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Editing to add excessive amounts of Portuguese-specific history on country pages, including China - compare Special:Diff/974623822 (Hugo Refachinho) and Special:Diff/975877507 (Userlike). power~enwiki ( π, ν ) 22:29, 30 August 2020 (UTC)

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 * ✅ plus:
 * I'll block the socks, and leave it for an admin to decide what to do with the master. ST47 (talk) 23:34, 31 August 2020 (UTC)
 * Seem to have a few more since last check.-- Moxy 🍁 02:36, 1 September 2020 (UTC)
 * Seem to have a few more since last check.-- Moxy 🍁 02:36, 1 September 2020 (UTC)


 * Opted to block the master as well, given that they're POV-pushing and are still edit-warring after the block of their sock, I don't think they need leniency. Closing. GeneralNotability (talk) 18:38, 1 September 2020 (UTC)

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New accounts with the same editing behavior. power~enwiki ( π, ν ) 18:46, 6 September 2020 (UTC)

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''Accused parties may also comment/discuss in this section below. See Defending yourself against claims.'' Not even trying to hide. ...plus notified it was all copyrighted material RevisionDelete needed
 * by PURCELLO
 * by Hugo Refachinho
 * -- Moxy 🍁 13:29, 6 September 2020 (UTC)

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Still at it....
 * User:Chopin1978 sock of User:Hugo Refachinho - Original edit
 * User:Carlosseixascoimbra restoring edit
 * User:Museufozcoa - restoring edit
 * User:Raquel9090 - restoring edit
 * -- Moxy 🍁 15:13, 8 September 2020 (UTC)

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 * Dreamy Jazz talk to me &#124; my contributions 21:22, 8 September 2020 (UTC)

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 * Moved case incorrectly added to archive. You need to provide evidence when accusing others of sockpuppetry. Dylsss(talk contribs) 22:38, 17 November 2020 (UTC)

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 * No evidence provided, I don't see anything suspicious in the interaction report, and the IP has made only a single edit. Closing with no action taken. -- RoySmith (talk) 01:03, 20 November 2020 (UTC)

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created File:V02.png, File:V03.png, and File:V05.png. created File:V07.png. As is plain to see, these are all different versions of the same map, which is made more obvious by the naming. has since been blocked as a WP:SOCK of based on WP:CheckUser evidence. On October 28, added File:V07.png to Portuguese Empire with the edit summary "updated map" and marked that as a WP:Minor edit, see diff. On November 27, added File:V07.png to Portuguese Empire with the edit summary "updated map" and marked that as a WP:Minor edit, see diff. This is what initially raised my suspicions, but there are other similarities with known WP:SOCKS, both linguistically and in terms of editing patterns. One of those is the consistent use of the spelling "whit": diff 1 and 2,  diff ("whitout"),  diff,  diff 1 and 2,  diff 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9. This edit by to Eritrea reinserted File:Mar Vermelho 29.png, a file created by  that had initially been added to that article by  (diff) and later reinserted by  (diff) after being removed. This edit and this edit by to Suakin match this edit by  extremely well.

I'd also like to invite, who apparently pieced this together before I did, to share their thoughts. I see they reported earlier, though they seem to have had some problems with the formatting and such and self-reverted the edit where they provided the evidence (Special:Diff/990222488). TompaDompa (talk) 00:53, 28 November 2020 (UTC)
 * Hi here is what I'd like to add about Hugo

I removed some of the maps added here. However, a new account appeared called Xuxuferreira and restored what I removed. 

He also restored user-generated maps made by Hugo Refachinho and uses typical words "inserted map of the Portuguese":.

He uses the exact same words on his main account that got banned:

I think it's clear he belongs Hugo Refachinho sock farm. WanderingGeeljire (Talk) 14:46, 28 November 2020 (UTC)

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 * This looks extremely blatant from my point of view. power~enwiki ( π, ν ) 01:33, 28 November 2020 (UTC)
 * I know you can't CU it, but is adding Hugo Refachinho's maps as well.  I'll sock-reverted their edits.  I'm not sure what "Anacronic" is supposed to mean; "anachronistic" would be the obvious word but that doesn't make sense in context. power~enwiki ( π,  ν ) 01:36, 28 November 2020 (UTC)

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 * Similar edit summary style and linking the sockmaster's maps? DUCK. Xuxu, IP blocked one month. GeneralNotability (talk) 19:45, 28 November 2020 (UTC)

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they are not even trying to hide this time....edit by User:Hugo Refachinho new addition  edit by new account HAMMEDTHEIII

Also edit by User:Hugo Refachinho vs edit by new account HAMMEDTHEIII

Even same edit summary of "inserted chapter "
 * -- Moxy 🍁 14:37, 5 December 2020 (UTC)

