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Identical edits; reported by Theroadislong, reformatted. Yunshui 雲 水 10:13, 11 October 2017 (UTC)

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User:LikeGannets has made identical edits to blocked User:Dopenguins. Theroadislong (talk) 19:38, 10 October 2017 (UTC)

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Named accounts are ✅. Yunshui 雲 水 10:13, 11 October 2017 (UTC)

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New user whose first edits are to revert edits that were reverting the other accounts. I already blocked per WP:DUCK but I wanted to log it here. DJSasso (talk) 17:53, 12 October 2017 (UTC)

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 * Closing. GABgab 21:47, 12 October 2017 (UTC)

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WP:DUCK; compare by FlowerTrolley to  by LikeGannets, a CU-confirmed sockpuppet. Mz7 (talk) 08:28, 14 October 2017 (UTC)

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 * . Mz7 (talk) 08:28, 14 October 2017 (UTC)

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same edits and same ip range Theroadislong (talk) 14:15, 14 October 2017 (UTC)

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IP has been blocked for 1 week by. -★- PlyrStar93. → Message me. ← 18:26, 14 October 2017 (UTC)
 * Please note that this case may involved an cross-wiki abuse, master account have been globally locked.  S A 1 3 B r o  (talk) 19:07, 14 October 2017 (UTC)

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 * Blocked the range 194.230.155.0/24 for a week. Hopefully this will stop the nonsense for now. Favonian (talk) 18:28, 14 October 2017 (UTC)
 * Her's another User:FrostyMornings

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identical edits to the same articles Theroadislong (talk) 08:22, 19 October 2017 (UTC)

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 * User also seems to be using the IP address 188.155.202.99. 331dot (talk) 09:23, 19 October 2017 (UTC)

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 * Acorn already blocked by Widr, and IP probably stale by now. Closing. Favonian (talk) 17:27, 20 October 2017 (UTC)

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 * ✅. Already blocked. -- zzuuzz (talk) 15:08, 24 October 2017 (UTC)
 * Closing. Sro23 (talk) 01:14, 25 October 2017 (UTC)

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adding 194.230.155.189, basically undoing others' reverts on Owlery's edits. -★- PlyrStar93. → Message me. ← 12:27, 24 October 2017 (UTC)

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 * The 194 address has been blocked and the range 194.230.155.0/24 was blocked already once as being used by him but has expired. Might have to put another range block on again if he uses another 194 address again. -DJSasso (talk) 12:33, 24 October 2017 (UTC)
 * And now the range is reblocked. -DJSasso (talk) 15:22, 24 October 2017 (UTC)


 * Everyone is blocked, closing. Sro23 (talk) 01:15, 25 October 2017 (UTC)

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Theroadislong (talk) 19:30, 26 October 2017 (UTC)

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 * Blocked; closing. Favonian (talk) 19:33, 26 October 2017 (UTC)

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Theroadislong (talk) 13:48, 31 October 2017 (UTC)

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 * Already blocked by me. I just blocked him on simple.wiki and was waiting for the inevitable edit here and sure enough. -DJSasso (talk) 13:51, 31 October 2017 (UTC)

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Theroadislong (talk) 10:32, 1 November 2017 (UTC)

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 * - In order to facilitate and expedite your request, please provide diffs to support your case. Please give two or more diffs meeting the following format:
 * 1) At least one diff is from the sockmaster (or an account already blocked as a confirmed sockpuppet of the sockmaster), showing the behaviour characteristic of the sockmaster.
 * 2) At least one diff per suspected sockpuppet, showing the suspected sockpuppet emulating the behaviour of the sockmaster given in the first diff.
 * 3) In situations where it is not immediately obvious from the diffs what the characteristic behaviour is, a short explanation must be provided. Around one sentence is enough for this. Sir Sputnik (talk) 18:31, 1 November 2017 (UTC)
 * IP blocked by Djsasso. Closing. Sir Sputnik (talk) 20:28, 1 November 2017 (UTC)

