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Similar usenames of potential master and puppet. Also they edit the same topic (American Horror Story) (puppet's single edit is ). Master edited same page (List of American Horror Story cast members) for example. Potential master has been blocked indefintely for ignoring multiple talk page warnings, refusal to reply, and continuing same problematic edits. Ted Edwards  12:55, 18 October 2018 (UTC)

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 * They are now editing under this account, . Drovethrughosts (talk) 14:58, 20 October 2018 (UTC)
 * Pinging Oshwah in on this. Ted  Edwards  16:25, 20 October 2018 (UTC)

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 * Declined CU. There's enough behavioral evidence and similarities where a CU check isn't necessary here.  ~Oshwah~  (talk) (contribs)   13:01, 18 October 2018 (UTC)
 * Aside from the username similarity, the behavioral evidence and similarities between this edit by Kaimaidment18 and this edit by KiMaidment1996 to the same article make this an open-and-shut case. Neither accounts (and edits) add any personalized edit summaries and leave the canned section header instead, and both edits make the exact same change to a template to add "CRecurring" to it. Sock account has been indef'd and both accounts have been tagged. I messaged the blocking admin of the master account for approval to update the block log, as he left a very descriptive reason that I don't want to change without him giving a "thumbs-up" first. Closing SPI.  ~Oshwah~  (talk) (contribs)   13:09, 18 October 2018 (UTC)


 * Drovethrughosts, TedEdwards - Thanks for pinging me with your update here regarding the additional account you just discovered (Will.Maidment18). The evidence connecting this account as a sock puppet is not only obvious, but is pretty much the same as what was described above. The account has been indef'd and tagged.  ~Oshwah~  (talk) (contribs)   16:48, 20 October 2018 (UTC)

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Similar username and is making the same disruptive edits and adding unsourced content to Walking Dead-related articles. Drovethrughosts (talk) 12:25, 13 January 2019 (UTC)


 * Pinging . Drovethrughosts (talk) 12:02, 16 January 2019 (UTC)

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 * If the similar usernames, similar disruption, and the similar articles being edited wasn't enough for me to assert that this is a sock puppet account, these edits definitely are: 1, 2. Blocking listed sock puppet account indefinitely, tagging, and closing...  ~Oshwah~  (talk) (contribs)   12:23, 16 January 2019 (UTC)

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I've suspected this user may be sockpuppet for quite some time now. I've finally gotten fed up with their constant edits involving unsourced content and constant tendentious-editing that always gets reverted. I reported them at WP:ANI, but if they are indeed a sockuppet, then they can just get indef blocked this way. Their editing habits are very similar, primiarly adding unsourced ratings information and making edits against MOS:TV guidelines (seen here). The editor interaction analyzer between these two accounts is also very telling. Pinging who was the involved admin with this. Drovethrughosts (talk) 21:40, 25 June 2019 (UTC)

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 * Drovethrughosts, do you have any specific diffs between these accounts that show very similar or exact same edits, behavior, ect and to the same articles? The users have edited many of the same articles, but these edits are 120+ days apart. I need more evidence than the fact that these two accounts have edited the same articles and in the same areas, and have violated the same policy. I need to see specific diffs and edits that show that their intentions, behaviors, word use, grammar, anything that links these two accounts together conclusively, and over many edits. What you're giving as far as evidence goes could be a mere coincidence; if you were to run the edit interaction analyzer between myself and another user whose been on Wikipedia for 12+ years and with 400k+ edits, you'll probably find similar results - that we've both edited many pages between the two of us. I need evidence that's up to the level that I can assert with a high degree of certainty that these accounts are operated by the same person. I don't feel that this level of evidence is present in this report yet.  ~Oshwah~  (talk) (contribs)   02:30, 29 June 2019 (UTC)


