Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/ENGLISH WHELPS/Archive

11 May 2011

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Very similar user names and editing behaviour at Template:Television in England and other UK media-related articles Rangoon11 (talk) 11:11, 11 May 2011 (UTC)

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Admin comment This is an admin comment, but I'm not a SPI patrolling admin. was blocked by for a day, then by myself indef, both as a username block. may simply be a new account created rather than renaming the other one. If so, this wouldn't appear to be a violation of WP:SOCK. The IP address may simply be editing while logged out, I've not looked in detail at the timings or contributions. Ged UK  11:33, 11 May 2011 (UTC)


 * I should say that I hadn't noticed that block history - looking again at the talk page of ENGLISH WHELPS I'm not sure how I missed the block notice, but I did! - and that if I had realised I wouldn't have brought this SPI, for which apologies. Rangoon11 (talk) 11:42, 11 May 2011 (UTC)

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Named accounts are ✅ matches, no comment on the IP. TN X Man 11:31, 11 May 2011 (UTC)
 * They're the same, but as it was a username violation, the second one is technically okay for now. I'm going to leave the IP alone for now. —  Hello Annyong  (say whaaat?!) 12:10, 11 May 2011 (UTC)

20 May 2011

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A previous investigation was launched against the reported user and User:ENGLISH WHELPS located at Sockpuppet_investigations/ENGLISH_WHELPS/Archive. The editor is known for their edits to BBC Two England to which User:ENGLISH VIKING immediately began editing, following the block of the suspected main account User:GEAT BEOWULF yesterday. The account User:GEAT BEOWULF has been blocked indefinately for edit warring/abuse of editing privileges. -=- Adam Walker -=- 15:48, 20 May 2011 (UTC)

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, though the username suggests that this is bloody obvious. No other socks, though. –MuZemike 16:14, 20 May 2011 (UTC)
 * Blocked and tagged. —  Hello Annyong  (say whaaat?!) 17:59, 20 May 2011 (UTC)

23 May 2011

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Sockpuppet account to evade block for re-creating deleted articles following AFD discussions: puppeteer was blocked for this and for edit-warring. Gurt Posh (talk) 14:40, 23 May 2011 (UTC)

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 * Blocked and tagged per WP:DUCK. —  Hello Annyong  (say whaaat?!) 15:53, 23 May 2011 (UTC)

✅ plus:



–MuZemike 23:42, 23 May 2011 (UTC)

02 June 2011

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I became aware of this user due to this change for which there is no evidence except it's known that Lars von Trier's biological father is known to have been a Mr Hartmann. In checking for vandalism I found that the user shares interest in 4 obscure articles with GEAT HENGEST, and the account creation date also fits. The editor is currently active, so a quick block would be good. Hans Adler 12:36, 2 June 2011 (UTC)

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 * T. Canens (talk) 12:44, 2 June 2011 (UTC)


 * ✅ TN X Man  12:50, 2 June 2011 (UTC)
 * Bagged and tagged. T. Canens (talk) 13:01, 2 June 2011 (UTC)

04 September 2011

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Viking OISC started editing just weeks after Geat Beowulf was banned, to the very same pages (television templates, English Australian, creating unnecessary redirects). Name similar to his other socks User:ENGLISH VIKING & User:OISC 89. Also edits around European royal families. Jevansen (talk) 01:18, 4 September 2011 (UTC)

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 * - I've blocked and tagged per WP:DUCK, but I'm endorsing to find sleepers. The master and its socks are just barely stale, I believe. —  Hello Annyong  (say whaaat?!) 02:22, 4 September 2011 (UTC)
 * nothing more to action here. AGK  [&bull; ] 09:17, 4 September 2011 (UTC)

01 October 2011

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Name similarity with another sock (User:VIKING OISC) and edits on the same topics Jevansen (talk) 23:09, 1 October 2011 (UTC)

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 * - Endorsing for a check against VIKING OISC, as well as sleepers. —  Hello Annyong  (say whaaat?!) 00:13, 2 October 2011 (UTC)
 * ✅ Straight match. No sleepers. - Mailer Diablo 00:21, 2 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Blocked and tagged. —  Hello Annyong  (say whaaat?!) 04:02, 2 October 2011 (UTC)