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Both users are adding peacock language to Crossgates Mall against consensus and discussion on the talk page. On the talk page, they both use similar language that no other editors disagree with them at the moment. Compare EdelweissofNE "I'm unaware of anyone who disagrees with me at the moment" and MarketMartha "there also arn't three experienced editors who currently disagree with me." Almost all the edits by these new editors are at this one article. Bahooka (talk) 21:20, 7 March 2017 (UTC)

More information on the discussion and editor can be found on AN here. Bahooka (talk) 21:29, 7 March 2017 (UTC)

Also, both editors made the same edit adding a retailer and local business journal here and here. Bahooka (talk) 21:47, 7 March 2017 (UTC)

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 * SOck indeffed. Case closed.  Vanjagenije  (talk)  14:12, 15 March 2017 (UTC)

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Editing patterns similar to User:Jenimcphersoncow (indef blocked) and User:74.76.67.208 (corresponding IP user, blocked for six months but has returned to editing):
 * 1) Intense focus on department stores and malls
 * 2) Describing department stores as "upscale" without citations (IP diff; Theshabin13's diff)
 * 3) Editing approach of many incremental changes, esp. note recent work on Lord & Taylor Stevie is the man!  Talk • Work 13:40, 31 March 2017 (UTC)

See also Sockpuppet investigations/Jenimcphersoncow/Archive. Stevie is the man! Talk • Work 13:45, 31 March 2017 (UTC)

There is also apparently a new corresponding IP user User:67.246.36.38 who has been doing a lot of similar work alongside Theshabin13, especially on Lord & Taylor. Stevie is the man! Talk • Work 13:57, 31 March 2017 (UTC)

See also Sockpuppet investigations/EdelweissofNE/Archive, where the same editing patterns (at least 2 of the 3) emerged, with Theshabin13 being created around a week after the sockpuppet User:MarketMartha was blocked. noticed that User:74.76.67.208 also might be mixed up with these users. See here. Stevie is the man! Talk • Work 18:52, 31 March 2017 (UTC)

, since I have listed more recent accounts exhibiting similar behavior, might they be tested with CheckUser? Namely EdelweissofNE and MarketMartha. Thank you for your consideration. Stevie is the man! Talk • Work 18:57, 31 March 2017 (UTC)

and the clerk who may handle this -- if it would work out better to drop this case and start a new one based on EdelweissofNE as the master, I will be happy to do that. Stevie is the man! Talk • Work 19:57, 31 March 2017 (UTC)

Thank you very much for indeffing the users in question. Can anything be done to block account creation from IPs associated with the accounts? 74.76.67.208 seems to be very much in common with these users, and possibly even 67.246.36.38, as noted above. I am frankly tired of coming back to deal with this abusive user. Stevie is the man! Talk • Work 15:54, 9 April 2017 (UTC)

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The master is. CU declined.--Bbb23 (talk) 15:03, 31 March 2017 (UTC)
 * Please sort this out, and if at some point you want to endorse a check, that's fine, although the master here, which I believe is the oldest account in the two cases, would still be stale.--Bbb23 (talk) 19:54, 31 March 2017 (UTC)


 * Please don't do anything. Let a clerk deal with it. Thanks.--Bbb23 (talk) 20:01, 31 March 2017 (UTC)
 * For the beginning, please, check those accounts:
 * After that, we'll see whtether this belongs to Sockpuppet investigations/EdelweissofNE or to Sockpuppet investigations/Jenimcphersoncow.  Vanjagenije  (talk)  10:32, 9 April 2017 (UTC)
 * After that, we'll see whtether this belongs to Sockpuppet investigations/EdelweissofNE or to Sockpuppet investigations/Jenimcphersoncow.  Vanjagenije  (talk)  10:32, 9 April 2017 (UTC)
 * After that, we'll see whtether this belongs to Sockpuppet investigations/EdelweissofNE or to Sockpuppet investigations/Jenimcphersoncow.  Vanjagenije  (talk)  10:32, 9 April 2017 (UTC)
 * After that, we'll see whtether this belongs to Sockpuppet investigations/EdelweissofNE or to Sockpuppet investigations/Jenimcphersoncow.  Vanjagenije  (talk)  10:32, 9 April 2017 (UTC)


 * The three accounts are ✅ to each other. I've indeffed Theshabin13 and EdelweissofNE without tags.--Bbb23 (talk) 15:43, 9 April 2017 (UTC)
 * I couldn't find conclusive link to Jenimcphersoncow, so I merged the case here. Tagging and closing.  Vanjagenije  (talk)  18:37, 9 April 2017 (UTC)

