Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/David Eribe/Archive

Suspected sockpuppets
Master is already spam-blocked (courtesy ) but these two accounts have taken up the mantle promoting King at Ezinachi, at Dunamis and Enenche, which the latter just re-created in draft space. There has been a lot of COI editing w/r/t the pastor and church, but overlap here is even more suspicious, timing wise. Star  Mississippi  22:42, 25 March 2023 (UTC)


 * ETA "Updated content with reality" which Enenche account also used as edit summary. Sleeper check would be nice and to solidify the   Star   Mississippi  02:06, 26 March 2023 (UTC)
 * Disclosure I have blocked Ddddd Gdd for repeat reinsertion of copyvio text, an issue that will need to be addressed regardless of this SPI Star   Mississippi  03:01, 26 March 2023 (UTC)
 * after which reinstated the exact same copyvio text. I'm not sure whether Erivbe is the master, or there are others so will leave this for someone with CU goggles if needed  Star   Mississippi  11:58, 26 March 2023 (UTC)

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 * ✅ w/ the sleeper check being useless despite it taking 20 minutes to look through the ranges. -- Amanda (she/her)  20:22, 26 March 2023 (UTC)
 * Thanks/Sorry! Have upgraded blocks on both. Star   Mississippi  22:33, 26 March 2023 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
New account promoting Draft:Paul Enenche and Eribe at Ezinachi. Sleeper check please Star   Mississippi  00:59, 5 April 2023 (UTC)


 * ETA pretty much self admitted here. Star   Mississippi  02:49, 5 April 2023 (UTC)

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 * , and  from the case below, are all ✅.  is not stale, as I thought they might be; they are using a UA the others haven't used, but are editing out of the same range, and since they are an SPA for the same subjects, I will block as suspected. I'll add that this is not good territory for finding sleepers - come back if you see any more.  Girth Summit  (blether)  18:49, 6 April 2023 (UTC)
 * Thank you. And for the cleanup of the accidentally separately filed reports. I'm getting there, I promise! Star   Mississippi  00:38, 7 April 2023 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
removing AfC decline and submitting a draft on the pastor's wife. I'm sure we have friends still to be found. Just found and added Etsnaija who is editing in the same area of articles. Star  Mississippi  01:46, 5 April 2023 (UTC)

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 * Please see my comments in the case above.  Girth Summit  (blether)  18:50, 6 April 2023 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
Same target articles. Coming back per request as it's not good sleeper territory. It is however megaphone. Star  Mississippi  15:02, 11 April 2023 (UTC)

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 * I've blocked and tagged based on behaviour. Discussion in the archive indicates that CU is unlikely to be useful. Closing. Thanks, Spicy (talk) 09:15, 12 April 2023 (UTC)
 * I took a look, just in case - is ✅ to the last few socks. I also see the following, which I would call ✅ to Destinyisnow.
 * Will block these and tag. Girth Summit  (blether)  16:41, 12 April 2023 (UTC)
 * Apparently I underestimated your CU skills. :) Spicy (talk) 20:48, 12 April 2023 (UTC)
 * Will block these and tag. Girth Summit  (blether)  16:41, 12 April 2023 (UTC)
 * Apparently I underestimated your CU skills. :) Spicy (talk) 20:48, 12 April 2023 (UTC)
 * Apparently I underestimated your CU skills. :) Spicy (talk) 20:48, 12 April 2023 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
Destiny Christian Academy and changing the target is another favorite of this group of editors. Also editing around Dunamis. Star  Mississippi  13:04, 17 April 2023 (UTC)


 * flagging too that Ezinachi and Chukwuemeka Samuel Ezuka move mess will need to be sorted out if this is G5 Star   Mississippi  13:07, 17 April 2023 (UTC)

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 * This guy again? ✅ Blocked and tagged.  Girth Summit  (blether)  18:09, 17 April 2023 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
"New" account just happens to find and attempt to CSD this draft. Also immediately adding admin desire ubx Star   Mississippi  17:23, 28 April 2023 (UTC)

