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Continues to make the same edits to Mahasiddha that KOinfinite was blocked for: edit by KOinfinite, edit by 157.36.95.116, edit by 157.36.83.252, edit by Lokeshwriter. Skyerise (talk) 12:47, 29 May 2021 (UTC)

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 * Accounts ✅ plus:
 * . wrt IPs, but I'd advise that a dynamic range like Reliance Jio really needs either a rangeblock or nothing. ST47 (talk) 06:52, 5 June 2021 (UTC)
 * I don't see any recent sock edits on that range, so closing. GABgab 20:11, 8 June 2021 (UTC)
 * I don't see any recent sock edits on that range, so closing. GABgab 20:11, 8 June 2021 (UTC)

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Making the same edits to (addition of "Lokesh" to the ends of lists) as puppetmaster and previous socks  and  Skyerise (talk) 12:09, 14 July 2021 (UTC)

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 * . The behavioral and technical evidence is enough for me to bag and tag the account. This SPI can be closed...  ~Oshwah~  (talk) (contribs)   12:19, 14 July 2021 (UTC)

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For the record. Identical edits to their favourite target. --Blablubbs (talk) 13:48, 12 September 2021 (UTC)

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 * , Mahasiddha semi-protected for 6 months. Closing. --Blablubbs (talk) 13:49, 12 September 2021 (UTC)

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The only edit this one ever does:. I think it's supposed to be sung to the original Batman theme. LoL. Skyerise (talk) 19:56, 21 October 2021 (UTC)

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 * , already blocked as vandalism-only, tagging and closing.  Girth Summit  (blether)  05:47, 22 October 2021 (UTC)

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As usual adding "Lokesh" to lists of siddhas:. Skyerise (talk) 16:29, 21 December 2021 (UTC)

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 * . Sir Sputnik (talk) 23:44, 21 December 2021 (UTC)

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Same adding of "Lokesh" to Siddha and related articles. Skyerise (talk) 16:38, 11 January 2022 (UTC) Skyerise (talk) 16:38, 11 January 2022 (UTC)

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 * , semi-protected Lokesh -- RoySmith (talk) 16:00, 13 January 2022 (UTC)

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Repeatedly adding 'Lokesh' to Mahasiddha, as usual. Please check for sleepers. Skyerise (talk) 16:53, 25 January 2022 (UTC)

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 * - -- RoySmith (talk) 18:10, 25 January 2022 (UTC)
 * - Siddhlokesh8 is ✅ to Lokeshwriter89 and  to Lokeshsiddha8.  I'll leave it to a clerk to figure out what tagging makes the most sense. -- RoySmith (talk) 18:39, 25 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Tagged as proven based on CU/behaviour. Closing. Thanks, Spicy (talk) 14:03, 26 January 2022 (UTC)

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Same old, same old. Does nothing but try to add the name 'Lokesh' to the list of 84 Mahasiddhas. Skyerise (talk) 14:26, 25 December 2022 (UTC)

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I've deleted "Lokesh" from the Mahasiddhas article more times than I can remember. I think the edits come from some mobile device; they often break the markup. It's not a skilful editor. In this particular incarnation, he made about a dozen edits to low-value articles, like dismabiguation articles for various 3-letter acronyms, before hitting his principal target. So I guess he was warming-up his account.

16:41, 25 December 2022 (UTC)

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 * Pretty obvious, especially considering the name of the previous socks, , etc. While we're here, is a sock too .  - please indef Lokeshsiddhar and Writer786k123 as proven socks. Thanks, Spicy (talk) 17:35, 25 December 2022 (UTC)
 * Salvio 11:10, 26 December 2022 (UTC)

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Pretty clearly the Lokesh-inserting vandal who regularly returns to vandalize Siddha and Mahasiddha. EG. Skyerise (talk) 14:34, 28 February 2023 (UTC)

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 * ., if nothing else then to absolve Drmies from being pinged 30 times. Closing. DatGuyTalkContribs 18:31, 28 February 2023 (UTC)

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[Edit] Added KOinfinite, who may or may not have been the first.

This editor has been editing the page Mahasiddha to add to the list some fellow called "Lokesh", for literally years. The user employs deceptive edit-comments, like "fixed typo".

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mahasiddha&diff=prev&oldid=1166508194

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mahasiddha&diff=prev&oldid=1142102907

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mahasiddha&diff=prev&oldid=1129284563

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mahasiddha&diff=prev&oldid=1122892647

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mahasiddha&diff=prev&oldid=1116290535

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mahasiddha&diff=prev&oldid=1113661592

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mahasiddha&diff=prev&oldid=1104524312

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mahasiddha&diff=prev&oldid=1081935208

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mahasiddha&diff=prev&oldid=1080616604

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mahasiddha&diff=prev&oldid=1078290772

(That one actually has an edit-comment)

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mahasiddha&diff=prev&oldid=1067884226

In the past, this person's edits have caused page breakage, or resulted in multiple copies of the inserted text.

The user's pattern is simply to add the name of this obscure character to the list of 84 mahasiddhas, usually with some sanskrit(?) rendition of the name. The user-name chosen by the editor normally includes "Lokesh", "Siddhar" or both.

I've trawled back to January 2022, but this problem goes back much further. MrDemeanour (talk) 14:50, 5 September 2023 (UTC)

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 * - This report should be moved to Sockpuppet investigations/KOinfinite. All of the named accounts are blocked except Siddhar0f-21, and none of the IPs has edited recently. I recommend removing all the named accounts from the list except the unblocked one; they are unnecessary clutter. Bbb23 (talk) 13:27, 6 September 2023 (UTC)
 * Done. Blocked Siddhar0f-21 per WP:DUCK. Closing. Thanks, Spicy (talk) 21:30, 9 September 2023 (UTC)