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26 July 2015

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Obvious multiple account abuse. Same username same comments on talk page. Iranmehr27's diff (started a new section "afghanis are not Persians"), Iranmeher2015's diff (started a new section "afqans are not persians"). Note and other related accounts: Persian people and Talk:Persian people were targeted by this troll (or trolls) since 2013–2014. All of those users are same person, or have exact POVs. Some of them are indef-blocked, others are still open/active, examples:, , (indef-block), , , , , ,  (indef-block),  (indef-block), ,. Too many involved accounts, so I request a checkuser to find other alternative accounts of this user. I reported oldest account and newest one (possible oldest, because he may has older account than Iranmehr27). Majority of those accounts only targeted Persian people and Talk:Persian people, so I think it's useful to analyze that single articles to find SPs. --Zyma (talk) 08:00, 26 July 2015 (UTC) Zyma (talk) 08:00, 26 July 2015 (UTC)

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 * There is some merit to the input made concerning the article Persian people. Unfortunately, the person is not well accustomed to Wikipedia.  I was involved in previous discussion.  Calling the person a troll is harsh.  --SmokeyJoe (talk) 00:04, 27 July 2015 (UTC)


 * Hi. I'm sure about them. They are same person. For example, see this recent disruption. It matches with those forum-like comments on the talk page. But please close and archive this SPI for now. Because he usually creates new accounts and abandon older accounts. I must review other targeted articles to find his active accounts and more details about his behavior. I may provide a detailed SPI case with diffs in the future. Regards. --Zyma (talk) 16:37, 5 August 2015 (UTC)
 * I also am sure it is the same person I engaged this time and last time. Why he abandoned previous accounts for new accounts I don't know, there is no serious attempt at deception that I see. I don't think that we should overreact to the sequential account use, he may have lost the password. He does have an issue that resonates with some small proportion of validity. If he is right, the article needs improvement. --SmokeyJoe (talk) 08:58, 6 August 2015 (UTC)

I think he creates different account to insert his POV on article. Just browse and review both article and talk page revision history. Some kind of personal commentary mixed with racist/nationalistic view. He wants to remove other Persian-speaking groups (e.g. Afghans and Tajiks) from the targeted article(s). He always copy-pastes some forum-like stuffs on article and talk page. No constructive comments, not providing reliable sources or valid rationale. Ethnic-related articles are good targets for nationalistic pov-pushers and ethno-centric editors. This guy is one of those ethnic warriors too. See his stale and blocked accounts. Obvious examples of WP:NOTHERE. Did you see how many times he created same sections on talk page? Every time he returns, he goes to talk page, and start it again. Either copy-paste of previous comments or just minor changes to them. Other editors replied to his comments, but he does not attend, and he repeats same things again. Is that contribution or trolling? Why he always comes to targeted article(s) and then he attacks and insults some ethnic groups? Awful behavior and WP:BATTLEGROUND. --Zyma (talk) 11:05, 7 August 2015 (UTC)

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 * I've declined the CU request. This is not the way to go about creating an SPI. If you believe there is evidence that many accounts belong to the same person, you must list those accounts under suspected sockpuppets. Then in the body you provide evidence of why you think they are socks of each other. Moreover, a CU cannot be run against any account if the account is stale. Here, the master is stale, and at least the first several accounts I looked at in your evidence section are stale.--Bbb23 (talk) 19:49, 26 July 2015 (UTC)
 * Are you going to edit this case as advised by Bbb23? Or should we close this?  Vanjagenije  (talk)  09:28, 4 August 2015 (UTC)
 * Filler has no intention to edit the case as requested. Closing.  Vanjagenije  (talk)  17:15, 9 August 2015 (UTC)

24 August 2015

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Per this discussion at ANI. Persistent disruption of the article Persian people and related, repeated posting of Youtube links, and harassment of users who revert/block, particularly User:Zyma. This has been long term and some of the accounts have lain dormant for a period of time after attaining a number of edits only to come back and disrupt (see for example, who came back recently after an absence of more than a year). The accounts above are probably all WP:DUCK cases, but I'm hoping that a checkuser will fish up some sleepers. Lankiveil (speak to me) 12:19, 24 August 2015 (UTC)

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 * Comment Additional suspect Socks - User:Mehdi65ir and Daneshmand19|Daneshmand19 who also vandalised the Farsi, Iran articles identically to Kamjoo10.  Richard Harvey (talk) 08:50, 26 August 2015 (UTC)

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 * - To compare those accounts to each other (the master is stale) and to look for sleepers. All accounts except Kamzad are already indeffed.  Vanjagenije  (talk)  15:15, 24 August 2015 (UTC)
 * The following accounts are ✅:
 * is.
 * I will block and tag as needed after I save these results.--Bbb23 (talk) 13:27, 25 August 2015 (UTC)
 * Midway through tagging, I realized that is far older than the current master. Could you please verify that no other account is older than Solhjoo. If not, please move this SPI to Solhjoo. If yes, move it to the oldest account. Then, please fix all the tags I made and make sure all the other accounts are tagged (CU-confirmed). Thanks very much.--Bbb23 (talk) 13:40, 25 August 2015 (UTC)
 * ✅. Escoperloit is even older, so I moved the page to his name and retagged.  Vanjagenije  (talk)  14:02, 25 August 2015 (UTC)
 * is.
 * I will block and tag as needed after I save these results.--Bbb23 (talk) 13:27, 25 August 2015 (UTC)
 * Midway through tagging, I realized that is far older than the current master. Could you please verify that no other account is older than Solhjoo. If not, please move this SPI to Solhjoo. If yes, move it to the oldest account. Then, please fix all the tags I made and make sure all the other accounts are tagged (CU-confirmed). Thanks very much.--Bbb23 (talk) 13:40, 25 August 2015 (UTC)
 * ✅. Escoperloit is even older, so I moved the page to his name and retagged.  Vanjagenije  (talk)  14:02, 25 August 2015 (UTC)
 * is.
 * I will block and tag as needed after I save these results.--Bbb23 (talk) 13:27, 25 August 2015 (UTC)
 * Midway through tagging, I realized that is far older than the current master. Could you please verify that no other account is older than Solhjoo. If not, please move this SPI to Solhjoo. If yes, move it to the oldest account. Then, please fix all the tags I made and make sure all the other accounts are tagged (CU-confirmed). Thanks very much.--Bbb23 (talk) 13:40, 25 August 2015 (UTC)
 * ✅. Escoperloit is even older, so I moved the page to his name and retagged.  Vanjagenije  (talk)  14:02, 25 August 2015 (UTC)
 * is.
 * I will block and tag as needed after I save these results.--Bbb23 (talk) 13:27, 25 August 2015 (UTC)
 * Midway through tagging, I realized that is far older than the current master. Could you please verify that no other account is older than Solhjoo. If not, please move this SPI to Solhjoo. If yes, move it to the oldest account. Then, please fix all the tags I made and make sure all the other accounts are tagged (CU-confirmed). Thanks very much.--Bbb23 (talk) 13:40, 25 August 2015 (UTC)
 * ✅. Escoperloit is even older, so I moved the page to his name and retagged.  Vanjagenije  (talk)  14:02, 25 August 2015 (UTC)
 * is.
 * I will block and tag as needed after I save these results.--Bbb23 (talk) 13:27, 25 August 2015 (UTC)
 * Midway through tagging, I realized that is far older than the current master. Could you please verify that no other account is older than Solhjoo. If not, please move this SPI to Solhjoo. If yes, move it to the oldest account. Then, please fix all the tags I made and make sure all the other accounts are tagged (CU-confirmed). Thanks very much.--Bbb23 (talk) 13:40, 25 August 2015 (UTC)
 * ✅. Escoperloit is even older, so I moved the page to his name and retagged.  Vanjagenije  (talk)  14:02, 25 August 2015 (UTC)
 * Midway through tagging, I realized that is far older than the current master. Could you please verify that no other account is older than Solhjoo. If not, please move this SPI to Solhjoo. If yes, move it to the oldest account. Then, please fix all the tags I made and make sure all the other accounts are tagged (CU-confirmed). Thanks very much.--Bbb23 (talk) 13:40, 25 August 2015 (UTC)
 * ✅. Escoperloit is even older, so I moved the page to his name and retagged.  Vanjagenije  (talk)  14:02, 25 August 2015 (UTC)

