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Codo2411 has been edit-warring for his preferred version of Millennials, which arguably violates the neutrality of the article and results in the lead no longer giving an accurate overview of the article. This aspect of the article is contested and is subject to an RFC at Talk:Millennials. The RFC will determine the the outcome of this dispute in due course, and Codo2411 was formally warned at Administrators'_noticeboard/Edit_warring and on his talk page at User_talk:Codo2411. Within hours of the warning restored Codo2411's version:. Tenog504 is a relatively new account (registered in June 2018) and there is significant overlap between their editing patterns. Both accounts have edited List of New Orleans gangs, Algiers, New Orleans and Magnolia Projects. There is an obvious connection between the two accounts for them to edit unrelated articles in such a close timeframe. If it's not sockpuppetry then it must be meat puppetry. Betty Logan (talk) 20:11, 4 August 2018 (UTC)

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 * - Between the shared position the content dispute, and overlapping interests, I think this warrants a closer look. Please check to confirm. Sir Sputnik (talk) 20:30, 4 August 2018 (UTC)
 * ✅, blocked, tagged, closing.--Bbb23 (talk) 23:15, 4 August 2018 (UTC)

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Newly registered account making the same types of edits as and  at Millennials. Here is the last edit by Codo/Tenog and here is the new one by Bobby. There have been other edits inbetween but this show that the edits to the lead are virtually identical. While it could be a coincidence and a new account has simply restored an earlier version of the lead there is significant overlap on other articles, making a coincidence statistically unlikely. Betty Logan (talk) 23:47, 21 August 2018 (UTC)

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 * Uses the same (blocked) IP range as previous socks, so, which together with the behavioural evidence is enough for me. Already blocked, tagged. Yunshui 雲 水 12:55, 29 August 2018 (UTC)
 * I adjusted the tag; I assume that's what you would want.--Bbb23 (talk) 13:09, 29 August 2018 (UTC)

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 * Two previous blocked accounts that could be part of this lineage
 * Two previous blocked accounts that could be part of this lineage


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The article Millennials has endured long-term disruption in regards to the dates, which was ultimately settled via an RFC on the talk page. However, the consensus has resulted in some on and off socking over the last few months, giving primacy to the Pew Reasearch data. Here are some diffs between Tyreekb89, Codo2411 and Tenog504. The Editor Interaction Utility shows significant overlap between Tyreekb89, Codo2411 and Tenog504 on a range of articles in topic areas as diverse as music and geography.

You will also notice I have included two further accounts, Algchris and Bobby1200. blocked Bobby1200 for being a sockpuppet of Algchris, and Bobby1200's edit at Millenials is identical to that of Codo2411  and Tenog504. The interaction utility shows heavy overlap between all five accounts, suggesting they are the same editor.

The timeline supports that allegation too: Algchris was blocked February 24, Codo2411 operated March 21–August 5, Tenog504 (June 24–August 5), Bobby 1200 (August 17–26), and Tyreekb89 registered November 3. If they are one and the same that would make Algchris the sockmaster. There may well be other accounts operating that we have not picked up yet. Betty Logan (talk) 14:23, 17 December 2018 (UTC)

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✅, blocked, tagged, closing.--Bbb23 (talk) 19:11, 17 December 2018 (UTC)

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Recreating all the targets of codo. Tre-8 (rapper) (was Tre-8), Kilo G (New Orleans rapper) (was Kilo G), 110ers gang (was 110ers Gang) and so on. One or two might be a coincidence but nearly every edit is a recreation and a hyper focus on New Orleans related gangs/musicians. Praxidicae (talk) 13:56, 29 February 2020 (UTC)

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 * ,, G5ed. And Gumo16killa is ✅ (what?) to , not sure if there's any reason why this sockpuppeteer would be targeting that user. ST47 (talk) 17:35, 1 March 2020 (UTC)
 * Closing. Not enough to go on to block. If that sock becomes disruptive and there's more behaviour, we can block in the future. TonyBallioni (talk) 20:21, 1 March 2020 (UTC)

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All three of these have been removing G4 speedy deletion tags on Kilo-G (artist) with no explanation or reasonings like it's "unfair" or there are "additional citations needed." The two user accounts have also edited overlapping pages, particularly Algiers, New Orleans and Magnolia Projects. Could possibly be meatpuppetry. It also seems that the Kilo-G article has been repeatedly recreated under different titles going back to probably 2017. Aspening (talk) 18:27, 1 February 2021 (UTC)

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 * See below. Please don't open a new case for each individual sock puppet that you report. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 08:39, 3 February 2021 (UTC)

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More of the same behavior on the same article: editors removing the speedy deletion tags with no or bogus rationale. Aspening (talk) 23:06, 1 February 2021 (UTC)

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For documentation and information purposes: pages that are or may be related to this case that I am aware of are Kilo G, Kilo-G, Kilo-G (rapper), and Kilo-G (artist). Looks like there is activity on these pages going back to 2007, although I'm not sure to what extent the past activity is linked to the present. CU data is probably stale. Aspening (talk) 23:25, 1 February 2021 (UTC)

See also Kilo G (artist), Kilo G (rapper), and Draft:Kilo G. Aspening (talk) 23:31, 1 February 2021 (UTC)

Looking at the history of Kilo G (rapper), this looks like Sockpuppet investigations/Codo2411. There are overlaps in behavior, particularly editing of articles related to New Orleans, rappers, generations, and public housing projects done by Codo2411 and their socks. Can a clerk merge these cases? Aspening (talk) 23:39, 1 February 2021 (UTC)

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 * See below. Please don't open a new case for each individual sock puppet that you report. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 08:39, 3 February 2021 (UTC)

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More of the same behavior on the same page. Aspening (talk) 06:10, 2 February 2021 (UTC)

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 * See below. Please don't open a new case for each individual sock puppet that you report. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 08:39, 3 February 2021 (UTC)

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Continuing to remove speedy deletion tags on Kilo-G (artist). If you look at the /64, the IP's behavior starts to look a lot like MeSoreal. It also looks like MeSoreal may be linked to not only Codo2411, but Sockpuppet investigations/Den5 and a few other miscellaneous accounts I've found dating back to 2015. Aspening (talk) 05:53, 3 February 2021 (UTC)

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 * MeSoreal, Ellenwood504, and Ucliff702 are ✅ to, who I previously tagged as a potential sock of Codo2411. .  I guess a clerk could move this to Codo2411 or something else if desired.  I personally don't feel the urge to do sock puppet archeology to identify potential sock puppets from 2015. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 08:39, 3 February 2021 (UTC)


 * Moved, closing, Cabayi (talk) 10:00, 8 February 2021 (UTC)

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Significant overlap on niche articles. Creating articles on housing projects that are quite similar to those of previous socks (prev sock, this user) and using raw URLs as references. Overlap on:


 * Big Boy Records (with )
 * DeGaulle Manor
 * D-Block Boys
 * The "Notable people" section on Algiers, New Orleans (with )
 * The "Crime" section on New Orleans (with )
 * Generation Z (with )

– Thjarkur (talk) 22:45, 30 April 2021 (UTC)

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 * Blocking and tagging sock. Sro23 (talk) 15:55, 1 May 2021 (UTC)

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Editing pattern is suggestive of Codo - removing tags from Algiers, New Orleans after it was tagged for copyright investigation, and editing about New Orleans musicians. Aspening (talk) 02:31, 2 June 2021 (UTC)

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 * ✅, ST47 (talk) 05:03, 2 June 2021 (UTC)