Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Kcosip/Archive

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Continually editing at Dadvan Yousuf referring to "WP:NPOV" in edit summaries. Callanecc (talk • contribs • logs) 11:32, 26 July 2023 (UTC)

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 * Following are ✅ to each other: Wikibot91, Hansoltokjtiji, Hanistermalo29384, Pontenopoles11009, Quanstzurri998 & HaLIHianl. Kanimultan is but the behaviour makes it look very likely. Janistuon is technically ❌ but the behaviour makes me think this is meatpuppetry.  Callanecc (talk • contribs • logs) 11:45, 26 July 2023 (UTC)

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After page protection and a bunch of accounts blocked, two IPs have appeared at Talk:Dadvan Yousuf. Obvious block evasion is obvious. Lavalizard101 (talk) 19:19, 28 July 2023 (UTC)
 * Add one more. Lavalizard101 (talk) 20:30, 28 July 2023 (UTC)
 * And yet another one. Lavalizard101 (talk) 18:35, 30 July 2023 (UTC)
 * And another one. Other evidence includes their talk of neutrality and misinformation (including saying that "some users will have to report [me] for spreading misinformation". Lavalizard101 (talk) 08:28, 31 July 2023 (UTC)
 * And another one, yet more talk of "neutrality". Lavalizard101 (talk) 10:56, 31 July 2023 (UTC)
 * More evidence using the exact same wording on talk page posts 2001 IP MManohermno203. Lavalizard101 (talk) 11:18, 31 July 2023 (UTC)
 * pinging admin who blocked the last lot and protected the article . Lavalizard101 (talk) 11:21, 31 July 2023 (UTC)
 * @Lavalizard101 Callanecc didn't protected the article nor its talk page. ToadetteEdit  (chat)/(logs) 12:14, 31 July 2023 (UTC)
 * Correcting self. he blocked the socks. it was who protected the article. Lavalizard101 (talk) 12:19, 31 July 2023 (UTC)
 * One more. Lavalizard101 (talk) 11:45, 31 July 2023 (UTC)
 * And another one requesting RFPP for the talk page. Lavalizard101 (talk) 11:49, 31 July 2023 (UTC)
 * And yet another one, that makes 9 IPs in at least 6 different ranges and 1 account so far. Lavalizard101 (talk) 11:52, 31 July 2023 (UTC)
 * What a surprise that the IPs are proxies, given the different ranges. Lavalizard101 (talk) 14:07, 31 July 2023 (UTC)

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is an obvious one. First edits were repeating the above IPs at Talk:Dadvan Yousuf and both begin edit summaries with "IMHO". – 2 . O . Boxing  15:01, 30 July 2023 (UTC)
 * Also a confirmed sock HaLIHianl tried gaming autoconfirmed the same way with removing advertorial wording and phrasing. Lavalizard101 (talk) 19:12, 30 July 2023 (UTC)

 Qcne  (talk)  12:57, 21 August 2023 (UTC)


 * Maybe this one? New editor, edited the article to do nothing but add in some fluff about education and moving the criminal proceedings to lower on the page.
 *  Qcne  (talk)  13:05, 21 August 2023 (UTC)
 * No sock. I just put the controversy context in the controversy section.
 * Info about apprenticeship is publicly available and was in earlier versions. Rastojun (talk) 14:06, 21 August 2023 (UTC)