05 December 2015

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Already blocked. Added for recording purposes Neil N  talk to me 15:20, 5 December 2015 (UTC)

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 * Already blocked. Closing.  Vanjagenije  (talk)  15:21, 5 December 2015 (UTC)

05 February 2016

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User making same defamatory comments on Talk:Persian people RickinBaltimore (talk) 15:19, 5 February 2016 (UTC)

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I added a 2nd user behaving in the same manner. RickinBaltimore (talk) 15:20, 5 February 2016 (UTC)

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 * The following accounts are ✅:
 * Blocked, tagged, closing.--Bbb23 (talk) 16:35, 5 February 2016 (UTC)
 * Blocked, tagged, closing.--Bbb23 (talk) 16:35, 5 February 2016 (UTC)
 * Blocked, tagged, closing.--Bbb23 (talk) 16:35, 5 February 2016 (UTC)
 * Blocked, tagged, closing.--Bbb23 (talk) 16:35, 5 February 2016 (UTC)
 * Blocked, tagged, closing.--Bbb23 (talk) 16:35, 5 February 2016 (UTC)

09 February 2016

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 * Gutian people: Master, Sock ,
 * Gutian language: Master, Sock ,
 * Similar moved articles: Master, Sock
 * Same content blanking on Mahabad: Master, Sock
 * Note: It's possible these accounts are related to Sockpuppet_investigations/Escoperloit, because two sockpuppets of Escoperloit ( and did similar disruptive edits on Mahabad.,  Zyma (talk) 15:48, 9 February 2016 (UTC)

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 * I've declined the CU request. The master is .--Bbb23 (talk) 16:07, 9 February 2016 (UTC)
 * We can still check between the two accounts though if there sufficient evidence. Resetting to CU req. (If you looked at that already and declined on that base, then feel free to revert me) -- Amanda  (aka DQ) 16:16, 9 February 2016 (UTC)
 * Not a big deal. I generally operate under the assumption that a clerk can endorse the CU for a check of the two accounts even after I've declined it. I will sometimes even check on my own, but generally only if it's a well-known master.--Bbb23 (talk) 16:39, 9 February 2016 (UTC)


 * . Clerks, please merge this case to Sockpuppet investigations/Escoperloit. T. Canens (talk) 02:24, 20 February 2016 (UTC)
 * ✅ and closing.  Vanjagenije  (talk)  23:21, 20 February 2016 (UTC)
 * . Clerks, please merge this case to Sockpuppet investigations/Escoperloit. T. Canens (talk) 02:24, 20 February 2016 (UTC)
 * ✅ and closing.  Vanjagenije  (talk)  23:21, 20 February 2016 (UTC)
 * . Clerks, please merge this case to Sockpuppet investigations/Escoperloit. T. Canens (talk) 02:24, 20 February 2016 (UTC)
 * ✅ and closing.  Vanjagenije  (talk)  23:21, 20 February 2016 (UTC)
 * . Clerks, please merge this case to Sockpuppet investigations/Escoperloit. T. Canens (talk) 02:24, 20 February 2016 (UTC)
 * ✅ and closing.  Vanjagenije  (talk)  23:21, 20 February 2016 (UTC)
 * . Clerks, please merge this case to Sockpuppet investigations/Escoperloit. T. Canens (talk) 02:24, 20 February 2016 (UTC)
 * ✅ and closing.  Vanjagenije  (talk)  23:21, 20 February 2016 (UTC)
 * . Clerks, please merge this case to Sockpuppet investigations/Escoperloit. T. Canens (talk) 02:24, 20 February 2016 (UTC)
 * ✅ and closing.  Vanjagenije  (talk)  23:21, 20 February 2016 (UTC)
 * . Clerks, please merge this case to Sockpuppet investigations/Escoperloit. T. Canens (talk) 02:24, 20 February 2016 (UTC)
 * ✅ and closing.  Vanjagenije  (talk)  23:21, 20 February 2016 (UTC)
 * . Clerks, please merge this case to Sockpuppet investigations/Escoperloit. T. Canens (talk) 02:24, 20 February 2016 (UTC)
 * ✅ and closing.  Vanjagenije  (talk)  23:21, 20 February 2016 (UTC)
 * ✅ and closing.  Vanjagenije  (talk)  23:21, 20 February 2016 (UTC)

02 June 2016

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 * User:Persianpride1a -> Sock, previous socks and master , , . Same changes and edit summaries.
 * User:Iraninejad2016 is blocked, but he should added as one of Escoperloit's socks due to similar nationalistic rants just like previous socks.,, , . Wario-Man (talk) 04:16, 2 June 2016 (UTC)

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 * - Please, check Persianpride1a against Escoperloit's socks.  Vanjagenije  (talk)  07:27, 2 June 2016 (UTC)
 * The following accounts are ✅:


 * is to the group above. The past socks for this case are . Mike V • Talk 20:37, 2 June 2016 (UTC)


 * Blocked and . Evidence is clear to block  as well.  Time for close.  Nakon  04:16, 4 June 2016 (UTC)
 * Tagging and closing. Kevin ( aka L235 ·&#32; t ·&#32; c) 13:08, 4 June 2016 (UTC)

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Restored previously removed talk page comment (complete with the previous editor's signature and time stamp) by blocked sock Iranpour1 Meters (talk) 00:42, 6 June 2016 (UTC)

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 * Already blocked. Tagged, closing. Kevin ( aka L235 ·&#32; t ·&#32; c) 13:39, 7 June 2016 (UTC)

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Each user will create their user, talk and sandbox pages with a single letter before moving on to editing a different place in Iran. Sro23 (talk) 17:03, 4 March 2017 (UTC)

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A range block will be applied. Ks0stm (T•C•G•E) 06:30, 5 March 2017 (UTC) -- Ks0stm (T•C•G•E) 06:47, 5 March 2017 (UTC)
 * -  Ks0stm  (T•C•G•E) 06:16, 5 March 2017 (UTC)
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 * A bit more ✅:
 * All blocked and tagged. Case closed.  Vanjagenije  (talk)  11:02, 5 March 2017 (UTC)

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Carl Fredrik  💌 📧 16:03, 7 March 2017 (UTC)

