Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Koov/Archive

Evidence submitted by Colchicum
Koov, who has long been banned, used to keep a huge farm of socks (Category:Wikipedia sockpuppets of Koov, Suspected sock puppets/Koov, Suspected sock puppets/Koov (2nd), Suspected sock puppets/Koov (3rd)), so this would be nothing unusual. Koov, his socks and PakRom64 share an obsession with Kosovo and foreign relations templates as well as nearly identical style of edit summaries. Colchicum (talk) 18:30, 11 May 2010 (UTC)

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Blocked and tagged. –MuZemike 18:57, 12 May 2010 (UTC)

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has a very similar edit history to the banned Koov LibStar (talk) 23:05, 8 November 2010 (UTC)

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 * Blocked and tagged. No CU was run. –MuZemike 19:05, 13 November 2010 (UTC)

14 September 2011

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the name patterns with proven socks of Koov: Category:Wikipedia sockpuppets of Koov (Rohlb, Rohlia, Rohlib, Rohlid etc), same language in edit summaries: , same interests (foreign relations templates, anti-Kosovo, pro-Palestine) Colchicum (talk) 20:08, 14 September 2011 (UTC)

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 * Yes, it does seem quite likely. I've blocked and tagged Rohil on behavioral grounds. —  Hello Annyong  (say whaaat?!) 01:12, 15 September 2011 (UTC)

23 September 2011

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Similar username and editing habits to recently-blocked sockpuppet. Account created two days after RohilPCS was blocked. Both editing on articles and templates related to international recognition of Kosovo.

Specific edit that led me to look into this: RohilPCS added a People's Republic of China flag on Template:Overseas Chinese. I removed the flag and a Republic of China flag for the reasons discussed at WT:ETHNIC/FLAGS. HelloRohil reverted my edit. cab (call) 05:00, 23 September 2011 (UTC)

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HelloRohil is ✅ as being the same as. TN X Man 14:34, 23 September 2011 (UTC)
 * Blocked and tagged. —  Hello Annyong  (say whaaat?!) 00:33, 24 September 2011 (UTC)

09 December 2011

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Consistent with the name pattern of confirmed socks of Koov. Edits the same articles as and the other accounts. Checkuser probably not required, but if the clerk considers it needed for further evidence, then please run it. Preferring to remain anonymous, 211.30.225.111 (talk) 01:01, 9 December 2011 (UTC)

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 * This account has been around for almost three months, so I'm adding a checkuser to confirm, as well as to look for sleepers. —  Hello Annyong  (say whaaat?!) 02:53, 9 December 2011 (UTC)
 * ✅ (in relation to one of the blocked socks in the archive). There do not appear to be any obvious sleepers, but given the rather public IPs they are editing from it is hard to say with much certainty. Tiptoety  talk 05:04, 9 December 2011 (UTC)
 * Already blocked; tag updated. —  Hello Annyong  (say whaaat?!) 05:31, 9 December 2011 (UTC)

29 December 2011

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Same editing pattern, same naming pattern as all the other "Rohils".  Night w   06:13, 29 December 2011 (UTC)

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 * A ✅ match to a previously blocked sock, didn't see anything else. WilliamH (talk) 13:14, 29 December 2011 (UTC)
 * Blocked and tagged. -- DQ  (t)   (e)  17:20, 29 December 2011 (UTC)

13 January 2012

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Same editing pattern, same naming pattern as all the other "Rohils".  Night w   15:44, 13 January 2012 (UTC)

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✅,  TN X Man  15:55, 13 January 2012 (UTC)
 * Blocked and tagged. Salvio  Let's talk about it! 01:47, 14 January 2012 (UTC)

01 February 2012

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Same editing pattern and I don't want to violate WP:BEANS here, but this guy really needs to get some new names. Checkuser probably not required, but it's up to you guys.  Night w   17:47, 1 February 2012 (UTC)

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 * Unsurprisingly ✅, didn't see any other accounts. WilliamH (talk) 17:51, 1 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Checked Rohil5x5 too, nothing else to report. Both blocked and tagged. WilliamH (talk) 17:56, 1 February 2012 (UTC)

23 February 2012

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Using the same style as the other banned sockpupets of Koov. Very similar edit history as well. Editing Template:Foreign relations of Kosovo, People's Republic of China–Kosovo relations and other sites regarding Kosovo. He even tried to make a deal with me just so he can keep his edits on the Template:Foreign relations of Kosovo because I realized who this could be. He is also Pro Palatine and Anti Kosovo just like Koov. I asked that this be looked at to make sure this is one of his sockpuppets. Nhajivandi (talk) 06:08, 23 February 2012 (UTC)

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Nhajivandi I know that you suspect me of being the banned User:Koov. But I told you everything that you need to know on your talk page. I am aware that you suspected me of being Koov but the problem is that I had forgotten to log on to my account. I am very sorry. I should have logged on as soon as possible then you would have known that I was not the one. I am very sorry. Next time when Iam not on my home computer, I will log on using my password and then there will be no problems at all. User:MyRx talk 9:27 23 February 2012 (UTC)

Also Nhajivandi even if the banned user was anti-Kosovo and pro-Palestine it doesn't matter because as I have told you in your talk page, I can't accept these edits because of the fact that you can't just change an isolated article like this and make it your own. I mean come one why not change the articles of Armenia-Kosovo relations and Bosnia and Herzegovina-Kosovo relations as well. But you didn't at all and instead left them alone. Why only change one article. I think either these articles should be left alone or an arbitration should be made between the two of us. User:MyRx talk 9:53 23 February 2012 (UTC)

I may have the same edits as the sockpuppets below but I am not that person and don't try to ban me from Wikipedia. As I have said I had asked Nhajivandi to just accept my proposal on both Kosovo and China. That is all I had ever wanted and that is all that I had needed. I just want that to change. I mean we all know that China and Russia will never ever ever recognize the independence of Kosovo. Nhajivandi needs to calm down a little bit and he just needs to either change the article of People's Republic of China-Kosovo relations by just simply redirecting the article into People's Republic of China-Kosovo relations. That is all there is and if he just does it, then all will correct. User:MyRx talk 10:06 23 February 2012 (UTC)

