Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/BrookeCook/Archive

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Hello. This would be another case of ACPERM evasion / undisclosed paid editing. There is a possibility that this is connected to Sockpuppet investigations/Lego - Bloom. BrookeCook      : first edit on 30 April 2018 ; created 1st article on 24 May  2018 after 13 edits ; created 2nd article CatherineBillings: first edit on 30 April 2018 ; created 1st article on 26 June 2018 after 18 edits KayWelly        : first edit on 8  June  2018 ; created 1st article on 24 July 2018 after 22 edits

Between them, these 3 users have created 4 articles, of which one is now deleted. As for the links between the 3 accounts, there's Thanks and regards, Biwom (talk) 04:47, 17 August 2018 (UTC)
 * 1) the user names and user pages, but that is very weak obviously
 * 2) the short contrib histories with many similarities: days of the week, times of the day, summaries, types of edits
 * 3) the user talk pages. The fact that BrookeCook answered a message on their talk page 10 weeks after it was posted but on the exact same day that KayWelly answered a similar talk page message is remarkable. But what is more telling is the very unusual syntax of their answers. Not only the talk pages of these 3 users are strikingly similar, but there are only 2 other user talk pages similar to these 3 in the entire English Wikipedia. They belong to users who haven't created any article yet, so I chose not to include these users in this SPI. Because, going back to the links between the 3 accounts, there is also
 * 4) the kind of articles they have created.

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 * All three accounts are using proxies, each a different one. All three are also using different devices. Therefore, the accounts appear to be ❌. That said, given the behavioral quirks common to all three accounts and the proxy use, I find the whole thing suspicious. CatherineBillings is the oldest account.--Bbb23 (talk) 12:36, 17 August 2018 (UTC)
 * Whether or not these accounts are actually socks or meatpuppets, or are just engaging in COI, UPE or general advertising they should be blocked. Admins reviewing unblock requests I'm happy for you to unblock any of these accounts without consulting me. Closing. Callanecc (talk • contribs • logs) 06:59, 3 October 2018 (UTC)

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Hello. Digging further I have found User:NancyRicketts who has created William S. Meisel who I am assuming is the same person as William Meisel which may link to banned User:AnaCadence. NancyRicketts   : first edit on 15 April 2018 ; created 1st article on 4  June 2018 after 22 edits ; BrookeCook      : first edit on 30 April 2018 ; created 1st article on 24 May  2018 after 13 edits ; created 2nd article CatherineBillings: first edit on 30 April 2018 ; created 1st article on 26 June 2018 after 18 edits KayWelly        : first edit on 8  June  2018 ; created 1st article on 24 July 2018 after 22 edits Note that if NancyRicketts' talk page is not "strikingly similar" to the 3 others, it does resemble KayWelly's. Thanks and regards, Biwom (talk) 10:57, 19 August 2018 (UTC)
 * P.S. there's another article that User:AnaCadence created that has been re-created: Henry Metal. It might be worth taking a look at the article's re-creator. Thanks and regards, Biwom (talk) 12:44, 19 August 2018 (UTC)

Hello. Here are 4 users who were active yesterday (20 August 2018) and who I think are connected: EddieCrypto    : first edit on 3  May   2018 ; created 1st article on 28 June   2018 after 15 edits LewisCraig     : first edit on 21 May   2018 ; created 1st article on 12 June   2018 after 17 edits JaniceCarty    : first edit on 12 June  2018 ; created 1st article on 11 July   2018 after 15 edits MichelleRuth   : first edit on 19 July  2018 ; created 1st article on 20 August 2018 after 18 edits Although EddieCrypto has only made 25 edits, he has two "interactions" with Sheik Rey, a user who was blocked following the Lego - Bloom investigation. Sheik Rey also made this talk page edit. LewisCraig has two interactions with NancyRicketts, one of which is very close indeed. MichelleRuth has struggled with their user page. Thanks and regards, Biwom (talk) 05:53, 21 August 2018 (UTC)

Hello. Here are 3 users who were active today (21 August 2018) before 12 pm UTC and who I think are connected: CezarPiotrowski : first edit on 19 April 2018 ; created 1st article on 21 June  2018 after 13 edits ZoeSilva       : first edit on 7  June  2018 ; created 1st article on 16 July   2018 after 19 edits MakaylaEdward  : first edit on 21 June  2018 ; created 1st article on 2  August 2018 after 15 edits MakaylaEdward's article Lisa Guillermin Gable is a re-creation that takes us back to October 2017 and a User:Beckylynn1219. CezarPiotrowski answered a message on their talk page here. BrookeCook wrote this and ZoeSilva wrote that. Thanks and regards, Biwom (talk) 12:14, 21 August 2018 (UTC)

Hello. This will be my last post here, unless someone has a question for me. I just wanted to add User:SennaNiks whose user name, user page, user talk page, and edit history link to this SPI case, plus there is one interaction with CatherineBillings at Virgil Abloh. Also, CatherineBillings wrote this and SennaNiks wrote that. Finally, SennaNiks was registered on 7 March 2018, 8 minutes after NancyRicketts. But the oldest account here is CezarPiotrowski, who was registered on 7 March 2018, 3 hours and 8 minutes before NancyRicketts.

To wrap it up, this is the complete list, sorted by creation date of the 1st article: SennaNiks       : first edit on 28 March 2018 ; created 1st article on 12 April  2018 after 18 edits BrookeCook      : first edit on 30 April 2018 ; created 1st article on 24 May    2018 after 13 edits ; created 2nd article NancyRicketts   : first edit on 15 April 2018 ; created 1st article on 4  June   2018 after 22 edits LewisCraig      : first edit on 21 May   2018 ; created 1st article on 12 June   2018 after 17 edits CezarPiotrowski : first edit on 19 April 2018 ; created 1st article on 21 June   2018 after 13 edits CatherineBillings: first edit on 30 April 2018 ; created 1st article on 26 June  2018 after 18 edits EddieCrypto     : first edit on 3  May   2018 ; created 1st article on 28 June   2018 after 15 edits JaniceCarty     : first edit on 12 June  2018 ; created 1st article on 11 July   2018 after 15 edits ZoeSilva        : first edit on 7  June  2018 ; created 1st article on 16 July   2018 after 19 edits KayWelly        : first edit on 8  June  2018 ; created 1st article on 24 July   2018 after 22 edits MakaylaEdward   : first edit on 21 June  2018 ; created 1st article on 2  August 2018 after 15 edits MichelleRuth    : first edit on 19 July  2018 ; created 1st article on 20 August 2018 after 18 edits Thanks and regards, Biwom (talk) 05:05, 23 August 2018 (UTC)

Hello. Adding User:ReeceMay who was blocked for UPE back in May and who appears clearly connected to this SPI: user name, user page, user talk page, edit history, etc. Plus the account was created on 10 April 2018, 21 minutes after BrookeCook. And there was a discussion on Friday (31 August 2018) of a link between ReeceMay and the re-creator of Henry Metal, discussion which resulted in the article being drafted. Thanks and regards, Biwom (talk) 04:20, 2 September 2018 (UTC)