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 * ✅ to the following accounts:
 * Interestingly, the account is also a technical match to these accounts, but that account is tagged as a sockpuppet of a different master, Sockpuppet investigations/Kauffner. There is a high chance that proxy use is involved here, which may explain this connection. All accounts, closing. Mz7 (talk) 23:18, 18 December 2020 (UTC)
 * Interestingly, the account is also a technical match to these accounts, but that account is tagged as a sockpuppet of a different master, Sockpuppet investigations/Kauffner. There is a high chance that proxy use is involved here, which may explain this connection. All accounts, closing. Mz7 (talk) 23:18, 18 December 2020 (UTC)
 * Interestingly, the account is also a technical match to these accounts, but that account is tagged as a sockpuppet of a different master, Sockpuppet investigations/Kauffner. There is a high chance that proxy use is involved here, which may explain this connection. All accounts, closing. Mz7 (talk) 23:18, 18 December 2020 (UTC)
 * Interestingly, the account is also a technical match to these accounts, but that account is tagged as a sockpuppet of a different master, Sockpuppet investigations/Kauffner. There is a high chance that proxy use is involved here, which may explain this connection. All accounts, closing. Mz7 (talk) 23:18, 18 December 2020 (UTC)
 * Interestingly, the account is also a technical match to these accounts, but that account is tagged as a sockpuppet of a different master, Sockpuppet investigations/Kauffner. There is a high chance that proxy use is involved here, which may explain this connection. All accounts, closing. Mz7 (talk) 23:18, 18 December 2020 (UTC)
 * Interestingly, the account is also a technical match to these accounts, but that account is tagged as a sockpuppet of a different master, Sockpuppet investigations/Kauffner. There is a high chance that proxy use is involved here, which may explain this connection. All accounts, closing. Mz7 (talk) 23:18, 18 December 2020 (UTC)
 * Interestingly, the account is also a technical match to these accounts, but that account is tagged as a sockpuppet of a different master, Sockpuppet investigations/Kauffner. There is a high chance that proxy use is involved here, which may explain this connection. All accounts, closing. Mz7 (talk) 23:18, 18 December 2020 (UTC)

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Users, , , and restored maps by confirmed sock Hugo Refachinho at Battle of Wayna Daga, Ottoman–Portuguese_conflicts_(1538–1559), and Battle of Baçente. They have no other contributions at the English WP, Alanhammed has 5 at the Portuguese WP, see pt:Especial:Contribuições/Alanhammed, where 4 of his total 5 edits inserted or restored maps by Hugo Refachinho, some of which had recently been deleted with an edit summary explicitly stating the sock problem. OxyAla used the same edit summary that had been used by Alanhammed before ( and ). Also and  use the same edit summary. Rsk6400 (talk) 15:34, 10 December 2020 (UTC)

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IPs and  appear to also be at it. power~enwiki ( π, ν ) 20:43, 10 December 2020 (UTC)

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 * Closing, please see case above . Mz7 (talk) 23:18, 18 December 2020 (UTC)

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Same editing pattern, commons files by Hugo Refachinho in addition to some new ones of their own. power~enwiki ( π, ν ) 02:23, 4 January 2021 (UTC)

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has undone some reverts by me of edits by Choooseala1 and left a message on my talk page. --Rsk6400 (talk) 09:39, 4 January 2021 (UTC)

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 * . Same geolocation and same user agents, but the user agents are common, and the IP range is very wide. I'd go with a behavioral investigation on this one...  ~Oshwah~  (talk) (contribs)   03:33, 4 January 2021 (UTC)


 * I see enough from a behavioral analysis to support that this user is a suspected sock (WP:BEANS, but I'll elaborate if needed). Posslikely contributes a little to this conclusion. IP seems related too. Sock blocked indef and tagged. /64 blocked 1 month. Close. Dreamy Jazz talk to me &#124; my contributions 16:55, 8 January 2021 (UTC)

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Same images, same "inserted reference" edit message. power~enwiki ( π, ν ) 19:55, 5 January 2021 (UTC)

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In order to facilitate and expedite your request, please provide diffs to support your case. Please give two or more diffs meeting the following format:
 * 1) At least one diff is from the sockmaster (or an account already blocked as a confirmed sockpuppet of the sockmaster), showing the behaviour characteristic of the sockmaster.
 * 2) At least one diff per suspected sockpuppet, showing the suspected sockpuppet emulating the behaviour of the sockmaster given in the first diff.
 * 3) In situations where it is not immediately obvious from the diffs what the characteristic behaviour is, a short explanation must be provided. Around one sentence is enough for this.  Vanjagenije   (talk)  15:42, 8 January 2021 (UTC)


 * Although I also encourage providing limited and useful diffs, I've done a look myself and can see a connection between this sock and the sockmaster's previous socks (including Choooseala1). Certainly this account has the style of this sockmaster and is editing in the same area. Dreamy Jazz talk to me &#124; my contributions 16:59, 8 January 2021 (UTC)

