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-- Amanda  (aka DQ) 09:09, 29 October 2016 (UTC)

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 * -- Amanda  (aka DQ) 09:10, 29 October 2016 (UTC)
 * ✅ Information only filing/tagging. -- Amanda  (aka DQ) 09:11, 29 October 2016 (UTC)

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Same type of username, edits intersect. Dat GuyTalkContribs 00:56, 31 October 2016 (UTC)

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 * Merge SPIs - these are all socks of Sockpuppet investigations/Malusia22, banging on about the Sindikato hoax. Wikishovel (talk) 01:13, 31 October 2016 (UTC)
 * I believe DoRD was speaking of the Malusia22 case, not this one.  — Gestrid  ( talk ) 01:26, 31 October 2016 (UTC)
 * I've added some more, I didn't wanted to create another subsection. --   LuK3      (Talk)   01:27, 31 October 2016 (UTC)
 * I must've read it wrong, then. Carry on.  —  Gestrid  ( talk ) 01:34, 31 October 2016 (UTC)

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 * According to, they are unrelated. GABgab 01:15, 31 October 2016 (UTC)
 * - Due to influx of socks, and because it would be really great to see if they're using anything blockable. Thanks, GABgab 01:22, 31 October 2016 (UTC)
 * Yes, but he implied that they were a sock of this master, as per his wikilink on "troll." GABgab 01:33, 31 October 2016 (UTC)
 * As I've noted before, these are not Malusia22. Unfortunately, since they're hopping around on open proxies, IP blocks aren't going to be effective. Block any new accounts on sight. ​—DoRD (talk)​ 01:34, 31 October 2016 (UTC)
 * Fair enough. AIV is always better for rapid response, just mention this case. Closing for now. GABgab 01:37, 31 October 2016 (UTC)

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CU was a match, though,, I always appreciate a quick look just to check (note the different geolocations). Already blocked, not yet tagged. Drmies (talk) 03:13, 7 November 2016 (UTC)

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 * Don't know if this helps but admitted to being a sockpuppet of BillyAngel while he was abusing Twinkle. 2607:FB90:A097:285F:538C:157C:B47A:E0A (talk) 04:10, 7 November 2016 (UTC)
 * The technical data seem to match, yes. Drmies (talk) 05:01, 7 November 2016 (UTC)

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 * , want to add yours? Drmies (talk) 03:49, 7 November 2016 (UTC)
 * It's no doubt him even with the use of proxies. -- Amanda  (aka DQ) 09:15, 7 November 2016 (UTC)

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Noticed these accounts on Articles for deletion/Elite Indoor Football, where all of a sudden they vote for "Keep" for the article while having virtually no other edits outside of the AfD discussion.

This is not usual behavior for participating in AfD, as these suspected socks started to vote right after they registered, and these accounts except for the suspected sockpuppeteer are registered within 30 minutes. The usernames also don't look like they are here to actually contribute. There is a possibility they are disrupting the AfD discussion.

Diffs: all these edits are made within 30 minutes: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. -★- PlyrStar93. → Message me. 🖉← 04:32, 9 September 2017 (UTC)

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 * Comment: I have tagged all the socks and the sockmaster as Single-purpose and posted a template at the top of the article. An IP who wanted a similar investigation moved also wished to request for CheckUser on the accounts, though this disruption is too obvious for a request. If you think one is still warranted, I won't blame you. jd22292 (Jalen D. Folf) (talk) 06:46, 9 September 2017 (UTC)
 * Go ahead and add Special:Contributions/49.49.245.72, User:Punicdana, User:Menessheik, User:Yuleguru, User:Arrowcotes, User:Sofiawrapt, and User:Hebisian. Yosemiter (talk) 03:28, 11 September 2017 (UTC)
 * Just reverted and blocked a sleeper account whose definitely related to this SPI... :-)  ~Oshwah~  (talk) (contribs)   17:48, 12 September 2017 (UTC)
 * User:Oshwah, I don't think those two accounts are related to this SPI--I think someone just found a nice target to mess with. Drmies (talk) 23:14, 12 September 2017 (UTC)
 * Drmies - Interesting... but why this one? Weird... I dunno, I guess this creates more questions in my mind than answers...  ~Oshwah~  (talk) (contribs)   23:21, 12 September 2017 (UTC)
 * Because the other guy isn't Genghis Khan... I'm sure of that. Drmies (talk) 23:29, 12 September 2017 (UTC)

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 * - Please compare these accounts. Thanks, GABgab 13:35, 9 September 2017 (UTC)
 * - Katietalk 19:28, 11 September 2017 (UTC)
 * - Katietalk 19:32, 11 September 2017 (UTC)
 * Is there anything we ought to do here? Thanks very much, GABgab 02:35, 26 September 2017 (UTC)
 * No – keep it on hold until a CU releases it. Katietalk 10:13, 26 September 2017 (UTC)
 * These accounts are ✅ to each other and to Sockpuppet investigations/BillyAngel:


 * All blocked. EpicMan is probably the oldest account and is older than BillyAngel, so we should probably merge this with BillyAngel and rename the whole thing. Thanks. Katietalk 20:26, 17 October 2017 (UTC)
 * I moved/renamed the case and retagged everyone. Closing. GABgab 23:32, 18 October 2017 (UTC)

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see diff (only one):1

Claiming "This account and PXS1245 both belong to BillyAngel". User is already blocked.

Picked this up when checking today's AIV's, but maybe this could mean something? Does it mean there may be a possibility this gets merged to this one? AIV reason was thank spamming and email harassing. -★- PlyrStar93. → Message me. ← 03:18, 27 September 2017 (UTC)

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 * User is blocked. I think we should wait on any merges until the above case is resolved. Sro23 (talk) 04:22, 8 October 2017 (UTC)

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Quacks loudly IMO.  Aloha27   talk  01:42, 22 October 2017 (UTC)

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 * due to proxies on both this sock and the archive. -- Amanda  (aka DQ) 05:20, 22 October 2017 (UTC)
 * The account is already blocked. CLosing.  Vanjagenije  (talk)  08:58, 22 October 2017 (UTC)

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Brand new account, made a couple of edits to 2017 İzmir courthouse attack which has seen much abuse from other EpicMan socks. Then, immediately off to DRV. -- RoySmith (talk) 14:37, 11 January 2018 (UTC)

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 * Blocked as a User:Finley22 Waterman puppet. Closing. Sro23 (talk) 21:26, 11 January 2018 (UTC)