Hello. I am adding MasonNicholson and JasmineMae who created articles since my last edit here. Below is the updated list of accounts sorted by creation dates of their first article: SennaNiks       : first edit on 28 Mar 2018 ; created 1st article on 12 Apr 2018 after 18 edits BrookeCook      : first edit on 30 Apr 2018 ; created 1st article on 24 May 2018 after 13 edits ; created 2nd article NancyRicketts   : first edit on 15 Apr 2018 ; created 1st article on  4 Jun 2018 after 22 edits LewisCraig      : first edit on 21 May 2018 ; created 1st article on 12 Jun 2018 after 17 edits CezarPiotrowski : first edit on 19 Apr 2018 ; created 1st article on 21 Jun 2018 after 13 edits CatherineBillings: first edit on 30 Apr 2018 ; created 1st article on 26 Jun 2018 after 18 edits EddieCrypto     : first edit on  3 May 2018 ; created 1st article on 28 Jun 2018 after 15 edits JaniceCarty     : first edit on 12 Jun 2018 ; created 1st article on 11 Jul 2018 after 15 edits ZoeSilva        : first edit on  7 Jun 2018 ; created 1st article on 16 Jul 2018 after 19 edits KayWelly        : first edit on  8 Jun 2018 ; created 1st article on 24 Jul 2018 after 22 edits MakaylaEdward   : first edit on 21 Jun 2018 ; created 1st article on  2 Aug 2018 after 15 edits MichelleRuth    : first edit on 19 Jul 2018 ; created 1st article on 20 Aug 2018 after 18 edits MasonNicholson  : first edit on 30 Apr 2018 ; created 1st article on  3 Sep 2018 after 29 edits JasmineMae      : first edit on 12 Jul 2018 ; created 1st article on  7 Sep 2018 after 21 edits I am also adding 16 users who have not created any article but who are clearly connected to this SPI. The primary evidence as always is in the user names, user pages, user talk pages and edit history: days of the week, hours of the day, edit summaries, types of edits, sources, etc. For example, this is what 12 September 2018 looked like for the people listed in this SPI (only 10 were active that day): (diff | hist). . m Tissue (biology)‎;        11:56. . (+   8)‎ . . ‎EarleneCook   (talk | contribs)‎ (added interlink) (Tag: Visual edit) (diff | hist). . Sinus (anatomy)‎;           11:48. . (+   4)‎ . . ‎LouisRonk     (talk | contribs)‎ (added interlink Etymology) (Tag: Visual edit) (diff | hist). . m Sinus (anatomy)‎;         11:46. . (+   4)‎ . . ‎LouisRonk     (talk | contribs)‎ (added interlink) (Tag: Visual edit) (diff | hist). . m Omega‎;                   11:32. . (+  18)‎ . . ‎EddieCrypto   (talk | contribs)‎ (added interlink) (Tag: Visual edit) (diff | hist). . m The NoMad‎;               11:20. . (+   4)‎ . . ‎JaniceCarty   (talk | contribs)‎ (added interlink) (Tag: Visual edit) (diff | hist). . Mail.Ru‎;                   09:18. . (+ 632)‎ . . ‎AnaRichardson (talk | contribs)‎ (added information in History) (Tag: Visual edit) (diff | hist). . CK Infrastructure Holdings‎; 07:54. . (+ 799)‎ . . ‎MichelleRuth  (talk | contribs)‎ (added info in lead section) (Tag: Visual edit) (diff | hist). . Maren Morris‎;              07:03. . (+ 664)‎ . . ‎PeterPatronus (talk | contribs)‎ (→‎Awards and nominations: added info about CMT's announcement of honoring Morris and other female singers) (Tag: Visual edit) (diff | hist). . Miranda Lambert‎;           06:49. . (+ 747)‎ . . ‎JadeRice      (talk | contribs)‎ (added about CMT's announcement of honouring female singer in Awards section) (Tag: Visual edit) (diff | hist). . m Nick Friedman‎;           06:16. . (-  13)‎ . . ‎AnaRichardson (talk | contribs)‎ (Tag: Visual edit) (diff | hist). . Nick Friedman‎;             06:11. . (+6,260)‎ . . ‎AnaRichardson (talk | contribs)‎ (added information and updated format) (Tag: Visual edit) (diff | hist). . Mac Miller‎;                05:58. . (+ 251)‎ . . ‎KianHolmes    (talk | contribs)‎ (→‎Death: added reference about his autopsy) (Tag: Visual edit) (diff | hist). . Mac Miller‎;                05:57. . (+   6)‎ . . ‎KianHolmes    (talk | contribs)‎ (added info about his autopsy in Death) (Tag: Visual edit) (diff | hist). . m Nick Carter (musician)‎;  04:55. . (+  41)‎ . . ‎AimeeCharlton (talk | contribs)‎ (added interlink in Controversy) (Tag: Visual edit) (diff | hist). . Nick Carter (musician)‎;    04:54. . (+ 348)‎ . . ‎AimeeCharlton (talk | contribs)‎ (added in Controversy) (Tag: Visual edit) There are also some interesting interactions (eg Brazil–Venezuela border was edited only 3 times in the last 12 months). In addition, I am listing below some interactions that the tools will not spot but that are very telling: Below is the list of all 31 accounts sorted by their creation dates and times: CezarPiotrowski : 07 Mar 2018 05:43 Chelseafcfanatic : 07 Mar 2018 06:09 NancyRicketts   : 07 Mar 2018 08:51 SennaNiks       : 07 Mar 2018 08:59 LewisCraig      : 12 Mar 2018 07:30 CatherineBillings: 21 Mar 2018 06:49 EddieCrypto     : 03 Apr 2018 11:12 BrookeCook      : 10 Apr 2018 05:59 AimeeCharlton   : 10 Apr 2018 06:10 ReeceMay        : 10 Apr 2018 06:20 KianHolmes      : 13 Apr 2018 06:30 MasonNicholson  : 13 Apr 2018 06:44 RossLucas       : 23 Apr 2018 07:08 LouisRonk       : 25 Apr 2018 11:42 ZoeSilva        : 30 Apr 2018 05:35 RachelStroud    : 07 May 2018 11:20 JadeRice        : 08 May 2018 06:48 EarleneCook     : 10 May 2018 10:29 SophieWhitton   : 10 May 2018 10:35 JaniceCarty     : 10 May 2018 10:45 KayWelly        : 15 May 2018 06:05 JenniferMosher  : 15 May 2018 06:11 AnaRichardson   : 29 May 2018 08:18 DariusLukas     : 05 Jun 2018 03:52 Ciara42         : 05 Jun 2018 04:08 JasmineMae      : 05 Jun 2018 04:13 NathanBrandon   : 05 Jun 2018 04:24 MakaylaEdward   : 05 Jun 2018 04:33 PeterPatronus   : 04 Jul 2018 08:16 MichelleRuth    : 18 Jul 2018 11:38 TechieTony      : 16 Aug 2018 09:58 Thanks and regards, Biwom (talk) 06:29, 15 September 2018 (UTC)
 * on 12 July 2018, within 8 minutes, JenniferMosher and RossLucas wrote about the same thing in two different articles using the exact same source: JenniferMosher at Dance Moms ; RossLucas at Abby Lee Miller
 * on 24 July 2018, within 6 minutes, AnaRichardson and ZoeSilva wrote about the same thing in two different articles using the exact same source: AnaRichardson at Beth Behrs ; ZoeSilva at Michael Gladis
 * on 26 July 2018, within 19 minutes, JenniferMosher and RachelStroud wrote about the same thing in two different articles using the exact same source: JenniferMosher at Josh Duhamel ; RachelStroud at Eiza González
 * on 3 August 2018, Chelseafcfanatic and JadeRice wrote about the same thing in two different articles: Chelseafcfanatic at Zayn Malik ; JadeRice at Timbaland
 * on 24 August 2018, within 5 minutes, KianHolmes and TechieTony wrote about the same thing in two different articles using the exact same source: TechieTony at Taron Egerton ; KianHolmes at Elton John
 * on 24 August 2018, within 19 minutes, Ciara42, PeterPatronus and Chelseafcfanatic wrote about the same thing in three different articles using the exact same source: Ciara42 at Interpol (band) ; PeterPatronus at Finn Wittrock ; Chelseafcfanatic at Kristen Stewart
 * on 28 August 2018, within 7 minutes, SophieWhitton and AnaRichardson wrote about the same thing in two different articles using the exact same source: SophieWhitton at Beck Bennett ; AnaRichardson at Jessy Hodges
 * on 28 August 2018, within 18 minutes, RachelStroud and NathanBrandon edited the articles of two judges of the Federal Court of Australia: RachelStroud David Yates (judge) ; NathanBrandon Anna Katzmann
 * on 30 August 2018, AnaRichardson edited Miranda Lambert about Evan Felker three days after JasmineMae edited Evan Felker about Miranda Lambert: JasmineMae at Evan Felker ; AnaRichardson at Miranda Lambert
 * on 30 August 2018, within 7 minutes, Chelseafcfanatic and SennaNiks wrote about the same thing in two different articles: Chelseafcfanatic at Halsey (singer) ; SennaNiks at Khalid (singer)
 * on 4 September 2018, MasonNicholson and PeterPatronus wrote about the same thing in two different articles using the exact same source: MasonNicholson at Matt Haig ; PeterPatronus at Andy Burrows
 * on 11 September 2018, within 22 minutes, MichelleRuth and ZoeSilva wrote about the same thing in two different articles using the exact same source: MichelleRuth at Kuril Islands dispute ; ZoeSilva at Marubeni
 * on 12 September 2018, within 14 minutes, JadeRice and PeterPatronus wrote about the same thing in two different articles using the exact same source: JadeRice at Miranda Lambert ; PeterPatronus at Maren Morris
 * on 12 September 2018, LouisRonk edited Sinus (anatomy), an article that starts with " A sinus is a sac or cavity in any organ or tissue " - 8 minutes later EarleneCook made a similar edit with an identical edit summary at biological tissue: LouisRonk at Sinus (anatomy) ; EarleneCook at Tissue (biology)
 * Chelseafcfanatic was created on 7 March 2018 just like CezarPiotrowski, NancyRicketts and SennaNiks
 * Ciara42, DariusLukas, JasmineMae, NathanBrandon and MakaylaEdward were created on 5 June 2018 within 41 minutes
 * JenniferMosher was created 6 minutes after KayWelly
 * KianHolmes was created 14 minutes before MasonNicholson
 * EarleneCook, SophieWhitton and JaniceCarty were created on 10 May 2018 within 16 minutes
 * BrookeCook, AimeeCharlton and ReeceMay were created on 10 April 2018 within 21 minutes

