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Persistent changing ranges of ages in articles, this time at which matches previous additions by other blocked socks linked to the master, see. ☾Loriendrew☽  ☏(ring-ring)  01:57, 5 January 2019 (UTC)

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 * The master is.
 * The following accounts are ✅ to each other:
 * The following accounts are ✅ to each othr and to the above group:
 * Blocked the unblocked accounts and tagged all. Closing.--Bbb23 (talk) 19:46, 5 January 2019 (UTC)
 * The following accounts are ✅ to each othr and to the above group:
 * Blocked the unblocked accounts and tagged all. Closing.--Bbb23 (talk) 19:46, 5 January 2019 (UTC)
 * The following accounts are ✅ to each othr and to the above group:
 * Blocked the unblocked accounts and tagged all. Closing.--Bbb23 (talk) 19:46, 5 January 2019 (UTC)
 * Blocked the unblocked accounts and tagged all. Closing.--Bbb23 (talk) 19:46, 5 January 2019 (UTC)
 * Blocked the unblocked accounts and tagged all. Closing.--Bbb23 (talk) 19:46, 5 January 2019 (UTC)
 * Blocked the unblocked accounts and tagged all. Closing.--Bbb23 (talk) 19:46, 5 January 2019 (UTC)
 * Blocked the unblocked accounts and tagged all. Closing.--Bbb23 (talk) 19:46, 5 January 2019 (UTC)

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WP:DUCK on wisdom tooth. ID'd by User:Larry Hockett. – Muboshgu (talk) 17:52, 19 January 2019 (UTC)

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✅ to previous socks +. Blocked, tagged, closing.--Bbb23 (talk) 18:12, 19 January 2019 (UTC)

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Continued disruptive opinion/non-MEDRS age change to Wisdom tooth article. Edit summary quite inappropriate as well. ☾Loriendrew☽  ☏(ring-ring)  16:14, 9 February 2019 (UTC)

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 * - For sleepers. Thanks, GABgab 17:46, 9 February 2019 (UTC)
 * ✅ plus:
 * Blocked, tagged, closing.--Bbb23 (talk) 19:32, 9 February 2019 (UTC)
 * Blocked, tagged, closing.--Bbb23 (talk) 19:32, 9 February 2019 (UTC)
 * Blocked, tagged, closing.--Bbb23 (talk) 19:32, 9 February 2019 (UTC)
 * Blocked, tagged, closing.--Bbb23 (talk) 19:32, 9 February 2019 (UTC)

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Same behaviour of changing date ranges in MEDRS articles ☾Loriendrew☽   ☏(ring-ring)  03:13, 2 March 2019 (UTC)

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 * - This seems likely to me. Please check to identify potential sleepers. Sir Sputnik (talk) 20:34, 2 March 2019 (UTC)
 * ✅. No other accounts seen. Closing.--Bbb23 (talk) 01:21, 3 March 2019 (UTC)

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Continued disruptive opinion/non-MEDRS age change to tooth articles:, and. Also adding blocked accounts not directly associated with this SPI. ☾Loriendrew☽  ☏(ring-ring)  03:07, 14 March 2019 (UTC)

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 * ✅. No obvious unblocked sleepers. T. Canens (talk) 05:12, 14 March 2019 (UTC)
 * . Closing. Reaper Eternal (talk) 05:19, 14 March 2019 (UTC)

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Similar edit patterns as previous socks. 14:33, 18 March 2019 (UTC) OhNo itsJamie Talk 14:33, 18 March 2019 (UTC)

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✅ with. — Berean Hunter   (talk)  02:51, 19 March 2019 (UTC)
 * is already blocked and tagged. Closing. Reaper Eternal (talk) 02:55, 19 March 2019 (UTC) Reaper Eternal (talk) 02:55, 19 March 2019 (UTC)

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Same MEDRS edits, changing ages without reliable sourcing at. Adding a few more previously blocked potential socks as well. ☾Loriendrew☽  ☏(ring-ring)  02:03, 21 April 2019 (UTC)
 * There are also a few IPs editing at on March 30 which may be related.-- ☾Loriendrew☽   ☏(ring-ring)  02:11, 21 April 2019 (UTC)

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✅ — Berean Hunter   (talk)  12:50, 21 April 2019 (UTC)

