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26 July 2011

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The overlap in contributions between these two accounts is considerable, and both show the same unwillingness to acknowledge talk page warnings or explain questionable edits with edit summaries. Both also have made a number of odd page moves.

This recent diff shows Kalaua making an edit changing revenue from "11 billion" to "9994 billion" and deleting content with no explanation, which is identical to a previous edit from Scheno a little over a week prior. It seems quite unlikely that two different editors would both introduce an identical error into the same article. Sable232 (talk) 00:10, 26 July 2011 (UTC)

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 * Per behavioral evidence I've blocked and tagged Scheno. —  Hello Annyong  (say whaaat?!) 02:14, 26 July 2011 (UTC)

09 February 2012

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Miniotx has already been blocked in the Commons, as an obvious copyright violator and sockpuppet of Kalaua and Scheno. Its editing habits are also extremely similar over here in en.wiki, with a particular obsession with Opel, VXRacing, and OPC.  ⊂&#124; Mr.choppers &#124;⊃  (talk) 23:41, 9 February 2012 (UTC)

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''Accused parties may also comment/discuss in this section below. See Defending yourself against claims.'' Even if this editor is not blocked for sock puppetry, WIkipedia would be better off without him/her. I find the persistent ignoring of rules/advice particularly annoying. This is not a good Wikipedian. --Biker Biker (talk) 08:59, 10 February 2012 (UTC)

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 * Per the combination of behavioral evidence and the findings over at Commons, I've blocked and tagged Miniotx. —  Hello Annyong  (say whaaat?!) 14:49, 11 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Per this note, I've added Ranuralip to this case, and blocked and tagged it. I've also blocked the master, and have protected the Opel article. —  Hello Annyong  (say whaaat?!) 18:29, 11 February 2012 (UTC)

17 February 2012

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This user's edits are identical in style and articles targeted to those made by Kalaua's most recently blocked sock puppet Biker Biker (talk) 18:31, 17 February 2012 (UTC)

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A match to the accounts in the archive. TN X Man 18:51, 17 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Blocked and tagged. —  Hello Annyong  (say whaaat?!) 03:49, 18 February 2012 (UTC)

25 February 2012

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Yet again (how many times is this now?) this sock puppeteer comes back with another user to do the same wikifiddling on the same articles. Could not be more duck-like if it had plum sauce and pancakes. Biker Biker (talk) 09:08, 25 February 2012 (UTC)

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 * - Endorsing for confirmation and sleepers. This seems to have ramped up recently, so is there anything we can do in terms of an IP block? —  Hello Annyong  (say whaaat?!) 15:56, 25 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Where is the compilation of diffs or other evidence that is required for a check? This request for checkuser is unsubstantiated. AGK  [•] 19:48, 25 February 2012 (UTC)
 * These accounts mostly focus on the Opel, Vauxhall and car articles related to those. For example, the previous sock, Miniotx, mainly focused on Opel articles, and it seems that this new account continues that. Both accounts edited Opel Vivaro, Opel Meriva, Opel Corsa and Opel Agila in the past month. There's a lot of overlap in their edits and largely on weird non-mainspace articles such as Template:Opel and Category:Vauxhall vehicles. They happen to like using references from media.gm.com; compare 1 and 2. They like removing content from articles; see 1 and 2 (same article there, BTW). At the very least I think it's worth a look. —  Hello Annyong  (say whaaat?!) 04:19, 26 February 2012 (UTC)


 * - Tiptoety  talk 05:50, 29 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Blocked and tagged. -- DQ  (ʞlɐʇ)  18:48, 29 February 2012 (UTC)

15 March 2012

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Binefor continues Kalaua/Miniotx/Schenau's obsession with Opel/Vauxhall/Daewoo. Some edits are mildly useful, others confusing, and many are disruptive. The same user also uploads tons of copyvios to Commons with some regularity, and has long been obsessed with providing an illustration for Opel Mokka, see here Miniotx attempt at the same. Both images were soon deleted from the Commons as obvious copyvios, I recommend checking out Binefor's talkpage there. Also there is an obsession with the Opel OPC models, where a string of largely meaningless edits continues. Yes, 37 of the most recent fifty edits to this page are by Kalaua's sockpuppets. In addition to being annoying, the reporting of this steady stream of puppets is very time consuming - is there anything we could do to protect these pages?  ⊂&#124; Mr.choppers &#124;⊃  (talk) 05:56, 15 March 2012 (UTC)

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''Accused parties may also comment/discuss in this section below. See Defending yourself against claims.'' As someone who has reported this person in the past I am exasperated at his/her continuing disruption. If the same IP address is being used, can it not be blocked to prevent account creation? --Biker Biker (talk) 07:51, 15 March 2012 (UTC)

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It's that  and  are the same as. An IP block is not possible, however. TN X Man 14:55, 15 March 2012 (UTC)
 * Accounts blocked and tagged. Amalthea  12:58, 21 March 2012 (UTC)