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CU declined.--Bbb23 (talk) 16:21, 7 March 2017 (UTC)
 * I forgot whom, but Medpart90 was accused of being a sock of someone else. Carl Fredrik   💌 📧 16:25, 7 March 2017 (UTC)
 * is this ? The CU-confirmed sock puppet  made  as Medpart90 and the IP. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 17:24, 7 March 2017 (UTC)
 * Thank you. Carl Fredrik   💌 📧 17:26, 7 March 2017 (UTC)


 * alright, I blocked Medpart90 indefinitely as an obvious sock of Escoperloit. The IP got a three day block.  This should probably be merged to Sockpuppet investigations/Escoperloit. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 17:38, 7 March 2017 (UTC)
 * Merged.  Vanjagenije  (talk)  18:59, 7 March 2017 (UTC)

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Similar edits to userspace and article namespace. CU requested because I know that I'm missing some. These were just the most recent ones I've noticed. Sro23 (talk) 01:47, 7 April 2017 (UTC)

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 * The three account are ✅ from each other and to the master. No other accounts seen. Blocked without tags.--Bbb23 (talk) 14:02, 7 April 2017 (UTC)
 * Tagged and closing. GABgab 18:23, 7 April 2017 (UTC)
 * You can't tag the accounts as if I've confirmed them to the master when it's clear I did not. Please adjust the tags to conform to my findings or remove the tags entirely. I've returned the status to checked.--Bbb23 (talk) 18:37, 7 April 2017 (UTC)


 * Sorry about that; the behavior (such as the userspace creations) is very distinctive. Retagged and closing. GABgab 21:54, 7 April 2017 (UTC)

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Both editors have a similar pattern of disruptive editing and page-moving articles about places in West Azerbaijan Province. made a single edit on 27 September 2016, then did not edit for nearly a year before returning to make a series of disrutive edits to Inchekeh, Saqqez on 8 September 2017‎ followed by a series of disruptive page moves on Sept. 11-12. made 3 edits on 24 November 2016, then did not edit again until returning on 7 September 2017 to make a series of similar disruptive edits to Muchesh. Then on 8 September 2017 they engaged in a similar pattern of disruptive page moves. I suspect there are other socks connected with these two. wbm1058 (talk) 14:44, 13 September 2017 (UTC)

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 * - This is probably User:Escoperloit, and there is probably many more accounts. Sro23 (talk) 00:33, 14 September 2017 (UTC)
 * The following accounts are all ✅ to each other and are now blocked:


 * The following accounts were already blocked for vandalism, disruption or socking and are ✅ to the group above:


 * Note all of the accounts in the second group from Ziwar9 downward were blocked as socks of Sofia Koutsouveli (possibly misidentified? ). I can see from the CU logs that Escoperloit socks were editing from the same IP as the two groups above, so this case should be merged to Sockpuppet investigations/Escoperloit and all accounts listed here tagged as ✅ accordingly. -- Jezebel's Ponyo bons mots 18:35, 14 September 2017 (UTC)
 * - Pinging blocking admins, , . GABgab 03:07, 16 September 2017 (UTC)
 * Hi there! The behavioral evidence I had regarding the block I made to was the fact that the account immediately created a user page and user talk page with a single random character, which is the exact same pattern that I observed with these accounts (later confirmed), plus many more that are confirmed to this LTA.  ~Oshwah~  (talk)  (contribs)   13:26, 18 September 2017 (UTC)


 * 09:05, 21 August 2017 blocked  with an expiration time of indefinite (account creation blocked, email disabled, cannot edit own talk page) (sock puppetry)
 * does not have check user privileges
 * did not cite a specific sockpuppet investigation in their block rationale. He just linked to the policy on sock puppetry
 * is not listed as a suspected sock in Sockpuppet investigations/Sofia Koutsouveli/Archive – wbm1058 (talk) 14:05, 18 September 2017 (UTC)
 * Checkuser is not required to determine sockpuppetry, it is not required to refer to a specific investigation in a block log entry (and often not possible), and there are a whole whack of reasons for not listing an account in an SPI archive (WP:BEANS and WP:DENY among them). Do you mean to challenge the block or are you just dropping comments here? Ivanvector (Talk/Edits) 21:01, 18 September 2017 (UTC)
 * Yeah,, I don't understand your comments here and at Oshwah's CU candidate page at all. I've made dozens of blocks for block evasion and socking that aren't listed anywhere at SPI, and I did so even before I became a CheckUser. So have many of the other CU candidates. We don't always tag or leave a talk page notice per the links that gave above. Most of what we do here at SPI is behavioral; if this account matches up (and it certainly seems to), the block was well justified. It is in no way abusive or outside the scope of Oshwah's discretion as an admin. He did not mark it as a Checkuserblock-account, so I'm really puzzled about the outrage you're showing. Katietalk 23:59, 18 September 2017 (UTC)
 * Per WP:EXPLAINBLOCK, Administrators must supply a clear and specific block reason that indicates why a user was blocked. I see that the explanation (sock puppetry) is equivalent to one of the drop-down items provided inMediaWiki:Ipbreason-dropdown (Abusing multiple accounts), but there is a supplemental reason field in the Special:Block form that could be used for further explanation. I appreciate that Oshwah has given an explanation when asked. I'm not particularly familiar with common practices in this area, so appreciate your comments above. I'm a bit surprised to learn that blocks based on behavior may be favored over blocks based on Special:CheckUser information. My impression was that behavior was only used as a last resort when one or more of the accounts were too stale to get conclusive CheckUser data from them. I'm also surprised that it is accepted practice for admins to make unilateral (bold) sock puppetry blocks based only on behavior without first gaining a consensus for such blocks at WP:SPI. I understand that CheckUser blocks may be "boldly" performed by those with the privilege, subject only to review by others with the privilege. I'll let my statement at the CU candidate page stand, with the understanding that the Arbitration Committee give it whatever weight they feel is appropriate (which may not be much, based on my limited experience here). FYI, I posted some comments about sock puppetry on the talk page for the administrator confidence survey. wbm1058 (talk) 19:34, 19 September 2017 (UTC)
 * You have it backwards: the basis for all sockpuppetry blocks is behaviour; the CheckUser policy only permits a check of technical data when sockpuppetry can't be concluded from behaviour alone, then technical data supplements the investigation. Sometimes (not often) two accounts are technically indistinguishable, but are not found to be sockpuppets because their behaviour does not line up. And then there are legitimate uses of multiple accounts. It's usually not possible to rationalize an entire behavioural investigation within a block log entry, thus it is preferable to refer to an investigation page in the entry. But it's also possible that an investigation page was not yet created and of course you can't edit the block log, or occasionally these blocks take the form of "this account is obviously somebody's sock", which can be the case when a brand new account exhibits certain telltale behaviours (I won't go into detail per WP:BEANS) in which case there is no investigation to refer to. I dislike this last type personally but there is consensus for it. Ivanvector (Talk/Edits) 19:50, 19 September 2017 (UTC)
 * An admin with CU privileges can unilaterally block based on behavioral evidence, when the behavior is one single edit that doesn't appear to be particularly unique, where the cited investigation was archived six months before the single edit and block? Curiously, the one single edit that triggered a behavioral sock-block has yet to be reverted. wbm1058 (talk) 21:36, 19 September 2017 (UTC)
 * 23:05, 19 August 2017 blocked  with an expiration time of indefinite (account creation blocked) (checkuserblock-account -- see Sockpuppet investigations/Sofia Koutsouveli/Archive)
 * Presumably this one truly is a CheckUser block, as with no edits, deleted or otherwise, the only behavior to evaluate is the creation of the account. Does this one confirm to Escoperloit too? Therefore Sofia Koutsouveli, Irannejad90 and Escoperloit all confirm to each other? There appears to be some doubt about that raised above, so I'm confused. wbm1058 (talk) 21:36, 19 September 2017 (UTC)
 * If I marked it a CU block, it's a CU block. I don't make CU blocks without sound evidence, and if you have a problem with it, Arbcom is thataway. Besides, it's irrelevant to the issue at hand, which is your problem with Oshwah's block. To answer your question: yes, an admin without CU privileges can place a block on a suspected sock based on one edit or even just the username, and this particular block is borne out by Ponyo's listing of that account in the second section up above. As to the linking of the investigations, I'm on vacation in Hawaii this week so I'm not going to dig into that, but if Ponyo thinks they should be merged and/or retagged, they probably should. Actually,, if you agree, let's go ahead and merge/retag and close (or let Sro23 do it). I think Ivanvector and I have said everything here that we can say publicly. Katietalk 22:09, 19 September 2017 (UTC)
 * Hey, have fun in Hawaii, it's the only state I've yet to visit and on my bucket list. We're about 1,000 miles from Arbcom... not even close to going there. FWIW, I just noticed that two-edit IP 145.239.201.129 connected this guy to Escoperloit three days before I brought this case, go figure... I don't have much self confidence about my ability to identify socks, so the evidence has to be pretty convincing to make me go to the trouble of filing an investigation... I'll leave this in the capable hands of the experts now. Later, wbm1058 (talk) 11:35, 20 September 2017 (UTC)


