Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Denosio/Archive

Suspected sockpuppets
Pro forma report, there is a pretty extensive history of socking here but no SPI case page as of yet. Spicy (talk) 22:21, 2 January 2024 (UTC)

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 * I checked Fridrik2222 based on this ANI thread, because it appeared to be an account created to impersonate and harass . Fridrik2222 is ✅ to Denosio, along with
 * Spicy (talk) 22:26, 2 January 2024 (UTC)


 * , closing. Spicy (talk) 22:31, 2 January 2024 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
Account created today (Jan 3) following socks latest blocked account (Fridrik2222). The account edits the same type of "Visa Policy" by country articles and has similar type of edit summaries as Fridrik2222.
 * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/?diff=1193361261&oldid=1193227748
 * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/?diff=1193361445&oldid=1193253513 Archives908 (talk) 17:07, 3 January 2024 (UTC)

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 * ✅. HJ Mitchell &#124; Penny for your thoughts? 18:41, 3 January 2024 (UTC)
 * Practicing your new superpowers? Any reason why you didn't tag the account?--Bbb23 (talk) 19:10, 3 January 2024 (UTC)
 * @Bbb23 Still getting used to the superpowers! ;) Don't infer anything from anything I do or don't do until I've had more practice! HJ Mitchell &#124; Penny for your thoughts? 19:34, 3 January 2024 (UTC)
 * Well, I'm gonna infer that the account is confirmed. :p Tagged as such. Bbb23 (talk) 19:43, 3 January 2024 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
Looks like another account strictly focusing on "Visa Policy" by country. It has been active since Jan 4 (around the same time that Fridrik2222 and other socks were blocked). Account focuses on the exact same articles and has similar editing tactics/summaries.
 * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/?diff=1193968808&oldid=1193957196
 * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/?diff=1193971574&oldid=1193746261 Archives908 (talk) 15:15, 6 January 2024 (UTC)

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 * Yes, and
 * . Spicy (talk) 00:36, 7 January 2024 (UTC)
 * Thanks, Spicy (talk) 00:36, 7 January 2024 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
Yet another account focusing strictly on "Visa Policy" by country. The account edits on the exact same articles as the other socks and has identical edit tactics/edit summaries. The account name is also eerily similar to another blocked sock Fridrik2222.
 * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/?diff=1194262600&oldid=1193991537
 * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/?diff=1194262599&oldid=1194157170 Archives908 (talk) 03:13, 8 January 2024 (UTC)

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 * See this ANI thread; the Fridrik2222 account appears to have been created to impersonate and troll Lades2222. I considered checking Lades at the time because of their similar interests and odd interactions in the ANI thread, but they did not appear in my check of Fridrik2222 or any of my subsequent checks on this case. Spicy (talk) 10:34, 8 January 2024 (UTC)
 * Noted- thank you! Archives908 (talk) 14:50, 8 January 2024 (UTC)
 * I re-checked Fridrik2222 and found ✅ sock:
 * I do not find cause to check Lades2222. Gypsyka blocked and tagged, closing. ST47 (talk) 02:38, 9 January 2024 (UTC)
 * I do not find cause to check Lades2222. Gypsyka blocked and tagged, closing. ST47 (talk) 02:38, 9 January 2024 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
IPs editing same articles with similar editing behavior, timelines also indicate block evasion. I blocked both. Daniel Quinlan (talk) 00:23, 14 January 2024 (UTC)

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Suspected sockpuppets
Recently created account strictly focusing on the exact same "Visa policy" by country articles. Has identical editing tactics and edit summaries as all the other confirmed socks of Denosio. This sockmaster seems unrelentingly determined to edit these articles.
 * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/?diff=1199289728&oldid=1197226041
 * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/?diff=1199289025&oldid=1193229388 Archives908 (talk) 18:15, 26 January 2024 (UTC)

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 * Blocked and tagged, leaving CU request. Bbb23 (talk) 18:27, 26 January 2024 (UTC)
 * It's them. No others seen this time. Spicy (talk) 20:56, 26 January 2024 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
Same focus on visa policy articles. Account created immediately after the last sock was banned. Similar edit sums. NM 20:08, 30 January 2024 (UTC)

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 * Blocked and tagged by . Closing. Bbb23 (talk) 20:42, 30 January 2024 (UTC)
 * There's confirmed as well. My semi-prot button is getting a real workout.--  Ponyo bons mots 20:43, 30 January 2024 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
Similar edit pattern and edit sum. NM 21:38, 2 February 2024 (UTC)

