Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/DisneyCSIfan/Archive

27 February 2012

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DisneyCSIfan was blacked for two weeks over adding copyvios and blatant promotional content to Dish Network. Dish1fan edits to the article have been identical. Other edits are all to articles DisneyCSIfan frequented. MikeWazowski (talk) 03:35, 27 February 2012 (UTC)

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 * - It's pretty obvious, but I think we should confirm it before levying an indef block on the master - they've been blocked five times already. —  Hello Annyong  (say whaaat?!) 04:15, 27 February 2012 (UTC)

✅ plus:



--MuZemike 04:27, 27 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Both socks blocked by Bsadowski1.  S ven M anguard   Wha?  04:44, 27 February 2012 (UTC)

07 April 2012

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TechPlusTV is a new account with a very similar editing pattern to DisneyCSIfan - same focus on Dish Network, Disney XD, and the Disney Channel. Just added nearly identical promotional content to some of DisneyCSIfan's earlier attempts, just reworded. It's a WP:DUCK situation, IMHO. MikeWazowski (talk) 05:49, 7 April 2012 (UTC)

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✅ plus:



Underlying range blocked. --MuZemike 18:13, 7 April 2012 (UTC)

30 April 2012

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NevHoffman12 is a brand-spanking new user with DisneyCSIfan's same intense focus on the List of programs broadcast by Disney XD, and who's first edit on The Dish Network page was to remove the "promotional language" tag. JeffJonez (talk) 17:56, 30 April 2012 (UTC)

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, bordering on connection to previous accounts. TN X Man 19:05, 30 April 2012 (UTC)
 * Between the CU results and the behavioral evidence, it is clear that the user is the same. Blocked and tagged. ​—DoRD (talk)​ 19:40, 30 April 2012 (UTC)

25 May 2012

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Per WP:DUCK. JohnDoe98 is the latest in a growing line of socks in the DisneyCSIfan farm. He/she edits in the same places: the three CSI shows, Las Vegas, Miami and New York as well as Disney-related articles, particularly DisneyChannel.com and Disney XD related articles. Note, too, the signature use of exclamation marks and caps in edit summaries visible in a cursory glance down his/her contributions list.

The master tends to turn to the IP to edit between blocks, until a new account is established. It was the IP editing just before JohnDoe98 made his/her first appearance during an edit war on the CSI Las Vegas article that put me on to JohnDoe98 as a sock. I waited to report until I was certain I'd given him/her enough WP:ROPE.

CSIdisney2000 was blocked by User: Swarm back in November, when we caught up with the socking on the heels of a related issue with the sockmaster; I'm noting it here to document a sock not previously reported. JohnDoe98's talk page was tagged this morning, and the tag quickly removed with an emphatic statement that the user was not a sock; user doth protest too much, methinks. --Drmargi (talk) 20:50, 25 May 2012 (UTC)

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JohnDoe98 is a ✅ match, the others are. TN X Man 16:01, 29 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Based on contributions, the other named user is probably the same, but as they have been inactive for over six months, I've taken no action there. If they resume, please file another report. ​—DoRD (talk)​ 16:55, 29 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Confirmed account blocked and tagged. ​—DoRD (talk)​ 16:55, 29 May 2012 (UTC)

11 July 2012

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Per WP:DUCK, does the bulk of editing at various Disney Channel related articles, tends to edit war and discuss via edit summary (starts here; latest edit here), use of emphatic edit summaries (many !!!!) in edit wars and a developing pattern of user names with Tech or similar. There is a current ANI regarding their edit war regarding use of logos in the Disney Channel article, which Black Kite is monitoring; I've dropped a note on his talk page about my suspicions.

Previous sock was indeff'd on May 29, 2012; this account was opened on June 9, 2012. I've followed this user for a while now, including reporting him/her before, and the ducks are quacking pretty loudly. --Drmargi (talk) 15:41, 11 July 2012 (UTC) Drmargi (talk) 15:41, 11 July 2012 (UTC)

