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20 June 2013

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Created Roland Baines, a hoax and vandalizing Economist  Eye snore  Summer! (PC) 21:45, 20 June 2013 (UTC)

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 * - for a sleeper check per deleted contributions here and on Meta; I will be filing a request on Meta shortly. Rschen7754 08:45, 21 June 2013 (UTC)
 * As far as this case goes, I'm only seeing blocked accounts, including, , and . ​—DoRD (talk)​ 12:40, 21 June 2013 (UTC)
 * - Holding pending lock. Rschen7754 19:30, 21 June 2013 (UTC)
 * Closing. Rschen7754 20:07, 21 June 2013 (UTC)

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All associated with promoting or creating hoax "cat economist" Roland Baines or Roland Atwood Baines. Some have already been checkuser blocked following ANI thread. See Administrators%27_noticeboard/Incidents and Administrators%27_noticeboard/IncidentArchive801 DuncanHill (talk) 20:55, 8 June 2018 (UTC)

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''Accused parties may also comment/discuss in this section below. See Defending yourself against claims.'' Since the CU had already been completed I'll just mention a few more here with characteristic "Roland Atwood Baines" edits without officially adding them to the case: user:PWTaffy, user:PWPogoStick , user:FWdePogoStick  Meters (talk) 06:15, June 9, 2018 Meters (UTC)

And now user:DFTaffy Meters (talk) 06:19, 9 June 2018 (UTC)

&+User:StillTiredOfHogies, not yet blocked. AddWittyNameHere (talk) 21:54, 9 June 2018 (UTC)

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 * - Needs another look from a CU, see if maybe a rangeblock is possible. Someguy1221 (talk) 00:11, 9 June 2018 (UTC)
 * Only and no clue if blocks are gonna help at this point, it looks like a spree going onto each different IP. --  Amanda  (aka DQ) 05:12, 9 June 2018 (UTC)
 * Nothing left to do here. Closing. Bbb23 (talk) 22:31, 9 June 2018 (UTC)

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Quack. "Roland Atwood Baines, feline Economist and first cat to attend Harvard University" Meters (talk) 03:17, 10 June 2018 (UTC)

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 * Please could cases not be closed so precipitously in future? Thank you, DuncanHill (talk) 03:18, 10 June 2018 (UTC)
 * 'nother one, User:FourSticksNow. QUAAAAACK. AddWittyNameHere (talk) 05:22, 10 June 2018 (UTC)
 * &+User:DuncanCanStickIt. AddWittyNameHere (talk) 05:28, 10 June 2018 (UTC) Comment: user has been softblocked for username violation. Block should probably be tweaked. AddWittyNameHere (talk) 06:08, 10 June 2018 (UTC)
 * A bit older, but User:DuncanWeston for the sake of completeness. Chris857 (talk) 05:38, 10 June 2018 (UTC)

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As of now I think we're done here. One other account:. -- zzuuzz (talk) 08:04, 10 June 2018 (UTC)
 * I asked for this not to be closed, as whenever it is closed they start up again. . DuncanHill (talk) 15:10, 10 June 2018 (UTC)
 * I blocked as obvious sock of YoghurtGermany. DMacks (talk) 15:21, 10 June 2018 (UTC)

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Quack. All edits by these three are harrassment of user:DuncanHill, either reverting his edits or directly commenting on his talk page. Compare to the similar behaviour by other socks blocked earlier today such as User:DuncanCanStickIt, User:DuncanWeston, user:DrivingDuncanM user:ForgetThenoob Meters (talk) 23:29, 10 June 2018 (UTC)

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 * I've blocked them all without tags as obvious. Closing. Bbb23 (talk) 00:26, 11 June 2018 (UTC)

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Triggered abuse filter — CYBERPOWER  (Around ) 12:32, 11 June 2018 (UTC)

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That's great! Closing.--Bbb23 (talk) 12:52, 11 June 2018 (UTC)

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Here we go again. I'd suggest checking the new user log for any usernames related to "Nigel". Nanophosis (talk) 23:45, 11 June 2018 (UTC)

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Blocked, close.--Bbb23 (talk) 23:51, 11 June 2018 (UTC)

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We're having a wave of puppets from this character tonight, could we possibly get an IP block or something. Thanks. Home Lander (talk) 01:14, 12 June 2018 (UTC)

