Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Callumgrainger200/Archive

24 February 2015

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Making the same sorts of edits to the same type of articles. Soap opera articles mainly EastEnders and Hollyoaks. There is consensus at WP:SOAPS that we do not include characters relatives that have not shared a scene together to stop the infobox becoming cluttered. We also don't include the address field as that can change every episode.

Both users have been making these types of edits.

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mick_Carter&diff=prev&oldid=647648325

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Phil_Mitchell&diff=next&oldid=646675830

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kat_Slater&diff=prev&oldid=647648185

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Alfie_Moon&diff=prev&oldid=647647527

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mick_Carter&diff=next&oldid=648517126

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Zsa_Zsa_Carter&diff=prev&oldid=648555215

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Phil_Mitchell&diff=prev&oldid=648529170

This isn't the first sock I came across for this user, I also came across User:Callumgrainger2015 last night. I will add details about this user in a minute. With this user I went along the lines of revert, block, ignore hoping that they would take the hint and I didn't bother with the SPI. However, I'm now requesting CheckUser evidence to check for any sleepers. 5 albert square (talk) 00:37, 24 February 2015 (UTC)


 * Evidence for Callumgrainger2015 is:


 * https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Phil_Mitchell&diff=prev&oldid=648351593


 * https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kat_Slater&diff=prev&oldid=648351074


 * https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Diane_O%27Connor&diff=prev&oldid=648350861


 * I forgot to add before I have already blocked all accounts for quacking.--5 albert square (talk) 00:41, 24 February 2015 (UTC)

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 * - All the accounts are already blocked and tagged. Since there is no history of sockpuppeting, there is no need for CU check. If you spot any new users making same or similar edits, report them and we may run a Cu check.  Vanjagenije  (talk)  11:13, 24 February 2015 (UTC)
 * With these accounts already addressed, any further accounts can be placed into a new case. I'll close this one for now. Mike V • Talk 18:19, 24 February 2015 (UTC)

26 February 2015

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Editing the same sort of articles, making the same sort of edits:

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_EastEnders_characters_(2014)&diff=prev&oldid=648898945 https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Moira_Barton&diff=prev&oldid=648894677

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Belle_Dingle&diff=prev&oldid=648894322

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Denise_Fox&diff=prev&oldid=647928583

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Danny_Mitchell_(EastEnders)&diff=prev&oldid=647431062

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Max_Branning&diff=prev&oldid=647645105

User already blocked and tagged, however I suspect this user might be back. So I can keep a track of all of his socks, I am filing here for reference. 5 albert square (talk) 21:50, 26 February 2015 (UTC)

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 * Case only filed for reference, sock already, closing. ☺ ·  Salvidrim!   ·  &#9993;  21:59, 26 February 2015 (UTC)

21 April 2015

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Editing the same sort of articles - those to do with Coronation Street, Emmerdale, Hollyoaks and EastEnders and making the same sort of edits. As per WP:SOAPS, the infobox should only contain close family because more distant relations, such as in-laws, step-grand-children etc will be mentioned in the infoboxes of those close to them. Both users keep adding these:

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Diane_Sugden&diff=prev&oldid=657219483

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tanya_Branning&diff=prev&oldid=656784212

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dean_Wicks&diff=prev&oldid=656323237

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Texas_Longford&diff=prev&oldid=656937869

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dot_Cotton&diff=prev&oldid=656938573

Myself and JuneGloom07 have warned Eastenderseditor2015 numerous times on their talk page about their editing behaviour and they have so far refused to engage in any discussion on their talk page. I issued a final warning on 16th April and the next day the Soaplover2015 account appears and starts making the same sort of disruptive edits.

Two days ago, I issued a final warning to Eastenderseditor2015 for this edit to Kat Slater:

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kat_Slater&diff=next&oldid=657116334

Today, I got alerted to an almost identical edit made by Soaplover2015:

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_Hollyoaks_characters_(2012)&diff=prev&oldid=656972731

Both have added "estranged" as being a year despite this being obviously wrong. "Estranged" is not a year and we wouldn't add whether or not characters are estranged. In order to keep the infobox nice and easy to understand, characters are either married or not married.

