Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Jermboy27/Archive

06 July 2011

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Modus operandi:
 * Creation of pages about traffic signs in non-existent countries "Hotsapore" and "Rafid" (see Road signs in Rafid, Road signs in Hotsapore, Road signs in hotsapore);
 * Addition of traffic signs from one country into an article about traffic signs in a different country without checking if the signs exist in the other country, or have identical design there (see Road signs in Azerbaijan, Road signs in Egypt, Road signs in Iran). Mike Rosoft (talk) 08:07, 6 July 2011 (UTC)

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I hope this is the right place to leave a comment. Taking a look at this Commons noticeboard section, opened by me, you can find various details about the user's vandalisms that IMHO could be useful here also. After the notice of the user Mike Rosoft i've seen that the style of Jermboy27 here and the one of HorseWitch on Commons seems to be the same. Today he/she uploaded a picture this one, adding in the "Author" parameter the signature "Jermboy27" instead of HorseWitch. So I think there are no more doubts. IMHO crosswiki-vandal, also active vandalizing road signs pages on French and Polish Wikipedias. Regards. --Dэя-Бøяg 18:44, 1 August 2011 (UTC)

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All ✅ matches, plus and. . TN X Man  13:12, 6 July 2011 (UTC)

Tags updated. All accounts already blocked. Elockid  ( Talk ) 15:27, 6 July 2011 (UTC)

18 September 2011

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Road signs in Rafid (2), compare with Road signs in Rafid. Ben Ben (talk) 16:51, 18 September 2011 (UTC)

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 * - I've blocked and tagged the sock per WP:DUCK, but I'll endorse for sleepers, I guess. —  Hello Annyong  (say whaaat?!) 17:19, 18 September 2011 (UTC)
 * Gotcha, . No other sleepers. - Mailer Diablo 17:48, 18 September 2011 (UTC)

21 June 2012

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About a week ago I blocked User:Jermboytold for creation of unreferenced articles about road signs ("Badziki" being the last straw) and as a sockpuppet of User:Jermboy27. A couple of days later, he returned as User:Jermboytold2. I request a checkuser to catch potential other accounts and to block his IP address. (See also the history of the deleted articles.) - Mike Rosoft (talk) 21:29, 21 June 2012 (UTC) Mike Rosoft (talk) 21:29, 21 June 2012 (UTC)

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One sleeper found:. Also,. Elockid  ( Talk ) 21:45, 21 June 2012 (UTC)
 * Blocked and tagged. Tiptoety  talk 07:55, 22 June 2012 (UTC)

04 July 2012

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Obvious WP:DUCK and the fact that the IP's are from Perth and edit in the same area and pattern to Jermboy27. Bidgee (talk) 00:43, 4 July 2012 (UTC)

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Registered accounts indefinitely blocked and tagged. --MuZemike 23:44, 10 July 2012 (UTC)

20 August 2012

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Jermboy's style, Road signs in Nepal is an hoax composed by British and Singaporean signs, user has been reported on Commons. Just to have an idea of the dimension of JB vandalisms, see Commons:ANV/Jermboy27. I hope it could be useful. --Dэя-Бøяg 13:39, 20 August 2012 (UTC)

7 September 2012

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The nth sockpuppets of Jermboy27. Same field of interest (road signs), recreation of the page Road signs in Nepal (created by his last SP Omegaelmo78), same style for road sign pages (when they are not hoaxes using normal US/UK signs for countries as Kuwait, they look like a Commons' gallery)... The "yield" in the name confirms that he is JB... It is a sort of mania of him for this sign. For further infos, see Commons:ANV/Jermboy27. Note: Yieldtheguy1 is also on Commons, see this deletion request. --Dэя-Бøяg 00:43, 7 September 2012 (UTC)

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— Berean Hunter   (talk)  00:53, 7 September 2012 (UTC)
 * Agree this is him. Indeffing the socks and adding tags then closing.

06 February 2013

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A DUCK SPI since the behaviour and editing style/interests (road signs) is typical of Jermboy and his socks. Also uploaded images on Commons that links him to past socks. Bidgee (talk) 06:21, 6 February 2013 (UTC)

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 * - - I think a sleeper check might be helpful here considering the history. Note that there may be additional evidence on Commons - hopefully Tiptoety can take a look. Rschen7754 07:51, 6 February 2013 (UTC)
 * Also obvious sock blocked. --Rschen7754 07:52, 6 February 2013 (UTC)
 * Sherilynne 15, Sherilynne wiki, and Roadsign132 are all socks of Sherilynne 55. I passed the CU data onto commons. -- DQ   (ʞlɐʇ)  09:57, 6 February 2013 (UTC)

8 April 2013

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 * Another sockpuppet of Jermboy27, indef blocked on Commons (for who doesn't know how is dangerous this vandal, i suggest this complete report). Same field, the road signs. Btw, this edits are normal but it is in the style of Jermboy to get smoke in the eyes. 11 edits to substitute a ".jpg" with a ".svg". --Dэя-Бøяg 22:30, 8 April 2013 (UTC)

31 January 2015

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I believe Jermbollano is another sock of the Jermboy sock master. Besides the similarity in user name, this account has been making numerous edits related to road signs (Jermboy's main focus) and creating articles such as Road signs in Senegal which are clearly false. I believe this is an obvious case of socking. Furthermore, I believe that Bareyman61 is a sock of Jermbollano because they both have made the same edits to Comparison of European road signs adding the "No Equestrians" sign (1, 2). Bareyman61 has already been blocked for edit warring on that article and using an IP to evade that block.  Fry1989  eh? 17:24, 31 January 2015 (UTC)

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 * Both of the above accounts are now globally locked.  INeverCry   05:32, 2 February 2015 (UTC)

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 * With both accounts globally locked, everything seems to be all set here. Mike V • Talk 00:25, 10 February 2015 (UTC)

18 February 2015

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I believe this is an obvious sock, considering the similarity in name with Jermbollano who I did a report for 3 weeks ago. Also has edited Comparison of European road signs, and created their own road sign comparison table. I don't think a checkuser is required for a global lock of this one too.  Fry1989  eh? 17:23, 18 February 2015 (UTC)

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 * CU on commons confirms this is a sock, as it's on the same IP as User:Jermbollano and User:Bareyman61. I'll put the check on CU-L for a global lock of the acct, & global block of the IP if that's deemed necessary.  INeverCry   04:20, 20 February 2015 (UTC)

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 * Account blocked and tagged. Mike V • Talk 04:45, 20 February 2015 (UTC)

04 March 2015

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Another obvious sock with that user name, along with the associated IP. Both have been editing Road signs in Burma which is an obvious fake article. No checkuser seems necessary, please block both and delete the article in question. Also considering this has been the 3rd sock report I have prepared for this user in as many months, I would strongly suggest a range block.  Fry1989  eh? 16:50, 4 March 2015 (UTC)

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 * . Reallynotjermboy27 claims that he is "not Jermboy27 anymore" on his talk page . The IP is editing the sane article, and other road sign articles, which we know is what Jermboy27 is interested in. Admin should block. By the way, what about User:Thenarioguy7? He originally created Road signs in Burma. The article was deleted as a creation of blocked user Jermboy27, but Thenarioguy7 was not blocked, nor tagged as a sockpuppet.  Vanjagenije   (talk)  20:26, 4 March 2015 (UTC)
 * I did not notice that username, thank you for spotting it.  Fry1989  eh?  21:55, 4 March 2015 (UTC)


 * IP hard-blocked for a week. I've indef'd and tagged Thenarioguy7. idnef'd the other one. I'll mark this as closed, but revert if yo think there' anything left to be dealt with, .  HJ Mitchell  &#124;  Penny for your thoughts?  22:46, 5 March 2015 (UTC)

06 July 2015

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Recreated another article on road signs (Comparison of road signs of English-speaking countries) which had been deleted at AfD a month earlier, which itself was created by a confirmed sock of this master. Also username similarity. Ivanvector 🍁 (talk) 16:11, 6 July 2015 (UTC)

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 * - - per above evidence.  Vanjagenije   (talk)  13:54, 7 July 2015 (UTC)
 * I see no non-stale account to check against.--Bbb23 (talk) 14:47, 7 July 2015 (UTC)
 * Sorry, my mistake.  Vanjagenije  (talk)  19:27, 7 July 2015 (UTC)

— Berean Hunter   (talk)  19:58, 7 July 2015 (UTC)
 * Indeffing sock and hardblocking for one year. He has been active at the IP address for several months. Closing.

