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[//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Template:TC_stats_table_start3&diff=prev&oldid=823215698 Same] [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Template:TC_stats_table_start3&diff=prev&oldid=823352601 sort of edit] and similar use of "wikipedist" on userpage. Seems to be meatpuppetry at the least. Jasper Deng (talk) 19:54, 31 January 2018 (UTC)

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✅. . Closing.--Bbb23 (talk) 21:29, 31 January 2018 (UTC)

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Similar userpage, similar username (say them out loud), and same interest in tropical cyclone-related articles. Jasper Deng (talk) 00:35, 4 February 2018 (UTC)

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Blocked and tagged as obvious. A CU isn't needed at this time.--Bbb23 (talk) 01:05, 4 February 2018 (UTC)

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Somewhat similar username, same use of the word "wikipedist", similar topic focus. Any CU done would be to hopefully get more than just autoblocks of the underlying IP('s), as this user has continued socking on a daily basis. Jasper Deng (talk) 05:10, 6 February 2018 (UTC)

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✅, blocked, tagged, closing.--Bbb23 (talk) 08:13, 6 February 2018 (UTC)

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TheHurricaneEditorMaker's behaviour in determining that "Unnecessary references sortable" in the Season Effects tables is way too similar to other well known socks off FrancoLeymas.Jason Rees (talk) 00:29, 18 February 2018 (UTC)

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✅, blocked, tagged, closing.--Bbb23 (talk) 01:13, 18 February 2018 (UTC)

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Both users edit articles about hurricanes and telenovelas. Both also live in Baja California. Philip J Fry / talk 03:00, 9 March 2018 (UTC)

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This was misfiled. Please fix.--Bbb23 (talk) 03:23, 9 March 2018 (UTC)
 * ✅, blocked and tagged. Closing. Callanecc (talk • contribs • logs) 00:19, 11 March 2018 (UTC)

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Firstly, the former has been blocked on Spanish WP as a sock already. Suspecting the latter due to (comparing with the former) eerily similar user pages, similar "signatures" that don't actually involve signing (see Talk:2018 Atlantic hurricane season and Talk:2018 Pacific hurricane season for the former and latter respectively), similar focus as sockmaster to editing tropical cyclone articles, usage of the two aforementioned talk pages to discuss the hurricane seasons (e.g., ) similar to previous socks, as well as ungrammatical English in their edit summaries and contributions. Also the latter started editing on June 2, just a few hours after the former was blocked on Spanish WP that same day. ~ KN2731 {t · c} 05:10, 8 June 2018 (UTC)

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 * Requesting CheckUser. It's not obvious enough based on behavior alone in my opinion.--Jasper Deng (talk) 09:10, 10 June 2018 (UTC)

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 * - TNT❤ 09:23, 10 June 2018 (UTC)
 * All users ✅ to one another. - TNT❤ 09:26, 10 June 2018 (UTC)
 * Accounts tagged, closing.  QEDK ( 後  ☕  桜 ) 13:08, 10 June 2018 (UTC)

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This user's account was created just two days after the previous sockpuppet investigation concluded. The user's first few edits were to create a user page that is very similar to those of the two users blocked on June 8; the user boxes used are identical and the general biography very similar to those of the two other users (Ronaldo Valencia compared to Ryan Joseph Henao and Christian Fernández Bazán). The user's editing primarily focuses on tropical cyclone articles similar to the past users with similar ungrammatical English in their edits and edit summaries. &mdash; Iune  talk  15:21, 17 June 2018 (UTC)

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I've long suspected this sock master is tied to since both sock families have a rather similar interest in moving, merging, and creating rather obscure hurricane related articles but I don't have concrete evidence in front me to present such claim atm. YE Pacific Hurricane  03:42, 18 June 2018 (UTC)
 * As someone who is familiar with this LTA (IPH95) and his editing behavior, I don't think that this sockmaster is the same person. Their editing interests and obsession with lesser-known storms seem to be just about the only thing that they have in common. This vandal is much more likely to be IPH95. That being said, this sockmaster should be monitored closely.  Light and Dark2000  (talk) 20:59, 14 July 2018 (UTC)

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 * ✅ to archive and each other:
 * I highly doubt this is it, as I only have a limited view of what is going on. It was one rabbit hole after another. I would suggest a more thorough digging through articles. -- Amanda  (aka DQ) 03:20, 18 June 2018 (UTC)
 * I highly doubt this is it, as I only have a limited view of what is going on. It was one rabbit hole after another. I would suggest a more thorough digging through articles. -- Amanda  (aka DQ) 03:20, 18 June 2018 (UTC)
 * I highly doubt this is it, as I only have a limited view of what is going on. It was one rabbit hole after another. I would suggest a more thorough digging through articles. -- Amanda  (aka DQ) 03:20, 18 June 2018 (UTC)
 * I highly doubt this is it, as I only have a limited view of what is going on. It was one rabbit hole after another. I would suggest a more thorough digging through articles. -- Amanda  (aka DQ) 03:20, 18 June 2018 (UTC)
 * I highly doubt this is it, as I only have a limited view of what is going on. It was one rabbit hole after another. I would suggest a more thorough digging through articles. -- Amanda  (aka DQ) 03:20, 18 June 2018 (UTC)
 * I highly doubt this is it, as I only have a limited view of what is going on. It was one rabbit hole after another. I would suggest a more thorough digging through articles. -- Amanda  (aka DQ) 03:20, 18 June 2018 (UTC)
 * I highly doubt this is it, as I only have a limited view of what is going on. It was one rabbit hole after another. I would suggest a more thorough digging through articles. -- Amanda  (aka DQ) 03:20, 18 June 2018 (UTC)


 * - Given the CU result, could admin please block these accounts? Sir Sputnik (talk) 00:25, 13 July 2018 (UTC)
 * Sir Sputnik - ✅.  ~Oshwah~  (talk) (contribs)   00:27, 13 July 2018 (UTC)

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Adding two more accounts with similar fixation on tropical cyclone articles and similar ungrammatical English. The user page design has changed but the fancy names and signature for ArgosBeta24 are similar to signatures used by the most recent socks. ~ KN2731 {t · c} 08:45, 7 July 2018 (UTC)

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 * Already blocked and tagged. Sir Sputnik (talk) 00:24, 13 July 2018 (UTC)

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Not really sure if this means anything significant or not, but this user attempted to add a sockpuppet tag to a userpage of an account that was recently reported here. 90.101.62.63 (talk) 00:52, 12 July 2018 (UTC)

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 * Already blocked. Sir Sputnik (talk) 00:18, 13 July 2018 (UTC)

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Forum posts on talk pages, ungrammatical English in edit summaries and contributions, and fancy "signature" that seems to be copypasted since it triggers SineBot (see first diff). All very similar to previous socks, especially those from 8 June. ~ KN2731 {t · c} 04:14, 22 August 2018 (UTC)

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 * ✅ plus:
 * Blocked, tagged, closing.--Bbb23 (talk) 13:39, 22 August 2018 (UTC)
 * Blocked, tagged, closing.--Bbb23 (talk) 13:39, 22 August 2018 (UTC)
 * Blocked, tagged, closing.--Bbb23 (talk) 13:39, 22 August 2018 (UTC)