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 * I've protected the talk page for two weeks and blocked MManohermano203. The IPs are all obviously the same person, but they're all proxies so there's probably not much use in blocking them. — Ingenuity (talk • contribs) 14:03, 31 July 2023 (UTC)
 * - Please, block the following ranges with webhostblock:
 * - webhost (netcup GmbH), hosts Freevpnapp nodes
 * - webhost (netcup GmbH), hosts Freevpnapp nodes
 * - webhost (netcup GmbH), hosts Freevpnapp nodes
 * - webhost (Hetzner Online GmbH), hosts Freevpnapp nodes and others
 * Thank you. MarioGom (talk) 19:28, 19 August 2023 (UTC)
 * I do not habitually apply web host blocks; I've given these 3 years, but if that needs to be different, please let me know. Vanamonde (Talk) 00:33, 20 August 2023 (UTC)
 * Sorry to interrupt, but a likely another sock has popped up on the Teahouse with the usual request for promotional additions to the article. @Vanamonde93
 * Thanks. Sounds good. These should be pretty stable, especially the Hetzner /16. Closing. MarioGom (talk) 16:54, 20 August 2023 (UTC)

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brand new account yesterday created a Teahouse post wanting to add an image to Dadvan Yousuf. Today an IP claiming to be the brand new account has made a new post claiming misinformation surrounding the same thing as the socks about the controversy bottom paragraph. Lavalizard101 (talk) 14:01, 10 August 2023 (UTC)


 * Now I am sad I went into the Teahouse conversation in good faith :( It does look like they are the problematic sockpuppets. I hope my language cleanup edits to the article, were okay, and hopefully VioKleraBam can make some good amendments?  Qcne  (talk)  14:04, 10 August 2023 (UTC)
 * I think VioKleraBam may be a sock, before today they last edited march 2022 then conveniently returned the same day as the IP and also used the "WP:NPOV" edit summary of confirmed socks back in 2022 as well, also claiming that the paragraph is sourced only to Inside Paradeplatz and that Inside Paradeplatz is unreliable for some reason. Lavalizard101 (talk) 16:10, 10 August 2023 (UTC)
 * has checkuser blocked VioKleraBam and Lupin6PainTendo. Lavalizard101 (talk) 16:46, 10 August 2023 (UTC)
 * I've just noticed, VioKleraBam tried gaming autoconfirmed the same way with removing advertorial wording and phrasing as previous socks. Lavalizard101 (talk) 17:25, 10 August 2023 (UTC)
 * Sockpuppet investigations/Kcosip is probs related. Lavalizard101 (talk) 18:10, 10 August 2023 (UTC)
 * Hey @Lavalizard101. Another Teahouse question about Dadvan's page by a new IP editor . Here's the version.  Qcne   (talk)  16:07, 16 August 2023 (UTC)
 * And potentially another user: who has replied to that Teahouse thread, exact same style of writing, account created today @Lavalizard101. The version.  Qcne   (talk)  18:20, 16 August 2023 (UTC)


 * Another? . Similar Teahouse q.  Qcne  (talk)  15:10, 17 August 2023 (UTC)

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 * since there are quite a few accounts overall. MarioGom (talk) 19:37, 19 August 2023 (UTC)
 * ✅. – bradv  19:57, 19 August 2023 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
Kcosip seems to be the oldest of a series of socks fluffing up Dadvan Yousuf. It's all in such poor taste. The editor must have forgotten their old passwords, and so revealed Kcosip, Vahieran, and Imhatm. I see no technical connection to Sockpuppet investigations/Kanimultan--but if we were to judge on behavior (including phrasing and other habits) I'd have them blocked per DUCK. (See also comments by User:Lavalizard101.) Drmies (talk) 16:50, 10 August 2023 (UTC) Drmies (talk) 16:50, 10 August 2023 (UTC)

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I've just noticed, VioKleraBam tried gaming autoconfirmed the same way with removing advertorial wording and phrasing as the socks of Kanimultan so even more WP:DUCK evidence. Lavalizard101 (talk) 17:27, 10 August 2023 (UTC)

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 * Are these confirmed to each other? Given than now two are confirmed to Kanimultan, I think it would make sense to merge the case. MarioGom (talk) 19:07, 7 September 2023 (UTC)
 * MarioGom, yes they are. Vio, YanoMan, and Lupin are also confirmed to, , , . Drmies (talk) 22:13, 7 September 2023 (UTC)
 * Merged, re-tagged, closing. On archival, we might want to consider re-ordering the reports chronologically. MarioGom (talk) 14:18, 8 September 2023 (UTC)