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IP blocks are not feasible for this master. Closing.--Bbb23 (talk) 02:20, 12 June 2018 (UTC)

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Ongoing harassment, undoing my recent edits, continues from previous cases in the archives. DuncanHill (talk) 02:48, 13 June 2018 (UTC) DuncanHill (talk) 02:48, 13 June 2018 (UTC)

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 * Accounts now blocked. Closing. Bbb23 (talk) 13:03, 13 June 2018 (UTC)

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See previous cases. Undoing my recent contributions, often sends thanks for my edits before undoing them. DuncanHill (talk) 00:51, 14 June 2018 (UTC) DuncanHill (talk) 00:51, 14 June 2018 (UTC)

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✅ + . Blocked, closing.--Bbb23 (talk) 00:58, 14 June 2018 (UTC)

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undoing my recent edits, sending thanks for my edits before undoing them. Has used attack names before as well. DuncanHill (talk) 01:07, 14 June 2018 (UTC) DuncanHill (talk) 01:07, 14 June 2018 (UTC)

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As before, undoing my recent edits, accompanied by dishonest edit summaries and personal attacks DuncanHill (talk) 23:37, 14 June 2018 (UTC)

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Confirmed and. -- zzuuzz (talk) 00:21, 15 June 2018 (UTC)

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creation of hoax articles on animals who are economists, undoing my recent edits with spurious edit summaries DuncanHill (talk) 16:50, 15 June 2018 (UTC) DuncanHill (talk) 16:50, 15 June 2018 (UTC)

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 * Tripped abuse filter.— CYBERPOWER  ( Chat ) 16:58, 15 June 2018 (UTC)

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ongoing harassment, undoing my recent edits. Has now learnt to do so without using the undo button, in a vain attempt to stop me noticing. DuncanHill (talk) 19:37, 15 June 2018 (UTC)

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Blocked. Lots of other evidence too. DMacks (talk) 19:40, 15 June 2018 (UTC)
 * Filters 919 and 920 detect this sock master.— CYBERPOWER  ( Chat ) 20:31, 15 June 2018 (UTC)

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Tripped abuse filter. — CYBERPOWER  ( Chat ) 23:56, 15 June 2018 (UTC)

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undoing my recent edits DuncanHill (talk) 02:10, 16 June 2018 (UTC)

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continued harassment. See previous cases. DuncanHill (talk) 23:03, 19 June 2018 (UTC)

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 * Already blocked. Closing w/o tags per WP:DENY. Sir Sputnik (talk) 00:25, 20 June 2018 (UTC)

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See this edit filter. As well, all users were made on the same day and all but NoManCanBanMe are undoing Ponyo's edits. Despite NoManCanBanMe not undoing Ponyo's edits, when they vandalized Paw and their edits were reverted, Probably28g7 undid the user who reverted. Seems like duck to me. HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 05:24, 21 June 2018 (UTC)

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✅, blocked the unblocked account, closing.--Bbb23 (talk) 12:43, 21 June 2018 (UTC)

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ongoing talk page harassment, see previous cases ad nauseam DuncanHill (talk) 01:10, 24 June 2018 (UTC)

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 * I'm gonna guess belongs, too.  Seeing as I blocked them with no notice, I'd hope so. Ian.thomson (talk) 01:27, 24 June 2018 (UTC)
 * Also and . Ian.thomson (talk) 01:41, 24 June 2018 (UTC)
 * . Ian.thomson (talk) 01:43, 24 June 2018 (UTC)
 * another one. Nanophosis (talk) 02:06, 24 June 2018 (UTC)
 * . Ian.thomson (talk) 02:06, 24 June 2018 (UTC)
 * Aaaaand Nanophosis (talk) 02:10, 24 June 2018 (UTC)

. Ian.thomson (talk) 02:12, 24 June 2018 (UTC)

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There's very little benefit to checking all these accounts. Nonetheless, I checked several of them, found no others. My only action was to block the no-edit account. Closing.--Bbb23 (talk) 14:40, 24 June 2018 (UTC)

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Is now emailing me similar messages to those which he posted me on my usertalk. Just had 20 emails in a row. DuncanHill (talk) 20:37, 24 June 2018 (UTC) DuncanHill (talk) 20:37, 24 June 2018 (UTC)

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The account's e-mail access has been disabled. Closing.