I have blocked both accounts as quacking, requesting CheckUser to see if I've got all accounts. I will remind CU that I also raised this SPI recently suspecting Eastenderseditor2015 of being the sockpuppet of another editor recently. 5 albert square (talk) 05:49, 21 April 2015 (UTC)

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— Berean Hunter   (talk)  01:03, 22 April 2015 (UTC)
 * ,, and  are all ✅.-- Jezebel's Ponyo bons mots  23:05, 21 April 2015 (UTC)
 * Tagging and closing.

21 April 2015

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Editing the same sort of articles - soap opera ones. Making the same sort of edits, changing names etc, adding relatives that don't belong in the infobox against the guidance at WP:SOAPS etc.

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Leyla_Harding&diff=prev&oldid=657820708

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sharon_Watts&diff=prev&oldid=647962029

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sharon_Watts&diff=prev&oldid=647921396

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pat_Butcher&diff=prev&oldid=657827312

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Joe_Wicks&diff=prev&oldid=657825431

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Phil_Mitchell&diff=prev&oldid=647293217

I have blocked and tagged as quacking. However, as this user has a history of socking, I'm requesting CheckUser to see if there are any sleepers. 5 albert square (talk) 22:01, 21 April 2015 (UTC)

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 * History of socking is not particularly large. No reason to believe there might be sleepers. Closing the case.  Vanjagenije  (talk)  15:08, 22 April 2015 (UTC)

23 April 2015

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I'm wondering if these two editors are infact the same person. They are editing the same sort of articles - soap opera ones - adding relatives that should not be added as per WP:SOAPS guidelines and changing character names.

Callum adds relatives and changes names:

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mick_Carter&diff=prev&oldid=647622849

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_Hollyoaks_characters_(2012)&diff=prev&oldid=647415075

Eastenderseditor2015 adds relatives and changes names:

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mick_Carter&diff=prev&oldid=654833866

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_Hollyoaks_characters_(2012)&diff=prev&oldid=655574003

Then tonight, just as I was raising this SPI, Graingercallum started editing the same articles, changing relatives etc:

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rainie_Cross&diff=prev&oldid=658882792

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Peter_Beale&diff=prev&oldid=658882411

And then they made the exact same edit to an EastEnders article:

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_EastEnders_characters_(2012)&diff=prev&oldid=658882226

that has also been made by Eastenderseditor2015:

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_EastEnders_characters_(2012)&diff=prev&oldid=651778777

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_EastEnders_characters_(2012)&diff=prev&oldid=651778700

I blocked one of Callum's socks on 26th February, just over 10 days later Eastenderseditor2015 started editing. I blocked Eastenderseditor2015 2 days ago, then quite literally within hours Callum was editing again:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/CGrainger150

I've blocked Graingercallum as quacking, however I'm requesting CU to see if Eastenderseditor2015 is related. The reason being is that Eastenderseditor2015 already has their own SPI file:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Sockpuppet_investigations/Eastenderseditor2015

When I requested CU for that recently, Callum wasn't mentioned in the CU results but I'm not sure if that was because User: Graingercallum54 had already been blocked and User: CGrainger150 hadn't been set up yet. I'm not entirely sure if users already blocked would show up in a CU check. Myself and other editors just find it very strange that both editors are editing the same articles the same ways within hours of each other being blocked. 5 albert square (talk) 21:36, 23 April 2015 (UTC)

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11 May 2015

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Making the same sort of edits to the same sort of pages:

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sienna_Blake&diff=prev&oldid=647415397

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sienna_Blake&diff=prev&oldid=661736550

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kat_Slater&diff=next&oldid=657116334

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_Hollyoaks_characters_(2012)&diff=prev&oldid=656972731

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_Hollyoaks_characters_(2012)&diff=prev&oldid=661736413

