May 2023 (UTC)
 * I hunted around a bit more, didn't find any others. Tagging all the ones Blabbs found and closing. -- RoySmith (talk) 15:14, 10 May 2023 (UTC)
 * I'll add, also ✅. --Blablubbs (talk) 11:05, 11 May 2023 (UTC)
 * Also
 * --Blablubbs (talk) 11:09, 11 May 2023 (UTC)
 * (blocked as Sockpuppet investigations/ProWatch19/Archive
 * , leaving on endorsed because I figure follow-up checks might find some more but I don't have the time right now. --Blablubbs (talk) 16:54, 9 May 2023 (UTC)
 * I hunted around a bit more, didn't find any others. Tagging all the ones Blabbs found and closing. -- RoySmith (talk) 15:14, 10 May 2023 (UTC)
 * I'll add, also ✅. --Blablubbs (talk) 11:05, 11 May 2023 (UTC)
 * Also
 * --Blablubbs (talk) 11:09, 11 May 2023 (UTC)
 * (blocked as Sockpuppet investigations/ProWatch19/Archive
 * , leaving on endorsed because I figure follow-up checks might find some more but I don't have the time right now. --Blablubbs (talk) 16:54, 9 May 2023 (UTC)
 * I hunted around a bit more, didn't find any others. Tagging all the ones Blabbs found and closing. -- RoySmith (talk) 15:14, 10 May 2023 (UTC)
 * I'll add, also ✅. --Blablubbs (talk) 11:05, 11 May 2023 (UTC)
 * Also
 * --Blablubbs (talk) 11:09, 11 May 2023 (UTC)
 * , leaving on endorsed because I figure follow-up checks might find some more but I don't have the time right now. --Blablubbs (talk) 16:54, 9 May 2023 (UTC)
 * I hunted around a bit more, didn't find any others. Tagging all the ones Blabbs found and closing. -- RoySmith (talk) 15:14, 10 May 2023 (UTC)
 * I'll add, also ✅. --Blablubbs (talk) 11:05, 11 May 2023 (UTC)
 * Also
 * --Blablubbs (talk) 11:09, 11 May 2023 (UTC)
 * , leaving on endorsed because I figure follow-up checks might find some more but I don't have the time right now. --Blablubbs (talk) 16:54, 9 May 2023 (UTC)
 * I hunted around a bit more, didn't find any others. Tagging all the ones Blabbs found and closing. -- RoySmith (talk) 15:14, 10 May 2023 (UTC)
 * I'll add, also ✅. --Blablubbs (talk) 11:05, 11 May 2023 (UTC)
 * Also
 * --Blablubbs (talk) 11:09, 11 May 2023 (UTC)
 * --Blablubbs (talk) 11:09, 11 May 2023 (UTC)
 * --Blablubbs (talk) 11:09, 11 May 2023 (UTC)
 * --Blablubbs (talk) 11:09, 11 May 2023 (UTC)

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This account recently created "Mister Mobile", which was deleted due to spam. On Portuguese Wikipedia, the same article was just created by, with a very similar content, except for being translated to Portuguese. Reminding that BIB6310 is blocked here as a sock of Anne Barrington.

I also blocked there as they share same range very closely. I assume there are more on their usual ranges. —Teles « Talk to me ˱ M @ C S ˲» 19:37, 22 May 2023 (UTC)

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 * These are all ✅ -- RoySmith (talk) 19:52, 22 May 2023 (UTC)

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Both accounts match the combo: triggering newcomer task tag + picture on Commons + well written article with many doubtful sources + using draft space. They probably perform those newcomer tasks to be able to move the draft afterwards to main space. —Teles « Talk to me ˱ M @ C S ˲» 22:37, 22 May 2023 (UTC)
 * Added: Sneaky Snipes.—Teles « Talk to me ˱ M @ C S ˲» 22:59, 22 May 2023 (UTC)

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 * All of these are ✅ -- RoySmith (talk) 23:24, 22 May 2023 (UTC)

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Two more accounts. Similar type of username and UPE activity. Rapidly creating and submitting drafts through AfC. Fancy Refrigerator (talk) 11:41, 24 May 2023 (UTC)

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 * Those look suspicious (particularly Olivia Abigail) but they are very different to each other and I don't see any link to this SPI. SmartSE (talk) 12:17, 24 May 2023 (UTC)