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 * ✅ plus . --Blablubbs (talk) 17:51, 28 April 2023 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
Exact same edits as all the prior editors, including the subject's AfD. Star  Mississippi  14:51, 3 June 2023 (UTC)


 * Pinging @Sir Sputnik since he just helped clean up the recent related creations. I think there's sufficient happening but haven't blocked as I wasn't sure whether we needed sleeper check.  Star   Mississippi  16:07, 3 June 2023 (UTC)

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 * It isn't good territory for sniffing out sleepers - they are operating out of some wide, busy, and socky ranges. However, I'm satisfied that this is almost certainly the same person, and have blocked. Personally,, I'd be inclined to block any new account that messes around with AfDs like that for DE - removing the tag is one thing, but someone going to AfD and removing the relevant entry is exceedingly unlikely to be an innocent newb. Block first, figure out whose sock they are later...  Girth Summit  (blether)  16:52, 3 June 2023 (UTC)
 * Thanks for that insight. I also figured no newbie is also simultaneously promoting the pastor and the musician. Star   Mississippi  18:16, 3 June 2023 (UTC)
 * Sorry, I recognise that I'm trying to reach you to suck eggs here! Just giving you my perspective, we don't need to know for sure whose sock before hitting the block button when they're making it that obvious.  Girth Summit  (blether)  18:29, 3 June 2023 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
Likely generic Nigerian UPE, but I noticed Draft:Chukwuemeka Samuel Ezuka was created by one of the socks, and thought it worth logging here in the event we have newly active friends. Star  Mississippi  00:40, 14 August 2023 (UTC)

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 * I can't quite say ✅ - more like ✅ - but they're editing from the same device out of the same busy range. As I've said before, detecting sleepers is difficult when they jump about such a wide, busy range, so come back if you see any other accounts behaving similarly. I will apply G5 dust.  Girth Summit  (blether)  10:33, 16 August 2023 (UTC)
 * - actually, scratch that last comment - I think I have uncovered a couple of other accounts, give me a minute.  Girth Summit  (blether)  10:47, 16 August 2023 (UTC)
 * Adding the following as ✅ to each other, ✅ to Dannyjade/David Eribe:
 * Blocking, reclosing. Girth Summit  (blether)  10:50, 16 August 2023 (UTC)
 * Blocking, reclosing. Girth Summit  (blether)  10:50, 16 August 2023 (UTC)
 * Blocking, reclosing. Girth Summit  (blether)  10:50, 16 August 2023 (UTC)
 * Blocking, reclosing. Girth Summit  (blether)  10:50, 16 August 2023 (UTC)
 * Blocking, reclosing. Girth Summit  (blether)  10:50, 16 August 2023 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
Enenche, under Draft:Pastor Paul Enenche to evade detection. Tagging for CU since Girth Summit has sometimes had luck but no worries if not this go around Star   Mississippi  00:54, 1 October 2023 (UTC)

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 * One of the wide, busy, socky IP ranges they use is one that David Eribe frequently uses; there are other prolific abusers on that range however, and the pattern of ranges used here is a better fit for the likes of, or . There isn't a smoking gun in the CU data - I can't definitively connect them to another specific account, and if they are currently using more than one account they're hiding it well. If you're confident enough from the editing, I'd suggest blocking them for suspected UPE and sockpuppetry, but tagging with any degree of confidence would be tricky because it could be any one of these masters (who may in fact be the same person/group of people for all I can tell).    Girth Summit  (blether)  08:17, 1 October 2023 (UTC)
 * I blocked and tagged the account/user without being aware of this report and your findings. I'd prefer to leave the block and tag intact as I think there's enough behavioral evidence to block without positive technical findings. It also made it easier to delete the various pages the user created, which I've already done. While I'm here, I noticed another new user,, but I'm not as confident about that one. Perhaps you could check that user directly?--Bbb23 (talk) 15:18, 1 October 2023 (UTC)
 * I'm fine with the tag on Confusewriter1988. Blessings321 is using the exact same ranges as Confusewriter, but is using a different UA (which could easily be spoofed). It's the same story - they get a new IP every time they log in, so I can't say 'confirmed', but they're jumping about the same ranges in the same way. Girth Summit  (blether)  15:55, 1 October 2023 (UTC)
 * Thanks for that housekeeping @Bbb23. Regardless of G5, that was a clear spamvertorial. Thanks for the detailed insight @Girth Summit, as always. Star   Mississippi  00:45, 2 October 2023 (UTC)