I am not the banned user Koov because the other user User:MynameisR is also not a banned user. Even though that person is suspected, he or she has not engaged in any edit thus far and has done nothing at all. I am the same thing. So what if I am Pro-Palestine and Anti-Kosovo. I am trying to be fair. If you look at Nhajivandi's repeated edits on People's Republic of China-Kosovo relations you see that he continues to believe this his and only his edits are correct. Well that is not true. That article can either be redirected or it can be deleted. But he has done nothing. He wants to only change that article but he did nothing on these articles such as Armenia-Kosovo relations and Bosnia and Herzegovina-Kosovo relations. Why he does it for one article still puzzles me. So it is up to you people at Wikipedia to convince Nhajivandi to change his policies on Kosovo and China. His edits are not correct and they must be reverted only for those things. User:MyRx talk 11:35 23 February 2012 (UTC)

My editing is based on nerturaly and I Do my best to be an honest editer. Always! However, Your edits have been bias and are not nertural and you are not honest at who you are. You need to realize what your doing is wrong. You have been caught Koov red handed this time. Oh and btw, the only reason of my repeated edits on PRC-Kosovo relations is to clean up your mess on that page. I apologise if I broke any regulations there. Nhajivandi (talk) 17:06, 23 February 2012 (UTC)

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✅ the following are the same:
 * TN X Man 14:51, 23 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Socks blocked and tagged. Salvio  Let's talk about it! 16:42, 23 February 2012 (UTC)
 * TN X Man 14:51, 23 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Socks blocked and tagged. Salvio  Let's talk about it! 16:42, 23 February 2012 (UTC)

17 March 2012

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Same style as the other sockpuppets of Koov. Pro Palestinian, anti Kosovo, Bias, Not neutral. edding history's are in line of the previous koov sock puppets. also used an ip address that was used last month when he was caught. Its the top ip address. was able to redirect China–Kosovo relations and has did silimer edit on Template:Foreign relations of Kosovo by removing Canada and China like Koov's last sock puppet, MyRx. I ask that the ip address be blocked this time if possible. Thank you. Nhajivandi (talk) 04:22, 17 March 2012 (UTC)

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''Accused parties may also comment/discuss in this section below. See Defending yourself against claims.'' Fine I will not edit the one about Canada again. But the one about China had to go anyway because I had made a deletion request. I had found out that it was similar to the one about International recognition of Kosovo and the part about China which were the same things. So Nhajivandi, I will keep the others intact but I don't think you or I can do anything about China and Kosovo because that was redirected. I think that I had gone too far in trying to remove Canada and everything else as well. I did go too far Nhajivandi and as a result you would never have called me a sockpuppet if after the China-Kosovo article was deleted and I had removed that from the Kosovo Foreign relations template. So never again will I edit the Foreign relations template. I am sorry that I had caused you and other people of Wikipedia any harm. I should have stopped after the China and Kosovo article was redirected and I should have only deleted that part in the Kosovo Foreign relations template. So I was careless and it will never ever happen again. Thank you. Rokoop talk 1:09 17 March 2012 (UTC)

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✅ that Rokoop is a match to accounts in the archive, including. TN X Man 14:36, 19 March 2012 (UTC)
 * Blocked and tagged. IPs haven't been editing for a few days so leaving those alone for now. T. Canens (talk) 08:57, 20 March 2012 (UTC)

06 April 2012

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This editor appealed an autoblock on UTRS, and become very agitated over a request for more information as well as contradicted himself (claiming that they "don't really use [Wikipedia] that much" and then that "the users of [redacted] need to use it as soon as possible"). Further, the editing history of this account has repeated some edits by, who was recently blocked as a Koov sock. Despite the loud quacking, I would prefer that the situation be reviewed by my fellow admins. --Chris (talk) 19:13, 6 April 2012 (UTC) --Chris (talk) 19:13, 6 April 2012 (UTC)
 * As a followup, here is one example of the similar edits:  --Chris (talk) 19:16, 6 April 2012 (UTC)

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 * I've requested access to the UTRS system to review the emails and possibly make a check. --(ʞɿɐʇ) ɐuɐʞsǝp 19:52, 7 April 2012 (UTC)
 * After reviewing the diffs and the UTRS request, I ran a check, and the technical information I have available here shows a connection between User:Roadkill1x and accounts blocked as sockpuppets of User:Koov. --(ʞɿɐʇ) ɐuɐʞsǝp 21:12, 7 April 2012 (UTC)

06 May 2012

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Well, I said he should get some new names and he has! (changed the "h" to a "b"). Same editing pattern as all the other "Rohils", see for example or any of the others in his category. It's a duck in my opinion, but it's been active for a while so requesting a check.  Night w   02:06, 6 May 2012 (UTC)

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 * A ✅ match to previous socks. Didn't see any other accounts, but the IPs used are pretty busy so I wouldn't say no to another CU taking a second glance. WilliamH (talk) 02:43, 6 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Per the previous cases and time in between i'm just going to close this. -- DQ  (ʞlɐʇ)  04:41, 6 May 2012 (UTC)

29 August 2012

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The IP was previously blocked for 3 months as a sock of Koov. It has since reappeared, with a very similar editing style and interests. Overlapping articles are quite diverse: New York street cars and diplomatic relations (particularly focused on Kosovo.)  has the same username format (ending in 1x1) and very similar interests as prior socks. This account was created by after this account was blocked for using a disallowed username. TDL (talk) 16:25, 29 August 2012 (UTC)

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 * Obvious sock is obvious. Hard blocked the IP for one year, indef'ed the sock.  Closing. Dennis Brown -  2&cent;    &copy;   Join WER 15:23, 3 September 2012 (UTC)

25 October 2012

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Same naming format as past socks (User:Pepe1x1, User:Robil1x1, User:Rohil1x1) and same interest in articles dealing with diplomatic relations (especially Kosovo related articles). TDL (talk) 03:16, 25 October 2012 (UTC)


 * @Doc: Yup, I reported PepeEscobar previously. PepeEscobar created the Pepe1x1 username after being blocked for an inappropriate username.  Might be a good idea to tag this account as a sock.  TDL (talk) 18:44, 25 October 2012 (UTC)