 * Further, Melissa Favre would appear to be a sandard COI editor rather than a UPE sock. SmartSE (talk) 16:52, 24 May 2023 (UTC)

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 * - going to need something more to link the two accounts to each other and the sockmaster rather than "ordinary" spam. First glance through the articles shows notable differences. DatGuyTalkContribs 20:34, 18 June 2023 (UTC)
 * I'm not seeing enough to justify any checks or other action. Closing. RoySmith (talk) 16:55, 26 June 2023 (UTC)

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Editor seems like an undisclosed paid editor and they moved Draft:Binghatti to main space, an article worked on by Anne Barrington socks but also socks of ProWatch19. This could just be an unrelated paid editor but since there are other cases here open regarding Anne Barrington socks, I thought I'd add this to them. Liz <sup style="font-family: Times New Roman; color: #006400;">Read! Talk! 00:40, 9 June 2023 (UTC)
 * Since posting this, Spicy has blocked this editor for UPE but I'll leave this query up in case they pop up in a Checkuser check. Liz <sup style="font-family: Times New Roman; color: #006400;">Read! Talk! 00:49, 9 June 2023 (UTC)

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 * I ran some checks. Ostensibly ❌, but it's likely they're using proxies to obfuscate things, so calling this .  They're already blocked, so closing this. -- RoySmith (talk) 01:08, 9 June 2023 (UTC) -- RoySmith (talk) 01:09, 9 June 2023 (UTC)

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Username and editing style is quite similar to this sockfarm. Obvious gaming of autoconfirmed and appears to be a spam only account. Checkuser should discover more. 2.50.52.222 (talk) 12:50, 17 June 2023 (UTC)

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 * These are all ✅ RoySmith (talk) 17:15, 26 June 2023 (UTC)

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Username pattern and editing style is quite similar to this sockfarm based on private evidence. Obvious gaming of autoconfirmed to post Thomas Schlumprecht and Clean Miami Beach on mainspace. 2001:8F8:1361:B80:842E:4CD:9C69:A375 (talk) 13:42, 9 July 2023 (UTC)

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 * These are all ✅ RoySmith (talk) 13:59, 9 July 2023 (UTC)

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The spammer is back again. User:Francis Ramsden created Draft:Spring Break Fiji. Similar draft has been posted live by User:TRE-nlc albeit using a different title: SpringBreak Fiji to avoid scruitny. 2001:8F8:1265:C62E:388D:611:47CA:33A5 (talk) 15:53, 12 July 2023 (UTC)