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identical edits to the same articles Theroadislong (talk) 18:40, 1 November 2017 (UTC)

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 * - Given how quickly they're hopping IP's, I don't see much point in blocking individual addresses. Please semi-protect Victoria Wood and Golliwog. Sir Sputnik (talk) 20:35, 1 November 2017 (UTC)
 * Pages protected. Closing. Sir Sputnik (talk) 21:09, 1 November 2017 (UTC)

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identical edits to the same articles Theroadislong (talk) 11:06, 3 November 2017 (UTC)

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 * Blocked. No need for CU so closing. Favonian (talk) 11:10, 3 November 2017 (UTC)

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same edit to same article yet again Theroadislong (talk) 15:43, 6 November 2017 (UTC)

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 * IP blocked by Zzuuzz. Sir Sputnik (talk) 16:38, 6 November 2017 (UTC)

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same edit on same article Theroadislong (talk) 12:07, 12 November 2017 (UTC)

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 * Blocked; closing. Favonian (talk) 12:12, 12 November 2017 (UTC)

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Theroadislong (talk) 16:07, 25 November 2017 (UTC)

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 * IP blocked by Alexf. Sir Sputnik (talk) 18:53, 25 November 2017 (UTC)
 * IP was only blocked for 31 hours for edit warring not sockpuppetry? Theroadislong (talk) 22:05, 25 November 2017 (UTC)

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Obvious IPsock being obvious with the same mindless reverting. bonadea contributions talk 13:16, 26 November 2017 (UTC)

Ah, sorry, Oshwah blocked them for sockpuppetry while I was creating the report. This can be closed, then. --bonadea contributions talk 13:17, 26 November 2017 (UTC)

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exact same edits as usual Theroadislong (talk) 14:32, 10 December 2017 (UTC)

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 * Hi, please provide diffs. "exact same edits as usual" isn't very helpful. Sro23 (talk) 16:51, 10 December 2017 (UTC)
 * For example...


 * Dopenguins
 * Sock Theroadislong (talk) 16:56, 10 December 2017 (UTC)
 * Blocked per behavioral (and other) evidence. Closing. Favonian (talk) 17:15, 10 December 2017 (UTC)

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identical edits Theroadislong (talk) 11:23, 6 January 2018 (UTC)

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 * Blocked, together with, in recognition of their loud and clear quacking. As CheckUsers won't openly link IP addresses to accounts, I'm closing this case. Favonian (talk) 11:53, 6 January 2018 (UTC)

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identical edits to the same old articles (sigh) Theroadislong (talk) 09:07, 9 January 2018 (UTC)

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IP now blocked. Closing.--Bbb23 (talk) 14:16, 9 January 2018 (UTC)

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same edits to same articles again and again and again Theroadislong (talk) 11:17, 9 January 2018 (UTC)

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IP now blocked. Closing.--Bbb23 (talk) 14:16, 9 January 2018 (UTC)

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Same edits and page interests as a previous and recently banned sock: 188.155.219.104

Block log shows: (Block evasion: User:Dopenguins)

62.167.107.192 vs. 188.155.219.104 GS ⋙ ☎ 11:07, 28 January 2018 (UTC)
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 * Duck block. CheckUsers won't publicly link an IP to an account, so I'm closing this report. Favonian (talk) 12:28, 28 January 2018 (UTC)

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Serial socker has returned with the same page interests, identical reverts and edit summaries.