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Stalker comparison of the socks with the 1X1 shows this to be ducky. Especially the template edits, from these accounts with handfuls of edits apiece. Doc  talk  10:10, 25 October 2012 (UTC)

Does have any relation here? I believe so. Template:CNSA space program, among other coincidences? Quack. Doc  talk  11:43, 25 October 2012 (UTC)

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 * Blocked and tagged the new sock; also tagged PepeEscobar. The sockpuppetry is pretty clear. Reaper Eternal (talk) 15:50, 26 October 2012 (UTC)

05 March 2013

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While he's got a bit more creative with the username, the editing style is the same as past confirmed socks. The account was created 3 days after his last sock was blocked. His first edit is to create his userpage containing his username: vs. Same interests as past socks; articles with edits overlapping with confirmed socks: Template:Foreign relations of Palestine, Josip Broz Tito, R46 (New York City Subway car), Template:CNSA space program. Here he makes an identical edit as a past sock made one year earlier. TDL (talk) 00:04, 5 March 2013 (UTC)

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 * Quack quack. Blocked and tagged; everything stale for CU so closing. Basa lisk  inspect damage⁄berate 17:11, 5 March 2013 (UTC)

09 April 2013

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Same editing style as past confirmed socks, and a similar style username "1x" (ie User:Marvel1x1). The account was created 4 days after his last sock was blocked. His first edit is to create his userpage containing his username and some images: vs. Same unique interests as past socks; articles with edits overlapping with confirmed socks: Template:Foreign relations of Iraq, F (New York City Subway service), The Prosecution of George W. Bush for Murder, List of Muslim astronauts, Jalal Talabani. Here he restores an edit of a past sock which had been reverted.

The IPs resolve to New York, as do past confirmed socks, and are editing articles which past (and current) socks did. TDL (talk) 20:37, 9 April 2013 (UTC)

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 * Sock indeffed per contribs. 3 of the IPs blocked for 1 week each. Closing. Basa lisk  inspect damage⁄berate 11:36, 19 April 2013 (UTC)

28 April 2013

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Account was created 7 days after the last sock was blocked. Same MO as past socks. His first edit is to create his userpage containing his username: vs. He has resumed edit wars started by past socks. Also, see vs ,  vs ,  vs. Every article edited by DrBeljar has been edited by a past sock of Koov. TDL (talk) 19:20, 28 April 2013 (UTC)

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✅ are technically indistinguishable. I went ahead and blocked since there's really no doubt. Amalthea 21:41, 28 April 2013 (UTC)

01 May 2013

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Account created 3 days after the last sock was blocked. Same MO as past socks. His first edit is to create his userpage containing his username: vs. He has resumed edit wars started by several past socks. TDL (talk) 21:41, 1 May 2013 (UTC)

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 * Blocked per WP:DUCK, closing. King of &hearts;   &diams;   &clubs;  &spades; 04:20, 2 May 2013 (UTC)

02 May 2013

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Account created 1 day after the last sock was blocked. Same MO as past socks. His first edit is to create his userpage containing his username: vs. He has resumed edit wars previously started by several past socks. Userame is a mashup of past socks User:Mykoop and User:Marvel1x1.

I've requested that these pages be semi-protected due to persistent sock puppetry by Koov, but I was told that this is not a valid reason for protection. Surely there's a more efficient way to deal with persistent sockpuppetry from ips and newly registered accounts then having to repeatedly revert and file SPI reports? TDL (talk) 20:49, 2 May 2013 (UTC)

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 * Blocked and closed. Reaper Eternal (talk) 20:55, 2 May 2013 (UTC)

14 May 2013

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Sock username is a play on the master's username Koov. Same MO as past socks. His first edit is to create his userpage containing his username: vs. He has resumed edit wars started by past socks. Most of his edits are to articles frequented by past socks. TDL (talk) 03:37, 14 May 2013 (UTC)

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 * - - Indeffed obvious sock. Adding CU request to check for sleepers. As an aside, this SPI report is excellent, good work.  Basa lisk  inspect damage⁄berate 08:52, 14 May 2013 (UTC)
 * ✅ - no obvious sleepers. ​—DoRD (talk)​ 11:58, 14 May 2013 (UTC)
 * Closing then. Rschen7754 11:59, 14 May 2013 (UTC)

15 May 2013

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Sock username is a play on the master's username Koov. Account created several hours after the last sock was blocked. Same MO as past socks. His first edit is to create his userpage containing his username: vs. He has resumed edit wars started by past socks. All of his edits are to articles frequented by past socks. TDL (talk) 04:25, 15 May 2013 (UTC)

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 * Obvious sock is obvious. Blocked and tagged.  Closing. Dennis Brown - 2¢  - © - @ - Join WER 04:39, 15 May 2013 (UTC)

19 May 2013

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Same naming convention as past socks (ie, , ). Account created a few hours after the last one was blocked. Same MO as past socks. His first edit is to create his userpage containing his username: vs. He has restored plagiarised text originally added by one of his past socks. Nearly all of his edits are to articles which past socks have edited. TDL (talk) 02:35, 19 May 2013 (UTC) TDL (talk) 02:35, 19 May 2013 (UTC)
 * What a coincidence MyRohil, Koov usually edits from the Queens Public Library as well!.
 * Seriously Koov, nobody is going to buy that story. If you want to return to editing you should restrict yourself to only your main account (User:Koov) and consider the standard WP:OFFER.  Six months of no socking and you can be back in business.  However, if you continue socking you'll just keep getting blocked and all your edits reverted on sight for block evasion.  TDL (talk) 05:05, 19 May 2013 (UTC)

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I am not the suspected Sockpuppet Koov, Danny. I am just a user at a library who had just created an account. I may have edited the one about Afghanistan and China, but that was just because I didn't like the way the article was organized in the first place. I order to clarify this I am not the banned user Koov. I don't know him or her. I just happen to be a user at the Queens Library branch at Glenn Oaks. I only use Wikipedia as a first timer. So please don't block my account and don't ban me because I am not the user Koov. Even though I have used the name Rohil, there are my people around the world who are named like that. talk User:MyRohil 12:30 19 May 2013 (UTC)

