Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Cambridge Guys/Archive

Suspected sockpuppets
Cambridge Guys created their account on 28 October 2022 and proceeded to make a bunch of edits on V (group) on 10 November, which were promptly reverted for breaking a table. The following day, Sandiners created their account and made many similar edits to V (group), which were again reverted for breaking a table On Can You Feel It (The Jacksons song), I reverted several edits by Sandiners for adding an uncited cover version but was reverted minutes later by Cambridge Guys AND Sandiners without explanation. Both users also mention on their userpage that they are a Manchester United fan. ResPM (T&#x1F508;&#x1F3B5;C) 12:19, 15 November 2022 (UTC)

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 * I ran a quick check to look for sleepers and prior accounts. These two are ✅, no others seen. --Blablubbs (talk) 17:58, 17 November 2022 (UTC)
 * - Please indef Sandiners as a confirmed sock and block Cambridge Guys for 3 days. I'm not sure that what's going on is blatantly malicious, but we can't have them using multiple accounts to edit war and evade scrutiny. Thanks, Spicy (talk) 18:11, 17 November 2022 (UTC)
 * Done. Closing. --Blablubbs (talk) 18:16, 17 November 2022 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
Very similar edit pattern as Sandiners, a previous sock. Seems like a WP:DUCK but requesting CU to make sure. Muhandes (talk) 10:43, 23 November 2022 (UTC)
 * I just noticed User:Triple 8 Plus One/sandbox vs. Special:Permalink/1121208111 so this is indeed a duck. --Muhandes (talk) 12:52, 23 November 2022 (UTC)

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— TheresNoTime (talk • they/them) 19:47, 28 November 2022 (UTC)
 * , leaning . It's a different range, but identical geolocation to Sandiners' main IP. Identical UA too - it's a common one, but it's the same down to the version number.   Girth Summit  (blether)  12:54, 23 November 2022 (UTC)
 * based on edit summaries, shared interests, and the edits themselves. This is the second round of shenanigans in relation to sockpuppetry, so whilst there is not a temporal overlap as such, there is avoidance of scruitiny. - Please block both  indefinitely; if they wish to return to editing I'm sure a convincing appeal will be forthcoming... --Jack Frost (talk) 05:15, 26 November 2022 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
WP:DUCK, see previous report, Special:Permalink/1124764033, edit history etc. Muhandes (talk) 15:04, 1 December 2022 (UTC)

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 * DatGuyTalkContribs 17:04, 1 December 2022 (UTC)

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WP:DUCK, editing pattern, interests, edit summaries style, but specifically Special:Diff/1123323042 vs. Special:Diff/1126440811 and Special:Permalink/1123313162 vs. Special:Permalink/1125695202. Muhandes (talk) 11:00, 9 December 2022 (UTC)

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 * - presented evidence, as well as timing between last block and sign up, makes this DUCK enough. Please, block the account as suspected. Thank you. MarioGom (talk) 11:11, 9 December 2022 (UTC)
 * MarioGom - ✅.  ~Oshwah~  (talk) (contribs)   16:18, 9 December 2022 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
WP:DUCK, Special:Diff/1124963002 vs. Special:Diff/1124976425/1132707430 and many other similar edits by socks of Cambridge Guys. Requesting CU for sleepers. Muhandes (talk) 10:57, 10 January 2023 (UTC)

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 * - -- RoySmith (talk) 14:46, 10 January 2023 (UTC)
 * ✅ plus -- RoySmith (talk) 14:54, 10 January 2023 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
WP:DUCK, Special:Diff/1132487182 vs. Special:Diff/1133326524, Special:Diff/1132485787 vs. Special:Diff/1133326560, this history of edits. Requesting CU since in the past this sockpuppeteer created multiple accounts. Muhandes (talk) 08:13, 13 January 2023 (UTC)

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 * , no others seen. Blocked, tagged, closing. firefly  ( t · c ) 17:12, 14 January 2023 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
Similar focus on creating non-WP:MUSICBIO-compliant biographies of individual members of US5, (c.f. Special:Diff/1148162887, Special:Diff/1133316114, Special:Diff/1148153478). Not sure if the trail for CU has run cold yet, so I'm putting in the request in case it hasn't. There's also some IPs that were active on the same articles immediately prior to Vincent Asson's appearance and which may also be the same person, so I am including them in this report for completeness despite their activity not being persistent enough to require action IMO. signed,Rosguill talk 16:55, 4 April 2023 (UTC)

