Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Fileman67/Archive

Suspected sockpuppets
Fileman67 has been blocked several times in the past for adding uncited information since registering in August 2022. Now it appears as if they have a second account under the name of Profile78, which was created in December 2022. Both accounts, active, edit a large number of the same music articles, often adding an uncited Credits/personnel section with whitespace in the subsection headers. . Other targets include articles related to Big Mouth, The Wild Thornberrys, and animated Disney movies such as Toy Story. Furthermore, both accounts have the word "file" in them plus a two-digit number. One is 67 while the other is 78. 6, 7, 8. Consecutive digits. ResPM (T&#x1F508;&#x1F3B5;C) 20:41, 26 April 2023 (UTC)

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 * - the similarities between these accounts are fairly compelling but there are some things that give me too much pause to action this case without CU confirmation - for example, Fileman67 and Profile78 seem to edit at slightly different hours from each other and Fileman67 mostly seems to use the desktop site while Profile78 primarily edits from the mobile app. In addition, making unsourced edits to popular movies and TV shows isn't a particularly distinctive trait. Please compare the accounts to confirm. Thanks, Spicy (talk) 21:36, 26 April 2023 (UTC)
 * ✅ to each other with no other accounts seen:
 * Dreamy Jazz talk to me &#124; my contributions 20:55, 27 April 2023 (UTC)


 * I have blocked Profile78 and warned Fileman67. Further socking will result in a block of the master account. Closing. Thanks, Spicy (talk) 12:47, 28 April 2023 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets

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Profile93 is yet another possible sock of Fileman67, who is responsible for adding uncited personnel info to song articles. Another of their confirmed socks, Profile78, has a username very similar to this one. Compare the edits of all three on (Everything I Do) I Do It for You:. All these accounts have also chiefly edited articles relating to Big Mouth. Looks like a duck to me. ResPM (T&#x1F508;&#x1F3B5;C) 19:12, 4 May 2023 (UTC)

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 * Spicy (talk) 13:08, 5 May 2023 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
Fileman67 et al were blocked for adding unsourced content and block evasions. LukeSkywalkerMan registered their account in May 2023, after Fileman67 was block and shortly before sock Profile93 was tagged. Similarities between all three users involve adding unsourced Personnel sections to music articles. They also share a similar editing style, adding whitespace in subsection headers and a line break after said header. Looking at their contributions ( and ), it looks like they also share an interest in Big Mouth. Meanwhile, the usage of the word "man" in their username makes me highly suspicious. ResPM (T&#x1F508;&#x1F3B5;C) 23:27, 26 July 2023 (UTC)

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 * Thanks, Spicy (talk) 00:00, 30 July 2023 (UTC)


 * Separately, I've blocked Hardworker56 (created the day after LukeSkywalkerMan) as another sockpuppet. Besides the fact that they've edited many of the same pages as LukeSkywalkerMan and the sockmaster, they were editing List of Big Mouth characters within five minutes of LukeSkywalkerMan creating the page, which in view of the other similarities I can't believe to be coincidental. SuperMarioMan (Talk) 22:48, 31 July 2023 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
Fileman90 performed the same edits as previous socks. Obvious naming style, no need for checkuser. Binksternet (talk) 01:31, 9 August 2023 (UTC)

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 * Blocked, closing. — Ingenuity (talk • contribs) 17:40, 9 August 2023 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
STARTREKLOWER567 added the same image of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang as previous socks, and added the same self-referential links to Big Mouth characters as previous socks.

Obvious case, checkuser needed only to sweep for sleepers. Binksternet (talk) 12:50, 17 August 2023 (UTC)

Adding PEACEMAKER209 who restored the Big Mouth edits of previous socks. Binksternet (talk) 15:36, 17 August 2023 (UTC)

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 * ✅ Added one sleeper Courcelles (talk) 21:45, 17 August 2023 (UTC)
 * Blocked, tagged, closed. Courcelles (talk) 21:48, 17 August 2023 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
Obvious name and behavior similarity, no need for checkuser.

Greatman67 made substantially the same edit as the puppet master: adding an unreferenced personnel section. Binksternet (talk) 03:38, 12 April 2024 (UTC)

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 * Account is now blocked, closing. Spicy (talk) 15:50, 21 April 2024 (UTC)