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Italian IP range Special:Contributions/62.18.232.0/22 was blocked four days ago. Today, a drawer full of socks was blocked by checkuser. But Chris breezy namibia was not discovered during the checkuser process. Chris breezy namibia re-appeared after all the other socks had been blocked. Chris breezy namibia re-instated the edits made by Italian sock IPs.

Checkuser not needed; behavior is enough. Binksternet (talk) 15:43, 16 June 2021 (UTC)

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 * Yep, but regardless since this is a sleeper from April that wasn't caught in the last check, so we might uncover others. --Blablubbs&#124;talk 16:04, 16 June 2021 (UTC)
 * ✅. Bagging and tagging sock account. . This SPI can be closed...  ~Oshwah~  (talk) (contribs)   16:14, 16 June 2021 (UTC)

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Two neighboring Italian IP ranges are involved in block evasion: Special:Contributions/109.52.200.0/21 and Special:Contributions/109.52.192.0/21.

The interaction between 109.52.199.77 and blocked sock shows the connection. 109.52.199.54 is connected to 109.52.199.77.

Ridinzolooo's only edit was to add the song "Did You?" which is a deleted and salted song article: Did You?.

A thousand words's Eddie Murphy's only edit was to tweak an article of great interest to former socks, closely followed by two Italian IPs.

Mulla boyzsk followed Italian IPs three minutes later.

Checkuser requested to hunt for sleepers. Binksternet (talk) 16:15, 18 June 2021 (UTC)

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''Accused parties may also comment/discuss in this section below. See Defending yourself against claims.'' i'm absolutely not him. i swear. but i wanna help you edits like this need to be stopped. SHAME ON GIUBBOTTO

Thank you for saving wikipedia by the way. i really appreciate your work--A thousand words&#39;s Eddie Murphy (talk) 16:21, 18 June 2021 (UTC)

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 * ✅ to one another:
 * The confirmed accounts are to the master based off geolocation and ranges.  is also in the same geolocation, but on a different range and had a different user agent than the others. .  ~Oshwah~  (talk)  (contribs)   16:33, 18 June 2021 (UTC)
 * The confirmed accounts are to the master based off geolocation and ranges.  is also in the same geolocation, but on a different range and had a different user agent than the others. .  ~Oshwah~  (talk)  (contribs)   16:33, 18 June 2021 (UTC)
 * The confirmed accounts are to the master based off geolocation and ranges.  is also in the same geolocation, but on a different range and had a different user agent than the others. .  ~Oshwah~  (talk)  (contribs)   16:33, 18 June 2021 (UTC)
 * The confirmed accounts are to the master based off geolocation and ranges.  is also in the same geolocation, but on a different range and had a different user agent than the others. .  ~Oshwah~  (talk)  (contribs)   16:33, 18 June 2021 (UTC)
 * The confirmed accounts are to the master based off geolocation and ranges.  is also in the same geolocation, but on a different range and had a different user agent than the others. .  ~Oshwah~  (talk)  (contribs)   16:33, 18 June 2021 (UTC)


 * Blocked the unblocked likely to master account. Dreamy Jazz talk to me &#124; my contributions 09:08, 21 June 2021 (UTC)
 * The following accounts are ✅ to each other and to Giubbotto non ortodosso:
 * I think Ridinzolooo passes the WP:DUCK test based on a combination of technical and behavioral factors. All accounts . . Closing. Mz7 (talk) 21:29, 22 June 2021 (UTC)
 * I think Ridinzolooo passes the WP:DUCK test based on a combination of technical and behavioral factors. All accounts . . Closing. Mz7 (talk) 21:29, 22 June 2021 (UTC)
 * I think Ridinzolooo passes the WP:DUCK test based on a combination of technical and behavioral factors. All accounts . . Closing. Mz7 (talk) 21:29, 22 June 2021 (UTC)
 * I think Ridinzolooo passes the WP:DUCK test based on a combination of technical and behavioral factors. All accounts . . Closing. Mz7 (talk) 21:29, 22 June 2021 (UTC)
 * I think Ridinzolooo passes the WP:DUCK test based on a combination of technical and behavioral factors. All accounts . . Closing. Mz7 (talk) 21:29, 22 June 2021 (UTC)
 * I think Ridinzolooo passes the WP:DUCK test based on a combination of technical and behavioral factors. All accounts . . Closing. Mz7 (talk) 21:29, 22 June 2021 (UTC)

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I got timesz performed ten edits to get autoconfirmed, then restored a previous sock edit and then built on it.

Bady man bossa gun performed the signature reversion seen by a great many previous socks. Burn my nameus followed suit. R&Biatch followed behind and restored the same text, claiming in the edit summary to be reverting Giubbotto non ortodosso when the edit was actually restoring.

Checkuser requested to rouse out sleepers. Binksternet (talk) 03:33, 3 July 2021 (UTC)

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 * ✅ plus the following accounts:
 * . ., closing. Mz7 (talk) 20:15, 9 July 2021 (UTC)
 * . ., closing. Mz7 (talk) 20:15, 9 July 2021 (UTC)
 * . ., closing. Mz7 (talk) 20:15, 9 July 2021 (UTC)
 * . ., closing. Mz7 (talk) 20:15, 9 July 2021 (UTC)

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This account was created a days ago and already making the same edits as before. TheAmazingPeanuts (talk) 20:51, 25 August 2021 (UTC)

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 * ✅ plus the following accounts:
 * ., closing. Mz7 (talk) 07:52, 28 August 2021 (UTC)
 * ., closing. Mz7 (talk) 07:52, 28 August 2021 (UTC)
 * ., closing. Mz7 (talk) 07:52, 28 August 2021 (UTC)
 * ., closing. Mz7 (talk) 07:52, 28 August 2021 (UTC)
 * ., closing. Mz7 (talk) 07:52, 28 August 2021 (UTC)
 * ., closing. Mz7 (talk) 07:52, 28 August 2021 (UTC)

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Va fora is already blocked. They repeated the actions of previous socks, adding "tropical pop" just like Italian IP sock 2.197.90.14. 

