Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Dragonrap2/Archive

15 November 2014

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Dragonrap2 seems to have opened a new account as Futurewiki. This is a user who appears to be trying to make constructive edits, but struggles significantly and makes lots of cleanup for those who follow. Dragonrap2's last edit was Oct. 12th, and Futurewiki began soon after. There are 27 edits made to the same fairly obscure articles, such as Winnfield, Louisiana. Dragonrap2 was twice reported to ANI, and. Thank you! Magnolia677 (talk) 00:20, 15 November 2014 (UTC)
 * Anybody here? Magnolia677 (talk) 03:36, 26 November 2014 (UTC)

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 * This looks like a situation where the user forgot his or her password and just created a new account. None of the edits overlap chronologically and the other account has not been used since the new one was created. I don't believe this is a case of sockpuppetry. I'd recommend that you talk to the user and see if you could help guide them through the editing process. Mike V  •  Talk  22:08, 26 November 2014 (UTC)

16 June 2015

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Behavioral: Conclusion at previous SPI was that Dragonrap2 probably lost their password. Now that Futurewiki has just been indef blocked, edits resumed at Dragonrap2 with the same kinds of edits in the same subject area: Futurewiki: (new category),,. Dragonrap2: (new category),. Edits are in the same area of blocked 123lilbrad sockpuppet  • Gene93k (talk) 13:29, 16 June 2015 (UTC)

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This is a pretty clear case of WP:DUCK. And Futurewiki having been blocked for persistent incompetent disruptive editing, Dragonrap2 should be likewise. JohnInDC (talk) 19:10, 16 June 2015 (UTC)


 * Can I also suggest (at least) User:Hissrap18 as a sock of User:Dragon Rap221, likewise a sock of our Dragon Rap here? Fortuna  Imperatrix Mundi  19:21, 16 June 2015 (UTC)
 * Do you have to joke everywhere? -- Cosmic   Emperor  12:03, 20 June 2015 (UTC)
 * , I wasn't. Check their contribs! Fortuna  Imperatrix Mundi  12:31, 20 June 2015 (UTC)
 * Both are blocked as socks of . Cosmic   Emperor  13:12, 20 June 2015 (UTC)

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 * Already linked previously but no overlap, reconfirmed by behavior. Blocked and tagged. Dennis Brown - 2&cent; 11:20, 20 June 2015 (UTC)

24 June 2015

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Name implies sock of User:Futurewiki and User:Futurewiki2, both of whom are sockpuppets of User:Dragonrap2. WP:DUCK Joseph2302 (talk) 21:47, 24 June 2015 (UTC)

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— Berean Hunter   (talk)  22:25, 24 June 2015 (UTC)
 * Indeffing and closing.

30 June 2015

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Behavioral: Creating micro-subcategories of every metro area in the U.S.

Blocked sock :

Blocked sock :

User Mega256:    • Gene93k (talk) 21:36, 30 June 2015 (UTC)

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 * I took a closer look, and yes, this seems to be him. Would love a CU to peak in.  Dennis Brown - 2&cent; 22:07, 30 June 2015 (UTC)
 * - totality of edits are nearly identical and he is creating socks as fast as we block them, or quicker. Dennis Brown - 2&cent; 22:07, 30 June 2015 (UTC)
 * Except for Futurew, a throwaway account with no edits, there are no apparent sleepers. I checked the master and all of the blocked puppets listed here and one more in the archives. The following accounts are ✅:
 * Tags and one block. Closing.--Bbb23 (talk) 05:21, 1 July 2015 (UTC)
 * Tags and one block. Closing.--Bbb23 (talk) 05:21, 1 July 2015 (UTC)
 * Tags and one block. Closing.--Bbb23 (talk) 05:21, 1 July 2015 (UTC)
 * Tags and one block. Closing.--Bbb23 (talk) 05:21, 1 July 2015 (UTC)
 * Tags and one block. Closing.--Bbb23 (talk) 05:21, 1 July 2015 (UTC)
 * Tags and one block. Closing.--Bbb23 (talk) 05:21, 1 July 2015 (UTC)
 * Tags and one block. Closing.--Bbb23 (talk) 05:21, 1 July 2015 (UTC)

06 July 2015

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Behavioral: Suspect picking up where blocked sock left off. Same kind of edits in the same subject area.

Declaration by blocked sock :

Declaration by Mega257:

Edits by blocked Mega256:

Edits by Mega257:   • Gene93k (talk) 18:47, 6 July 2015 (UTC)

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 * Obvious sock is obvious, blocked and tagged. If Gene would just get the admin bit, he could have done the block himself. Dennis Brown - 2&cent; 18:51, 6 July 2015 (UTC)
 * Nothing more to do. Closing. Bbb23 (talk) 19:58, 6 July 2015 (UTC)

17 October 2015

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Editing on templates/articles created by sockmaster Dragonrap2 like https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Template:Natchez_Radio&action=history for example. Also an obsession with radio stations like the other socks of Dragonrap2 (in fact the same ones) TypingInTheSky (talk) 05:51, 17 October 2015 (UTC)

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 * I blocked based on duck.--Bbb23 (talk) 14:49, 17 October 2015 (UTC)
 * Now ✅.--Bbb23 (talk) 14:57, 17 October 2015 (UTC)