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 * So much duckage. I've b&t'd the socks, but a CU should be done to sniff out more. - UtherSRG (talk) 15:59, 12 July 2023 (UTC)
 * -  Girth Summit <sub style="font-family:Segoe print;color:blue;"> (blether)  17:09, 12 July 2023 (UTC)
 * ✅ to multiple confirmed socks of this master:
 * That's all I see at this time. Will block etc. Girth Summit <sub style="font-family:Segoe print;color:blue;"> (blether)  17:26, 12 July 2023 (UTC)
 * Hmm - adding a few more that I'm highly confident are sleepers of this master:
 * Will block these as well, and request locks. Girth Summit <sub style="font-family:Segoe print;color:blue;"> (blether)  17:39, 12 July 2023 (UTC)
 * That's all I see at this time. Will block etc. Girth Summit <sub style="font-family:Segoe print;color:blue;"> (blether)  17:26, 12 July 2023 (UTC)
 * Hmm - adding a few more that I'm highly confident are sleepers of this master:
 * Will block these as well, and request locks. Girth Summit <sub style="font-family:Segoe print;color:blue;"> (blether)  17:39, 12 July 2023 (UTC)
 * That's all I see at this time. Will block etc. Girth Summit <sub style="font-family:Segoe print;color:blue;"> (blether)  17:26, 12 July 2023 (UTC)
 * Hmm - adding a few more that I'm highly confident are sleepers of this master:
 * Will block these as well, and request locks. Girth Summit <sub style="font-family:Segoe print;color:blue;"> (blether)  17:39, 12 July 2023 (UTC)
 * That's all I see at this time. Will block etc. Girth Summit <sub style="font-family:Segoe print;color:blue;"> (blether)  17:26, 12 July 2023 (UTC)
 * Hmm - adding a few more that I'm highly confident are sleepers of this master:
 * Will block these as well, and request locks. Girth Summit <sub style="font-family:Segoe print;color:blue;"> (blether)  17:39, 12 July 2023 (UTC)
 * That's all I see at this time. Will block etc. Girth Summit <sub style="font-family:Segoe print;color:blue;"> (blether)  17:26, 12 July 2023 (UTC)
 * Hmm - adding a few more that I'm highly confident are sleepers of this master:
 * Will block these as well, and request locks. Girth Summit <sub style="font-family:Segoe print;color:blue;"> (blether)  17:39, 12 July 2023 (UTC)
 * That's all I see at this time. Will block etc. Girth Summit <sub style="font-family:Segoe print;color:blue;"> (blether)  17:26, 12 July 2023 (UTC)
 * Hmm - adding a few more that I'm highly confident are sleepers of this master:
 * Will block these as well, and request locks. Girth Summit <sub style="font-family:Segoe print;color:blue;"> (blether)  17:39, 12 July 2023 (UTC)
 * Hmm - adding a few more that I'm highly confident are sleepers of this master:
 * Will block these as well, and request locks. Girth Summit <sub style="font-family:Segoe print;color:blue;"> (blether)  17:39, 12 July 2023 (UTC)
 * Will block these as well, and request locks. Girth Summit <sub style="font-family:Segoe print;color:blue;"> (blether)  17:39, 12 July 2023 (UTC)
 * Will block these as well, and request locks. Girth Summit <sub style="font-family:Segoe print;color:blue;"> (blether)  17:39, 12 July 2023 (UTC)
 * Will block these as well, and request locks. Girth Summit <sub style="font-family:Segoe print;color:blue;"> (blether)  17:39, 12 July 2023 (UTC)
 * Will block these as well, and request locks. Girth Summit <sub style="font-family:Segoe print;color:blue;"> (blether)  17:39, 12 July 2023 (UTC)
 * Will block these as well, and request locks. Girth Summit <sub style="font-family:Segoe print;color:blue;"> (blether)  17:39, 12 July 2023 (UTC)

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Obvious gaming of autoconfirmed to post spam like ICM.com. Last check was done until 12 July 2023. Now, this user is using older sleepers that were previously stale. I'm sure there are more out there. 2.50.2.9 (talk) 13:53, 20 July 2023 (UTC)

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 * All of these are ✅ . RoySmith (talk) 14:13, 20 July 2023 (UTC)
 * I've also deleted ICM.com under WP:G5 and salted the title. Somebody should explore the histories of the other socks, I'm sure there's additional G5 deletions that could happen.  And I'm pretty sure this merits a 3X ban by now. RoySmith (talk) 14:23, 20 July 2023 (UTC)

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This spammer is back. Created spam like Thomas Pastor, Ajay Chowdhury, and Evans Yeboah. Now, they are using only one account because they've ran out of accounts to game the autoconfirmed. But checkuser should help as they might have created a lot of sleeper accounts to game in future. 2001:8F8:1427:18D4:457D:76EB:FF4B:6F54 (talk) 11:27, 29 July 2023 (UTC)

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 * Solid evidence is not available on-wiki (it is off-wiki) but I can give some clues: they upload photos of their clients with a specific Licensing tag. Compare Thom Pastor v. Danial Lawton, same Licensing tag, i.e. Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication. Also, writing style is similar. 2001:8F8:1625:2B6:F60A:84B3:1341:73B (talk) 16:48, 29 July 2023 (UTC)
 * You could mail me what off-wiki evidence you've got. RoySmith (talk) 17:03, 29 July 2023 (UTC)
 * I've emailed it to paid-en-wp email queue. Please check it. (you may have to register to see the evidence). 2001:8F8:1625:2B6:F60A:84B3:1341:73B (talk) 17:19, 29 July 2023 (UTC)
 * This will need to be handled by somebody else. I do not have access to the paid-en-wp queue. RoySmith (talk) 17:08, 8 August 2023 (UTC)

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 * - There's lots of spammers. What in particular makes you think they're Anne Barrington? RoySmith (talk) 14:26, 29 July 2023 (UTC)
 * Account has been CU blocked by . Closing. MER-C 17:04, 11 August 2023 (UTC)

