Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/ItHysteria/Archive

Evidence submitted by Kww
79.47.179.13 is continuing ItHysteria's edit war on 30 Seconds to Mars discography now that ItHysteria is blocked. We've previously undergone this problem with 79.52.179.244 and 151.49.234.180, all three of which geolocate to the same region despite being in different nets, so I'm requesting a checkuser to see precisely what ranges need to be blocked to effectively block ItHysteria.&mdash;Kww(talk) 14:50, 3 February 2010 (UTC)
 * added Pianotalk, Loverdrive, and Matthew Riva per Nouse4aname's evidence.&mdash;Kww(talk) 18:09, 3 February 2010 (UTC)

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There are various IPs all performing similar edits to a handful of registered accounts. The edit patterns, edit summaries, style of comments etc also lead me to suspect User:Loverdrive and User:Matthew_Riva of additional sock puppet accounts... The fact that Users Matthew Riva and Loverdrive on Italian Wiki are blocked for being a socks of the same account just raises further suspicions...,. Nouse4aname (talk) 16:45, 3 February 2010 (UTC)
 * EDIT: OK, just noticed Utente:ItHysteria on Italian Wiki is also blocked for being a sock of this user... and has abused various other accounts on there too . Nouse4aname (talk) 16:51, 3 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Update. User:PianoTalk has now begun editing This Is War after over a years absence. This too is a sock account operated by the same user on Italian Wikipedia... . Nouse4aname (talk) 17:21, 3 February 2010 (UTC)

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Requested by &mdash;Kww(talk) 14:50, 3 February 2010 (UTC)

to confirm the link and look for any possible range-blocks (although if they're IP hopping that may not be so easy), regards, SpitfireTally-ho! 14:54, 3 February 2010 (UTC)
 * ✅ ItHysteria = Loverdrive = Matthew Riva. PianoTalk is based on geography alone. Dominic·t 08:01, 4 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Lover and Matthew indef'd, ItHysteria reblocked with the same for abuse. I also indef'd Piano.  The "evidence" in the conversation between nouse was likely, but Matthew Riva took credit for creating List of awards and nominations received by 30 Seconds to Mars, which was in fact created by PianoTalk (similarly, another one on that list was created by Loverdrive, adding to its believability).  All tagged. ~ Amory ( u  •  t  •  c ) 14:37, 4 February 2010 (UTC)

Evidence submitted by Kww
Pretty obvious: Italian IP reinstating ItHysteria's edits. Requesting checkuser to restablish the necessary ranges to block, and to do a sweep for named accounts.&mdash;Kww(talk) 23:24, 28 February 2010 (UTC)

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Requested by &mdash;Kww(talk) 23:24, 28 February 2010 (UTC)

– A check was already run last time with do dice. I doubt anything else is going to come up again. Besides, all the known IPs are outside any possible rangeblock. –MuZemike 00:48, 1 March 2010 (UTC)

IP blocked 31 hours. –MuZemike 00:48, 1 March 2010 (UTC)

Evidence submitted by Kww
Pretty obvious: newly created account restoring ItHysteria's edits.&mdash;Kww(talk) 18:30, 3 March 2010 (UTC)

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Bagged and tagged. TN X Man 16:54, 4 March 2010 (UTC)

Evidence submitted by Kww
A major component of ItHysteria's original edit war consisted of lying about the contents of Japanese sources in an effort to convince people that "Edge of the Earth" had charted in Japan: this edit for example. Dog MilkGod appeared today, and immediately created, which once again misrepresents the exact same Japanese source and makes the exact same false claim about the song. Dog MilkGod himself is a case of WP:DUCK, but it is apparent that some of the IP blocks against ItHysteria have expired or become ineffective, and these need replaced. Checkuser requested to deal with those IP blocks.&mdash;Kww(talk) 16:19, 2 April 2010 (UTC)
 * Note that the article cited in my evidence has since been deleted, created as a redirect, and then protected by JzG: http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Log&page=Edge+of+the+Earth+%28song%29 &mdash;Kww(talk) 19:36, 2 April 2010 (UTC)