Hello. Adding 7 older users, 3 of whom have already been blocked. Although their initial contributions were sometimes fairly off-the-track, their editing patterns have come to match those of other users in this SPI. For example, this is what 24 August 2018 looked like for users in this SPI: (diff | hist). . Taron Egerton‎;                                  11:59. . (+658)‎ . . ‎TechieTony      (talk | contribs)‎ (→‎Career: updated information about starring in 2019 biopic "Rocketman") (Tag: Visual edit) (diff | hist). . Elton John‎;                                     11:54. . (+430)‎ . . ‎KianHolmes      (talk | contribs)‎ (→‎2010–present: info about upcoming biopic) (Tag: Visual edit) (diff | hist). . Rihanna‎;                                        11:28. . (+349)‎ . . ‎SennaNiks       (talk | contribs)‎ (information added regarding Savage X Fenty presentation at NYFW 2018) (Tag: Visual edit) (diff | hist). . Victoria Beckham‎;                               11:27. . (+339)‎ . . ‎SennaNiks       (talk | contribs)‎ (information added regarding 2018 Reebok colaboration) (Tag: Visual edit) (diff | hist). . Cheese‎;                                         11:27. . (- 7)‎ . . ‎AimeeCharlton    (talk | contribs)‎ (minor fixation in Origins) (Tag: Visual edit) (diff | hist). . Kristen Stewart‎;                                10:04. . (+744)‎ . . ‎Chelseafcfanatic (talk | contribs)‎ (→‎2013–present: information about appearance on Interpol's music video) (Tag: Visual edit) (diff | hist). . Finn Wittrock‎;                                  09:54. . (+760)‎ . . ‎PeterPatronus   (talk | contribs)‎ (→‎Career: added information on starring in Interpol's music video) (Tag: Visual edit) (diff | hist). . Thierry Henry‎;                                  09:53. . (+568)‎ . . ‎MichelleRuth    (talk | contribs)‎ (added in Managerial career) (Tag: Visual edit) (diff | hist). . Behemoth (band)‎;                                09:49. . (+318)‎ . . ‎MarkoMetal      (talk | contribs)‎ (→‎I Loved You at Your Darkest (2017–present): added reference and info for the 2018 North American Tour) (Tag: Visual edit) (diff | hist). . Interpol (band)‎;                                09:45. . (+938)‎ . . ‎Ciara42         (talk | contribs)‎ (→‎2016–present: Marauder: added reference and information about the release of new single and the album) (Tag: Visual edit) (diff | hist). . Spinal cord stimulator‎;                         09:34. . (+914)‎ . . ‎LouisRonk       (talk | contribs)‎ (added in Research) (Tag: Visual edit) (diff | hist). . Future and Emerging Technologies‎;               09:21. . (+ 69)‎ . . ‎JenniferMosher  (talk | contribs)‎ (added info in the lead section) (Tag: Visual edit) (diff | hist). . Future and Emerging Technologies‎;               09:19. . (+290)‎ . . ‎JenniferMosher  (talk | contribs)‎ (added reference in lead section) (Tag: Visual edit) (diff | hist). . Air France‎;                                     09:16. . (+495)‎ . . ‎Thesuitsharvey  (talk | contribs)‎ (added info and reference for seizing their services in Iran) (Tag: Visual edit) (diff | hist). . British Airways‎;                                09:11. . (+688)‎ . . ‎JohannLeeBB     (talk | contribs)‎ (→‎History: added about stoppin services in Iran) (Tag: Visual edit) (diff | hist). . Kristen Bell‎;                                   08:46. . (+606)‎ . . ‎AnaRichardson   (talk | contribs)‎ (added in 2004–06: Veronica Mars and other roles) (Tag: Visual edit) (diff | hist). . Josh Peck‎;                                      07:21. . (+590)‎ . . ‎SophieWhitton   (talk | contribs)‎ (added in Personal life) (Tag: Visual edit) (diff | hist). . m Lithuanian University of Educational Sciences‎; 06:39. . (+ 17)‎ . . ‎DariusLukas     (talk | contribs)‎ (added interlink in History) (Tag: Visual edit) Below is further evidence that the accounts are linked: Also of note is that this IP address seems compatible with the "working hours" of these accounts. Thanks and regards, Biwom (talk) 05:43, 25 September 2018 (UTC)
 * MayAngelika, JohannLeeBB and MarkoMetal were created within 26 minutes three days (or one working day) after AnaCadence and Katherinehurley were blocked.
 * Thesuitsharvey and Thecreativejanet were created one day from each other and went to the Teahouse hand in hand.
 * MayAngelika re-created The Phoenix (EV), previously created by Katherinehurley (see the log of Draft:The Phoenix (Electric Vehicle)).
 * Thesuitsharvey re-created Arthur W. Rovine, previously created by Katherinehurley.
 * Thesuitsharvey re-created Marc Victor aka Marc J. Victor, previously created by AnaCadence.
 * MarkoMetal re-created Henry Metal, previously created by AnaCadence (see the log of Draft:Henry Metal).
 * As already stated above, NancyRicketts re-created William S. Meisel aka William Meisel, previously created by AnaCadence (see the log of Draft:William Meisel).
 * JohannLeeBB, MarkoMetal and Thesuitsharvey have shared their interest for law on their user page.
 * Before his wikibreak, JohannLeeBB focused on Sylvia Brooks (interaction with AnaCadence) and Alan Amron (interaction with MayAngelika).
 * That MarkoMetal and ReeceMay are connected is something I have read out there (around here).
 * On 17 July 2018, within 9 minutes, JohannLeeBB and Thesuitsharvey wrote about the same thing in two different articles using the exact same source: Thesuitsharvey at Judy Sheindlin ; JohannLeeBB at Ed Sheeran.
 * On 24 August 2018, within 5 minutes, JohannLeeBB and Thesuitsharvey wrote about the same thing in two different articles: JohannLeeBB at British Airways ; Thesuitsharvey at Air France.

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I've checked the first five accounts listed. The results are the same as they were in the first report. They are all using proxies and all using different user agents. I don't think checking the remaining accounts is a good use of my time. I suspect these are UPEs working for the same company but all different people. Behaviorally, one could make a determination they are therefore meat puppets and blockable. I'm not going to be the person who makes that determination, though. I'm not normally in favor of these kinds of reports being filed at SPI, but this one is unusual.--Bbb23 (talk) 13:25, 15 September 2018 (UTC)
 * Everyone's blocked, closing. GABgab 17:17, 3 October 2018 (UTC)

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I have no idea if this is meat puppetry or direct socking but it's clearly one.


 * creates Demetrios Zamboglou, followed by a deletion on October 3.
 * is created on October 8th and on October 17th.
 * Wikieagles00 discloses have a coi with regard to Demetrios Zamboglou, which Funcity55 then creates (without disclosure) on October 22nd.
 * Wikieagles00 creates Matata Corporation UK Limited, followed by Funcity55 contesting the speedy deletion
 * Wikieagles00 and Funcity55 have identical edit summaries and their only edits are generally with these types of edit summaries, ie. (Uncategorized Notice).

Their edit summaries are similar in terms of plain explanation to that of BrookeCook and the rest as well. Praxidicae (talk) 16:10, 23 October 2018 (UTC)
 * I'd also like to note Wikieagles' sandbox here is a recreation of Umair Ahmad, a creation, also related to Draft:Youth Group Limited which makes it all the more evident there is some serious UPE/meat puppetry. Praxidicae (talk) 16:21, 23 October 2018 (UTC)
 * And behaviorally these two are identical to that of 's socks, per the same edit summaries and nonsense tagging seen here. Praxidicae (talk) 16:25, 23 October 2018 (UTC)

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 * and are ✅ to each other. Given Bbb23's findings in the archive, I didn't run against those socks, but there is no sign of proxy use here. The accounts are . I'll let a clerk decide how to tag and whether or not it's connected to this case. TonyBallioni (talk) 17:40, 23 October 2018 (UTC)
 * These are clearly the same individuals, but SOP is not to tag. Closing. GABgab 03:39, 28 October 2018 (UTC)

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Hello. Here are three users who have created articles since last time and who I think are connected to this SPI. As always, the primary evidence is in the user names, user pages (compare this and that), user talk pages (here) and edit history: days of the week, hours of the day, edit summaries, types of edits, sources, etc. Below is the updated list of accounts sorted by creation dates of their first article: SennaNiks       : first edit on 28 Mar 2018 ; created first article on 12 Apr 2018 after 18 edits BrookeCook      : first edit on 30 Apr 2018 ; created first article on 24 May 2018 after 13 edits ; created 2nd article NancyRicketts   : first edit on 15 Apr 2018 ; created first article on 04 Jun 2018 after 22 edits LewisCraig      : first edit on 21 May 2018 ; created first article on 12 Jun 2018 after 17 edits CezarPiotrowski : first edit on 19 Apr 2018 ; created first article on 21 Jun 2018 after 13 edits CatherineBillings: first edit on 30 Apr 2018 ; created first article on 26 Jun 2018 after 18 edits EddieCrypto     : first edit on 03 May 2018 ; created first article on 28 Jun 2018 after 15 edits JaniceCarty     : first edit on 12 Jun 2018 ; created first article on 11 Jul 2018 after 15 edits ZoeSilva        : first edit on 07 Jun 2018 ; created first article on 16 Jul 2018 after 19 edits KayWelly        : first edit on 08 Jun 2018 ; created first article on 24 Jul 2018 after 22 edits MakaylaEdward   : first edit on 21 Jun 2018 ; created first article on 02 Aug 2018 after 15 edits MichelleRuth    : first edit on 19 Jul 2018 ; created first article on 20 Aug 2018 after 18 edits MasonNicholson  : first edit on 30 Apr 2018 ; created first article on 03 Sep 2018 after 29 edits JasmineMae      : first edit on 12 Jul 2018 ; created first article on 07 Sep 2018 after 21 edits MaxRupert       : first edit on 07 Aug 2018 ; created first article on 28 Sep 2018 after 24 edits JadeRice        : first edit on 21 May 2018 ; created first article on 01 Oct 2018 after 29 edits SophieWhitton   : first edit on 08 Jun 2018 ; created first article on 01 Oct 2018 after 46 edits GeorgeLeach     : first edit on 12 Jun 2018 ; created first article on 12 Oct 2018 after 11 edits LarryPate       : first edit on 06 Jun 2018 ; created first article on 19 Oct 2018 after 43 edits Thanks and regards, Biwom (talk) 09:06, 16 November 2018 (UTC)

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 * - Please check these accounts (although I suspect we may have to check behavior later). Thanks, GABgab 21:51, 16 November 2018 (UTC)
 * The three accounts are using proxies. The other technical data is sufficiently similar to other socks to block all three. . Closing.--Bbb23 (talk) 00:47, 17 November 2018 (UTC)

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Hello. I am adding 2 users who created articles yesterday. Here are some telltale signs: There are other signs that I am not mentioning, but it is worth noting that Hensley-J.cook's behaviour is also fairly different from that of other accounts in this SPI: days of the week and hours of the day do not match, they are probably the first user in this SPI who has ever created a draft, and the article they have created is short and undersourced. Thanks and regards, Biwom (talk) 08:31, 29 November 2018 (UTC)
 * talk page edits:
 * edit summaries:
 * interactions with other users in this SPI:
 * LolaHowells was created 8 minutes before JadeRice

Hello again. Just adding DragBituin87 who also created an article yesterday. That user is fairly off in terms of edit summaries but: Thanks and regards, Biwom (talk) 09:05, 29 November 2018 (UTC)
 * it was created on the same day as CatherineBillings
 * it has many interactions with other users in this SPI: at Grindr, Troye Sivan, Kanye West, The Oath (2018 film), Chris Pratt...
 * on 29 August 2018, within 9 minutes, MarkoMetal and DragBituin87 wrote about the same thing in two different articles using the exact same source: MarkoMetal at The Struts ; DragBituin87 at Kesha
 * five days after SennaNiks created Jordan Duffy, DragBituin87 uploaded a picture of that same person at Commons

Hello. I am adding HarrietRiley for reference as they are already blocked, and StellaHanks who created an article yesterday. Compare this 2 edits: Thanks and regards, Biwom (talk) 10:02, 30 November 2018 (UTC)
 * 30 August 2018 at 5.53 am EarleneCook at Stasis dermatitis
 * 30 August 2018 at 8.17 am StellaHanks at Skull

Hello. I am adding three accounts. Below are ALL their contributions from 15 November to 4 December in reverse chronological order. There is a pattern. Thanks and regards, Biwom (talk) 08:26, 5 December 2018 (UTC) Alexandra.cader   :    10:37, 4 December 2018 diff hist +440‎ Skype ‎ →‎Skype phones current Tag: Visual edit Alexandra.cader   :    10:29, 4 December 2018 diff hist +468‎ Tencent Music ‎ →‎History Tag: Visual edit RichardBentley1980 :   10:24, 4 December 2018 diff hist +304‎ Zopa ‎ →‎Bank launch Tag: Visual edit RichardBentley1980 :   10:22, 4 December 2018 diff hist +415‎ Youku ‎ →‎History current Tag: Visual edit SusanJames83      :    10:18, 4 December 2018 diff hist +512‎ Mixcloud ‎ →‎Features current Tag: Visual edit SusanJames83      :    10:07, 4 December 2018 diff hist +346‎ Samsung ‎ →‎2000 to present Tag: Visual edit