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Sttlaw created 5 July. On 31 July made 10 trivial edits for autoconfirmation. On 1 August recreated spammy ZYP Coatings at spammy ZYP Coatings (company). 2A00:23EE:2150:2D23:CC07:12FF:FEF2:EAD9 (talk) 21:00, 1 August 2023 (UTC)

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 * It's a very similar article. Blocked for spamming. Not closing because CU might be useful. MER-C 18:54, 7 August 2023 (UTC)
 * - Per 's comment. - UtherSRG (talk) 10:32, 8 August 2023 (UTC)
 * , probably worth seeing if there's more accounts in play here. — TheresNoTime (talk • they/them) 17:44, 8 August 2023 (UTC)
 * - RoySmith (talk) 17:50, 8 August 2023 (UTC)
 * All of these are ✅ to each other but from the technical data, it  they're Anne Barrington.  I know a lot of these have no edits, but it's clear from the activity logs that it's somebody warehousing sleepers. RoySmith (talk) 17:58, 8 August 2023 (UTC)
 * Oh, I take that back. I did a bit more digging and can now confirm those to some previous AB confirmed socks. RoySmith (talk) 18:02, 8 August 2023 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
Probably back. User:MurrTT recreated Ted Giovanis, which was previously created by User:Fukuda Ostrovsky. Similarly, User:Alyeshp resubmitted Draft:Thomas Schlumprecht, which was previously created by User:Picaso Defm. 2001:8F8:1D6B:40D:138:FF9A:7E1A:B66A (talk) 07:32, 18 August 2023 (UTC)


 * Special:Contributions/2001:8F8:1D6B:40D:138:FF9A:7E1A:B66A, the two last accounts have already been suspected and blocked. ToadetteEdit  (chat)/(logs) 07:38, 18 August 2023 (UTC)

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 * Recreation of the pages could just be someone else picking up the paid editing job. However the history warrants CU and sleeper check in my view. - Please compare the accounts, and if confirmed check for sleepers. --Jack Frost (talk) 09:41, 18 August 2023 (UTC)
 * Both confirmed.  Girth Summit <sub style="font-family:Segoe print;color:blue;"> (blether)  09:56, 18 August 2023 (UTC)

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 * ( original case name)

All of these socks are SPA for moving promotional drafts created by to mainspace, including Draft:Enechange and Draft:Yohei Kiguchi. Both were created about 20 days ago to farm auto-confirmed by adding links. They got active last day to move page almost at the same time. Among them, created Yuhei kiguchi (now moved to Draft:Yohei Kiguchi (2)), which is duplicate with 's extant draft Draft:Yohei Kiguchi. Besides, has been blocked for promotional editing and being like a block evasion. CU is requested to find sleepers. NmWTfs85lXusaybq (talk) 23:40, 2 October 2023 (UTC)