188.155.69.90 vs. 188.155.69.129 vs. 84.226.228.6 vs. 62.167.107.192 - GS ⋙ ☎ 04:50, 31 January 2018 (UTC)
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 * Already blocked per vigorous quacking. -DJSasso (talk) 13:22, 31 January 2018 (UTC)

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identical edits as per usual Theroadislong (talk) 09:41, 11 May 2018 (UTC)

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 * Yeah that is a duck. Its a range he has used a few times and the exact same edit pattern. I have blocked per RBI. -DJSasso (talk) 12:44, 11 May 2018 (UTC)
 * Nothing more to do; closing. Favonian (talk) 09:27, 13 May 2018 (UTC)

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 * At Gordon Peters, CloudberryDream (more or less) as Dopenguins, FlowerTrolley and in an uncountable number (around 50) of IP edits (which other editors have reverted as sockpuppetry).
 * At John Rutland, CloudberryDream about "Cousin Wilf" almost identical to that in . Justlettersandnumbers (talk) 17:19, 20 May 2018 (UTC)

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 * I have blocked them indefinitely as a clear sock. -DJSasso (talk) 12:56, 22 May 2018 (UTC)
 * Closing. Sir Sputnik (talk) 03:00, 23 May 2018 (UTC)

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Both these accounts started editing at the same time on 15 Sept 2018. Both new accounts and edit mostly the same articles and making similar edits shown here.

Like Dopenguins and his established socks, both of the new accounts are targeting edits made by account as shown here.

What attracted my attention is: that one edit restored an edit from a CU established sock of Dopenguins,. The original edit from FL9499 was restored by AmazeCH. TheVicarsCat (talk) 10:54, 16 September 2018 (UTC)

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AmazeCH is ✅ to other socks. 3atonce I think is technically. -- zzuuzz (talk) 12:11, 16 September 2018 (UTC)
 * I have blocked 3atonce as BKFIP. Appears to be a coincidental overlap. Case closed. Ivanvector (Talk/Edits) 14:20, 16 September 2018 (UTC)

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Suspected sock edits on Büsingen am Hochrhein suspiciously similar to previously blocked sock User:AmazeCH - e.g. deletion of tags such as refimprove, reintroduction of the same Transport section, change of "providers" --> "provider(s)" compare AmazeCH vs HunterManMoon, also this comparison after edits by AmazeCH then HunterManMoon. Similarities also evident when running EIA and Interaction Timeline. HunterManMoon's first edit was exactly 2 months after AmazeCH's last one. Schaffhausen railway station also seems a good comparison - see AmazeCH then HunterManMoon edits. Dl2000 (talk) 23:01, 16 November 2018 (UTC)

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I would also like to add User:LunãPuss to this investigation, based on this edit to Geoffrey Chater, which mirrors the same pattern of edits to the article from previous socks. See, for example,. Canadian  Paul  18:31, 19 November 2018 (UTC)
 * I blocked User:LunãPuss before I realized they were on a request here already. User:LunãPuss is Dopenguins. -DJSasso (talk) 14:48, 21 November 2018 (UTC)

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✅, blocked and tagged. Please don't tag accounts as CU-confirmed (LunãPuss). No need to change it now as I can confirm it. Closing.--Bbb23 (talk) 18:34, 22 November 2018 (UTC)
 * Yeah that was my bad, was on the wrong wiki. I meant to do that on simple where they were already CU-confirmed. -DJSasso (talk) 00:58, 23 November 2018 (UTC)
 * Understood. That's kinda what I figured.--Bbb23 (talk) 01:00, 23 November 2018 (UTC)

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identical edits to the usual articles Theroadislong (talk) 15:07, 22 November 2018 (UTC)

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 * I was watching them yesterday to see if they would react today after I reverted the other socks edits because I had a feeling they were also a sock. And sure enough this account went through undoing the reverts confirming for me he was a sock as well. And the edit warring with User:Theroadislong didn't help their case so blocked per WP:DUCK. -DJSasso (talk) 16:27, 22 November 2018 (UTC)
 * . Closing.--Bbb23 (talk) 18:36, 22 November 2018 (UTC)

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identical edits to the same old articles Theroadislong (talk) 13:22, 26 November 2018 (UTC)

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 * Blocked for 2 weeks. Ivanvector (Talk/Edits) 13:47, 26 November 2018 (UTC)