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added a map created by to Portuguese Empire with the edit summary "Inserted reference of portuguese in Africa".  added a map created by themself to Portuguese Empire with the edit summary "Inserted reference of Persian Gulf". Neither account has made any other edits to English-language Wikipedia. This matches a pattern evident from previous cases, see the archive. TompaDompa (talk) 07:51, 8 February 2021 (UTC)

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 * Sure looks like Hugo to me., GeneralNotability (talk) 04:08, 13 March 2021 (UTC)

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Twice restored maps created by Hugo Refachinho at Ottoman–Portuguese confrontations, which is a typical behaviour of his socks. Rsk6400 (talk) 18:17, 23 June 2021 (UTC)

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 * and they have been blocked on ptwiki for being a sock. . Dreamy Jazz talk to me &#124; my contributions 20:03, 24 June 2021 (UTC)

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Has 4 edits until now, of which 3 restored maps created by Hugo Refachinho that had previously been deleted. Also restored maps by Hugo Refachinho at the Portuguese WP. Rsk6400 (talk) 15:27, 8 September 2021 (UTC)
 * In the meantime, Joao do Campo has been globally locked, see . --Rsk6400 (talk) 06:27, 20 September 2021 (UTC)
 * OK, I'll go ahead and close this since there's nothing left to do here. But, for future reference, it really does help if you can provide diffs of the behavior you're describing.  You noted "maps created by Hugo Refachinho".  I did some searching of Hugo's contributions and didn't see them.  I'm not saying you're wrong, just that to block somebody, I need to have evidence.  You had already found the evidence; just show us what you found. -- RoySmith (talk) 13:38, 20 September 2021 (UTC)

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 * -  -- RoySmith (talk) 17:55, 19 September 2021 (UTC)
 * glocked, nothing left to do here. -- RoySmith (talk) 13:40, 20 September 2021 (UTC)

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Both user names are making the same edit with the same kind of attacking edit comments to the Battle off Hormuz (1625) article. Both accounts have been blocked indefinitely on pt.wikipedia.org. Several IP's located in Portugal per whois are also making the same edits. Jackfork (talk) 19:36, 24 February 2022 (UTC)

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 * ✅ to each other. - CU tool suggests this is .  and if a connection is seen please merge. Dreamy Jazz talk to me &#124; my contributions 02:47, 1 March 2022 (UTC)
 * Merged myself. ptwiki block logs made the connection clear. Tagged as proven to . Close. Dreamy Jazz talk to me &#124; my contributions 02:57, 1 March 2022 (UTC)

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Repeatedly restored / inserted maps created by Hugo Refachinho. Rsk6400 (talk) 09:13, 19 April 2022 (UTC)

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 * Pretty ducky. IP blocked for one week.  Girth Summit  (blether)  08:38, 21 April 2022 (UTC)

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Added a map by here and one by the sock  here. Blocked as a sock on Portuguese-language Wikipedia, see Special:CentralAuth/Imjimmer (credit to User:Hyméros who noted this over at Commons:Commons:Deletion requests/File:World History Encyclopedia-1415-1999.png). Might be worth checking for sleepers. TompaDompa (talk) 01:45, 29 June 2022 (UTC)

For what it's worth, a couple of editors who have only made one or two edits in total have restored the map by at Portugal. Not much to base a case on, but may be an indication that a sleeper check could be of value. TompaDompa (talk) 12:36, 29 June 2022 (UTC)

Ping who made this comment a few weeks ago and may have more to add. TompaDompa (talk) 18:47, 30 June 2022 (UTC)

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 * I added Joseon1577., Franceetfrancais, and ‎GULFOFANDRADA, who only seem to be here to restore the map added by Imjimmer:  to compare these accounts and check for others - previous accounts are stale, but the behavioural link to the master seems clear enough. Thanks, Spicy (talk) 08:51, 1 July 2022 (UTC)
 * - -- RoySmith (talk) 18:11, 1 July 2022 (UTC)
 * All of these are ✅ to each other and collectively those are  to  and  from the archive. -- RoySmith (talk) 18:26, 1 July 2022 (UTC)
 * I'll tag all of these as proven. -- RoySmith (talk) 18:28, 1 July 2022 (UTC)
 * Thanks. Requested locks. Spicy (talk) 19:16, 1 July 2022 (UTC)

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Added images (mainly maps) by Hugo Refachinho:. Similar edit summaries as previous socks. Has again uploaded a map from World History Encyclopedia, which a previous sock also did (see Commons:Commons:Deletion requests/File:World History Encyclopedia-1415-1999.png and SPI archives). Older accounts obviously stale, but a sleeper check seems reasonable considering the sockmaster's history of using sleepers. TompaDompa (talk) 00:45, 24 July 2023 (UTC)