Blocked sock Shoe and socks added redirects to song articles in the Chris Brown template and blocked sock I luve jak harlow added a redlink to a deleted song article. New sock Mixdlov arrived and added redlinks to deleted song articles and links to redirects.

A long series of socks and Italian IPs have been edit warring over the same 5kb of text at Before the Trap: Nights in Tarzana. New sock Ocean sure neyo performed the same edit.

As always with this case, checkuser requested to root out any new socks. Binksternet (talk) 01:44, 9 September 2021 (UTC)

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 * Was it alright if I requested global locks on these recent socks? DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 17:51, 9 September 2021 (UTC)

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 * All currently active socks blocked.  Acroterion   (talk)   03:16, 9 September 2021 (UTC)

Here's a list of socks found: Please check the behaviour of this one, and if it fits do block it: -- zzuuzz (talk) 11:18, 9 September 2021 (UTC)
 * Indeffed Melmish; probably them, and even if they're not GNO they're clearly disruptive. No tags. Closing. GeneralNotability (talk) 03:02, 10 September 2021 (UTC)

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I have a strong feeling that this account is likely Giubbotto non ortodosso, mainly due to them constantly reverting themselves and re-adding the article Tropical, pretty much picking up where the previous sock, Va fora left off on. DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 12:37, 15 September 2021 (UTC)

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 * Now they're just vandalizing by replacing my signature with theirs. DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 13:13, 15 September 2021 (UTC)


 * Pinging either or  here, or I could just wait for another admin to check in here. DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 13:15, 15 September 2021 (UTC)

For the record, Special:Contributions/Cee_lo_sins and Special:Contributions/Mays Lotus are also recent socks that were blocked without tags. Binksternet (talk) 14:33, 15 September 2021 (UTC)


 * Why thanks for pointing that out. DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 23:49, 15 September 2021 (UTC)

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 * . GeneralNotability (talk) 13:43, 15 September 2021 (UTC)

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When I went through this user's edits, I've noticed a few things in their edit summaries: Morce Library's edit summaries are similar to Giubbotto non ortodosso's edit summaries. They also seem to overlap with each other and they appear to be frequenting on albums relating to Chris Brown. Not sure if it's 100% the same user behind a sock account, but one thing that did catch my eye was this particular revert, not to mention a few others. * Giubbotto non ortodosso vs. Morce Library. Not sure what you guys have to say about it, but I'm just adding this in case if I'm ever wrong. DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 14:04, 6 October 2021 (UTC)

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 * To the admins, if I am wrong, please correct me on that. DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 14:24, 6 October 2021 (UTC)

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 * I'm not seeing enough here to seriously suspect socking. I see two users who share an interest in some artists and genre classification, and sometimes mention sources in their edit comments.  That's not enough to suspect socking; genre warring is very common.  Also, we ask (beg, plead, implore) people to be sticklers over sources, so how can we suspect socking when they do so?  Morce often uses mobile, Giubbotto almost never does.  Morce is only on enwiki, Giubbotto was on many different wikis.  Timecards look quite different.  Looking at their user talk comments, their mastery of English is different.  Closing with no action. -- RoySmith (talk) 15:30, 6 October 2021 (UTC)
 * I had a feeling I would be wrong anyway. But I did tell Morce that he could defend himself here. But thanks anyway for your response. DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 15:42, 6 October 2021 (UTC)

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 * per below. Jezebel's Ponyo bons mots 19:01, 4 February 2022 (UTC)

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 * Note that new user Bjrorn Ølnek performed the same edit as previous socks, the same as Morce Library.

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 * All ✅ against CU wiki data, blocked and tagged.-- Jezebel's Ponyo bons mots 19:01, 4 February 2022 (UTC)

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Snile2017 changed a referenced quote here: "hot yearning" to "profound yearning". Sockpuppet was persistently doing the same thing on Chris Brown songs.

Checkuser requested to search for sleepers. Binksternet (talk) 13:04, 18 February 2022 (UTC)

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 * Messing about with referenced quotes on music pages. - Please check the named accounts and for any sleepers. --Jack Frost (talk) 14:19, 18 February 2022 (UTC)
 * -  Girth Summit  (blether)  18:37, 18 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Both of the proposed accounts are ✅ to confirmed sock, along with the following:
 * No comment on the IP. I will block the above. Girth Summit  (blether)  18:54, 18 February 2022 (UTC)
 * No comment on the IP. I will block the above. Girth Summit  (blether)  18:54, 18 February 2022 (UTC)
 * No comment on the IP. I will block the above. Girth Summit  (blether)  18:54, 18 February 2022 (UTC)
 * No comment on the IP. I will block the above. Girth Summit  (blether)  18:54, 18 February 2022 (UTC)
 * No comment on the IP. I will block the above. Girth Summit  (blether)  18:54, 18 February 2022 (UTC)
 * No comment on the IP. I will block the above. Girth Summit  (blether)  18:54, 18 February 2022 (UTC)

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These two accounts appeared directly following the previous blocks, to edit the same articles as previous socks.

