Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/GiacomoValenti/Archive

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Created around the time of the suspected sockmaster’s block; similar usernames. (Definitely not a coincidence) Both users have similar disruptive patterns. Red River  660   talk  15:11, 16 June 2020 (UTC)


 * Both accounts have been editing the same articles; sometimes just hours apart.


 * Both accounts have a history of spamming unsourced content into crime related articles (see their contributions logs.)

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He has admitted it. Lard Almighty (talk) 06:00, 17 June 2020 (UTC)

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 * I've renamed the case for the older account. The newer account is already blocked for disruptive editing.  Based on this I'm going to AGF and do nothing beyond issue a warning to the older account.  Closing. -- RoySmith (talk) 15:43, 20 June 2020 (UTC)

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 * ( originally named this)
 * ( originally named this)


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Although created a couple weeks after the suspected sockmaster’s block, both users have edited similar topics, and have similar disruptive patterns (adding unsourced content in more than five edits to a single page within minutes of each other. Vaselineeeeeeee★★★ 14:59, 27 November 2020 (UTC)

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 * is older than, so restoring GiacomoValenti to the SPIarchive notice template and placing the other account in the suspected sock list. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dreamy Jazz (talk • contribs) 00:48, 28 November 2020 (UTC)
 * - Single-minded editing of Mafia-related articles with significant overlap, use of "Mobile web edit", timing of account creation, editing style. Probably enough here to block on behavior alone, but since everybody's fresh, CU can confirm. -- RoySmith (talk) 21:30, 11 December 2020 (UTC)
 * Both are ✅ to . Bagged and tagged.  ~Oshwah~  (talk) (contribs)   22:50, 11 December 2020 (UTC)
 * Added tag for GiacomoValenti -- RoySmith (talk) 23:59, 11 December 2020 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets



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Similar disruptive patterns. Vaselineeeeeeee★★★ 16:45, 28 December 2020 (UTC)
 * Replying to User:RoySmith: Sorry, I'll show some diffs. In the limited edits SamTheMan5678 has done, the patters are the same (several edits to the same article within minutes of each other). Also, this diff shows that GiacomoValenti would go around changing nicknames with "the" in them to capital as in "The" - James "Jimmy the Man" Marcello --> James "Jimmy The Man" Marcello. This seems to emulate his new username. A checkuser should reveal these are the same editors. Regards, Vaselineeeeeeee★★★ 17:11, 28 December 2020 (UTC)
 * , I don't see enough here to either block outright or even to endorse for CU. For a checkuser to run a check, there needs to be sufficient behavioral evidence first which raises suspicion.  I don't think what we've got here now would pass WP:NOTFISHING.   I'll leave this for somebody else to take another look, however. -- RoySmith (talk) 17:42, 28 December 2020 (UTC)
 * Okay, that's fair. I'll monitor SamTheMan5678's edits to see if there are continued patterns as in Onionator. Regards, Vaselineeeeeeee★★★ 17:45, 28 December 2020 (UTC)
 * User:RoySmith, he's started to edit more now, and it is becoming more apparent that these two users are the same. GiacomoValenti, SamTheMan5678. <b style="color:black">Vaseline</b><b style="color:lightgrey">eeeeeee</b>★★★ 16:09, 31 December 2020 (UTC)

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 * -- RoySmith (talk) 17:02, 28 December 2020 (UTC)
 * - I'm still on the fence here, but I'll endorse for CU. Organized crime is a popular subject (it even has a wikiproject devoted to it), and I'm hesitant to say that any new editor who is interested in the subject must be a sock.  Still, the overlap in articles is more specific than just general interest in organized crime, and the diffs provided have more exact similarities (i.e. addition of "acting").  There's a bunch of other minor technical similarities as well.   and  from the archives are not stale. -- RoySmith (talk) 16:52, 31 December 2020 (UTC)
 * ✅. Bagged and tagged. This SPI can be closed...  ~Oshwah~  (talk) (contribs)   19:12, 31 December 2020 (UTC)