 * Moved from Sockpuppet investigations/Irannejad90. Sro23 (talk) 04:09, 9 October 2017 (UTC)
 * It seems Escoperloit and Sofia Koutsouveli socks share both technical and behavioral similarities, which explains the second group's misidentification. All socks now tagged as confirmed to Escoperloit. Closing. Sro23 (talk) 04:16, 9 October 2017 (UTC)

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Near identical vandalism to Bukan, plus Mahabad. Sro23 (talk) 03:38, 11 January 2018 (UTC)

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 * - Endorsing own request. Past checks revealed many sleepers. Sro23 (talk) 03:38, 11 January 2018 (UTC)
 * ,, , , and  are all ✅ to each other and extremely  to master technically, although behavior is extremely duck-like. All have been blocked, but I haven't scrutinized all the edits, so somebody should take a look.  NativeForeigner Talk 08:02, 11 January 2018 (UTC)
 * A couple accounts have no edits, but otherwise looks good. Closing. Sro23 (talk) 19:14, 11 January 2018 (UTC)

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Two new users vandalizing Bukan in the same manner as previous socks. CU requested given the sockmaster's history of many sleepers. Sro23 (talk) 19:04, 25 February 2018 (UTC)

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 * - Endorsing own request. Sro23 (talk) 19:04, 25 February 2018 (UTC)
 * ✅ to each other and to socks in the archive plus:
 * . Closing.--Bbb23 (talk) 20:02, 25 February 2018 (UTC)
 * . Closing.--Bbb23 (talk) 20:02, 25 February 2018 (UTC)
 * . Closing.--Bbb23 (talk) 20:02, 25 February 2018 (UTC)
 * . Closing.--Bbb23 (talk) 20:02, 25 February 2018 (UTC)
 * . Closing.--Bbb23 (talk) 20:02, 25 February 2018 (UTC)
 * . Closing.--Bbb23 (talk) 20:02, 25 February 2018 (UTC)
 * . Closing.--Bbb23 (talk) 20:02, 25 February 2018 (UTC)
 * . Closing.--Bbb23 (talk) 20:02, 25 February 2018 (UTC)
 * . Closing.--Bbb23 (talk) 20:02, 25 February 2018 (UTC)

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This seems a bit odd. There have been few edits to the same articles by any of these editors. What they have all done is move a settlement in Iran to an improbable and unsourced name, the original names are sourced. After moving the articles all the editors made at least one more edit to change the names in the articles to match the new titles, Kar Gazi, Kordestan-e_Bozorg, Kordestan-e Kuchek, Cheshmeh Anjir, Razavi Khorasan, Dehlor, Isfahan, Asur, Iran and Rang Raz. With the exception of Mukri1a none of the editors have edited since. CambridgeBayWeather, Uqaqtuq (talk), Sunasuttuq 15:42, 21 April 2018 (UTC)
 * registered back in October 2016 and made one edit. The on 21 April they made enough 1 byte edits to become autoconfirmed. Next edit was to move Kar Gazi to Iran Kurdistan Luristan 8 - 0 Afghanistan.
 * registered 23 January and made 3 edits. They didn't edit again until 21 April when they made enough 1 byte edits to become autoconfirmed. They then moved Kordestan-e Bozorg to Kordestan-e Bozorg (Piranshahr) and Kordestan-e Kuchek to Kordestan-e Kuchek (Piranshahr).
 * registered 23 January and made several edits but not enough to be autoconfired. On 20 April the made enough 1 byte edits to become autoconfirmed and moved Cheshmeh Anjir, Razavi Khorasan to Ettehad-e Lor o Kord o Fars o Tork (Ma Irani Hastim), Razavi Khorasan).
 * registered 14 March and made four edits at that time. On 21 April they made enough 1 or 2 byte edits to become autoconfirmed. They then moved Asur, Iran to Beautiful City of Piranshahr, Iran and Dehlor, Isfahan to Piranshahr & Esfahan, Isfahan.
 * registered 14 March and made two edits. On 21 April they made enough 1 byte edit to become autoconfirmed. They then moved Rang Raz to Zana Lajani & Mahsa Forouzandeh.

