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User:Hum Hum is a relatively new user whose first edits were to comment at Talk:Czech Republic regarding support for the usage of "Czechia": [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk%3ACzech_Republic&type=revision&diff=731015874&oldid=731014710]. User:Snowsuit Wearer posted similar contents on same talk page, also in support of using "Czechia": [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk%3ACzech_Republic&type=revision&diff=736519961&oldid=733229122]. User:Snowsuit Wearer has most recently been involved in a dispute at Wikipedia talk:Glossary. User:Hum Hum has posted at an RfC in favor of the minority position advanced by User:Snowsuit Wearer, raising the possibility of vote stacking through a sockpuppet: [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia_talk%3AGlossary&type=revision&diff=754368557&oldid=754359475]. Is it coincidence that Hum Hum has only written on talk pages when supporting positions advanced by User:Snowsuit Wearer? Also, User:Hum Hum has only made a handful of edits. It's unlikely that a user's first edits would be on an article talk page and on Wikipedia talk:Glossary. Good Ol’factory (talk) 08:42, 12 December 2016 (UTC)


 * Comment. Hi thanks for your work on this. Another related user I am similarly concerned about is . It bears all of the same sorts of similarities as the ones listed below: edits in bandy, defending User:Snowsuit Wearer's approach to coats of arms categorization in article space and at Wikipedia talk:Glossary, defending the use of "Czechia" at Talk:Czech Republic. Is it too late to add this one to this investigation, or should I start a new one? Good Ol’factory (talk) 23:09, 13 December 2016 (UTC)

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 * Group 1 – the following accounts are ✅ to each other:
 * Group 2 – the following accounts are ✅ to each other:
 * The two groups are technically to each other. However, the behavioral intersection with Bandy makes it much  more likely all of the accounts are operated by the same person. Blocked all accounts without tags.--Bbb23 (talk) 16:39, 12 December 2016 (UTC)
 * Skogsvandraren is ✅ to Group 1. Blocked without a tag.--Bbb23 (talk) 00:03, 14 December 2016 (UTC)
 * All tagged and case closed.  Vanjagenije  (talk)  22:34, 14 December 2016 (UTC)
 * Group 2 – the following accounts are ✅ to each other:
 * The two groups are technically to each other. However, the behavioral intersection with Bandy makes it much  more likely all of the accounts are operated by the same person. Blocked all accounts without tags.--Bbb23 (talk) 16:39, 12 December 2016 (UTC)
 * Skogsvandraren is ✅ to Group 1. Blocked without a tag.--Bbb23 (talk) 00:03, 14 December 2016 (UTC)
 * All tagged and case closed.  Vanjagenije  (talk)  22:34, 14 December 2016 (UTC)
 * The two groups are technically to each other. However, the behavioral intersection with Bandy makes it much  more likely all of the accounts are operated by the same person. Blocked all accounts without tags.--Bbb23 (talk) 16:39, 12 December 2016 (UTC)
 * Skogsvandraren is ✅ to Group 1. Blocked without a tag.--Bbb23 (talk) 00:03, 14 December 2016 (UTC)
 * All tagged and case closed.  Vanjagenije  (talk)  22:34, 14 December 2016 (UTC)

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Editing in similar topics from the sockmaster, and has contributed to discussions that the master has. Sportsfan 1234 (talk) 23:45, 14 January 2018 (UTC)

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We don't publicly disclose the IP(s) of named accounts. CU declined.--Bbb23 (talk) 23:53, 14 January 2018 (UTC)

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Editing behaviour on Bandy related articles is similar to the sockmaster. All topics edited on are exclusively bandy related. Also, it seems a bit suspicious for a new account to jump into ANI. Sportsfan 1234 (talk) 00:44, 15 January 2018 (UTC)

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 * ✅ plus:
 * Blocked and tagged. Please move the case to Categorica, the oldest account, and retag as needed.--Bbb23 (talk) 15:35, 16 January 2018 (UTC)
 * Blocked and tagged. Please move the case to Categorica, the oldest account, and retag as needed.--Bbb23 (talk) 15:35, 16 January 2018 (UTC)
 * Blocked and tagged. Please move the case to Categorica, the oldest account, and retag as needed.--Bbb23 (talk) 15:35, 16 January 2018 (UTC)
 * Blocked and tagged. Please move the case to Categorica, the oldest account, and retag as needed.--Bbb23 (talk) 15:35, 16 January 2018 (UTC)
 * Blocked and tagged. Please move the case to Categorica, the oldest account, and retag as needed.--Bbb23 (talk) 15:35, 16 January 2018 (UTC)
 * Blocked and tagged. Please move the case to Categorica, the oldest account, and retag as needed.--Bbb23 (talk) 15:35, 16 January 2018 (UTC)

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Besides the bandy related interests as the sockmaster, reverts an edit (that the sockmaster added) to the article bandy. Sportsfan 1234 (talk) 14:03, 15 June 2018 (UTC)

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 * ✅ plus:
 * . Closing.--Bbb23 (talk) 14:22, 15 June 2018 (UTC)
 * . Closing.--Bbb23 (talk) 14:22, 15 June 2018 (UTC)
 * . Closing.--Bbb23 (talk) 14:22, 15 June 2018 (UTC)
 * . Closing.--Bbb23 (talk) 14:22, 15 June 2018 (UTC)