16 March 2012

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This IP has cropped up doing the exact same edits to the exact same articles. Pretty sure it is also a sock puppet account. --Biker Biker (talk) 07:59, 16 March 2012 (UTC)
 * Seconded - although the first one is more blatantly vandalistic. However, the brief histories of both ips match Kalaua and friends perfectly, with an obsession with Opel timelines, the Opel Insignia concept, and so on.  ⊂&#124; Mr.choppers &#124;⊃   (talk) 16:36, 16 March 2012 (UTC)   ⊂&#124; Mr.choppers &#124;⊃   (talk) 16:43, 16 March 2012 (UTC)

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 * Diffs to show that they make "the exact same edits"? I've looked at a handful and don't see it. Amalthea  12:50, 21 March 2012 (UTC)

Even if these IPs were Kalaua, they are too stale to take any action on. Marking as closed. --MuZemike 19:59, 25 March 2012 (UTC)

30 April 2012

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Stmauritz continues with a mad focus on Opels, with a particular fondness for the Opel Mokka. A user of the same name has also uploaded copyvio images of the Opel Mokka in Commons, as did Miniotx. Miniotx added a copyvio here, and Ranuralip (another sockpuppet) removed it after Miniotx was blocked and the image deleted. Binefor (yet another puppet) then added yet another copytheft image of the Mokka. There is also lots of wikifiddling, not all of it incorrect, but with a lasting and complete disrespect for copyrights. A quick glance at Stmauritz' contributions page and two or three of Kalaua's other sockpuppets should suffice to pass the duck test without doubt.

As for Alexandar Orlo, his edits closely follow those of Miniotx/Stmauritz etc, but his English seems to be worse and his focus on Serbia seems a bit malplacé. I would like to see the results of a checkuser, but am not willing to bet my head on it.  ⊂&#124; Mr.choppers &#124;⊃  (talk) 22:10, 30 April 2012 (UTC)

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 * for any sleepers. I'm ducking Stmauritz. for Alexandar Orlo without further evidence. --  DQ  (ʞlɐʇ)  15:07, 4 May 2012 (UTC)
 * ✅ the following are the same:
 * Alexandar Orlo was not checked,, per DQ. TN X Man  15:30, 4 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Blocked and tagged. -- DQ  (ʞlɐʇ)  15:57, 4 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Alexandar Orlo was not checked,, per DQ. TN X Man  15:30, 4 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Blocked and tagged. -- DQ  (ʞlɐʇ)  15:57, 4 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Alexandar Orlo was not checked,, per DQ. TN X Man  15:30, 4 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Blocked and tagged. -- DQ  (ʞlɐʇ)  15:57, 4 May 2012 (UTC)

24 August 2012

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Same mass of unsourced & trivial edits on automotive articles, exact same loctation (Mumbai) as other IP addresses known to have been used in the past by this prolific and persistent sock puppeteer Biker Biker (talk) 18:53, 24 August 2012 (UTC)
 * What other IP addresses? Kalaua is not from India at all. Amalthea  13:04, 26 August 2012 (UTC)

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 * I see the same intense focus on the Opel Insignia concept, also as (s)he changes "Insignia" to "Insignia (production)" in the Opel template, for instance.  Mr.choppers &#124;   ✎  07:18, 25 August 2012 (UTC)


 * Added second ip puppet; maintains obsession with Opel Insignia, Astra, and Volvo S80.  Mr.choppers &#124;   ✎  17:51, 25 August 2012 (UTC)


 * That those two IPs were used by the same person is not surprising. Is there a concrete connection to Kalaua and his socks? Edits the same kind of articles is not enough at all. Amalthea  13:04, 26 August 2012 (UTC)

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 * Closing, per above. Amalthea  12:57, 28 August 2012 (UTC)
 * Just for the record, no action has been taken. Reaper Eternal (talk) 14:51, 30 August 2012 (UTC)

26 December 2012

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Same old unsourced and badly sourced changes by this bizarre GM/Opel fetishist. Why he keeps coming back I don't know but when he does he leaves a mess for us to clean up. Biker Biker (talk) 21:21, 26 December 2012 (UTC)

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Certainly passes the Duck test.  Mr.choppers &#124;  ✎  23:45, 26 December 2012 (UTC)


 * As per Kalaua's previous habits, he discards his sockpuppets regularly anyhow, so he's already switched to another couple, such as User:P.A.J. and User:Huriklump. Rather futile, this. Also see the contribution histories of 92.73.169.142 and 88.78.70.167, all with the same Opel Mokka obsession that Kalaua has displayed over the last year or so.  Mr.choppers &#124;   ✎  16:32, 4 January 2013 (UTC)

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 * Please provide diffs which show the sockpuppetry. As of now, I cannot find sufficient evidence for a block. Reaper Eternal (talk) 11:26, 4 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Sorry, but all I'm seeing is a lot of vague handwaving. The IPs are by now too. Closing with no prejudice against reopening with more concrete evidence. Reaper Eternal (talk) 04:12, 8 January 2013 (UTC)