Alexandra.cader   :    10:46, 3 December 2018 diff hist +293‎ Amazon Music ‎ →‎Supported platforms current Tag: Visual edit Alexandra.cader   :    10:39, 3 December 2018 diff hist +496‎ Babbel ‎ →‎History current Tag: Visual edit RichardBentley1980 :   10:34, 3 December 2018 diff hist +430‎ European Securities and Markets Authority ‎ →‎Overview current Tag: Visual edit RichardBentley1980 :   10:28, 3 December 2018 diff hist +439‎ Toyota ‎ →‎Electric technology current Tag: Visual edit RichardBentley1980 :   10:22, 3 December 2018 diff hist +374‎ Asana (software) ‎ →‎Company history Tag: Visual edit SusanJames83      :    10:16, 3 December 2018 diff hist +424‎ Coinbase ‎ →‎Complaints current Tag: Visual edit SusanJames83      :    10:13, 3 December 2018 diff hist +345‎ Via (company) ‎ →‎Service current Tag: Visual edit SusanJames83      :    10:10, 3 December 2018 diff hist +401‎ Sweetgreen ‎ current Tag: Visual edit

Alexandra.cader   :    09:26, 30 November 2018 diff hist +18‎ Pixar ‎ Tag: Visual edit Alexandra.cader   :    09:23, 30 November 2018 diff hist +389‎ AT&T ‎ →‎Recent developments (2014–present) Tag: Visual edit RichardBentley1980 :   09:19, 30 November 2018 diff hist +532‎ DJ Khaled ‎ Tag: Visual edit RichardBentley1980 :   09:09, 30 November 2018 diff hist +437‎ Cruise Automation ‎ →‎History Tag: Visual edit SusanJames83      :    09:03, 30 November 2018 diff hist +333‎ Bright Health ‎ →‎History Tag: Visual edit SusanJames83      :    09:01, 30 November 2018 diff hist +540‎ SoftBank Group ‎ Tag: Visual edit

SusanJames83      :    09:24, 29 November 2018 diff hist +1,335‎ Coinbase ‎ →‎Complaints Tag: Visual edit Alexandra.cader   :    09:19, 29 November 2018 diff hist +509‎ Qualcomm Ventures ‎ →‎Investments current Tag: Visual edit Alexandra.cader   :    09:16, 29 November 2018 diff hist +612‎ IQiyi ‎ →‎History current Tag: Visual edit RichardBentley1980 :   09:13, 29 November 2018 diff hist +662‎ Revolut ‎ →‎History current Tag: Visual edit RichardBentley1980 :   09:03, 29 November 2018 diff hist +898‎ Microsoft ‎ →‎Financial Tag: Visual edit SusanJames83      :    08:56, 29 November 2018 diff hist +615‎ Amazon (company) ‎ →‎Products and services Tag: Visual edit SusanJames83      :    08:31, 29 November 2018 diff hist +527‎ Theranos ‎ →‎Bad Blood Tag: Visual edit SusanJames83      :    08:28, 29 November 2018 diff hist +912‎ Bird (company) ‎ Adding relevant information Tag: Visual edit

Alexandra.cader   :    13:40, 28 November 2018 diff hist +522‎ LG Electronics ‎ →‎2000–present Tag: Visual edit Alexandra.cader   :    13:37, 28 November 2018 diff hist +795‎ DiDi ‎ →‎2017–present: Artificial intelligence technologies current Tag: Visual edit RichardBentley1980 :   13:34, 28 November 2018 diff hist +384‎ The Boring Company ‎ →‎Dugout Loop Tag: Visual edit RichardBentley1980 :   13:30, 28 November 2018 diff hist +956‎ Amazon Web Services ‎ →‎Significant service outages Tag: Visual edit SusanJames83      :    13:28, 28 November 2018 diff hist +905‎ Bird (company) ‎ →‎Chargers Tag: Visual edit SusanJames83      :    13:23, 28 November 2018 diff hist +763‎ Rivian ‎ Tag: Visual edit

SusanJames83      :    10:26, 27 November 2018 diff hist +1,244‎ Kraken (bitcoin exchange) ‎ →‎New York Attorney General Inquiry current Tag: Visual edit Alexandra.cader   :    10:21, 27 November 2018 diff hist +318‎ General Data Protection Regulation ‎ Tag: Visual edit RichardBentley1980 :   10:09, 27 November 2018 diff hist +237‎ WeChat ‎ Tag: Visual edit RichardBentley1980 :   10:00, 27 November 2018 diff hist +400‎ WeChat ‎ Tag: Visual edit RichardBentley1980 :   09:58, 27 November 2018 diff hist +272‎ Lime (transportation company) ‎ →‎Outside United States Tag: Visual edit SusanJames83      :    09:48, 27 November 2018 diff hist +577‎ Amazon Web Services ‎ →‎Significant service outages: info added Tag: Visual edit SusanJames83      :    09:43, 27 November 2018 diff hist +728‎ General Motors ‎ New information Tag: Visual edit

Alexandra.cader   :    09:32, 17 November 2018 diff hist +511‎ Mailchimp ‎ adding facts current Tag: Visual edit Alexandra.cader   :    09:30, 17 November 2018 diff hist +290‎ Airbnb ‎ new information Tag: Visual edit RichardBentley1980 :   07:09, 16 November 2018 diff hist +15‎ N User:RichardBentley1980 ‎ This is my page current Tag: Visual edit RichardBentley1980 :   07:06, 16 November 2018 diff hist +590‎ User talk:RichardBentley1980 ‎ New Message (simulated automatically as part of The Wikipedia Adventure) current RichardBentley1980 :   06:56, 16 November 2018 diff hist +430‎ WeWork ‎ →‎History and funding: adding information Tag: Visual edit RichardBentley1980 :   06:33, 16 November 2018 diff hist +406‎ Citrix Systems ‎ →‎Acquisitions: adding facts current Tag: Visual edit RichardBentley1980 :   06:25, 16 November 2018 diff hist +205‎ Luno (company) ‎ Citation current Tag: Visual edit RichardBentley1980 :   06:23, 16 November 2018 diff hist +498‎ Luno (company) ‎ Updates Tag: Visual edit SusanJames83      :    06:13, 16 November 2018 diff hist +549‎ Uber ‎ New information Tag: Visual edit SusanJames83      :    06:06, 16 November 2018 diff hist +257‎ Uber ‎ New information Tag: Visual edit

Alexandra.cader   :    10:38, 15 November 2018 diff hist +501‎ China Southern Airlines ‎ New information Tag: Visual edit Alexandra.cader   :    10:32, 15 November 2018 diff hist +416‎ Sweetgreen ‎ →‎Funding: New information Tag: Visual edit SusanJames83      :    09:07, 15 November 2018 diff hist +412‎ Netatmo ‎ New information Tag: Visual edit SusanJames83      :    09:04, 15 November 2018 diff hist +323‎ Legrand (company) ‎ New information Tag: Visual edit RichardBentley1980 :   08:56, 15 November 2018 diff hist +507‎ Uber ‎ New information Tag: Visual edit RichardBentley1980 :   08:51, 15 November 2018 diff hist +13‎ PagerDuty ‎ Number of employees current Tag: Visual edit RichardBentley1980 :   08:20, 15 November 2018 diff hist +1,163‎ Kamala Harris ‎ Adding new information Tag: Visual edit

Hello. I am pasting this for reference / for the blue links. Thanks and regards, Biwom (talk) 10:02, 6 December 2018 (UTC) SennaNiks       : first edit on 28 Mar 2018 ; created first article on 12 Apr 2018 after 18 edits BrookeCook      : first edit on 30 Apr 2018 ; created first article on 24 May 2018 after 13 edits ; created 2nd article NancyRicketts   : first edit on 15 Apr 2018 ; created first article on 04 Jun 2018 after 22 edits LewisCraig      : first edit on 21 May 2018 ; created first article on 12 Jun 2018 after 17 edits CezarPiotrowski : first edit on 19 Apr 2018 ; created first article on 21 Jun 2018 after 13 edits CatherineBillings: first edit on 30 Apr 2018 ; created first article on 26 Jun 2018 after 18 edits EddieCrypto     : first edit on 03 May 2018 ; created first article on 28 Jun 2018 after 15 edits JaniceCarty     : first edit on 12 Jun 2018 ; created first article on 11 Jul 2018 after 15 edits ZoeSilva        : first edit on 07 Jun 2018 ; created first article on 16 Jul 2018 after 19 edits KayWelly        : first edit on 08 Jun 2018 ; created first article on 24 Jul 2018 after 22 edits MakaylaEdward   : first edit on 21 Jun 2018 ; created first article on 02 Aug 2018 after 15 edits MichelleRuth    : first edit on 19 Jul 2018 ; created first article on 20 Aug 2018 after 18 edits MasonNicholson  : first edit on 30 Apr 2018 ; created first article on 03 Sep 2018 after 29 edits JasmineMae      : first edit on 12 Jul 2018 ; created first article on 07 Sep 2018 after 21 edits MaxRupert       : first edit on 07 Aug 2018 ; created first article on 28 Sep 2018 after 24 edits JadeRice        : first edit on 21 May 2018 ; created first article on 01 Oct 2018 after 29 edits SophieWhitton   : first edit on 08 Jun 2018 ; created first article on 01 Oct 2018 after 46 edits GeorgeLeach     : first edit on 12 Jun 2018 ; created first article on 12 Oct 2018 after 11 edits LarryPate       : first edit on 06 Jun 2018 ; created first article on 19 Oct 2018 after 43 edits LolaHowells     : first edit on 08 Jun 2018 ; created first article on 28 Nov 2018 after 55 edits Hensley-J.cook  : first edit on 11 Oct 2018 ; created first article on 28 Nov 2018 after 40 edits DragBituin87    : first edit on 29 Mar 2018 ; created first article on 28 Nov 2018 after 50 edits StellaHanks     : first edit on 10 Aug 2018 ; created first article on 29 Nov 2018 after 34 edits

