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Suspected sockpuppets



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The following editors have exclusively edited the page Gerard Rennick, and the IPs have edited that page exclusively except for a few edits months and years earlier. They have also taken issue with almost the exact same elements of the article. They also do not seem to be overlapping, with a brief spurt of editing under one name before moving on to a new name to edit. One of the users is Playlet2.0, attempting to copy my user name, which they have been warned against. The message left on my talk page by Chhota naatak is also suspicious showing a knowledge of Wikipedia terms and conditions for a newbie. Playlet (talk) 15:12, 22 June 2020 (UTC)

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Clerk, CheckUser, and/or patrolling admin comments

 * This is a borderline case because I can see how people would independently come to this article irritated about the one particular part: correct or not, calling someone a climate change denier is going to be controversial. However, the signs of coordination and the trolling evident in Playlet2.0's name give me cause to check, which I am now doing. Kevin ( aka L235 · t · c) 00:52, 23 June 2020 (UTC)
 * to each other:
 * ✅ to each other:
 * to each other and to the above:
 * . Irving1110, Riskyship, Playlet2.0, and Fracturedvoice . . Kevin ( aka L235 · t · c) 01:20, 23 June 2020 (UTC)
 * I'm going to complicate this, but I hope this will clear up things a little better. I find that
 * Riskyship = Fracturedvoice - Same residential IP, same unique mobile UA, timeframe match.
 * DustySnip is on the same very large semi-static range as Playlet2.0 and related with a very generic UA.
 * Playlet2.0 Chhota naatak - Same residential semi-static IP, same generic UA, 2 weeks in between editing
 * Playlet2.0, Irving1110, Riskyship are all editing on a very much static IP where I expect a lot of overlap for undisclosable reasons. Playlet2.0 edits same IP, same generic UA within 45 minutes of Irving1110. Riskyship edits only on different days, same generic UA. They all edit the same article. Any blocks would be discretion of the blocking admin. There are other players on this range, but I expect the overlap I see.
 * -- Amanda  (aka DQ) 06:08, 23 June 2020 (UTC)
 * . Irving1110, Riskyship, Playlet2.0, and Fracturedvoice . . Kevin ( aka L235 · t · c) 01:20, 23 June 2020 (UTC)
 * I'm going to complicate this, but I hope this will clear up things a little better. I find that
 * Riskyship = Fracturedvoice - Same residential IP, same unique mobile UA, timeframe match.
 * DustySnip is on the same very large semi-static range as Playlet2.0 and related with a very generic UA.
 * Playlet2.0 Chhota naatak - Same residential semi-static IP, same generic UA, 2 weeks in between editing
 * Playlet2.0, Irving1110, Riskyship are all editing on a very much static IP where I expect a lot of overlap for undisclosable reasons. Playlet2.0 edits same IP, same generic UA within 45 minutes of Irving1110. Riskyship edits only on different days, same generic UA. They all edit the same article. Any blocks would be discretion of the blocking admin. There are other players on this range, but I expect the overlap I see.
 * -- Amanda  (aka DQ) 06:08, 23 June 2020 (UTC)


 * DustySnip as suspected and Chhota naatak as confirmed per DeltaWiki's subsequent findings. No action taken against the IPs due to time since last edit being too long on them all. Closing. The SandDoctor  Talk 19:09, 28 June 2020 (UTC)
 * Added tags (proven) for Riskyship, Playlet2.0, and Fracturedvoice. Tagged Irving1110 as master. -- RoySmith (talk) 23:30, 28 June 2020 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets

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ItWasPredestined did its first edit days after the following investigation Sockpuppet investigations/Irving1110 and is focused almost exclusively on the same article and the same sort of edits as the previous sockpuppets. Thomspon894 came on a few weeks later, again focused almost exclusively on the same issues Playlet (talk) 08:35, 15 July 2020 (UTC) I have asked repeatedly on the talk page for the user to declare any relationship, and while they have engaged on other items they have refused to engage on the question of WP:COI or any relationship to the sockpuppetsPlaylet (talk) 08:39, 15 July 2020 (UTC)

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Clerk, CheckUser, and/or patrolling admin comments
to each other and to the master: . Admins should use aggressive protections on articles as there is serious IP socking and hopping. — Berean Hunter   (talk)  01:39, 30 July 2020 (UTC)
 * - Similar POV between the two, Thompson894 has a similar talk page style to past socks. Self-endorsing for checkuser, please compare to Irving1110. I'll merge if they are indeed related. I also think may be related to this group, but of course CUs won't comment on that. GeneralNotability (talk) 00:05, 30 July 2020 (UTC)

One more: — Berean Hunter   (talk)  02:14, 30 July 2020 (UTC) — Berean Hunter   (talk)  14:35, 30 July 2020 (UTC)
 * , double-checking: does CU say that this is Irving1110? GeneralNotability (talk) 13:22, 30 July 2020 (UTC)
 * ✅, GeneralNotability.


 * Cases merged, tags handed out. Closing. GeneralNotability (talk) 14:38, 30 July 2020 (UTC)