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 * Clearly the same user as HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 03:42, 25 June 2018 (UTC)

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Automated filter identified this user as a possible sock .[] Kpgj  hpjm  12:23, 4 July 2018 (UTC)

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No behavioral evidence presented. Closing.--Bbb23 (talk) 15:40, 4 July 2018 (UTC)

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Obvious WP:DUCK, just want to document it HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 03:32, 6 July 2018 (UTC)

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Already blocked, same Baines stuff. User:WikimaticImmunity and User:CantStopWikimaticImmunity have been previously reported. Chris857 (talk) 19:49, 6 July 2018 (UTC)

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See below. — Berean Hunter   (talk)  04:51, 21 July 2018 (UTC)

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— Berean Hunter   (talk)  04:52, 21 July 2018 (UTC)
 * All are ✅.
 * No tags. Closing. Sro23 (talk) 03:04, 23 July 2018 (UTC)

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-- The1337gamer (talk) 22:12, 23 July 2018 (UTC)
 * All of the edits from these users seem to extremely similar. They are adding fake information to articles and citing the same website ("academicsnow.edu") that does not exist. Check the diffs. It's pretty obvious that this is a single person creating multiple accounts to avoid detection and insert subtle vandalism into Wikipedia articles.
 * HaciendoProggart:
 * ManThatShipp:
 * AlbertoMintoProggart: ,
 * ManuelProggart: ,
 * Also the edit summary of ManuelProggart's second ever edit says: "Sources were provided. Take it to talk if sources disputed", which seems to imply that this user is already familiar with the workings of Wikipedia, ergo they are probably a known long term abuser.

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 * I blocked all of these accounts yesterday (no tags). These are all ✅ socks of Sockpuppet investigations/EnglishEfternamn; could you please move the report to the correct master?-- Jezebel's Ponyo bons mots 15:54, 24 July 2018 (UTC)
 * ✅ and closed.  Vanjagenije  (talk)  17:15, 26 July 2018 (UTC)

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Clear WP:DUCK, HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 03:36, 30 August 2018 (UTC)

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 * Account now blocked. Closing. Bbb23 (talk) 13:47, 30 August 2018 (UTC)
 * For the record, this is Nsmutte, not EnglishEfternamn. is it worth asking a clerk to merge, or nah?-- Jezebel's Ponyo bons mots 17:20, 30 August 2018 (UTC)
 * I go with nah.--Bbb23 (talk) 17:22, 30 August 2018 (UTC)
 * The "nah"'s have it. So enacted.-- Jezebel's Ponyo bons mots 17:23, 30 August 2018 (UTC)

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Obvious WP:DUCK, same "Harvard cat" vandalism. Chris857 (talk) 16:12, 17 September 2018 (UTC)

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✅, blocked, no tag per WP:DENY, closing.--Bbb23 (talk) 16:54, 17 September 2018 (UTC)

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filter is saying this is a sock, but I can't see the disallowed edits, hoping someone with more knowlage of this sockmaster and/or access to the filtered edits can look at this Tornado chaser (talk) 02:29, 28 September 2018 (UTC)

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❌. I have close to no edit filter skills. I can see part of why it tripped, though, but there's something I'm missing. Can you explain? E-mail me if it's private. Thanks.--Bbb23 (talk) 18:50, 28 September 2018 (UTC)
 * I've amended the filter a bit. Shouldn't happen anymore.— CYBERPOWER  ( Chat ) 13:18, 29 September 2018 (UTC)
 * Thanks. Closing.--Bbb23 (talk) 13:25, 29 September 2018 (UTC)

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Not very familiar with this sockmaster, but as I was montioring the edit filter log, I saw this user repeatedly tripping Special:AbuseFilter/919 which targets this sockmaster. — MRD2014 Talk 14:55, 22 November 2018 (UTC)

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The filter is known for false positives. I believe this is probably a sock of another master: see Sockpuppet investigations/Dopenguins.--Bbb23 (talk) 15:09, 22 November 2018 (UTC)
 * The sock was blocked at the other SPI as a duck. Closing.--Bbb23 (talk) 16:40, 22 November 2018 (UTC)