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similar usernames and edit summaries to the same article. Master has been blocked for 31 hours for disruptive editing. Sro23 (talk) 22:43, 21 August 2016 (UTC)

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✅, blocked, tagged, closing.--Bbb23 (talk) 23:59, 21 August 2016 (UTC)

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Same fixation on Rovio entertainment, Western entertainment, and pillows shuffle, whatever that is supposed to be. The main interests also appear to be Angry Birds Toons and Piggy Tales. Sro23 (talk) 02:11, 3 September 2016 (UTC)
 * And today, I believe Atv 2 User just referred to themselves as "Corbin":. I think that's evidence enough. Sro23 (talk) 02:41, 9 September 2016 (UTC)

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✅, blocked, tagged, closing.--Bbb23 (talk) 15:15, 12 September 2016 (UTC)

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New user engages in exactly the same behavior as Corbin Estep, even naming Estep as the purported founder of Western Entertainment at, with made-up media companies that suddenly have some kind of ownership stake or other rights with respect to the Angry Birds franchise, as in.  Julietdeltalima   (talk)  18:27, 11 October 2016 (UTC)

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 * - Please, compare to previous socks.  Vanjagenije  (talk)  22:08, 18 October 2016 (UTC)
 * ✅. ​—DoRD (talk)​ 22:38, 18 October 2016 (UTC)
 * - Please block the sock. Thanks, GABgab 00:12, 19 October 2016 (UTC)
 * GeneralizationsAreBad - ✅  ~Oshwah~  (talk) (contribs)   00:14, 19 October 2016 (UTC)


 * Thanks. Tagged, closing. GABgab 00:15, 19 October 2016 (UTC)

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WP:DUCK per edits to Angry Birds Toons:, Piggy Tales:  , and Rovio Entertainment:  , every page Corbin is most fond of. Sro23 (talk) 02:58, 24 October 2016 (UTC)

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 * WeReservedRovio is ✅ to Corbin Estep. Blocked, tagged, closing. Katietalk 21:36, 24 October 2016 (UTC)

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Username sock. Targets the same articles (Rovio Entertainment, Piggy Tales, Angry Birds Go!, etc) Sro23 (talk) 00:24, 20 November 2016 (UTC)

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Blocked and tagged based on behavior. Closing.--Bbb23 (talk) 01:57, 20 November 2016 (UTC)

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Same fixation on Rovio Entertainment as other socks. Seems to be a static IP because the same person has been using it for a couple weeks now. Sro23 (talk) 00:13, 7 December 2016 (UTC)
 * Added Jack370. Mobile edits, Angry birds, same poor command of English. Also they thanked me for this edit. Sro23 (talk) 02:38, 12 December 2016 (UTC)

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 * ✅, along with


 * Blocked/tagged, closing. Katietalk 22:01, 13 December 2016 (UTC)

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Similar fixation on Cake entertainment, Rovio Entertainment, Piggy Tales and Angry Birds, as well as overlap with other sockpuppets. Sro23 (talk) 01:22, 9 March 2017 (UTC)

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 * -  Ks0stm  (T•C•G•E) 18:22, 9 March 2017 (UTC)
 * I'm willing to call this one somewhere around . Wouldn't hurt to match behavior to seal the deal. No sleepers are immediately visible, but one of the ranges involved is pretty huge, so that's not saying a whole lot.  Ks0stm  (T•C•G•E) 18:29, 9 March 2017 (UTC)
 * - Similarly bad English, please block. Thanks, GABgab 19:54, 9 March 2017 (UTC)
 * Done. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 22:22, 9 March 2017 (UTC)

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pretending to be a bot "vandal reverter", impersonating other users (poorly) and obsession with Rovio. CHRISSY MAD ❯❯❯  ¯\_(ツ)_/¯  17:03, 20 March 2017 (UTC)


 * appears to be continuing their block evasion as well. CHRISSY MAD  ❯❯❯  ¯\_(ツ)_/¯  17:10, 20 March 2017 (UTC)

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I'm at a bit of a loss here (I provided some diffs above) but I can't provide the specific diffs needed as the content where it's completely obvious has been deleted. CHRISSY MAD ❯❯❯  ¯\_(ツ)_/¯  22:13, 20 March 2017 (UTC)

They are both Corbin Estep. Same style of edit summaries as the last sock User:Scijacked. Sro23 (talk) 04:29, 21 March 2017 (UTC)

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 * - In order to facilitate and expedite your request, please provide diffs to support your case. Please give two or more diffs meeting the following format:
 * 1) At least one diff is from the sockmaster (or an account already blocked as a confirmed sockpuppet of the sockmaster), showing the behaviour characteristic of the sockmaster.
 * 2) At least one diff per suspected sockpuppet, showing the suspected sockpuppet emulating the behaviour of the sockmaster given in the first diff.
 * 3) In situations where it is not immediately obvious from the diffs what the characteristic behaviour is, a short explanation must be provided. Around one sentence is enough for this.  Vanjagenije   (talk)  21:09, 20 March 2017 (UTC)
 * the topics edited, bizarre "I'm a bot" comments/impersonation, and nonsensical edit summaries are all very similar to past socks. I've blocked both the account and the IP. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 23:48, 23 March 2017 (UTC)

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Similar (always mobile) edits to previous socks. This response is telling. Sro23 (talk) 01:48, 16 April 2017 (UTC)

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— Berean Hunter   (talk)  22:12, 17 April 2017 (UTC)
 * Added above as likely account. Indeffing Red and closing.
 * Added above as likely account. Indeffing Red and closing.