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Requested by &mdash;Kww(talk) 16:19, 2 April 2010 (UTC)

Account blocked and tagged. TN X Man 17:18, 2 April 2010 (UTC)
 * for a sleeper check. Looking at the archive, I don't think any rangeblock was ever made, and it seems that none is possible, but it can't hurt to take another look. Tim Song (talk) 03:20, 3 April 2010 (UTC)

. Not much that can be done, really. --Deskana (talk) 03:07, 5 April 2010 (UTC)

Evidence submitted by Kww
WP:DUCK. Anonymous Italian IP editing nothing but "30 Seconds to Mars" articles. IP needs blocked.&mdash;Kww(talk) 22:20, 8 April 2010 (UTC)

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Indeed, same type of edits. Blocked 55 hours. ~ Amory ( u •  t  •  c ) 23:40, 8 April 2010 (UTC)

Evidence submitted by Kww
WP:DUCK. , an Italian IP editing only "30 Seconds to Mars" articles, was blocked yesterday as a sock of ItHysteria. Today, this pair of Italian IPs is restoring the edits to and .&mdash;Kww(talk) 17:45, 9 April 2010 (UTC)

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Quack. IPs blocked. TN X Man 18:15, 9 April 2010 (UTC)

Evidence submitted by Kww
Primary evidence is the lack of ItHysteria anonymous editing for a substantial period, combined with the arrival of Track 9. ItHysteria has always edited from Italian ISPs, usually anonymously. His focus is nearly exclusively articles related to 30 Seconds to Mars. My last block associated with ItHysteria was June 17, for 151.49.239.237. Track 9 edited sporadically before then, but has been very active since that time. It's quite unusual for me to go two weeks without an ItHysteria block, so I'm suspicious that there is a cause-and-effect relationship here.&mdash;Kww(talk) 17:42, 1 July 2010 (UTC)

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I don't know very well what is this, but that's for sure, I'm not ITHysteria. My only wikipedia account is Track 9. If I'm doing something wrong, please inform me and discuss as did StarScream1007 for my edits at Linkin Park. I don't edit only 30 Seconds to Mars pages and I don't think that I'm the only one to edit 30 Seconds to Mars pages. Please let me know, best regards.--Track 9 (talk) 01:29, 2 July 2010 (UTC)

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The link is pretty blaring here. Kevin Rutherford (talk) 01:12, 2 July 2010 (UTC)
 * I will ask sweetly if I must. My duck detector is pretty good, but I just can't bring myself to block an editor based solely on being a 30 Seconds to Mars fan.&mdash;Kww(talk) 01:16, 2 July 2010 (UTC)

I misread Kww's reasoning. The way you worded it made it look like you were convinced that it was them. Either that or I read it wrong. Kevin Rutherford (talk) 01:19, 2 July 2010 (UTC)
 * I'm pretty blunt. If I'm convinced, I'll say "convinced" or "certain", and would probably have already blocked. In this case, I'm "suspicious": the behaviour is similar enough to draw my eye, but not enough to make me push the block button without a checkuser to back it up.&mdash;Kww(talk) 12:15, 2 July 2010 (UTC)


 * &mdash; Coren (talk) 04:49, 5 July 2010 (UTC)


 * Blocked and tagged. Hadn't noticed that this account was usurped by a user with the same name as an ItHysteria sock blocked on Italian Wikipedia, which pretty much clinches it behaviourally as well.&mdash;Kww(talk) 13:30, 5 July 2010 (UTC)

Evidence submitted by Kww
Matthew Riva was blocked as a sockpuppet of ItHysteria. Matthew Riva was also the target of an account rename from Dear87 (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Dear87&diff=361090699&oldid=299856309 ). When the account was renamed, no one blocked the old account and it got missed when Matthew Riva was blocked later. &mdash;Kww(talk) 22:33, 7 August 2010 (UTC)

