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20 August 2014

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DarkxIllutionz was banned over the last few days, once for 3RR and another time for making the same edit right after their ban expired. I've attempted to reach out to that user numerous times but they won't talk about their edit. The user is under the impression a game on the List of PlayStation 4 games is an expansion and not a standalone game (where it won't need the original game) which makes it count as a separate game. I only know this from the revision notes, the user won't discuss proper. The game/list item in question is Infamous First Light, revision numbers are below.

The reason I think U WANT CANDYY is a sockpuppet is because they made few edits today, one being unconstructive and the second being the same removal of content that DarkxIllutionz did. Revision numbers of identical content removed (excluding edits shortly after where they missed formatting):, , , , as DarkxIllutionz and  as U_WANT_CANDYY.

The user U_WANT_CANDYY was created recently at 23:10 on 19 August then shortly after made the first unconstructive edit. The user then made the identical edit of DarkxIllutionz some time later without any text to why they're removing the game. I found it suspicious so here we are. WhereAmI (talk) 05:22, 20 August 2014 (UTC)


 * I noticed the two accounts made edits 4 minutes apart on List of Xbox One games. Revision numbers: and . --WhereAmI (talk) 05:29, 20 August 2014 (UTC)


 * Note: I'm not saying these edits to List of Xbox One games were unconstructive, they do appear to be constructive. I only bring them because of their similar times. WhereAmI (talk) 06:39, 20 August 2014 (UTC)


 * Please see the talk page for a statement from DarkxIllutionz. --WhereAmI (talk) 05:57, 20 August 2014 (UTC)


 * I added User:D4rkxVisionz to the list due to A) similar names, B) identical pages edited despite the low count of edits, C) similar edit times, and D) similar content edited: D4rkxVisionz made edit revision number on List of PlayStation 4 games which first part involves the game in question above (Infamous First Light) where they made a minor, different change (as in not identical to the changes I listed above) and the second part involves a minor change to a list item/game that DarkxIllutionz edited out some time ago in revision . I feel less strongly about D4rkxVisionz being a sockpuppet due to the user only having two edits, but strong enough to bring it here.
 * I see that when requesting CheckUsers: "iii) explain why CheckUser evidence is needed (in most cases it isn't)" I requested their help as I'm fairly confident the user has likely had the same IP, I thought we could knock it out faster this way. --WhereAmI (talk) 06:19, 20 August 2014 (UTC)

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 * I have indef blocked per WP:DUCK, but will await for the end of this investigation before I block the other suspected sock. --Randykitty (talk) 07:14, 20 August 2014 (UTC)
 * and are both ✅ socks of .--Jezebel's Ponyo bons mots  20:37, 22 August 2014 (UTC)
 * I've blocked the sock account and gave the master account a 1 week block. Mike V  •  Talk  20:44, 22 August 2014 (UTC)