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A new and nearly single-purpose account for reintroduction of subjective "upscale" descriptions for shopping malls, as conducted recently by previously established sockpuppet User:Theshabin13, as shown by diffs and  —ADavidB 04:30, 11 April 2017 (UTC) New and nearly single-purpose accounts for reintroduction of subjective "upscale" descriptions for shopping malls, as conducted recently by previously confirmed sockpuppet User:Theshabin13, as shown by diffs: Thanks —ADavidB 05:12, 11 April 2017 (UTC)
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✅, blocked, tagged, closing.--Bbb23 (talk) 14:33, 11 April 2017 (UTC)

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Account was created a few days after User:Theshabin13 was indefinitely blocked. User has proceeded to revert the reverts of sockpuppet Theshabin13's work on a number of articles. Stevie is the man! Talk • Work 10:45, 17 April 2017 (UTC)

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— Berean Hunter   (talk)  21:33, 17 April 2017 (UTC)
 * Indeffing sock and closing.

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At Holyoke Mall at Ingleside (a frequent target of this puppetmaster's socks) multiple small incremental edits, averaging one a minute. Includes a failure to use the preview feature, and introduce page errors live.     and others. User attempted to mimic a bot to avoid detection; User's requested new username is Mallshoppingaffinity817 indicating a continuation of specifically mall related items.  Scr ★ pIron IV 13:02, 24 April 2017 (UTC)

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Yes, I have created all of these accounts but I have yet to understand what I've done wrong as I have not tried to deceive anyone. If I was able to use my other accounts, I would not waste my time setting up new ones. I have also not seen the need or had the desire/time to appeal these "decisions" as they appear petty or always seem to rule in favor of policies that are vague and subjective. It is frustrating I can not make one edit without being reported for abuse by this one user. What explanation would even be necessary here? I am sorry for anyone I have disturbed, it was not my intention. Please let me know how to rectify this big mistake, as apparently I have no choice to, yet again.... Numericalorderbot (talk) 13:08, 24 April 2017 (UTC)

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Blocked and closing.--Bbb23 (talk) 14:24, 24 April 2017 (UTC)

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Similar interest in stores and malls. This user is continuing to edit despite being blocked indefinitely. Stevie is the man! Talk • Work 01:27, 6 May 2017 (UTC)

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 * IP now blocked. Closing. Bbb23 (talk) 18:24, 10 May 2017 (UTC)

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Same interest in malls and stores. Did a revert on The Pyramid Companies that was a duplicate of one done by sockpuppet Princetongirl516. Stevie is the man! Talk • Work 20:23, 21 May 2017 (UTC)

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 * ✅ plus:
 * Blocked and closing.--Bbb23 (talk) 00:20, 22 May 2017 (UTC)
 * Blocked and closing.--Bbb23 (talk) 00:20, 22 May 2017 (UTC)
 * Blocked and closing.--Bbb23 (talk) 00:20, 22 May 2017 (UTC)
 * Blocked and closing.--Bbb23 (talk) 00:20, 22 May 2017 (UTC)
 * Blocked and closing.--Bbb23 (talk) 00:20, 22 May 2017 (UTC)
 * Blocked and closing.--Bbb23 (talk) 00:20, 22 May 2017 (UTC)
 * Blocked and closing.--Bbb23 (talk) 00:20, 22 May 2017 (UTC)

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Filing for the record. ​—DoRD (talk)​ 12:51, 7 March 2018 (UTC)

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 * All ✅ to each other. ​—DoRD (talk)​ 12:51, 7 March 2018 (UTC)

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Same incremental edits to Lord & Taylor; promotional edits, taking many live edits to finalize a small update. Note the need for six edits to leave a single message on my talk page. Editing style and content consistent with the many named sockpuppets.  Scr ★ pIron IV 14:26, 24 April 2018 (UTC)

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 * I'd just like to note that someone came into the #wikipedia-en-help IRC channel asking for assistance regarding this SPI. They entered with an IP that was blocked 3 months ago in one of the earlier reports, and claimed that they are being falsely accused of being EdelweissofNE. Of course, this isn't "evidence" per se, I just thought it would be useful to mention it. Vermont (talk) 17:50, 28 April 2018 (UTC)

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 * IP edits too old. Closing. Bbb23 (talk) 18:19, 4 May 2018 (UTC)