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Epistemphilic was blocked five hours ago for edit-warring on 2017 Alwar mob lynching. Pedantology1 was created hours later, and proceeded to perform exactly the same reverts: see. Vanamonde (talk) 16:14, 9 June 2017 (UTC)

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✅. Master's block is now indefinite. Blocked, tagged, closing.--Bbb23 (talk) 17:17, 9 June 2017 (UTC)

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Both the users obsessed with.

WikiBodhiVamsa starts by setting up a user page that is a copy of TD's user page, mimicks TD's edit summaries:,. Also fights with  and rants against "communists". (Cf., of .)

Adityanath account: vendetta against TD:, also mimicking his edit summaries  in the very first edit, exhibiting prior knowledge of TD. -- Kautilya3 (talk) 15:25, 17 June 2017 (UTC)

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 * Well, I feel this needs to be dealt on behavioural considerations, rather than technically. Way too much behavioural overlap.. Winged Blades Godric 06:02, 20 June 2017 (UTC)

WBV behavioral evidence I've been working on it, Godric, but I've been busy in RL as well...In any case, here is some behavioral evidence. As a point of interest I was initially not convinced that this was a sock, but I have become convinced after examining many behavioral quirks. Vanamonde (talk) 06:47, 20 June 2017 (UTC)

1) Copied his user page from that of Tyler Durden, with whom Epistemphilic had several interactions. Also added the same sarcastic template to their talk as Tyler has. Not direct evidence, but a pointer, to be certain. Tyler had also remarked upon this similarity; . Other tendencies to mimic Tyler's edit summaries; possibly too much detail for here, I can provide this if needed.

2) Has language quirks in common with Epistemphilic/pedantology. Random capitalization is one such; the other is linking to a policy or guideline after mentioning the concept; something like "these sources are not reliable WP:RELIABLE" which is odd usage. This is best seen in their edit summaries: WikiBodhiVamsa, Pedantology, Epistemphilic.

3) Similarly aggressive and poorly worded messages on my talk page: WBV, Pedantology. The claim of being bullied, made on my talk and here by Pedantology, was repeated by WBV at.

Since you have already dirtied your hands with this particular mess once, perhaps you'd be willing to look at this report as well? Vanamonde (talk) 09:44, 22 June 2017 (UTC)

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❌.--Bbb23 (talk) 17:03, 17 June 2017 (UTC)
 * Closing without action. Callanecc (talk • contribs • logs) 09:03, 2 July 2017 (UTC)
 * I've blocked and tagged as a suspected sock due to the behaviour evidence. Based on my own CU, I'd say (maybe ). Callanecc (talk • contribs • logs) 00:41, 7 July 2017 (UTC)

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JafarHasan made essentially the same edit as the Epistemphilic sock here and here. None of their edits is constructive. Kautilya3 (talk) 16:42, 18 October 2017 (UTC)

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 * - This account continued the edit war that got the master account blocked. . Please block. Sir Sputnik (talk) 17:19, 18 October 2017 (UTC)
 * . GABgab 17:49, 18 October 2017 (UTC)