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26 November 2012

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I find it curious that a new editor who has made mainly random minor edits before would vote on WP:Articles for deletion/Tangiers International. The article Tangiers International was created by TravelLover81, who has a similar behavioral pattern of random minor edits, plus creating the one article.

Also, I've noticed that someone is offering money to get this article published.

A previously deleted version of this article was created by a now-blocked sockpuppet user User_talk:Jetijonez. Logical Cowboy (talk) 16:00, 26 November 2012 (UTC)

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 * ✅ that the following match:

TravelLover is likely but not certain to match the above. Courcelles 22:03, 26 November 2012 (UTC)
 * I've blocked the master one week for using multiple accounts in the AFD (one to create the article and one to support keeping the article). The socks are all blocked indefinitely. Reaper Eternal (talk) 22:32, 26 November 2012 (UTC)

03 December 2012

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Same behavior as previous socks--new account making a small number of edits then acting on an article that was brought up for deletion. This account deleted a PROD for an article created by CastleKing1440, who is blocked for voting on an article that was created by another sock. Logical Cowboy (talk) 21:33, 3 December 2012 (UTC)

Combined from second report ​—DoRD (talk)​ 01:50, 4 December 2012 (UTC) Same behavior as previous socks--new account making a small number of edits then acting on an article that was brought up for deletion. This account is doing just what blocked sock CastleKing1440 did, on the same article in fact (which is likely a paid article). Logical Cowboy (talk) 21:45, 3 December 2012 (UTC)

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 * is ✅, but is technically ❌. ​—DoRD (talk)​ 01:50, 4 December 2012 (UTC)
 * I've blocked the master and sock indefinitely for repeat confirmed sockpuppetry. Closed. Reaper Eternal (talk) 01:53, 4 December 2012 (UTC)

08 December 2012

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Paid article by sock that has already been blocked for repeated socking. Here is the record of transaction. Logical Cowboy (talk) 19:18, 8 December 2012 (UTC)

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 * - - Actions and links show it is unquestionably a sock of someone, and very likely CK.  Prefer CU to confirm link to this particular master, and peeking for sleepers as well. Dennis Brown -  2&cent;    &copy;   Join WER 19:43, 8 December 2012 (UTC)
 * Behaviourally and technically ✅ with . Recommend taking the article to AFD. WilliamH (talk) 23:45, 8 December 2012 (UTC)
 * Indeffed the sock account. Closing. Reaper Eternal (talk) 23:55, 8 December 2012 (UTC)

09 December 2012

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Same behavioral pattern as other socks. Create one article amidst several minor edits. Created Kickrest article which is paid article contracted on this site along with other creations by the sockmaster. Logical Cowboy (talk) 03:21, 9 December 2012 (UTC)


 * And suggest merging with WP:Sockpuppet_investigations/Bamanh27. It all comes from the same elance account.  Logical Cowboy (talk) 03:42, 9 December 2012 (UTC)

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 * Obvious sock, blocked and time to CSD some articles. Dennis Brown -  2&cent;    &copy;   Join WER 03:44, 9 December 2012 (UTC)
 * Dealing in webhosts, the following show to be related:
 * CastleKing1440
 * CastleKing1440
 * CastleKing1440
 * CastleKing1440
 * CastleKing1440
 * CastleKing1440

Talking with another CU already, there could be more, but it's too much of a guessing game to tell. -- DQ  (ʞlɐʇ)  05:16, 9 December 2012 (UTC)


 * Blocked and tagged newest pile. Closing. Dennis Brown -  2&cent;    &copy;   Join WER 15:10, 9 December 2012 (UTC)

11 December 2012

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Editor shows same behavioral pattern (small number of minor edits plus one article creation as other socks). Paid article was contracted on same Elance page as other articles by CastleKing1400 (URL available). Suggest looking at WP:Sockpuppet_investigations/Bamanh27 as well for same behavioral pattern and indeed same elance source. See especially comments by Bilby on 19 Aug for behavioral pattern. Logical Cowboy (talk) 14:31, 11 December 2012 (UTC)
 * I should add the article itself GMO CLOUD K.K. was already speedied (thank you). Logical Cowboy (talk) 14:41, 11 December 2012 (UTC)

