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Suspected sockpuppets

 * ( original case name)

Sophisticated spamming of:

, UPE spamming in general and other telltale signs. MER-C 17:39, 28 January 2023 (UTC)
 * Add more socks from COIBot reports. MER-C 12:55, 29 January 2023 (UTC)

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 * - some of these are probably stale but seems like this is worth a sleeper check given the extensive socking. Thanks, Spicy (talk) 18:05, 29 January 2023 (UTC)
 * . --Blablubbs (talk) 15:44, 30 January 2023 (UTC)
 * These are in the neighbourhood, and behaviourally related:
 * Still looking at and for more. --Blablubbs (talk) 16:07, 30 January 2023 (UTC)
 * I think that's it from my side for the time being. CU-blocked everyone above, haven't tagged yet. The others didn't show up in my checks and are likely stale. Also noting a preliminary G5 date of 17 November 2022. --Blablubbs (talk) 16:14, 30 January 2023 (UTC)
 * - I think there are more, looking... Spicy (talk) 17:31, 30 January 2023 (UTC)
 * Nevermind, the accounts I found were all stale or already listed here. I've moved this case to the oldest account and added tags, will leave open in case someone wants to block the stale accounts. Thanks, Spicy (talk) 17:52, 30 January 2023 (UTC)
 * Closing as accounts are blocked. Spicy (talk) 19:01, 30 January 2023 (UTC)
 * Hi @spicey I haven't had much experience however it looks like one of the SP accounts (BryceMe) snuck in a link to a spam medical store on this article: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Flutemazepam&diff=1080261053&oldid=1077252541&useskin=vector One of the footnotes links to  fastukmeds.com.  Is there any automated part of the SPI process that should revert edits made by these accounts? A1129936323 (talk) 01:09, 31 January 2023 (UTC)
 * Oops sorry I didn't mention properly, let me try again:
 * Hi @Spicy I haven't had much experience however it looks like one of the SP accounts (BryceMe) snuck in a link to a spam medical store on this article: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Flutemazepam&diff=1080261053&oldid=1077252541&useskin=vector One of the footnotes links to fastukmeds.com. Is there any automated part of the SPI process that should revert edits made by these accounts? A1129936323 (talk) 01:13, 31 January 2023 (UTC)
 * They have to be removed manually. It's such a pain. MER-C 17:36, 31 January 2023 (UTC)
 * Still looking at and for more. --Blablubbs (talk) 16:07, 30 January 2023 (UTC)
 * I think that's it from my side for the time being. CU-blocked everyone above, haven't tagged yet. The others didn't show up in my checks and are likely stale. Also noting a preliminary G5 date of 17 November 2022. --Blablubbs (talk) 16:14, 30 January 2023 (UTC)
 * - I think there are more, looking... Spicy (talk) 17:31, 30 January 2023 (UTC)
 * Nevermind, the accounts I found were all stale or already listed here. I've moved this case to the oldest account and added tags, will leave open in case someone wants to block the stale accounts. Thanks, Spicy (talk) 17:52, 30 January 2023 (UTC)
 * Closing as accounts are blocked. Spicy (talk) 19:01, 30 January 2023 (UTC)
 * Hi @spicey I haven't had much experience however it looks like one of the SP accounts (BryceMe) snuck in a link to a spam medical store on this article: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Flutemazepam&diff=1080261053&oldid=1077252541&useskin=vector One of the footnotes links to  fastukmeds.com.  Is there any automated part of the SPI process that should revert edits made by these accounts? A1129936323 (talk) 01:09, 31 January 2023 (UTC)
 * Oops sorry I didn't mention properly, let me try again:
 * Hi @Spicy I haven't had much experience however it looks like one of the SP accounts (BryceMe) snuck in a link to a spam medical store on this article: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Flutemazepam&diff=1080261053&oldid=1077252541&useskin=vector One of the footnotes links to fastukmeds.com. Is there any automated part of the SPI process that should revert edits made by these accounts? A1129936323 (talk) 01:13, 31 January 2023 (UTC)