 * Blocked and tagged Blessings321. Closing. Bbb23 (talk) 16:05, 1 October 2023 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
Paperwork only, this one was somehow missed in Sockpuppet_investigations/David_Eribe/Archive when I was playing whack-a-sock. Just filing in case it helps with future socking/CU data. Star  Mississippi  02:11, 5 October 2023 (UTC)

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 * as filed.  Star   Mississippi  02:13, 5 October 2023 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
First edit was to Sword of the Spirit Ministries (which was created by a block user). Today, they moved Francis Wale Oke which was created by User:Dannyjade. Reading Beans (talk) 15:12, 11 October 2023 (UTC)

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 * - Let's see if there are more sleepers. - UtherSRG (talk) 16:38, 11 October 2023 (UTC)
 * It's very difficult to say a conclusive 'confirmed' on these ranges, which are wide, busy and heavily used by various blatant spammers and more subtle UPE editors; however, given the profile of ranges used and the other technical information available, this is ✅ from previous socks in this case, and the editing leaves no room for doubt. Blocking etc.  Girth Summit <sub style="font-family:Segoe print;color:blue;"> (blether)  13:16, 14 October 2023 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
Disruptive re-creation of Paul Enenche under a different name to evade detection (is there any potential title blacklist that would help here?). It's not a G4, but it would be lovely if CU can save us seven days. Requesting because there are some unblocked prior editor and I'm sure we have friends Star   Mississippi  13:20, 26 October 2023 (UTC) We have some SPAs in the AfD, but this new account just happened to find the Talk and request draftification. Star  Mississippi  13:11, 27 October 2023 (UTC)

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 * As I've said in archived reports from this case, this is difficult territory to be sure about anything. These accounts are editing out of some very busy, socky, spammy ranges - they overlap with accounts from this case, and a bunch of other ones. I did observe however that and  are ✅ to one another - that latter account is autoconfirmed, and performed a move on the Paul Enenche article. I'm going to block those two as confirmed to each other and suspected to this case; some behavioural evaluation would be necessary before taking action against the Ahola O account.   Girth Summit <sub style="font-family:Segoe print;color:blue;"> (blether)  12:54, 4 November 2023 (UTC)
 * - hang on, I think there are a couple more accounts we can be confident are Whimwhiz. Girth Summit <sub style="font-family:Segoe print;color:blue;"> (blether)  12:59, 4 November 2023 (UTC)
 * The following are all ✅ to Whimwhiz/Elefausty:
 * Still don't really know if this is David Eribe, or a different master (for example, I'm seeing a great deal of IP overlap with from the  case). I'm blocking all of the above.  Girth Summit <sub style="font-family:Segoe print;color:blue;"> (blether)  13:13, 4 November 2023 (UTC)
 * Case closed.  Vanjagenije  (talk)  11:20, 9 November 2023 (UTC)
 * Still don't really know if this is David Eribe, or a different master (for example, I'm seeing a great deal of IP overlap with from the  case). I'm blocking all of the above.  Girth Summit <sub style="font-family:Segoe print;color:blue;"> (blether)  13:13, 4 November 2023 (UTC)
 * Case closed.  Vanjagenije  (talk)  11:20, 9 November 2023 (UTC)
 * Case closed.  Vanjagenije  (talk)  11:20, 9 November 2023 (UTC)