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I'm conservatively filing this case for a grouping that I know are related but I suspect that they are related to a pre-existing case. Better to file this and then merge into that case if I'm right than to file under the other and get it wrong in which case, I would have to create this one anyway. :)

Autistic Furry was created on Apr. 6 and had a geographical edit suggesting the place no longer exists. Autistic Furry 1234567890's first several edits were geography-based as seen in their short history including the creation of a fictitious place. In this edit, he states a personal name which he uses again here on AlbertaMapping's userpage when creating that account. He also used it again when creating That Random Edmontonian account. Based on his edits and claims, all of these accounts may certainly be tied together.

While looking into the matter, I have begun to suspect that this is Shy-Boy (SPI case). I believe that I have turned up a couple of unreported Shy-Boy socks while looking into the above case and will list those below before comparing.


 * Group 2 - Shy-Boy sockpuppets

RU-6972's edit history and this specific edit ("Riley the Green Goblin") make him a duck to Shy-Boy. 142.161.21.21's talk page shows that the autoblock for that editor kept the IP from working but the block log suggests with checkusers and timing that this is also Shy-Boy.

Captain Caveman2's edit makes him a duck.

is confirmed to Shy-Boy. He seemed to take care in an article only to turn around and send it to AfD spuriously and was trolling. Here he simply reverts someone's attempt at expanding an article with summary "you are not expanding". He seemed to obsess about census numbers and the population making Paperkings' edit here and here a duck. Every single edit by 206.45.xxx.xxx is also him but it can be seen most easily with the unblock request.

One of these socks or IPs confessed to having the Riley's world account but I can't find the diff at the moment. I accidentally closed out the tab that had it and can't relocate. :/ Based on creation date and their owning it, I believe that it is a Shy-Boy account.

RileyDudeTrolls has no edits but based on the name and creation date I believe this also could be Shy-Boy. An example of Shy-Boy trolling would end with a summary "Sorry this was just a planned attack". This was after he barnstar bombed a userpage with threatening attacks such as this. With another account he created numerous bot approval requests and was blocked for it. He followed with a post to his user page, "Was it Trolling".

In comparing Shy-Boy to the Autistic Furry group above, both claim to be autistic Canadians, both take interest in geographical subjects, both troll. One seems to be near Winnipeg based on IPs while the other implies Edmonton through the name of one of his socks if you believe him. Both claim two different names. Both trolled the Teahouse, That Random Edmontonian's recent activities there and Shy-Boy's sock made this bizarre edit at the Teahouse in March suggesting that he may have taken a recent interest.

I need a checkuser to — Berean Hunter   (talk)  21:56, 3 July 2017 (UTC)
 * A.) confirm the Autistic Furry group to each other
 * B.) offer guidance on the possibility of this being Shy-Boy
 * C.) ferret out any sleepers found for either group
 * D.) confirm Riley's world to Shy-Boy
 * E.) determine if already-blocked RileyDudeTrolls belongs to Shy-Boy

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per the above. — Berean Hunter   (talk)  21:56, 3 July 2017 (UTC) — Berean Hunter   (talk)  13:48, 4 July 2017 (UTC)
 * - Katietalk 22:28, 3 July 2017 (UTC)
 * Okay:
 * The Autistic Furry group is ✅ to each other with no sleepers.
 * Riley's world, RileyDudeTrolls, and Paperkings are ❌ technically. The other listed accounts are.
 * I don't see any obvious sleepers related to those accounts, and I don't see any references to their particular IP ranges in the CU archives.
 * I can say with certainty that Paperkings and Riley's world are ❌ to Autistic Furry, and RileyDudeTrolls is.
 * Since the data about Shy-Boy is stale, behavioral evaluation will have to determine any relationships. Katietalk 23:09, 3 July 2017 (UTC)
 * Thank you very much, Katie. I have tagged the confirmed group and filed the other SPI case with the pertinent accounts and IPs from the second group.

— Berean Hunter   (talk)  00:55, 10 July 2017 (UTC)
 * Closing.

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Similar behavior to That Random Edmontonian, who is a sock of Autistic Furry. Namely, trolling the Teahouse (The other one:, . That Random Edmontonian: , . –FlyingAce✈hello 18:29, 10 July 2017 (UTC)

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— Berean Hunter   (talk)  12:44, 11 July 2017 (UTC)
 * to confirm sock and shut off his IPs' access.
 * to Autistic Furry – same UA and geolocation, different ISP. A rangeblock is problematic until/unless he justifies it. Katietalk 19:33, 12 July 2017 (UTC)
 * Tagged and closing. GABgab 12:50, 13 July 2017 (UTC)

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These Teahouse posts, are making my spidey senses tingle... –FlyingAce✈hello 13:52, 14 July 2017 (UTC)

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 * ❌. Closing. Katietalk 14:22, 14 July 2017 (UTC)