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 * ( original case name)

began editing in August 2021 by creating an article for a bishop of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church, a Keralan Indian denomination. This article has since been draftified for its failure to meet basic requirements for biographical articles. Pandaroid occasionally edited articles on Indian Christianity, most recently 2 June. starts editing on 27 June, editing apparently finding and editing the same draft that Pandaroid had started on. started editing in April, typically focusing on another Keralan Christian denomination, the Malankara Independent Syrian Church, and created several very poor biographical articles on bishops of this denomination and a church building that were promptly draftified and saw Oytrfu banned from the mainspace on competence grounds. shows up to blank one of Oytrfu's drafts (in order that another version of the article might be accepted elsewhere) in May and LendreyL8 passes by to request its deletion in June. As Oytrfu is currently indeffed from the mainspace with a failed appeal and there are about a dozen other incidents of overlap, I think this is not an innocuous incident of password misplacement but either an attempt to circumvent the block or gross incompetence. Expecting a stale on Pandaroid, but Oytrfu and LendreyL8 are new enough to give a CU a shot on. ~ Pbritti (talk) 03:33, 25 July 2022 (UTC) Pbritti (talk) 03:33, 25 July 2022 (UTC)


 * Before this gets closed, could you check the behaviorally-similar ? Alanlone edited the same drafts as Fenrky and LendreyL8 and submitted similar articles. ~ Pbritti (talk) 15:56, 25 July 2022 (UTC)

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 * - there are definintely multiple accounts in use here, give me a minute.  Girth Summit  (blether)  09:56, 25 July 2022 (UTC)
 * is ✅ to:
 * is not quite stale, but only has a couple of recent edits; those place them in a very different part of the world from the other accounts.
 * I'm going to block and tag all the confirmed accounts, and rename the case to the oldest of those; if Pandaroid reactivates, and carries on editing in the same subject area, come back and we can look again. Girth Summit  (blether)  10:12, 25 July 2022 (UTC)
 * is not quite stale, but only has a couple of recent edits; those place them in a very different part of the world from the other accounts.
 * I'm going to block and tag all the confirmed accounts, and rename the case to the oldest of those; if Pandaroid reactivates, and carries on editing in the same subject area, come back and we can look again. Girth Summit  (blether)  10:12, 25 July 2022 (UTC)
 * is not quite stale, but only has a couple of recent edits; those place them in a very different part of the world from the other accounts.
 * I'm going to block and tag all the confirmed accounts, and rename the case to the oldest of those; if Pandaroid reactivates, and carries on editing in the same subject area, come back and we can look again. Girth Summit  (blether)  10:12, 25 July 2022 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
"Malankara Independent Syrian Church" metropolitans again and ; username has the "L" and the "8"; asking for assistance; adding to St. Thomas Christian-related articles; Elizium23 (talk) 13:43, 25 December 2022 (UTC)
 * Adding UserLs08 who's working on church drafts too Elizium23 (talk) 14:08, 26 December 2022 (UTC)

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 * Matches the behavior of socks I've reported in past, endorse review. ~ Pbritti (talk) 16:28, 25 December 2022 (UTC)

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 * ✅ to each other, to Fenrk.  --Blablubbs (talk) 10:55, 27 December 2022 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
added copyright violating image originally uploaded to the Commons to Malabar Independent Syrian Church. After image was deleted, uploaded the same copyright violating logo to the Commons and added the logo to the same article. Editors overlapped again at Cyril Baselios I with consecutive edits (APG, Kpmls). Behaviorally and topically aligned with other puppets. ~ Pbritti (talk) 16:49, 19 January 2023 (UTC) Pbritti (talk) 16:49, 19 January 2023 (UTC)
 * Note: users both blocked on the Commons based on behavioral similarities to other Fenrk socks. ~ Pbritti (talk) 18:56, 19 January 2023 (UTC)

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 * Kpmls is ✅ to the recent batch of socks. looks a lot like a sleeper.  looks different, technically, but they're in the right location - could be the same person using a different device, or it could be that it's MEAT rather than SOCK - either way, both blocked and tagged, closing.   Girth Summit  (blether)  17:11, 20 January 2023 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
, like other other Fenrk socks, has edited exclusively relating to Thozhiyur Metropolitans of the Malabar Independent Syrian Church, including adding copyvio images and unsourced BLP material to Cyril Baselios I, just like confirmed Fenrk sock. Request swift block and pages involved receive extended confirmed or protection. ~ Pbritti (talk) 15:45, 10 February 2023 (UTC) Pbritti (talk) 15:45, 10 February 2023 (UTC)
 * Liwinkkm has been indeffed as sock from the Commons based on behavioral evidence. ~ Pbritti (talk) 17:24, 10 February 2023 (UTC)

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 * ✅ to ; blocked.  Girth Summit  (blether)  14:41, 12 February 2023 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
New editor working on the same subjects as. I'm sure this isn't the only new account Star   Mississippi  17:07, 11 March 2023 (UTC)

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 * Looks right. Seen a lot of this guy before and this is his MO. ~ Pbritti (talk) 17:19, 11 March 2023 (UTC)

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 * Exceedingly to . Blocked and tagged. Don't see any others.   Girth Summit  (blether)  17:32, 11 March 2023 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
Editing an article frequented by prior socks using a similar name to prior socks (particularly ) immediately after creating an account. ~ Pbritti (talk) 11:48, 15 March 2023 (UTC)