 * Fair enough. But, both of these editors just have 5 months of editing (not 12 years) and I feel the editor interaction analsyer report is pretty damming; they've edited about 40 of the same articles, and all very specific, different types of TV series–Walking Dead, American Horror Story, Mom, 9-1-1, but also Real Housewives, its-related shows, and various singing shows. Kaimaidment18 was indef blocked in October 2018, and we know he returned in January 2019 under, then D.Mills1977 popped up two weeks later; that's not suspicious? I have a hard time believing there's someone else (who shows up less than a month after their last sock is blocked) and immediately starts editing those exact same type of articles, making the exact same type of edits. For other similarities, both don't responded to their talk page warnings/messages, none/rarely of the edits ever had edit summaries, and they edit using mobile. For diffs showing their similar behavior:


 * Both repeatedly add a new row to the Series overview table for an upcoming season despite it being against MOS:TV guidelines. Here's some diffs for List of The Walking Dead episodes, Kain: vs. DMills: . Also on List of Mom episodes,  vs.


 * Both accounts consistently add unsourced ratings information to episode/ratings tables; Kain: / DMills:


 * Both accounts making minor formatting changes to Ratings table where they unhide (move or remove the comment out tags) an upcoming episode, Kain: vs. DMills:


 * Pose (TV series), they both added the same ratings table with no citations: vs.


 * The Real Housewives of Atlanta, they both seem to love to edit the Timeline of housewives section extensively. Same for other Housewives shows


 * The problem here is all their edits do not include clues such as word usage or grammar, because their edits are... systematical I guess? It's adding unsourced ratings information, messing around with cast tables for fictional series and Housewives shows, making the same repeated edits against WP:TVOVERVIEW despite being reverted several times. I understand it's not more prominent like someone who actually is writing content in their own words where it'd be easier to tell if it's the same person. But, I've been following this account for months now, and the MO is the exact same. If it's not a sock, they should be blocked anyway because their behavior is the exact same as Kaimaidment18, who was blocked for the same type of behavior. Anyway, I spent almost an hour typing/complying all of this, time to take a break. Drovethrughosts (talk) 13:27, 29 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Drovethrughosts - Thank you for responding with the in-depth information and what you're seeing as similar behavior. Yes indeed, take a break if you need to. Don't let yourself get caught too far up into this and where it makes you go crazy. ;-) I'll take a look at what you supplemented here and we'll go from there. This information is very helpful, as many editors, admins, and checkusers patrol these pages and will be able to look into what you're seeing and describing and potentially take action quicker. Thanks again for taking the time to examine everything and provide an in-depth thought process and your analysis of evidence that you found. :-)  ~Oshwah~  (talk) (contribs)   13:37, 29 June 2019 (UTC)


 * It's almost been a week, any progress? Drovethrughosts (talk) 14:57, 5 July 2019 (UTC)
 * Hi Drovethrughosts! I apologize for the delay responding to your pings here. I've been busy with work and other life matters, and I'm just now getting caught up with all of the Wikipedia messages and pings waiting for me. Given the evidence and list of diffs you supplemented in this SPI report, I've gone ahead and indef'd . There's definitely a lot of subtle similarities and some differences with the exact content between the two, but looking at this in the big picture tells me that there's a degree of certainty that gives me enough confidence to proceed. This SPI report can be closed.  ~Oshwah~  (talk) (contribs)   01:19, 11 July 2019 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
It appears another sock has appeared, similar to, and is editing the same articles making the same type of edits. Drovethrughosts (talk) 11:45, 23 September 2019 (UTC)

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 * Easy open-and-shut case. Blocked and tagged; closing SPI...  ~Oshwah~  (talk) (contribs)   13:48, 23 September 2019 (UTC)

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I've been suspicious for awhile now but I'm very certain this user is a new sock of Kaimaidment18/D.Mills1977. I've been following their edits and it's all very similar. The new account is only three weeks old and has edited 19 of the same articles as D.Mills1977 and 11 same articles as Kaimaidment18. Again, all very specific type of shows as before–9-1-1, Walking Dead, and various reality shows especially Real Housewives. I can happily dig deeper and provide more evidence such as similar editing behavior a little bit later, just wanted to get this going.