 * They have to be removed manually. It's such a pain. MER-C 17:36, 31 January 2023 (UTC)
 * Still looking at and for more. --Blablubbs (talk) 16:07, 30 January 2023 (UTC)
 * I think that's it from my side for the time being. CU-blocked everyone above, haven't tagged yet. The others didn't show up in my checks and are likely stale. Also noting a preliminary G5 date of 17 November 2022. --Blablubbs (talk) 16:14, 30 January 2023 (UTC)
 * - I think there are more, looking... Spicy (talk) 17:31, 30 January 2023 (UTC)
 * Nevermind, the accounts I found were all stale or already listed here. I've moved this case to the oldest account and added tags, will leave open in case someone wants to block the stale accounts. Thanks, Spicy (talk) 17:52, 30 January 2023 (UTC)
 * Closing as accounts are blocked. Spicy (talk) 19:01, 30 January 2023 (UTC)
 * Hi @spicey I haven't had much experience however it looks like one of the SP accounts (BryceMe) snuck in a link to a spam medical store on this article: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Flutemazepam&diff=1080261053&oldid=1077252541&useskin=vector One of the footnotes links to  fastukmeds.com.  Is there any automated part of the SPI process that should revert edits made by these accounts? A1129936323 (talk) 01:09, 31 January 2023 (UTC)
 * Oops sorry I didn't mention properly, let me try again:
 * Hi @Spicy I haven't had much experience however it looks like one of the SP accounts (BryceMe) snuck in a link to a spam medical store on this article: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Flutemazepam&diff=1080261053&oldid=1077252541&useskin=vector One of the footnotes links to fastukmeds.com. Is there any automated part of the SPI process that should revert edits made by these accounts? A1129936323 (talk) 01:13, 31 January 2023 (UTC)
 * They have to be removed manually. It's such a pain. MER-C 17:36, 31 January 2023 (UTC)
 * Still looking at and for more. --Blablubbs (talk) 16:07, 30 January 2023 (UTC)
 * I think that's it from my side for the time being. CU-blocked everyone above, haven't tagged yet. The others didn't show up in my checks and are likely stale. Also noting a preliminary G5 date of 17 November 2022. --Blablubbs (talk) 16:14, 30 January 2023 (UTC)
 * - I think there are more, looking... Spicy (talk) 17:31, 30 January 2023 (UTC)
 * Nevermind, the accounts I found were all stale or already listed here. I've moved this case to the oldest account and added tags, will leave open in case someone wants to block the stale accounts. Thanks, Spicy (talk) 17:52, 30 January 2023 (UTC)
 * Closing as accounts are blocked. Spicy (talk) 19:01, 30 January 2023 (UTC)
 * Hi @spicey I haven't had much experience however it looks like one of the SP accounts (BryceMe) snuck in a link to a spam medical store on this article: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Flutemazepam&diff=1080261053&oldid=1077252541&useskin=vector One of the footnotes links to  fastukmeds.com.  Is there any automated part of the SPI process that should revert edits made by these accounts? A1129936323 (talk) 01:09, 31 January 2023 (UTC)
 * Oops sorry I didn't mention properly, let me try again:
 * Hi @Spicy I haven't had much experience however it looks like one of the SP accounts (BryceMe) snuck in a link to a spam medical store on this article: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Flutemazepam&diff=1080261053&oldid=1077252541&useskin=vector One of the footnotes links to fastukmeds.com. Is there any automated part of the SPI process that should revert edits made by these accounts? A1129936323 (talk) 01:13, 31 January 2023 (UTC)
 * They have to be removed manually. It's such a pain. MER-C 17:36, 31 January 2023 (UTC)
