Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/DjMlindos/Archive

20 April 2013

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I suspect these accounts are serial single-purpose accounts who have not made any constructive edits to Wikipedia, repeatedly spamming (or trying to usurp) Kagiso, an article about a South African township. The spammer appears to be Mr Linda Sibisi AKA DjMlindos of Spidersweb IT Solutions. Some of the sockpuppet signs are: WP:REPEATING, WP:IDENTICAL, WP:CONNECTION, WP:BRIEFLY, WP:GEOSOCK, WP:SPASOCK. Repeated warnings and user blocks have been ineffective. Please see following diffs labelled with editor username or IP number: 41.174.47.177 DjMlindos Spidersweb1 Lgmalindas Lgmalindas Lgmalindas 41.174.13.245 41.174.13.245 LindaSibisi Khanyisile pearl LindaSibisi Khanyisile pearl Khanyisile pearl Khanyisile pearl MaswiJoy MaswiJoy MaswiJoy MaswiJoy Lgmalindas MyKagiso MyKagiso MyKagiso MyKagiso Helen (talk) 13:25, 20 April 2013 (UTC)

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 * Some of the usernames involved may be meatpuppets acting as employees of the website/webhost. An article about the webhost, Spidersweb, was speedied as spam. There is an attempt at AfC to create a new article about the town with content clearly intended to promote the website - WT:Articles for creation/Kagiso, Gauteng. The draft is of course also a content fork. Roger (Dodger67) (talk) 14:13, 20 April 2013 (UTC)

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. Most of the accounts here are stale, but it may be possible to do something with Lgmalindas and MyKagiso, as well as check for any sleepers. — Rich wales (no relation to Jimbo) 22:51, 20 April 2013 (UTC)
 * Lgmalindas and MyKagiso are ✅. There is a possible sleeper, but the account has not edited, so I will not be name it here. The rest of the named accounts are . . ​—DoRD (talk)​ 16:39, 21 April 2013 (UTC)
 * I've blocked and tagged all the sockpuppets. Closing. Reaper Eternal (talk) 15:05, 2 May 2013 (UTC)

10 December 2013

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New accounts posting the same spam as before. Helen Online  13:38, 10 December 2013 (UTC)

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— Berean Hunter   (talk)  18:39, 10 December 2013 (UTC)
 * and are ✅ from each other. The master is stale, but the behavioural evidence makes the connection obvious.--Jezebel's Ponyo bons mots  18:09, 10 December 2013 (UTC)
 * Indeffing socks with tags and closing.

13 December 2013

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New sock posting the same spam. It has been explained to them that advertising is not allowed on Wikipedia but they persist regardless. Helen Online  08:13, 13 December 2013 (UTC)

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A new sockpuppet - User:SpiderswebLinda. Please investigate and do the necessary. Roger (Dodger67) (talk) 07:32, 13 December 2013 (UTC)

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An obvious sockpuppet, blocked and tagged. A CU for possible sleepers would be welcome, in view of this sockpuppeteer's history. JamesBWatson (talk) 11:31, 13 December 2013 (UTC)
 * No sleepers found. Unfortunately the IP range used is too busy to consider a rangeblock.--Jezebel's Ponyo bons mots 17:35, 13 December 2013 (UTC)

27 February 2014

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This new editor has stated on their talk page that DjMlindos is their son and has been posting the same promotional and disruptive content as other blocked sockpuppets/meatpuppets of DjMlindos. Helen Online  08:11, 27 February 2014 (UTC)

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 * Blocked. MER-C 11:06, 27 February 2014 (UTC)
 * Unsurprisingly it's ✅; I updated the sock tag accordingly. Closing. --Jezebel's Ponyo bons mots 21:35, 27 February 2014 (UTC)

02 April 2014

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New sock posting the same spam as before. Helen Online  17:21, 2 April 2014 (UTC)

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 * This is very the same user. I've blocked the account and deleted their sandbox.--Jezebel's Ponyo bons mots  21:31, 2 April 2014 (UTC)
 * I tagged the new sock's user page (since the other socks of this editor were previously tagged in that way) and I'm marking for closure. --  At am a  頭 21:57, 2 April 2014 (UTC)

21 April 2014

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New sock posting the same spam as before. Their website has been blacklisted so now they are posting a Facebook link instead. Helen Online  08:24, 21 April 2014 (UTC)

They have also identified themselves (as the same person) on my talk page. Helen Online  08:32, 21 April 2014 (UTC)

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Hello there it's me again and this time I just want you to help me be part of my township and city, I would like to voice out my opinions and if they're not right then I'll accept them being taken out, but just give me a chance? Please just give me a chance to give you correct information about what is happening in our Township and City?

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 * As they are an admitted sock I've blocked and tagged the account.--Jezebel's Ponyo bons mots 18:10, 22 April 2014 (UTC)