16 August 2015

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User contributions and focus make this appear to be another Jermboy sock. They have uploaded fake road signs on Commons ( does not exist in the Philippine signs manual), as well as fake articles here on Wikipedia, such as Comparison of ATCMD-Influenced traffic signs. There is no such "Asia-America Traffic Control Manual Devices" as they call it. They are also adding it to templates incorrectly. I don't believe a checkuser is required per the Duck test.  Fry1989 eh? 16:54, 16 August 2015 (UTC)

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 * - to compare Jecoman with Jeremyquann, the sock of Jermboy27.  Vanjagenije  (talk)  18:39, 16 August 2015 (UTC)
 * and are ✅. Blocked and tagged Jecoman. Changed tag on Jeremyquann. Closing.--Bbb23 (talk) 21:34, 16 August 2015 (UTC)

20 August 2015

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The persistent abuse in the last 24 hours towards Comparison of European road signs, I can only ascribe to Jermboy. I had to file a vandalism report because it required immediate attention, but the IP has only been blocked for 2 days. I request a sock investigation, and ultimately a range block if it comes positive.  Fry1989 eh? 19:01, 20 August 2015 (UTC)

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 * No comment on rangeblock, but the IP is clearly a Jermboy sock, and should be blocked a whole lot longer than 48 hours. Ivanvector 🍁 (talk) 20:51, 20 August 2015 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the policy link, I am aware that IPs are normally not handed long-term blocks. My comment is based on the other Jermboy IPs which, if blocked at all, have been blocked for one week, then one year when they invariably return: 203.97.254.233, 101.166.195.231. Nobody else has ever edited from this IP, it won't hurt anything to block it for a year right off the bat, but for policy. Best left up to admins, of course. Ivanvector 🍁 (talk) 21:04, 20 August 2015 (UTC)
 * If nobody edited from that IP before, than there is a big possibility that the IP is dynamic. Blocking a dynamic IP for a year would be very, very wrong.  Vanjagenije  (talk)  21:06, 20 August 2015 (UTC)


 * Regarding why I requested a range block, Jermboy is a long-term sockpuppeteer with no signs of getting tired of playing this game. The number of socks detected/verified on Wikipedia and Commons are extensive. Only a few days ago, I did a sock investigation for Jecoman and within a few days, there has been both IP abuse and the emergence of Jecomanisback. If it is believed that a range block would not be helpful, I retract my request.  Fry1989 eh? 23:35, 20 August 2015 (UTC)

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 * - Please, explain why you think a rangeblock would be appropriate here.  Vanjagenije   (talk)  20:46, 20 August 2015 (UTC)
 * No, it should not. See: WP:IPBLENGTH.  Vanjagenije  (talk)  20:54, 20 August 2015 (UTC)
 * I don't see any connected edits from this range (41.182.139.195/24). I see no reason to block it. Closing the case.  Vanjagenije   (talk)  13:34, 21 August 2015 (UTC)

21 August 2015

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Similar behavior, such as removing content from sign related articles. Pokechu22 (talk) 16:02, 21 August 2015 (UTC)

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That's him. Hardblocked 3 months...he's been at this address for over a month. Closing. — Berean Hunter   (talk)  18:22, 1 September 2015 (UTC)

21 August 2015

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This is a new user account that has appeared in the last day and their first edits were to create a new road signs article. Per the Duck Test, that's evidence enough. If positive, delete the article as well please.  Fry1989 eh? 18:22, 21 August 2015 (UTC)

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— Berean Hunter   (talk)  18:24, 1 September 2015 (UTC)
 * The account is technically ❌.--Bbb23 (talk) 00:00, 22 August 2015 (UTC)
 * Behavioral evidence is not strong enough. Closing this case with no action.  Vanjagenije  (talk)  19:41, 23 August 2015 (UTC)
 * Based on the IP that I just hardblocked for 3 months and the similarities, I've indeffed the above account.

25 October 2015

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This is a new user, editing within the last 2 days, and they are already creating nonsense traffic sign comparison tables and adding them to Template:Traffic signs. This not only shows user experience beyond that of someone with a dozen edits, it is a Jermboy calling card.  Fry1989 eh? 18:03, 25 October 2015 (UTC)

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 * The account is very . Blocked, tagged, closing.--Bbb23 (talk) 23:02, 25 October 2015 (UTC)

27 October 2015

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Obvious, just did a report two days ago for Barneyuj2.  Fry1989 eh? 23:05, 27 October 2015 (UTC)

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 * Admin action needed - . Indef this sock.  Vanjagenije  (talk)  22:04, 3 November 2015 (UTC)
 * Symbol confirmed.svgWP:DUCK, [[Image:Artículo bueno-blue.svg|16px]]blocked, Symbol opinion vote.svgtagged; Symbol no support vote.svgd. ☺ ·  Salvidrim!   ·  &#9993;  22:09, 3 November 2015 (UTC)

24 November 2015

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User name makes this a Duck Test, per the last two Barneyuj branch-offs that I reported.  Fry1989 eh? 19:09, 24 November 2015 (UTC)

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 * Edit by Barneyuj2. Edit by Barneyuj5. Electric  Burst (Electron firings)(Zaps) 15:07, 25 November 2015 (UTC)

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 * . Blocked and tagged, closing.  Vanjagenije  (talk)  09:42, 26 November 2015 (UTC)

14 December 2015

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Username sockpuppet. Quack. Electric Burst (Electron firings)(Zaps) 01:03, 14 December 2015 (UTC)

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 * Barneyuj4 tagged and blocked indef per obvious behavioral evidence. Closing case for now. Mark Arsten (talk) 03:55, 14 December 2015 (UTC)

27 December 2015

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Yet another Barneyuj offshoot. Quack. Electric Burst (Electron firings)(Zaps) 04:54, 27 December 2015 (UTC)

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 * (responding to Vanjagenije) What? Is the username similarity suddenly not enough? Electric  Burst (Electron firings)(Zaps) 21:00, 27 December 2015 (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:
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 * 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)  11:18, 27 December 2015 (UTC)
 * , it's understandable that thinks that all they have to do is point out that this is another iteration of previous socks given that they've done it before.
 * The following accounts are ✅:
 * I blocked/tagged the new one and adjusted the tags of the previous puppets. Closing.--Bbb23 (talk) 21:59, 27 December 2015 (UTC)
 * I blocked/tagged the new one and adjusted the tags of the previous puppets. Closing.--Bbb23 (talk) 21:59, 27 December 2015 (UTC)
 * I blocked/tagged the new one and adjusted the tags of the previous puppets. Closing.--Bbb23 (talk) 21:59, 27 December 2015 (UTC)
 * I blocked/tagged the new one and adjusted the tags of the previous puppets. Closing.--Bbb23 (talk) 21:59, 27 December 2015 (UTC)

