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As seen in the following diffs, the IP in question engaged in edit warring over the content of Zak Smith. The IP's only contributions are to this page, and yet the user showed an understanding of Wikipedia and its' policy, referring to vandalism, the page's talk page, and the concept of consensus. ] [] [] [] After the page was semi-protected in response to the edit warring, the user FixerFixerFixer made the same revert with the same allegation that consensus had not been reached in talk, as seen [here]. FixerFixerFixer's only contributions have been to Zak Smith and Talk:Zak Smith, repeatedly accusing other users of vandalism in breach of WP:AGF, and seemingly taking WP:OWNership of the article as seen at Talk:Zak Smith, where they appear to disavow any version of the page that they disapprove of. Multiple users (Simonm223 and Acidbleu, who states that "His detractors have pointed out that he is fond of using sock puppet accounts, so keep that in mind as well.") have also suggested that they may have a WP:COI with Zak Smith.

As a final, somewhat related note - this is my first SPI, please do let me know if I have included any irrelevant content / any content which my report is lacking. Thanks! &ensp;talk 20:32, 4 April 2019 (UTC)

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 * Some other potentially related IPs, even though whois puts them pretty distant from the v4 address that was originally reported:
 * active 1-2 March
 * active 12-20 February
 * Note similarities in the edit summaries. "Vandalism", "blp issue", _underscores_... ST47 (talk) 07:04, 5 April 2019 (UTC)

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 * With Zak Smith fully protected a block is not needed here. I've warned Fixer accordingly. Please report them again if the behaviour continues once the protection expires. Sir Sputnik (talk) 20:35, 8 April 2019 (UTC)

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All are single purpose accounts (or IPs) created to argue that the coverage of Zak Smith's abuse should be altered or removed. FixerFixerFixer is a single purpose account created years ago to edit Smith's wikipedia page. There was a strong consensus on the talk page to include information on Zak Smith's abuse allegations. I believe that these accounts are sockpuppets created to argue against this consensus and otherwise ensure that this information is not included or depicts Smith in a positive light and the allegations in a negative light.

ArmieHarker has made other minor contributions but are still a pretty much fresh account. One of these accounts (LawwGall) has been banned for legal threats.

It's possible that the person running these accounts is Zak Smith themself, as they are semi-infamous for spending a lot of time on the internet namesearching themself. PeterTheFourth (talk) 01:25, 14 April 2019 (UTC)

Here are some diffs showing the accounts arguing for removing the information, reverting the addition of the information, or changing it to depict Smith in a more positive light: PeterTheFourth (talk) 01:31, 14 April 2019 (UTC)
 * LawGall:, , ,
 * Justadoll:
 * Precious Island:, ,
 * ArmieHarker:
 * 67.4.179.116:, , ,

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 * ArmieHarker is.
 * LawwGall is.
 * The other two appear to be ❌. —DoRD (talk)​ 12:31, 14 April 2019 (UTC)
 * New account,, is a Highly match to FFF. —DoRD (talk)​ 11:14, 15 April 2019 (UTC)

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Edits and reliance on BLPCRIME seems coordinated and consistent with past attempts of removal of allegations. Underscore edits right after AlexaSmooth was blocked and the page was protected which impacts Rrraaaeee because of their limited user contributions. Generally this seems like the work of FixerFixerFixer who was blocked for engaging in the same type of edits. 84.46.53.221 or 84.46.53.* has not made edits but is unable to due to the page protection. However, their argument on the talk page is suspiciously similar given the timing. Morbidthoughts (talk) 01:31, 30 January 2020 (UTC)
 * And this diff falling within the ip range with the name dropping raises suspicion. Morbidthoughts (talk) 10:14, 8 February 2020 (UTC)