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 * - I suspect this may be Anne Barrington, checking.  Girth Summit <sub style="font-family:Segoe print;color:blue;"> (blether)  10:06, 3 October 2023 (UTC)
 * , already blocked, is ✅ to a number of Anne Barrington socks, and also to:
 * Still working on this - will block the above and continue shortly. Girth Summit <sub style="font-family:Segoe print;color:blue;"> (blether)  10:21, 3 October 2023 (UTC)
 * The following are ✅ to the above group:
 * Will clear this lot out then look at the others. Girth Summit <sub style="font-family:Segoe print;color:blue;"> (blether)  10:52, 3 October 2023 (UTC)
 * and are both ✅ to one another, and to, which is blocked as a sock from the Abbasshaikh124 case. I'm not seeing anything directly linking the two different groups - could be two different spammers picking up the same tickets?  is stale - not sure which group, if any, they're connected to. I'm inclined to leave that account and see whether it reactivates. Blocking the two Abbasshaikh124 socks, will request locks on the above.  Girth Summit <sub style="font-family:Segoe print;color:blue;"> (blether)  11:12, 3 October 2023 (UTC)
 * Still working on this - will block the above and continue shortly. Girth Summit <sub style="font-family:Segoe print;color:blue;"> (blether)  10:21, 3 October 2023 (UTC)
 * The following are ✅ to the above group:
 * Will clear this lot out then look at the others. Girth Summit <sub style="font-family:Segoe print;color:blue;"> (blether)  10:52, 3 October 2023 (UTC)
 * and are both ✅ to one another, and to, which is blocked as a sock from the Abbasshaikh124 case. I'm not seeing anything directly linking the two different groups - could be two different spammers picking up the same tickets?  is stale - not sure which group, if any, they're connected to. I'm inclined to leave that account and see whether it reactivates. Blocking the two Abbasshaikh124 socks, will request locks on the above.  Girth Summit <sub style="font-family:Segoe print;color:blue;"> (blether)  11:12, 3 October 2023 (UTC)
 * Still working on this - will block the above and continue shortly. Girth Summit <sub style="font-family:Segoe print;color:blue;"> (blether)  10:21, 3 October 2023 (UTC)
 * The following are ✅ to the above group:
 * Will clear this lot out then look at the others. Girth Summit <sub style="font-family:Segoe print;color:blue;"> (blether)  10:52, 3 October 2023 (UTC)
 * and are both ✅ to one another, and to, which is blocked as a sock from the Abbasshaikh124 case. I'm not seeing anything directly linking the two different groups - could be two different spammers picking up the same tickets?  is stale - not sure which group, if any, they're connected to. I'm inclined to leave that account and see whether it reactivates. Blocking the two Abbasshaikh124 socks, will request locks on the above.  Girth Summit <sub style="font-family:Segoe print;color:blue;"> (blether)  11:12, 3 October 2023 (UTC)
 * Still working on this - will block the above and continue shortly. Girth Summit <sub style="font-family:Segoe print;color:blue;"> (blether)  10:21, 3 October 2023 (UTC)
 * The following are ✅ to the above group:
 * Will clear this lot out then look at the others. Girth Summit <sub style="font-family:Segoe print;color:blue;"> (blether)  10:52, 3 October 2023 (UTC)
 * and are both ✅ to one another, and to, which is blocked as a sock from the Abbasshaikh124 case. I'm not seeing anything directly linking the two different groups - could be two different spammers picking up the same tickets?  is stale - not sure which group, if any, they're connected to. I'm inclined to leave that account and see whether it reactivates. Blocking the two Abbasshaikh124 socks, will request locks on the above.  Girth Summit <sub style="font-family:Segoe print;color:blue;"> (blether)  11:12, 3 October 2023 (UTC)
 * Will clear this lot out then look at the others. Girth Summit <sub style="font-family:Segoe print;color:blue;"> (blether)  10:52, 3 October 2023 (UTC)
 * and are both ✅ to one another, and to, which is blocked as a sock from the Abbasshaikh124 case. I'm not seeing anything directly linking the two different groups - could be two different spammers picking up the same tickets?  is stale - not sure which group, if any, they're connected to. I'm inclined to leave that account and see whether it reactivates. Blocking the two Abbasshaikh124 socks, will request locks on the above.  Girth Summit <sub style="font-family:Segoe print;color:blue;"> (blether)  11:12, 3 October 2023 (UTC)
 * Will clear this lot out then look at the others. Girth Summit <sub style="font-family:Segoe print;color:blue;"> (blether)  10:52, 3 October 2023 (UTC)
