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The suspected sock puppets were all created with in the same 2.5 hour span and their only actions were to participate at the AfD for Pictures for Sad Children. Their contributions to the AfD seem extremely similar in the voting style and all of the activity on the accounts has been with in minutes of activity on the other accounts at the AfD Example 1 Example 2 Example 3 Example 4 Example 5 Example 6. For this reason, I believe that these accounts should be investigated for potential sock puppetry. -- Dane 2007  talk 03:05, 5 October 2016 (UTC)

An additional sock may have emerged as seen here, using the same very similar language and arguments as the other user and also a single purpose account that only voted on this AfD within an hour of the other user. -- Dane 2007  talk 04:33, 5 October 2016 (UTC)

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I see how why this was thought possible, but it's incorrect. I can't vouch for the rest of the accounts, but they are also not people I know. I'm not particularly sure how to prove this. If it helps, I'm not confident enough about policy yet to contribute further to that particular discussion. Niamhdh (talk) 04:52, 5 October 2016 (UTC)

Yea this is wrong but the CheckUser will corroborate that. Xaxxyxxxyx (talk) 05:24, 5 October 2016 (UTC)

I made the deletion page alone, and I dont know the other users. We probably sound similar because we have similar opinions on this issue. I made another persons vote bold to make it easier to see- is that uncouth? I figured it wasn't, since someone strikethrough'd my vote. Forpfsc (talk) 14:33, 5 October 2016 (UTC)

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 * - To check for suspected vote-fraud. The arguments are pretty similar in content and tone, and the account creation times are suspicious. See also: bolding another alleged sock's !vote, one alleged sock pinging another. Also, note that the alleged master created . Thanks, GABgab 14:06, 5 October 2016 (UTC)
 * ❌. Based on location, also unlikely to be meat puppets.--Bbb23 (talk) 01:17, 6 October 2016 (UTC)
 * Closing with no action, based on the technical results and Bbb23's comment. GABgab 18:41, 6 October 2016 (UTC)

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All three have claimed to be the author of the webcomic Pictures for Sad Children. Elmyr de Hory was a notorious art forger. Sockmaster claimed direct contact with author, so this may be a WP:MEAT situation. At any rate, several editors are lying and we're being trolled. Elizium23 (talk) 18:21, 10 December 2016 (UTC)

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 * The following accounts are ✅ to :
 * Itsmerrygraves is ❌.
 * Blocked the two unblocked confirmed accounts without tags.--Bbb23 (talk) 21:29, 10 December 2016 (UTC)
 * Tagged socks of NoThanks. No need to open new case. Closing.  Vanjagenije  (talk)  00:10, 15 December 2016 (UTC)
 * Blocked the two unblocked confirmed accounts without tags.--Bbb23 (talk) 21:29, 10 December 2016 (UTC)
 * Tagged socks of NoThanks. No need to open new case. Closing.  Vanjagenije  (talk)  00:10, 15 December 2016 (UTC)

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The contribs match the prior socks. See this diff of the most recent contribution. --  Dane talk  14:35, 11 December 2016 (UTC)

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❌.--Bbb23 (talk) 15:20, 11 December 2016 (UTC)
 * Closed.  Vanjagenije  (talk)  00:10, 15 December 2016 (UTC)