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 * Comment Editor TekNev is very insistent on keeping the images I cited in the ANI case on the Disney Channel article such as File:DisneyChannel2008.gif and File:DisneyChannel2002.jpg, which were uploaded by the blocked a few months after children's network articles saw a purge of too many images. I have cited WP:NFCC and other guidelines of good style to TekNev, to no use and lots of WP:IDHT, and have gone over 3RR (though Black Kite asserted my reversions were justified in the ANI) trying to keep the article free of cruft and minutia few read. I continue to assert that the old logos aren't needed as the current version pretty much blends in all the elements just fine, thus we don't need 'old' versions. Latest Disney Channel reversion by TekNav asserted they 'removed red-link', which they did while re-adding the logos again as a misuse of edit summaries.  Nate  • ( chatter ) 02:24, 12 July 2012 (UTC)
 * Good catch! I back-tracked but missed that entirely.  More worrying, TekNev has now posted the following on his/her talk page:  I read it, and it says nothing about not putting old logos on a page. I will continue to replace the logos. --TechNev16 (talk) 17:30, 11 July 2012 (UTC)  Clearly, he/she has openly declared their intention to edit war, another characteristic of CSIDisneyfan and his/her sock farm.  --Drmargi (talk) 02:51, 12 July 2012 (UTC)
 * As I just cited in the ANI thread, it sounds like a worrying case of them trying to WP:OWN the page under these various socks.  Nate  • ( chatter ) 02:56, 12 July 2012 (UTC)

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— Berean Hunter   (talk)  22:31, 12 July 2012 (UTC)
 * Black Kite has already indef blocked TechNev16 but he has socked persistently and a sleeper check is warranted. Also, I would add this account, Network plus as it has just resurfaced after a long hiatus to make a similar edit to the other socks.
 * ✅, with and  sleeping.
 * is ❌ to those others, but is their sock.  &mdash; Coren (talk) 02:27, 14 July 2012 (UTC)
 * Blocked the first round of socks indef, will open a second SPI for the new pairings so we have a fresh start for the new master Itvitn. Dennis Brown -  2&cent;    &copy;  02:35, 14 July 2012 (UTC)
 * New started at Sockpuppet investigations/Itvitn, both indef'ed due to long history of multiple use. Dennis Brown -  2&cent;    &copy;  02:39, 14 July 2012 (UTC)

30 September 2012

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Per WP:DUCK. This is a long-term, repeated sockpuppet. He/she favors Disney and technology related articles, and dabbles in television depending on his/her interests. He/she usually starts off well enough, then aggressiveness escalates, beginning with increasingly emphatic edit summaries, such as those for IPhone, IPhone 5 and IOS. Editor is now editing a number of Apple-related articles, including ITunes, IPod Touch and List of iOS devices, as well as a number related to Disney including Disney Channel and Disney XD and a couple of TV shows including Live! and its episode article -- persual of his/her edit summary will tell the whole tale. I hear ducks quacking, loudly and clearly. --Drmargi (talk) 19:29, 30 September 2012 (UTC) Drmargi (talk) 19:29, 30 September 2012 (UTC)

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 * Comment - Disney and technology? Has anyone considered this may be User:Bambifan101? - Balph Eubank ✉ 20:36, 4 October 2012 (UTC)
 * Judging by a superficial review of Bambi's history, I would say not; this isn't a vandal just a persistent and aggressive editor. However, Bambi's record is formidable and needs a lot more review to be certain.  It's worth pursuing once I have time to do so.  --Drmargi (talk) 20:53, 4 October 2012 (UTC)

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 * Due to the this user's prolific socking, I decided to run a check. is a ✅ match to  from the previous case., already blocked for a username violation, is also them. ​—DoRD (talk)​ 18:02, 4 October 2012 (UTC)


 * Blocked and tagged. Marking for close. Jafeluv (talk) 06:57, 5 October 2012 (UTC)

20 January 2013

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Quack, quack! Serial sock, who favors editing at Disney Channel and related articles, Dish Network and various articles related to CSI. Edit summaries include signature use of multiple exclamation points (see Dish Network link). Editor tends to be blocked, lie low for a month or two, then returns again. And again, and again. We've all been here before. Drmargi (talk) 07:49, 20 January 2013 (UTC)


 * Since this was filed, SmartEdits' talk page has gone in to hyperdrive with warnings for various forms of disruptive editing, also part of DisneyCSIfan's pattern of behavior. --Drmargi (talk) 23:44, 20 January 2013 (UTC)

So just because someone likes certain things and edits certain pages they're a "sockpuppet"? And as for using exclamation marks in edit summaries, pretty sure I'm not the only one!--SmartEdits (talk) 17:01, 20 January 2013 (UTC)

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 * The previous confirmed socks are all stale, but SmartEdits is editing from the exact IPs/ranges as the last socks I checked, and with the behavioral evidence, I'm calling this ✅. ​—DoRD (talk)​ 23:32, 20 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Work done. Closing. Basa lisk  inspect damage⁄berate 01:02, 21 January 2013 (UTC)