 * and are both ✅ to one another, and to, which is blocked as a sock from the Abbasshaikh124 case. I'm not seeing anything directly linking the two different groups - could be two different spammers picking up the same tickets?  is stale - not sure which group, if any, they're connected to. I'm inclined to leave that account and see whether it reactivates. Blocking the two Abbasshaikh124 socks, will request locks on the above.  Girth Summit <sub style="font-family:Segoe print;color:blue;"> (blether)  11:12, 3 October 2023 (UTC)
 * Will clear this lot out then look at the others. Girth Summit <sub style="font-family:Segoe print;color:blue;"> (blether)  10:52, 3 October 2023 (UTC)
 * and are both ✅ to one another, and to, which is blocked as a sock from the Abbasshaikh124 case. I'm not seeing anything directly linking the two different groups - could be two different spammers picking up the same tickets?  is stale - not sure which group, if any, they're connected to. I'm inclined to leave that account and see whether it reactivates. Blocking the two Abbasshaikh124 socks, will request locks on the above.  Girth Summit <sub style="font-family:Segoe print;color:blue;"> (blether)  11:12, 3 October 2023 (UTC)
 * Will clear this lot out then look at the others. Girth Summit <sub style="font-family:Segoe print;color:blue;"> (blether)  10:52, 3 October 2023 (UTC)
 * and are both ✅ to one another, and to, which is blocked as a sock from the Abbasshaikh124 case. I'm not seeing anything directly linking the two different groups - could be two different spammers picking up the same tickets?  is stale - not sure which group, if any, they're connected to. I'm inclined to leave that account and see whether it reactivates. Blocking the two Abbasshaikh124 socks, will request locks on the above.  Girth Summit <sub style="font-family:Segoe print;color:blue;"> (blether)  11:12, 3 October 2023 (UTC)
 * Will clear this lot out then look at the others. Girth Summit <sub style="font-family:Segoe print;color:blue;"> (blether)  10:52, 3 October 2023 (UTC)
 * and are both ✅ to one another, and to, which is blocked as a sock from the Abbasshaikh124 case. I'm not seeing anything directly linking the two different groups - could be two different spammers picking up the same tickets?  is stale - not sure which group, if any, they're connected to. I'm inclined to leave that account and see whether it reactivates. Blocking the two Abbasshaikh124 socks, will request locks on the above.  Girth Summit <sub style="font-family:Segoe print;color:blue;"> (blether)  11:12, 3 October 2023 (UTC)
 * Will clear this lot out then look at the others. Girth Summit <sub style="font-family:Segoe print;color:blue;"> (blether)  10:52, 3 October 2023 (UTC)
 * and are both ✅ to one another, and to, which is blocked as a sock from the Abbasshaikh124 case. I'm not seeing anything directly linking the two different groups - could be two different spammers picking up the same tickets?  is stale - not sure which group, if any, they're connected to. I'm inclined to leave that account and see whether it reactivates. Blocking the two Abbasshaikh124 socks, will request locks on the above.  Girth Summit <sub style="font-family:Segoe print;color:blue;"> (blether)  11:12, 3 October 2023 (UTC)
 * Will clear this lot out then look at the others. Girth Summit <sub style="font-family:Segoe print;color:blue;"> (blether)  10:52, 3 October 2023 (UTC)
 * and are both ✅ to one another, and to, which is blocked as a sock from the Abbasshaikh124 case. I'm not seeing anything directly linking the two different groups - could be two different spammers picking up the same tickets?  is stale - not sure which group, if any, they're connected to. I'm inclined to leave that account and see whether it reactivates. Blocking the two Abbasshaikh124 socks, will request locks on the above.  Girth Summit <sub style="font-family:Segoe print;color:blue;"> (blether)  11:12, 3 October 2023 (UTC)
 * Will clear this lot out then look at the others. Girth Summit <sub style="font-family:Segoe print;color:blue;"> (blether)  10:52, 3 October 2023 (UTC)
 * and are both ✅ to one another, and to, which is blocked as a sock from the Abbasshaikh124 case. I'm not seeing anything directly linking the two different groups - could be two different spammers picking up the same tickets?  is stale - not sure which group, if any, they're connected to. I'm inclined to leave that account and see whether it reactivates. Blocking the two Abbasshaikh124 socks, will request locks on the above.  Girth Summit <sub style="font-family:Segoe print;color:blue;"> (blether)  11:12, 3 October 2023 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
User:Katalinbib was created on 5 October 2023, after some blocks on their accounts on 2 October 2023. Interestingly, they are also active on WikiAlpha and are using one account to post drafts/articles that are not accepted by Wikipedia. For example, Katalinbib created Marco Polo Hotel but it was speedy deleted on 18 October 2023 due to promotional concerns. So they posted it on WikiAlpha on 19 October 2023.