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 * I didn't check HarrietRiley.
 * The following accounts are ✅ to each other and ❌ to the master:
 * Alexandra.cader
 * RichardBentley1980
 * SusanJames83
 * The remaining accounts are all ✅ with the use of proxies.
 * Blocked all accounts without tags. Closing.--Bbb23 (talk) 18:19, 5 December 2018 (UTC)
 * Blocked all accounts without tags. Closing.--Bbb23 (talk) 18:19, 5 December 2018 (UTC)

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Hello. I am adding AnimatedGeorge for reference, as they were blocked along MarkoMetal some time back. The other 3 accounts are rather obviously linked to this SPI. What follows is secondary evidence: Below is an updated list of users sorted by creation date of their first article. JohannLeeBB     : first edit on 06 Feb 2018 ; created first article on 12 Feb 2018 after ?? edits MayAngelika     : first edit on 29 Jan 2018 ; created first article on 14 Feb 2018 after ?? edits SaulSJ          : first edit on 08 Feb 2018 ; created first article on 28 Feb 2018 after ?? edits Motivatedjack   : first edit on 14 Feb 2018 ; created first article on 01 Mar 2018 after ?? edits SennaNiks       : first edit on 28 Mar 2018 ; created first article on 12 Apr 2018 after 18 edits MarkoMetal      : first edit on 29 Jan 2018 ; created first article on 16 May 2018 after ?? edits AnimatedGeorge  : first edit on 30 Mar 2018 ; created first article on 22 May 2018 after ?? edits BrookeCook      : first edit on 30 Apr 2018 ; created first article on 24 May 2018 after 13 edits ; created 2nd article NancyRicketts   : first edit on 15 Apr 2018 ; created first article on 04 Jun 2018 after 22 edits LewisCraig      : first edit on 21 May 2018 ; created first article on 12 Jun 2018 after 17 edits CezarPiotrowski : first edit on 19 Apr 2018 ; created first article on 21 Jun 2018 after 13 edits CatherineBillings: first edit on 30 Apr 2018 ; created first article on 26 Jun 2018 after 18 edits EddieCrypto     : first edit on 03 May 2018 ; created first article on 28 Jun 2018 after 15 edits JaniceCarty     : first edit on 12 Jun 2018 ; created first article on 11 Jul 2018 after 15 edits ZoeSilva        : first edit on 07 Jun 2018 ; created first article on 16 Jul 2018 after 19 edits KayWelly        : first edit on 08 Jun 2018 ; created first article on 24 Jul 2018 after 22 edits MakaylaEdward   : first edit on 21 Jun 2018 ; created first article on 02 Aug 2018 after 15 edits MichelleRuth    : first edit on 19 Jul 2018 ; created first article on 20 Aug 2018 after 18 edits MasonNicholson  : first edit on 30 Apr 2018 ; created first article on 03 Sep 2018 after 29 edits JasmineMae      : first edit on 12 Jul 2018 ; created first article on 07 Sep 2018 after 21 edits MaxRupert       : first edit on 07 Aug 2018 ; created first article on 28 Sep 2018 after 24 edits JadeRice        : first edit on 21 May 2018 ; created first article on 01 Oct 2018 after 29 edits SophieWhitton   : first edit on 08 Jun 2018 ; created first article on 01 Oct 2018 after 46 edits GeorgeLeach     : first edit on 12 Jun 2018 ; created first article on 12 Oct 2018 after 11 edits LarryPate       : first edit on 06 Jun 2018 ; created first article on 19 Oct 2018 after 43 edits LolaHowells     : first edit on 08 Jun 2018 ; created first article on 28 Nov 2018 after 55 edits Hensley-J.cook  : first edit on 11 Oct 2018 ; created first article on 28 Nov 2018 after 40 edits DragBituin87    : first edit on 29 Mar 2018 ; created first article on 28 Nov 2018 after 50 edits StellaHanks     : first edit on 10 Aug 2018 ; created first article on 29 Nov 2018 after 34 edits Thanks and regards, Biwom (talk) 08:50, 12 December 2018 (UTC)
 * SaulSJ was created on 29 January 2018, that is three days (or one working day) after AnaCadence and Katherinehurley were blocked, and 6 minutes after MayAngelika, 8 minutes before JohannLeeBB and 21 minutes before MarkoMetal
 * SaulSJ and AnimatedGeorge have an interaction within less than 24 hours at Nils Lofgren, both contributions are about the exact same incident (see revision history)
 * Motivatedjack edited TurkStream, just like MakaylaEdward, LarryPate and more recently Hensley-J.cook
 * Motivatedjack renamed Phoenix (EV), an article created by Katherinehurley and re-created by MayAngelika
 * AdelfoMontanez at Jennifer Lopez ; 14 minutes later RossLucas "fixed grammatical errors" in that very sentence
 * AdelfoMontanez' edit at Tencent Music is a modification of a sentence written by AnaRichardson ; the next user to make edits to that article was Alexandra.cader (look at the very short article history)

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SaulSJ and Motivatedjack are ✅ and blocked without tags. Like everyone, AdelfoMontanez is using a proxy but the other technical data does not match previous socks. If the behavior is the same, the account should be blocked.--Bbb23 (talk) 19:53, 13 December 2018 (UTC)
 * AdelfoMontanez hasn't edited in a few months, so there's not much point in taking action. Closing. --Deskana (talk) 20:13, 8 February 2019 (UTC)

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Hello. Another user with a very clean Monday to Friday, 4 am to 12 pm edit record. Unfortunately, I do not have much in term of interactions / secondary evidence. The best I can offer is when they created their talk page: Finally, after 49 edits they created an article about a company called Chillisauce which logo, sourced to "Chillisauce marketing", was uploaded at Commons a few hours later. Thanks and regards, Biwom (talk) 19:26, 10 February 2019 (UTC)
 * MasonNicholson 06 Jun 2018
 * AmeliahOwens 11 Jun 2018

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There are VPNs involved here and some other IPs which don't make any sense, but here's what I've got.
 * AmeliahOwens is technically to the most recent group of related socks in the most recent report. BrookeCook is stale so I can't compare.
 * Two accounts, and  are  to each other. Behaviorally, I think AmeliahOwens is likely to these two.
 * All three accounts blocked without tags. Closing. Katietalk 21:50, 27 February 2019 (UTC)

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Repost of Draft:Gainswave and creation of likely UPE article George Q. Chen. MER-C 12:30, 27 April 2019 (UTC)

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— Berean Hunter   (talk)  23:54, 28 April 2019 (UTC)
 * - As a long-running UPE sockfarm. Thanks, GABgab 16:38, 28 April 2019 (UTC)
 * Technically as webhosts are used. I'm not able to connect the account to anyone.
 * as UPE and probable MEAT. GABgab 08:58, 29 April 2019 (UTC)

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See ongoing COIN thread about Pro Creative Writers / Wikipediainc. These accounts all created articles listed on their websites. Link to this sockfarm is via the same content at https://wikispecialistllc.com/faqs/ and https://www.wikipediainc.com/faqs.php. See List_of_paid_editing_companies for the very long list of URLs linked to these guys. SmartSE (talk) 20:39, 14 October 2019 (UTC)

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''Accused parties may also comment/discuss in this section below. See Defending yourself against claims.'' Strongly recommend CU, because a) it's possible that the company was lying about its articles (in which case we want to separate out the likely-involved users from the likely-uninvolved), and b) high likelihood of this being a sockfarm. creffett (talk) 22:57, 14 October 2019 (UTC)

Another case was closed referring me to this one. I'm copying my behavioral evidence here accordingly. This regards three accounts specifically. -- Bri.public (talk) 21:31, 16 October 2019 (UTC)
 * Accounts
 * Behavioral evidence
 * All three are associated with off-wiki advertisements by "Wikipedia Procreative Writers" for articles they created. Evidence at COIN; see
 * Every account was created June/July/August 2019
 * Two accounts' first edit was to make a one-liner "about me" userpage . The other made a similar one-liner userpage a few minutes after their first
 * Two accounts made a series of 30–32 innocuous edits in article space after creating account, waited ~14–21 days then made a large edit on one of the suspicious articles associated with off-wiki advertisements
 * All three accounts' first major edits are all-at-once, perfectly formatted creations of a new article
 * Similar edit summaries
 * "belongs here", "XXX also"
 * "for easy reading"
 * Idiosyncratic abbreviations, e.g. "contem" for "contemporary"/"cld" for "cleared?", "oxy" for "oxygen", "cos" for "because"
 * Obvious similarities in usernames
 * "for easy reading"
 * Idiosyncratic abbreviations, e.g. "contem" for "contemporary"/"cld" for "cleared?", "oxy" for "oxygen", "cos" for "because"
 * Obvious similarities in usernames

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 * - TonyBallioni (talk) 01:57, 15 October 2019 (UTC)
 * For the most part, . We checked a number of these accounts, and the data is coming from at least five different countries with different devices. At this stage, I don't think it would yield anything useful to look deeper. Among the checks ran, the following accounts are, but :
 * I think this case will have to proceed on the behavioral evidence. Mz7 (talk) 02:35, 15 October 2019 (UTC)
 * With one exception, all the suspects listed above created their accounts anywhere from a few days to 6 weeks before their first edit. This smells of warehousing accounts.  Noreen Ahmed's first edit was the same day. -- RoySmith (talk) 14:27, 28 October 2019 (UTC)
 * I think this case will have to proceed on the behavioral evidence. Mz7 (talk) 02:35, 15 October 2019 (UTC)
 * With one exception, all the suspects listed above created their accounts anywhere from a few days to 6 weeks before their first edit. This smells of warehousing accounts.  Noreen Ahmed's first edit was the same day. -- RoySmith (talk) 14:27, 28 October 2019 (UTC)

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 * originally filed under LaurelWest.
 * ( originally filed under this user)


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Very first edit shows considerable knowledge of wiki markup and referencing conventions. Makes ten edits and the moves onto Draft:Anastasia Belotskaya a magnet for paid/ meat puppets and then creates articles and drafts which have no connection to each other except that all appear to be paid editing. I suspect User:BenjaminSky was another sock. Looks like a slow moving meat farm at work  Velella  Velella Talk 14:36, 9 October 2020 (UTC)

