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Master is spam blocked, not just username. Master requested user name change to AmeliaBW. AmeliaBW and 62.255.197.36 both edited Draft:Nicola Godden created by master. In addition the IP requested an unblock (despite not being blocked) and rename to AmeliaBatemanWood.  Eostrix  (&#x1F989; hoot hoot&#x1F989;) 14:49, 17 August 2021 (UTC)
 * is indef blocked (spamblock, not username), so both the IP and AmeliaBW are evading Hypedteam's block. They know they are blocked, they requested an unblock and had it declined.-- Eostrix  (&#x1F989; hoot hoot&#x1F989;) 14:54, 17 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Formally, maybe. But what's the benefit of that? I don't get paid for blocks; I'd rather have decent articles with accounts that acknowledge their COI. Drmies (talk) 15:03, 17 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Well, that's an issue to take up with the blocking admin and the admin declining the unblock . If they are fine with the creation of a new account under a different name, then perhaps that can fly. What triggered my attention to the whole matter was the IP requesting an unblock and username change despite not being blocked.-- Eostrix  (&#x1F989; hoot hoot&#x1F989;) 15:09, 17 August 2021 (UTC)

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 * Amelia (and colleagues, if any) refuse to respect our processes, and obviously have no interest in improving the project as a whole. Under all these names, all this/they want to do is fluff up the advert for their company's client, Godden. The draft is still a glossy brochure with crummy sourcing and lots of cozy first-naming of the subject. It may be good marketing, but it's not encyclopedic. -- Orange Mike &#124;  Talk  16:36, 17 August 2021 (UTC)

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 * User: Eostrix, I'm not sure what you're looking for. Isn't it obvious that the one is the other? But Amelia hasn't made any edits that could be called promotional. Obviously they need to declare their COI and edit neutrally, but that's not a matter for this board. The IP's edits aren't so promotional either, unless we dig into the sources they added--but that's all they did. And yes, they're likely autoblocked. But SPI is not the way to handle this. Drmies (talk) 14:52, 17 August 2021 (UTC)
 * , I have to concur with Orangemike here - the original account is hardblocked, so creating a new account is by definition block evasion. I'll be blocking as such. GeneralNotability (talk) 21:06, 19 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Well, do what you like (you already did), but certainly there's not a lot of use for an SPI here. Drmies (talk) 21:11, 19 August 2021 (UTC)
 * @GeneralNotability did you intend to tag the accounts you blocked? -- RoySmith (talk) 20:28, 20 August 2021 (UTC)
 * , I did not plan to tag them, forgot to say so explicitly - my bad. Thanks for the double-check. GeneralNotability (talk) 22:22, 20 August 2021 (UTC)