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 * - - Could we get a sleeper check and possibly a block on the underlying IP? King of  &hearts;   &diams;   &clubs;  &spades; 05:04, 19 May 2013 (UTC)
 * . Blocked some IPs. No obvious sleepers. T. Canens (talk) 08:35, 19 May 2013 (UTC)
 * We're done here, then. Courcelles 17:44, 19 May 2013 (UTC)

25 June 2013

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Account created two days after the last sock was blocked. Same MO as past socks. He has resumed disputes started by one of his past socks, seemingly responding to an edit summary directed at the sock. See also vs. Nearly all of his edits are to articles which past socks have edited. TDL (talk) 22:25, 25 June 2013 (UTC) TDL (talk) 22:25, 25 June 2013 (UTC)

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 * - - History of sleepers + a month since the last check tells me peeking is worthwhile.  Diffs show very similar behavior. Dennis Brown &#124; 2¢ &#124; © &#124;  WER  22:30, 25 June 2013 (UTC)
 * Highly to be Koov. --  DQ   (ʞlɐʇ)  01:47, 26 June 2013 (UTC)
 * Blocked, closing. King of &hearts;   &diams;   &clubs;  &spades; 02:00, 26 June 2013 (UTC)

28 June 2013

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Account created 2 days after the last sock was blocked. Compare their userpage to that of a past sock. Has returned to articles frequented by past socks: vs  or  vs. TDL (talk) 21:34, 28 June 2013 (UTC)
 * @NativeForeigner: Based on numerous past IP's that have been blocked as socks of Koov (ie ) and his own admission, he edits from the Queens Library. Not sure what can be done in terms of a range block without causing collateral damage for other library patrons.  TDL (talk) 02:40, 29 June 2013 (UTC)

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 * - - I hate to ask for CU again, but if somebody could do a cursory check to look for anything obvious, that would be good. There is a history of socking, and it might be good to have a clue how they are generating so many accounts. NativeForeigner Talk 22:04, 28 June 2013 (UTC)
 * Quite the . Near identical user page, and edits per diffs. NativeForeigner Talk 22:04, 28 June 2013 (UTC)
 * Ramped up a couple of IP soft blocks that really should have been hard blocks. I'd say we're done here. WilliamH (talk) 06:16, 29 June 2013 (UTC)
 * Nothing left to do but the paperwork: closing. Dennis Brown &#124; 2¢ &#124; © &#124; WER  12:34, 29 June 2013 (UTC)

02 July 2013

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Was dropped at my talk page by someone on a smartphone. I saw this edit by a known sock and  by Tepido. Dennis Brown &#124; 2¢ &#124; WER  22:47, 2 July 2013 (UTC)

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 * - Self-endorsing. Dennis Brown &#124; 2¢ &#124; WER  22:47, 2 July 2013 (UTC)
 * Behaviourally and technically, looks . WilliamH (talk) 23:07, 2 July 2013 (UTC)
 * Based on behavior and CU results, I've indef blocked.  Closing. Dennis Brown &#124; 2¢ &#124;  WER  23:08, 2 July 2013 (UTC)

28 August 2013

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The IP has previously been blocked for socking. Same interests as Koov has had in the past (New York Transit vs  and foreign relations  vs,  vs ). Geolocates to the same place as past socks and where past socks have admitted to editing from. TDL (talk) 20:39, 28 August 2013 (UTC)

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 * Blocked the IP. Closing. Reaper Eternal (talk) 23:25, 29 August 2013 (UTC)

03 September 2013

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Same MO as past socks. First edit is to create user page with a couple images: with. The user edit wars to restore copyvios inserted by their prior socks: vs ;  vs. TDL (talk) 22:15, 3 September 2013 (UTC)

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 * Named account ✅, blocked, and tagged. NativeForeigner Talk 23:00, 3 September 2013 (UTC)
 * Closed then. Reaper Eternal (talk) 00:49, 4 September 2013 (UTC)

24 September 2013

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Similar name as past socks: User:Roadkill1x, User:United Nations1x, User:Koop1x1. Lots of overlapping interests: vs ;  vs ;  vs ;  vs ;  vs ;  vs ;  vs. TDL (talk) 21:25, 24 September 2013 (UTC)

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Another duck. The evidence above is beyond compelling. Another sock being involved at this article is the knockout punch. CU for sleepers. Doc  talk  07:41, 25 September 2013 (UTC)

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 * - for a sleeper check. Rschen7754 07:54, 25 September 2013 (UTC)
 * Named account is ✅ from, but there is nothing else to report. ​—DoRD (talk)​ 11:48, 25 September 2013 (UTC)
 * Josip1x blocked indef. Mark Arsten (talk) 18:01, 25 September 2013 (UTC)

16 November 2013

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Same behaviour as past socks. First edit is to create a userpage with a few images/maps: vs,. The editor has resumed editing articles which past socks have: vs ;  vs ;  vs ;  vs ;  vs. Probably worth doing a CU for sleepers. TDL (talk) 22:35, 16 November 2013 (UTC)

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 * ✅ No sleepers found though. NativeForeigner Talk 17:23, 18 November 2013 (UTC)
 * Suspected sock tagged and blocked indef. Closing now. Mark Arsten (talk) 17:32, 18 November 2013 (UTC)

10 January 2014

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Same interests as past socks: International relations and New York City public transit. Compare with  and  with. TDL (talk) 08:03, 10 January 2014 (UTC)

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 * Yes, blocked & tagged. Amalthea  10:53, 10 January 2014 (UTC)

19 February 2014

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Same behaviour as past socks. Compare with ;  vs ;  vs  (a copyvio of );  vs  (copyvio of );  vs  (copyvio of ). I'm not sure what the best thing to do here is. The IPs all geolocate to the Queens Public Library, which is where Koov always edits from, so any range block is likely to have significant collateral damage. However, given that the IPs are doing a lot of serious damage (copyvios) across a wide range of pages, I'm not sure that protection would resolve the issue. TDL (talk) 21:39, 19 February 2014 (UTC)

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 * I've blocked the two recently used IPs for six months for block evasion, closing now. Mark Arsten (talk) 06:03, 20 February 2014 (UTC)