One old example to prove that WikiAlpha account creating pages is actually Anne Barrington's account. a confirmed sock of Anne Barrington created Lisa Grotts on 6 September 2023 (it went to AfD and was deleted on 30 September 2023). Once deleted they created an exact article on WikiAlpha. Please check thoroughly as we know they operate dozen of accounts at the same time. 217.165.31.202 (talk) 22:50, 20 November 2023 (UTC)

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 * to previous batch and ✅ to each other: Blocking/locks requested/closing shortly. Izno (talk) 09:36, 14 December 2023 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
These IPs are active exclusively on Edward Windsor, Lord Downpatrick, to restore/reinforce edits made by Will Bonela, a confirmed sock of this sockmaster who was first blocked for advertising or promotion. John Yunshire (talk) 21:38, 13 December 2023 (UTC)

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 * These IPs geolocate to the UK, so I suspect they belong to someone associated with the subject rather than this UPE farm. In any case, the page is now protected, which should take care of any IP disruption. Closing. Thanks, Spicy (talk) 14:09, 14 December 2023 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
Recreated page deleted under G5 by sockpuppet User:Mini bomb blast. Chaotıċ Enby  (t · c) 14:48, 31 December 2023 (UTC)

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 * The Jeremiah Bornfield article (assuming that's what we're talking about) was also published from Draft:Jeremiah Bornfield by, who is a sock of , who in turn may be one of . --DoubleGrazing (talk) 12:05, 7 January 2024 (UTC)

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 * I took a look: this user appears to be exclusively using a VPN that is also used by very many others whose edits I find suspicious. I can't say anything other than, but perhaps a more experienced CU can get to the bottom of this. Vanamonde93 (talk) 11:52, 7 January 2024 (UTC)
 * There's a bit of a rabbit hole here, though I'm not yet sure to what extent it actually connects to Barrington and/or Arogrash. I might need a few days to sort this out. --Blablubbs (talk) 22:24, 10 January 2024 (UTC)
 * - per . Spicy (talk) 03:42, 12 January 2024 (UTC)
 * I haven't forgotten about this and am planning to have another go, but I also got a bit busy irl, so I'm going to release the hold in case someone else wants to take a look. My CU log entries surrounding this account should probably show my thinking regarding potential additional connections, though it'd also be entirely fair to just say "Vanamonde is correct" and set this to checked. --Blablubbs (talk) 11:22, 17 January 2024 (UTC)
 * Are you still likely to come back to this? If not then do you think it should be closed now? JBW (talk) 10:47, 29 January 2024 (UTC)
 * @JBW: I still plan to take another look at these, but it's unlikely that I'll be able to provide any more insight on the specific link to Barrington, so feel free to dispose of the case in the meantime. --Blablubbs (talk) 19:53, 29 January 2024 (UTC)
 *  Vanjagenije  (talk)  15:33, 31 January 2024 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
Same spammy writing style, use of WP:SPAs. Checkuser should discover more accounts. This time spammer was hired based on this job (accessible after a basic registeration). 2001:8F8:1425:9DAA:D9FA:A522:C10F:7E14 (talk) 02:30, 13 January 2024 (UTC)

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 * I ran CU at Sockpuppet investigations/Carindem and found that the following accounts are ✅ to this case:
 * Dreamy <i style="color:#d00">Jazz</i> talk to me &#124; my contributions 13:33, 14 January 2024 (UTC)


 * . . Dreamy <i style="color:#d00">Jazz</i> talk to me &#124; my contributions 13:35, 14 January 2024 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
WP:SPA which has exclusive focus on Devin A. Jopp, created by confirmed sock User:Genalt. Very odd that this account would suddenly find this article. v/r - Seawolf35 <sup style="font-family: Times New Roman; color: #006400;">T--C 20:34, 19 January 2024 (UTC)

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 * - Please, compare this account to other socks.  Vanjagenije  (talk)  01:48, 21 January 2024 (UTC)
 * This account doesn't look very much like past ones technically. WP:MEAT is a possibility. Spicy (talk) 16:24, 21 January 2024 (UTC)
 * The page is now deleted and the user has not edited since. Closing.  Vanjagenije  (talk)  09:19, 25 January 2024 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
A new account for which so far the only action has been seeking to get the deleted article Tebogo Mogashoa reinstated; the article was created by CU confirmed sock AimzyTMN. (For AimzyTMN see CU report for 13 January 2024 by .) JBW (talk) 13:47, 26 January 2024 (UTC)

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 * ❌. Suspect this is a separate user with a COI rather than a sock. Spicy (talk) 14:39, 28 January 2024 (UTC)
 * Thank you, . In that case there's nothing more to be done here. JBW (talk) 10:45, 29 January 2024 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
History of sockpuppetry and UPE, see and. Now created Thomas Berthold Schlumprecht to game the system. I think is also doing logged-out editing and is likely operating multiple accounts. Wondering if there is any connection to this sockfarm? 217.165.219.145 (talk) 08:04, 30 January 2024 (UTC)

Recreation of deleted draft which had been created by sockmaster/sockfarm members. Now created Draft:Tebogo_Mogashoa avoid the block/bans.