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 * I have found striking connections between this account's editing and editing by other accounts of this sockpuppeteer. I will not quote details, for WP:BEANS reasons, but I have blocked the account. In view of this person's extended history of sockpuppetry, a checkuser would be welcome, in case of possible sleepers and/or undetected active accounts. JamesBWatson (talk) 14:47, 11 December 2012 (UTC)
 * - Unfortunately, CU isn't possible as the account is . ​—DoRD (talk)​ 15:10, 11 December 2012 (UTC)

07 June 2013

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In response to Elance advert one article was edited   for jewelry company and another article was created for the company's founder.

It is highly unlikely that "new" editors would be making such edits. The blocked socks are from the same  paid editor account on Elance, see, e.g.,.

The blocked socks have the same pattern of editing--make a few minor edits, create or edit the target (paid) article. make a few more minor edits, disappear. E.g.,. Logical Cowboy (talk) 15:55, 7 June 2013 (UTC)

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 * - Although the old socks are stale, we can check the two against each other, due to similarity in edits regarding I Do Now I Don't and its founder Josh Opperman. King of &hearts;   &diams;   &clubs;  &spades; 05:54, 8 June 2013 (UTC)
 * Okay, this is a bit of a mess. The two listed accounts are highly, as they are from the same general geographical area, but one is using a mobile provider and one a more traditional ISP; all while having very similar UA's. However, the following three are basically technically indistinguishable from each other
 * Behaviour will have to be closely looked at before blocking. Courcelles 19:33, 8 June 2013 (UTC)
 * The style of minor edits they are making is very similar, so I have blocked all of them. Closing. King of &hearts;   &diams;   &clubs;  &spades; 23:24, 8 June 2013 (UTC)
 * Behaviour will have to be closely looked at before blocking. Courcelles 19:33, 8 June 2013 (UTC)
 * The style of minor edits they are making is very similar, so I have blocked all of them. Closing. King of &hearts;   &diams;   &clubs;  &spades; 23:24, 8 June 2013 (UTC)
 * The style of minor edits they are making is very similar, so I have blocked all of them. Closing. King of &hearts;   &diams;   &clubs;  &spades; 23:24, 8 June 2013 (UTC)

18 July 2013

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Per an emailed request - see results below. ​—DoRD (talk)​ 19:57, 18 July 2013 (UTC)

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 * Garyklu appears to be ❌.
 * The following are all in the same geographic area and have very similar technical details as the most recent accounts in the archive:
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 * All blocked except Garyklu, closing. King of &hearts;   &diams;   &clubs;  &spades; 23:48, 18 July 2013 (UTC)

19 July 2013

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behavioral match to other socks--"new" account does a small number of minor unrelated edits, then creates a whole promotional article. See and blocked sock. AmericanHeartand created the article BookRenter with owner Colin Barceloux. Blocked paid editor sock RainyDayMondays created the Colin Barceloux article citing BookRenter. Logical Cowboy (talk) 01:36, 19 July 2013 (UTC)

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 * Similar writing style and other behaviors are enough to call this an obvious sock. Blocked, and his spammy article deleted. Way too old to check for other accounts off him, though. Someguy1221 (talk) 00:04, 26 July 2013 (UTC)

27 September 2013

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Recreates page Terry Paulson that was previously created by blocked sock User:SandLover2013. Similar pattern of edits--new account has minor edits followed by creating a whole, spammy page de novo. Account name (including USA) is similar to other sock names mentioning America. Logical Cowboy (talk) 14:07, 27 September 2013 (UTC)