I have blocked as quacking, however because there is a history of socking I'm requesting CheckUser to see if there are any sleepers. 5 albert square (talk) 00:06, 11 May 2015 (UTC)

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— Berean Hunter   (talk)  19:12, 11 May 2015 (UTC)
 * From the archive, it is only evident that CU has been used once in this case, so to be sure that everything ties together, and so that nothing falls through the cracks, I'm calling these all ✅:
 * There is a fair amount of logged-out editing going on as well, but rangeblocks won't be practical here. ​—DoRD (talk)​ 12:47, 11 May 2015 (UTC)
 * Made last block and finished tagging. Closing.
 * There is a fair amount of logged-out editing going on as well, but rangeblocks won't be practical here. ​—DoRD (talk)​ 12:47, 11 May 2015 (UTC)
 * Made last block and finished tagging. Closing.
 * There is a fair amount of logged-out editing going on as well, but rangeblocks won't be practical here. ​—DoRD (talk)​ 12:47, 11 May 2015 (UTC)
 * Made last block and finished tagging. Closing.
 * There is a fair amount of logged-out editing going on as well, but rangeblocks won't be practical here. ​—DoRD (talk)​ 12:47, 11 May 2015 (UTC)
 * Made last block and finished tagging. Closing.
 * There is a fair amount of logged-out editing going on as well, but rangeblocks won't be practical here. ​—DoRD (talk)​ 12:47, 11 May 2015 (UTC)
 * Made last block and finished tagging. Closing.
 * There is a fair amount of logged-out editing going on as well, but rangeblocks won't be practical here. ​—DoRD (talk)​ 12:47, 11 May 2015 (UTC)
 * Made last block and finished tagging. Closing.
 * There is a fair amount of logged-out editing going on as well, but rangeblocks won't be practical here. ​—DoRD (talk)​ 12:47, 11 May 2015 (UTC)
 * Made last block and finished tagging. Closing.
 * There is a fair amount of logged-out editing going on as well, but rangeblocks won't be practical here. ​—DoRD (talk)​ 12:47, 11 May 2015 (UTC)
 * Made last block and finished tagging. Closing.

14 May 2015

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Making same sort of edits to the same articles. In particular, these edits are identical:

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_Emmerdale_characters_(2014)&diff=prev&oldid=647483702

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_Emmerdale_characters_(2014)&diff=prev&oldid=662229739

They also keep adding characters that don't belong in the infobox as per WP:SOAPS.

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cindy_Cunningham&diff=prev&oldid=662229591

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Alfie_Moon&diff=prev&oldid=647647527

I have blocked, however there has been a fair bit of socking on this account so I'm requesting CU to see if there's any sleepers. 5 albert square (talk) 02:55, 14 May 2015 (UTC)

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 * ✅ of course. All the related accounts I came across were already blocked as Callum socks.-- Jezebel's Ponyo bons mots 17:52, 15 May 2015 (UTC)

16 May 2015

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Making the same types of edits to the same sorts of articles - mainly EastEnders and Hollyoaks. Even the name is a play on Tom Cunningham.

They are adding random relatives to the infobox that don't belong as per consensus at WP:SOAPS. Only characters that have some direct relationship to each other should be included.

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=David_Wicks&diff=prev&oldid=662635156

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_Hollyoaks_characters_(2013)&diff=prev&oldid=662634918

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Max_Branning&diff=prev&oldid=647645105

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_Hollyoaks_characters_(2013)&diff=prev&oldid=647461684

I have already blocked as quacking, however this user does have a habit of setting up sleeper accounts and is socking nearly every day. I'm requesting CheckUser to see if there are any sleepers set up. 5 albert square (talk) 20:05, 16 May 2015 (UTC)

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— Berean Hunter   (talk)  17:05, 18 May 2015 (UTC)
 * ✅ plus . ​—DoRD (talk)​ 16:43, 18 May 2015 (UTC)
 * Indeffing sock and tagging both. Closing.