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 * ✅ to each other and to 's socks, plus:
 * Blocked and tagged. Please merge this case to Sockpuppet investigations/Escoperloit.--Bbb23 (talk) 17:19, 21 April 2018 (UTC)
 * ✅  Vanjagenije  (talk)  14:49, 3 May 2018 (UTC)
 * Blocked and tagged. Please merge this case to Sockpuppet investigations/Escoperloit.--Bbb23 (talk) 17:19, 21 April 2018 (UTC)
 * ✅  Vanjagenije  (talk)  14:49, 3 May 2018 (UTC)
 * Blocked and tagged. Please merge this case to Sockpuppet investigations/Escoperloit.--Bbb23 (talk) 17:19, 21 April 2018 (UTC)
 * ✅  Vanjagenije  (talk)  14:49, 3 May 2018 (UTC)
 * Blocked and tagged. Please merge this case to Sockpuppet investigations/Escoperloit.--Bbb23 (talk) 17:19, 21 April 2018 (UTC)
 * ✅  Vanjagenije  (talk)  14:49, 3 May 2018 (UTC)
 * Blocked and tagged. Please merge this case to Sockpuppet investigations/Escoperloit.--Bbb23 (talk) 17:19, 21 April 2018 (UTC)
 * ✅  Vanjagenije  (talk)  14:49, 3 May 2018 (UTC)
 * Blocked and tagged. Please merge this case to Sockpuppet investigations/Escoperloit.--Bbb23 (talk) 17:19, 21 April 2018 (UTC)
 * ✅  Vanjagenije  (talk)  14:49, 3 May 2018 (UTC)
 * Blocked and tagged. Please merge this case to Sockpuppet investigations/Escoperloit.--Bbb23 (talk) 17:19, 21 April 2018 (UTC)
 * ✅  Vanjagenije  (talk)  14:49, 3 May 2018 (UTC)
 * Blocked and tagged. Please merge this case to Sockpuppet investigations/Escoperloit.--Bbb23 (talk) 17:19, 21 April 2018 (UTC)
 * ✅  Vanjagenije  (talk)  14:49, 3 May 2018 (UTC)
 * Blocked and tagged. Please merge this case to Sockpuppet investigations/Escoperloit.--Bbb23 (talk) 17:19, 21 April 2018 (UTC)
 * ✅  Vanjagenije  (talk)  14:49, 3 May 2018 (UTC)
 * Blocked and tagged. Please merge this case to Sockpuppet investigations/Escoperloit.--Bbb23 (talk) 17:19, 21 April 2018 (UTC)
 * ✅  Vanjagenije  (talk)  14:49, 3 May 2018 (UTC)
 * Blocked and tagged. Please merge this case to Sockpuppet investigations/Escoperloit.--Bbb23 (talk) 17:19, 21 April 2018 (UTC)
 * ✅  Vanjagenije  (talk)  14:49, 3 May 2018 (UTC)
 * Blocked and tagged. Please merge this case to Sockpuppet investigations/Escoperloit.--Bbb23 (talk) 17:19, 21 April 2018 (UTC)
 * ✅  Vanjagenije  (talk)  14:49, 3 May 2018 (UTC)
 * Blocked and tagged. Please merge this case to Sockpuppet investigations/Escoperloit.--Bbb23 (talk) 17:19, 21 April 2018 (UTC)
 * ✅  Vanjagenije  (talk)  14:49, 3 May 2018 (UTC)
 * Blocked and tagged. Please merge this case to Sockpuppet investigations/Escoperloit.--Bbb23 (talk) 17:19, 21 April 2018 (UTC)
 * ✅  Vanjagenije  (talk)  14:49, 3 May 2018 (UTC)
 * Blocked and tagged. Please merge this case to Sockpuppet investigations/Escoperloit.--Bbb23 (talk) 17:19, 21 April 2018 (UTC)
 * ✅  Vanjagenije  (talk)  14:49, 3 May 2018 (UTC)
 * Blocked and tagged. Please merge this case to Sockpuppet investigations/Escoperloit.--Bbb23 (talk) 17:19, 21 April 2018 (UTC)
 * ✅  Vanjagenije  (talk)  14:49, 3 May 2018 (UTC)
 * Blocked and tagged. Please merge this case to Sockpuppet investigations/Escoperloit.--Bbb23 (talk) 17:19, 21 April 2018 (UTC)
 * ✅  Vanjagenije  (talk)  14:49, 3 May 2018 (UTC)
 * ✅  Vanjagenije  (talk)  14:49, 3 May 2018 (UTC)

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First edit is to revert a speedy deletion tag I placed due to the article being created by a Escoperloit sock. Next edits are to bluelink their user page and talk page with "iran vahid zana mahshid" in azerbaijini meaning "Iran is a single state", which I believe vaguely is the POV Escoperloit pushes Galobtter (pingó mió) 10:07, 22 August 2018 (UTC)

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Ebi9c and are ✅ to each other and  to archive socks. . Closing.--Bbb23 (talk) 13:49, 23 August 2018 (UTC)

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Bahrampourzana and Mulhlimeh inserting the same sort of nonsense as previous socks. Lahijanandlajan also doing kurd-iran pov pushing on the same article Galobtter (pingó mió) 08:40, 2 October 2018 (UTC)

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 * The following accounts are ✅ from each other and to previous socks:
 * Bahrampourzana
 * Lahijanandlajan
 * Mulhimeh is to previous socks.
 * Blocked, tagged, closing.--Bbb23 (talk) 10:47, 2 October 2018 (UTC)
 * Mulhimeh is to previous socks.
 * Blocked, tagged, closing.--Bbb23 (talk) 10:47, 2 October 2018 (UTC)
 * Mulhimeh is to previous socks.
 * Blocked, tagged, closing.--Bbb23 (talk) 10:47, 2 October 2018 (UTC)
 * Mulhimeh is to previous socks.
 * Blocked, tagged, closing.--Bbb23 (talk) 10:47, 2 October 2018 (UTC)
 * Mulhimeh is to previous socks.
 * Blocked, tagged, closing.--Bbb23 (talk) 10:47, 2 October 2018 (UTC)

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Reinstating and reinstating and reinstating edit done previously Galobtter (pingó mió) 16:26, 14 October 2018 (UTC)

+1 Vidarseh, reinstating prev edits Galobtter (pingó mió) 16:37, 14 October 2018 (UTC)

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 * ✅ to previous socks plus:
 * . Closing.--Bbb23 (talk) 20:13, 14 October 2018 (UTC)
 * . Closing.--Bbb23 (talk) 20:13, 14 October 2018 (UTC)
 * . Closing.--Bbb23 (talk) 20:13, 14 October 2018 (UTC)

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Targeting Piranshahr as previously. Galobtter (pingó mió) 08:42, 11 November 2018 (UTC)

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 * - Given this editor's history of sleeper use, please check if any exist. Sir Sputnik (talk) 21:42, 11 November 2018 (UTC)
 * ✅ plus:
 * . Although I don't believe any of these new socks edited other projects, we normally globally lock the socks in this case.--Bbb23 (talk) 22:34, 11 November 2018 (UTC)
 * Locked all. -- Ajraddatz (talk) 00:02, 12 November 2018 (UTC)
 * Thanks. Closing. Bbb23 (talk) 00:42, 12 November 2018 (UTC)
 * . Although I don't believe any of these new socks edited other projects, we normally globally lock the socks in this case.--Bbb23 (talk) 22:34, 11 November 2018 (UTC)
 * Locked all. -- Ajraddatz (talk) 00:02, 12 November 2018 (UTC)
 * Thanks. Closing. Bbb23 (talk) 00:42, 12 November 2018 (UTC)

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Quack - in the case of Kouroshfar, compare and, for Fardeen see  and. Usually a bunch more socks pop up with a check, and these need to be locked. Galobtter (pingó mió) 15:47, 5 June 2019 (UTC)

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 * This is also Escoperloit/an impersonator of escoperloit, though not yet registered here. this tooPraxidicae (talk) 16:15, 5 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Here's another one of his socks . --HistoryofIran (talk) 19:39, 5 June 2019 (UTC)

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 * Makeen60fps seems to be ❌ to the other two accounts. Fardeen87 and User:Kouroshfar have a technical relation to each other, but it's hard to tell. There don't appear to be any sleepers or anything else. --Deskana (talk) 10:59, 18 June 2019 (UTC)
 * No socktags per DENY. Case closed. Sro23 (talk) 04:43, 24 June 2019 (UTC)

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Same sleeper/autoconf gaming behavior followed by redoing same types of page-move disruption as, an already-locked confirmed sock. DMacks (talk) 17:58, 2 December 2019 (UTC)