09 June 2014

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The username is a dead giveaway, combining the names of past socks, ie User:Koov and User:HelloRohil. Similar userpage to past socks: vs. Has return to past targets: vs. TDL (talk) 20:43, 9 June 2014 (UTC)

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 * Blocked and tagged. Closing. Callanecc (talk • contribs • logs) 11:18, 14 June 2014 (UTC)

06 August 2014

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Compare this with this. Also look at the userpages: vs. The IP geolocates to New York, as do all past socks, and has resumed the disruption of past socks: vs. TDL (talk) 17:28, 6 August 2014 (UTC)

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Account blocked and tagged (not checked). I've also extended to block of the IP to 1 week. Elockid  ( Talk ) 22:41, 8 August 2014 (UTC)

20 August 2014

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Similar username to past socks ie User:RohilKxy. Similar userpage to past past socks. Claims their name is "Rohil Koovappara", again a play on past socks ie User:Koovappara. Has returned to scene of past activity, ie vs. TDL (talk) 20:04, 20 August 2014 (UTC)

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 * Looks pretty blatant, so I've gone ahead and blocked the suspected sock indef. Closing case now. Mark Arsten (talk) 00:30, 21 August 2014 (UTC)

03 September 2014

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Has resumed disruption started by past socks: vs. IP geolocates to New York as do all past socks. TDL (talk) 18:17, 3 September 2014 (UTC)

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— Berean Hunter   (talk)  19:13, 13 September 2014 (UTC)
 * Hardblocked IP 1 month and indeffed sock. Closing.

09 September 2014

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Same interest in editing foreign relations and New York City Subway articles, and similarity to usernames of previous socks. For example, removing Crimea from List of diplomatic missions in Ukraine versus previous controversial Russia-related edits. Epicgenius (talk) 15:31, 9 September 2014 (UTC)

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— Berean Hunter   (talk)  19:14, 13 September 2014 (UTC)
 * See closing comments above.

15 October 2014

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IP was blocked as a sock of Koov a month ago, but following the expiry of the block is back making the same edits. TDL (talk) 16:40, 15 October 2014 (UTC)

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 * I've extended the hard block to 3 months. Mike V  •  Talk  18:41, 15 October 2014 (UTC)

31 October 2014

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Account was created several hours after the last edit of the last sock. Similar interests to past socks: international relations and New York public transit. Compare vs. Identical userpages: vs. TDL (talk) 12:46, 31 October 2014 (UTC)

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 * Comparing Ragnity's editing history with that of a few past sockpuppets, I found a lot more evidence, making it clear beyond any doubt. Blocked. The editor who uses the pseudonym "JamesBWatson" (talk) 14:38, 3 November 2014 (UTC)

04 March 2015

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Same interests as past socks, New York City public transit and international relations. Compare vs ;  vs ;  vs. Notice the same awkward edit summaries. Account was created a day after the last sock was blocked. TDL (talk) 15:35, 4 March 2015 (UTC)

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 * . CU can't help here anyway, as the old accounts are . But since the account was created just a day after previous one was blocked, and since it made identical edits to previous accounts', I'd say that is enough to block the account.  Vanjagenije  (talk)  17:48, 4 March 2015 (UTC)
 * Yep. It doesn't get much more obvious than that. . HJ Mitchell  &#124;  Penny for your thoughts?  22:52, 5 March 2015 (UTC)

18 May 2015

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Similar username to past socks:,. Compare userpages: User:Jokoop vs. Similar interests to past socks: international relations ( vs ) and New York public transit ( vs ). TDL (talk) 04:37, 18 May 2015 (UTC)

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 * - - To compare with  and to look for sleepers.  Vanjagenije   (talk)  00:52, 23 May 2015 (UTC)
 * ✅: Jokoop to Roldank. . Mike V • Talk 01:10, 23 May 2015 (UTC)

08 January 2016

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Account created one day after last sock was blocked. Username similar to past socks and. Similar behaviour to past sock. First edit is to create userpage containing username: vs. Similar interests to past socks: international relations ( vs, vs ,  vs , Russia–Palestine relations, Template:Foreign relations of Russia) and New York, especially public transit ( vs ,  vs ).

This edit by is clearly Josfitt continuing this edit war. The IP geolocates to the Queens Public Library, where a past sock has admited to be editing from. Also, compare this edit with this by a past sock. TDL (talk) 04:11, 8 January 2016 (UTC)

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 * has been tagged and blocked indef per behavioral evidence. Closing case now. Mark Arsten (talk) 23:18, 12 January 2016 (UTC)

01 April 2016

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Account created days after last sock was blocked. First edits:. Resumes edit war:. See /. TDL (talk) 23:48, 1 April 2016 (UTC)

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 * Rokoov is ✅ to Josfitt. <b style="color:#151B54">Mike V</b> • <b style="color:#C16C16">Talk</b> 20:30, 3 April 2016 (UTC)

21 May 2016

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Account created hours after last sock was blocked. Username is a combination of past socks (ie and ). First edit is to create userpage containing just the username, as did past socks. Same interests as past socks, New York public transit and international relations. TDL (talk) 17:48, 21 May 2016 (UTC)

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 * ✅ to Rokoov. <b style="color:#151B54">Mike V</b> • <b style="color:#C16C16">Talk</b> 19:03, 21 May 2016 (UTC)

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Same interests as past socks (international relations, particularly pro-Russian POV, and NYC public transport. Compare  vs ;  vs ;  vs ;  vs . TDL (talk) 21:32, 20 February 2017 (UTC)

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. The evidence is solid. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 17:06, 25 February 2017 (UTC)

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Very similar username to last sock. Account created 2 minutes after last sock was blocked. Compare their userpages: vs. Other overlap such as: and. TDL (talk) 04:36, 8 June 2018 (UTC)

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 * . Blocked and tagged. Closing.  Vanjagenije  (talk)  08:22, 8 June 2018 (UTC)

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The user is changing pictures in New York City Subway articles' infoboxes (e.g. this edit by 7 TrainRK vs. this edit by now-blocked sockpuppet R1887). The user coincidentally has other topic overlap with confirmed sockpuppets, such as this edit to Template:Politics of Russia. The username is also similar to other confirmed socks such as R1887 and R188 7 train, and based on that, the edits seem very suspicious. epicgenius (talk) 12:35, 27 September 2018 (UTC)

