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11 January 2015

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Both users have intersections at A.W. Hill. For a yet-to-be-explained reason, Derwydd23 created duplicate articles for the same person at Andy Hill (music supervisor), Andy Hill (music producer) and Andy Hill (Film Music Supervisor), all of which have been deleted for failing to properly establish notability. Additionally, Derwydd23 posted on 's talk page, but then Ghostrider51 came by and changed the signature to his own with no explanation. What makes this seem more like a sock case, rather than a legitimate use of two accounts, is that the user has created the duplicate articles, which could be construed as an attempt to game the system. By ensuring multiple articles on the same subject exist, there is a greater chance at least one article will exist at Wikipedia. On the other hand, a reasonable explanation might be that the user erroneously felt that a unique article was warranted for the subject's musical works, where the A.W. Hill article focuses on his work as a writer. These are the tough distinctions I now leave in the hands of worthy admins. :) Cyphoidbomb (talk) 22:33, 11 January 2015 (UTC)

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 * I believe there's enough information here tojustify a check. Though I admit, I'd be very surprised if the accounts weren't related. Mike V • Talk 00:37, 12 January 2015 (UTC)
 * You will have to hold off your surprise, Mike. ✅. Courcelles 06:53, 12 January 2015 (UTC)


 * Darn... Anyways, I've blocked the sock, gave the master a week block and left a note on the AfD. Mike V • Talk 18:05, 12 January 2015 (UTC)