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 * - though the master is stale, there have been past sockfarms, so I think a sleeper check may be helpful here. Rschen7754 22:02, 28 September 2013 (UTC)

The following are ✅ matches to USA Carrier Guy:

Elockid  ( Talk ) 00:24, 29 September 2013 (UTC)
 * Blocked, tagged, closing. Rschen7754 00:29, 29 September 2013 (UTC)

29 September 2013

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Similar name as User:EllaJazz 77 and similar pattern of edits--one spammy article Patrick Hanlon created de novo in the middle of minor edits. Note that another sock of CastleKing1440 had created an article for Hanlon's company Primal Branding, now deleted. Logical Cowboy (talk) 14:36, 29 September 2013 (UTC)

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 * Blocked and tagged, too stale to CU. Rschen7754 07:22, 30 September 2013 (UTC)

22 October 2013

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Same behavioral pattern as other socks, e.g. "new" account makes several minor edits then creates whole article. In this case, the two inter-related ticles BookRenter.com and Colin Barceloux are recreations of articles created by blocked socks User:AmericanHeartand and User:RainyDayMondays, respectively. Logical Cowboy (talk) 02:00, 22 October 2013 (UTC)

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Also add suspects and. Barney the barney barney (talk) 19:31, 22 October 2013 (UTC)
 * Please note that  CastleKing1440 is a paid Editor for a company Singing River Media in Elance. Evidence can be provided.Pharaoh of the Wizards (talk) 01:15, 23 October 2013 (UTC)

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 * Got a bit of a mess here, let me lay out what CU can say, the rest of it will have to be judged on behaviour. At least three separate batches of socks here.  Each batch is fully ✅ to match the rest in the given batch:


 * Batch 1


 * Batch 2


 * Batch 3


 * Batch 2 is just a series of VOA's that got caught up in the CU search, I'm going to block them shortly as such and I think they can be set aside. Batch 1 and 3 are the reported accounts, and are not technically related to each other. Courcelles 04:53, 22 October 2013 (UTC)
 * Tagged and blocked indef groups one and three. Mark Arsten (talk) 20:04, 22 October 2013 (UTC)

30 October 2013

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Blocked editor was paid by Hunter to edit Hunter Industries. Elance link is easily found but I can provide a link. "New" account was created for this purpose, first making several minor edits like other socks. Logical Cowboy (talk) 21:43, 30 October 2013 (UTC)

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 * Long term pattern of apparent abuse,Actually the first account used by Singing River Media was user:Bamanh27 indef blocked for socking. Please refer to this case Sockpuppet investigations/Bamanh27.Then as Castleking and now.Please add in Long term definitely going to continue as the user has been paid for more articles.The ad mentioned above for Hunter Industries is here.Pharaoh of the Wizards (talk) 08:50, 31 October 2013 (UTC)

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 * Maybe it's just my newness to the case, but your evidence statements do not make sense, nor do they provide a credible link back to previous socks or the master. Someone being paid to edit on behalf of a banned user is not sockpuppetry, nor is it an appropriate reason to use checkuser. If you can link this back to the previous blocked user, please provide such evidence and then rerequest CU. -- DQ   (ʞlɐʇ)  05:32, 1 November 2013 (UTC)
 * Behavioral similarities are clear enough for a block for block evasion. -- Sh i r ik ( Questions or Comments? ) 22:56, 2 November 2013 (UTC)
 * Tagged; Closing case -- Sh i r ik ( Questions or Comments? ) 22:57, 2 November 2013 (UTC)

11 November 2013

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Recreates page Terry L. Paulson that was previously created, sans middle initial, by blocked socks User:USA Carrier Guy and User:SandLover2013. Note similar name to the latter, and indeed there are several Lover names among the socks. Similar pattern of edits--new account has minor edits followed by creating a whole, spammy page de novo. Logical Cowboy (talk) 22:22, 11 November 2013 (UTC)

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 * Blocked the duck. Rschen7754 09:22, 12 November 2013 (UTC)