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Already blccked and tagged, just doing the paperwork.&mdash;Kww(talk) 22:34, 7 August 2010 (UTC)

Evidence submitted by Kww
Single-minded focus on 30 Seconds to Mars related article, combined with providing information other editors are finding unreliable. Most edits reverted by multiple editors. Tendency to edit-war without explanation. Matches ItHysteria's behaviour pretty well, checkuser required to make sure it matches our Italian friend and isn't just another ill-behaved "30 Seconds to Mars" fan. &mdash;Kww(talk) 18:10, 17 November 2010 (UTC)

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 * - —  Hello Annyong  (say whaaat?!) 13:00, 18 November 2010 (UTC)
 * ✅ along with and . Doing a more detailed check in a moment; I'm also going to keep notes on this as the main account is due to go stale in a couple weeks and Wykonawcy, at least, was created on plwiki. Hers fold  (t/a/c) 07:44, 19 November 2010 (UTC)
 * All done; no other accounts that I could identify with any certainty. Hers fold  (t/a/c) 08:07, 19 November 2010 (UTC)
 * All accounts have been blocked and tagged. —  Hello Annyong  (say whaaat?!) 13:17, 19 November 2010 (UTC)

15 December 2010

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Edit warring on 30 Seconds to Mars (album), and a very heavy concentration on 30 Seconds to Mars in general. This is the traditional editing area of ItHysteria, and edit-warring to the point of being blocked is the reason ItHysteria was blocked in the first place. His opponent, is either Russian or very good at pretending to be so, which means it is highly unlikely that he is ItHysteria returned. &mdash;Kww(talk) 17:00, 15 December 2010 (UTC)

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 * - Worth a look. —  Hello Annyong  (say whaaat?!) 17:15, 15 December 2010 (UTC)

–MuZemike 23:46, 15 December 2010 (UTC)
 * Blocked and tagged.&mdash;Kww(talk) 23:57, 15 December 2010 (UTC)

28 December 2010

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Behaviourally, I'd feel quite confident blocking. Focus on 30 Seconds to Mars articles, creation of 30 Seconds to Mars tour articles (which, in the past, has been the exclusive domain of ItHysteria and his socks). Editing has dramatically picked up in intensity since the block of User:Paint Old Street Black, the last ItHysteria sock. The only reason that I do not block is that previous checkusers have not uncovered this account as a sock, and it has sporadically edited in the past. I'd like a check to verify that this is just a sock that was missed in previous sweeps. &mdash;Kww(talk) 18:52, 28 December 2010 (UTC)

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 * - Rather likely, but a CU would confirm. And also maybe a sleeper check? —  Hello Annyong  (say whaaat?!) 05:05, 29 December 2010 (UTC)

Technically ❌. Looks like they're in completely separate geographical locations. –MuZemike 02:55, 30 December 2010 (UTC)
 * Separate countries, or just separate cities? He's been known to edit from about 5 different networks within his country.&mdash;Kww(talk) 03:02, 30 December 2010 (UTC)
 * Countries. –MuZemike 03:05, 30 December 2010 (UTC)
 * Any chance of proxies? Nakon  03:11, 30 December 2010 (UTC)
 * It's not impossible for there to be two 30 Seconds to Mars fans in the world. I watch these articles closely. If it's really ItHysteria in some sort of proxying arrangement, the edit wars will start soon, and he'll get blocked then.&mdash;Kww(talk) 03:27, 30 December 2010 (UTC)
 * From what I can see, I am not seeing open proxies in the IPs this user has used. The user agents are also different. I am being asked to confirm something in which I cannot possibly confirm. –MuZemike 03:32, 30 December 2010 (UTC)
 * Closing, Nakon  03:33, 30 December 2010 (UTC)

