Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Lego - Bloom/Archive

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Hello. These are three "ACPERM evaders" plus one. User:Lego - Bloom created on 21-May, created an article on 29-May, total 43 edits User:Magg Telly  created on 30-May, created an article on 13-Jun, total 47 edits User:Balboa Boss created on  5-Jun, created an article on 23-Jun, total 53 edits User:King Swann  created on  5-Jun,                            , total 54 edits Just look at their contrib lists. They are doing the same kind of edits at the same hours of the day with the same edit summaries. Diffs: User:Lego - Bloom User:Magg Telly User:Balboa Boss User:King Swann Note that Lego - Bloom's article has been drafted. Whatever the result of this SPI, I believe Magg Telly's and Balboa Boss's articles should be drafted, too. Thanks and regards, Biwom (talk) 03:20, 24 June 2018 (UTC)

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 * Closing due to lack of evidence. The edit summaries are descriptive of the changes made, which while similar are not so substantially identical as to prove sockpuppetry. Sir Sputnik (talk) 16:40, 25 June 2018 (UTC)
 * I'm sorry to overturn your close,, but after a request from another admin to review this, it appears to me that there's enough evidence here for an investigation. ​—DoRD (talk)​ 20:12, 27 June 2018 (UTC)
 * I disagree. All four accounts are evading ACPERM in the same manner (adding lots of references, some of which are spam) in order to post covert advertising (UPE). I've seen this abuse pattern before, but I cannot remember the exact sockmaster. MER-C 20:16, 27 June 2018 (UTC)
 * Between the behavior and the CU evidence, it's highly that these are all related. ​—DoRD (talk)​ 20:47, 27 June 2018 (UTC)
 * Blocked, spam deleted. It was also suggested by Chrissymad that this is Sockpuppet investigations/Kickingback77. MER-C 20:59, 27 June 2018 (UTC)

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Hello. I believe these 8 accounts have edit patterns identical to the 4 previous ones. It all looks like this: User:Lego - Bloom created on 21-May, created an article on 29-May, total 43 edits User:Gustave Viggo created on 22-May, created an article on 5-Jun, total 68 edits User:Pablos Freez created on 28-May, created an article on  7-Jun, total 36 edits User:Sheik Rey    created on 30-May, created an article on  9-Jun, total 51 edits User:Magg Telly   created on 30-May, created an article on 13-Jun, total 47 edits User:Pentemax     created on 30-May, created an article on 20-Jun, total 26 edits User:Balboa Boss  created on  5-Jun, created an article on 23-Jun, total 56 edits User:King Swann   created on  5-Jun, created an article on 26-Jun, total 67 edits User:Wilkes Rae   created on  5-Jun, created an article on 27-Jun, total 61 edits User:Ripley Jok   created on 14-Jun,                            , total 24 edits User:Krubo-oo     created on 26-Jun,                            , total 17 edits User:Pikachu pica created on 27-Jun,                            , total 13 edits Note that Sheik Rey was discussed here and Pentemax there. Thanks and regards, Biwom (talk) 14:33, 30 June 2018 (UTC)

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 * Just to confirm... all users are adding references in the same way to evade ACPERM. Spam pages: TeachPitch, Investa Property Group, Setschedule, MeWe (website), Andrew Thompson (entrepreneur). Ripley Jok, Krubo-oo and Pikachu pica have not been used to dump spam yet. MER-C 09:06, 5 July 2018 (UTC)
 * The CU data for Gustave Viggo, Pablos Freez, Sheik Rey, Pentemax, and Wilkes Rae is consistent with the accounts in the previous case. Ripley Jok, Krubo-oo, and Pikachu pica, at this point, appear to be ❌. ​—DoRD (talk)​ 13:07, 5 July 2018 (UTC)
 * Thanks. I've blocked the confirmed accounts. I think we should keep our eyes peeled regarding the remainder. MER-C 14:06, 5 July 2018 (UTC)
 * Reminder are inactive now, so I'm closing this.  Vanjagenije  (talk)  23:24, 9 July 2018 (UTC)

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Cluster of WP:SPA's who have mostly edited Red Roof Inn. The connection back to the sockmaster is via User:Pentemax and the hotel/property editing theme.

The really weird thing, is the touchpoint between Mike70961 and NeedAGoodUsername at User:Aarifshaikhh50/sandbox, which I reported to oversight earlier today and I see has already been suppressed, so I'll just mention that it exists and skip the details. -- RoySmith (talk) 02:40, 24 April 2019 (UTC)

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Hello. As this has been reopened, I take the opportunity to mention that I think the Lego - Bloom SPI is connected to the Kickingback77 SPI. For example, looking at the contributions of Kim Marcos89, ChristianFernandes12, Balboa Boss and Magg Telly I see the same days of the week, hours of the day, edit summaries about partnerships and acquisitions and finally very similar content being added:. Thanks and regards, Biwom (talk) 03:01, 29 April 2019 (UTC)

Hi, Mike70961 here. I've come here to assert that all edits to Red Roof Inn and others are entirely in good faith, and I have never violated, or intended to violate, any of Wikipedia's community standards. I only have one account, and I have no affiliation to Lego-Bloom or any other accounts mentioned in this investigation. If I can provide any clarity or assistance, I would be happy to do so.

My account is not now, nor has it ever been, an SPA. I am merely a Wikipedia user who edits infrequently, and when edits occur, they are usually minor edits. Red Roof Inn's article, however, was, in my opinion, incoherent, contained incorrect information, and was written like an advertisement. My good-faith edit to Red Roof Inn was to improve upon it. Many of the edits I made were proofreading errors, which is probably why my account was flagged as an SPA. I assure you, this account is not an SPA, I merely made a lot of edits to one page in a short period of time. I would invite you to review my contributions, and you will notice that before my edits to Red Roof Inn, I have not made any contributions to any hotel/chain related pages.

Thank you, Mike70961 (talk) 04:24, 1 May 2019 (UTC)

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 * - This case is . Sir Sputnik (talk) 03:26, 24 April 2019 (UTC)
 * Ncastilloredroof and are ✅ to each other. .--Bbb23 (talk) 20:16, 28 April 2019 (UTC)
 * Most of the accounts are stale here. Out of non-stale accounts Ncastilloredroof, Short2345 are blocked already and I'm convinced with Mike70961's explanation. If in future any stale account becomes active, feel to free to file report again. Closing.. &#8208;&#8208;1997kB (talk) 04:19, 6 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Most of the accounts are stale here. Out of non-stale accounts Ncastilloredroof, Short2345 are blocked already and I'm convinced with Mike70961's explanation. If in future any stale account becomes active, feel to free to file report again. Closing.. &#8208;&#8208;1997kB (talk) 04:19, 6 June 2019 (UTC)