Pinging who previously dealt with the socks. Drovethrughosts (talk) 14:15, 15 February 2020 (UTC)

Similar behavior patterns:


 * D.Mills1977 vs. JamesJones1999 – Both created barebones versions of Walking Dead season articles way too early that had no references. Same for The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills:.
 * JamesJones1999 adding unsourced ratings information. This was a constant problem with the other users:.
 * Both editors constantly edit the "Timeline of housewives" section of said article and their edits are constantly reverted for being disruptive.
 * Kaimaidment18/D.Mills1977 was known for constantly violating WP:TVOVERVIEW (adding a new season row to the overview table when an episode table doesn't exist for that season yet): . This is something the new account also does:

Pinging again. Thanks. Drovethrughosts (talk) 18:57, 16 February 2020 (UTC)

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 * , closing. Kevin ( aka L235 · t · c) 06:19, 27 February 2020 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
It appears this user has returned, now editing under an IP. Comparing the IPs edits to their prior main accounts using the Editor Interaction Analyser, the IP has edited 18 of the same articles as D.Mills1977 and 13 of the same articles as Kaimaidment18. It's all the same type of articles: Walking Dead, Real Housewives, Mom, Ryan Murphy, and Murphy-related TV shows like 9-1-1, and various others. The editing behavior is basically the exact same. Please see my previous examples in the archives here and here and compare them with IP edits below.


 * Adding new season rows to series overview tables too early, against MOS:TV guidelines:
 * Unhiding episode info in ratings table when there is no info yet to display:
 * Adding unsourced ratings info:
 * Adding rating tables with no info or no sources:

Thanks. Drovethrughosts (talk) 20:43, 23 October 2020 (UTC)

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 * Sure looks like them (the interaction analyzer alone puts this into DUCK territory). Blocked three months. GeneralNotability (talk) 15:42, 25 October 2020 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
I'm fairly certain this is a sock. Comparing their edits to their main socks and their last IP they last used, it's the same type of articles, which are all very specific. This new account doesn't have tons of edits, so it's a smaller pool of edits to compare. But it's the exact same set of articles they edit regarding TV shows: Real Housewives, The Walking Dead, Mom, 9-1-1, etc. And the constant editing to COVID-19 pandemic in Wales, which the IP edited heavily as well.

Editor Interaction Analyser:

Thanks. Drovethrughosts (talk) 17:45, 23 December 2020 (UTC)
 * NalaJones20 and 82.2.134.179 – Real Housewives and COVID-19 pandemic in Wales
 * NalaJones20 and D.Mills1977 – Real Housewives, 9-1-1, Walking Dead, Mom, etc.
 * NalaJones20 and Kaimaidment18 - Real Housewives, 9-1-1, Walking Dead

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 * Behavioral overlap, same articles of interest, that looks like them. . GeneralNotability (talk) 14:50, 31 December 2020 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
Another sock, back as an IP. Editing the exact same set of articles as their previous: COVID-19 pandemic in Wales and the TV shows Mom, Walking Dead, American Horror Story and Real Housewives.

Thanks. Drovethrughosts (talk) 12:44, 20 May 2021 (UTC)

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 * The IP looks stable, so blocked for 3 months. TIL that "The Real Housewives...." series of shows exists.  This knowledge has not enhanced my life in any way. -- RoySmith (talk) 12:43, 2 July 2021 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
I believe they're back again after a long absence. They are editing the same set of articles–The Walking Dead, 9-1-1, and various Real Housewives articles. Same type of editing behavior, mainly adding unsourced ratings information and making edits that violate WP:TVOVERVIEW such as here. Username is also a similar pattern to previous names: first name-last name-number. Please see archives. Thanks. Drovethrughosts (talk) 12:51, 8 September 2022 (UTC)

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 * - based on the username similarity to and, the editor interaction and the use of the mobile web editor, I'm pretty confident that this is a sock. Please indef Marvjones2022 as a suspected sock. Thanks, Spicy (talk) 21:08, 29 September 2022 (UTC)
 * . DatGuyTalkContribs 21:24, 29 September 2022 (UTC)