Checkuser requested to look for further socks or any sleepers. Binksternet (talk) 20:07, 18 February 2022 (UTC)

Adding User:Fanx JIZZ, because of the interest in Chris Brown, and the addition of false quotes The actual source says "almost pornographically unnecessary" but Fanx JIZZ got rid of that and instead fabricated the quotes "profusion of sex appeal" and "unusual electro-R&B sound". Binksternet (talk) 23:03, 18 February 2022 (UTC)

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 * -  Girth Summit  (blether)  23:46, 18 February 2022 (UTC)
 * and are ✅ to each other, and  to confirmed socks. Also confirmed to this group is:
 * ✅ to each other, and also to confirmed socks, are:
 * I'm pretty confident about all of these, based on the technical logs, and the editing interests strengthen that confidence; blocking and tagging. Girth Summit  (blether)  00:14, 19 February 2022 (UTC)
 * I'm pretty confident about all of these, based on the technical logs, and the editing interests strengthen that confidence; blocking and tagging. Girth Summit  (blether)  00:14, 19 February 2022 (UTC)
 * I'm pretty confident about all of these, based on the technical logs, and the editing interests strengthen that confidence; blocking and tagging. Girth Summit  (blether)  00:14, 19 February 2022 (UTC)
 * I'm pretty confident about all of these, based on the technical logs, and the editing interests strengthen that confidence; blocking and tagging. Girth Summit  (blether)  00:14, 19 February 2022 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
Tarallibus made a few edits to establish autoconfirmed status, then moved directly to one of his favored Chris Brown–related articles, Heartbreak on a Full Moon, to re-insert disputed text. After that, Tarallibus made a lot of empty edits with the same edit summary, "putting back some material", to try and distract other editors from the Chris Brown–related change. Tarallibus followed the same pattern as blocked sock Happy feat breezy by inserting spaces in the same article, all part of building up an edit history in hopes of achieving autoconfirmed status.

Checkuser requested to hunt for sleepers. Binksternet (talk) 16:26, 23 February 2022 (UTC)

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 * - -- RoySmith (talk) 16:41, 23 February 2022 (UTC)
 * ✅ The CU data didn't lend itself to an effective sleeper check. -- RoySmith (talk) 16:52, 23 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Is it too late to throw in a search as well? They are edit warring in all the same places and keep trying to do this bizarre "Good Cop Bad Cop" type routine interacting with IPs who admit they are the sock master. I'm pretty close to just DUCK blocking but thought I'd mention it here while this was still active., let me know. Thanks.  Sergecross73   msg me  13:05, 25 February 2022 (UTC)
 * this account is unrelated. -- zzuuzz (talk) 13:10, 25 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Alright, good thing I checked. Thank you. Sergecross73   msg me  13:11, 25 February 2022 (UTC)

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 * ( originally filed under this user)

WP:DUCK. Sock's only edit is to recreate same vandalism by sockpuppeteer. This appears to be related to a now blocked IP, so a CheckUser may unearth some more socks. Singularity42 (talk) 17:50, 23 February 2022 (UTC)

Update: ID'd another that is blocked by  (who has also blocked the master): So yeah, there's probably more. Singularity42 (talk) 18:05, 23 February 2022 (UTC)


 * They had just created that one, but the other sat around for a while, then gamed autoconfirmed. Looks like the user page moving vandalism was likely the goal. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 18:06, 23 February 2022 (UTC)

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 * Its been my understanding that this disruption has been coming from the user who went by the name . He was actively involved and disruptive in the same dispute that Aard was involved in related to Chris Brown. Anyways, whoever it is, I hope we can potentially get a range block or something because they're IP hopping like crazy. Sergecross73   msg me  18:12, 23 February 2022 (UTC)
 * ✅: =  =   Girth Summit  (blether)  18:34, 23 February 2022 (UTC)
 * I've blocked without tags. I can't make a confident technical connection any stronger than to  - it looks like they're in the same country, and using identical (albeit very common) user agents, so some behavioural evaluation might be helpful.    Girth Summit  (blether)  18:39, 23 February 2022 (UTC)
 * , can you help out at all? You were pretty well-versed with Morce Library. Sergecross73   msg me  19:51, 23 February 2022 (UTC)


 * It seems to me that this is all related to Sockpuppet investigations/Giubbotto non ortodosso. I see strong techno-behavioural evidence that Vrocchio Brocco is Giubbotto. -- zzuuzz (talk) 12:25, 25 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Merged per zzuuzz., closing. --Blablubbs (talk) 12:49, 25 February 2022 (UTC)
 * for this and the above case. Archiving. Thanks, Spicy (talk) 00:55, 26 February 2022 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
More IP hopping harassment of Aardwolf68. LM2000 (talk) 12:08, 27 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Can an admin just go ahead and archive this? He has already jumped IPs, there's nothing more to do here.LM2000 (talk) 09:50, 1 March 2022 (UTC)
 * Yes, there was an ongoing ANI thread about this and another SPI investigation was recently closed, so I didn't give as much detail as I usually would have. Immediately after I brought this here, another IP gave me grief for reporting this here (as opposed to ANV, I guess). My talk page was protected, as was Aardwolf68's. The harassment has gone cold since, as far as I can tell. A global lock was requested at the end of the last investigation, I don't think there's much else that can be accomplished right now. There's too much IP hopping and not enough known current activity.LM2000 (talk) 00:02, 5 March 2022 (UTC)

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 * Hi - I just looked at this. I'm happy to close it, but you're saying that the harassment is ongoing on different IPs? I may be able to look into the ranges and take action if you'd be willing to provide details. Can I add that, in terms of actionability, the report you made above is very scant. A random admin or SPI clerk who comes across this has no way of knowing what the connection between this IP and the proposed master is, and a deep dive into the archives can be time-consuming. A few sentences of explanation for the uninitiated is likely to result in a case being handled more efficiently. Best Girth Summit <sub style="font-family:Segoe print;color:blue;"> (blether)  18:47, 4 March 2022 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the explanation, - I haven't been keeping up with ANI lately, missed this stuff. Closing.   Girth Summit <sub style="font-family:Segoe print;color:blue;"> (blether)  09:19, 5 March 2022 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
Jack harlow king of rap has followed in the footsteps of sockpuppet User:Morce Library multiple times, making the same edits. Another example shows the same text added, about "choosing Lucci", referenced to YouTube.

Checkuser requested to find sleepers. Binksternet (talk) 20:58, 22 March 2022 (UTC)

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 * ✅, blocked and tagged, along with .-- Jezebel's Ponyo bons mots 21:07, 22 March 2022 (UTC)
 * , archiving. Thanks, Spicy (talk) 01:41, 25 March 2022 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
All of these were involved in edit-warring at Royalty (Chris Brown album), an article of highest interest to the sockmaster. After the article was protected, Cagnamaia gamed the system by making ten edits over three days, then immediately jumped in to restore his preferred version.