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Little room for doubt here. First edit was to Barbara New, where CloudberryDream, BuesiTel and BusboyJacker have previously edited; soon moved to Joyce Hatto, previously edited by CloudberryDream, BuesiTel and a small army of IP socks. Today created Draft:John Rutland (English character actor); John Rutland was created by the master, and has been edited by AcornAntiques, FlowerTrolley, CloudberryDream, and a large (not small) army of edit-warring IPs. Check-user requested in case there are other accounts. Justlettersandnumbers (talk) 19:50, 9 December 2018 (UTC)

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 * ✅ and, closing. TonyBallioni (talk) 20:46, 9 December 2018 (UTC)

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the usual edits to the same articles Theroadislong (talk) 09:21, 10 December 2018 (UTC)

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✅. — Berean Hunter   (talk)  13:52, 10 December 2018 (UTC)
 * Blocked as WP:DUCK. The edit contents and type all match. But not only that. They had a different sock as confirmed by a CU that matches the name User:LikeGannets. -DJSasso (talk) 11:51, 10 December 2018 (UTC)

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same edits to the usual articles Theroadislong (talk) 10:56, 2 February 2019 (UTC)

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 * . Favonian (talk) 11:16, 2 February 2019 (UTC)

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same edits to the usual articles Theroadislong (talk) 12:31, 13 February 2019 (UTC)

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 * . Favonian (talk) 12:40, 13 February 2019 (UTC)

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Compare edits at Liz Smith, matches edits made by Xanthanite, a sock that was blocked last month Tobyc75 (talk) 19:35, 11 March 2019 (UTC)

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 * . Favonian (talk) 19:38, 11 March 2019 (UTC)

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the usual edits to the same articles Theroadislong (talk) 16:46, 3 April 2019 (UTC)

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 * Blocked for a week. Favonian (talk) 17:21, 3 April 2019 (UTC)

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Same edits to Buch, Schaffhausen as FL9499 another sock, same edits to Schaffhausen as several other Dopenguins socks. Tobyc75 (talk) 17:07, 3 April 2019 (UTC)

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 * . Favonian (talk) 17:21, 3 April 2019 (UTC)
 * User:Favonian, I CU-blocked User:LibraryUtilizer, who matches User:Flooded100sReturn. Drmies (talk) 17:23, 3 April 2019 (UTC)

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same edits to same articles "sigh" Theroadislong (talk) 18:03, 3 April 2019 (UTC)

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 * . GABgab 19:45, 3 April 2019 (UTC)

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same edits to same old articles Theroadislong (talk) 18:13, 3 April 2019 (UTC)

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same edits to the usual articles Theroadislong (talk) 09:07, 4 April 2019 (UTC)

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 * . GABgab 09:17, 4 April 2019 (UTC)

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This ine is maing the same edits as the just blocked MarnetteD&#124;Talk 09:51, 4 April 2019 (UTC)

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 * Blocked, as are and . Favonian (talk) 11:52, 4 April 2019 (UTC)

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Hitting all the usual articles of which is an example MarnetteD&#124;Talk 07:50, 7 April 2019 (UTC)

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 * Blocked, as are and . Favonian (talk) 10:51, 7 April 2019 (UTC)

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Edits on Neuhausen am Rheinfall, Richard Beeching look like typical sock edits. Tobyc75 (talk) 11:34, 9 April 2019 (UTC)

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 * Blocked; closing. Favonian (talk) 17:29, 9 April 2019 (UTC)

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I'm not familiar with every stomping-ground of this pest, but I seem to recall that Taxation in Switzerland and Neuhausen Rheinfall are among them. Justlettersandnumbers (talk) 21:57, 14 April 2019 (UTC)

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 * Yeah, that's the one. I've range-blocked the web hosts. No point having a CU, so I've just gone ahead and closed the case. Favonian (talk) 22:04, 14 April 2019 (UTC)

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Took me a few minutes to realize what was going on as they're using custom edit summaries to indicate they're reverting an lta (User:TheVicarsCat) but in reality, they're actually reverting the reverts by experienced editors and restoring the edits of IB Wright/Dopepenguins Praxidicae (talk) 12:56, 21 April 2019 (UTC)
 * Also worth noting they're basically reverting 's edits, which is a favorite target of this sock farm. Praxidicae (talk) 13:00, 21 April 2019 (UTC)