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 * It's but . Callanecc (talk • contribs • logs) 07:28, 16 March 2023 (UTC)
 * - looking at the history of the article, the behavioural evidence is good enough for me. Please indef TheLkpms as a suspected sock. Thanks, Spicy (talk) 15:28, 17 March 2023 (UTC)
 * Concur with and I didn't file this one, so clean hands.   Star   Mississippi  16:33, 17 March 2023 (UTC)
 * Thanks, closing. Spicy (talk) 16:37, 17 March 2023 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
These latest socks are very obviously linked to one another: Thohksmal created Draft:Joseph Koorilose IX, which KpmLiswin18 has taken over editing and submitting. Behaviorally, there are similarities to other Fenrk socks: KpmLiswin18's name is very similar to other Fenrk socks (TheLkpms, Kpmls, and Imlsxinis), they focus on topics related to the Malabar Independent Syrian Church, and have edited User talk:Jstalins asking for help (just like Ls8anonymous did). Seems like a slam-dunk. I won't be able to respond quickly; apologies. ~ Pbritti (talk) 16:29, 22 March 2023 (UTC) Pbritti (talk) 16:29, 22 March 2023 (UTC)

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 * - there are more than just these two.  Girth Summit  (blether)  12:08, 23 March 2023 (UTC)
 * The following are ✅ to a number of socks of this master which are tagged as proven.
 * That's all I'm confident about; they're operating on a pretty wide range though, come back if you see any more. Girth Summit  (blether)  12:12, 23 March 2023 (UTC)
 * That's all I'm confident about; they're operating on a pretty wide range though, come back if you see any more. Girth Summit  (blether)  12:12, 23 March 2023 (UTC)
 * That's all I'm confident about; they're operating on a pretty wide range though, come back if you see any more. Girth Summit  (blether)  12:12, 23 March 2023 (UTC)
 * That's all I'm confident about; they're operating on a pretty wide range though, come back if you see any more. Girth Summit  (blether)  12:12, 23 March 2023 (UTC)
 * That's all I'm confident about; they're operating on a pretty wide range though, come back if you see any more. Girth Summit  (blether)  12:12, 23 March 2023 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
A duck. Henrk08 added a portrait to Cyril Baselios I like fellow Fenrk socks and. On the Commons, fellow sock uploaded images of an event involving elephants (example); Henrk08 has done likewise with File:Kallumpuram perunnal 2023.jpg. Request CU as sleepers seem to be common with this one. ~ Pbritti (talk) 18:28, 25 April 2023 (UTC)
 * Additional duckish behavior in recent spate of edits, including editing a draft also touched by Fenrk socks. Editor was blocked on Commons with all files deleted due to sock suspicions. ~ Pbritti (talk) 17:23, 29 April 2023 (UTC)

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 * ✅, Callanecc (talk • contribs • logs) 11:36, 1 May 2023 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
HopetoDream's was to my talk page (I have been the primary reporter of Fenrk socks). Like the other Fenrk socks, the focus in on Malabar Independent Syrian Church articles and adding images to them. HopetoDream to Cyril Baselios I–just like socks ,  ,  , and. Lest HopetoDream be mistaken for simply overlapping in interest, they have also found their way onto two drafts created by Fenrk socks: Draft:Awgin Kuriakose and Draft:Kallumpuram. CU requested mostly because additional socks are not rare with this master. ~ Pbritti (talk) 22:36, 21 July 2023 (UTC)

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 * ✅ from previous socks, and the editing makes it obvious. Blocked, tagged, closing.  Girth Summit  (blether)  11:10, 22 July 2023 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
DUCK, returning to Draft:Awgin Kuriakose (creation of fellow Fenrk sock and recently edited by the last sock, ). Edits exclusively on articles related to Syriac Indian Christianity like other Fenrk socks. Note username pattern with last sock. ~ Pbritti (talk) 02:44, 15 September 2023 (UTC)
 * Also, there was additional overlap with HopeToDream and Flow4Light on St. Mary's Orthodox Cathedral, Pazhanji. ~ Pbritti (talk) 02:49, 15 September 2023 (UTC)

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 * . MarioGom (talk) 21:41, 15 September 2023 (UTC)
 * Not quite confirmed, but ✅, and the editing leaves little room for doubt. I've G5ed the draft, blocking and tagging. I don't see any others (but they're jumping around a very wide range so I could easily miss some; come back if you see any new accounts recreating that draft or otherwise being ducky.  Girth Summit  (blether)  10:52, 16 September 2023 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
As with other Fenrk socks, this editor almost exclusively focuses on the Malabar Independent Syrian Church and creating articles or drafts for various figures in that religious body. For example, Joleoooo made Joseph Koorilose IX (a massive copyvio) while confirmed sock created Draft:Joseph Koorilose IX. Additionally, in what has become a peculiar habit for Fenrk socks, Joleoooo to my talk page; the confirmed  did likewise in. ~ Pbritti (talk) 21:50, 8 January 2024 (UTC) Pbritti (talk) 21:50, 8 January 2024 (UTC)

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Technically very, and the shared interests remove any doubt. Blocking and tagging. Don't see any others. Closing. Girth Summit  (blether) 20:06, 9 January 2024 (UTC)