Chambalain daykey made this edit including a pagesix.com reference. Italian IP 109.52.244.252 made the same edit. Cagnamaia made the same edit.

Checkuser requested to root out other sleepers. Binksternet (talk) 16:19, 10 April 2022 (UTC)

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 * Chambalain daykey to the archive. Cagnamaia is . --  Amanda (she/her)  19:55, 10 April 2022 (UTC)
 * - please indef Cagnamaia and Chambalain daykey per the CU and behavioural evidence. I doubt there are many other Italian editors who are interested in this Chris Brown album. I'll note that the IP range is currently blocked for block evasion. Thanks, Spicy (talk) 12:30, 17 April 2022 (UTC)
 * . Ks0stm  (T•C•G•E) 12:48, 17 April 2022 (UTC)
 * Tagged,, closing. Thanks, Spicy (talk) 13:05, 17 April 2022 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
I don't know anything about this person. It caught my attention that a new user was performing all these technical changes on their very first edit. It didn't take me too much to find the problem. (CC) Tb hotch ™ 17:36, 22 April 2022 (UTC)

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 * Adding Young Product 248319434 who made the same edit as a blocked sock. I added a related IP. Binksternet (talk) 20:05, 22 April 2022 (UTC)

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 * - for comparison and sleeper check; I'm pretty sure about KittyRight2Sleep but not as sure about Young Product, as the edit they restored seems minor and they weren't picked up in previous checks. I don't think the IP is related; it geolocates to the wrong continent and doesn't appear to be a proxy. Thanks, Spicy (talk) 21:26, 22 April 2022 (UTC)
 * - -- RoySmith (talk) 22:34, 22 April 2022 (UTC)
 * KittyRight2Sleep is ✅. Young Product 248319434 is ❌. -- RoySmith (talk) 22:46, 22 April 2022 (UTC)
 * It looks like the IP (about which I have no comment) has already been looked at, so closing. -- RoySmith (talk) 22:47, 22 April 2022 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
Epitomyofjealousy performed the same edit as blocked sock Jack harlow king of rap.

Checkuser requested as this person often creates sleeper accounts. Binksternet (talk) 15:27, 9 May 2022 (UTC)

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 * ✅ from previous Giubbotto socks. He's the only one on his IP but it's a dynamic, busy range; I don't see any obvious sleepers but can't rule it out completely. Blocked, tagged, closing. Katietalk 21:36, 11 May 2022 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
Another block evasion by Giubbotto non ortodosso. TheAmazingPeanuts (talk) 09:00, 13 May 2022 (UTC)

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 * I don't think this is Giubbotto non ortodosso. It's well documented in the SPI archives that the sockmaster is in Italy - this IP geolocates to Iran, and does not appear to be a proxy. The same editor appears to have been editing for a while on various Irancell IPs, e.g. . There may well be problems with their edits (I'm seeing a lot of unsourced genre additions) but I do not believe this is sockpuppetry. In any case, the IP hasn't edited in a while. Closing. Thanks, Spicy (talk) 19:52, 21 May 2022 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
Tinder ginger's second edit was to revert me, a typical action. Tinder ginger's focus is on Chris Brown topics. These other users are all single-purpose accounts created to edit Chris Brown topics.

Checkuser requested to make certain of Tinder ginger. Binksternet (talk) 19:00, 7 June 2022 (UTC)
 * With Tinder ginger now blocked, the CU request is for connecting other accounts; finding sleepers. Binksternet (talk) 03:32, 8 June 2022 (UTC)

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''Accused parties may also comment/discuss in this section below. See Defending yourself against claims.'' I've done nothing wrong. What is wrong with my edits? Your "pruning" on Breezy consisted on unreasonably removing the album's confirmed release date, then you're accusing me because i corrected you. During these last months you are deleting songs from Template:Chris Brown songs. You did it to User:Young Product 248319434 using the same accusations that you are using against me, then you said sorry to his talk page because you got caught bullshitting. I have no idea who is User:DerekAlcantar. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Tinder ginger (talk • contribs) 19:07, 7 June 2022 (UTC)

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 * I just blocked the following:
 * DerekAlcantar is stale. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 04:06, 8 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Requested locks, archiving. Spicy (talk) 05:38, 10 June 2022 (UTC)
 * DerekAlcantar is stale. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 04:06, 8 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Requested locks, archiving. Spicy (talk) 05:38, 10 June 2022 (UTC)
 * DerekAlcantar is stale. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 04:06, 8 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Requested locks, archiving. Spicy (talk) 05:38, 10 June 2022 (UTC)
 * DerekAlcantar is stale. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 04:06, 8 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Requested locks, archiving. Spicy (talk) 05:38, 10 June 2022 (UTC)
 * DerekAlcantar is stale. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 04:06, 8 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Requested locks, archiving. Spicy (talk) 05:38, 10 June 2022 (UTC)
 * DerekAlcantar is stale. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 04:06, 8 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Requested locks, archiving. Spicy (talk) 05:38, 10 June 2022 (UTC)
 * DerekAlcantar is stale. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 04:06, 8 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Requested locks, archiving. Spicy (talk) 05:38, 10 June 2022 (UTC)
 * DerekAlcantar is stale. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 04:06, 8 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Requested locks, archiving. Spicy (talk) 05:38, 10 June 2022 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
Recent activity from this sockmaster has included many throwaway accounts. Here are four more, all active at the same article of interest last time. Here are two new socks insisting that the song "Iffy" was released as the lead single of the album.

