Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Don't Feed the Zords/Archive

Report date September 8 2009, 19:42 (UTC)

 * Suspected sockpuppets


 * Evidence submitted by MuZemike

User is again trying to get the Ken Hoang article deleted, see Articles for deletion/Ken Hoang (3rd nomination) and also see the previous AFD nomination at Articles for deletion/Ken Hoang (2nd nomination). The nominator of the second AFD, User:Vsa222, was indefinitely blocked as a sock of User:Don't Feed the Zords. Both Vsa222 and TBDevilRays2009's edits squarely focus on Hoang as well as Tampa Bay Rays articles. MuZemike 19:42, 8 September 2009 (UTC)


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 * Noting that TBDevilRays2009 is currently on an IP block exemption for an unrelated checkuser block; I granted it to him a few days ago in response to an unblock-ip request on his page. Hers fold  (t/a/c) 20:09, 8 September 2009 (UTC)


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 * I'm calling this one a DUCK - In addition to the similar AFD nomination MuZemike mentions above, there are some weird edits wherein the users try to move pages by substing the contents of one page onto another: TBDR09 TBDR09 Vsa222 Vsa222. I find it unusual that two unrelated users would both have the same interests and the same unusual way of doing a cut & paste move (since most users, well, cut & paste).


 * Conclusions

Blocking and tagging TBDR2009 as a sock of Vsa222/DFTZ and revoking his IPBE. Hers fold  (t/a/c) 20:25, 8 September 2009 (UTC)

Evidence submitted by Zeng8r
New account was just created and the user immediately made the same joke redirects as a user who has been repeatedly banned for the sockpuppetry. Some socks are listed - I believe there were more. Zeng8r (talk) 22:31, 28 September 2010 (UTC)

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The following accounts are all ✅ as being the same: is a match to the above accounts. TN X Man 22:44, 28 September 2010 (UTC)

These are all clearly socks of, and I have moved the case appropriately. All socks blocked and tagged per behavioral evidence as socks of DFtZ. –MuZemike 05:48, 29 September 2010 (UTC)

Evidence submitted by Zeng8r
Yet another sock of this same prolific sock-puppeteer? Very similar edits, and the user just had yet another account banned yesterday. Zeng8r (talk) 23:55, 30 September 2010 (UTC)

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moved from Sockpuppet investigations/Moneymonth9302010, SpitfireTally-ho! 13:32, 1 October 2010 (UTC)

, link seems fairly obvious (see, for example, and ). endorsed for a sleeper check (should the link be confirmed), please. SpitfireTally-ho! 13:37, 1 October 2010 (UTC)

Very based on same location and user agents, plus the behavioral evidence. –MuZemike 14:25, 1 October 2010 (UTC)

Sock blocked and tagged by MuZemike, marking for close. SpitfireTally-ho! 18:27, 1 October 2010 (UTC)

12 October 2011

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Section blanked the WP:AN/I topic ban discussion of the puppetmaster, seems obvious. diff. Monty 845  17:57, 12 October 2011 (UTC)

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Already done. -- DQ  (t)   (e)  21:31, 12 October 2011 (UTC)

20 May 2012

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WP:DUCK via ANI where they are complaining about IPs not voting on a protected AFD. Would bet my lunch money on it. Dennis Brown -  2&cent;   &copy;  00:49, 20 May 2012 (UTC)


 * Would ask for a CU. Dennis Brown  -  2&cent;   &copy;  00:49, 20 May 2012 (UTC)
 * User is already DUCK blocked. Recommend closing.   Dennis Brown  -  2&cent;   &copy;  11:25, 20 May 2012 (UTC)

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 * User already blocked. Salvio  Let's talk about it! 12:01, 20 May 2012 (UTC)

22 May 2012

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Another WP:DUCK. Posts a Mediation committee message that he's not Don't Feed the Zords, then attempts to redirect his block sock's user page to his page , with the mention of leaving him alone to edit in peace. In my honest opinion, I believe there is plenty of behavioral evidence that links Don't Feed the Zords, and this quacking duck.  Mr. Wikipediania Talk 00:06, 22 May 2012 (UTC)