18 January 2016

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Per WP:DUCK. He's not even trying at this point. Amateria1121 (talk) 16:48, 18 January 2016 (UTC)

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 * Blocked and closing.  Vanjagenije  (talk)  22:59, 20 January 2016 (UTC)

23 January 2016

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Quack. See. Sum mer PhD v2.0 15:53, 23 January 2016 (UTC)

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 * and blocked. Mkdw talk 18:37, 23 January 2016 (UTC)

31 January 2016

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Quack. Another "Barneyuj#", same targets. Sum mer PhD v2.0 16:31, 31 January 2016 (UTC)

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 * -- Amanda  (aka DQ) 06:24, 1 February 2016 (UTC)
 * ✅ back to number 4. -- Amanda  (aka DQ) 06:25, 1 February 2016 (UTC)
 * Blocked and tagged. Closing.  Vanjagenije  (talk)  08:11, 1 February 2016 (UTC)

19 February 2016

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This seems to be also a Jermboy sock. Tracing its physical address, this is also another Western Australia IP. That Jermboy lives in Western Australia, and still contributes using anon IP's despite blocks and bans. Most edits are of road signs, but some are TV-related.--TagaSanPedroAko (talk) 14:08, 19 February 2016 (UTC)

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 * IP blocked for a 6 months. Closing.  Vanjagenije  (talk)  22:24, 20 February 2016 (UTC)

27 April 2016

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Per WP:DUCK, this seems to be another Jermboy sock. Same field (see his contribs on Commons, the blocks on dewiki), lots of notices on his talk. Btw, I reverted this edits about European road signs (ps: followed by this vandalism). --Dэя-Бøяg 00:44, 27 April 2016 (UTC)


 * Please note his contribs about DDR signs (on commons,on dewiki), done in the same perido of this vandalisms (both vandals blocked: see 1st and 2nd). --Dэя-Бøяg 01:05, 27 April 2016 (UTC)

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 * The IP hasn't edited since April 5. Closing. Bbb23 (talk) 12:52, 27 April 2016 (UTC)

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144.138.88.8 is a obvious sock of Jermboy27. They have edited many of the same articles Jermboy27 has, and have added the same content. Main interests are road-sign articles, and Australian football clubs. http://tools.wmflabs.org/sigma/editorinteract.py?users=60.224.18.142&users=144.136.88.8&users=&startdate=&enddate=&ns=&server=enwiki The Editor Interaction Analyser shows many similarities between the last Jermboy27 sock and this editor. It is obviously a sockpuppet. 89.243.176.152 (talk) 12:43, 24 December 2016 (UTC)

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 * Blocked on behavioral grounds. No CU results on IPs. Drmies (talk) 15:52, 30 December 2016 (UTC)
 * Case closed.  Vanjagenije  (talk)  21:35, 2 January 2017 (UTC)

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Made same edits to children's entertainment pages as User:Gohkenytp123 and a few other IPs. May wish to run a sleeper check against the one I am reporting and User:Gohkenytp123. IanDBeacon (talk) 15:29, 4 September 2019 (UTC)

. This is one diff - https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hi-Tops_Video&oldid=913907337, and another by User:Gohkenytp123 - https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hi-Tops_Video&oldid=898604914. --IanDBeacon (talk) 21:15, 9 September 2019 (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:
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 * ✅, blocked, tagged, closing.--Bbb23 (talk) 14:34, 12 September 2019 (UTC)

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Main interest is in roads, the other two socks have only ever interacted with Thent1234, adding unreferenced content and fake images of signs (uploaded onto Commons). The style of writing and interaction is a WP:DUCK.

Also has been editing in non-road related articles, similar to Jermboy27, as are the usernames. Thegwh32 and Thent1234 edit summary style is similar, if not the same, both use Google Maps/Street View as a source Thegwh32 and Thent1234. This is also rather strange, as was this barnstars by Thevic1234 and the two GA reviews done by a very new account (Altnr1), that Thent1234 happen to ask on the talk page. Lastly there has been some copyright/plagiarism been detected. Since there seems to be new account (Altnr1 and seems to use different accounts before abandon them, Thegwh32 being one), a check of other socks and sleepers is requested. While this happened on Commons, on the likely being sock puppets of Jermboy27 and attempted a speedy deletion of the deletion page, but they have demonstrate the same lack of understanding that Jermboy had. Bidgee (talk) 11:44, 13 November 2020 (UTC)

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Hello Bidgee

I didn't know there was a user called Jermboy27 till yesterday. If Jermboy27 lives in Perth, and I live in Sydney, it's not the case. Also I am a huge Kylie Fan, and the other accounts i.e. Thevic1234 and Altnr1 are accounts of my friends borrowing my laptop. Thegwh32 has nothing to do with this, keep them out. Yes we all are new to Wikipedia and I don't think Thegwh32 even knows what Jermboy27 is. We both use Maps as our sources but yes we are separate and Thevic1234 and Altnr1 haven't cited anyhting yet.

 Then t1234  ( ✉ ) 00:36, 14 November 2020 (UTC)
 * Jermboy27 was also known to edit from NZ IPs and Perth IPs but the last case that looked at IPs was in 2016 (so all we know is the sock may have moved or is using a proxy). There was enough evidence to point that there maybe a connection due to the editing style and fake signs. I highly doubt the other accounts are "friends", the editing style is the same as your own (including edit summaries). Bidgee (talk) 01:21, 14 November 2020 (UTC)

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 * No comment as to their relation to the master. Will hold off on blocking; I'll let another admin block after a behavioral investigation takes place so that the accounts can be logged and tagged appropriately.  ~Oshwah~  (talk) (contribs)   12:15, 13 November 2020 (UTC)
 * No comment as to their relation to the master. Will hold off on blocking; I'll let another admin block after a behavioral investigation takes place so that the accounts can be logged and tagged appropriately.  ~Oshwah~  (talk) (contribs)   12:15, 13 November 2020 (UTC)
 * No comment as to their relation to the master. Will hold off on blocking; I'll let another admin block after a behavioral investigation takes place so that the accounts can be logged and tagged appropriately.  ~Oshwah~  (talk) (contribs)   12:15, 13 November 2020 (UTC)


 * Blocked all. can you forward this to Commons? Maybe also to stewards because this is crosswiki and there have been previous locks. --Rschen7754 06:50, 14 November 2020 (UTC)
 * Commons admin here. Blocked, and then locked by Tks4Fsh for good measure. --AntiCompositeNumber (talk) 04:18, 15 November 2020 (UTC)

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IPs are of Jermboy27/Thent1234 by passing the block, more evidence that the user changes IPs and possibly created new accounts, so a CU is required based of past behaviour. WAgoesalphanumeric is extremely suspect, the last sock openly admitted that they are from Sydney, as does the new account.