09 March 2011

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Single-minded focus on 30 Seconds to Mars, edit-warring over genres. I would normally block on behavioural grounds alone, but the Russian angle makes me cautious. An examination of global contributions makes me doubt that we are truly dealing with a Russian editor, though. Even on Russian Wikipedia, all the edit summaries are in English (the Russian that shows is all automatic), and the edits consist of the kind of genre edit-warring that make ItHysteria unwelcome here. Still, it's a new wrinkle, and makes me seek a checkuser for confirmation. &mdash;Kww(talk) 14:31, 9 March 2011 (UTC)

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Same geographic location as. Throw in the edits and it seems. TN X Man 14:57, 9 March 2011 (UTC)
 * Blocked, tagged, edits reverted.&mdash;Kww(talk) 15:09, 9 March 2011 (UTC)

11 July 2011

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Has recently focused on 30 Seconds to Mars articles, largely changing the genre. Unsourced/discussed genre changes have been reverted, only to later be re-added. HrZ (talk) 15:02, 11 July 2011 (UTC)

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- ItHysteria is stale; nothing for a checkuser to do here. Frank &#124;  talk  02:06, 12 July 2011 (UTC)
 * I'll call it based on behavior: blocked and tagged. —  Hello Annyong  (say whaaat?!) 02:44, 12 July 2011 (UTC)

22 March 2012

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Compare Nusacc's contributions on Talk:30 Seconds to Mars to Trandingbright's discussion of "emo" for 30STM:. His recreation of List of awards and nominations received by 30 Seconds to Mars. His global contributions also include edits to Russian Wikipedia, just as did. He's currently requesting an unblock, so I've entered this report as a formality. I've already blocked him per WP:DUCK. In case all the checkuser information has gone stale, if he's ItHysteria, he's editing out of Italy, usually Telecom Italia.&mdash;Kww(talk) 11:43, 22 March 2012 (UTC) &mdash;Kww(talk) 11:43, 22 March 2012 (UTC)

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 * I must first point out that МПЛка seems unrelated to ItHysteria -- you unblocked him yourself actually after CU input. was called as a likely sock though and has ruwiki edits as well. Nusacc matches data from IPs that were previously associated with ItHysteria. The last confirmed or likely socks of ItHysteria are stale so I can't give conclusive information one way or the other.  Amalthea  12:27, 22 March 2012 (UTC)
 * Oops on the МПЛка/Сказал confusion. Fixed my report.&mdash;Kww(talk) 15:46, 22 March 2012 (UTC)

02 May 2012

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Note: Danrivera is the only sock by this user that I have personal experience with (so I am basing this post based on that user), but apparently the actual master sock is ItHysteria.

The focus on Eminem, Vampire Diaries, 30 Seconds to Mars and Sum 41 gives it away. The user also restored several edits by the previous sock. It's a duck! Quack! Nymf hideliho! 17:57, 2 May 2012 (UTC)


 * No one who wants to even touch this one? Been 10 days now. It doesn't get more quacky than this. Few diffs:


 * Eminem + loads of Eminem related articles (Juandanikevin2012)


 * Eminem + loads of Eminem related articles (Danrivera)


 * Nina Dobrev + loads of Vampire Diaries related articles (Juandanikevin2012)


 * Nina Dobrev + loads of Vampire Diaries related articles (Danrivera)


 * Restore of article previously restored by Danrivera


 * Restore of article previously restored by Danrivera


 * Interest in Jared Leto and 30 Seconds to Mars (Juandanikevin2012)


 * Interest in Jared Leto and 30 Seconds to Mars (Danrivera)


 * Interest in Sum41 (Juandanikevin2012)


 * Interest in Sum41 (Danrivera)


 * Nymf hideliho! 16:44, 10 May 2012 (UTC)

MuZemike, even interest in this rather obscure musician is shared by them both: Jason Walker (Danrivera), Jason Walker (Juandanikevin2012). Nymf hideliho! 17:05, 10 May 2012 (UTC)

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With respect to the reference to Jason Walker (musician) above, please take a look at User:Dimday1234 who has been doing the same thing to the Walker article as Juandanikevin. Interestingly enough, Dimday's account was created on October 6, 2008, years before Juan's account was created in 2012. Yet, Dimday only edited the Walker article, once in 2010, and then several times this year.--Bbb23 (talk) 18:31, 14 May 2012 (UTC)

