Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Josh.172/Archive

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Very interesting -- Josh created Naanol Tesfaye and involved in Articles for deletion/Naanol Tesfaye and Ethiopiancast101 only edited this AfD with similar reason to others, see also this AfD, thanks! Hhhhhkohhhhh (talk) 10:56, 24 February 2018 (UTC)

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 * - TNT❤ 14:29, 24 February 2018 (UTC)
 * Above listed accounts are ✅ - also found and blocked (not listed), who appears to be the master, so clerk attention required. All indef blocked, awaiting tags - TNT❤ 14:34, 24 February 2018 (UTC)
 * Josh.172 is actually the oldest of these by registration date. I've moved the case accordingly. Tagging and closing. Sir Sputnik (talk) 17:14, 24 February 2018 (UTC)

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Producial logged in: Per DUCK, see and  to compare, thanks! Note that this sock was blocked by. Hhhhhkohhhhh (talk) 15:49, 1 March 2018 (UTC)

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Checked per edits to previous topics. ​—DoRD (talk)​ 13:15, 11 March 2018 (UTC)

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 * Closing. Sir Sputnik (talk) 15:16, 11 March 2018 (UTC)

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This is less certain than some sockpuppet reports but seems worth looking at. This account is creating multiple deleted articles on various people including Aaron Sim. One of the !voters in favor of Keeping Aaron Sim has been blocked as a sockpuppet of Josh.172. Also, the claim to have made 10,000 edits is either pure balderdash, or is true, and if it is true, that is a lot of quacking. If it isn't true, it still suggests some sort of woo. Robert McClenon (talk) 23:52, 12 March 2018 (UTC)


 * The activity is at Articles for deletion/Aaron Sim (2nd nomination). Robert McClenon (talk) 01:45, 13 March 2018 (UTC)


 * Shenalyn2018 may be the senior account as compared to Josh.172. There may be other accounts (but there always may when there are sock farms).  Robert McClenon (talk) 00:40, 13 March 2018 (UTC)

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❌. Closing.--Bbb23 (talk) 17:38, 16 March 2018 (UTC)

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Filing for the record. Courcelles (talk) 23:29, 19 April 2018 (UTC)

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 * Confirmed, closing and archiving. Courcelles (talk) 23:30, 19 April 2018 (UTC)

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The behavior resembles ATZNA. The user has an interest in quantum mechanics and claimed to have a career in physics - the same as ATZNA. There is also a similarity in their signatures ( ACYBERWARRIOR  /   ATZNA   ), with the only difference being the color. Both are active in AfD and in using HotCat. There are also frequent misspellings by both ACYBERWARRIOR (e.g. concider, highley) and ATZNA (e.g. moring, procces). Similar wording choices (e.g. I thought I'd give it a go/try) and the addition of The Wikipedia Adventure by both accounts on their talk pages. Apart from that, they both often link GNG and not WP:GNG. King And God  20:31, 22 April 2018 (UTC)
 * The user has been blocked by . King And God 05:21, 26 April 2018 (UTC)

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 * I knew that there was someone behind these accounts. They're both using proxies, but the CU data looks the same as Josh.172, ATZNA, etc.:
 * sv:user:CybBOT claims to be them as well, but it hasn't edited here. ​—DoRD (talk)​ 11:50, 26 April 2018 (UTC)
 * sv:user:CybBOT claims to be them as well, but it hasn't edited here. ​—DoRD (talk)​ 11:50, 26 April 2018 (UTC)
 * sv:user:CybBOT claims to be them as well, but it hasn't edited here. ​—DoRD (talk)​ 11:50, 26 April 2018 (UTC)

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Like, a new account request autopatrolled right in User talk:Bbb23 or WP:PERM, thanks!
 * pinging and, thanks! Hhhhhkohhhhh (talk) 00:49, 6 May 2018 (UTC)

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Thank you,. I knew he was a sock, but based on the IPs he used, I couldn't find the master. I wish you had filed this before I unblocked him, though. ✅, blocked, tagged, closing.--Bbb23 (talk) 01:05, 6 May 2018 (UTC)
 * For the record, is another one. ​—DoRD (talk)​ 14:48, 10 May 2018 (UTC)

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Smiliar PERM requests, similar signatures. Requesting CU to confirm and check for sleepers:,. TonyBallioni (talk) 13:07, 13 May 2018 (UTC)

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 * DUCK, also using TW to welcome mass new users and when he registered, he create his user and user talk page first like previous sock. Hhhhhkohhhhh (talk) 13:23, 13 May 2018 (UTC)
 * Yes, the main reason I am asking for a CU is because previous incarnations had multiple accounts running at once. TonyBallioni (talk) 13:25, 13 May 2018 (UTC)
 * Can  or  look at this case? Thanks! Hhhhhkohhhhh (talk) 13:46, 13 May 2018 (UTC)
 * But behavior really looks like a sock, why do you think he isn't? Maybe another CU look at it is better. Hhhhhkohhhhh (talk) 14:54, 13 May 2018 (UTC)
 * User is now blocked due to username policy and see also WP:AN3. Hhhhhkohhhhh (talk) 14:58, 13 May 2018 (UTC)
 * Concur that the behavior resembles Josh.172. The user has been blocked by for username violation and they've been reported at WP:EW for edit warring. King And God  15:04, 13 May 2018 (UTC)

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 * I don't know who it is, but I'm pretty sure it isn't Josh.172. ​—DoRD (talk)​ 14:04, 13 May 2018 (UTC)
 * Another check is not needed. Closing.--Bbb23 (talk) 14:58, 13 May 2018 (UTC)

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Please see AIV report. Pretty much all edits by Adminor. — Maile (talk) 19:02, 14 May 2018 (UTC)

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 * I ran a check above, but the results were unhelpful. ​—DoRD (talk)​ 19:27, 14 May 2018 (UTC)