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Already blocked. TN X Man 15:35, 22 May 2012 (UTC)

02 December 2012

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First edit was to blue link user page with no meaningful content. 2nd edit was to blue link user talk page with the same. Third edit was to create Articles for deletion/Ken Hoang (6th nomination), several of the past nominations on that article have been identified as socks of Don't Feed the Zords. Finally, just like the 5th nom, which was from a sock, an IP editor commented minutes after tagging in favor of removal of some type. Reporting for a 2nd opinion, but seems extremely quacky. Monty 845  18:30, 2 December 2012 (UTC)

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 * Already blocked by . Closing. Salvio  Let's talk about it! 20:23, 2 December 2012 (UTC)

03 December 2012

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Yet another sock trying to get Ken Hoang deleted. CtP (t • c) 19:47, 3 December 2012 (UTC)

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 * Indeffed, AFDs deleted. Reaper Eternal (talk) 19:56, 3 December 2012 (UTC)

06 December 2012

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More disruption yesterday at Ken Hoang (see page history). Articles for deletion/Ken Hoang (6th nomination), the next potential AfD is line, is salted, so UsedBeen22 attempts redirecting to a show that Hoang was a part of, gets reverted, and does it again, claiming that Hoang is "not notable" without any further explanation just like all the other DFtZ socks. Additionally, they made their user page a blue link by adding some useless content, a pattern of behavior for DFtZ. A look at the user's contribution history shows that they did do some welcoming of new users, but it appears that their only intention was to get auto-confirmed to edit Hoang's article, currently semi-protected. CtP (t • c) 00:10, 6 December 2012 (UTC)

Yet another disruptive AfD nom of Ken Hoang. AfD created under intentional misspelling Articles for deletion/Ken Hoang (6th nominetion) seeing as though the correct spelling has been salted; nominated with signature of a different DFtZ sock in order to divert attention. CtP (t • c) 00:19, 6 December 2012 (UTC)

First off, I apologize for filing these all separately, but I'm only discovering them one by one, so please bear with me. Dayyo Tim's only purpose has been to comment at the disruptive AfD Articles for deletion/Ken Hoang (6th nominetion) in support of the nominator (another DFtZ sock). Dayyo Tim's legitimate-looking user and user talk pages are in reality substituted transclusions of Fram's pages. In addition, Tim made a random "delete" !vote at Articles for deletion/Yuval Elizur (DFtZ's previous socks have been known to randomly oppose RfA candidates, so this also seems like likely behavior). CtP (t • c) 00:28, 6 December 2012 (UTC)

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 * Can we get an edit filter to put a stop to this nonsense? Monty  845  00:42, 6 December 2012 (UTC)
 * Requested. CtP  (t • c) 01:02, 6 December 2012 (UTC)

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 * Everybody is blocked now. ​—DoRD (talk)​ 02:09, 6 December 2012 (UTC)
 * Combined reports. Reaper Eternal (talk) 02:22, 6 December 2012 (UTC)

06 December 2012

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Another creation of Articles for deletion/Ken Hoang (6th Nomination), already created once, plus twice with small "n" in "nomination". JohnCD (talk) 18:11, 6 December 2012 (UTC)

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Dayyo Tiya already blocked by Uncle G, Dfkidk0000 blocked indef per WP:DUCK, IP blocked 3 days. I don't see any point to checkuser, these were throwaway accounts created today, so sleepers are unlikely. Reported for the record. JohnCD (talk) 18:11, 6 December 2012 (UTC)

09 December 2012

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Already blocked, requesting sleeper check, account was aged for autoconfirmed vandalism. Monty 845  17:38, 9 December 2012 (UTC)

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 * - A sleeper check would be good given that he's now breaking autoconfirmed Reaper Eternal (talk) 20:27, 9 December 2012 (UTC)
 * One sleeper found, . Tiptoety  talk 20:48, 9 December 2012 (UTC)
 * Tagged Basa lisk  inspect damage⁄berate 20:51, 9 December 2012 (UTC)

