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Group of accounts which have all made malformed AfD nominations of BLPs on classical musicians. CL910 nominated Micah McLaurin, and EF&M also edited the resulting discussion page. CL910 also created Draft:Christopher Mark Jessup, while LarryTom attempted to hijack the existing article on Christopher Jessup which is about a different person entirely. None of the accounts have created a properly-formatted AfD discussion page to go with their nominations. Hard to tell if there's an intent to be disruptive, but the effect of their WP:CIR-noncompliant editing is disruptive nonetheless. --Finngall talk 17:47, 15 January 2022 (UTC)

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 * - to confirm sockpuppetry and find any missed accounts. Sro23 (talk) 17:57, 15 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Salvio 14:23, 16 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Moved to oldest,, closing. Also noting for the record, but I don't think that one merits a closer look at this point.  --Blablubbs (talk) 14:46, 16 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Salvio 14:23, 16 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Moved to oldest,, closing. Also noting for the record, but I don't think that one merits a closer look at this point.  --Blablubbs (talk) 14:46, 16 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Salvio 14:23, 16 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Moved to oldest,, closing. Also noting for the record, but I don't think that one merits a closer look at this point.  --Blablubbs (talk) 14:46, 16 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Salvio 14:23, 16 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Moved to oldest,, closing. Also noting for the record, but I don't think that one merits a closer look at this point.  --Blablubbs (talk) 14:46, 16 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Moved to oldest,, closing. Also noting for the record, but I don't think that one merits a closer look at this point.  --Blablubbs (talk) 14:46, 16 January 2022 (UTC)

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Continued disruptive editing at Articles for deletion/Micah McLaurin‎ and Dylan Geick. --Finngall talk 04:36, 18 January 2022 (UTC)

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 * The named account has been indeffed (apparently as some other sock) and the 68 IP is currently blocked. The IPv6 hasn't edited in a few days, so closing without action for now. You can re-report if there are further edits from the range. Thanks, Spicy (talk) 19:14, 19 January 2022 (UTC)

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ImustConfess1994 is a newly-created sock whose first edit was to submit Draft:Christopher Mark Jessup at AfC. IP engaged in identical vandalism to the previously reported IP in the same range above. --Finngall talk 20:56, 18 January 2022 (UTC)

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 * - please indef ImustConfess1994 as an obvious sock, the only people to ever have been interested in this subject are socks from this farm (, etc.). The IP range is already blocked. Thanks, Spicy (talk) 19:21, 19 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Noting for the record that is ✅ to, and that I did not see any unblocked accounts in the check I ran. No comment on the IP with regards to CU; I note that it is already blocked by another administrator.   Girth Summit  (blether)  10:06, 21 January 2022 (UTC)

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Sole edit by Youlan712 is re: Micah McLaurin AfD which was started by, a confirmed sock. Sleeper check please. Star  Mississippi  23:57, 1 February 2022 (UTC) Note I have just semi'ed the AfD indefinitely as no new user needs to edit a closed AfD. Thanks, Fir, for getting the article before I could. Obviously you can't comment on the IP, but for the quacking files/if there's an underlying range. Star  Mississippi  00:43, 2 February 2022 (UTC)

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 * Adding who has joined in in the disruptive AfD-tagging of the Micah McLaurin article. --Finngall talk  00:12, 2 February 2022 (UTC)


 * I was just coming here to do this. Thanks @Finngall & @EvergreenFir for stopping whack a mole) Star   Mississippi  00:39, 2 February 2022 (UTC)

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 * - There is far too much interest in that single not-very-popular article and the related AfD for this to be pure coincidence. Whilst very duck-like, given the recent influx of accounts I am endorsing this for CU attention for confirmation and sleeper check. --Jack Frost (talk) Jack Frost (talk) 00:43, 2 February 2022 (UTC)
 * -  Girth Summit  (blether)  10:54, 2 February 2022 (UTC)
 * The following accounts are all ✅ to the master:, , , . They're all blocked already; will tag, closing. Girth Summit  (blether)  10:59, 2 February 2022 (UTC)

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Not an SPA, but vandalizing this AfD which is hallmark of the others. Star  Mississippi  21:23, 9 February 2022 (UTC)

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 * Chip3004 was removing disruptive comments by a sock on the AfD talk page. Their account is relatively old and besides the overlap on this single AfD, there are no similarities between their editing history and those of the accounts in this case. I do not believe this account is related, so CU and closing without action. Thanks, Spicy (talk) 23:59, 9 February 2022 (UTC)

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I honestly dunno what they're hoping to accomplish with this blatant socking and WP:LOUTSOCKing but it's pretty transparent. UHAT joined in Feb 2022, just after some of the last set of socks were blocked, they've recreated a variant of Draft:Christopher Mark Jessup in mainspace as Christopher Jessup (musician) which has been sent to AFD, however like in the past, several ips from similar ranges (including one that previously edited in unison with account socks in the past) are disrupting the process by repeatedly removing the afd. <span style="color: white; font-weight: bold; background: linear-gradient(red, orange, green, blue, indigo, violet)">PRAXIDICAE🌈 18:48, 5 July 2022 (UTC)

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 * Comment just semi'ed the article to take away one of their toys. Star   Mississippi  20:05, 5 July 2022 (UTC)


 * ohhh this is the Micah McLaurin farm. Yuck. Now I know why this SPI was on my watch list. Thanks for the housekeeping Prax. Star   Mississippi  20:24, 5 July 2022 (UTC)
 * NP, if you wanna do the honor of blocking...I wouldn't complain. :) <span style="color: white; font-weight: bold; background: linear-gradient(red, orange, green, blue, indigo, violet)">PRAXIDICAE🌈 20:29, 5 July 2022 (UTC)
 * I got the account and will take care of the AfD. I don't understand range blocks enough to properly get the IPs without playing whack a mole, unfortunately. @TigerShark took care of one though thankfully Star   Mississippi  20:38, 5 July 2022 (UTC)

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 * Not all of the old accounts were stale; this account is ✅ to a confirmed sock, tagging. I believe that the IP range in question has been blocked. Tagging, closing.  Girth Summit <sub style="font-family:Segoe print;color:blue;"> (blether)  13:53, 8 July 2022 (UTC)