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 * -  Girth Summit  (blether)  10:37, 5 April 2023 (UTC)
 * is ✅ to . They are using different IPs from the old sock I compared against, but geolocation is a match, and editing makes it obvious. No comment on the individual IPs, but they have been doing a lot of WP:LOUTSOCKing. Blocking the accounts, requesting global locks. Girth Summit  (blether)  10:43, 5 April 2023 (UTC)
 * The IP addresses look pretty much like this person, so I have blocked them for a while. JBW (talk) 21:29, 5 April 2023 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
Yet another string of socks targeting US5 and related articles. Obvious WP:DUCK behavior. Jalen Folf  (talk)  18:25, 19 April 2023 (UTC)

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 * Users blocked, locks requested, rangeblocked. Spicy (talk) 19:34, 19 April 2023 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
New account which went to article of puppeteer (and several other of their socks), to recreate non-notable musician, Jay Khan.  Onel 5969  TT me 09:51, 30 April 2023 (UTC)

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 * ,, closing. Thanks, Spicy (talk) 10:35, 30 April 2023 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
narrow interest in the same topics; recreated Draft:Richie Stringini which was deleted two months ago after being created by, one of Possible People's socks. See also Articles for deletion/Christopher Stringini for background. Curb Safe Charmer (talk) 13:43, 10 July 2023 (UTC)

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 * Yup, quacks like a duck. Binksternet (talk) 14:10, 10 July 2023 (UTC)

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 * ,, closing. Spicy (talk) 23:39, 14 July 2023 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
A week after the two G5 deletions above, new account Kylian Ronaldo wakes up and recreates Richie Stringini and Christoph Watrin, seven minutes apart. Requesting checkuser. 2A00:23EE:1CB8:5F8B:841:7BFF:FE4A:5C58 (talk) 05:50, 16 July 2023 (UTC)

Kylian Ronaldo has now also attempted to unredirect Jay Khan, last unredirected by User:Blue Nature 5ive and User:Westside Blue Five Nature Level. . 2A00:23EE:1CB8:5F8B:841:7BFF:FE4A:5C58 (talk) 05:56, 16 July 2023 (UTC)

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I couldn't not hear the quacking. —C.Fred (talk) 06:00, 16 July 2023 (UTC)
 * The following accounts are ✅ to each other:
 * Dreamy Jazz talk to me &#124; my contributions 12:52, 16 July 2023 (UTC)


 * . Dreamy Jazz talk to me &#124; my contributions 12:53, 16 July 2023 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
19 minutes after account creation, hits the submit button on Draft:Christoph Watrin, then 10 minutes later recreates Draft:Richie Stringini. Quack. 2A00:23EE:2150:2D23:CC07:12FF:FEF2:EAD9 (talk) 16:04, 1 August 2023 (UTC)

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 * Blocked, mainspace titles protected. Closing. — Ingenuity (talk • contribs) 01:07, 2 August 2023 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
Recreated Draft:Richie_Stringini created by other socks and subsequently G5 deleted. Also resubmitted Draft:Christoph Watrin created and edited by various sock. In addition the article has been G5 deleted several times. Request salting for both titles at least in mainspace. S0091 (talk) 18:42, 1 August 2023 (UTC)

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 * Duplicate of above. — Ingenuity (talk • contribs) 01:07, 2 August 2023 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
This seems to be a near-certainty, but requesting CU for confirmation/rats in the woodwork. Restored content at Jay Khan the same (or closely similar) to that created by Past and Place and later restored by Kylian Ronaldo, Blue Nature 5ive, Westside Blue Five Nature Level and Vicent Asson. Similar goings-on at Vincent Tomas and Marc Barthel, reference to Stringini in this edit. Justlettersandnumbers (talk) 11:47, 18 September 2023 (UTC)

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 * to several accounts previously tagged as suspected, so doing the same here. glock requested.  ECP Vincent Tomas, Jay Khan, and US5 RoySmith (talk) 17:32, 18 September 2023 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
This very new account has been editing targets frequented by previous socks such as  and. They have also recreated Future Love (Varsity Fanclub song) which was deleted as a G5 of a previous sock. The Night Watch    (talk)   13:50, 3 October 2023 (UTC)

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 * ✅. Courcelles (talk) 13:52, 3 October 2023 (UTC)
 * Blocked, tagged, lock request filed. Case closed. Courcelles (talk) 13:53, 3 October 2023 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
David Fiss just reinstated the socks' edits at Vincent Tomas, Jay Khan Annh07 (talk) 14:15, 30 October 2023 (UTC)

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 * ✅ to a previously blocked sock tagged as suspected, so I'll tag this the same way. RoySmith (talk) 14:44, 30 October 2023 (UTC)