Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Comminianus/Archive

23 January 2016

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Fixation of all four on the Komnenos family, with the intent of spelling the name in the Latinized form Comnenus. Through a series of IPs and the Comminianus account (contribs), about a year ago this user had changed the redirect Comnenus into a POV version of Komnenos filled with inaccuracies and outright errors. I discovered this and redirected the page to Komnenos on 6 January. On 16 January, the IP reverted at Comnenus, and about half an hour later the account GeorgiosArisDoukasComnenus was created and started editing at Komnenos-related articles (contribs), becoming quickly embroiled in an edit-war and getting blocked for the latinization of the names at Komnenos (e.g. ), including the same insistence that the family began with Isaac Komnenos, the "prefect" (sic) of the East, as was the case in the Comnenus pseudo-article. Latin Roman is clearly in the same vein to circumvent the ban, with the IP reverting again at Comnenus, and the account appearing a quarter of an hour later with a telling first edit. There is a host of other IPs involved in the original changes at Comnenus, but their activity is rather old. In conclusion, loudly quacking WP:SPA WP:DUCKs. Constantine  ✍  07:56, 23 January 2016 (UTC) Constantine   ✍  07:56, 23 January 2016 (UTC)

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 * - Please, compare and  per provided evidence.  Vanjagenije   (talk)  20:11, 28 January 2016 (UTC)
 * I can understand why you don't want Comminianus checked because it's, but are you accepting it behaviorally? Because it is of course the master. I'm not moving the case myself because I don't know what your thinking is. Let me know. Thanks.--Bbb23 (talk) 22:25, 28 January 2016 (UTC)
 * I don't think the behavioral link is strong enough. Are the other two confirmed?  Vanjagenije  (talk)  22:38, 28 January 2016 (UTC)
 * The following accounts are ✅:
 * . Mike V • Talk 22:57, 28 January 2016 (UTC)
 * . Mike V • Talk 22:57, 28 January 2016 (UTC)
 * . Mike V • Talk 22:57, 28 January 2016 (UTC)
 * . Mike V • Talk 22:57, 28 January 2016 (UTC)
 * . <b style="color:#151B54">Mike V</b> • <b style="color:#C16C16">Talk</b> 22:57, 28 January 2016 (UTC)


 * After closely examining the edits (for example, this vs. this), I came to the conclusion that Comminianus is the master, so I moved the case to that title. Blocked, tagged and closing.  Vanjagenije  (talk)  23:19, 28 January 2016 (UTC)

17 April 2016

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clear WP:DUCK: Name is almost identical to previous sock User:GeorgiosArisDoukasComnenus, and the very first edits are the tell-tale fixation on changing the transliteration of Komnenos to Comnenus, and recreating the latter as an article. The new account is slightly more cautious, justifying the change with an EB reference, but the spirit is the same. Compare GeorgiosArisDoukasComnenus to new sock. Constantine  ✍  10:26, 17 April 2016 (UTC) Constantine   ✍  10:26, 17 April 2016 (UTC)

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 * Account blocked and tagged. <b style="color:#151B54">Mike V</b> • <b style="color:#C16C16">Talk</b> 17:39, 17 April 2016 (UTC)

28 April 2016

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Block evasion. As soon as recent sock got blocked, this IP sock started edit-warring, adding the same nonsense to. Even came to my talkpage to threaten me. . Dr.   K.  17:20, 28 April 2016 (UTC) At Komnenos: Recently-blocked Master invoking EB on edit summary vs. sock doing the same.
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DR K YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED TO MAKE UNSOURCED EDITS. THE SOURCE FOR THE EDITS IS http://www.britannica.com/topic/Comnenus-family. IF YOU UNDO SOURCED EDITS, YOU MUST PROVIDE SOURCE OR YOU WILL GET AN IP BAN. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2001:1C03:2601:1400:AD4B:3B4:CBD:7C67 (talk) 17:25, 28 April 2016 (UTC)

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 * IP now blocked. Closing. Bbb23 (talk) 17:32, 28 April 2016 (UTC)