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Another sock who is reverting to their preferred version on the article bandy. Sportsfan 1234 (talk) 22:31, 16 June 2018 (UTC)

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 * , No sleepers. -- Amanda  (aka DQ) 00:07, 17 June 2018 (UTC)
 * - Please indef – behavior + CU. Kevin ( aka L235 ·&#32; t ·&#32; c) 00:24, 17 June 2018 (UTC)
 * User:Dammråtta blocked indef as requested. Please note that the block log entry for Categorica refers to a different master. (I guess Snowsuit Wearer must be the old name, and Categorica is the new name). And please tag User:Dammråtta if appropriate. Thanks, EdJohnston (talk) 00:31, 17 June 2018 (UTC)
 * Yep, it was moved. Tagged. Closing. Kevin ( aka L235 ·&#32; t ·&#32; c) 02:22, 17 June 2018 (UTC)

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Repeated insertion of removed content from the article bandy by previous socks of the master account. Sportsfan 1234 (talk) 04:15, 11 October 2018 (UTC)

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@Bbb23 I find it odd that an ip\s first edit is to revert a large chunk of text by the former sock. The behaviour by both is the same. Sportsfan 1234 (talk) 17:18, 11 October 2018 (UTC)

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❌.--Bbb23 (talk) 13:05, 11 October 2018 (UTC)
 * Closing.--Bbb23 (talk) 23:23, 21 October 2018 (UTC)

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Dormant account since 2016 returns to revert edits on the article bandy which the sockmaster (and socks) have been reverting too. Sportsfan 1234 (talk) 22:55, 21 October 2018 (UTC)

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This is so strange! Sportsfan 1234 is likely only making these accusations because he/she doesn't like to be opposed in his/her views when he/she is erasing information which is fully referenced by a number of outside sources. Boink v. S. (talk) 06:05, 22 October 2018 (UTC)
 * @Bbb23 What are the next steps here? Sportsfan 1234 (talk) 13:41, 22 October 2018 (UTC)

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Unusual results. .--Bbb23 (talk) 23:22, 21 October 2018 (UTC)
 * Someone else will look at the report and decide what action to take.--Bbb23 (talk) 13:47, 22 October 2018 (UTC)


 * The following accounts are ✅:
 * Boot Blues is using the exact same UA as Boink v. S. (who is using a proxy). . Closing.--Bbb23 (talk) 19:52, 23 November 2018 (UTC)
 * Boot Blues is using the exact same UA as Boink v. S. (who is using a proxy). . Closing.--Bbb23 (talk) 19:52, 23 November 2018 (UTC)
 * Boot Blues is using the exact same UA as Boink v. S. (who is using a proxy). . Closing.--Bbb23 (talk) 19:52, 23 November 2018 (UTC)
 * Boot Blues is using the exact same UA as Boink v. S. (who is using a proxy). . Closing.--Bbb23 (talk) 19:52, 23 November 2018 (UTC)
 * Boot Blues is using the exact same UA as Boink v. S. (who is using a proxy). . Closing.--Bbb23 (talk) 19:52, 23 November 2018 (UTC)
 * Boot Blues is using the exact same UA as Boink v. S. (who is using a proxy). . Closing.--Bbb23 (talk) 19:52, 23 November 2018 (UTC)
 * Boot Blues is using the exact same UA as Boink v. S. (who is using a proxy). . Closing.--Bbb23 (talk) 19:52, 23 November 2018 (UTC)
 * Boot Blues is using the exact same UA as Boink v. S. (who is using a proxy). . Closing.--Bbb23 (talk) 19:52, 23 November 2018 (UTC)

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Same edit removals on the article Bandy done by previous socks. Sportsfan 1234 (talk) 03:59, 22 November 2020 (UTC)

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 * . CU data is only retained for a limited time, and past socks for this case are long . Mz7 (talk) 09:20, 23 November 2020 (UTC)


 * -- RoySmith (talk) 16:32, 30 November 2020 (UTC)
 * Requested information not provided, closing with no action taken. -- RoySmith (talk) 20:04, 5 December 2020 (UTC)

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New user; editing primarily on the topics that the master and socks edited on, in particular the bandy article, in which they keep insisting the article looks like the preferred version of the sockmaster. Sportsfan 1234 (talk) 00:32, 30 August 2021 (UTC)

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 * - ~TNT (she/they • talk) 06:37, 30 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Did a cursory check to see if data was available, but all previous socks are now . . ~TNT (she/they • talk) 06:42, 30 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Behavior doesn't convince me. Closing without action. GeneralNotability (talk) 01:08, 13 September 2021 (UTC)

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User adding the same content other socks were adding to the article bandy. Sportsfan 1234 (talk) 21:47, 4 December 2021 (UTC)
 * For ex: Suspected sock is removing parts of the lead, that other socks were blocked for . Talk page discussion with multiple socks in 2018 . Sportsfan 1234 (talk) 16:04, 5 December 2021 (UTC)
 * And again Sportsfan 1234 (talk) 17:13, 5 December 2021 (UTC)

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 * ❌ on the technical data. I will reveal that both this account and the one I compared to geolocate to countries where winter sports are popular, so shared interest is not a surprise. -- RoySmith (talk) 17:46, 14 December 2021 (UTC)