Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Cyberfan195/Archive

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Re-arranged "List of programs broadcast by" articles into unnecessary and often factually-inaccurate "Syndicated from" sections:
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In all of these cases, no attempt has been made to discuss these changes with other editors. The Grand Delusion (Send a message) 04:33, 14 April 2020 (UTC)

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 * There's not enough evidence here to demonstrate that there is an abuse of multiple accounts by these two users. I'll give it a couple days before I close in case there's something else that can presented. Callanecc (talk • contribs • logs) 11:55, 15 April 2020 (UTC)
 * I agree. The changes made to that table were performed differently. This SPI report can be closed.  ~Oshwah~  (talk) (contribs)   03:10, 18 April 2020 (UTC)

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Same exact disruptiveness with massively adding categories everywhere with no explanation other than "fixed" and "added source using HotCat". Seems to possibly be a WP:DUCK case. Magitroopa (talk) 23:58, 8 October 2020 (UTC)
 * Also, if the user is indeed found to be a sock of Cyberfan and is blocked, is there a way their edits can be mass reverted? Made hundreds of edits within the past 24 hours alone that it would be impossible (or just take a really long time) to manually revert them all. Magitroopa (talk) 00:07, 9 October 2020 (UTC)

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 * Seems WP:DUCKy. Dreamy Jazz talk to me &#124; my contributions 08:51, 9 October 2020 (UTC)
 * To note I've mass deleted the categories. This should place them on Special:WantedCategories and editors who are active there should be able to determine if the categories are good (and so should be recreated). I'm probably against mass reversion, as asked about by Magitroopa, as the edits themselves seem mostly constructive. However, I will review a number of their edits to see if any need reverting. Dreamy Jazz talk to me &#124; my contributions 09:10, 9 October 2020 (UTC)
 * I've gone back on this per User talk:Dreamy Jazz/Archive 6. I have mass reverted all their edits to categories when one of them added a category they created. Dreamy Jazz talk to me &#124; my contributions 17:28, 9 October 2020 (UTC)
 * (re)blocking and tagging the master to tie them to this SPI. -- RoySmith (talk) 17:09, 9 October 2020 (UTC)

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Seems to be yet another WP:DUCK case. Account only started editing October 24, immediately with massive unexplained edits/changes on articles. Doing splits just like Drones101, the previous sock (Search for "split from main page" here, and do the same thing here). Username alone is similar to the previous sock, with "101" in both names. Latest edits from MusicPlayer101 are adding categories just like previous sock and master account, just without any "added source" or "fixed" edit summaries.

Also seems to be the same focus on articles- children's/kid's shows. Also see List of children's animated television series: 108 edits to this article alone since the account started editing. Also seems interesting that the account was created in October 2017, but only started editing in October 2020, after the block of Drones101. Magitroopa (talk) 13:37, 27 October 2020 (UTC)

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Just going to note that the account is now doing the same "fixed" edit summaries when dealing with categories... Same exact "removed unsourced genre" edit summary like previous sock (see that sock's final edit with same edit summary here) as well. Same "added sources" summary on recent two edits on My Little Pony: Pony Life as well (just without using HotCat...). Definitely seems likely to be a sleeper with this in mind- looks more like a WP:DUCK case for sure. Magitroopa (talk) 02:07, 28 October 2020 (UTC)

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 * - Similar interests, but there are some key differences - the new account isn't creating their own categories, isn't using hotcat, and rarely leaves edit summaries when adding cats. Also, it's kind of strange that they've got a sleeper from 2017. Self-endorsing for CU, please take a look, though I'm expecting the findings will be "likely" at best. GeneralNotability (talk) 16:31, 27 October 2020 (UTC)
 * and are ✅ to, from Sockpuppet investigations/Homerfan12.  Honestly, several of these category sock masters are basically interchangeable with each other.  I've blocked and reblocked, tagged and retagged many of the category socks.  But Cyberfan195 has a different geolocation than the others, most of which cluster in the same geographic area, and he's unlikely to be editing for a while unless he can get past my hard blocks.  Half of the socks in this topic area are probably mistagged.  I could spend hours trying to untangle all these category socks, but it's just not worth it.  But these two should probably be moved to the Homerfan12 case. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 12:00, 28 October 2020 (UTC)
 * All that said, I guess the CU results can get mixed up, too, especially when people take to mobile networks. The geolocation definitely looks wrong Cyberfan195, but some of the Drones101 edit summaries are classic Cyberfan195.  Oh well.  Like I said, trying to properly untangle these category socks can be maddening. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 12:30, 28 October 2020 (UTC)
 * , so...still want this moved to Homerfan12? GeneralNotability (talk) 17:03, 28 October 2020 (UTC)
 * Man, I don't know. Every time I think about it, I come to a different conclusion.  Maybe just leave it here, and we can deal with it some other day when I feel more sure about what's going on.  Maybe I'll find some more accounts later that make it clearer. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 21:10, 28 October 2020 (UTC)
 * Per CU, leaving under this name, I'll just keep them since they're clearly socks but we're not sure whose. Closing. GeneralNotability (talk) 15:38, 29 October 2020 (UTC)

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Very clearly a sock- more entirely unexplained/unsourced category additions and removals, username matches up almost identically to a sock from last October, Drones101. Likely another mass-revert of all the sock's edits will be needed again. Magitroopa (talk) 00:30, 12 February 2021 (UTC) Magitroopa (talk) 00:30, 12 February 2021 (UTC)

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 * . Same very wide range. Unfortunately, previous accounts are too stale for additional information - all I could get was the IP from the logs.  ~Oshwah~  (talk) (contribs)   06:32, 12 February 2021 (UTC)
 * Very likely. . NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 07:44, 12 February 2021 (UTC)

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Clearly a sockpuppet; significant editing overlap, the account was created after the lastest sock was blocked, and the account immediately launched into complex editing in the same topic area as the master. Interaction can be seen here Kb03 (talk) 13:47, 24 March 2021 (UTC)

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 * . .  For what it's worth, the account was apparently created months ago on a different project. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 11:43, 25 March 2021 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
New account overlaps with User:Drones100, including precocious recreation of List of Molly of Denali episodes. Uncle Spock (talk) 06:02, 29 April 2023 (UTC)

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If this is confirmed to indeed be Cyberfan, I would (personally) suggest a sleeper check, as it's been a little over 2 years since the previous report here (March 24, 2021). Magitroopa (talk) 06:06, 29 April 2023 (UTC)

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 * CU doesn't give me anything - if it's Cyberfan195, they're on different networks than the ones they were using 2 years ago (which isn't really surprising). There are a number of sock puppeteers out there with overlapping interests in pop culture and categorisation, but based on the username similarity and the shared interest in Molly of Denali, I'm prepared to block and tag as suspected. I don't see any other accounts on the IPs they're using.  Girth Summit  (blether)  16:08, 2 May 2023 (UTC)

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Brand new account adding categories to cartoon-related pages similar to past socks (e.g., . Behavior strongly suggests this is not a new user. CU requested to confirm/deny  Eve rgr een Fir  (talk) 15:58, 24 August 2023 (UTC)

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 * CU gives me nothing useful. They're in the same country as past socks, but nothing beyond that, and the old CU data is old. Could be the proposed master, could be one of half a different proposed masters who obsess about categories, could be someone new. I'd suggest just assessing the current editing - if they're being disruptive, block away.  Girth Summit  (blether)  00:19, 25 August 2023 (UTC)
 * Thank you @Girth Summit  Eve rgr een Fir  (talk) 05:07, 25 August 2023 (UTC)