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Account created specifically for vandalism. User changes statistics on a number of roller coaster related pages within a short period of time, with no other useful edits. The behavior is very similar to a previously banned account. Also similar to IP account 2601:248:4B02:E040:F532:558A:B0B9:C3CF — JlACEer ( talk ) 04:33, 3 August 2019 (UTC)

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 * Comment – Yes, we've been dealing with quite a bit of vandalism lately at roller coaster articles (this time of year is the worst), and I concur that these accounts are likely related based on editing history. I added an IPv6 address to the above list that was also involved, and it shows that the IPv6 addresses may actually be similar enough to implement a range block. Below are two IPv4 addresses that made similar moves at West Coast Racers:
 * Not sure if those can be covered under the same claim or not, but thought I'd mention it. And one more thing... A lot of this started after was blocked, and  stopped editing. Both of those accounts had similar editing descriptions (e.g. "Added content on page", "Fixed content on page", etc.) and also edited the West Coast Racers article at some point. --GoneIn60 (talk) 07:10, 3 August 2019 (UTC)
 * Not sure if those can be covered under the same claim or not, but thought I'd mention it. And one more thing... A lot of this started after was blocked, and  stopped editing. Both of those accounts had similar editing descriptions (e.g. "Added content on page", "Fixed content on page", etc.) and also edited the West Coast Racers article at some point. --GoneIn60 (talk) 07:10, 3 August 2019 (UTC)
 * Not sure if those can be covered under the same claim or not, but thought I'd mention it. And one more thing... A lot of this started after was blocked, and  stopped editing. Both of those accounts had similar editing descriptions (e.g. "Added content on page", "Fixed content on page", etc.) and also edited the West Coast Racers article at some point. --GoneIn60 (talk) 07:10, 3 August 2019 (UTC)

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 * Both accounts already blocked. Closing. Bbb23 (talk) 18:29, 3 August 2019 (UTC)

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was blocked a few days ago as a sock of Bradley026258. Interlocking Looper is the same user as Wacky W, per this from WW and this from IL (who also posted this.)

Also cf the sandboxes of WW and IL.bonadea contributions talk 06:07, 20 March 2020 (UTC)

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 * Cabayi (talk) 16:21, 20 March 2020 (UTC)

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Focuses on articles about roller coasters and shopping malls; adds images and short descriptions; asks the same type of question in the Teahouse as did previous socks. Some diffs of previous socks:, , and ; cf diffs of Free Fly Spinner: , , and. bonadea contributions talk 21:06, 26 March 2020 (UTC)

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The following IPs are also involved: It may be time for an IP range block for several months. --GoneIn60 (talk) 15:39, 27 March 2020 (UTC)


 * Update for anyone that reviews this... has taken action. --GoneIn60 (talk) 16:06, 27 March 2020 (UTC)

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 * No further action is needed. Sir Sputnik (talk) 15:32, 28 March 2020 (UTC)

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Identical editing style. Adding statistics to roller coaster pages without a valid source. — JlACEer ( talk ) 05:14, 21 June 2020 (UTC)

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 * ✅, blocked and tagged. Closing. Callanecc (talk • contribs • logs) 06:05, 21 June 2020 (UTC)

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Identical edits as other nom de plums. Steady stream of unsourced facts and figures to roller coaster pages. Uncanny ability for a brand new user. — JlACEer ( talk ) 14:37, 7 July 2020 (UTC)

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 * Edits like the ones below are hallmarks of Bradley026258 (adds unsourced specs, primarily roller coaster drop lengths):
 * diff1
 * diff2
 * Thanks. --GoneIn60 (talk) 14:48, 7 July 2020 (UTC)


 * Update – There should be little doubt now that Hypersonic Shooter is a sock of Bradley026258 after this edit, which inserted an image that was uploaded by confirmed sock User:Wacky Windjammer.In addition, the following IP's are likely all the same editor:
 * Probably need an IP range block as well. This should be addressed soon, as the disruption is increasing rapidly, now that the editor is aware they've been identified. --GoneIn60 (talk) 03:43, 10 July 2020 (UTC)
 * Probably need an IP range block as well. This should be addressed soon, as the disruption is increasing rapidly, now that the editor is aware they've been identified. --GoneIn60 (talk) 03:43, 10 July 2020 (UTC)
 * Probably need an IP range block as well. This should be addressed soon, as the disruption is increasing rapidly, now that the editor is aware they've been identified. --GoneIn60 (talk) 03:43, 10 July 2020 (UTC)

