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Suspected sockpuppets

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Requesting a checkuser as well, as the pattern seems quite obvious. All three accounts edit without ever providing edit summaries, and two of them, SeanApplewood3869 and Sauldebarros45, make edits exclusively through the mobile app. The edits are of the same nature and of the same topics; that is, massive removals of content and/or changes of dates to articles related to political events and figures in Cuban history. At first I thought it was a new user who was editing in good faith and was simply unaware of sourcing requirements, but I realised all the changes to the birthdates and events were widely off (typically changes only to the year and by decades) and contradicted the dates given on the Spanish Wikipedia as well. I believe these are purely vandal socks. You can also see that the contributions of each account stop as soon as they are warned by a user for disruptive behaviour. Centre Left Right ✉ 04:55, 3 November 2021 (UTC)


 * After further investigation, I am quite certain Iffyfflewo is another sock and that all these accounts come from the IP address 37.153.89.239. Centre Left Right  ✉ 20:49, 3 November 2021 (UTC)


 * RobinHammberg4471 has the same pattern in choice of username and edits. Centre Left Right  ✉ 02:37, 4 November 2021 (UTC)
 * I based my judgement of Iffyfflewo on the fact that Iffyfflewo's account was created around the same time as the socks, and many of the socks edited articles Iffyfflewo created. Looking back, I think I was too rash with my judgement, and I do not think there is enough behavioural evidence at present to warrant further actions regarding Iffyfflewo. All the best, Centre Left Right  ✉ 23:46, 4 November 2021 (UTC)

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 * - please compare the listed accounts and check for sleepers, as this doesn't look like their first time at the rodeo. (Iffylewo is the oldest account, but I'll hold off on moving the case until the CU results are in). Thanks, Spicy (talk) 05:47, 4 November 2021 (UTC)
 * - -- RoySmith (talk) 15:06, 4 November 2021 (UTC)
 * SeanApplewood3869, Spartanomexicano, Sauldebarros45, and RobinHammberg4471 are all ✅ to each other. I've blocked them, but I'll leave tagging to a clerk, once they figure out if this case needs to be renamed.  Iffyfflewo is .  I also found  who I'd also call ; for these later two, I'd definitely say  -- RoySmith (talk) 15:27, 4 November 2021 (UTC)
 * As always, -- RoySmith (talk) 15:29, 4 November 2021 (UTC)
 * Thanks :)., can you elaborate on why you are quite certain Iffyfflewo is another sock? When I looked at this earlier, I noticed that they had some behavioural differences from the other accounts, but there was enough to make me suspicious enough to endorse a check; however given the CU results I think more behavioural evidence is needed. They aren't doing the same mass disruptive infobox changes that the other accounts are doing. ( on the other hand is definitely a sock, see these nonsense edits ). Thanks, Spicy (talk) 23:36, 4 November 2021 (UTC)
 * , thanks. FWIW, the main thing that made me suspicious was their creation of Battle of Monte Cristi with a date that contradicted the Spanish article. However, on looking at it again it appears to be a translation of the French article, which does say May 15th. I agree that there is not enough evidence to block Iffyfflewo as a sock, but I do think Inversiveskills2021 is them, so - please indef Inversiveskills2021. Thanks, Spicy (talk) 00:20, 5 November 2021 (UTC)
 * Blocked Inversiveskills2021, left the tagging for you. -- RoySmith (talk) 00:25, 5 November 2021 (UTC)
 * Thanks. Moved case to oldest account, tagged socks, closing. Spicy (talk) 00:48, 5 November 2021 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets

 * ( original case name)

User was already blocked after an SPI (Inversiveskills2021, 5 November 2021). Editing without providing edit summeries that are changes of dates and numbers (e. g. population) and are difficult to detect. This time mainly on the es.wiki. He has also recently started new articles that are apparently intended to support the changes he is making to existing articles. On commons placing of pictures that seems forgeries. I believe there are more accounts and/or sleepers.

Modus operandi: changing dates and numbers at random. Connecting confirmed sockpuppet to these above:
 * interaction timeline en.wiki : Sauldebarros45 - 47.201.35.80
 * interaction timeline en.wiki : 47.201.35.80 - Heythere9456
 * interaction timeline es.wiki : Heythere9456 - Mariocastellano12285
 * interaction timeline es.wiki : Mariocastellano12285 - Edelmiranda0113


 * Dfernandez2389: same namegiving and intrest (remark: only 2 edits)
 * similar edits: and

RenaatPeeters (talk) 01:13, 29 July 2022 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets (2)

 * Same method of editing: putting random numbers for population in infoboxes + putting and changing images in infoboxes. example (es.wiki)

RenaatPeeters (talk) 15:05, 29 July 2022 (UTC)

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 * -  Girth Summit  (blether)  12:53, 29 July 2022 (UTC)
 * The five accounts listed are all ✅ to each other. The accounts in the archive are stale, but the data in the CU log would be consistent with these accounts being the same person. I do see at least one other zero-edit account that might be them, but I'm not confident enough to block - come back if you see any similar behaviour. I will block and tag, and request locks, since this is cross-wiki. No comment on the IPs. Girth Summit  (blether)  13:05, 29 July 2022 (UTC)
 * Blocked the most recently used IP (.80) for two weeks - I don't really see any need to block the other IPs as they've not been used in a while. I think we're done here :) firefly  ( t · c ) 18:19, 30 July 2022 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
Requesting a checkuser as well. Active on the es.wiki. Same pattern: never providing summaries, same topics (Cuba), changing numbers (population, president), Every now and then he corrects his own previous vandalism making it look like his edit is correct. Puts wrong flags in infoboxes, changing images in these boxes. Persistent vandalism. RenaatPeeters (talk) 11:10, 5 August 2022 (UTC)


 * @RenaatPeeters there are no accounts registered for or .  What were those supposed to be? -- RoySmith (talk) 23:35, 5 August 2022 (UTC)
 * As I mentioned, they are active on the es.wiki. Here: Marquesitopictures and here: Frankzeta2021. RenaatPeeters (talk) 08:01, 6 August 2022 (UTC)

RenaatPeeters (talk) 13:08, 5 August 2022 (UTC)
 * user interaction [es.wiki): Erick Bolsonaro & 47.203.49.163
 * user interaction (es.wiki): Inversiveskills2021 & Dfernandez
 * user interaction (es.wiki): Inversiveskills2021 & 47.203.49.163
 * user interaction (es.wiki): 47.203.49.163 & 47.201.35.80

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 * was already CU confirmed, blocked and globally locked as part of a previous report. have never edited or logged into enwiki (and therefore there will be no enwiki CU evidence).  has logged in, but has no edits on enwiki.  has 3 edits to enwiki. The IPs sit on a /14 which is a very wide range; there doesn't look to be a crossover in page or edit content between the two addresses. The evidence from eswiki is compelling, though it seems of limited benefit to act upon on the English wikipedia; I'd suggest providing your evidence to the Spanish wikipedia and / or the Stewards (given one of the accounts is already globally locked). Closing. --Jack Frost (talk) 02:03, 6 August 2022 (UTC)