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 * Another possible (already blocked) sock: User:Its a whole new world Jumpytoo Talk 22:35, 9 October 2020 (UTC)

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 * Following accounts ✅:
 * This ultimately traces back to Sockpuppet investigations/LaurelWest. New accounts . ST47 (talk) 10:25, 10 October 2020 (UTC)
 * , Unclear what that means. Should this be merged to LaurelWest?  If so, I can retag everybody, but I can't reblock them without overwriting your checkuser block. -- RoySmith (talk) 14:22, 10 October 2020 (UTC)
 * The case should be merged, they are already correctly tagged, and there isn't any need to reblock them, but you can as long as you preserve the checkuserblock-account template. ST47 (talk) 14:33, 10 October 2020 (UTC)
 * This ultimately traces back to Sockpuppet investigations/LaurelWest. New accounts . ST47 (talk) 10:25, 10 October 2020 (UTC)
 * , Unclear what that means. Should this be merged to LaurelWest?  If so, I can retag everybody, but I can't reblock them without overwriting your checkuser block. -- RoySmith (talk) 14:22, 10 October 2020 (UTC)
 * The case should be merged, they are already correctly tagged, and there isn't any need to reblock them, but you can as long as you preserve the checkuserblock-account template. ST47 (talk) 14:33, 10 October 2020 (UTC)
 * This ultimately traces back to Sockpuppet investigations/LaurelWest. New accounts . ST47 (talk) 10:25, 10 October 2020 (UTC)
 * , Unclear what that means. Should this be merged to LaurelWest?  If so, I can retag everybody, but I can't reblock them without overwriting your checkuser block. -- RoySmith (talk) 14:22, 10 October 2020 (UTC)
 * The case should be merged, they are already correctly tagged, and there isn't any need to reblock them, but you can as long as you preserve the checkuserblock-account template. ST47 (talk) 14:33, 10 October 2020 (UTC)
 * This ultimately traces back to Sockpuppet investigations/LaurelWest. New accounts . ST47 (talk) 10:25, 10 October 2020 (UTC)
 * , Unclear what that means. Should this be merged to LaurelWest?  If so, I can retag everybody, but I can't reblock them without overwriting your checkuser block. -- RoySmith (talk) 14:22, 10 October 2020 (UTC)
 * The case should be merged, they are already correctly tagged, and there isn't any need to reblock them, but you can as long as you preserve the checkuserblock-account template. ST47 (talk) 14:33, 10 October 2020 (UTC)
 * The case should be merged, they are already correctly tagged, and there isn't any need to reblock them, but you can as long as you preserve the checkuserblock-account template. ST47 (talk) 14:33, 10 October 2020 (UTC)


 * Moved to LaurelWest -- RoySmith (talk) 14:37, 10 October 2020 (UTC)
 * Moved from LaurelWest to BrookeCook, post-archival, as part of untangling of the BrookeCook case. MarioGom (talk) 18:22, 10 November 2022 (UTC)

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 * originally filed under the Jeremy112233 case
 * ( original case name)
 * ( originally filed under this user)


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Klaus5s5s moved Draft:Christopher W.Helt to mainspace on October 23, created by OkayRussell. Christopher Helt was previously deleted, and was created by User:Jeremy112233.

Klaus5s5s also updated Draft:Craig Mindrum, created by Notoriousbruh on April 1.

User contributions only consist of businesspeople spam. Likely long-term abuse, so check for sleepers too. HᴇʀᴘᴇᴛᴏGᴇɴᴇꜱɪꜱ (talk) 09:49, 26 October 2020 (UTC)

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 * Klaus5s5s is the only non-stale and I can't find any connections or other socks. -- Amanda  (aka DQ) 20:22, 27 October 2020 (UTC)
 * Based on the overlap with Jeremy112233 at Christopher Helt/Draft:Christopher W. Helt, I think that OkayBruh is a Jeremy112233 sock. I am not certain that these are all Jeremy112233 (they could be another UPE group with the same goals), but there's enough overlap that I think these are socks or meat. Tagged Notoriousbruh and OkayRussell, Klaus5s5s, will go nuke their contributions shortly. GeneralNotability (talk) 16:49, 4 November 2020 (UTC)
 * Moved from Jeremy112233 to BrookeCook, post-archival, as part of untangling of the BrookeCook case. Re-tagged. MarioGom (talk) 16:30, 12 November 2022 (UTC)

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-- Amanda  (aka DQ) 15:26, 2 March 2021 (UTC)

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For clerks reviewing this case, I suggest looking at LaurelWest SPI too for possible sockmasters. --MarioGom (talk) 11:46, 10 March 2021 (UTC)

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 * ✅ - Needs behavior. I'm not clear about what is going on enough that I didn't include one other that would match also. -- Amanda  (aka DQ) 15:28, 2 March 2021 (UTC)
 * No WP:ILLEGIT behaviour on which to act. Closing, Cabayi (talk) 09:57, 7 March 2021 (UTC)
 * There was a time overlap which is splitting contribs in ILLEGIT. -- Amanda  (aka DQ) 13:01, 7 March 2021 (UTC)


 * Reopening - I don't have time to dig into Amanda's reply right now, maybe tonight. Cabayi (talk) 14:06, 7 March 2021 (UTC)
 * The evidence at LaurelWest paints these accounts as part of a UPE spam-factory. Cabayi (talk) 09:32, 12 March 2021 (UTC)
 * Moved from FreakBrainAtWork to BrookeCook, post-archival, as part of untangling of the BrookeCook case. MarioGom (talk) 18:34, 10 November 2022 (UTC)

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 * originally filed under LaurelWest.


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see Draft:Kreston International Limited and Draft:Perfect Money(payment system company), created by and. This user came in hot with a LOT of spam articles. CUPIDICAE💕 20:07, 9 March 2021 (UTC)

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 * Are these three accounts confirmed to previous LaurelWest socks? Thank you! --MarioGom (talk) 13:15, 10 March 2021 (UTC)

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As they're creating articles which are the exact same as created by previously blocked users, I suspect they're probably a sock, though I can't immediately tell of who. It might be worth checking to find any "associates" or sleepers. That said, they're definitely a spammer, and I've blocked on those grounds. Seraphimblade Talk to me 20:57, 9 March 2021 (UTC)


 * - sleeper check please (and, if practical, check Shonage against the CU logs). Definitely a mercenary of some sort, but I am not certain whether they belong to this particular farm. GeneralNotability (talk) 02:03, 10 March 2021 (UTC)
 * -- Amanda  (aka DQ) 09:38, 10 March 2021 (UTC)
 * All previous LaurelWest is . -- Amanda  (aka DQ) 13:16, 10 March 2021 (UTC)
 * -- Amanda  (aka DQ) 09:38, 10 March 2021 (UTC)
 * All previous LaurelWest is . -- Amanda  (aka DQ) 13:16, 10 March 2021 (UTC)
 * -- Amanda  (aka DQ) 09:38, 10 March 2021 (UTC)
 * All previous LaurelWest is . -- Amanda  (aka DQ) 13:16, 10 March 2021 (UTC)


 * Leaving untagged - like I said, they're mercs, but not certain that they're LaurelWest. Closing. GeneralNotability (talk) 14:07, 10 March 2021 (UTC)
 * On second thought, tagged the confirmed socks to each other but not splitting into a new case at this point. GeneralNotability (talk) 14:09, 10 March 2021 (UTC)
 * Moved from LaurelWest to BrookeCook, post-archival, as part of untangling of the BrookeCook case. MarioGom (talk) 18:22, 10 November 2022 (UTC)

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 * originally filed under LaurelWest.
 * (see FreakBrainAtWork SPI)
 * (see FreakBrainAtWork SPI)
 * (see FreakBrainAtWork SPI)


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 * Evidence
 * I'm reporting LixaLUXson here based on overlap with previous LaurelWest (Chase Tang) and the Stealknots group (Donna Franklin), which is itself linked to LaurelWest.
 * Itishowitis based on overlap with the Stealknots group (Draft:Franklin Baer, Draft:Scott Hamm).
 * The FreakBrainAtWork group is added based on overlap with LaurelWest (Aap Mujhe Achche Lagne Lage) and the DDormitory group (Draft:Lee Wilson (Coach Lee)), which is linked to the Shonage group in the previous report.
 * Here's an analysis of overlaps between different groups and how they connect back to LaurelWest.


 * Groups
 * LaurelWest: original LaurelWest socks
 * Stealknots: Spotsearchspace, Stealknots, Xiāng cháo
 * DDormitory: B&F&Zee, DDormitory
 * Workitworkdude: Main-F, Shonage, Workitworkdude (see previous report)
 * FreakBrainAtWork: FreakBrainAtWork, HdrAli, Nikrick (see FreakBrainAtWork SPI)
 * Andreea(BardoResident;P)
 * Bipitibappitibap
 * Akredite
 * Cricketontherocket
 * Itishowitis
 * RuneLynch
 * LixaLUXson