The explanation of the user name from both Thent1234 is also rather similar in style WAgoesalphanumeric, it is also interesting that an Sydney based Educational Institute IP attempted to vandalise a Thent1234 related page back in October (based off the filter log [can share the link privately to CUs]). Thent1234 also had mentioned they lived in Townsville, WAgoesalphanumeric added an item to an obscure draft page. Further more is rather experienced for a "new user", undone AussieLegend's revert of Thent1234's removal. Interests in Australian roads, along with the very similar edit summary and editing styles. Bidgee (talk) 12:33, 20 November 2020 (UTC)

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 * I was convinced enough to do the block but I'll leave the request open for a sleeper check. --Rschen7754 19:37, 20 November 2020 (UTC)


 * - Mz7 (talk) 21:37, 21 November 2020 (UTC)
 * ✅ plus the following accounts:
 * ., closing. Mz7 (talk) 21:45, 21 November 2020 (UTC)
 * ., closing. Mz7 (talk) 21:45, 21 November 2020 (UTC)
 * ., closing. Mz7 (talk) 21:45, 21 November 2020 (UTC)

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Similar topic area i.e. and, compare  and revert to same version, similar commenting style  Rschen7754 19:30, 4 December 2020 (UTC)
 * Also similar interests on simplewiki: --Rschen7754 19:40, 4 December 2020 (UTC)

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 * Also found and ✅:
 * Indef'd and tagged.  ~Oshwah~  (talk) (contribs)   20:29, 4 December 2020 (UTC)
 * Indef'd and tagged.  ~Oshwah~  (talk) (contribs)   20:29, 4 December 2020 (UTC)
 * Indef'd and tagged.  ~Oshwah~  (talk) (contribs)   20:29, 4 December 2020 (UTC)
 * Indef'd and tagged.  ~Oshwah~  (talk) (contribs)   20:29, 4 December 2020 (UTC)


 * Nothing left to do. Close. Dreamy Jazz talk to me &#124; my contributions 00:29, 5 December 2020 (UTC)
 * Actually as the master is locked. Dreamy <i style="color:#d00">Jazz</i> talk to me &#124; my contributions 00:30, 5 December 2020 (UTC)

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Created on 24 December, AussieCoinCollector was originally known as RealLifeLorefan80 but was renamed on the 8 January 2021, the original name follows the same standard of naming we have seen in the past from Jermboy27. Although they have started editing in other areas (e.g. Australian coins) they have still edited in Australian road related pages (main and talk,, , ) and follows the same patten and behaviour as previous socks. They also state that they're from Sydney, in a contribution showed that they are from the same area as the past recent socks (can provide privately to CU, since I do not like to out the detailed location of editors) but they did create a template for the Western Sydney University and Western Sydney, which is in the area/region the past socks have stated they are from. The suspected sock's username signature is also of interest " wish the entire world's COVID-19 status was like Western Australia, 275+ days of no local cases :) " and editing WA relates articles, Jermboy's IPs in the early days were from WA (Perth).

The suspected sock has also been rather sloppy when it comes to editing including editing bios (,, , Joseph Pisenti (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft:Joseph_Pisenti) AfD) and creating road articles for roads that really don't need their own article and using Wikipedia as a source, editing a draft that one of their socks (WAgoesalphanumeric) had edited, which is the same patten (editing style) and behaviour the Jermboy socks have done in the past. What makes the case much stronger is the removal of Thent1234 name from the NT WikiProject, same style of GA reviews. I have had zero interaction with but they mentioned myself on their own talk page, gets involved in an old talk page discussion where they have mode zero contributions to and of interest add a template to a harrasment account (Jermboy created User:Bidgeeeee in November) and lists another other Jermboy27 sock at User talk:AmandaNP/UAA/Blacklist. Also like the last sock(s), states that Google Maps/Street View is reliable.

I have requested a CU for any other sock accounts that have been created per past recent history of the sock master. Bidgee (talk) 05:46, 16 January 2021 (UTC)

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 * Dang, that is unfortunate. I'll have to stay aware of this editing pattern for the future. &#8211;<span style="font-family:CG Times, times"> MJL &thinsp;‐Talk‐☖ 04:40, 19 January 2021 (UTC)

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 * Also found and ✅:
 * Bagging and tagging sock accounts. This SPI can be closed...  ~Oshwah~  (talk) (contribs)   02:04, 19 January 2021 (UTC)
 * Bagging and tagging sock accounts. This SPI can be closed...  ~Oshwah~  (talk) (contribs)   02:04, 19 January 2021 (UTC)
 * Bagging and tagging sock accounts. This SPI can be closed...  ~Oshwah~  (talk) (contribs)   02:04, 19 January 2021 (UTC)

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The last sock, BidgeeIsADictator was clearly a harassment account. This account has put, Bidgee Dictator on User:Bidgee's talk page and username is also road related. Also edited Wagga Wagga as well, which is a city (or town, it's kinda debatable but that's for another day) in the Riverina and is what User:Bidgee is interested in. Since the account is a vandalism only account, it needs to be blocked.

I would want a hard block on that IP address and request a CU check for any other sleepers.

(Also on a side note, the account BidgeeIsADictator hasn't been tagged. 14.200.144.191 (talk) 03:36, 24 January 2021 (UTC)

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 * is clearly Jermboy27 block evading (adding Australian English just like the last sock and editing the same areas, even same content). Bidgee (talk) 06:01, 24 January 2021 (UTC)
 * Agreed. Blocked 2 weeks (and a CU obviously won't confirm this). --Rschen7754 06:28, 24 January 2021 (UTC)

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 * I've blocked the above account, it could be a joe job but is clearly up to no good. --Rschen7754 04:52, 24 January 2021 (UTC)
 * You forgot to tag that account. 14.200.144.191 (talk) 05:01, 24 January 2021 (UTC)


 * Nothing more to do. Closing. Cabayi (talk) 13:36, 24 January 2021 (UTC)

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Account popped up a week ago and has pinged me twice in requests to make some route marker images that were created by late last year.  There seem to be some WP:CIR issues, which was an issue with Thent1234 as well.  Requesting CU to check for sleepers. –Fredddie™ 13:28, 2 September 2021 (UTC)

Edit: I added another account that mysteriously created some of the files that Mlik point was requesting and started using. Also added an IP that might be connected, though, I know you cannot comment on IPs. –Fredddie™ 03:06, 6 September 2021 (UTC)

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'''This case is being reviewed by Tamzin as part of their training as a clerk. Please allow them to process the entire case without interference. You may pose any questions or concerns either on their talk page or on this page.'''
 * Milk point and Bdedbd to each other. ST47 (talk) 21:36, 27 September 2021 (UTC)
 * Milk point by Longhair. I don't think they're a Jermboy sock, though: They do not seem to be a native English speaker (or is very good at faking that), while Jermboy is either a native English speaker or a near-fluent non-native speaker (hard to tell due to some affectations). Road signs are a "special interest" for some people, and topics like that can lead to convergent behavior from unrelated users. As to Bdedbd vis-à-vis Milk point, it's more likely than not based on the timing, but that's not enough to block on without CU support.  Closing this, but if more evidence emerges with Bdedbd, feel free to refile (under Sockpuppet investigations/Milk point) and ping me. Thanks.  --  Tamzin  [ cetacean needed ] (she/they) 01:22, 3 October 2021 (UTC)
 * FWIW, Mlik point has been emailing me begging for an unblock. I've ignored all of their requests. It wouldn't surprise me if they've engaged in socking to edit again since I've responded on-wiki all that I intend to, and ignored the ongoing emails. -- Longhair\talk 04:18, 3 October 2021 (UTC)

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Near-identical edits at Little Muppet Monsters and Muppet Babies to the globally locked master. Right down to the exact same incorrect SYNTH. Also similar obsession with street signs in the Middle East. oknazevad (talk) 09:35, 4 December 2021 (UTC)

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 * , blocked and tagged, lock requested.  Girth Summit <sub style="font-family:Segoe print;color:blue;"> (blether)  17:31, 10 December 2021 (UTC)

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Same obsession with road signs and cartoons.