Checkuser requested to find sleepers. A hefty haul of them was found last time. Binksternet (talk) 00:24, 13 June 2022 (UTC)

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''Accused parties may also comment/discuss in this section below. See Defending yourself against claims.'' Fun fact: a sock of Giubotto non ortodosso was the one who the fact that the song "Iffy" was released as the lead single of the album, and now you are accusing of being a sockpuppet everyone that is removing a false information required by a sock?? What a bald head you are.--Justin Peliper (talk) 07:28, 13 June 2022 (UTC)

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 * Blocked Justin Peliper. Will take a look at the rest in the morning, if someone doesn't beat me to it, but wanted to get that one out of the way in light of the trolling. --  Tamzin  [ cetacean needed ] (she/they) 07:52, 13 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Mmkay, the first three are all ducks. with respect to Chaserzz and to look for sweepers.  --  Tamzin  [ cetacean needed ] (she/they) 05:24, 14 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Sweepers? Is that some new class of admins who have traded in their mops for brooms? -- RoySmith (talk) 13:27, 14 June 2022 (UTC)
 * No, I'm putting together a curling team. If Wikimedia can't get into the WIPO, maybe we can settle for the Olympics. --  Tamzin  [ cetacean needed ] (she/they) 18:28, 14 June 2022 (UTC)
 * - -- RoySmith (talk) 13:28, 14 June 2022 (UTC)
 * These are ✅  Chaserzz appears to be ❌ but there's a possibility of proxy use so   might apply. -- RoySmith (talk) 13:43, 14 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Blocked the confirmed ones, with glock requested. -- RoySmith (talk) 13:46, 14 June 2022 (UTC)
 * PS -- RoySmith (talk) 13:47, 14 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Thanks, Roy. No action on Chaserzz at this time, then. Breezy (album) Pictogram voting support.svg Semi-protected&#32;for a period of 1 month, after which the page will be automatically unprotected. Closing. --  Tamzin  [ cetacean needed ] (she/they) 18:28, 14 June 2022 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
Warm advice, Betterduuude and Big slime 2000 showed up in response to new songs by Chris Brown, the favorite topic of this sockmaster. Betterduuude restored the unusual word "comcomitantly" which had been added by a previous sock. Warm advice restored the same edit as a previous sock. Big slime 2000 made the same edit as previous socks.

Checkuser requested to roust sleepers. Binksternet (talk) 15:51, 24 June 2022 (UTC)

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You restored a version of the page dating back to when the album wasn't even released. Nowadays the album has been released. There is no evading, the album is out, if someone points out on this article that the album is out is not evading, he's just doing what he's supposed to--Big slime 2000 (talk) 15:53, 24 June 2022 (UTC)

UPDATE: Binksternet keeps on reverting my response here, going against my right to Defend myself against claims--Big slime 2000 (talk) 16:02, 24 June 2022 (UTC)


 * You also keep adding false stuff to that article, like the fact that Bruno Mars is a featured artist on the album, when he's nowhere to be found on it — Preceding unsigned comment added by Big slime 2000 (talk • contribs) 16:16, 24 June 2022 (UTC)

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 * Blocked, tagged, global locks requested. Leaving CU request. Bbb23 (talk) 16:55, 24 June 2022 (UTC)
 * -  Girth Summit <sub style="font-family:Segoe print;color:blue;"> (blether)  18:02, 24 June 2022 (UTC)
 * ✅ to, amongst others. Also ✅ are:
 * (already blocked)
 * Will block and request locks on those other accounts; closing. Girth Summit <sub style="font-family:Segoe print;color:blue;"> (blether)  18:16, 24 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Will block and request locks on those other accounts; closing. Girth Summit <sub style="font-family:Segoe print;color:blue;"> (blether)  18:16, 24 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Will block and request locks on those other accounts; closing. Girth Summit <sub style="font-family:Segoe print;color:blue;"> (blether)  18:16, 24 June 2022 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
Kyoto boyx made just enough edits to gain access to the semi-protected Breezy (album) at which point he restored the edit of blocked sock Greatville56.

Checkuser requested because sleepers are often found with this account. Binksternet (talk) 19:41, 28 June 2022 (UTC)

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 * Blocked by Ohnoitsjamie shortly after this was filed. Breezy (album) upgraded to ECP due to socking., especially since this was a long-term sleeper missed in previous checks. --  Tamzin  [ cetacean needed ] (she&#124;they&#124;xe) 18:11, 29 June 2022 (UTC)
 * That's him. No unblocked socks immediately visible, only  Salvio 19:08, 29 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Thanks, Salvio. Closing. --  Tamzin  [ cetacean needed ] (she&#124;they&#124;xe) 19:21, 29 June 2022 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
I Bangkok in Bangkok made substantially the same edit as previous blocked socks. Note the removal of negative material such as the word "idiotic", and the addition of positive material.

Checkuser is requested to check for sleepers. Binksternet (talk) 00:14, 6 July 2022 (UTC)


 * @Binksternet Need not to worry they have been reported at AIV now. Soon they will be blocked. Dove&#39;s talk (talk) 10:25, 6 July 2022 (UTC)

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 * A hair less DUCKy than some, but still seems very likely. to confirm and check for sleepers. Thanks.  --  Tamzin  [ cetacean needed ] (she&#124;they&#124;xe) 05:58, 6 July 2022 (UTC)
 * ✅  -- RoySmith (talk) 14:21, 6 July 2022 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
Possible lock evasion by Giubbotto non ortodosso, see also 1, 2, 3, 4. Mtarch11 (talk) 16:04, 17 August 2022 (UTC)

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 * - because I believe we normally run checks on this master. Bbb23 (talk) 17:02, 17 August 2022 (UTC)
 * - -- RoySmith (talk) 18:53, 17 August 2022 (UTC)
 * Both accounts ✅ -- RoySmith (talk) 18:57, 17 August 2022 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
All of these single-purpose accounts edited Chris Brown music topics. Better me.sh edited Template:Chris Brown to add the song articles created by new sock Maria Cherpantéz and blocked sock Usher King of R&B. The very first edit by C through love was to update the song article created by Maria Cherpantéz. Italian IP 176.246.103.45 updated the song article created by BlueTwingo.