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✅ — Berean Hunter   (talk)  13:26, 21 April 2019 (UTC)
 * . GABgab 13:17, 21 April 2019 (UTC)

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Behavioural patterns, just logging here. The SandDoctor Talk 07:00, 23 April 2019 (UTC)

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confirmed by to GreedyGobbleGannet and JayCee Kind, which are both suspected sockpuppets of Dopenguins. -- The SandDoctor Talk 07:00, 23 April 2019 (UTC)
 * ✅ ftr. -- Amanda  (aka DQ) 07:02, 23 April 2019 (UTC)

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Freshly created account immediately engages in rapid-fire editing of articles about TV series, actors and Switzerland-related topics, getting into problems with sourcing, copyvio etc. I request CU as a couple of my recent decisions to block socks from this drawer have been the subject of discussion, e.g. . Favonian (talk) 15:35, 29 April 2019 (UTC)

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 * Has used the CH in usernames before ie User:AmazeCH. -DJSasso (talk) 16:50, 29 April 2019 (UTC)

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Thank you for filing this report. I was already suspicious of the user who has caused nothing but trouble since he created the account. CH-BUESI is ✅, although like many previous socks, he is using proxies. The same is true of InTheBigHouse, which I also checked. Closing.--Bbb23 (talk) 18:01, 29 April 2019 (UTC)

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Switzerland, taxation, copyvios – we've seen it before. CU requested to block the underlying proxies. Favonian (talk) 16:52, 1 May 2019 (UTC)

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❌, closing.--Bbb23 (talk) 23:57, 1 May 2019 (UTC)

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Block evasion, compare: Special:Diff/901830385, Special:Diff/893425212; Special:Diff/901830421, Special:Diff/893452622, Special:Diff/893425251. ~ ToBeFree (talk) 15:22, 14 June 2019 (UTC)

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 * Blocked per WP:DUCK. -DJSasso (talk) 15:27, 14 June 2019 (UTC)

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 * Already checked; noting here for the record and CU trail. Jezebel's Ponyo bons mots 18:22, 1 August 2019 (UTC)

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 * Blocked based on CU results and behavioural overlap. Additional evidence posted to CU wiki per WP:BEANS.-- Jezebel's Ponyo bons mots 18:22, 1 August 2019 (UTC)
 * , absolutely unhelpful comment as I've never figured out how to do the moves, merges, etc. but I think you meant to put this at WP:SPI/Dopenguins. TonyBallioni (talk) 18:40, 1 August 2019 (UTC)
 * Fuuuuuudge. Could you please compensate for my incompetance and move this to Sockpuppet investigations/Dopenguins?--  Jezebel's Ponyo bons mots 18:52, 1 August 2019 (UTC)
 * ✅. Sir Sputnik (talk) 22:47, 1 August 2019 (UTC)

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2007AmazeImport has strong focus on two of Dopenguins' favorite topics: Switzerland (in particular enclaves and exclaves) and British television series. Dopenguins has been known to edit through proxies, so a CU is requested for blocking those and sweep for the occasional sleeper. Favonian (talk) 11:26, 5 January 2020 (UTC)

It just struck me that the most recent CU on this puppeteer is probably stale, so I have appended three socks of more recent vintage that I have previously blocked on behavioral evidence. Favonian (talk) 11:41, 5 January 2020 (UTC)

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 * 2007AmazeImport is ✅ plus:
 * . Closing.--Bbb23 (talk) 14:37, 5 January 2020 (UTC)
 * . Closing.--Bbb23 (talk) 14:37, 5 January 2020 (UTC)
 * . Closing.--Bbb23 (talk) 14:37, 5 January 2020 (UTC)

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I've blocked this account per WP:DUCK, requesting CU in case there are also other new socks. Thank you! Justlettersandnumbers (talk) 17:35, 5 January 2020 (UTC)