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 * . Blocked and tagged. Closing.  Vanjagenije  (talk)  09:08, 29 October 2018 (UTC)

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Observations: Based on this, I think the Mr7Train account looks very similar to other Koov socks. epicgenius (talk) 22:37, 19 November 2018 (UTC)
 * The user name is similar to other socks, which have referred to the 7 train (e.g. 7 TrainRK, R188 7 train, R1887).
 * Edits to the captions of infobox images in NYC Subway service articles (Mr7Train vs other socks: 1, 2)
 * Edits to foreign relations articles (Mr7Train: 1, 2 vs other confirmed socks: 1, 2, 3)

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 * ✅ to . Blocked/tagged.  Courcelles (talk) 15:33, 20 November 2018 (UTC)

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 * Username includes "7 train" (similar to other socks). The very first edit was to create a link to 7 (New York City Subway service) on the userpage. This is very similar to a recently blocked sock, Mr7Train, whose first userpage edit was the exact same content. I should note that this first edit was 6 hours after Mr7Train was blocked. Mr7Train was blocked at 10:08, 20 September 2018 (UTC), and the edit to My7Train Service's userpage was made at 16:07.
 * The very second edit was to revert an edit by (who is not the subject of this report). Davidng913 had added a new image to the infobox, which was promptly reverted by My7Train Service. The edit summary was Fine keep this image here and have the same one on the other article. which suggests that My7Train Service has been involved in this dispute before. Similar edits were made to the R46 (New York City Subway car) article, where My7Train Service changed the infobox image to the same image used on the A train's article.
 * Based on page history and edit summaries, I think the IP users 67.250.25.61 and 2604:2000:988d:1300:4074:c04d:667f:12f8 may also be sockpuppets of Koov, but I am not sure. Both edits removed the usage of this same image that Davidng913 added. 67.250.25.61's edit summary was But this image is just fine. It is not that controversial. Let us leave it as it is. 2604 et al.'s summary was But Davidng913 I think you are wrong. This picture is already used on the R46 subway car article. So leave it like this.
 * The IP users 2604:2000:988d:1300:914e:bb30:398e:4ad3 and 2604:2000:988d:1300:f0ba:f96:f21c:31f6 also made edits to R46 article, changing the infobox image, with edit summaries addressing Davidng913 as "Dave". That's what My7Train Service did here. There are several other dynamic IP addresses under a similar range that made similar edits with similar edit summaries, but these are over a month old, so I'm only including the most recent sockpuppets.

As a side note, if these users are found to be sockpuppets of Koov, then semi-protecting the A (New York City Subway service) and R46 (New York City Subway car) articles might solve this issue. epicgenius (talk) 01:08, 23 November 2018 (UTC)

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 * User:My7Train Service is a confirmed sock and blocked. Evaluating the rest still. Courcelles (talk) 20:16, 29 November 2018 (UTC)
 * Protected the two articles recommended by . Courcelles (talk) 20:17, 29 November 2018 (UTC)
 * Found sleeper User:7 Train Subway and blocked indef. Blocked 2604:2000:988D:0:0:0:0:0/48 for a while.  Think I'm done here.  Case closed. Courcelles (talk) 20:19, 29 November 2018 (UTC)

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epicgenius (talk) 17:05, 15 December 2018 (UTC)
 * This user's first edits on his userpage is to create links to 7 (New York City Subway service) and R188 (New York City Subway car). This is similar to other sockpuppets like, , and.
 * Subsequent edits to the R (New York City Subway service) article changed the lead picture, then when I reverted him, he reverted me to restore the image. This is similar to behavior by Mr7Train and My7Train Service on the A (New York City Subway service) before it was protected.
 * Edits to political articles like confirmed socks.
 * Also username similarity to and, two confirmed socks.

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 * NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 23:45, 15 December 2018 (UTC)

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Similar interests to confirmed sockpuppets:
 * Similar user names: this user vs. 3 others in Category:Wikipedia sockpuppets of Koov, contain "7 Train" in their name
 * Political edits:, vs edits of confirmed sockpuppets, e.g. ,
 * changing NYC Subway infobox pictures very similar to edit by blocked sockpuppet

It may also be worth noting that has edit-warred to restore an image that this user put on the R (New York City Subway service) article:, , , vs Transportation 7 Train. Back in November, I reported this user for suspected sockpuppetry (evidence there) but no action was taken. So I ask a checkuser to also take a look at this IP user, whose edits seem suspicious.

Thank you. epicgenius (talk) 00:24, 9 February 2019 (UTC)

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 * My thoughts are hat this also seems rather like, another known sockpuppeteer who just had another IP in the same general range blocked for obvious block evasion. Might these be the same user all along? oknazevad (talk) 15:16, 9 February 2019 (UTC)

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 * ✅ plus . . Both confirmed accounts accounts are . I didn't look at Conrailman4122, but based on the CU log, they are on a different ISP. Closing. TonyBallioni (talk) 04:49, 19 February 2019 (UTC)

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 * Edits to "foreign relations" pages, like other Koov socks: 1, 2
 * Afterward, edits to change infobox image in NYC subway service articles, like other Koov socks: 1, 2. Identical to these edits by blocked socks: 1, 2 epicgenius (talk) 14:13, 28 February 2019 (UTC)

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✅

. — Berean Hunter   (talk)  00:28, 1 March 2019 (UTC)

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Similar interest in NYC Subway articles and international relations articles  compared to confirmed socks. epicgenius (talk) 16:33, 5 August 2019 (UTC)

Since a comparison is requested, I'm just going to copy the diffs from Zeo Power, the last confirmed sock that I reported: (Edit: I have moved the diffs - see below.) epicgenius (talk) 18:12, 5 August 2019 (UTC)

Here's a more complete comparison. epicgenius (talk) 03:15, 12 August 2019 (UTC)


 * Similar interest in editing "foreign relations" pages, like Koov socks:
 * Subway NYC64: 1, 2
 * Confirmed socks: 1, 2
 * Afterward, edits to change infobox image in NYC subway service articles, like Koov socks - claiming that since an image is "already used" on another article, that it should be replaced:
 * Subway NYC64: 1, 2
 * Confirmed socks: 1, 2, 3, 4