Checkuser requested to make certain and to check for sleepers. Binksternet (talk) 18:18, 22 August 2022 (UTC)


 * Adding BlueTwingo which I somehow missed listing. Binksternet (talk) 21:02, 22 August 2022 (UTC)

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 * - -- RoySmith (talk) 19:40, 22 August 2022 (UTC)
 * The 5 named accounts are all ✅  -- RoySmith (talk) 20:07, 22 August 2022 (UTC)
 * BlueTwingo is also ✅. If you find any more, please open a new report. -- RoySmith (talk) 21:37, 22 August 2022 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
Continuing past sockpuppets' pattern of disruptive editing on articles related to Chris Brown. In Special:Diff/1105264669, Jesten Ruler defended the inclusion of fabricated reviews on the Heartbreak on a Full Moon article that were originally added by a sockpuppet of Giubbotto non ortodosso, e.g. in Special:Diff/1050537848. and have engaged in disruptive editing on the F.A.M.E. (Chris Brown album) article, and 176.246.89.143 is part of the IP range 176.246.64.0/19 that had previously been used by Giubbotto non ortodosso. Requesting CheckUser to scan for sleeper accounts. —  Newslinger  talk   12:17, 28 August 2022 (UTC)
 * Adding, which added fabricated reviews on the Indigo (Chris Brown album) article in Special:Diff/1065792204, e.g. a "8/10" review by "Barry Walters" that cites the home page of Spin and a "4/5" review by "Mike Juliano" that cites the home page of Exclaim!, both of which are nowhere to be found on any page of their respective websites. —  Newslinger  talk   12:41, 28 August 2022 (UTC)
 * Added 176.246.64.0/19 to the list. —  Newslinger  talk   13:08, 28 August 2022 (UTC)
 * Expanded to 176.246.0.0/17. —  Newslinger  talk   13:15, 28 August 2022 (UTC)

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 * The Italian IP range 176.246.64.0/19 has been active again lately, signifying continued block evasion. One of the contained IPs, Special:Contributions/176.246.78.222, was blocked for disrupting this SPI page. Binksternet (talk) 12:37, 28 August 2022 (UTC)
 * That range is probably too narrow. is a better fit, including both IPs from the original request. The range also has a previous block dating from February this year. Favonian (talk) 13:08, 28 August 2022 (UTC)
 * That range is probably too narrow. is a better fit, including both IPs from the original request. The range also has a previous block dating from February this year. Favonian (talk) 13:08, 28 August 2022 (UTC)

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 * These are ✅ . I also found  who is ✅, but I need somebody more familiar with their editing history to verify; if this looks like them, please block and tag as confirmed.   -- RoySmith (talk) 14:50, 28 August 2022 (UTC)
 * - 99 broads is them, see this page history. Please indef the account. Please also block for 3 months (anon-only, account creation blocked) - seems to have been near-exclusively used by this sockmaster for quite a while. Thanks, Spicy (talk) 04:26, 30 August 2022 (UTC)
 * <span style="font:bold 15px 'Bradley Hand','Bradley Hand ITC';color:#044;text-shadow:0 0 4px #033,0 0 10px #077;"> —&#8288;Scotty Wong &#8288;— 02:42, 31 August 2022 (UTC)
 * <span style="font:bold 15px 'Bradley Hand','Bradley Hand ITC';color:#044;text-shadow:0 0 4px #033,0 0 10px #077;"> —&#8288;Scotty Wong &#8288;— 02:42, 31 August 2022 (UTC)
 * Thanks. Requested locks. BithdayGirl is probably and since they made two edits half a year ago, I don't see a need to block them at this time. Spicy (talk) 02:53, 31 August 2022 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
Pigsternet and his deadwife is following me to several articles where I previously reverted socks of Giubbotto non ortodosso. In one case, started an article from a redirect, and I deleted much of it per EVADE. Pigsternet and his deadwife reverted the reversion. In another case, Italian IP 109.52.35.3 vandalized a song article, followed by Pigsternet vandalizing again. There's also the username taunt aspect of this case.

Adding Blatant bleah who restored the same text added by sockpuppet after I had deleted much of this stuff per EVADE.

Requesting checkuser to prove the connection and check for sleepers. Binksternet (talk) 13:21, 12 September 2022 (UTC)

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 * ✅ to each other:


 * - would appreciate a CU, clerk or admin more familiar with this case to make the link to the case. The accounts are socking so will be blocking them, so that's just more of a matter for tags. Dreamy <i style="color:#d00">Jazz</i> talk to me &#124; my contributions 13:40, 12 September 2022 (UTC)
 * - -- RoySmith (talk) 13:46, 12 September 2022 (UTC)
 * That group is ✅ to several previous socks such as and .  Tagging them all and requesting glocks. -- RoySmith (talk) 13:54, 12 September 2022 (UTC)
 * Thanks for having a look Dreamy <i style="color:#d00">Jazz</i> talk to me &#124; my contributions 13:55, 12 September 2022 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
Lil treeEe showed up to restore a version made by previous socks.

Xyzs 098 restored edits by previous socks.

Checkuser requested to hunt down sleepers. Binksternet (talk) 02:55, 20 October 2022 (UTC)

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 * Group 1 ✅ to each other:


 * Group 2 ✅ to each other:


 * to the case. Dreamy <i style="color:#d00">Jazz</i> talk to me &#124; my contributions 12:25, 20 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Blocked accounts and for clarity . Dreamy <i style="color:#d00">Jazz</i> talk to me &#124; my contributions 12:26, 20 October 2022 (UTC)
 * . Dreamy <i style="color:#d00">Jazz</i> talk to me &#124; my contributions 12:28, 20 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Tagged accounts. IPs haven't edited in a while. Closing. Thanks, Spicy (talk) 18:15, 21 October 2022 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
Same editing pattern as previously, per this revert of one of their edits. Will also request a global block. They're a prolific sockmaster so I thought it'd be worth asking a checkuser to find any of their other new accounts. Graham 87 14:58, 27 October 2022 (UTC)

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 * . Dreamy <i style="color:#d00">Jazz</i> talk to me &#124; my contributions 17:48, 27 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Nothing more to do here. Closing. Bbb23 (talk) 18:58, 27 October 2022 (UTC)
 * . MarioGom (talk) 09:02, 1 November 2022 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
Following recent sockpuppetry at X (Chris Brown album), which was reverted by Aardwolf68, Aardwolf68's talk page was attacked by 158.148.84.253, saying the USA Today source was too negative. After this, Taylor Classyer appeared to attack Aardwolf68 on the talk page of Sergecross73, talking about months of previous effort (so obviously not a new user.)