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I just ran a check. Closing.--Bbb23 (talk) 17:37, 5 January 2020 (UTC)

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Hitting old targets and then a new sock reverts the reverts of an older sock. So far, so standard. CU requested for underlying proxies and possibly sleepers. The two IPs listed are both proxies belonging to ranges that I have already blocked. Just included for reference. Favonian (talk) 16:31, 13 April 2020 (UTC)
 * Returning to old topic areas and insulting User:Favonian in edit summaries.  Passenger pigeon  ( talk )  05:25, 14 April 2020 (UTC)

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 * We're done here. -- Amanda  (aka DQ) 06:46, 14 April 2020 (UTC)

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Recreated Draft:John Rutland (character actor), which was deleted under G5 as created by Dopenguins, as Draft:John Rutland (actor) shortly after it was deleted. SpicyMilkBoy (talk) 13:52, 9 May 2020 (UTC)

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The topical and textual similarities are very indicative. Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk) 14:24, 9 May 2020 (UTC)

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Making an identical change to Abortion in Liechtenstein as was made by a previous sock. Other edits are very strange... Naypta ☺ &#124; ✉ talk page &#124; 13:23, 4 July 2020 (UTC)
 * See also making more changes identical to previous socks. I'm cancelling my CU request here, because frankly, this is a classic WP:QUACK. Naypta ☺ &#124; ✉ talk page &#124; 13:27, 4 July 2020 (UTC)

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 * by and I've filed a global lock request at SRG. Closing. GeneralNotability (talk) 14:04, 4 July 2020 (UTC)

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Made the same wording change as a previous sock (at Abortion in Liechtenstein); also hit some of the same targets as previous socks to make identical or similar edits    etc. Wikiacc (¶) 01:31, 30 July 2020 (UTC)

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 * Blocked; closing. Favonian (talk) 08:15, 30 July 2020 (UTC)
 * Lock request filed. GeneralNotability (talk) 14:55, 2 August 2020 (UTC)

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Made the same wording change as a previous sock (at Abortion in Liechtenstein); also hit some of the same targets as previous socks to make identical or similar edits    etc. Wikiacc (¶) 01:31, 30 July 2020 (UTC)

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 * Blocked; closing. Favonian (talk) 08:15, 30 July 2020 (UTC)
 * Lock request filed. GeneralNotability (talk) 14:55, 2 August 2020 (UTC)

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 * per below. Jezebel's Ponyo bons mots 17:39, 19 January 2021 (UTC)

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 * The two accounts are ✅ to each other and technically very to be . Already blocked and tagged; noting here for the record.--  Jezebel's Ponyo bons mots 17:39, 19 January 2021 (UTC)

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I noticed the article Wiechs am Randen, Tengen at NPP and went to link it to the German article, which did not include the word "Tengen" in the title. I looked at the German article, about a village in Tengen, and then noticed Wiechs am Randen had been deleted for sockpuppetry concerns on 22 March. I then ran a user interaction check between the reported user and the user which created Wiechs am Randen and noticed they had edited several of the same pages shortly after the new account's creation, leading me to believe this is the same user. I'm still not 100% sure when to request CheckUser so I have not requested it here. SportingFlyer  T · C  14:43, 7 April 2021 (UTC)

Similar concerns as SportingFlyer, based on certain new page creations. I think you could do it on behavior alone. Mackensen (talk) 16:25, 7 April 2021 (UTC)

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 * – behavior does indeed match. Favonian (talk) 17:26, 7 April 2021 (UTC)

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Reinstating edits of other socks of Dopenguins FF-11 (talk) 06:11, 8 May 2021 (UTC)

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 * Blocked. The account became active after two days of inactivity; please check for sleepers. ~ ToBeFree (talk) 07:02, 8 May 2021 (UTC)