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 * Dreamy <i style="color:#d00">Jazz</i> talk to me &#124; my contributions 09:46, 24 July 2023 (UTC)
 * ✅ to :


 * is to the confirmed accounts. Dreamy <i style="color:#d00">Jazz</i> talk to me &#124; my contributions 09:49, 24 July 2023 (UTC)
 * . Dreamy <i style="color:#d00">Jazz</i> talk to me &#124; my contributions 09:51, 24 July 2023 (UTC)
 * Also just blocked Special:Contributions/2001:8a0:672e:5f00::/64, as they were reinstating 's exact edits with targeted edit summaries. Complex / Rational  15:23, 24 July 2023 (UTC)

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Extreme duckiness. Note shared interest and behavior with prior socks: Belém Tower (Vasai1509 "inserted picture of Indian Rhino in the Tower"; Ahehabucha "inserted picture of Rhino"), Yemen (Vasai1509 "inserted Asia context"; Ahehabucha "Inserted history map"). Request CU as that has provided insight previously. ~ Pbritti (talk) 15:03, 1 August 2023 (UTC)

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My input was requested based on my experience dealing with previous socks. I don't have a lot to add: it's a WP:DUCK, adding Hugo Refachinho's maps as usual. TompaDompa (talk) 16:03, 1 August 2023 (UTC)

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Blocked, quacking loudly. Just sat down ro eat so not tagged. Doug Weller talk 17:09, 1 August 2023 (UTC)
 * Going to say its . Blocked an old sleeper but not worth tagging. Closing. TonyBallioni (talk) 05:34, 2 August 2023 (UTC)

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of map to Prince Henry the Navigator, as another sock (note almost identical edit summaries). Other DUCK behavior—note overlap between articles edited by Ferraralentejo and other recent socks. Pinging you see the overlap, too? ~ Pbritti (talk) 23:22, 7 October 2023 (UTC)

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I was asked for my input above. I agree, this is a pretty clear WP:DUCK. A new editor adding maps by to articles and creating additional maps in the same style (see File:Portuguese India 16-17th centuries.png by  on the one hand and File:Portuguese India 16-17th centuries v04.gif and File:Portuguese India 16-17th centuries v05.jpg by  on the other—it isn't exactly subtle) is an obvious example of a pattern that is very familiar by now. TompaDompa (talk) 19:02, 8 October 2023 (UTC)

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 * Seems likely to me based on the evidence in the filing and other behavioural similarities., , passing on the CU request as behavioural evidence is fairly clear and there's a long CU backlog right now. Closing. Thanks, Spicy (talk) 23:28, 13 October 2023 (UTC)

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 * ( original case name)

These two accounts look like the same user, or meatpuppets if not. Identical interests and POVs, overlapping similar edits to same articles, etc. Both still active as of 11 May 2024.


 * Substantially repeating each other's edits to the same articles, e.g.:
 * Qatar: re-adding the same map as Verride:,.
 * Iraq: re-adding the same map repeatedly added by Verride:, , ,.
 * Yemen: Verride adds a paragraph and Azeitedemoura re-adds substantially the same paragraph later (: see 3rd paragraph, much of the wording is clearly identical, minus some fresh grammatical problems).
 * They've edited the same articles elsewhere, sometimes at the same times, e.g.:
 * War of the League of the Indies (within minutes of each other on 15 April)
 * Conquistador (28-30 December 2023).
 * They've also both edited Portuguese–Safavid wars at various occasions from 15 November 2023 to 11 February 2024.
 * Both making different but related edits to the same spot at Angkor Wat: ,
 * Similar POV edits overall, but a specific example are the unsourced additions of "Portuguese victory" to some battles, e.g.: ,
 * They both frequently mark many non-minor edits as "minor" (see their contribution histories).

Note that Girth Summit asked Verride directly on their talk page in January if they were using multiple accounts and they did not reply. R Prazeres (talk) 21:30, 11 May 2024 (UTC) R Prazeres (talk) 21:30, 11 May 2024 (UTC)


 * PS: courtesy ping to, since I mentioned their question above. R Prazeres (talk) 21:35, 11 May 2024 (UTC)

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 * The two accounts listed are ✅ to one another, and to the blocked sock, hence the move to this case. I also see:
 * Blocking all, requested global locks. Girth Summit <sub style="font-family:Segoe print;color:blue;"> (blether)  13:32, 12 May 2024 (UTC)
 * Blocking all, requested global locks. Girth Summit <sub style="font-family:Segoe print;color:blue;"> (blether)  13:32, 12 May 2024 (UTC)
 * Blocking all, requested global locks. Girth Summit <sub style="font-family:Segoe print;color:blue;"> (blether)  13:32, 12 May 2024 (UTC)