26 May 2015

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Editing EastEnders articles adding relatives that should not be added to the infobox, as per consensus at WP:SOAPS only direct relatives should be added.

In particular there are two edits to the same article made by both users that are almost identical:

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Max_Branning&diff=prev&oldid=647645105

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Max_Branning&diff=next&oldid=664133041

Callumgrainger200 changed Lily Branning's surname from Branning to Slater:

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_EastEnders_characters_(2010)&diff=prev&oldid=647270724

Then Familyguylover2015 added the same character to the Slater, Branning and Malloy families:

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_EastEnders_characters_(2010)&diff=prev&oldid=664190661

Then there's these:

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tanya_Branning&diff=prev&oldid=656784212

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tanya_Branning&diff=prev&oldid=664190276

I've blocked because it's like someone handed the duck a megaphone and I'll tag the new suspected sock in a minute. I'm requesting CU as there is a history of this user creating more than one account. 5 albert square (talk) 23:30, 26 May 2015 (UTC)

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 * ✅ (obviously), along with .-- Jezebel's Ponyo bons mots 01:02, 27 May 2015 (UTC)

12 July 2015

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Editing same sort of articles (soap opera articles) making same sort of edits mainly adding characters that have little or no relevance to each other. This is against consensus at WP:SOAPS:

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Alice_Branning&diff=prev&oldid=670909059

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cindy_Williams_(EastEnders)&diff=prev&oldid=670865888

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ian_Beale&diff=prev&oldid=670865587

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_EastEnders_characters_(2012)&diff=prev&oldid=670856168

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Denise_Fox&diff=prev&oldid=647928583

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Val_Pollard&diff=prev&oldid=647918966

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Max_Branning&diff=prev&oldid=647645105

I am requesting CheckUser to see if there are any other accounts as the user does have a history of socking. 5 albert square (talk) 22:47, 12 July 2015 (UTC)

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 * This is . . Callanecc (talk • contribs • logs) 12:40, 13 July 2015 (UTC)
 * Closing case; CU was run and apparently did not turn up any other accounts. Jayrussell15 already blocked by 5albert, I just tagged him as suspected. ☺ ·  Salvidrim!   ·  &#9993;  16:42, 15 July 2015 (UTC)

20 July 2015

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Editing the same sort of articles, making the same sort of edits. Adding relatives that don't belong in the infobox as per consensus at WP:SOAPS.

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sinead_O%27Connor_(Hollyoaks)&diff=prev&oldid=672255917

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bobby_Beale_(EastEnders)&diff=prev&oldid=672337011

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sinead_O%27Connor_(Hollyoaks)&diff=prev&oldid=656339772

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Phil_Mitchell&diff=prev&oldid=655752760

I know CU can't do anything with IPs, I'm just filing this for reference. 5 albert square (talk) 22:35, 20 July 2015 (UTC)

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 * IP added for the record and blocked by reporting Admin. Closing as no further action needed.-- Jezebel's Ponyo bons mots 22:55, 21 July 2015 (UTC)

27 July 2015

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Editing the same sort of articles, making the same sort of edits. Mainly adding relatives to the infobox which don't belong there which is against consensus and changing characters names.

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Janine_Butcher&diff=prev&oldid=672942435

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ricky_Butcher&diff=prev&oldid=672945410

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Charity_Tate&diff=prev&oldid=673220044

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Declan_Macey&diff=prev&oldid=673220098

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_Emmerdale_characters_(2014)&diff=prev&oldid=673219815

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sharon_Watts&diff=prev&oldid=647962029

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sharon_Watts&diff=prev&oldid=647921396

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Janine_Butcher&diff=prev&oldid=647262273

I've already blocked the IP and I'm about to tag them. I know CU can't do anything for IPs so I'm just filing here for reference to try and keep track of the IPs Callum is using. This can be closed. 5 albert square (talk) 05:02, 27 July 2015 (UTC)

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 * Closed per request (for the record). Bbb23 (talk) 09:35, 27 July 2015 (UTC)