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 * Following accounts ✅ to each other:
 * I'll poke a steward to glock the rest. ST47 (talk) 21:43, 2 December 2019 (UTC)
 * Reported to SRG. ST47 (talk) 21:46, 2 December 2019 (UTC)
 * I'll poke a steward to glock the rest. ST47 (talk) 21:43, 2 December 2019 (UTC)
 * Reported to SRG. ST47 (talk) 21:46, 2 December 2019 (UTC)
 * I'll poke a steward to glock the rest. ST47 (talk) 21:43, 2 December 2019 (UTC)
 * Reported to SRG. ST47 (talk) 21:46, 2 December 2019 (UTC)
 * Reported to SRG. ST47 (talk) 21:46, 2 December 2019 (UTC)

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All users are making the same unsourced changes to the articles Marivan and Sanandaj. Faruq.babamiri started it and was blocked. A swarm of copycats then appeared. The article is now protected for a few days. I wanted to establish the SPI for future reference. Would I be justified in just assuming that anyone who does this from now on is a sock, and DUCK-blocking them on sight? If I do, should I report them here? -- MelanieN (talk) 19:54, 22 January 2020 (UTC) MelanieN (talk) 19:54, 22 January 2020 (UTC)

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 * ✅ plus:
 * Blocked the unblocked accounts and tagged (there's probably an earlier master, but I don't know who it is). Please move case to Lajanpour.  All of the earlier socks are globally locked. Please do the same for the new ones.--Bbb23 (talk) 00:20, 23 January 2020 (UTC)
 * Done. -- Ajraddatz (talk) 01:11, 23 January 2020 (UTC)
 * Case moved from Faruq.babamiri to Lajanpour. Leaving this open pending locks. —&thinsp;JJMC89&thinsp; (T·C) 01:08, 23 January 2020 (UTC)
 * Blocked the unblocked accounts and tagged (there's probably an earlier master, but I don't know who it is). Please move case to Lajanpour.  All of the earlier socks are globally locked. Please do the same for the new ones.--Bbb23 (talk) 00:20, 23 January 2020 (UTC)
 * Done. -- Ajraddatz (talk) 01:11, 23 January 2020 (UTC)
 * Case moved from Faruq.babamiri to Lajanpour. Leaving this open pending locks. —&thinsp;JJMC89&thinsp; (T·C) 01:08, 23 January 2020 (UTC)
 * Blocked the unblocked accounts and tagged (there's probably an earlier master, but I don't know who it is). Please move case to Lajanpour.  All of the earlier socks are globally locked. Please do the same for the new ones.--Bbb23 (talk) 00:20, 23 January 2020 (UTC)
 * Done. -- Ajraddatz (talk) 01:11, 23 January 2020 (UTC)
 * Case moved from Faruq.babamiri to Lajanpour. Leaving this open pending locks. —&thinsp;JJMC89&thinsp; (T·C) 01:08, 23 January 2020 (UTC)
 * Blocked the unblocked accounts and tagged (there's probably an earlier master, but I don't know who it is). Please move case to Lajanpour.  All of the earlier socks are globally locked. Please do the same for the new ones.--Bbb23 (talk) 00:20, 23 January 2020 (UTC)
 * Done. -- Ajraddatz (talk) 01:11, 23 January 2020 (UTC)
 * Case moved from Faruq.babamiri to Lajanpour. Leaving this open pending locks. —&thinsp;JJMC89&thinsp; (T·C) 01:08, 23 January 2020 (UTC)
 * Blocked the unblocked accounts and tagged (there's probably an earlier master, but I don't know who it is). Please move case to Lajanpour.  All of the earlier socks are globally locked. Please do the same for the new ones.--Bbb23 (talk) 00:20, 23 January 2020 (UTC)
 * Done. -- Ajraddatz (talk) 01:11, 23 January 2020 (UTC)
 * Case moved from Faruq.babamiri to Lajanpour. Leaving this open pending locks. —&thinsp;JJMC89&thinsp; (T·C) 01:08, 23 January 2020 (UTC)
 * Blocked the unblocked accounts and tagged (there's probably an earlier master, but I don't know who it is). Please move case to Lajanpour.  All of the earlier socks are globally locked. Please do the same for the new ones.--Bbb23 (talk) 00:20, 23 January 2020 (UTC)
 * Done. -- Ajraddatz (talk) 01:11, 23 January 2020 (UTC)
 * Case moved from Faruq.babamiri to Lajanpour. Leaving this open pending locks. —&thinsp;JJMC89&thinsp; (T·C) 01:08, 23 January 2020 (UTC)
 * Blocked the unblocked accounts and tagged (there's probably an earlier master, but I don't know who it is). Please move case to Lajanpour.  All of the earlier socks are globally locked. Please do the same for the new ones.--Bbb23 (talk) 00:20, 23 January 2020 (UTC)
 * Done. -- Ajraddatz (talk) 01:11, 23 January 2020 (UTC)
 * Case moved from Faruq.babamiri to Lajanpour. Leaving this open pending locks. —&thinsp;JJMC89&thinsp; (T·C) 01:08, 23 January 2020 (UTC)
 * Blocked the unblocked accounts and tagged (there's probably an earlier master, but I don't know who it is). Please move case to Lajanpour.  All of the earlier socks are globally locked. Please do the same for the new ones.--Bbb23 (talk) 00:20, 23 January 2020 (UTC)
 * Done. -- Ajraddatz (talk) 01:11, 23 January 2020 (UTC)
 * Case moved from Faruq.babamiri to Lajanpour. Leaving this open pending locks. —&thinsp;JJMC89&thinsp; (T·C) 01:08, 23 January 2020 (UTC)
 * Done. -- Ajraddatz (talk) 01:11, 23 January 2020 (UTC)
 * Case moved from Faruq.babamiri to Lajanpour. Leaving this open pending locks. —&thinsp;JJMC89&thinsp; (T·C) 01:08, 23 January 2020 (UTC)

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-- IamNotU (talk) 17:25, 19 March 2020 (UTC)
 * Zanavah has a similar user name and edit on 17 March in Immigration to Canada to blocked sock Zana kamrani from 2018 in Immigration to Norway:, which is the same edit in other "Immigration to..." articles as other socks. There are also dozens of other sock names starting with "Zana".
 * Armarkes, Hoda9, and Yadelh each made a similar addition on that same day, Armarkes in Immigration to Sweden: and ; Hoda9 in Immigration to the United States:  and ; and Yadelh in Immigration to Denmark:  and . Each was in two parts, first writing " Iran incl. Kurdistan region " then changing it to " Iran incl. Kurdistan province ". Armarkes also followed the typical pattern of creating talk/user/sandbox pages with a single character.
 * Lajani86 in September repeated the same edit in Immigration to Norway as Zana kamrani, mentioned above:,.
 * Mrzanam is an old account, not previously reported/blocked, but also made the same type of edit:, and had the same behavior of creating their talk/user/sandbox pages with a single character.