Heavily edited a page only maintained by other Jermboy socks (Special:Undelete/Draft:Comparison of road signs in the Nordic countries). This user quite often edits userspace drafts from his old accounts. Magog the Ogre (t • c) 19:42, 31 December 2021 (UTC)

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who are not stale, and check for others. (CardeenilBoy27 is blocked as a sock of, who is globally locked as a sock of Jermboy27 (see c:Commons:Requests_for_checkuser/Case/Jermboy27; Sockpuppet investigations/Kingwarnen should probably be merged here). Thanks, Spicy (talk) 13:18, 3 January 2022 (UTC)
 * - overlap on an obscure draft, similar interests, and extensive xwiki activity (compare ) are enough to raise suspicion. Please compare against
 * and
 * - -- RoySmith (talk) 14:12, 3 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Working just from some hints in the CU logs and in cuwiki, I'd say that Foiledking123 and CardeenilBoy27 are  or maybe  to Jermboy27.  Based on current CU data, RedaCEC is ❌ although there is some possibility that proxies are in use.  .  Since there's no good baseline for identification, I didn't attempt a sleeper search. -- RoySmith (talk) 14:45, 3 January 2022 (UTC)
 * - Looking at this again, I found some edits of RedaCEC which make me strongly suspect they're part of this drawer; blocking and tagging as suspected. I also note the naming similarity between Foiledking123 and Kingwarnen, and agree that the cases should be merged, which I'm leaving to a clerk. -- RoySmith (talk) 14:47, 5 January 2022 (UTC)
 * ✅ KevinL ( aka L235 · t · c) 01:55, 7 January 2022 (UTC)
 * - the master is globally locked, and it looks like some of these accounts have been active on different projects - are you OK with me requesting lock on them all? Girth Summit <sub style="font-family:Segoe print;color:blue;"> (blether)  10:08, 7 January 2022 (UTC)
 * ugh, reping  Girth Summit <sub style="font-family:Segoe print;color:blue;"> (blether)  10:09, 7 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Totally. I'm not good about remembering to request locks.  I appreciate the extra set of eyes. -- RoySmith (talk) 15:15, 7 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Requesting global locks.  Girth Summit <sub style="font-family:Segoe print;color:blue;"> (blether)  15:49, 7 January 2022 (UTC)

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I initially raised the issue of the Fry1979 account on the comment page of inappropriate usernames, but with two accounts with nearly identical usernames to my own, it was suggested I bring the issue here. For the last decade I have been battling the Jermboy27 sockmaster. Many, if not all of their socks, have dealt with the subject matter I have chosen to make my field of expertise on Wikimedia (traffic signs). Both accounts have only 5 edits between them, but they have all been in regards to that subject.  Fry1989 eh? 16:35, 13 November 2022 (UTC)

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 * Both accounts . ; Closing. DatGuyTalkContribs 16:41, 13 November 2022 (UTC)

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Ostensibly new user who has taken in interest in Jermboy27, repeatedly "correcting" location fields in the infobox, and posting on 's and on 's user talk pages along these lines.

Could be an impersonator, and I'm requesting CU to establish whether or not this sock is technically related to other Jermboy socks. — <span style="background: linear-gradient(#990000,#660000)"> Red-tailed hawk (nest) 17:28, 22 January 2023 (UTC)


 * This may be moot as the account was CUblocked after this report was posted here. — <span style="background: linear-gradient(#990000,#660000)"> Red-tailed hawk (nest) 17:40, 22 January 2023 (UTC)
 * And it might be reasonable this to be moved to the relevant sockmaster. — <span style="background: linear-gradient(#990000,#660000)"> Red-tailed hawk (nest) 17:44, 22 January 2023 (UTC)
 * When I said "could" it was because I cannot rule out the possibility of it occurring. The initial block was as a probable sock of, which on EnWiki has a different master, and I can't look at CU data myself so I'll leave it to the CUs (like you) to figure out a master. — <span style="background: linear-gradient(#990000,#660000)"> Red-tailed hawk (nest) 17:53, 22 January 2023 (UTC)

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This is an utterly bizarre rationale ("Could be an impersonator"). I am a Commons CU, and this is confirmed--data are here. En.wiki talk page hounding is characteristic of Jermboy27 socks (e.g., Roadsignschemes  ; CardinalBoy321 ; etc.), and user has acknowledged ("Why do you always have be a snitch? I</U> live in the United States! Not Australia!" (emphasis added).   Эlcobbola  talk 17:45, 22 January 2023 (UTC)

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 * Hard for me to say if it's Jermboy or not because I lack familiarity with the case – but I see no reason to doubt Elcobbola's findings, and it's definitely some LTA. I originally figured it was, but it looks to just be a shared proxy situation. Anyway, I've blocked this one, along with a few others, all likely or better per CU:
 * I'm not convinced they're worth tagging, but I have no objections if a clerk wants to. Closing. --Blablubbs (talk) 17:50, 22 January 2023 (UTC)
 * The SandDoctor Talk 16:27, 23 January 2023 (UTC)
 * I'm not convinced they're worth tagging, but I have no objections if a clerk wants to. Closing. --Blablubbs (talk) 17:50, 22 January 2023 (UTC)
 * The SandDoctor Talk 16:27, 23 January 2023 (UTC)
 * I'm not convinced they're worth tagging, but I have no objections if a clerk wants to. Closing. --Blablubbs (talk) 17:50, 22 January 2023 (UTC)
 * The SandDoctor Talk 16:27, 23 January 2023 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
First and currently only edit is to, again, request WP:PROXYING of his imgur signs, same as just-blocked. Compare also name to known socks like (confirmed on Commons). Эlcobbola talk 14:32, 23 January 2023 (UTC)

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 * - worth a look as a previous pass picked up sleepers. The SandDoctor  Talk 16:28, 23 January 2023 (UTC)
 * The following accounts are ✅ to one another:
 * Salvio giuliano 16:32, 23 January 2023 (UTC)
 * Tagged. Accounts are already locked. Closing. Thanks, Spicy (talk) 01:49, 25 January 2023 (UTC)
 * Salvio giuliano 16:32, 23 January 2023 (UTC)
 * Tagged. Accounts are already locked. Closing. Thanks, Spicy (talk) 01:49, 25 January 2023 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
Name (compare Gohkingytp to previous socks, , etc.); same attempted WP:PROXYING of his imgur signs (compare to ,  Gohkenytp998 , etc.); sole interest of road signs, etc. and, of course, confirmed on Commons. Requesting check as sometimes new accounts are created together. Эlcobbola talk 15:18, 17 February 2023 (UTC)

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You blocked the previous sock; can you block this duck while we wait for a sleeper check? Эlcobbola talk 16:35, 17 February 2023 (UTC)
 * - see now, just created. Эlcobbola  talk 18:14, 17 February 2023 (UTC)
 * Yep, them too - blocked, lock requested. Girth Summit <sub style="font-family:Segoe print;color:blue;"> (blether)  18:19, 17 February 2023 (UTC)
 * Also the IP 170.75.174.113. I know you can't reveal the CU data on it but you can block them if it's necessary. ― <b style="background:#0d1125;color:#51aeff;padding:1q;border-radius:5q;">Blaze Wolf</b>Talk<sub title="Discord Username" style="margin-left:-22q;">Blaze Wolf#6545 18:36, 17 February 2023 (UTC)

