Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Dranorter127/Archive

Suspected sockpuppets

 * Similarity of usernames, all ending with 127
 * Similar styles of overtaking an inactive editor's userspace, essentially hijacking it for non-encyclopedic use.
 * This history shows all three have edited Mitternacht90's page extensively.
 * Creating a userpage for a user who has been absent from WP for years


 * Adding odd pictures of reptiles/dinosaurs/other beasts to paleontology articles
 * Dranorter127 -, (this file has the same name as an article recently created by Masonthetrex127)  and
 * Masonthetrex127 - Joyous! Noise! 23:23, 4 April 2023 (UTC)

Comments by other users

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Clerk, CheckUser, and/or patrolling admin comments

 * -, and WP:NOTHERE given the hoax creations. MarioGom (talk) 20:46, 6 April 2023 (UTC)
 * This was done by Girth Summit. Mz7 (talk) 02:07, 14 April 2023 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
Previous sock Masonthetrex127 was blocked on 7 April 2023; this account was created on 12 April 2023. Similar name (dinosaur, "127"), and new account recreated Beast People (identical or nearly, if I recall correctly). Fram (talk) 13:14, 19 April 2023 (UTC)

Comments by other users

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Clerk, CheckUser, and/or patrolling admin comments

 * ✅ = . No sleepers for now. Already blocked. - Mailer Diablo 20:15, 19 April 2023 (UTC)
 * Tagged, closing. Thanks, Spicy (talk) 20:20, 19 April 2023 (UTC)