21 November 2015

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User shows the same patterns of editing as Dragonrap2 and their sockpuppets, such as creating articles related to Ark-La-Tex including this one, which appears to be a copy of a previously deleted article. User also displays other traits similar to Dragonrap2 and their socks, such as edits focused on Louisiana radio stations and adding links to templates created by Dragonrap2's sockpuppet User:Futurewiki. WXA53 also shares Futurewiki's grammatical peculiarities as seen here. Tdl1060 (talk) 08:06, 21 November 2015 (UTC)

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 * Puppet already blocked. Closing. Bbb23 (talk) 18:46, 21 November 2015 (UTC)

23 November 2015

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Behavioral: First edit was to create a user page for blocked sock. Suspected sock then recreated List of cities, towns, and villages in Ark-La-Tex, previously recreated by WXA53 and originally created as List of Cities, Towns and Villages in Ark-La-Tex by Dragonrap2. WXA21 is starting up with the radio templates as previous sockpuppets did. • Gene93k (talk) 07:25, 23 November 2015 (UTC)

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— Berean Hunter   (talk)  14:14, 23 November 2015 (UTC)
 * Indeffed sock, deleted and salted his creations. Closing.

25 November 2015

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User restored content that had been added by Dragonrap2's sock Futurewiki, as seen here. User's edits are focused on Louisiana radio stations, as Dragonrap2 and their socks have been. User also shares Dragonrap2 and Futurewiki's grammatical peculiarities and shares their obsession with Fairview Alpha, Louisiana, as seen here. Tdl1060 (talk) 23:38, 25 November 2015 (UTC)

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Based on information posted at Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents, I have blocked 104.243.160.0/20 for three months. -- Diannaa (talk) 19:39, 26 November 2015 (UTC)

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As reported by User:Magnolia677 here – Train2104 (t • c) 22:28, 5 April 2017 (UTC)

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 * Observation: Edits like [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Fairview_Acres,_Louisiana&diff=prev&oldid=774031543 Fairview Acres, Louisiana] and [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ajax,_Louisiana&diff=prev&oldid=774032271 Ajax, Louisiana] clearly meet the WP:DUCK test. Huge infoboxes of unused fields assigning an official "Hamlet of ..." to unincorporated communities are consistent with known sock . ...and I was starting to enjoy the quiet. • Gene93k (talk) 23:00, 5 April 2017 (UTC)


 * I'm Clear it Up Don't Block Me and I'm Edited for the Future — Preceding unsigned comment added by Wikilester1999 (talk • contribs) 23:11, 5 April 2017 (UTC)


 * I'm Done Clean Up Article, I'm Good. Thank You — Preceding unsigned comment added by Wikilester1999 (talk • contribs) 23:15, 5 April 2017 (UTC)
 * You have reverted some of your latest edits. Other questionable edits (like these [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lockport,_Louisiana&diff=prev&oldid=773889840] [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Thibodaux,_Louisiana&diff=prev&oldid=773890083]) still stand and provide more evidence of sock-like behavior. • Gene93k (talk) 23:37, 5 April 2017 (UTC)

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— Berean Hunter   (talk)  23:59, 5 April 2017 (UTC)
 * ,, you've blocked this cat before--Diannaa, 104.243.160.0/20. CU-blocked, some edits rolled back. Drmies (talk) 23:55, 5 April 2017 (UTC)
 * Good...agreed this was him but now I don't have to look for the others. Closing.

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 * This edit and this edit are identical and link the new IP with a blocked sock.
 * Each of the four articles edited by 104.243.168.192 have been edited by one of the many previous socks.
 * IP is registered to "United States Natchitoches Cp Tel", as were all previous socks. Magnolia677 (talk) 11:36, 26 April 2017 (UTC)

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 * 104.243.168.192 obviously passes WP:DUCK. Both addresses fall within a related 104.243.160.0/20 range block that just expired. 104.243.160.0/19 and 104.243.160.0/20 have a combined total 12 months of range blocks. • Gene93k (talk) 14:51, 26 April 2017 (UTC)
 * Comment - Could you please also add user:104.243.167.88. Thank you.  Magnolia677 (talk) 02:33, 28 April 2017 (UTC)

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CU declined.--Bbb23 (talk) 15:42, 27 April 2017 (UTC)

104.243.160.0/20 range blocked for six months. I don't think the /19 will catch anything beyond what the /20 does. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 19:29, 28 April 2017 (UTC)

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IP address similar to previous IP's from Natchitoches, Louisiana. Edits are similar to past edits; please see the edit history at Template:Natchez Radio, where nearly every edit in the past six years has been by one of the socks. Magnolia677 (talk) 10:49, 13 December 2020 (UTC)

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 * This is clearly block evasion. I've blocked 104.243.160.0/20 for 6 months.  From what I can tell, the edits that have been made here are constructive, despite being block evasion.  So, my recommendation is that at the end of your enforced 6 month vacation, request to be unblocked under WP:Standard offer. -- RoySmith (talk) 02:37, 5 January 2021 (UTC)

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Similar editing pattern to previous socks, mostly radio stations in Louisiana. See:
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Also, similar IP registered to Natchitoches, Louisiana. Thank you. Magnolia677 (talk) 11:17, 1 February 2024 (UTC)

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 * IPs are likely stale by now. The Wordsmith Talk to me 02:37, 5 March 2024 (UTC)