 * Overlaps

MarioGom (talk) 14:20, 10 March 2021 (UTC)
 * Andreea(BardoResident;P)
 * → (Lawrence Seymour Goodman) → LaurelWest
 * → (Draft:Kadri Muhiddin) → Cricketontherocket
 * Cricketontherocket
 * → (Draft:Kadri Muhiddin) → Andreea(BardoResident;P)
 * → (Draft:Marijke van Duin) → Akredite
 * → (Draft:Vivek Bindra) → Bipitibappitibap
 * FreakBrainAtWork
 * → (Aap Mujhe Achche Lagne Lage) → LaurelWest
 * → (Draft:Lee Wilson (Coach Lee)) → DDormitory
 * Stealknots
 * → (Ashalim (archaeological site), El Badrashein) → LaurelWest
 * → (Susie Frazier, Fantasy film) → DDormitory
 * → (Draft:Niso Abuaf) → Bipitibappitibap
 * → (Draft:Franklin Baer, Draft:Scott Hamm) → Itishowitis
 * → (Jean-Paul Jauffret, Draft:Niso Abuaf) → RuneLynch
 * → (Donna Franklin) → LixaLUXson
 * LixaLUXson
 * → (Chase Tang) → LaurelWest
 * → (Donna Franklin) → Stealknots
 * Itishowitis
 * → (Draft:Franklin Baer, Draft:Scott Hamm) → Stealknots
 * DDormitory
 * → (Susie Frazier, Fantasy film) → Stealknots
 * → (Draft:Lee Wilson (Coach Lee)) → FreakBrainAtWork
 * → (Marcin Białobrzeski, Sharifabad, Ardakan, Draft:Don Plácido Jara, Nardo Zalko) → Workitworkdude
 * → (Flex Seal) → RuneLynch
 * Workitworkdude
 * → (Marcin Białobrzeski, Sharifabad, Ardakan, Draft:Don Plácido Jara, Nardo Zalko) → DDormitory
 * RuneLynch
 * → (Jean-Paul Jauffret, Draft:Niso Abuaf) → Stealknots
 * → (Draft:Niso Abuaf) → Bipitibappitibap
 * → (Flex Seal) → DDormitory
 * Bipitibappitibap
 * → (Draft:Vivek Bindra) → Cricketontherocket
 * → (Draft:Niso Abuaf) → Stealknots
 * → (Draft:Niso Abuaf) → RuneLynch
 * Akredite
 * → (Draft:Marijke van Duin) → Cricketontherocket
 * , Thanks for the detailed overlap report, but in case you're not aware, there's an easier way to do that. https://sigma.toolforge.org/editorinteract.py does the grunt work of comparing account histories, and once you have a report that shows what you want, you can just copy-paste the URL into an SPI so everybody else can see it. -- RoySmith (talk) 14:10, 19 April 2021 (UTC)

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 * ✅ to one another:
 * All other non-stale accounts that I could run appear ❌ to one another.  ~Oshwah~  (talk) (contribs)   01:36, 16 March 2021 (UTC)
 * All other non-stale accounts that I could run appear ❌ to one another.  ~Oshwah~  (talk) (contribs)   01:36, 16 March 2021 (UTC)
 * All other non-stale accounts that I could run appear ❌ to one another.  ~Oshwah~  (talk) (contribs)   01:36, 16 March 2021 (UTC)
 * All other non-stale accounts that I could run appear ❌ to one another.  ~Oshwah~  (talk) (contribs)   01:36, 16 March 2021 (UTC)


 * Appears nothing further to do here. Closing. The SandDoctor  Talk 07:23, 18 April 2021 (UTC)
 * Moved from LaurelWest to BrookeCook, post-archival, as part of untangling of the BrookeCook case. MarioGom (talk) 18:22, 10 November 2022 (UTC)

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Pro forma filling of blocked Wikiprofessionals socks. MarioGom (talk) 23:37, 10 November 2022 (UTC)

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 * Tagged, closing. MarioGom (talk) 23:40, 10 November 2022 (UTC)
 * Thanks for your work, . Checkusers can find some additional notes regarding this case on cuwiki. --Blablubbs (talk) 00:22, 11 November 2022 (UTC)
 * Also noting for the record. --Blablubbs (talk) 00:40, 11 November 2022 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
Proxy used by BrookeCook to re-create Draft:Happy Trailer Sales LLC. Previous creation at Draft:Happy Trailer Sales by Slanglign. Whatever the action is for the IP, please, G5 the article. Thank you. MarioGom (talk) 17:34, 2 January 2023 (UTC)

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 * Draft G5ed; IP blocked for a week.  Girth Summit  (blether)  14:25, 5 January 2023 (UTC)

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Recreation of Draft:Priscila Martinez plus other telltale signs. Not sure what happens behind the scenes regarding CU so logging here. MER-C 13:47, 8 January 2023 (UTC)

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 * - yeah, it's them. Endorsing for CU since there are occasional positive results. MarioGom (talk) 16:21, 8 January 2023 (UTC)
 * . --Blablubbs (talk) 17:43, 8 January 2023 (UTC)
 * CU has nothing helpful to offer this time, aside from some technical similarities to . as suspected, closing.  --Blablubbs (talk) 17:46, 8 January 2023 (UTC)

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Draft:Nadia Najjari, recreation of Nadia Najjari, Draft:Dr. Najjari, Draft:Nadia Najjari by 3 previous blocked socks. MarioGom (talk) 01:47, 14 January 2023 (UTC)

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 * Blocked as it is most definitely them but to see if there are any sleepers. If not, please close.  The SandDoctor  Talk 06:40, 14 January 2023 (UTC)
 * . The account is using a VPN. Closing. Mz7 (talk) 09:38, 14 January 2023 (UTC)

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Account created 9 January, a dozen edits this morning, created Draft:Dr. Nadia Najjari and moved it to main space. 2A01:4C8:B3:B050:ECE4:8F4:E646:A246 (talk) 07:35, 16 January 2023 (UTC)

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 * Callanecc (talk • contribs • logs) 11:11, 16 January 2023 (UTC)

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NEWFoundUSER created Draft:Evaldas Gulbinas (tattoo artist) (note the useless disambiguator), previously created at Evaldas Gulbinas, Draft:Evaldas Gulbinas, and Draft:Evaldas Gulbinas (Artist). MarioGom (talk) 19:01, 18 January 2023 (UTC)


 * Adding Another Guy Driving By, who created Draft:Michelangelo Campanella (scientist), previously created at Draft:Michelangelo Campanella. MarioGom (talk) 19:10, 18 January 2023 (UTC)

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 * for sleepers and proxy blocks. MarioGom (talk) 19:02, 18 January 2023 (UTC)
 * NewFoundUSER is ✅; Another Guy Driving By is pretty darned likely. Both blocked; I'll leave this open in case another CU with a better knowledge of proxies than me wants to do some poking around.  Girth Summit  (blether)  19:30, 18 January 2023 (UTC)
 * . --Blablubbs (talk) 13:10, 19 January 2023 (UTC)
 * Don't think there's anything to add. Closing. --Blablubbs (talk) 13:13, 19 January 2023 (UTC)

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 * ( originally filed under this user)

Created Draft:Selin Benjamin Bocio Richardson, which is a subject of interest for the master. Liliana UwU (talk / contributions) 07:13, 6 April 2023 (UTC)

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 * is ❌ to, the only non-stale sock. Obviously, I cannot rule out WP:MEAT. However, is ✅ to . I haven't evaluated the behavioural evidence to determine whether or not these two accounts should be blocked, I leave that to someone else. --Yamla (talk) 09:42, 21 April 2023 (UTC)
 * Moved case to BrookeCook. Humanitarian2 is most likely unrelated (maybe just a different freelance). MarioGom (talk) 12:40, 22 April 2023 (UTC)
 * Everyone's blocked, tags aren't really needed. Closing. GeneralNotability (talk) 23:41, 7 May 2023 (UTC)

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I've blocked this user per this trustpilot review which mentions. It might be worth CUing them to see if we can find more accounts. SmartSE (talk) 11:33, 28 May 2023 (UTC)
 * Similarly Jenauw per this review and . SmartSE (talk) 11:45, 28 May 2023 (UTC)
 * Jesus. I'm not sure what's more depressing - paying $1400 for four half-ass sentences, or the usage of the phrase "We have been in beefiness" when not referring to the cattle industry. Sam Kuru (talk) 13:17, 28 May 2023 (UTC)

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 * The listed accounts, including ones I added, are all internally ✅. Courcelles (talk) 15:02, 30 May 2023 (UTC)
 * UtherSRG (talk) 16:22, 30 May 2023 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
Single Purpose Account that is expressly editing Draft:Michael Jeffrey Lyon, which has been removed multiple times in the past. The article was previously created and deleted under User:Mutewisps which is a suspected sockpuppet under the same name. Many of the sources in the new Draft are using primary sources (which could just be a new user, but considering the proficiency in using the editor, I'm inclined that isn't the case). The one thing that I'm not sure about is the large time in between article creation (Original was 2021, the current one was made yesterday, 2023-07-26). - AquilaFasciata (talk &#124; contribs) 19:01, 26 July 2023 (UTC)

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 * Despite the initial revision of Draft:Michael Jeffrey Lyon being a word-for-word copy-paste of the deleted article as of 18 June 2021, this account is technically ❌. Reaper Eternal (talk) 20:29, 26 July 2023 (UTC)
 * Creating a draft that is identical to a deleted one is too much for me - if it isn't the same person, there is some MEAT going on. Blocking as suspected.  Girth Summit  (blether)  11:50, 28 July 2023 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
Fairly new SPA Owen Hwo insists on (re-)creating Draft:Costway. This was previously created by (using the exact same expression to start the draft, "Costway is an American e-commerce company that sells furniture, hardware, electronics, toys, and sports goods."). SotueRR is a blocked sock that ultimately tracks (via ) back to the BrookeCook farm. I hear much quacking.

The Costway draft was earlier this year also created by Hannah.hill747, now blocked for UPE, so I'm including them here just in case that helps flush out any thing.