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This case led me to create an LTA casefile for this user. –<b style="color:#77b">Laundry</b><b style="color:#fb0">Pizza</b><b style="color:#b00">03</b> ( d c̄ ) 07:51, 17 August 2019 (UTC)

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All four diffs are of the suspected sock. You must present comparison diffs of the master or their socks.--Bbb23 (talk) 18:06, 5 August 2019 (UTC)
 * Based on the provided diffs, I'm changing the case status back to open.--Bbb23 (talk) 13:05, 12 August 2019 (UTC)

— Berean Hunter   (talk)  09:36, 11 September 2019 (UTC)
 * - Please, can we use CU logs to check this account based on provided diffs?  Vanjagenije  (talk)  20:37, 8 September 2019 (UTC)
 * Case closed.  Vanjagenije  (talk)  20:21, 12 September 2019 (UTC)

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was created 1 day after the most recent sock was blocked. Usernames are very similar, as are the userpages: vs. The same interests as past socks, Kosovo ( vs ); NY public transit ( vs ); etc. TDL (talk) 04:05, 30 March 2020 (UTC)

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 * - Behaviorally it looks strong enough to block. There's nothing fresh for CU comparison. If there's any value in checking against CU logs, or using this one to freshen the CU logs, please do so. A check for sleepers would be useful. Thanks. Cabayi (talk) 09:37, 3 April 2020 (UTC)
 * , and ✅ to . Notes on cuwiki., closing. ST47 (talk) 10:03, 3 April 2020 (UTC)

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This may be a little old, but the suspected sockpuppet has a similar interest in NYC Subway articles (changing the image here with the summary "Whats wrong with this picture anyway?") and Eastern European international relations articles. This can be compared to confirmed socks (subway:, , ; international relations: , , ).

Additionally, I suspect the username is a subtle attempt to evade detection, as previous sockpuppets have used some combination of the 7 (New York City Subway service), R188 (New York City Subway car), and the name "Rohil Koov" or an abbreviation of such in their username. Flushing, Queens, is a locale where the 7 train travels, though this in itself was not enough to substantiate my suspicion of sockpuppetry until I saw the user's other edits. Epicgenius (talk) 18:14, 9 June 2021 (UTC)

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> I'm surprised this went undetected for a while. Maybe now-banned users had a point. Mtattrain (talk) 18:20, 9 June 2021 (UTC)

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 * based on a comparison between this account's data and historical entries in the CU log. Compare also the idiosyncratic user page formatting ., closing. Mz7 (talk) 04:57, 10 June 2021 (UTC)

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 * per below. Jezebel's Ponyo bons mots 21:44, 5 January 2022 (UTC)

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✅, blocked and tagged.-- Jezebel's Ponyo bons mots 21:44, 5 January 2022 (UTC)

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RussGreekMexican signed up the same day as the last blocks (5 January 2022). Behavior is similar to that documented in the LTA page. Similar timecards (compare to Flushing Girl). Similar edit summaries (e.g., , ). MarioGom (talk) 23:04, 5 November 2022 (UTC)

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 * Dreamy <i style="color:#d00">Jazz</i> talk to me &#124; my contributions 15:00, 6 November 2022 (UTC)
 * Dreamy <i style="color:#d00">Jazz</i> talk to me &#124; my contributions 15:00, 6 November 2022 (UTC)


 * Dreamy <i style="color:#d00">Jazz</i> talk to me &#124; my contributions 15:02, 6 November 2022 (UTC)

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Koov is back using Queens188 Street and like his or her other accounts has been removing Kosovo-related links and articles from navboxes, Template:Foreign relations of India, and blanked the Brazil–Kosovo relations article with an odd edit description of "(Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is the new President of Brazil and Jair Bolsonaro is gone." Might be a reference to current events but it doesn't justify the removal/blanking. On International recognition of Kosovo for the B section of countries starting with this letter, for Brazil, they added the article content into this section and removing the link to the article with the similar edit description of "Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is now the President of Brazil." A previous sock, User:RussGreekMexican, blanked the India-Kosovo back in June 2022. Upon looking through the history of the India-Kosovo article, I found a blocked user account, MishinMitsotakis, that has the same pattern of editing and almost the same style of user page content as Queens188 Street. While MishinMitsotakis is blocked for disruptive editing, it should be tagged as a sockpuppet of Koov. WikiCleanerMan (talk) 14:48, 19 March 2023 (UTC)

Also, the user name of Queens188 Street is similar to that of, Flushing Girl, 192 Street House, Fresh Meadows 193, Fresh Meadows House, NYC6x7x, Subway NYC64, and several other NYC-related names. --WikiCleanerMan (talk) 14:56, 19 March 2023 (UTC)

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But I’m not the banned user Koov. I just said that Lula is the new President of Brazil and that his policy is different from that of Jair Bolsonaro. That’s it. Just don’t block me. I’m not the banned User:Koov. WikiCleanerMan is lying. He doesn’t know that I have nothing to do with the banned user:Koov. Queens188 Street (talk) 05:24, 20 March 2023 (UTC)
 * WikiCleanerMan is lying. Just because I changed these articles like on Brazil and India doesn’t mean that I’m a banned sock puppet Koov. I don’t know who Koov He/She is. Period. I just mentioned that Lula and Bolsonaro have different positions and regarding that several articles made by Noonicarus were deleted or redirected. So I’m not the banned Sockpuppet Koov and I don’t know who that person is. So please don’t block me and WikiCleanerMan is lying. Queens188 Street (talk) 05:33, 20 March 2023 (UTC)
 * Edit history doesn't lie. Care to explain the last revision of Flushing Girl's user page before it was tagged and how you have the same set of links to the articles: Flushing, Queens, Metropolitan Transportation Authority, New York City Subway, 7 (New York City Subway service), A (New York City Subway service), N (New York City Subway service), Q (New York City Subway service), Flushing–Main Street station (IRT Flushing Line), and Queens College (CUNY). And the same link to a Facebook profile? There are no lies here. Just you claiming that I am. --WikiCleanerMan (talk) 18:05, 20 March 2023 (UTC)
 * Really WikiCleanerMan, I used those Facebook pages because they are my friends. Ok. As for those Wikipedia articles, I live in New York and I sometimes take those train lines. Period. You have no evidence at all and you are lying as ever. Period. Queens188 Street (talk) 18:14, 20 March 2023 (UTC)
 * FlushingGirl is a different person. Okay. That’s it. Queens188 Street (talk) 18:16, 20 March 2023 (UTC)