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 * Bimanmandal626: Gratuitously adding a middle name into a remake of the article after multiple deletions of Thomas Schlumprecht and Draft:Thomas Schlumprecht is, of course, a standard trick of undisclosed paid sockpuppets, enough to raise suspicions. (I have checked extensively, and the person in question is known as "Thomas Schlumprecht", not "Thomas Berthold Schlumprecht".) Checking further, I found enough to convince me that the this is another one of the same sockfarm, so I shall block the account. The user of the account has put quite a bit of work into trying to look innocent, including spending months doing irrelevant editing before jumping in to the real target task, but I am certain that there are just too many coincidences. (I can email some evidence to an administrator or clerk if necessary.) In view of past history of sleepers, and this account'playing innocent for some time, I think a CheckUser investigation may be a good idea. JBW (talk) 19:23, 30 January 2024 (UTC)
 * LWANSTAR : This "new" editor has reposted almost verbatim the texts of two deleted pages, at least one of them created by an Anne Barrington sockpuppet. I have searched, and failed to find any part of either version on the internet, so they must have independent access to the texts. At least one of the creators of the deleted versions was an Anne Barrington sockpuppet; they may both have been. There are also more details, but what I have said is enough, in my opinion, to justify regarding this as a proven sockpuppet. I shall accordingly block it. JBW (talk) 21:24, 30 January 2024 (UTC)
 * - Please, perform a sleeper check.  Vanjagenije  (talk)  15:32, 31 January 2024 (UTC)
 * - RoySmith (talk) 18:01, 31 January 2024 (UTC)
 * The CU data says ❌ to this case. I also compared to a few recent suspects in this case on which no action was taken; nothing matches there either.  Could be somebody else picking up a widely advertised commission, or could be AB upping their proxy game.  In either case, my recommendation is to just work these on the behavior and get aggressive about protecting/salting pages (including alternate titles) RoySmith (talk) 18:10, 31 January 2024 (UTC)
 * I had myself thought behavioural evidence suggested that LWANSTAR was likely to be a new person contracted to take over the same work, rather than the operator of one or more of the previous accounts, but it doesn't matter, because either way it is (1) an account used to evade a block on a previous account and (2) an undisclosed paid editor. JBW (talk) 20:06, 31 January 2024 (UTC)
 * Already blocked. Closing.  Vanjagenije  (talk)  11:51, 2 February 2024 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
Pretty obvious based on stylmetry, spamming style, and use of visual editor. 5.32.36.154 (talk) 14:50, 12 February 2024 (UTC)

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 * - I don't find the link obvious: what am I supposed to see here? Also: Elizzzz was active at the time of the last CU, so an obvious connection would likely have been found. Vanamonde93 (talk) 00:07, 13 February 2024 (UTC)
 * See my comment below, under 13 February 2024. JBW (talk) 14:04, 13 February 2024 (UTC)
 * . No actual evidence has been provided, despite a request. <b style="color: teal; font-family: Tahoma">HJ Mitchell</b> &#124; <span style="color: navy; font-family: Times New Roman" title="(Talk page)">Penny for your thoughts? 22:43, 17 February 2024 (UTC)

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Based on writing style/stylometry clearly them. Created this WP:SPA to spam a backlink, chateaudupuy.fr. 2001:8F8:1161:74E3:478:9E4A:1216:1456 (talk) 13:38, 13 February 2024 (UTC)

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 * Can you be more precise? Just "Based on writing style/stylometry" isn't very clear. Can you give some examples? JBW (talk) 14:03, 13 February 2024 (UTC)
 * . I see no behavioural similarity to the previous alleged sock and "it's obviously them" is not evidence. <b style="color: teal; font-family: Tahoma">HJ Mitchell</b> &#124; <span style="color: navy; font-family: Times New Roman" title="(Talk page)">Penny for your thoughts? 22:44, 17 February 2024 (UTC)