Also, I don't know if this helps, but the KONASAR account seems to be (per their contributions log) connected to Wikiprofessionals? -- DoubleGrazing (talk) 10:37, 1 December 2023 (UTC)

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 * - Tagged SotueRR, I missed this one back in the day. Also see Draft:Costway (GoPlus). Costway seemed to be a customer of Abtach, at least back in March 2023. Whether Owen Hwo and Hannah.hill747 are Abtach socks strictly or a different contractor is unclear to me. Endorsing for a check, but I think Owen Hwo should be blocked for undisclosed paid editing anyway. MarioGom (talk) 16:42, 1 December 2023 (UTC)
 * due to proxy use and our whois tool having gone offline. But I can tell you that deleted versions of Draft:Costway and Draft:Costway (GoPlus) use a lot of the same text as the current version as DoubleGrazing observed, though the new one has been expanded significantly. It also borrows a lot from this site but I don't think it's up to the copyvio threshold. Ivanvector (Talk/Edits) 21:39, 1 December 2023 (UTC)
 * Already blocked. Closing without tags. MarioGom (talk) 19:50, 4 December 2023 (UTC)

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Request to restore Draft:Nadia Najjari (reproductive medicine consultant), which was, under previous titles, created by other socks of BC. - UtherSRG (talk) 11:42, 9 January 2024 (UTC)

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 * ✅. Technical evidence alone makes it but the deleted draft is identical to other versions created by previous confirmed socks. Currently investigating other accounts... HJ Mitchell &#124; Penny for your thoughts?  14:43, 9 January 2024 (UTC)
 * Also confirming and I've deleted a few drafts.  HJ Mitchell &#124; Penny for your thoughts?  15:11, 9 January 2024 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
I was approached by on my talk, who says they were scammed by WikiConsultancy. Looking at WP:WIKIPROFESSIONALS this may be one of their fronts. I traced back to the draft allegedly created for Dawes, Draft:Gerry Dawes, and found this account to be the creator. If this is correct, this account could be a WikiProfessionals sock. Edit: Looking further into this, this could be Z-Technetics or WikiExpertsInc based on company names. Schminnte &#91;talk to me&#93; 17:25, 9 January 2024 (UTC)

Gerry Dawes note: They billed my AMEX account as TEXONA MARKETING Transaction Amount: $699.00 Transaction Date: June 8, 2023 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Gerry Dawes1 (talk • contribs) 18:47, 9 January 2024 (UTC)

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 * but . There is just not much to look at here. Ivanvector (Talk/Edits) 17:50, 9 January 2024 (UTC)
 * Wiki Consultancy is operated by Abtach, and TEXONA MARKETING is an Abtach front too. While the behavioral evidence is scarce, the user name and the approach to throwaway draft creation matches what Abtach socks have been systematically doing for quite some time. I'm just checking something more, but no objection if any admin wants to take action already. MarioGom (talk) 20:24, 9 January 2024 (UTC)
 * It is a sock of Abtach. The article was created as part of the same session, where various throwaway accounts by Abtach created drafts sequentially the same day. Evidence for the other socks was submitted to functionaries and it might take a while to process. If someone would rather see it before, let me know. But I guess there is no rush since it is unlikely this account is used again. MarioGom (talk) 23:36, 15 January 2024 (UTC)
 * - It's taking way more time than I expected. Given the modus operandi and the above comments by the customer (which I give full credibility given the surrounding circumstances), please, block the account as proven. MarioGom (talk) 15:04, 4 February 2024 (UTC)
 * Spicy (talk) 15:13, 4 February 2024 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
Request to refund Draft:Yolandi F. which was created by one of the master's puppets. - UtherSRG (talk) 13:00, 2 February 2024 (UTC)

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 * These are all or better to each other and BrookeCook and match the behaivoural pattern:
 * Blocked and : This needs follow-up checks that I don't have time for right now (also, there are two accounts I'm on the fence about; if you rerun my checks, it should be obvious which ones I'm talking about). I'm planning to return to this when I can, but if someone else wants to do the work, that'd be great also. --Blablubbs (talk) 14:28, 4 February 2024 (UTC)
 * Blocked and : This needs follow-up checks that I don't have time for right now (also, there are two accounts I'm on the fence about; if you rerun my checks, it should be obvious which ones I'm talking about). I'm planning to return to this when I can, but if someone else wants to do the work, that'd be great also. --Blablubbs (talk) 14:28, 4 February 2024 (UTC)
 * Blocked and : This needs follow-up checks that I don't have time for right now (also, there are two accounts I'm on the fence about; if you rerun my checks, it should be obvious which ones I'm talking about). I'm planning to return to this when I can, but if someone else wants to do the work, that'd be great also. --Blablubbs (talk) 14:28, 4 February 2024 (UTC)


 * I've submitted supporting evidence to paid-en-wp@ which shows Preday_Guttilien, GlastonburyYeveny, Naksha212, Xebayelectric, Julieronemae and Birnaditossifi are most likely WP:ABTACH. Based on this, behavior and the above check results, I'm tagging all of them as proven. I'm leaving status as is for the follow up checks. MarioGom (talk) 14:50, 4 February 2024 (UTC)
 * I can add the following via CU:


 * This account is, :
 * Thanks, Spicy (talk) 15:32, 4 February 2024 (UTC)
 * Blocked the last account. Closing. HJ Mitchell &#124; Penny for your thoughts? 21:24, 13 February 2024 (UTC)
 * Blocked the last account. Closing. <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? 21:24, 13 February 2024 (UTC)

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Evidence logged at paid-en-wp@. Some are stale, but filing them for the record. Note the sequential signup sequences I noted in the 09 January 2024 report. MarioGom (talk) 16:42, 4 February 2024 (UTC) MarioGom (talk) 16:42, 4 February 2024 (UTC)


 * Added Ankulamma whose only action was re-submitting Draft:Mattapally Technologies. MarioGom (talk) 16:52, 4 February 2024 (UTC)
 * Added Beleaguredbelugafan, Missitracey, Honoreeman, Khoilqaisino, MitabaWla, Blopitwonwcop, Practicinglegen11, Politicssavvyy. More evidence at paid-en-wp@. MarioGom (talk) 23:30, 4 February 2024 (UTC)
 * Added Synthezied Bioman, Willbe King, Fadtrilomithy with evidence logged at paid-en-wp@. Added Yimejorlef per CU result below. MarioGom (talk) 07:05, 9 February 2024 (UTC)
 * Added Acquirtamoralena. MarioGom (talk) 22:13, 11 February 2024 (UTC)
 * Added Whistlingbro, Konestbriggs and Laperychonsraiser. MarioGom (talk) 22:25, 11 February 2024 (UTC)
 * Added NIcheThek. MarioGom (talk) 22:50, 12 February 2024 (UTC)

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 * - since this involves paid-en-wp@ evidence. MarioGom (talk) 23:37, 4 February 2024 (UTC)
 * I've checked the first eight of the above (YorarmJubet through to Mosli40Cooked). So far, they are all looking very similar indeed - they don't share IPs, but they all use the same proxy service and they are otherwise technically indistinguishable. Only in one case was there any other traffic on the IPs used: Mosli40Cooked has shared an IP with the technically and behaviourally identical, who should be added to the list. More digging to do later, don't have time to complete the job now. Girth Summit <sub style="font-family:Segoe print;color:blue;"> (blether)  09:59, 8 February 2024 (UTC)
 * I've checked a sample of the accounts. I found some overlap in IPs in some cases but in others the IPs are (ostensibly) on different continents. The combination of CU evidence on the ones I checked and the behavioural evidence makes me confident enough to block all but three of the accounts. It's entirely possible that these are multiple remote contractors but there is definitely UPE involved here and none of the accounts I blocked behaves like an "innocent" user. I'll leave open for a bit in case another CU wants to take a deeper look; I haven't checked all the accounts so I'm explicitly not marking the blocks as CU blocks. <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? 16:43, 13 February 2024 (UTC)
 * Also, for the record, I've blocked, which is ✅ from Laperychonsraiser and Jaywalking Linda above. <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? 16:46, 13 February 2024 (UTC)
 * Still looking at this in between other things. I've just found and  which fit the behavioural pattern and are a good technical match to Whistlingbro above. <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?  20:16, 13 February 2024 (UTC)
 * And the further down the rabbit hole I go, the more I find! (blocked as a spammer last month) is related to the group above. <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?  20:27, 13 February 2024 (UTC)
 * OK, I'm getting bored of listing every account but there's a possible connection to Sockpuppet investigations/Ana De Armani. <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? 20:37, 13 February 2024 (UTC)
 * Noting that CU suggests a strong connection between CiddMayer49 (one of the accounts from the first batch that I wasn't sure on) and Willbe King so I've blocked that account now. <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? 22:07, 13 February 2024 (UTC)
 * Tagging, most as proven based on off-wiki evidence. MarioGom (talk) 22:57, 13 February 2024 (UTC)
 * Not sure that tagging is helpful but then I'm not sure it has much benefit in any case. It's entirely possible that there are at least three different individuals here. And for what it's worth I intend to keep investigating some of these accounts because I keep finding more (we're probably up to 100 now) but noting every account is probably a waste of time so the SPI can be archived as normal. <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? 07:38, 14 February 2024 (UTC)
 * For the accounts I tagged as proven, I have logged evidence at paid-en-wp@ that they are all working for WP:ABTACH, and they match the modus operandi. I know for a fact that Abtach employs more than one editor, but there's no functional difference, and I think trying to distinguish individuals here is pointless (the company as a whole is community banned). I can look at your block logs and cross-check with my data.More generally, tags serve various practical purposes. Several tools for sock detection use them for tracking and comparison. They also help clerks to become familiar with past behavior. They are used as a quick way to check prerequisites to G5 deletion, etc. MarioGom (talk) 18:29, 14 February 2024 (UTC)
 * By the way, I think it's ok to archive. Not every past sock has been explictly listed here. There are so many that they are frequently dealt with out of SPI MarioGom (talk) 18:38, 14 February 2024 (UTC)
 * Closing. Thanks. MarioGom (talk) 23:28, 13 February 2024 (UTC)
 * Last comment, just to note that I've checked all the non-stale accounts and as a result I've blocked a lot more previously undetected accounts. I've put some notes on CU wiki for future cases, though most of the accounts follow a reasonably predictable pattern. <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? 20:03, 14 February 2024 (UTC)

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The account was registered back in 2016, but became active today and created Draft:Don Hershman under the name Draft:Donald Hershman. <span style="font-family:monospace;font-weight:bold;font-size:16px;color:hsl(205, 98%, 55%);">GSS &#x202F;&#128172; 18:42, 1 March 2024 (UTC)

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 * ✅. <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?  21:07, 2 March 2024 (UTC)

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Recent edits on Chris Ifediora. - UtherSRG (talk) 10:25, 17 May 2024 (UTC)

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 * The following accounts are ✅ to each other:
 * Dreamy <i style="color:#d00">Jazz</i> talk to me &#124; my contributions 11:25, 18 May 2024 (UTC)

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New user editing Chris Ifediora and trying to create repeatedly draft on related topic OCI Foundation International (see Draft:OCI Foundation International, although these attempts were in the user space), both with BrookeCook sock farm activity in the past. Might be worth CU to check for others, if it's been a while since this was done? DoubleGrazing (talk) 06:48, 17 June 2024 (UTC)

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 * I don't think that is BrookeCook; could be another spammer picking up similar work. However, I'm pretty confident that  and  are BrookeCook (certainly they're confirmed to some BrookeCook socks)) - blocking them.  Girth Summit <sub style="font-family:Segoe print;color:blue;"> (blether)  14:37, 17 June 2024 (UTC)