Oop already got the lock requested before you did. Feel free to remove mine. ― <b style="background:#0d1125;color:#51aeff;padding:1q;border-radius:5q;">Blaze Wolf</b>Talk<sub title="Discord Username" style="margin-left:-22q;">Blaze Wolf#6545 16:44, 17 February 2023 (UTC)

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 * Blocked, tagged, global lock requested. Bbb23 (talk) 16:39, 17 February 2023 (UTC)
 * Checked - ✅ to a whole bunch of globally locked socks; the only unlocked account I can see is, which I will block and add to the lock request. Girth Summit <sub style="font-family:Segoe print;color:blue;"> (blether)  18:01, 17 February 2023 (UTC)

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Name (compare Dukethewarnen to previous socks (e.g.,, , etc.); same attempted WP:PROXYING of his imgur signs (compare to ,  Gohkenytp998 , etc.); sole interest of road signs, etc.  Requesting check as sometimes new accounts are created together.  Эlcobbola  talk 14:06, 18 March 2023 (UTC)

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You've blocked previous socks; can you block this duck while we wait for a sleeper check? Эlcobbola talk 14:07, 18 March 2023 (UTC)

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 * Blocked, tagged, global lock requested. Bbb23 (talk) 16:08, 18 March 2023 (UTC)
 * but it's a big range and common UA so I can't be sure. Closing. Callanecc (talk • contribs • logs) 09:25, 19 March 2023 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
Similar behavior to other Jermboy socks, as well as editing other roadsign related articles other socks have edited. Obviously a sock of Jorco2 who is blocked on Commons as an LTA ― <b style="background:#0d1125;color:#51aeff;padding:1q;border-radius:5q;">Blaze Wolf</b>Talk<sub title="Discord Username" style="margin-left:-22q;">Blaze Wolf#6545 15:42, 30 March 2023 (UTC)

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 * Pinging the user who CU confirmed both on Commons to an unnamed LTA. ― <b style="background:#0d1125;color:#51aeff;padding:1q;border-radius:5q;">Blaze Wolf</b>Talk<sub title="Discord Username" style="margin-left:-22q;">Blaze Wolf#6545 16:14, 30 March 2023 (UTC)
 * Unnamed indeed, yet somehow the "new" Jorco2 was aware of Jermboy despite no mention from me. These are indeed Jermboy.  who has helped block previous socks.  Эlcobbola  talk 16:19, 30 March 2023 (UTC)
 * Nevermind, beat me to it. Эlcobbola  talk 16:19, 30 March 2023 (UTC)

I'm going to throw in TheRealJermboy27 because they state on this SPI page (now reverted) that they are Jermboy27. They've also stated that they are Jermboy27 on Blaze Wolf's and Elcobbola's talk pages. Tails  Wx  17:31, 30 March 2023 (UTC)

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I've added Jorco2 to the list, who's edited at en.wiki as well.--Bbb23 (talk) 16:11, 30 March 2023 (UTC) So these are the same user: There's a whole bunch of older similar accounts which have already been glocked as Jermboy27. -- zzuuzz (talk) 18:54, 30 March 2023 (UTC)
 * Blocked, tagged, global locks requested. Leaving the CU request. Bbb23 (talk) 16:15, 30 March 2023 (UTC)
 * I'd like to see a check of at least TheRealJermboy27 to rule out a Joe-jobber. If they are indeed a sock of Jermboy, then a global lock should be requested.--Bbb23 (talk) 18:02, 30 March 2023 (UTC)
 * I'm adding so I can in a moment block, etc., with the script.--Bbb23 (talk) 16:50, 31 March 2023 (UTC)
 * Blocked Korcoman, tagged, global lock requested. Bbb23 (talk) 16:51, 31 March 2023 (UTC)

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 * Already checked. Noting for the record. Ponyo bons mots 18:57, 14 April 2023 (UTC)

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 * ✅, blocked and tagged. -- Ponyo bons mots 18:57, 14 April 2023 (UTC)
 * Closing, thanks. Spicy (talk) 20:40, 14 April 2023 (UTC)

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I was previously unfamiliar with Jermboy27’s modus operandi, but going through the previous SPI reports, this seems to be textbook behaviour. Only mainspace edits have been to road sign-related articles (they were reverted), and today they also created Draft:Comparison of Southeast Asian road signs. Or rather, I should say recreated with a concerning edit summary that implies they’ve been blocked before. ◇  Helen   Degenerate  ◆ 19:30, 20 April 2023 (UTC)

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 * Already blocked, lock requested. Thanks, Spicy (talk) 19:35, 20 April 2023 (UTC)
 * I edit conflicted with you and had already tagged (which I self-reverted).--  Ponyo bons mots 19:36, 20 April 2023 (UTC)
 * Thanks. I don't actually think it's a big deal whether these get tagged or not, but I didn't know that you intended to tag them. Spicy (talk) 19:38, 20 April 2023 (UTC)

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Recreated Draft:Comparison of Southeast Asian road signs, more editing on road sign-related articles. ◇  Helen   Degenerate  ◆ 17:55, 21 April 2023 (UTC)

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 * Blocked, no tags per previous.-- Ponyo bons mots 18:51, 21 April 2023 (UTC)
 * Also is another obvious sock.--  Ponyo bons mots 18:54, 21 April 2023 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
This edit is very similar to other socks' edits, like Jeremyquann1998's and Aorco3. Tails  Wx  18:27, 23 April 2023 (UTC)

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 * That's an old sleeper., lock requested, closing. Thanks, Spicy (talk) 18:32, 23 April 2023 (UTC)

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Recreation of Draft:Road signs in Macau, previously created by known sock ; same addition to Yield sign as previous socks (see history - nine socks (!!!) in April 2023 alone); confirmed on Commons. Please check for sleepers as accounts often come in groups and for range blocks of underlying IPs (all VPNs) per NOP. Эlcobbola talk 17:08, 6 May 2023 (UTC)

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 * FWIW, is closed.--  Deepfriedokra (talk) 17:19, 14 May 2023 (UTC)

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 * Blocking per DUCK, and requesting lock. They're using a new (proxy) IP, and I don't see any other activity on it, but it's obviously them. Closing.  Girth Summit <sub style="font-family:Segoe print;color:blue;"> (blether)  17:17, 6 May 2023 (UTC)

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Same recent reactivation of long-dormant sock (compare to, for example), same creation of draft road sign article (compare Draft:Road signs in Peru to previous socks' Draft:Road signs in Macau), editing of Draft:Comparison of MUTCD-based road signs (Wikilover1999567890, Jorcobackup, Jquann1998, etc.), compare username name to known Commons socks (Wikilover1999567890 v c:User:Wikilover19971236, c:User:Wikilover199876, etc.)  Эlcobbola  talk 14:10, 26 May 2023 (UTC)

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Ping who often handles G5 deletions. Эlcobbola talk 14:32, 26 May 2023 (UTC)

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 * ✅ and blocked Courcelles (talk) 14:24, 26 May 2023 (UTC)
 * Tagged,, closing. Spicy (talk) 15:32, 27 May 2023 (UTC)

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Unusually similar edit summaries, special interest in creating article Draft:Poudar and in Indo-Nepalese topics. Mikeanand (talk) 01:58, 11 May 2023 (UTC)