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 * Lajani86 and Mrzanam are . The other suspected puppets are ✅ plus:
 * Blocked, tagged, closing.--Bbb23 (talk) 17:54, 19 March 2020 (UTC)
 * Blocked, tagged, closing.--Bbb23 (talk) 17:54, 19 March 2020 (UTC)
 * Blocked, tagged, closing.--Bbb23 (talk) 17:54, 19 March 2020 (UTC)
 * Blocked, tagged, closing.--Bbb23 (talk) 17:54, 19 March 2020 (UTC)
 * Blocked, tagged, closing.--Bbb23 (talk) 17:54, 19 March 2020 (UTC)
 * Blocked, tagged, closing.--Bbb23 (talk) 17:54, 19 March 2020 (UTC)

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Repeating the same edits to Immigration to Norway - Imkeh:, Shobaes: ; confirmed sock Drzana18: , etc. IamNotU (talk) 17:30, 17 April 2020 (UTC)

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 * These two accounts plus are ✅ to each other and the master. Blocked, tagged and closing. Callanecc (talk • contribs • logs) 02:42, 18 April 2020 (UTC)

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Repeating the same old edits of previous socks in Immigration to Norway:
 * Prrstm:
 * Shobaes:
 * Imkeh:
 * Zana kamrani:
 * Drzana18:

etc... --IamNotU (talk) 14:58, 3 August 2020 (UTC) IamNotU (talk) 14:58, 3 August 2020 (UTC)

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 * - Prrstm is a DUCK based on IamNotU's diffs, CU for sleepers please (as far as I can tell all known socks are stale). GeneralNotability (talk) 19:51, 3 August 2020 (UTC) GeneralNotability (talk) 19:51, 3 August 2020 (UTC)
 * ✅ for:
 *  Maxim (talk)  22:04, 6 August 2020 (UTC)
 * Closing per the above. The SandDoctor  Talk 06:29, 8 August 2020 (UTC)
 *  Maxim (talk)  22:04, 6 August 2020 (UTC)
 * Closing per the above. The SandDoctor  Talk 06:29, 8 August 2020 (UTC)
 *  Maxim (talk)  22:04, 6 August 2020 (UTC)
 * Closing per the above. The SandDoctor  Talk 06:29, 8 August 2020 (UTC)
 *  Maxim (talk)  22:04, 6 August 2020 (UTC)
 * Closing per the above. The SandDoctor  Talk 06:29, 8 August 2020 (UTC)
 *  Maxim (talk)  22:04, 6 August 2020 (UTC)
 * Closing per the above. The SandDoctor  Talk 06:29, 8 August 2020 (UTC)
 *  Maxim (talk)  22:04, 6 August 2020 (UTC)
 * Closing per the above. The SandDoctor  Talk 06:29, 8 August 2020 (UTC)
 *  Maxim (talk)  22:04, 6 August 2020 (UTC)
 * Closing per the above. The SandDoctor  Talk 06:29, 8 August 2020 (UTC)
 *  Maxim (talk)  22:04, 6 August 2020 (UTC)
 * Closing per the above. The SandDoctor  Talk 06:29, 8 August 2020 (UTC)
 *  Maxim (talk)  22:04, 6 August 2020 (UTC)
 * Closing per the above. The SandDoctor  Talk 06:29, 8 August 2020 (UTC)

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Looks like there maybe all sort of socks judging by the case history, but this Kepv is restoring a favourite sockfarm edit on Piranshahr *https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Piranshahr&diff=prev&oldid=1025923134
 * https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Piranshahr&diff=900453534&oldid=900452909
 * https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Piranshahr&diff=864023343&oldid=862119236

Kepv and Wikikurd80 also blanking on Mahabad - another favourite sockfarm target

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mahabad&diff=1031177834&oldid=1031177814
 * https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mahabad&diff=1031178353&oldid=1031177892

Also the single letter/digit talk page initial edit for Kepv and sock naming habit match for Wikikurd80 Pipsally (talk) 06:16, 30 June 2021 (UTC)

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 * Blocked before I saw this. Big sock farm:
 * That should be everyone. Also, Sockpuppet investigations/Lajanpour is probably this case. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 11:40, 30 June 2021 (UTC)
 * That should be everyone. Also, Sockpuppet investigations/Lajanpour is probably this case. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 11:40, 30 June 2021 (UTC)
 * That should be everyone. Also, Sockpuppet investigations/Lajanpour is probably this case. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 11:40, 30 June 2021 (UTC)
 * That should be everyone. Also, Sockpuppet investigations/Lajanpour is probably this case. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 11:40, 30 June 2021 (UTC)
 * That should be everyone. Also, Sockpuppet investigations/Lajanpour is probably this case. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 11:40, 30 June 2021 (UTC)
 * That should be everyone. Also, Sockpuppet investigations/Lajanpour is probably this case. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 11:40, 30 June 2021 (UTC)
 * That should be everyone. Also, Sockpuppet investigations/Lajanpour is probably this case. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 11:40, 30 June 2021 (UTC)
 * That should be everyone. Also, Sockpuppet investigations/Lajanpour is probably this case. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 11:40, 30 June 2021 (UTC)
 * That should be everyone. Also, Sockpuppet investigations/Lajanpour is probably this case. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 11:40, 30 June 2021 (UTC)
 * That should be everyone. Also, Sockpuppet investigations/Lajanpour is probably this case. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 11:40, 30 June 2021 (UTC)
 * That should be everyone. Also, Sockpuppet investigations/Lajanpour is probably this case. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 11:40, 30 June 2021 (UTC)
 * That should be everyone. Also, Sockpuppet investigations/Lajanpour is probably this case. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 11:40, 30 June 2021 (UTC)
 * That should be everyone. Also, Sockpuppet investigations/Lajanpour is probably this case. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 11:40, 30 June 2021 (UTC)
 * That should be everyone. Also, Sockpuppet investigations/Lajanpour is probably this case. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 11:40, 30 June 2021 (UTC)
 * That should be everyone. Also, Sockpuppet investigations/Lajanpour is probably this case. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 11:40, 30 June 2021 (UTC)
 * That should be everyone. Also, Sockpuppet investigations/Lajanpour is probably this case. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 11:40, 30 June 2021 (UTC)
 * That should be everyone. Also, Sockpuppet investigations/Lajanpour is probably this case. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 11:40, 30 June 2021 (UTC)
 * That should be everyone. Also, Sockpuppet investigations/Lajanpour is probably this case. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 11:40, 30 June 2021 (UTC)
 * That should be everyone. Also, Sockpuppet investigations/Lajanpour is probably this case. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 11:40, 30 June 2021 (UTC)
 * That should be everyone. Also, Sockpuppet investigations/Lajanpour is probably this case. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 11:40, 30 June 2021 (UTC)
 * That should be everyone. Also, Sockpuppet investigations/Lajanpour is probably this case. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 11:40, 30 June 2021 (UTC)
 * That should be everyone. Also, Sockpuppet investigations/Lajanpour is probably this case. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 11:40, 30 June 2021 (UTC)
 * That should be everyone. Also, Sockpuppet investigations/Lajanpour is probably this case. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 11:40, 30 June 2021 (UTC)
 * That should be everyone. Also, Sockpuppet investigations/Lajanpour is probably this case. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 11:40, 30 June 2021 (UTC)
 * That should be everyone. Also, Sockpuppet investigations/Lajanpour is probably this case. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 11:40, 30 June 2021 (UTC)
 * That should be everyone. Also, Sockpuppet investigations/Lajanpour is probably this case. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 11:40, 30 June 2021 (UTC)
 * That should be everyone. Also, Sockpuppet investigations/Lajanpour is probably this case. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 11:40, 30 June 2021 (UTC)
 * That should be everyone. Also, Sockpuppet investigations/Lajanpour is probably this case. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 11:40, 30 June 2021 (UTC)
 * That should be everyone. Also, Sockpuppet investigations/Lajanpour is probably this case. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 11:40, 30 June 2021 (UTC)
 * That should be everyone. Also, Sockpuppet investigations/Lajanpour is probably this case. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 11:40, 30 June 2021 (UTC)
 * That should be everyone. Also, Sockpuppet investigations/Lajanpour is probably this case. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 11:40, 30 June 2021 (UTC)
 * That should be everyone. Also, Sockpuppet investigations/Lajanpour is probably this case. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 11:40, 30 June 2021 (UTC)
 * That should be everyone. Also, Sockpuppet investigations/Lajanpour is probably this case. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 11:40, 30 June 2021 (UTC)
 * That should be everyone. Also, Sockpuppet investigations/Lajanpour is probably this case. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 11:40, 30 June 2021 (UTC)
 * That should be everyone. Also, Sockpuppet investigations/Lajanpour is probably this case. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 11:40, 30 June 2021 (UTC)
 * That should be everyone. Also, Sockpuppet investigations/Lajanpour is probably this case. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 11:40, 30 June 2021 (UTC)
 * That should be everyone. Also, Sockpuppet investigations/Lajanpour is probably this case. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 11:40, 30 June 2021 (UTC)
 * That should be everyone. Also, Sockpuppet investigations/Lajanpour is probably this case. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 11:40, 30 June 2021 (UTC)
 * That should be everyone. Also, Sockpuppet investigations/Lajanpour is probably this case. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 11:40, 30 June 2021 (UTC)
 * That should be everyone. Also, Sockpuppet investigations/Lajanpour is probably this case. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 11:40, 30 June 2021 (UTC)
 * That should be everyone. Also, Sockpuppet investigations/Lajanpour is probably this case. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 11:40, 30 June 2021 (UTC)
 * That should be everyone. Also, Sockpuppet investigations/Lajanpour is probably this case. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 11:40, 30 June 2021 (UTC)