 * Still looking at and for more. --Blablubbs (talk) 16:07, 30 January 2023 (UTC)
 * I think that's it from my side for the time being. CU-blocked everyone above, haven't tagged yet. The others didn't show up in my checks and are likely stale. Also noting a preliminary G5 date of 17 November 2022. --Blablubbs (talk) 16:14, 30 January 2023 (UTC)
 * - I think there are more, looking... Spicy (talk) 17:31, 30 January 2023 (UTC)
 * Nevermind, the accounts I found were all stale or already listed here. I've moved this case to the oldest account and added tags, will leave open in case someone wants to block the stale accounts. Thanks, Spicy (talk) 17:52, 30 January 2023 (UTC)
 * Closing as accounts are blocked. Spicy (talk) 19:01, 30 January 2023 (UTC)
 * Hi @spicey I haven't had much experience however it looks like one of the SP accounts (BryceMe) snuck in a link to a spam medical store on this article: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Flutemazepam&diff=1080261053&oldid=1077252541&useskin=vector One of the footnotes links to  fastukmeds.com.  Is there any automated part of the SPI process that should revert edits made by these accounts? A1129936323 (talk) 01:09, 31 January 2023 (UTC)
 * Oops sorry I didn't mention properly, let me try again:
 * Hi @Spicy I haven't had much experience however it looks like one of the SP accounts (BryceMe) snuck in a link to a spam medical store on this article: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Flutemazepam&diff=1080261053&oldid=1077252541&useskin=vector One of the footnotes links to fastukmeds.com. Is there any automated part of the SPI process that should revert edits made by these accounts? A1129936323 (talk) 01:13, 31 January 2023 (UTC)
 * They have to be removed manually. It's such a pain. MER-C 17:36, 31 January 2023 (UTC)
 * Still looking at and for more. --Blablubbs (talk) 16:07, 30 January 2023 (UTC)
 * I think that's it from my side for the time being. CU-blocked everyone above, haven't tagged yet. The others didn't show up in my checks and are likely stale. Also noting a preliminary G5 date of 17 November 2022. --Blablubbs (talk) 16:14, 30 January 2023 (UTC)
 * - I think there are more, looking... Spicy (talk) 17:31, 30 January 2023 (UTC)
 * Nevermind, the accounts I found were all stale or already listed here. I've moved this case to the oldest account and added tags, will leave open in case someone wants to block the stale accounts. Thanks, Spicy (talk) 17:52, 30 January 2023 (UTC)
 * Closing as accounts are blocked. Spicy (talk) 19:01, 30 January 2023 (UTC)
 * Hi @spicey I haven't had much experience however it looks like one of the SP accounts (BryceMe) snuck in a link to a spam medical store on this article: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Flutemazepam&diff=1080261053&oldid=1077252541&useskin=vector One of the footnotes links to  fastukmeds.com.  Is there any automated part of the SPI process that should revert edits made by these accounts? A1129936323 (talk) 01:09, 31 January 2023 (UTC)
 * Oops sorry I didn't mention properly, let me try again:
 * Hi @Spicy I haven't had much experience however it looks like one of the SP accounts (BryceMe) snuck in a link to a spam medical store on this article: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Flutemazepam&diff=1080261053&oldid=1077252541&useskin=vector One of the footnotes links to fastukmeds.com. Is there any automated part of the SPI process that should revert edits made by these accounts? A1129936323 (talk) 01:13, 31 January 2023 (UTC)
 * They have to be removed manually. It's such a pain. MER-C 17:36, 31 January 2023 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
Sleeper recreated Philip H. Taylor, created by blocked sock User:Enrolprom, at Philip Hamilton Taylor. New account then uploaded a selfie of Taylor to Commons, and added it to the article:. 2A01:4C8:A4:D8F:B8AB:B924:1F2C:72ED (talk) 03:25, 31 January 2023 (UTC)