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Obvious sock is obvious, overlap at Dadvan Yousuf, other edits have been to remove advertorial language similar to confirmed socks HaLIHianl and MManohermano203 Lavalizard101 (talk) 15:16, 23 August 2023 (UTC)
 * Given the users history for creating multiple socks a check might be an idea for sleepers. Lavalizard101 (talk) 15:17, 23 August 2023 (UTC)
 * I'm not a Sock. The only edit I made is that I moved controversy text to the controversy section of the wiki article Dadvan Yousuf.
 * I did not add or delete anything. Rastojun (talk) 15:33, 23 August 2023 (UTC)

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 * - as duck as it can get, endorsing CU for sleepers given the persistence, but please, block anyway. Thank you. MarioGom (talk) 17:10, 24 August 2023 (UTC)
 * - the reported account is ✅, and there's at least one more, give me a minute... Girth Summit  (blether)  18:31, 24 August 2023 (UTC)
 * Actually, scratch that. Looking more closely, the other account is on the same IP, and using an identical UA, but there's a couple of weeks in between the edits and the behaviour looks very different. I think it's more likely either a shared device, or just coincidence about the UA. Blocking this account, closing. Girth Summit  (blether)  18:35, 24 August 2023 (UTC)

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Use of similar edit summaries and editing styles. Nagol0929 (talk) 12:05, 3 October 2023 (UTC)

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 * Both already blocked and tagged as socks of - I've moved the report to that case. I also see .  Girth Summit  (blether)  13:43, 3 October 2023 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
More IP socks at Talk:Dadvan Yousuf. The 217 IP was used back in July (see archive) and the 2001 IP is claiming the article is bias as is usual for this socker. Lavalizard101 (talk) 20:08, 15 October 2023 (UTC)

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 * No activities from those IPs since 15 October 2023. Closing.  Vanjagenije  (talk)  23:09, 15 November 2023 (UTC)

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Just a few days after semi-protection has expired a bunch of new accounts show up at Dadvan Yousuf over a few days, a favourite page of the sock master. One of which (Dennisr1201) was created back in July before the first round of socking got caught, but didn't edit the page until a few days ago. Lavalizard101 (talk) 18:47, 3 December 2023 (UTC)

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 * - Please, compare those accounts to each other and to previous socks.  Vanjagenije  (talk)  16:17, 4 December 2023 (UTC)
 * Results:
 * is ✅ to past socks, and blocked.
 * is ✅ to, to Kcosip
 * is to Zurichmasteruton/Silvercoastberg,   to Kcosip
 * to everyone involved.
 * --Blablubbs (talk) 16:27, 5 December 2023 (UTC)
 * Blocking confirmed accounts and closing. Others are inactive.  Vanjagenije   (talk)  22:41, 25 January 2024 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
Jansaberzutni just immediately started with removing the AFD notice of Dadvan Yousuf, one of this sockpuppet's favourite to edit articles, before  adding what appeared to be a word soup of Wikipedia-related jargon.

The IP also seems to be adding comments with no substance. —Matrix(!) (a good person!)&#91;Citation not needed at all; thank you very much&#93; 17:41, 18 February 2024 (UTC)

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 * Named account already blocked and tagged due to a second SPI filing, IP is likely stale at this point. The Wordsmith Talk to me 01:42, 7 March 2024 (UTC)

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There is no doubt in my mind that Jansaberzutni is another sock, "reasserting" notability as if they've been here forever. Sprezzio, IMO, is a sleeper account created at the same time, and is therefore CU blocked. Drmies (talk) 21:53, 23 February 2024 (UTC) Drmies (talk) 21:53, 23 February 2024 (UTC)

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 * The Wordsmith Talk to me 01:40, 7 March 2024 (UTC)