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I initially brought this case to NinjaRobotPirate to get his advice on whether or not it looked suspicious, since it also looks like Fourlaxers does a lot of positive editing. I was advised that it did, but he also (admirably) recused himself from further involvement since he'd left warnings on Fourlaxers's talkpage regarding content disputes. I encountered Fourlaxers on Nocturnal Animals where I reverted an edit and left a warning on his talkpage. After some minor edit warring, he ceased making changes, but Jlhlihlhlh showed up soon after the warning and made the exact same edit, followed soon after by Liolner. In checking some of Fourlaxers's other edits after my initial warning, I discovered some similarly problematic edits at Dave (film) which I also reverted. Soon after, Jkjkjkgjf showed up to partially reinstate those edits. The first two sock names share the same random-letter creation, all three socks share intersections of the exact same attempted edits, all three socks edit the same pages as Fourlaxers, Jkjkjkgjf shows the same random word capitalization in their edits as Fourlaxers, and all of the accounts were opened shortly after reversions of Fourlaxers's edits and made only a handful of edits (starting with reinstating Fourlaxers) before going quiet again. Grandpallama (talk) 10:43, 26 October 2017 (UTC)

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— Berean Hunter   (talk)  15:25, 28 October 2017 (UTC)
 * - Common involvement in an edit-war at Nocturnal Animals suggests sockpuppetry. The choice of usernames suggests throwaway accounts so others may also exist. Please check to confirm and identify potential sleepers. Sir Sputnik (talk) 22:59, 27 October 2017 (UTC)
 * ✅ to each other:
 * Indeffed and tagged confirmed socks.
 * Indeffed and tagged confirmed socks.
 * Indeffed and tagged confirmed socks.
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 * Indeffed and tagged confirmed socks.
 * Looks like there's nothing left to do here. Closing. Sir Sputnik (talk) 15:47, 28 October 2017 (UTC)

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MontyPythonNut, created shortly after Fourlaxers was blocked, editing film and Power Rangers pages, and reinserting some of the same problematic edits with grammar issues and random capitalization. User has been edit warring on Brewster's Millions; note some of the similar language in edit summaries, the insistence on capitalizing the word "million" in the phrase "30 million", etc. (MontyPythonNut Fourlaxers ) The IP addresses are clearly connected to one another (significant editing overlap) and have both reverted to the problematic version, but it's not as obvious they are socks. However, the language in this talkpage edit has the same bizarre capitalization and is attempting to justify the reverts to the Fourlaxers/MontyPythonNut version. The last SPI revealed sleepers for Fourlaxers, as well, so a CU sweep seems advisable. Grandpallama (talk) 13:24, 8 January 2018 (UTC)

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✅, blocked, tagged, closing.--Bbb23 (talk) 15:01, 8 January 2018 (UTC)

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New user that is heavily editing pages related to Power Rangers, but also is focused on horror film Happy Death Day--a Fourlaxers favorite. Quack quack. Grandpallama (talk) 11:43, 22 January 2018 (UTC)

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 * Merging Behavior and CU results, I'd put this at . -- Amanda  (aka DQ) 22:27, 22 January 2018 (UTC)
 * - D U C K. Please indef sock. Sro23 (talk) 22:23, 23 January 2018 (UTC)
 * ✅. GABgab 00:54, 24 January 2018 (UTC)

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Almost certainly a new Fourlaxers sock. See this edit, which is almost identical (same random capitalization and use of "own presidential agenda of lies and corruption") to an earlier edit by the master. CU requested because Fourlaxers has had multiple socks, and other sleepers may be lurking. Grandpallama (talk) 17:35, 21 May 2019 (UTC)
 * And admission: Grandpallama (talk) 18:11, 21 May 2019 (UTC)

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— Berean Hunter   (talk)  22:48, 21 May 2019 (UTC)
 * Cabayi (talk) 18:53, 21 May 2019 (UTC)
 * - Please check for sleepers. Cabayi (talk) 18:54, 21 May 2019 (UTC)
 * Hello The Cheat is ✅ to . No other accounts seen.