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 * IP hasn't edited in almost a month. Closing. Bbb23 (talk) 21:54, 2 February 2024 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
These accounts are presumed to be a puppet of 'DENOSIO' because his speaking style and editing style are similar to those of 'DENOSIO' puppets, so please check the authenticity. And These accounts frequently made inaccuracies in the 'visa policy' pages of various countries. Lades2222 (talk) 21:50, 27 March 2024 (UTC)

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 * The following are ✅ Denosio socks:


 * The following are ✅ socks:


 * From a technical standpoint these look like two distinct masters editing in the same topic area. .-- Ponyo bons mots 22:37, 27 March 2024 (UTC)
 * - I'm surprised that there are two sock drawers making inaccurate edits to visa articles, but with these additional socks behavioral analysis clearly shows a distinction between them. Tagging all of these cases for Clerk attention. JapanNipponTokyo19, JapanNippon2019, NipponTokyoJapan2020, and TaipeiTaiwan2020 are all socks of Suomi2023. Please split these cases accordingly. The Wordsmith Talk to me 20:08, 24 April 2024 (UTC)
 * Copied this report from Denosio to Suomi2023 and moved the others —&thinsp;JJMC89&thinsp; (T·C) 23:23, 24 April 2024 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
These accounts are presumed to be a puppet of 'TaipeiTaiwan2020' because his speaking style and editing style are similar to those of 'TaipeiTaiwan2020' puppets, so please check the authenticity. And These accounts frequently made inaccuracies in the 'visa policy' pages of various countries. Lades2222 (talk) 19:45, 20 April 2024 (UTC)

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 * is ✅ to the "TaipeiTaiwan"" variant noted above. is ✅ as Denosio. Still need the cases split.--  Ponyo bons mots 19:32, 22 April 2024 (UTC)
 * Don't hold your breath, although maybe they'll respond more quickly to a CU. We are suffering from too few active clerks.--Bbb23 (talk) 19:54, 22 April 2024 (UTC)
 * Painfully aware. Can we clone you?-- Ponyo bons mots 19:58, 22 April 2024 (UTC)
 * You'd have to research the laws on cloning. I think American law prevails. Let me know what you find out and how much the WMF is willing to pay. I don't give my DnA to just anyone, you know, and the WMF is not high on my list.--Bbb23 (talk) 20:03, 22 April 2024 (UTC)
 * Moved from TaipeiTaiwan2020 to Suomi2023 and Denosio —&thinsp;JJMC89&thinsp; (T·C) 23:42, 24 April 2024 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
These accounts are presumed to be a puppet of 'TaipeiTaiwan2020' because his speaking style and editing style are similar to those of 'TaipeiTaiwan2020' puppets, so please check the authenticity. And These accounts frequently made inaccuracies in the 'visa policy' pages of various countries. Lades2222 (talk) 09:22, 24 April 2024 (UTC)

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 * Diff that the new account has admitted to being a sockpuppet on User talk:Ponyo at Special:Diff/1220526866. Fork99 (talk) 12:05, 24 April 2024 (UTC)

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 * This is a ✅ sock. Other than their interest in VISA pages, their behaviour and technical evidence is markedly different.--  Ponyo bons mots 18:58, 24 April 2024 (UTC)
 * Moved from TaipeiTaiwan2020 to Denosio —&thinsp;JJMC89&thinsp; (T·C) 23:42, 24 April 2024 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets

 * ( originally filed under this user)

Account just created today and has reverted a bunch of @Ponyo's WP:BANREVERT edits on visa policy articles. Example of diff: Special:Diff/1222698960. Fork99 (talk) 13:27, 7 May 2024 (UTC)

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 * This is Sockpuppet investigations/Denosio; it's such a WP:DUCK that I've just done a straight block with proven tags.-- Ponyo bons mots 15:54, 7 May 2024 (UTC)
 * - I think Ponyo's comment is implying a move. I don't see other activity necessary here so if it's not worth, a close is fine too. Izno (talk) 18:04, 3 June 2024 (UTC)
 * Moved case, closing. Spicy (talk) 16:53, 8 June 2024 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
See history of Visa policy of Russia * Pppery * it has begun... 19:02, 5 July 2024 (UTC) * Pppery * it has begun...  19:02, 5 July 2024 (UTC)

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 * The Wordsmith Talk to me 22:52, 11 July 2024 (UTC)