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17 March 2014

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Since his topic ban from The Wiggles articles that has escalated to an indefinite user ban, Dcelano has been anonymously editing The Wiggles related articles using anonymous IPs, adding trivial unsourced material to their pages that have still been more disruptive than helpful. He has been warned multiple times to not add anything to The Wiggles but continues to ignore it.
 * adding a WP:SYNTH about The Wiggles album resembling The Beatles. (ip1)
 * adding trivia about kids participating in a song when it's not necessary, and redundant with the original footnote. (ip2)
 * posts on my talk page regarding the Wiggles, even signs it as himself (ip2) then deletes when I warn him not to talk about it. (ip2)
 * adding trivia about a Starry guitar and a purple armchair, a rather unimportant prop in the series, and how it is the second time it appears in the series. (ip3)
 * speculative assumption about videos that were deleted from the original video, all unsourced. he assumes that because it is in the album that it was made into a video and then deleted. (ip3)
 * still tweaking Wiggles-related articles, introducing further errors that need to be corrected (ip3) AngusWOOF (talk) 01:45, 17 March 2014 (UTC)

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 * Lastest IP blocked for three days. Closing now. Callanecc (talk • contribs • logs) 03:30, 17 March 2014 (UTC)

10 April 2014

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Despite his indefinite ban initiated since March 1, for disruptive editing of The Wiggles articles, Dcelano has been anonymously editing these articles and has ignored repeated requests to stop.
 * Here's a blatant infraction; he even signed his original username:
 * Previous sockpuppet investigation, in which the IP was banned for three days: Christine (Figureskatingfan) (talk) 02:47, 10 April 2014 (UTC)

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 * IP blocked for three months. Closing. Callanecc (talk • contribs • logs) 10:11, 10 April 2014 (UTC)

22 November 2014

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Very simialr message on userpage (including same name) as the master and editing Bunch of Munsch which the master created. Callanecc (talk • contribs • logs) 08:05, 22 November 2014 (UTC)

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Obviously the same person. User:Dcelano has violated his topic ban numerous times, and then has attempted to circumvent it by creating multiple accounts and editing from multiple anonymous IPs. He is attempting to use this sockpuppet to edit articles about The Beatles. Also see this evidence, which mentions another sockpuppet he's created to edit Beatles articles. Christine (Figureskatingfan) (talk) 02:31, 22 November 2014 (UTC)

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 * Blocked DanielCelanorockson and tagged it and master. Callanecc (talk • contribs • logs) 08:06, 22 November 2014 (UTC)
 * The behavioural evidence on Chatbox94 isn't enough to block so a did a CheckUser and it looks like they are ❌ to Dcelano, however DanielCelanorockson came out as ✅. Callanecc (talk • contribs • logs) 08:42, 22 November 2014 (UTC)

18 February 2015

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Multiple edits to The Wiggles articles  including The Wiggles videography   that violates the topic ban. Insistence on adding and fudging around with Wiggles Live in Disneyland television special. and other revisits to Wiggles related articles   AngusWOOF (talk) 11:45, 18 February 2015 (UTC)

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 * User's allocated IPv6 range blocked for six months. ​—DoRD (talk)​ 18:30, 18 February 2015 (UTC)

26 June 2015

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User:Dcelano was indefinitely blocked last year for breaking a topic ban on articles relating to the Wiggles, a kids TV troupe, and seems to have had a history of socking since. User:Danielmancan has recently joined Wikipedia saying "Hello everyone, my name is Daniel Celano" on his userpage and their only action has been to create The Wiggles Live at Disneyland, an article that Dcelano explicitly asked to see created during their original block. McGeddon (talk) 21:58, 26 June 2015 (UTC)

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 * In addition to the obvious behavioural match, it's also a ✅ match to the technical data still available in the CU log. Blocked and tagged.-- Jezebel's Ponyo bons mots 22:13, 26 June 2015 (UTC)

29 June 2015

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After getting his newly created account banned, Dcelano has returned to post from one of his old IPs to The Wiggles talk page where he is suggesting the article The Wiggles Live at Disneyland be created again, despite that he is violating his topic ban again and block evasions. He also provides a WP:BEAN-ing link as evidence, despite not showing any advancement in notability for the topic. AngusWOOF ( bark  •  sniff ) 02:01, 29 June 2015 (UTC)

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 * Obvious block evasion from an IP previously blocked for the same disruption. Reblocked 6 months as it appears to be amazingly static.-- Jezebel's Ponyo bons mots 20:56, 29 June 2015 (UTC)