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on technical evidence at best. Looking at the archive page and the previous sock that was blocked, the above is in a different country and on a different ISP. --MuZemike 16:59, 10 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Keep in mind that my CU results are not be-all and end-all; I'm reporting and concluding from what I see in the results. Could there be another reason (i.e. perhaps ItHysteria may be somewhere else) to explain the CU results? Possibly. --MuZemike 17:09, 10 May 2012 (UTC)

19 May 2012

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Editing activity on Jason Walker (musician). Juan attempted several times to add unsourced material to the article. I reverted and left escalating warnings on his Talk page. As soon as Juan stopped, Dimday started the same thing. However, Dimday, whose only activity has been to this one article, was created much earlier (October 6, 2008), and his earliest edit of the Walker article was in 2010. It was also his first edit after creating the account two years earlier. Please see also where Juan was reported as a puppet of ItHysteria. I suspect there are more relationships than just the two accounts I'm reporting. Bbb23 (talk) 00:53, 19 May 2012 (UTC)

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 * Clerk note: I'm going to go ahead and decline the CU request since one was just checked. This should be settled on behavioral evidence.  S ven M anguard   Wha?  01:32, 31 May 2012 (UTC)

Already having run a check, both accounts seem ❌ to each other and to ItHysteria. --MuZemike 01:08, 4 June 2012 (UTC)
 * Alright, nothing is related, MuZemike dosen't think it's proxies, and the edits aren't disruptive. I'm closing this, relist if disruption occurs.  S ven M anguard   Wha?  01:29, 4 June 2012 (UTC)

28 January 2014

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There was a 28 January 2014 Help Desk request entitled Move a page regarding the article The Night of the Comet. The Help Desk request was OK, but I looked into the uses who were originally involved with the 2011/2012 creation of The Night of the Comet article and saw a connection between Jjaguilar1994 and ItHysteria and an opportunity to update information on long time sock master ItHysteria. User:Danrivera, a suspected sock of User:ItHysteria, created The Night of the Comet on 18 May 2011‎. The page was redirected within an hour as 'not apparent notability.' On 5 December 2012‎, User:Jjaguilar1994 restored the exact text posted by sock Danrivera. Jauerback indefinitely blocked Jjaguilar1994 on 13 February 2013 by for disruptive editing. Similarly, User:ItHysteria was blocked in January 2010 for disruptive editing and edit-warring. User:Nymf had previously filed a report Sockpuppet investigations/Juandanikevin2012/Archive on Jjaguilar1994 with regard to User:Juandanikevin2012 and User:Amalthea previously filed a report Sockpuppet investigations/Danrivera/Archive on Jjaguilar1994 with regard to User:Danrivera. Since being last blocked in February 2010, ItHysteria has continued to use socks for the subsequent three years through at least 13 February 2013 and I asked that CheckUser data be used to update identification of ItHysteria's socks to investigate and/or prevent disruption or potential disruption of any Wikimedia project. Jreferee (talk) 13:06, 28 January 2014 (UTC)

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— Berean Hunter   (talk)  15:09, 29 January 2014 (UTC)
 * For clarity, are you stating that you believe that the account that posted this thread is a sock? They have not been named in the report specifically. All CU data with reference to all other named accounts is now stale.
 * Your original clarity thought lacks reasonableness given that it reads above that the January 2014 "Help Desk request was OK" and "I looked into the uses who were originally involved with the 2011/2012 creation of The Night of the Comet article" and that the January 2014 Help Desk user's name was not included in the Sockpuppet investigation request. -- Jreferee (talk) 15:21, 31 January 2014 (UTC)

— Berean Hunter   (talk)  15:29, 31 January 2014 (UTC)
 * - There is nothing for a CU to check here as everything is stale.
 * I don't see anything more to do here. Bbb23 (talk) 00:10, 1 February 2014 (UTC)