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Hi - I am sorry but I don't know how to do SPI so I am contacting you in the hope that you might assist me, as you placed the ban on the user whom I consider now to be socking. A quick glance at Reshma Shetty edit history shows the user you banned making many edits and then a user, whom I consider to be the sock, continuing to make edits to the same page. Exactly the same pattern emerges on other pages, such as List of Royal Pains characters, Before I fall, Deep Katdare and several others. Silly English Kniggits appears to be editing almost the exact same set of pages as the banned user. I apologise for drawing your attention to this but as the admin who placed the ban, I thought you might be willing to help ensure it's enforced.NEDOCHAN (talk) 11:08, 26 June 2020 (UTC)
 * Moved from my talkpage -- Amanda  (aka DQ) 18:32, 26 June 2020 (UTC)


 * Is there anyone who's going to look at this? I'm nonplussed as to the process.NEDOCHAN (talk) 12:09, 29 June 2020 (UTC)

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 * - There is indeed a large topic overlap with past socks, but I'm hesitant to block on that behavior alone. I see that there's a possible non-stale sock which isn't in the archives but is noted as likely Fourlaxers,, so self-endorsing for CU - please compare to that one. GeneralNotability (talk) 19:01, 29 June 2020 (UTC)
 * - Mz7 (talk) 19:28, 29 June 2020 (UTC)
 * The Silly English Kniggits account is to . GeneralNotability is correct that there is a compelling overlap in editing interest, and the way that they post on talk pages is also peculiar . Combined with certain technical similarities, I think this is enough evidence to block Silly English Kniggits as a sockpuppet of Riders&Rangers. Note that the following account is ✅ to Silly English Kniggits: . . All accounts, closing. Mz7 (talk) 19:48, 29 June 2020 (UTC)

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Each of these editors has the same editing patterns as Fourlaxers and confirmed socks such as https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/Silly_English_Kniggits. Here, on Homer's Enemy A confirmed sock makes an almost identical edit to one made by the IP here. The sockmaster always edits Power Rangers Articles, Family Guy, Thomas and Friends. They also use WRONG as an edit summary as here and here and here. There is massive overlap between the edit patterns of these IPs and the topics are near identical. In fact, there are so many puppets used it's hard to choose between. All have also edited Royal Pains and related pages which was regularly edited by confirmed sock Silly English Kniggits. The Reshma Shetty page has several IPs that show similar patterns.NEDOCHAN (talk) 17:21, 13 January 2022 (UTC)

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 * I handed out long-term IP blocks. Closing. Sro23 (talk) 04:57, 14 January 2022 (UTC)

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 * per below. Jezebel's Ponyo bons mots 21:06, 9 September 2022 (UTC)

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The two accounts are ✅ to each other and proven/DUCK based on log evidence and behaviour. Blocked and tagged.-- Jezebel's Ponyo bons mots 21:06, 9 September 2022 (UTC)

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 * pro-forma per below.-- Ponyo bons mots 18:37, 7 October 2022 (UTC)  Ponyo bons mots 18:37, 7 October 2022 (UTC)

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 * ✅ to . Blocked and tagged.-- Ponyo bons mots 18:37, 7 October 2022 (UTC)

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 * per below. Ponyo bons mots 20:21, 13 December 2022 (UTC)

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 * All ✅ to . Blocked and tagged; closing.-- Ponyo bons mots 20:21, 13 December 2022 (UTC)

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The "WRONG!" when their edit is reverted. Pultzser: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ninja_Turtles:_The_Next_Mutation&diff=prev&oldid=1178157164 A different Fourlaxers sockpuppet: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_Shining_Time_Station_episodes&diff=prev&oldid=1101140945 https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_Shining_Time_Station_episodes&diff=prev&oldid=1101193617 https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_Shining_Time_Station_episodes&diff=prev&oldid=1101541135 Their focus on that episode guide: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_Shining_Time_Station_episodes&action=history Hardkeyyy (talk) 20:31, 15 October 2023 (UTC)

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 * ✅, blocked and tagged. Closing.-- Ponyo bons mots 20:13, 16 October 2023 (UTC)