Checkuser requested to check for more socks. Binksternet (talk) 13:33, 5 November 2022 (UTC)

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 * Taylor Classyer is based on the CU data, blocking and tagging as suspected.   -- RoySmith (talk) 13:47, 5 November 2022 (UTC)
 * -- RoySmith (talk) 13:48, 5 November 2022 (UTC)
 * I don't imagine it will achieve much, but blocking to IP for a week. They're obviously related, and even if they weren't they'd have earned a block for the personal attack. Closing.  Girth Summit <sub style="font-family:Segoe print;color:blue;"> (blether)  17:12, 5 November 2022 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
Previous socks repeatedly removed the phrase "who praised the production but generally panned the lyrical content and Brown’s performances". New sock Dee Cosey performed some minor edits to build up for autoconfirmed status, then radically changed the target phrase by blaming any negative criticism of the music on those who also criticize Brown's domestic violence streak. The same edit re-added the bit about blackballing which was first inserted by another sock more than a year ago.

Checkuser requested to root out sleepers. Binksternet (talk) 22:01, 4 December 2022 (UTC)

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 * - Please check for sleepers. Thank you, Sro23 (talk) 03:10, 5 December 2022 (UTC)
 * - -- RoySmith (talk) 03:24, 5 December 2022 (UTC)
 * ✅ glock requested.   -- RoySmith (talk) 03:28, 5 December 2022 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
Some new editor names have changed Chris Brown articles to be too positive, reducing negative reviews and overemphasizing positive ones. Two of these editors overemphasized the Afrobeats genre which the source says the album "touches". Binksternet (talk) 14:55, 28 June 2023 (UTC)

CU requested to make certain, and check for more accounts. Binksternet (talk) 14:56, 28 June 2023 (UTC)


 * Thank you to the team for blocking the socks in group 1 and group 2. I submit that the remaining two usernames are also sockpuppets, geolocating to the same country, and interested in the same topics. has the same style and uses the same sources and text as previous socks. He restored some complicated changes including text that had previously been inserted by sockpuppets. Example: A "Musically, Indigo is an R&B record, that contains genres such as dancehall, afropop and bounce music as well." B "Musically, Indigo is an R&B record, that contains genres such as dancehall, Afrobeats and bounce music as well."  hasn't repeated previous sock edits, but is highly suspicious because of the same geolocation and topic interests. Binksternet (talk) 17:14, 30 June 2023 (UTC)


 * I'd like to point out the surprising familiarity with Wikipedia that is displayed by, and his insistence on edit-warring to restore disputed content. Note that All weekend on the weeknd cuts down existing citations in the same manner as unblocked sock Lovely boy oneder, removing the title and author of the citation. This edit by All weekend on the weeknd removed a negative paragraph previously removed by blocked sock Dee Cosey. Binksternet (talk) 14:29, 1 July 2023 (UTC)


 * Apparently the checkuser information that is from the same country as the sockmaster and other socks isn't seen as sufficient to block him. Which means that we are back to examining behavior, which I've highlighted above. I think the behavior and the geolocation are quite enough evidence. Binksternet (talk) 05:16, 2 July 2023 (UTC)

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Hi everybody. I'm user All weekend on the weeknd. I don't wanna make this more confusing than it already is, but the "sockpuppet" that had previously inserted the same text as me was never blocked or even investigated for being a sockpuppet. The fact that we made the same edit probably comes from the fact that we both looked at this discussion => Talk:Indigo (Chris Brown album). The same restoring that me and that other user did, has been made by other users as well like User:Instantwatym. These restorings keep on happening because Binksternet revertings are sometimes considered to be disruptive to articles by various other users.

I'm pretty sure that this won't help me from getting blocked, because I've stumbled across a Korean user that has been blocked in the past for being Giubbotto non ortodosso solely because he was accused by Binksternet.... But i wanna thank you for being careful so far--All weekend on the weeknd (talk) 10:30, 1 July 2023 (UTC)

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 * Group 1 ✅ to each other:


 * Group 2 ✅ to each other and to blocked sock :