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 * to determine whether the suspected accounts are sockpuppets or meatpuppets. —  Newslinger  talk   08:30, 3 March 2020 (UTC)
 * The master is . The suspected puppets are ❌ to each other. The CU request is unusually loaded.--Bbb23 (talk) 14:24, 3 March 2020 (UTC)
 * Thank you, . To clarify the language in my request, I found the near-identical edit summaries in Special:Diff/938244275, Special:Diff/938063424, and Special:Diff/938217505 to strongly suggest a relationship between the three accounts, but did not know at the time whether the three accounts are technically related. —  Newslinger  talk   11:55, 5 March 2020 (UTC)
 * (accounts only). was blocked by  for being a sockpuppet of  on 29 January. I've blocked  and  based on the strength of the behavioral evidence, despite the fact that these two accounts are technically unrelated. —  Newslinger   talk   12:26, 5 March 2020 (UTC)
 * It would be best if someone else could determine whether any action should be taken with respect to 84.46.53.221 or 84.46.53.0/24. As I had interacted with 84.46.53.249 on Talk:Sasha Grey, I don't want to make a decision here. —  Newslinger  talk   12:26, 5 March 2020 (UTC)
 * Closing this since the IP hasn't edited for a while. Callanecc (talk • contribs • logs) 13:35, 12 April 2020 (UTC)

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A new account created. Goes directly to the talk page to continue to argue that the rape allegations be excluded due to BLP concerns, that the allegations must be proven before it can be included. Shows a previous knowledge of policy to quote. Morbidthoughts (talk) 06:02, 1 February 2020 (UTC)

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 * to determine whether the suspected account is a sockpuppet or meatpuppet. —  Newslinger  talk   08:30, 3 March 2020 (UTC)
 * to the suspected puppets listed in the 30 January 2020 report above.--Bbb23 (talk) 14:24, 3 March 2020 (UTC)
 * I've blocked the account as an obvious sock. Closing. Callanecc (talk • contribs • logs) 13:37, 12 April 2020 (UTC)

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Gryllida makes an edit removing items citing BLP to Zak Smith. In the user's first edit to the article, they mention that they don't have any COI which raised my suspicion. On the discussion after revert, Gryllida makes arguments that makes me suspect she is an alias of User:AlexaSmooth, who was banned as a sockpuppet of Fixerfixerfixer. Specifically, they attempt to distinguish between secondary and third party sources vs.  and arguing that allegations should be confirmed by courts  vs.. This court argument is also similar to Precious Island and 84.46.52.129, previously accused of being a sockpuppet: vs. Morbidthoughts (talk) 22:11, 21 April 2020 (UTC)

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 * I'm not totally convinced by the evidence presented and the CU result is ❌ to each other or FixerFixerFixer. Closing. Callanecc (talk • contribs • logs) 12:12, 26 April 2020 (UTC)

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Edit warring on Zak Smith The user is using the arguements as previous socks of FixerFixerFixer. Super Goose 007 ( Honk! ) 22:55, 29 June 2020 (UTC)

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 * Technically ❌. Account is already blocked, though.  It's impossible to know whether this is meat puppetry or not, and that will likely have to be resolved via the unblock process. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 00:26, 30 June 2020 (UTC)

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New SPA. WP:DUCK Fixated on Zak Smith. Most likely Zak Smith. Argues in the same tendentious semi-legalese style as previous socks. Strangely familiar with wiki policy like WP:COI within first edits. Even performs extensive opposition research that could be considered as hounding under WP:DOX. Morbidthoughts (talk) 03:04, 12 January 2023 (UTC)
 * See related January 30 & February 1, 2020 investigations. Morbidthoughts (talk) 03:25, 12 January 2023 (UTC)
 * Added inactive GorillaYesh and Heckicus moomicus as stale sleeper accounts. Same argumentative style. Goes to policy right off the spot. Morbidthoughts (talk) 03:35, 12 January 2023 (UTC)

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 * - I know we can't confirm to the archive as they are all stale, but there are two accounts in this report that are fresh. Are these two technically related? Anything in the logs that would be a useful comparison? The SandDoctor  Talk 06:32, 14 January 2023 (UTC)
 * From a purely technical standpoint, Jehmbo and GorillaYesh are ❌ to each other. The geolocation of Jehmbo is roughly consistent with past socks of FixerFixerFixer (same major metropolitan area), so I think I can say Jehmbo is —that's the best I can do from a technical standpoint. This will need to be decided primarily by behavior. Mz7 (talk) 09:00, 14 January 2023 (UTC)
 * suspected WP:DUCK (or perhaps WP:MEAT) based on behavioural evidence. These accounts are most definitely not new and their single-purpose nature pushing the same POV with the exact same article is suspect. Closing. The SandDoctor  Talk 20:27, 15 January 2023 (UTC)