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 * - Per the archives, this is probably worth a check. The SandDoctor  Talk 03:05, 9 July 2020 (UTC)
 * . Different city, same device. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 10:23, 9 July 2020 (UTC)
 * Seems likely enough. Indeffed Hypersonic Shooter and blocked the recently active IP for two weeks - there's some innocent activity fairly recently on its wider range and I don't want to cause collateral damage. GeneralNotability (talk) 20:20, 10 July 2020 (UTC)
 * Tagged Bradley026258. -- RoySmith (talk) 20:34, 10 July 2020 (UTC)

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This goes back to a discussion at User talk:El C, where the mounting evidence of similar behavior between DReifGalaxyM31 and grew significantly. Linear Impulse was later identified as a sock of Bradley026258, and the Interaction Timeline tool shows strong ties between DReifGalaxyM31 and 208.59.132.152, the latter of which is clearly not here to build an encyclopedia with disruption spilling over into the Teahouse (diff1, diff2).The IPv6 addresses are newer entries and may have ties to a lesser degree. However, based on the kind of disruption shown here involving unsourced height additions, this behavior is a hallmark of the master sock account and should be assessed.In summary, the strongest link here is between DReifGalaxyM31 and 208.59.132.152, and to a somewhat lesser extent, a suspected link between all entries and the master sock (based on similar additions of unsourced descriptions and measurement entries). Thank you. GoneIn60 (talk) 03:37, 15 July 2020 (UTC)


 * For the behavioral tie between DReifGalaxyM31 and the master sock, here is an example that illustrates the link:
 * Edits by Bradley026258 at The Joker (Six Flags Discovery Kingdom)
 * Edit by DReifGalaxyM31 at Steel Dragon 2000
 * Both accounts are fabricating height/drop measurements. Bradley026258 (and confirmed socks) occasionally make multiple attempts at the same articles with different numbers each time, further indicating these are completely made up. --GoneIn60 (talk) 05:14, 15 July 2020 (UTC)

Update – Lightningbolt2000 was added to the CU list. This account was recently created on July 10 and appears to be resuming the work of who was recently blocked in the last SPI opened under this master sock. --GoneIn60 (talk) 07:12, 15 July 2020 (UTC)

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Add to the list. How long is it going to take to get an IP block in place?— JlACEer ( talk ) 01:57, 19 July 2020 (UTC)

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 * Lightningbolt2000 ✅ to the archive. DRGM lack of evidence against a 13k user since '09. --  Amanda  (aka DQ) 06:49, 17 July 2020 (UTC)
 * the confirmed account. TonyBallioni (talk) 21:04, 18 July 2020 (UTC)
 * Tagged Lightningbolt2000. Closing per the above. The SandDoctor  Talk 15:36, 26 July 2020 (UTC)

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Reposting removed material to Volcano: The Blast Coaster that was previously posted by 2601:248:4B02:E040:C3B:2B1F:1A62:F931 (also a sockpuppet). Same geographic location. Very persistent sock. — JlACEer ( talk ) 22:05, 4 October 2020 (UTC)

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 * - checkusers do not publicly connect IP addresses to accounts per the privacy policy. Dreamy Jazz talk to me &#124; my contributions 22:56, 4 October 2020 (UTC)
 * IP hasn't edited in over a week. Closing with no action taken. -- RoySmith (talk) 15:32, 15 October 2020 (UTC)
 * That's because it was blocked by another admin on 10/9/2020.— JlACEer ( talk ) 20:26, 15 October 2020 (UTC)
 * , I'm not seeing that in the block log. Was this part of some range block? -- RoySmith (talk) 01:31, 16 October 2020 (UTC)
 * Ah, I found it. indeed, a range block.  Well, in any case, still closing with no action taken, since they're already blocked. -- RoySmith (talk) 01:33, 16 October 2020 (UTC)

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The fluency and choice of topic made me suspicious. I think this is a sock of Bradley, based on behavior, and based on a note that placed in the block log of one of the IPs. also pops up in those logs, often marked "Block evasion", so I assume they might know for sure--one of those blocks was placed as recently as 10 January of this year. Drmies (talk) 17:18, 14 February 2022 (UTC)

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 * I was going to say "there's no rollercoaster edits", but there's hundreds of logged-out edits to rollercoasters, and the account is unambiguously confirmed to several other accounts I've blocked. . NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 18:40, 14 February 2022 (UTC)

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Same type of vandalism, often involving multiple edits. Hallmark of the master sock. IP Range is the same as the previously requested block. — JlACEer ( talk ) 01:32, 6 August 2020 (UTC)

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 * This report was at Sockpuppet investigations//Bradley026258, and because of this the page was not categorised as being a SPI case. As such I've moved this to the correct location to fix the issue and will close this as the IP is almost certainly no longer used by this sockmaster. Dreamy Jazz talk to me &#124; my contributions 02:41, 16 February 2022 (UTC)