 * -, you stated in Sockpuppet investigations/Lajanpour/Archive, "there's probably an earlier master, but I don't know who it is". Does this look like it? -- RoySmith (talk) 12:42, 30 June 2021 (UTC)
 * Uh, let's try the ping of again.  -- RoySmith (talk) 12:43, 30 June 2021 (UTC)
 * I suspect that my opinion, even without the benefit of the latest technical data, is the same as 's.--Bbb23 (talk) 13:22, 30 June 2021 (UTC)
 * Yeah, it looked that way to me too, just wanted to give you a chance to look at it before I did the merge, which I'll do in a moment.... -- RoySmith (talk) 13:26, 30 June 2021 (UTC)


 * Merge is done, tagging everybody from today's group as confirmed, reclosing. -- RoySmith (talk) 13:39, 30 June 2021 (UTC)

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 * ( original case name)


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Valdetsi's sole contributions so far are very similar to Arediah's, consisting of an addition to Immigration to Norway and creating user pages with only a single letter of text. Compare also Peykarjoo's edit here with Valdetsi's here. Cordless Larry (talk) 19:13, 25 November 2021 (UTC)

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 * Dreamy Jazz talk to me &#124; my contributions 11:53, 26 November 2021 (UTC)
 * is
 * - behavioral similarities and technical similarities to Escoperloit. I'd call this based on CU log data. Dreamy Jazz talk to me &#124; my contributions 12:00, 26 November 2021 (UTC)
 *   Arediah looks like a duck to the CU confirmed accounts based on their edits to Immigration to Norway and creation of sandbox and user pages with a single letter. Please block them indefinitely. In terms of connection to Sockpuppet investigations/Escoperloit, this diff shows a crossover on Immigration to Norway, there’s a focus on “Piranshahri” permeating both SPI files and there’s repeated creation of userpages (user, talk, & sandbox) with a single letter; trawling the page creation log shows this is not at all common. Taken with the possilikely CU result, I think there's enough of a connection to justify a case merge.  Please histmerge this case to Sockpuppet investigations/Escoperloit. --Jack Frost (talk) 02:39, 8 December 2021 (UTC)
 * is
 * - behavioral similarities and technical similarities to Escoperloit. I'd call this based on CU log data. Dreamy Jazz talk to me &#124; my contributions 12:00, 26 November 2021 (UTC)
 *   Arediah looks like a duck to the CU confirmed accounts based on their edits to Immigration to Norway and creation of sandbox and user pages with a single letter. Please block them indefinitely. In terms of connection to Sockpuppet investigations/Escoperloit, this diff shows a crossover on Immigration to Norway, there’s a focus on “Piranshahri” permeating both SPI files and there’s repeated creation of userpages (user, talk, & sandbox) with a single letter; trawling the page creation log shows this is not at all common. Taken with the possilikely CU result, I think there's enough of a connection to justify a case merge.  Please histmerge this case to Sockpuppet investigations/Escoperloit. --Jack Frost (talk) 02:39, 8 December 2021 (UTC)
 * - behavioral similarities and technical similarities to Escoperloit. I'd call this based on CU log data. Dreamy <i style="color:#d00">Jazz</i> talk to me &#124; my contributions 12:00, 26 November 2021 (UTC)
 * <span style="color:;">  Arediah looks like a duck to the CU confirmed accounts based on their edits to Immigration to Norway and creation of sandbox and user pages with a single letter. Please block them indefinitely. In terms of connection to Sockpuppet investigations/Escoperloit, this diff shows a crossover on Immigration to Norway, there’s a focus on “Piranshahri” permeating both SPI files and there’s repeated creation of userpages (user, talk, & sandbox) with a single letter; trawling the page creation log shows this is not at all common. Taken with the possilikely CU result, I think there's enough of a connection to justify a case merge.  Please histmerge this case to Sockpuppet investigations/Escoperloit. --Jack Frost (talk) 02:39, 8 December 2021 (UTC)


 * Case merged from Arediah to Escoperloit. Arediah . —&thinsp;JJMC89&thinsp; (T·C) 03:00, 8 December 2021 (UTC)
 * - CU confirmed to  and suspected master . Closing. --Jack Frost (talk) 03:13, 8 December 2021 (UTC)
 * The SandDoctor Talk 05:19, 13 December 2021 (UTC)

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New editor making the same edit as a previous sock. Could we have a sweep for sleepers? Cordless Larry (talk) 09:40, 29 December 2021 (UTC)
 * Thanks for adding the CU request flag, - I've clearly not had enough coffee this morning! Cordless Larry (talk) 09:48, 29 December 2021 (UTC)

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 * Technically to  to previous socks. Dreamy <i style="color:#d00">Jazz</i> talk to me &#124; my contributions 14:41, 29 December 2021 (UTC)
 * Looks like everything's done here, so closing. -- RoySmith (talk) 15:51, 29 December 2021 (UTC)
 * Technically to  to previous socks. Dreamy <i style="color:#d00">Jazz</i> talk to me &#124; my contributions 14:41, 29 December 2021 (UTC)
 * Looks like everything's done here, so closing. -- RoySmith (talk) 15:51, 29 December 2021 (UTC)
 * Looks like everything's done here, so closing. -- RoySmith (talk) 15:51, 29 December 2021 (UTC)