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All joined on the same day, all single-purpose accounts that serve only to promote Haldanes Solicitors and Notaries, all posted on Talk:Haldanes Solicitors and Notaries contesting a speedy deletion tag. Citobun (talk) 14:48, 7 September 2016 (UTC)


 * Bbb23, could you please also check and, which have some similarities and both posted in Articles for deletion/Haldanes Solicitors and Notaries? Thank you, Citobun (talk) 13:18, 8 September 2016 (UTC)


 * Also please... Citobun (talk) 14:00, 8 September 2016 (UTC)
 * Sorry, forgot about that. Thanks! Citobun (talk) 15:48, 8 September 2016 (UTC)

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 * . Please compare this group of SPAs, two of them with similar names, all contesting deletion and using similar edit summaries: "X [is] added/included" (/////).


 * Group 1 – the following accounts are ✅:
 * Group 2 – the following accounts are to each other and  to  Group 1:
 * is between and  to Groups 1 and 2.
 * The unconfirmed accounts, to the extent they are not the same person or persons, are very likely to be meat puppets based on behavior and some supporting technical evidence. Based on these findings, I have blocked and tagged all the accounts. Closing.--Bbb23 (talk) 23:32, 7 September 2016 (UTC)
 * , a new editor,, has popped up with similarly suspicious activity: . Moreover, I'm prepared to bet that Deacons (law firm) (where they've also edited) is a competitor of Haldanes. Forgive me if I'm missing something (since times show up differently for me), but did they appear on the check? Thanks, GABgab 00:00, 8 September 2016 (UTC)
 * No, but I haven't looked at the times either. This group uses IPs from a lot of different ranges, and I wouldn't have seen it even if it had already been created for that reason. The closest technical match, FWIW, is to Cyckelly. Blocked and tagged.--Bbb23 (talk) 00:35, 8 September 2016 (UTC)
 * Also, while I hate to badger you, how does fit into the technical picture? Just curious, sorry. Regards, GABgab 00:32, 8 September 2016 (UTC)
 * You're not badgering me. It's your job to point out my omissions. It wasn't an easy check. That account fits into Group 2.--Bbb23 (talk) 00:38, 8 September 2016 (UTC)
 * We can't check IPs, sorry. While they are obviously socks/meat of this group, our privacy policies specifically forbid this under most circumstances. GABgab 15:11, 8 September 2016 (UTC)
 * Everyone's blocked - I think we can safely close this now. GABgab 21:19, 12 September 2016 (UTC)
 * The unconfirmed accounts, to the extent they are not the same person or persons, are very likely to be meat puppets based on behavior and some supporting technical evidence. Based on these findings, I have blocked and tagged all the accounts. Closing.--Bbb23 (talk) 23:32, 7 September 2016 (UTC)
 * , a new editor,, has popped up with similarly suspicious activity: . Moreover, I'm prepared to bet that Deacons (law firm) (where they've also edited) is a competitor of Haldanes. Forgive me if I'm missing something (since times show up differently for me), but did they appear on the check? Thanks, GABgab 00:00, 8 September 2016 (UTC)
 * No, but I haven't looked at the times either. This group uses IPs from a lot of different ranges, and I wouldn't have seen it even if it had already been created for that reason. The closest technical match, FWIW, is to Cyckelly. Blocked and tagged.--Bbb23 (talk) 00:35, 8 September 2016 (UTC)
 * Also, while I hate to badger you, how does fit into the technical picture? Just curious, sorry. Regards, GABgab 00:32, 8 September 2016 (UTC)
 * You're not badgering me. It's your job to point out my omissions. It wasn't an easy check. That account fits into Group 2.--Bbb23 (talk) 00:38, 8 September 2016 (UTC)
 * We can't check IPs, sorry. While they are obviously socks/meat of this group, our privacy policies specifically forbid this under most circumstances. GABgab 15:11, 8 September 2016 (UTC)
 * Everyone's blocked - I think we can safely close this now. GABgab 21:19, 12 September 2016 (UTC)