09 December 2012

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Refer to contribution history; has attempted to restore the content of confirmed sock 's user and user talk pages, as well as removing the sockpuppet notice on User:GirlWather20. CtP (t • c) 20:24, 9 December 2012 (UTC)

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 * IP blocked. Reaper Eternal (talk) 20:28, 9 December 2012 (UTC)
 * Closed. Everyone is blocked. Reaper Eternal (talk) 20:53, 9 December 2012 (UTC)

20 January 2013

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Suspected vandalism against the article Ken Hoang. GEJ-3295 nominated the article for AfD and other accounts supported deletion shortly after nomination. Previous nominations were nominated and supported by sockpuppet accounts of Don't Feed the Zords without appropriate deletion rationale. His previous sockpuppet account, DLB111U, attempted to blank (x3) and nominate (x2) the same article for AfD last month ([]). Funny Pika! 17:53, 20 January 2013 (UTC)

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 * CU isn't very helpful at the moment, but and  are the same, and I didn't see any other suspicious accounts. ​—DoRD (talk)​ 20:02, 20 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Tagged and closed. Reaper Eternal (talk) 03:25, 21 January 2013 (UTC)

20 January 2013

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Blocked as obvious ducks after recreating deleted AfD created by GEJ-3295. Reporting to add to data set. -- Gogo Dodo (talk) 20:24, 20 January 2013 (UTC)

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 * ✅ along with . And since the IP has been revealed through an unblock request, I've gone ahead and blocked it, too. ​—DoRD (talk)​ 20:36, 20 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Close this section too. Reaper Eternal (talk) 11:31, 21 January 2013 (UTC)

21 January 2013

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Articles for deletion/Ken Hoang (6th nominatien), after it was speedily closed and deleted yesterday. Also adding the other IPs from the discussion and the accounts that were blanking this page. Funny Pika! 18:26, 21 January 2013 (UTC)

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 * I just (accidentally) re-reported below, after observing some suspicious edits for a new user.[//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Requests_for_adminship/Lord_Roem_2&diff=prev&oldid=534186004][//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Ken_Hoang_(7th_nominatien)&diff=prev&oldid=534186500][//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Log/2013_January_21&diff=prev&oldid=534186781][//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Abu_Hafiza&diff=prev&oldid=534185843]. So at least for PageMaker121, it seems like it is an obvious sock of this user. The Anonymouse (talk &#124; contribs) 18:45, 21 January 2013 (UTC)

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 * Zest5Timed is an obvious duck hitting this SPI, and the other is definitely not new and hitting the same AfD, and probally could be DUCK'd also, but a sleeper check is what is needed here. -- DQ on the road   (ʞlɐʇ)  18:46, 21 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Added another duck account, see now-deleted userpage. --Rschen7754 21:48, 21 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Someone has already blocked the two sleepers. -- DQ   (ʞlɐʇ)  21:55, 21 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Blocked and tagged, closing. Rschen7754 21:58, 21 January 2013 (UTC)

22 January 2013

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Duck. Editing same RFA as the others. Rschen7754 04:18, 22 January 2013 (UTC)

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 * - Rschen7754 04:18, 22 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Already took a look several hours ago. There were no immediate sleepers. -- DQ   (ʞlɐʇ)  08:32, 22 January 2013 (UTC)

07 March 2013

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Noticed this at WP:AIV where the account had been reported. I agree with the reporter that the account has exhibited behavior consistent with being run by an experienced sock master. The behavior is certainly not inconsistent with the past socks of this master, and it was who Ryulong initially reported it as a sock of. I don't know if its enough to block without checkuser evidence, not enough for me personally, but I think its enough to justify a checkuser. Monty 845  16:33, 7 March 2013 (UTC)

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 * . What is enough to justify a checkuser? The diff where Ryulong said the person was a sock? The case proper is actually devoid of any evidence at all, and it is not our job to go digging for it. --(ʞɿɐʇ) ɐuɐʞsǝp 19:48, 7 March 2013 (UTC)
 * User was renamed to, was determined to be a sock of BuickCenturyDriver. Has been blocked under new username. NativeForeigner Talk 21:23, 11 March 2013 (UTC)