 * for a sleeper check per ToBeFree. --Blablubbs&#124;talk 09:31, 8 May 2021 (UTC)
 * ✅ to each other:
 * Other accounts looks like they're probably stale, and these are on a proxy, anyway. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 01:33, 9 May 2021 (UTC)
 * Other accounts looks like they're probably stale, and these are on a proxy, anyway. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 01:33, 9 May 2021 (UTC)
 * Other accounts looks like they're probably stale, and these are on a proxy, anyway. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 01:33, 9 May 2021 (UTC)
 * Other accounts looks like they're probably stale, and these are on a proxy, anyway. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 01:33, 9 May 2021 (UTC)
 * Other accounts looks like they're probably stale, and these are on a proxy, anyway. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 01:33, 9 May 2021 (UTC)

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FlippertyFlapperty followed in the tracks of previously blocked, trying to bring back their preferred version of the Bagpuss article. In this they were aided by the IP – repeatedly blocked for housing Dopenguins. The IP also continued the "work" on tea-related articles, previously undertaken by DifferentzKool et al. Once they were blocked, DifferentFilm appeared. This account was created back in April, which leads me to request a CU sweep for other sleepers. Goes without saying (and need not be repeated, so why am I doing it?) that no comments can be made regarding the IP. Favonian (talk) 15:54, 24 June 2021 (UTC)

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 * Both accounts ✅ plus:


 * The other accounts I came across appear to have been noted in previous archives.-- Jezebel's Ponyo bons mots 16:36, 24 June 2021 (UTC)
 * Thanks! Closing for now. Favonian (talk) 16:40, 24 June 2021 (UTC)


 * , archiving. --Blablubbs&#124;talk 15:05, 25 June 2021 (UTC)

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Tried to reinstated edits by IP socks of Dopenguins, which I had recently blocked and reverted. This account was sleeping for 5 days, so CU is requested of other sleepers and very likely proxies. Favonian (talk) 17:36, 28 August 2021 (UTC)

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 * just now. DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 22:29, 28 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Should have waited for CU. User:1234qwer1234qwer4 (talk)  13:18, 30 August 2021 (UTC)

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 * ✅, and there is indeed proxy usage involved. However, I couldn't find any further accounts that hadn't been blocked yet. FordEsm is already blocked and tagged, so closing without further action. Mz7 (talk) 02:58, 31 August 2021 (UTC)

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 * per below. Jezebel's Ponyo bons mots 16:35, 29 April 2022 (UTC)

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 * Obvious sock, typical targets, use of proxies etc. Noting here for the record.-- Jezebel's Ponyo bons mots 16:35, 29 April 2022 (UTC)

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Re-created John Rutland, previously edited by CloudberryDream, Doris Mantle, AcornAntiques and numerous IP socks. Has also edited Victoria Wood, another stomping-ground for this user. Looks like a duck to me, but ping and, who I believe are both familiar with this case, as I am not. Thanks, Justlettersandnumbers (talk) 08:47, 11 September 2022 (UTC)

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 * Looks like'm, subject-wise. Also, the account was created on July 31, then slept for over a month at which point it did 10 inane edits to become auto-confirmed and able to embark on article creation – the hallmarks of a scoundrel. I have tentatively requested CU to be on the safe side, but I fear that the data are stale. Rummaging through my records, I found, a noisy WP:DUCK that may serve as a reference point. Favonian (talk) 09:13, 11 September 2022 (UTC)
 * CU logs and other evidence supports that this is Dopenguins (WP:BEANS - any admin is free to ask privately for more details). As this case seems to be stale, I can't give a strong link. Dreamy Jazz talk to me &#124; my contributions 16:03, 12 September 2022 (UTC)
 * – Favonian (talk) 16:10, 12 September 2022 (UTC)

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IP has been blocked for unsourced biographical additions, and their behaviour appears to match this blocked user, often making edits they think are probably correct and only adding sources if challenged or reverted.