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 * (blocked on May 21st, open unblock request)
 * (blocked on March 29)
 * (blocked on May 6)


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This account has already been blocked per WP:DUCK (created in April, goes on a 200+ edit streak of wikignome edits with the only edits of material few to adult/adolescences/childhood articles). Requesting a check for sleepers since this one was "sleeping" for about a month before the bulk of the edits started. OhNo itsJamie Talk 13:29, 20 May 2019 (UTC)


 * Update User:Rocksmooth has submitted an unblock request, denying that they are related to the sockmaster. I added User:Chriscolebrook1 and User:Mark_Scientist to the list as they are the the most recent WP:DUCK blocks of GTA5Player. OhNo itsJamie  Talk 16:43, 21 May 2019 (UTC)

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— Berean Hunter   (talk)  22:27, 21 May 2019 (UTC)
 * Rocksmooth is to  who is likely, who may be impersonating.
 * Mark Scientist and Chriscolebrook1 are . They are on the same landmass as the master but using different devices.
 * Close per the above. The SandDoctor  Talk 13:02, 5 June 2019 (UTC)

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Same MO; new user twiddling with ages related to adulthood, puberty, school ages, etc. These two accounts are blocked; requesting check for sleepers, and if previous socks aren't stale, confirmation. OhNo itsJamie Talk 16:49, 29 June 2020 (UTC)

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 * - They are stale. -- Amanda  (aka DQ) 21:34, 29 June 2020 (UTC)

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These new accounts are changing age ranges in Adult in the same way as a recently blocked GTA5Player sock, User:World's Most Intelligent Man. The usernames also remind me of those in the SPI archive. I am requesting Checkuser to look for sleeper accounts. Cheers, gnu 57 20:12, 20 March 2021 (UTC)

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 * I've blocked both per WP:DUCK; will tag pending outcome. OhNo itsJamie Talk 00:44, 21 March 2021 (UTC)

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 * . The following account is ✅ to Dr Banerjee: ., closing. Mz7 (talk) 04:30, 21 March 2021 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
There's a history of at least one LTA (possibly two: see also Sockpuppet_investigations/WhenDatHotlineBling), that have odd fixations with fiddling around with ages in articles like Adult, Adolescence and Puberty. Many of these were blocked in 2020 and 2021 as sockpuppets of GTA5Player. User:Mattcymru2 has already been blocked on account of very strong WP:DUCK behavior relating to that account (corresponding edits to another fairly narrow topic area). Schwarbage is a newish account that is making similar poorly-sourced age-fiddling edits to related topic areas. (e.g., ). Matt2378 also has the same narrow range of focus and behavior. OhNo itsJamie Talk 14:57, 30 July 2022 (UTC)

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 * -  Girth Summit  (blether)  15:32, 30 July 2022 (UTC)
 * The accounts in the archive are stale, but Mattcymru2's CU data is consistent with the IPs that are in the CU log for GTA5Player.
 * The other two listed accounts are on the wrong continent to be GTA5Player; they are in the same country as WTHB, and I see the overlap in editing interest, but there's nothing technical linking them to previous socks, or to each other, as far as I can see - behavioural evaluation would be necessary to make the connection.  Girth Summit  (blether)  15:51, 30 July 2022 (UTC)
 * Schwarbage's POV is clearly similar to WDHB's, although differs to an extent. In particular, WDHB views "preadolescent" and "tween" as synonymous, while Schwarbage takes the position that adolescence starts at 10. Between that and a chat with a CU, I come down on "probably not" despite the similarities. Matt, meanwhile, doesn't seem very much like WDHB, although the shared interest in Drake is an odd coincidence. Closing without further action. --  Tamzin  [ cetacean needed ] (she&#124;they&#124;xe) 07:05, 13 August 2022 (UTC)

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Two new users making changes to Facial hair, an article previously targeted by GTA5Player socks – NJD-DE (talk) 21:07, 3 August 2022 (UTC)