16 August 2015

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Socking and persistently adding The Wiggles Live at Disneyland information, again, on my talk page, using the same sources as before. , and also on Fantasyland Theater. Both edits violate his topic ban for The Wiggles which have gotten him banned mulitple times before. Also this edit on The Wiggles videography which insists on putting in New Zealand release information. AngusWOOF ( bark  •  sniff ) 15:21, 16 August 2015 (UTC)

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 * Admin action needed - Is it possible to block the range (One range used by this person is already blocked )?  Vanjagenije  (talk)  18:42, 16 August 2015 (UTC)
 * Done.-- Jezebel's Ponyo bons mots 22:30, 18 August 2015 (UTC)

30 August 2015

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More disrupting comments that violate his topic ban. AngusWOOF ( bark  •  sniff ) 01:08, 30 August 2015 (UTC)

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Sockmaster blocked indef.  RMS52  Talk to me  18:17, 31 August 2015 (UTC)

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 * No edits from this IP in the last two days. Closing the case.  Vanjagenije  (talk)  18:49, 31 August 2015 (UTC)

28 October 2015

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Dan's back with another anonymous IP message on my talk page to put another video into The Wiggles videography HERE. The video itself was not released to the public (it is labelled "not for sale", see PICTURE) so there is no point in adding such a product. Once again he is violating his topic ban. AngusWOOF ( bark  •  sniff ) 01:32, 28 October 2015 (UTC)

This one showed up recently as well. Same old Wiggles in Disneyland comment. Suggest checking for IP ranges. AngusWOOF ( bark  •  sniff ) 14:36, 28 October 2015 (UTC)

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 * I've rangeblocked 2601:46:c701:856f::/64 for 1 month.-- Jezebel's Ponyo bons mots 20:46, 28 October 2015 (UTC)

11 February 2016

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Posting on talk page for List of The Wiggles episodes regarding Disneyland specials, despite having been indefinitely topic banned and for previous socking. AngusWOOF ( bark  •  sniff ) 00:43, 11 February 2016 (UTC)

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 * The 2601:46:C701:856F:0:0:0:0/64 range blocked for three months. Closing.  Vanjagenije  (talk)  15:27, 11 February 2016 (UTC)

11 March 2016

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IP user posting and editing articles related to The Wiggles, despite still being topic banned for socking. and. AngusWOOF ( bark  •  sniff ) 02:25, 11 March 2016 (UTC)

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 * Wow, that is one sticky IP. Reblocked.-- Jezebel's Ponyo bons mots 17:39, 11 March 2016 (UTC)

07 April 2016

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More block evasion over at Deleted scene where he has been adding stuff that violates his topic ban on The Wiggles. He has been obsessed about the New Zealand version of The Wiggles Movie, and his other favorite topic is about The Wiggles being in Disneyland AngusWOOF  ( bark  •  sniff ) 21:59, 7 April 2016 (UTC)

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 * obvious sock is obvious. Blocked.-- Jezebel's Ponyo bons mots 22:04, 7 April 2016 (UTC)

15 May 2016

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Dan is back for more topic-banned edits to The Wiggles. This time it is unnecessary detail regarding what DVD extras were on Wiggly TV DVDs and VHS tapes such as storybooks and bloopers. , referring to Wiggles wikia (where he regularly edits) as a source then pulling out old wiggles website articles, which are legit but very typical of his research style. Despite my cleanup efforts, he insists on adding back "bloopers and storybook" A similar IP range (c701 instead of c702) was blocked for 3 months but it was freed up recently.

The kicker is that on Facebook he brags about the same information on a Wiggles fan page - not sure if this is public, but our fellow Wikipedia editor from that same Facebook group can verify. "On the Wiggly TV VHS, the bloopers and storybook are placed after Wiggly History and Play with title cards not seen on the DVD, as these can be accessed from the "Wiggly Extras" menu and "Wiggly Bloopers" button on the latter. The VHS version also features an animated title card called "Back to Wiggly TV" after the electronic storybook instead of the song "In the Wiggles World" and animated footage of the closing credits after the bloopers instead of the ones from the episode Wiggly History." – I'm not sure if that contributes much weight since it is a source outside Wikipedia but it does show obsessive behavior over extremely minor details combined with a handful of somewhat okay edits that have made the net value of his edits disruptive. AngusWOOF ( bark  •  sniff ) 07:17, 15 May 2016 (UTC)

yes we are all members of the group on Facebook .. If an admin wants to they can Friend Dan I'm sure he will tell you everything he is doing ... very weird ... Jena  (talk) 22:01, 15 May 2016 (UTC)