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 * -, you've indicated that their edit summaries are similar, but you haven't provided any examples. The archive for this case has lots and lots of socks, and opening their contribs at random to compare with the edit summaries by this account would be time-consuming - please could you give some examples of the edit summaries that you think are similar? I'll note that the most recent case in the archive is from 2015 - CU data will have been stale for a long time now, we need behavioural analysis to go on.  Girth Summit <sub style="font-family:Segoe print;color:blue;"> (blether)  17:29, 13 May 2023 (UTC)
 * No response in several weeks. Closing without prejudice against a new filing with more evidence. Thanks, Spicy (talk) 15:30, 27 May 2023 (UTC)
 * Reopening. I can report that is ✅ to match a locked sock of Sockpuppet investigations/Jermboy27.  Tagging for clerk assistance to move this over there.  Blocked the account. Courcelles (talk) 14:46, 30 May 2023 (UTC)
 * - Courcelles (talk) 14:46, 30 May 2023 (UTC)
 * ✅. The cases have been merged and combined into Jermboy27. Other than manually sorting out the history of the archived cases, everything else should be all set. Changing status to 'closed'.  ~Oshwah~  (talk) (contribs)   19:26, 1 June 2023 (UTC)
 * I think this might be a false positive? Jermboy27 is pretty distinct from a behavioural perspective, and the IP shared between DataNepalis and the locked sock is a proxy. --Blablubbs (talk) 21:14, 30 May 2023 (UTC)
 * Yeah… you’re right. Behavior doesn’t line up. Courcelles (talk) 21:28, 30 May 2023 (UTC)
 * I don't understand why you merged this when the discussion above casts doubt on the fact that this is a sock of Jermboy27. Spicy (talk) 14:22, 2 June 2023 (UTC)
 * Spicy - Sigh..... Because I'm a bonehead and I missed that. I'll undo my changes; thanks for letting me know.  ~Oshwah~  (talk) (contribs)   17:07, 2 June 2023 (UTC)
 * . Sorry about that, everyone!  ~Oshwah~  (talk) (contribs)   17:19, 2 June 2023 (UTC)

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 * ( original case name)

Yeavyinstincts recreated Draft:Road signs in Peru G5 deleted a few days ago along with other drafts about other road signs such as Draft:Pedestrian crossing signs. WWBM created Draft:Comparison of traffic signs in former Warsaw Pact countries which Yeavyinstincts edited with both editing other road sign articles. S0091 (talk) 16:00, 4 June 2023 (UTC)
 * Oops, meant to file this under Sockpuppet investigations/Jermboy27. Can a clerk move this?  Sorry! S0091 (talk) 16:12, 4 June 2023 (UTC)

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 * is ✅ to Sockpuppet investigations/Jermboy27.  is ❌ as far as the CU data goes. -- RoySmith (talk) 00:29, 5 June 2023 (UTC)
 * - Please merge with Sockpuppet investigations/Jermboy27 -- RoySmith (talk) 00:30, 5 June 2023 (UTC)
 * Done, closing. Spicy (talk) 22:10, 5 June 2023 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
Confirmed on Commons; recreation of Draft:Road signs in Peru (see Wikilover1999567890), same attempted WP:PROXYING at Graphics Lab/Illustration workshop (compare to ,  Gohkenytp998 , etc.), compare username name to known Commons socks (Yeavyinstincts and Toadieinstincts v c:User:Yeavyinstincts2, etc.)  Эlcobbola  talk 16:12, 4 June 2023 (UTC)

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Ping who often handles G5 deletions. Эlcobbola talk 16:12, 4 June 2023 (UTC)


 * See also Sockpuppet investigations/Wikilover1999567890 which I meant to file under this SPI. S0091 (talk) 16:18, 4 June 2023 (UTC)

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 * is ✅ -- RoySmith (talk) 00:33, 5 June 2023 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
Jorco2023 has overlapping edits on the usual road sign articles, and has just recreated Draft:Road signs in Peru. 2A00:23EE:2678:4134:80F1:1CFF:FEA7:2ED3 (talk) 12:47, 7 June 2023 (UTC)

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 * Sock now blocked and globally locked. Closing. Bbb23 (talk) 12:58, 7 June 2023 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
Recreation of Draft:Road signs in Peru and editing other Road signs articles. Rather Quackish but due to prolific socking another checkuser check may be warranted. Also similar name to previous socks KylieTastic (talk) 17:02, 25 June 2023 (UTC)

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Added OniDonaldZans, whom I just blocked.--Bbb23 (talk) 18:00, 25 June 2023 (UTC)
 * Blocked Omegaelmo78alt and requested global locks for that account and OniDonaldZans. Leaving CU request. Bbb23 (talk) 18:02, 25 June 2023 (UTC)
 * Nothing unblocked turned up on sweep. Closing. Courcelles (talk) 23:51, 25 June 2023 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
Same exclusive focus on signs--e.g., Road signs in Chile (Marioman26, RonaldMcmanners, Goadinaloafofbread); Draft:Comparison of Asian road signs (Jermboy27altsmustdie, Jquann1998, Goadinaloafofbread); etc. And, of course, confirmed on Commons--check requested here for sleepers/assist G5. Эlcobbola talk 19:19, 7 July 2023 (UTC)

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who has helped block previous socks. Эlcobbola talk 19:20, 7 July 2023 (UTC)
 * FWIW, Jermboy27 nearly always uses a proxy, and it is not uncommon to see other bad-actors in the ranges (they are, after all, there for the same reason.) If you're not familiar with it, bullseye.toolforge.org is an excellent tool for IP information, including whether it's a known proxy.  Эlcobbola  talk 21:51, 7 July 2023 (UTC)

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 * ✅ but you knew that already. The only previously unblocked/locked account I see is . Courcelles (talk) 19:25, 7 July 2023 (UTC)
 * I'm confused. Isn't NGC 5139 GDPR 53 a sock of another master?--Bbb23 (talk) 20:01, 7 July 2023 (UTC)
 * @Bbb23, They match perfectly to accounts tagged as this master as well as one tagged to Courcelles (talk) 20:05, 7 July 2023 (UTC)
 * There also the previously blocked, but untagged that should likely be included in the lock request. Courcelles (talk) 20:08, 7 July 2023 (UTC)
 * See Category:Wikipedia sockpuppets of CD -32 9396SSE + the history of HD 224693 going back years. These are all Jermboy??--Bbb23 (talk) 20:11, 7 July 2023 (UTC)
 * @Bbb23, Let’s see if I can explain. Goadinaloafofbread matches self admitted Jermboy sock and the tagged .  They also directly match the NGC sock I named above, the 74 year old criminal account,  and a bunch of other tagged Jermboy socks.  Now, working the NGC sock alone, it matches .  SCR is tagged on its talk page as User:Join Instagram at Under 13, which has its own Category:Suspected Wikipedia sockpuppets of Join Instagram at Under 13 as well as being tagged itself as a sock of CD -32 9396SSE.  It’s a mess, but technically, they’re the same in current socks. Courcelles (talk) 20:24, 7 July 2023 (UTC)
 * Sorry to be so insistent, but is there any behavioral connection between the NGC socks and Jermboy? I've looked back at the archives and can't find anything. Plus, there have been a ton of checks in this case - why did you make the connection now? Is it possible that other CUs have also noticed it but ruled it out behaviorally? Sorry again, but I can't wrap my head around it. I of course can't see the technical details, so I don't know whether the exact same IPs are being used or ranges of the same IPs or just geolocations; nor can I see how distinctive the UAs are.--Bbb23 (talk) 20:33, 7 July 2023 (UTC)
 * @Bbb23 I’m an idiot. They overlap on the exact same IP and very close/version progressive UAs… but more digging indicates that IP is a likely proxy.  So you can just ignore everything I said and assume they are indeed two separate sockpuppeteers. Courcelles (talk) 20:39, 7 July 2023 (UTC)
 * Doesn't sound like you're an idiot if you had to dig to figure out the IP was a proxy. Obvious proxies are easy, but I've always found it hard to identify less obvious ones. Anyway, I've always been told (sometimes not to my liking) that behavior is the touchstone of confirming accounts and that technical data cannot trump behavior. In some instances, that's false (in my view), but not in this one (at least for me). Thanks for digging.--Bbb23 (talk) 20:52, 7 July 2023 (UTC)