Dreamy Jazz you blocked Koov's most recent sockpuppets, I'd like to know what you think. It should be noted that Queenstreet has removed yet another Kosovo related information regarding foreign relations on the Foreign relations of Liberia page today. --WikiCleanerMan (talk) 15:13, 28 March 2023 (UTC)


 * Really WikiCleanerMan. You have no proof at all. AS for the Kosovo part I removed sometimes, I make many mistakes as for that Kosovo article that still doesn't prove that Im Koov. You have absolutely no evidence against me except for a few edits. If I had removed Kosovo, it's just a simple mistake which can be corrected anyway by another editor. You are lying as ever WikiCleanerMan. Any other editor can simply change it. There that's it. Queens188 Street (talk) 16:48, 28 March 2023 (UTC)
 * Besides it may be just my mistake. Anyway I did not harm or edit any other articles. So leave me alone WikiCleanerMan. You are lying as ever. Queens188 Street (talk) 16:50, 28 March 2023 (UTC)


 * MishinMitsotakis is a different user who lives in a different house. I may have given that person some of my computer personal data. But Im not the same person as him/her. That person lives in a different house. Queens188 Street (talk) 17:07, 29 March 2023 (UTC)
 * MishinMitsotakis is already blocked anyway. That user is the one that is really Koov. I’m just a new first time user. So regarding MishinMitsotakis that person was already blocked by another administrator I think MaterialScientist. That’s just about it. Queens188 Street (talk) 19:44, 29 March 2023 (UTC

Clerk, CheckUser, and/or patrolling admin comments

 * and have shared the same /64 with a similar device. Dreamy <i style="color:#d00">Jazz</i> talk to me &#124; my contributions 17:03, 29 March 2023 (UTC)
 * After comparing these accounts to previous socks, I'm convinced based on the similarities in editing patterns, userpages, and usernames (e.g. ) that both accounts are sockpuppets of Koov. I don't find the WP:LITTLEBROTHER defense above convincing., closing. Thanks, Spicy (talk) 11:48, 9 April 2023 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
The user page says it all. It is the same as the last account of this person who continues to think they won't be caught by anyone on here. If someone checks the navbox, Foreign relations of China, there has been a campaign by anonymous IPs to remove the China-Kosovo article from there. This means this was done by this LTA user, Koov, who continues to use NYC-related user names and the same set of links on the user page. WikiCleanerMan (talk) 03:09, 8 July 2023 (UTC)

The coat of arms which his instance on adding back isn't necessary from his last sock account is being done by his current one. Pinging Dreamy Jazz, Materialscientist, and Spicy, for their involvement in the last two to three accounts of his that have been reported or have blocked them. --WikiCleanerMan (talk) 21:24, 9 July 2023 (UTC)

Dreamy Jazz, is it possible for the IP range to be blocked permanently so we stop having more of these sock accounts from coming back? --WikiCleanerMan (talk) 19:11, 10 July 2023 (UTC)

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Clerk, CheckUser, and/or patrolling admin comments

 * Used the same /64 as based on the CheckUser log. Other previous socks, including Queens188 Street, are now  for comparison. Dreamy <i style="color:#d00">Jazz</i> talk to me &#124; my contributions 09:25, 10 July 2023 (UTC)
 * , closing. Thanks, Spicy (talk) 20:03, 15 July 2023 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
This new user account of Koov readded the emblem of China before I reverted it. At first, thought this was a new user. But upon looking at the user page for this account it states: "Odell Beckham Jr. - An Ugly Grizzly bear and an Animal. A failed player. Klay Thompson, Nazem Kadri, Justin Verlander, and Kellyn Acosta are all better than this failed stupid looser!!!!!!!"

One of the previous socks I reported, Queens188 Street had edited the pages of Klay Thompson with the edit summary of "He has the best Twitter ever." And added the Twitter account links to Verlander, Kadri's, and Acosta's external links sections on their articles. It wouldn't make sense for a new user to have something written like this on their userpage unless it was random. But this isn't a random addition to a page.

And the userpage states "I live in the North American Continent somewhere in New York, Ontario and Quebec." Given this user's past user accounts with NYC names, it's obvious the New York element of their tactics whether names or information hasn't left their editing habits. --WikiCleanerMan (talk) 21:49, 18 February 2024 (UTC) WikiCleanerMan (talk) 21:49, 18 February 2024 (UTC)

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 * Yo WikiCleanerMan. Im a new user. Look at my Email address it is very different from that Koov guy. As for Odell Beckham Jr. so many people don't like him. That guy couldn't reach full potential as a player. The others had better luck. But Olusegun Obasanjo is different. As for where I live that's none of your business. Okay I just edited but y'all know that it was only about making those templates including the one about China more decorative. I thought that without the coat of arms they look very ugly. So There I caused no harm to the Wiki at all. OBJ the man (talk) 03:42, 19 February 2024 (UTC)

Clerk, CheckUser, and/or patrolling admin comments

 * Blocked, tagged, closing. Bbb23 (talk) 14:53, 19 February 2024 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
Koov has entered almost a month later with the same/similar edits to the pages as the last sock account. Brazil-South Africa relations edit in the see also section by the previous account. And the same edit by this current account. The rest of the edits on other articles match the previous accounts editing pattern, style, format, etc. WikiCleanerMan (talk) 00:41, 26 March 2024 (UTC)


 * Look WikiCleaner Man. I just made a few changes to that account. I wanted to improve that account. Why do you think that I’m Koov. You need to stop Speculating. I’m MarioPlayer. I live in Miami, Florida. You are always accusing people of being sock puppets for nothing. Just close this case now. MarioPlayer1985 (talk) 22:06, 3 April 2024 (UTC)

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 * ✅ to . Spicy (talk) 22:08, 3 April 2024 (UTC)