 * Um no need to friend Dan to see the posts on the group. AngusWOOF ( bark  •  sniff ) 21:17, 16 May 2016 (UTC)

Another poor edit, this time using IMDb as a source, same IP range. AngusWOOF ( bark  •  sniff ) 21:17, 16 May 2016 (UTC)

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 * I've semi-protected the article due to the persistent addition of unsourced content, which is probably the simplest course of action. If they start migrating to other articles I can review in greater detail and perhaps place a rangeblock. If that happens feel free to drop me a note on my talk page. -- Jezebel's Ponyo bons mots 22:02, 16 May 2016 (UTC)
 * I think we're done here for now. Closing. -- Jezebel's Ponyo bons mots 20:24, 17 May 2016 (UTC)

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Dan's back with violating his topic ban / block evasion with some more edits to The Wiggles videography. He's been wanting to add a "25th anniversary" video to the list brief note on my talk page that he signed and then deleted and then a bunch of miscellaneous videos that incidentally involved The Wiggles. After I removed the videos, he wanted to add embedded notes as to what videos not to add to the list.  He's not letting go of the fact that he has been topic banned, and his version of the embedded notes isn't helping. He's adding stuff like "do not list (New video I found that has Wiggles in it)" like it's a WP:BEAN. WHOIS searches show it's from the same location in the New Jersey / Philly area. So I recommend a range block. AngusWOOF ( bark  •  sniff ) 15:04, 23 July 2016 (UTC)

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 * The IPs are all targeting the same article, so I've semi-protected The Wiggles videography. If they stray elsewhere I will take a look at rangeblocks.-- Jezebel's Ponyo bons mots 22:06, 26 July 2016 (UTC)

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More sock evasion and violating his topic ban by editing The Wiggles Movie  where he adds a sequel movie even though the movie has nothing to do with the continuity of the original movie. He is also posting chatter about The Wiggles on Jena's talk page. . Also posting about The Wiggles in Disneyland again at the Deleted scene article, again without sources and insistence on editing other Wiggles pages such as List of guest stars with The Wiggles. AngusWOOF ( bark  •  sniff ) 22:27, 17 August 2016 (UTC)

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 * Quacking loudly. Range blocked 2601:81:100:a496::/64 for one week.-- Jezebel's Ponyo bons mots 22:33, 17 August 2016 (UTC)

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More edits in violation of topic ban and socking at The Wiggles videography (where he speecifically signed his name), my talk page  His topic ban and sock evasion ban hasn't been lifted, but he still wants to make edits to Wikipedia. Need a rangeblock. AngusWOOF ( bark  •  sniff ) 22:11, 26 November 2016 (UTC)

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 * As there are multiple ranges available to DCelano I've just gone ahead and restored the protection to his favourite target.-- Jezebel's Ponyo bons mots 19:43, 29 November 2016 (UTC)

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Quacking on my talk page again about The Wiggles and other topics. The 2601 one he signed, but the 73 one needs a checkuser. AngusWOOF ( bark  •  sniff ) 01:23, 5 June 2018 (UTC)

Diffs provided: AngusWOOF  ( bark  •  sniff ) 01:10, 7 June 2018 (UTC)
 * https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk%3AAngusWOOF&type=revision&diff=844452407&oldid=844442171
 * https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk%3AAngusWOOF&type=revision&diff=844029515&oldid=843964326
 * https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk%3AAngusWOOF&type=revision&diff=841789129&oldid=841623347

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We don't publicly disclose the IP(s) of named accounts. CU declined.--Bbb23 (talk) 13:24, 5 June 2018 (UTC)

What? I do not Understand we need to Block the IP"s why did you Decline it? Jena  (talk) 15:19, 5 June 2018 (UTC)
 * Ponyo has blocked one of the IP ranges for block evasion. The other is stale so no reason to block at this time. Closing. TonyBallioni (talk) 13:56, 13 June 2018 (UTC)

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Editing on multiple Wiggles pages again. AngusW🐶🐶F ( bark  •  sniff ) 16:17, 30 September 2020 (UTC)