They've been restoring obscure edits by earlier sock on several articles: /, /, / Belbury (talk) 20:52, 20 November 2022 (UTC)

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 * Yes, same old circus. For added good measure, they were editing from a range blocked previously (and again) as webhosts. Favonian (talk) 21:10, 20 November 2022 (UTC)

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New user restoring an old sock edit at Barbara Lott, next two edits were to two other targets. Requesting checkuser as they're running a few IPs right now and have used sleepers in the past. Belbury (talk) 13:01, 23 November 2022 (UTC)

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 * ✅ to .  Salvio 19:03, 23 November 2022 (UTC)
 * Tagged, closing. Spicy (talk) 22:34, 23 November 2022 (UTC)

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 * pro forma. Ponyo bons mots 20:12, 22 February 2023 (UTC)

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 * - suspect Special:Contributions/141.95.1.155 is the same user - edited articles match that of JuliaDrydon (Balloon Dog, Nicola Bulley, Missing White Woman Syndrome, Hyacinth Bucket/Keeping Up Appearances). MIDI (talk) 09:49, 24 February 2023 (UTC)

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 * JuliaDrydon is ✅ and blocked. XeNetCHF was created by the JuliaDrydon account on the same open proxy that has been associated with Dopenguins for years.-- Ponyo bons mots 20:12, 22 February 2023 (UTC)
 * I've blocked the IP as an open proxy, but even with a cursory glance at the contribs scream WP:DUCK.-- Ponyo bons mots 16:43, 24 February 2023 (UTC)

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Flogging the same bunch of dead horses, including but not restricted to Sean Lock‎‎, Hyacinth Bucket‎‎ and Balloon Dog‎‎. The accounts have been duck-blocked, but as they all spent some time sleeping before activation, CU is requested for more sleepers. Favonian (talk) 16:08, 12 March 2023 (UTC)

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 * . --Blablubbs (talk) 16:27, 12 March 2023 (UTC)
 * ✅ to each other and a few other blocked accounts; to the master. There's also, who is now also  Favonian just beat me to the block while I was typing this comment. --Blablubbs (talk) 16:33, 12 March 2023 (UTC)
 * – Favonian (talk) 16:37, 12 March 2023 (UTC)

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Restoring edits by IP blocked as sock Geraldo Perez (talk) 16:24, 30 March 2023 (UTC)

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 * Blocked as a sock by . Closing.-- Ponyo bons mots 19:42, 30 March 2023 (UTC)

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Nearly all edits have been to manually revert reverts of checkuser-blocked socks of master. Lavalizard101 (talk) 11:05, 29 August 2023 (UTC) Fix ping. Lavalizard101 (talk) 11:06, 29 August 2023 (UTC)
 * also who blocked master. Lavalizard101 (talk) 11:11, 29 August 2023 (UTC)
 * Given a number of socks blocked recently a check for sleepers may be an idea. Especially as xtwitter was created before a previous account Special:Contributions/Pendrift was blocked. Lavalizard101 (talk) 11:58, 29 August 2023 (UTC)

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 * Based on a post by the filer to Ponyo's Talk page, I've already blocked and tagged the new account. I'm stepping in here only to request a global lock. I'm leaving the report open in case a CU wants to run another check. Bbb23 (talk) 12:20, 29 August 2023 (UTC)
 * This one's on a proxy, so it didn't pop up with yesterdays batch that I blocked.-- Ponyo bons mots 16:09, 29 August 2023 (UTC)

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Already blocked and tagged; filing for archival purposes and because a sleeper check might be nice and (given the history of proxy/webhost abuse) an underlying IP block might be in order. HJ Mitchell &#124; Penny for your thoughts? 14:16, 21 September 2023 (UTC)

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 * . Closing since you've already blocked and tagged the puppet. Reaper Eternal (talk) 18:11, 21 September 2023 (UTC)

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Quack quack. Undoing good faith edits by User:Jkaharper while referring to them as vandalism and harassing them (including in the diff provided). JeffSpaceman (talk) 10:28, 12 June 2024 (UTC)

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 * Sock blocked - requesting global lock and closing. Bbb23 (talk) 11:50, 12 June 2024 (UTC)