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Theres seems to be a pattern that some of these accounts added hidden spam links as sources linking to "fastukmeds". Above I noted one case of it which has since been reverted, but this search currently shows 3 others:

Interestingly, one of the edits (diff) was applied by user Crapalan who I do not see on the suspected SP list above. - A1129936323 (talk) 07:47, 31 January 2023 (UTC)

Clerk, CheckUser, and/or patrolling admin comments
Additional spam found and accounts blocked: Unfortunately all stale and unblocked until just now. MER-C 20:13, 31 January 2023 (UTC)
 * As for Jessica, see Sockpuppet investigations/Defeedme. MER-C 20:20, 31 January 2023 (UTC)

COIBot revealed a couple more spammers (now blocked): Plunkbaggy brings the G5 date back to 13 November 2021. Both of these spammers are clearly them. MER-C 15:48, 4 February 2023 (UTC)
 * WefRin's article appears identical to Enrolprom's version. - to check for sleepers given the outcome of the previous check. (There's a possibility that this is a different UPE picking up the same job, but that's blockable as WP:MEAT anyway). Thanks,  Spicy (talk) 00:55, 5 February 2023 (UTC)
 * The following accounts could be part of this sock farm, but :
 * Everything else is blocked. Salvio giuliano 08:37, 5 February 2023 (UTC)
 * Blocked these accounts. Waiting for the spam report on this new domain. MER-C 11:50, 5 February 2023 (UTC)
 * Nothing. Closed. MER-C 13:28, 5 February 2023 (UTC)
 * Everything else is blocked. Salvio giuliano 08:37, 5 February 2023 (UTC)
 * Blocked these accounts. Waiting for the spam report on this new domain. MER-C 11:50, 5 February 2023 (UTC)
 * Nothing. Closed. MER-C 13:28, 5 February 2023 (UTC)
 * Blocked these accounts. Waiting for the spam report on this new domain. MER-C 11:50, 5 February 2023 (UTC)
 * Nothing. Closed. MER-C 13:28, 5 February 2023 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
Recreation of Jonathan Jadali with very similar phrasing, including characteristic errors in syntax. Already blocked due to behavioral similarities, but placing here for record keeping purposes and requesting a check since this individual (or perhaps ring?) seems to often operate many accounts at the same time. Seraphimblade Talk to me 22:45, 14 February 2023 (UTC)

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Clerk, CheckUser, and/or patrolling admin comments

 * Exceedingly to this master; coupled with the editing, I'm calling it ✅. I don't see any other that are obviously them on their usual range at present, but come back if you see any similar behaviour, as there are a couple of accounts that might be them.   Girth Summit  (blether)  09:46, 15 February 2023 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
Characteristic combination of edit summaries, UPE spam and link spam. Spammed domains:



Requesting because CU has been productive in the past. MER-C 12:57, 18 February 2023 (UTC)

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 * is a weak to the master. Beyond that, CU isn't helpful today, sorry. Closing.  --Blablubbs (talk) 13:54, 18 February 2023 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
Re-created Sonatafy Technology in the mainspace (after having incrementally edited own sandbox with nonsense presumably to get autoconfirmed), with Draft:Sonatafy Technology having been previously created by a now-blocked sock. Current mainspace article reads promotional with spammy sources. Two of the sources have their domain names in their URLs mispelled, presumably to avoid blacklisting or detection (see Articles for deletion/Sonatafy Technology for more information).

Account has had another mainspace page, Kryptomon (NFT/crypto spam), deleted for G11 and A7. This article also has a draft, Draft:Kryptomon, created by a CU blocked account (but I'm not sure the associated sockmaster for this one). Uhai (talk) 16:03, 29 April 2023 (UTC)

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Clerk, CheckUser, and/or patrolling admin comments

 * ❌ to this master, it seems, and likewise to the account that created Draft:Kryptomon. I'm not massively surprised - I reckon this is a different paid editor hired to promote the same crypto schemes. firefly  ( t · c ) 16:19, 29 April 2023 (UTC)
 * as an obvious spammer/meatpuppet, given the recreation of multiple articles created by blocked UPE accounts. Closing. Thanks, Spicy (talk) 09:56, 30 April 2023 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
Near verbatim recreation of Alan Corey (see Special:Undelete/Draft:Alan Corey). I blocked them, but would like a punt on CU. MER-C 11:32, 20 August 2023 (UTC)

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 * - is the user you intended to report ? I think you put the article name in place of the reported account's name. Girth Summit  (blether)  13:34, 20 August 2023 (UTC)
 * I'm pretty confident that Emilemauls is the right account. They are editing from an IP that geolocates to the same city as previous socks, so fairly ; there isn't anyone else using that IP at present. I endorse the block, nothing more to do here. Girth Summit  (blether)  13:42, 20 August 2023 (UTC)