 * It's been fun, but I think we're done here now. Closing. Bbb23 (talk) 23:33, 7 July 2023 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
Same road sign focus (e.g., Road signs in Chile - Gohkenytp6969, Goadinaloafofbread, RonaldMcmanners, etc.), attempted proxying (compare to,  Gohkenytp998 , etc.), compare username name to known socks (Gohkenytp696, Gohkenytp998, etc.)  Эlcobbola  talk 22:42, 22 July 2023 (UTC)

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 * ✅ Courcelles (talk) 23:00, 22 July 2023 (UTC)
 * Courcelles (talk) 23:02, 22 July 2023 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
Jermboy27. Again. Road sign focus--see, for example: Road signs in Turkey history. Found on Commons with a sleeper (GoldenKorea2009, not attached on en.wiki), thus request for check in case there are en.wiki sleepers. Эlcobbola talk 22:29, 9 August 2023 (UTC)

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 * Blocked, but I'll leave this open so a CU can run a check. — Ingenuity (talk • contribs) 22:36, 9 August 2023 (UTC)
 * Two unblocked sleepers. and . Courcelles (talk) 23:53, 9 August 2023 (UTC)
 * Tagged blocked account. for the sleepers. Closing. --Jack Frost (talk) 08:08, 13 August 2023 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
see previous account names and edits Johannnes89 (talk) 14:39, 15 August 2023 (UTC)

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 * ✅ Will file the lock request Courcelles (talk) 14:47, 15 August 2023 (UTC)
 * Filed. Closing. Courcelles (talk) 14:48, 15 August 2023 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
Same focus on road sign drafts, including recreation of Draft:Road signs in Macau. Similar name to recent socks (Ilovesigns626, Windows11lover1999, etc.) Эlcobbola  talk 21:44, 19 August 2023 (UTC)

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 * Blocked and tagged. Leaving the CU request to look for others, particularly because this account has not edited on Commons, so Elcobbola would not have been able to run a check. Bbb23 (talk) 22:01, 19 August 2023 (UTC)
 * Three accounts blocked and tagged. Closing. Callanecc (talk • contribs • logs) 05:15, 20 August 2023 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
Targeted a number of road signs articles, notably adding the  attribute to galleries while also having made meaningful contributions. I've reverted a number of the changes, but not all. These may or may not be the same user, I have included them due to extremely similar behaviour. For the 4th user I had assumed good faith, explaining so on their talk page.

Some of the articles affected (a number of which were previously affected by the same sockmaster):
 * Road signs in Sweden
 * Road signs in India
 * Road signs in Germany
 * Road signs in Thailand
 * Road signs in Indonesia
 * Road signs in Poland
 * Road signs in Bulgaria
 * Road signs in Estonia
 * Road signs in Israel
 * Road signs in China
 * Road signs in Pakistan
 * Road signs in Mexico
 * Road signs in Portugal
 * Road signs in South Africa
 * Road signs in Sri Lanka
 * Road signs in Singapore
 * Road signs in Austria
 * Road signs in Australia
 * Road signs in New Zealand
 * Road signs in Canada
 * Road signs in the United States
 * Prohibitory traffic sign
 * Comparison of MUTCD-influenced traffic signs

Behaviour includes:


 * Pointless changes to galleries
 * Meaningless explanations for edits
 * One instance of both the above
 * Reverting an instance of my revert EthanL13 (talk) 22:03, 19 August 2023 (UTC)

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 * Hi, thanks for checking this out. What does this mean about the IPs, that they aren't related? EthanL13 (talk) 22:22, 19 August 2023 (UTC)

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 * Blocked and tagged the named accounts. Will check out the IPs in a bit. Bbb23 (talk) 22:08, 19 August 2023 (UTC)
 * Too many similarly named accounts. Adding and blocking in a moment.--Bbb23 (talk) 22:11, 19 August 2023 (UTC)


 * Blocked Ilovesigns25262. Bbb23 (talk) 22:12, 19 August 2023 (UTC)
 * The most recent edits by the IPs are from August 15. Closing. Bbb23 (talk) 22:14, 19 August 2023 (UTC)
 * We don't usually block IPs unless the edits are very recent, and those by the IPs you listed are not. I don't need to look at the behavior, i.e., relatedness, if I'm not going to block anyway.--Bbb23 (talk) 22:33, 19 August 2023 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
This account has been around for a decade but has gone inactive for different periods of time which might be why it never popped up in earlier checkuser checks. I was reviewing some expiring drafts, CSD G13s, for some roadsign articles that were created by IP editors all geolocating to the same European country. Then I saw that this account had participated in editing a few (like Draft:Road signs in Slovenia and when I went to check through Contributions, they seem virtually identical to the IP editors. I know you won't link IPs to registered accounts and beside, these IPs aren't active but I thought I'd ask about WWBM in case they are a previusly unidentified sockpuppet. Liz <sup style="font-family: Times New Roman; color: #006400;">Read! Talk! 21:14, 17 January 2024 (UTC)
 * No, I have no more specific information than the fact that all of these editors have a very specific interest in creating articles about road signs all over the world and documenting them in table form. They shared that interest with the sockmaster here, that's all I was going on. Sorry to file this without a dozen diffs to support my suspicions. Liz <sup style="font-family: Times New Roman; color: #006400;">Read! Talk! 03:09, 18 January 2024 (UTC)

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I am very familiar with Jermboy, as he has probably been averaging 3-5 socks per week on the Commons for years. 1) WWBM is not Jermboy. 2) Jermboy infrequently edits with his "true" IPs--an ipv6 that is currently range blocked (/32) on en.wiki and an ipv4 that is not currently blocked--but uses VPNs the vast, vast majority of the time. None of the listed IPs are the "true" IPs, nor have they been used by Jermboy on the Commons. I don't see merit to this request as presented. Jermboy's most recent sock attached to en.wiki is, if CUs are so inclined. Эlcobbola talk 01:11, 18 January 2024 (UTC)

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 * I'll note was checked on 4 June and found unrelated.  do you have any specific evidence, preferably diffs? DatGuyTalkContribs 22:26, 17 January 2024 (UTC)
 * I don't want to usurp your authority, but if it were up to me, I'd block Archyofsideburns, with or without a CU (assuming one hasn't already been done on en.wiki), and close with no other action.--Bbb23 (talk) 14:21, 18 January 2024 (UTC)
 * I'm okay with that. is  FWIW. DatGuyTalkContribs 10:32, 19 January 2024 (UTC)


 * Blocked and tagged Archyofsideburns. Closing. Bbb23 (talk) 13:49, 19 January 2024 (UTC)