 * Group 3 is
 * Group 4 is
 * All Groups 1 to 4 geolocate to the same country. Dreamy <i style="color:#d00">Jazz</i> talk to me &#124; my contributions 15:36, 28 June 2023 (UTC)
 * Do any groups connect to Giubbotto? - UtherSRG (talk) 14:55, 1 July 2023 (UTC)
 * @UtherSRG, all groups geolocate to the same country. This country is the same country that this case geolocates to. No direct connection via checkuser evidence, but checkuser evidence would not disagree with a connection to this case for Groups 1 and 2. Groups 3 and 4 are less strong of a link to this case than 1 and 2.
 * Hopefully that helps. Dreamy <i style="color:#d00">Jazz</i> talk to me &#124; my contributions 15:04, 1 July 2023 (UTC)
 * Yeah not so much. Best I can do with that is block/tag group 1 with EpsiolnEnd as the master, and group 2 with Part time luver as the master. - UtherSRG (talk) 15:19, 1 July 2023 (UTC)
 * @UtherSRG, for Group 2 the account Part time luver is tagged as suspected sock of this case. You could tag all accounts in Group 2 as suspected to this case and just leave out mentioning the confirmation between the accounts in Group 2. Dreamy <i style="color:#d00">Jazz</i> talk to me &#124; my contributions 15:22, 1 July 2023 (UTC)
 * - Group 1 - UtherSRG (talk) 15:24, 1 July 2023 (UTC)
 * - Group 2 - UtherSRG (talk) 15:26, 1 July 2023 (UTC)
 * I don't agree with the tagging of Groups 1 and 2. There's enough evidence here to tag the accounts in Groups 1 and 2 as suspected to Giubbotto. If for some reason, you want some double-tagged, that's fine, although in my view unnecessary.--Bbb23 (talk) 15:29, 1 July 2023 (UTC)
 * Do you mean you don't agree with splitting the tagging? *shrugs* I'm fine if you want to tag them all to Giubbotto. It's why I'd asked for clarification. - UtherSRG (talk) 15:31, 1 July 2023 (UTC)
 * Retagged socks in Groups 1 and 2 as suspected to the master. Bbb23 (talk) 15:36, 1 July 2023 (UTC)
 * Hello. Can I get some clarity on the rest, specifically, group 4? It's causing sone confusion on how to handle things. They're getting reverted on the grounds of being a sock, and complaining about it to me, and I'm having a hard time reading whether or not it's appropriate. Sergecross73   msg me  14:00, 10 July 2023 (UTC)
 * I blocked All weekend on the weeknd. The geolocation and behavioral evidence was enough for me. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 14:24, 10 July 2023 (UTC)
 * Thank you for clarifying, I appreciate it! Sergecross73   msg me  15:17, 10 July 2023 (UTC)
 * As far as I can tell, there's nothing left to do here, so closing. RoySmith (talk) 17:42, 15 July 2023 (UTC)
 * Good close, as group 3 was blocked somewhere along the way, as well. Courcelles (talk) 20:13, 4 August 2023 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
New user has repeated the edits of blocked sock Morce Library, as seen in the interaction tool, specifically these two edits adding COVID. ClueBot reverted an edit, which indicates suspicious behavior. Typical sock activity includes adding positive and removing negative stuff about Chris Brown: toward that end, Talk 2 3 girls could not resist removing a negative description of Chris Brown which is part of a direct quote. This exact same removal was performed by Italian IP Special:Contributions/109.52.244.9 two years ago. The IP was rangeblocked for a year as Special:Contributions/109.52.240.0/21.

Checkuser requested to check for sleepers. Binksternet (talk) 17:37, 10 July 2023 (UTC)

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 * ,, , are confirmed (to each other) and blocked as obvious socks. Drmies (talk) 21:27, 16 July 2023 (UTC)
 * From the range (same range as User:Phone thanos): and, . I don't know about User:Martin corte. Drmies (talk) 21:33, 16 July 2023 (UTC)
 * I'm blocking as well, and . Closing.  Girth Summit <sub style="font-family:Segoe print;color:blue;"> (blether)  18:20, 21 July 2023 (UTC)
 * Everyone's blocked, so I'm throwing this all in the archive for now. Courcelles (talk) 20:13, 4 August 2023 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
The username Instantwhatdoyoumean is a parody of who has been targeted by Giubbotto non ortodosso socks and Italian IPs.

New user Rober Glasper made just one Chris Brown–related edit in February 2023, then picked up editing heavily today. This behavior is aimed at earning autoconfirmed status. The account's tenth edit today was made to the biography the Weeknd which requires autoconfirmed status.

Checkuser requested to make certain the connection, and to search for sleepers. Binksternet (talk) 16:34, 22 August 2023 (UTC)

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 * ✅ Courcelles (talk) 16:47, 22 August 2023 (UTC)
 * Blocked the following: Rober Glasper, Instantwhatdoyoumean, Na na delay and Make I say uh. Courcelles (talk) 16:48, 22 August 2023 (UTC)
 * No comment on IPs, and I’ll leave them for someone else to evaluate and deal with. Courcelles (talk) 16:49, 22 August 2023 (UTC)
 * 5.90.48.120 is obviously the master . Edits are fairly infrequent, so I am closing the case. But if someone considers a block, 5.90.48.0/21 is a reasonably sized range that covers the most recent IPs. MarioGom (talk) 21:14, 7 September 2023 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
made the same edits as previous socks trying to add the Afrobeats genre to the album Indigo. An Italian IP did it, too. This was followed by doing the same thing. Aardwolf60 was blocked for creating a username which attacked, and  should have the same treatment.

tried to add "Come Together" to the Chris Brown template, just like a previous sock.

reverted a redirect to "Come Together", restoring text that had been repeatedly placed by socks and an Italian IP.

writes the same way as current and previous socks, adding a summary sentence of critical reviews saying "was met" rather than simply "met".

The only edit by was to restore text added by previous socks.

Checkuser requested to sweep for sleepers. Binksternet (talk) 23:38, 2 September 2023 (UTC)


 * Adding who restored text added by other socks. Binksternet (talk) 15:49, 3 September 2023 (UTC)

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 * ✅ The following users are:

RickinBaltimore (talk) 15:06, 8 September 2023 (UTC)

Also, adding, as I blocked them prior reviewing the SPI. RickinBaltimore (talk) 15:13, 8 September 2023 (UTC)
 * Templates added to the above listing for the script. MarioGom (talk) 20:05, 27 September 2023 (UTC)
 * Tagged. Closing. I'll request locks. MarioGom (talk) 20:08, 27 September 2023 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
Proforma for the scripts, already blocked. Also. Girth Summit <sub style="font-family:Segoe print;color:blue;"> (blether) 11:17, 15 June 2024 (UTC)

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 * Locks requested, closing.  Girth Summit <sub style="font-family:Segoe print;color:blue;"> (blether)  11:18, 15 June 2024 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
Another one. Girth Summit <sub style="font-family:Segoe print;color:blue;"> (blether) 12:28, 15 June 2024 (UTC)

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 * Lock requested, closing.  Girth Summit <sub style="font-family:Segoe print;color:blue;"> (blether)  12:28, 15 June 2024 (UTC)