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 * -  Girth Summit  (blether)  09:18, 4 August 2022 (UTC)
 * I can't say for certain these are GTA5Player socks (they're in the right country, but that's about it), but the following are ✅ to one another:
 * Will block, tagging as suspected based on the article interest. Girth Summit  (blether)  09:21, 4 August 2022 (UTC)
 * Will block, tagging as suspected based on the article interest. Girth Summit  (blether)  09:21, 4 August 2022 (UTC)
 * Will block, tagging as suspected based on the article interest. Girth Summit  (blether)  09:21, 4 August 2022 (UTC)
 * Will block, tagging as suspected based on the article interest. Girth Summit  (blether)  09:21, 4 August 2022 (UTC)
 * Will block, tagging as suspected based on the article interest. Girth Summit  (blether)  09:21, 4 August 2022 (UTC)
 * Will block, tagging as suspected based on the article interest. Girth Summit  (blether)  09:21, 4 August 2022 (UTC)
 * Will block, tagging as suspected based on the article interest. Girth Summit  (blether)  09:21, 4 August 2022 (UTC)

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I'd like to preemptively apologise to whichever CheckUser goes through this. See Special:PageHistory/Baligh and username patterns. I think that article might have two groups of warring sock groups. is tagged as suspected to GTA5Player so filing here. CU is for sleepers and any I've possibly missed. DatGuyTalkContribs 22:06, 19 November 2022 (UTC)
 * I'm also unopposed to leaving them all unblocked and simply leaving the page protected, if that's the course of action you'd like to take. DatGuyTalkContribs 22:08, 19 November 2022 (UTC)

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 * Okay well this is just weird. All of the following are ✅ to each other:
 * They’re possible to the master going on log data but it’s not much to draw a conclusion from. Best to go on behaviour for that part of the equation. Remind me never to check cases like this on mobile again… firefly  ( t · c ) 22:38, 19 November 2022 (UTC)
 * Yeesh. The page history makes it pretty clear that these socks belong to this case. - please indef all accounts as proven socks of GTA5Player. Thanks, Spicy (talk) 01:40, 20 November 2022 (UTC)
 * --Blablubbs (talk) 09:59, 20 November 2022 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
All of these (except Johanah53636) are short-lived accounts editing Facial hair and/or Baligh, two articles previously targeted by GTA5Player socks, and all of them following the username pattern evident in 21 of the 30 accounts blocked last time.

Johanah53636 is a new account following the (admittedly common) username pattern and editing Sexuality in Islam, a related page targeted by the other accounts.

I'm not familiar with GTA5Player and so can't say whether all of the accounts listed here are socks, but given the ongoing disruption in the articles named I do think it's time for another CU sweep. As suggested last time, leaving the accounts unblocked and protecting the affected pages may also be a viable alternative. Thanks, ☿ Apaugasma  ( talk  ☉) 23:24, 31 January 2023 (UTC)
 * Pointless fiddling with puberty/adulthood ages is definitely a GTA5Player thing. OhNo itsJamie Talk 15:43, 1 February 2023 (UTC)

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 * . --Blablubbs (talk) 15:01, 1 February 2023 (UTC)
 * ✅ to each other, and pretty to the last batch:
 * --Blablubbs (talk) 15:07, 1 February 2023 (UTC)
 * Also semiprotected both articles for 6 months. --Blablubbs (talk) 15:15, 1 February 2023 (UTC)
 * --Blablubbs (talk) 15:07, 1 February 2023 (UTC)
 * Also semiprotected both articles for 6 months. --Blablubbs (talk) 15:15, 1 February 2023 (UTC)
 * --Blablubbs (talk) 15:07, 1 February 2023 (UTC)
 * Also semiprotected both articles for 6 months. --Blablubbs (talk) 15:15, 1 February 2023 (UTC)
 * --Blablubbs (talk) 15:07, 1 February 2023 (UTC)
 * Also semiprotected both articles for 6 months. --Blablubbs (talk) 15:15, 1 February 2023 (UTC)
 * --Blablubbs (talk) 15:07, 1 February 2023 (UTC)
 * Also semiprotected both articles for 6 months. --Blablubbs (talk) 15:15, 1 February 2023 (UTC)
 * --Blablubbs (talk) 15:07, 1 February 2023 (UTC)
 * Also semiprotected both articles for 6 months. --Blablubbs (talk) 15:15, 1 February 2023 (UTC)
 * Also semiprotected both articles for 6 months. --Blablubbs (talk) 15:15, 1 February 2023 (UTC)