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 * here you go:
 * speculating about how they changed format for Wiggle and Learn
 * adding more entries to Wiggles videography
 * insisting that Raffi be noted as the singer in Bathtime
 * As IP 2601:46:c703:c610:1d12:d525:7f31:35d4 Adding comments about specific kids being in the audience during a video (Trivial stuff that he likes to do for Wiggles videos)
 * Cleaning up those comments 2 years later, but introducing more unsourced information such as saying there are two days were spent filming
 * assuming the GMTV runtime for one of the Wiggles season episodes is 18 minutes, even though the source provided does not say anything about 18 minutes
 * changing sourcing for old video
 * As IP 2601:46:c703:c610:71c6:562a:c409:5bdf  "We thought The Wiggles released the Wake Up Jeff! video in August 1996 but they were wrong about the Powerhouse Museum exhibit. Dcelano 11:05, 2nd October 2020, (UTC)"
 * Is that helpful?  Same behavior he has exhibited for years. Changing stuff, some are original research, others are half-legit. Refers to self in "we" person.    AngusW🐶🐶F  ( bark  •  sniff ) 00:18, 3 October 2020 (UTC)


 * , Sorry to be a pain here, but what I'm looking for are pairs of diffs, where one of the pair is something Danielcelano did and the other of the pair is something Dcelano or one of their proven socks did. You are obviously familiar with this case and have already done a lot of research.  I'm coming at it from scratch.  If you could share some of the knowledge you have about this history, it would make it a lot easier for me navigate the extensive history here.  -- RoySmith (talk) 00:54, 3 October 2020 (UTC)


 * , see the SPI archive. Sockpuppet investigations/Dcelano/Archive and Administrators%27_noticeboard/IncidentArchive822 He's been topic banned from The Wiggles first and then violated that, and has been socking ever since. Also pinging and   AngusW🐶🐶F  ( bark  •  sniff ) 02:57, 3 October 2020 (UTC)


 * Yah, Daniel's been a lot of trouble for a good many years. He won't stop, no matter how many times he's been banned. As a long-time editor of Wiggles articles, I can attest for that. Christine (Figureskatingfan) (talk) 04:30, 3 October 2020 (UTC)


 * , Please help me out here. I'm trying to work on your request, but you're not making it easy.  Yes, I know about the SPI archive.  I didn't find in there what I was looking for so I asked you to point out specifically what it was that made you believe Danielcelano is the same person.  As for the ANI archive, you gave me a link to a page with 106 sections and no indication of which section I'm supposed to read.  That's not useful.  -- RoySmith (talk) 12:31, 3 October 2020 (UTC)


 * As Danielcelano: changing sourcing for old video Wake Up Jeff
 * As IP 2601:46:c703:c610:71c6:562a:c409:5bdf  "We thought The Wiggles released the Wake Up Jeff! video in August 1996 but they were wrong about the Powerhouse Museum exhibit. Dcelano 11:05, 2nd October 2020, (UTC)"


 * previous socking from 26 November 2016 entry
 * As sock IP 98.115.114.165 "That's funny, I thought the Wiggles released the broadcast specials on DVD since it's part of their videography. Dcelano 21:45, November 26th, 2016 (UTC)"
 * As sock IP 98.115.114.165 "I heard that the broadcast specials are part of the Wiggles videography. Dcelano 23:03, November 23rd, 2016 (UTC)"

Big Red Car:
 * As Danielcelano: editing title list
 * As Dcelano editing title list with connections to other songs
 * As Dcelano

AngusW🐶🐶F ( bark  •  sniff ) 17:14, 4 October 2020 (UTC)

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 * The last instance of this case was over two years ago. Can you provide some specific diffs? -- RoySmith (talk) 23:55, 2 October 2020 (UTC)


 * -- RoySmith (talk) 19:26, 4 October 2020 (UTC)

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Insistence on edit-warring on a line on Wiggly, Wiggly Christmas article to make it very wordy. See also my talk page under About the anonymous editor on the Wiggly, Wiggly Christmas page. It is the same kind of WP:DUCK behavior. AngusW🐶🐶F ( bark  •  sniff ) 13:49, 6 October 2022 (UTC)

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 * - checkusers cannot connect IPs and users publicly per the global checkuser policy. Regardless, this case having it's last report in 2020 means even if CU was used the accounts to compare to would be stale for comparison. Dreamy Jazz talk to me &#124; my contributions 14:27, 6 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Wiggly, Wiggly Christmas PC protected for three months. Closing. DatGuyTalkContribs 09:53, 7 October 2022 (UTC)