Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Lekuma/Archive

Suspected sockpuppets

 * ( original case name)

Two accounts that have recently been made and have both uploaded fictitious flags which they added to the articles of Laos, Maldives, Flag of Laos and Flag of Maldives, all on the same day (15 nov). The IP re-did these edits on the two Lao articles, prompting me to see a pattern I was already suspicious of. If not sockpuppetry then at the very least suspiciously close to it. Vif12vf/Tiberius (talk) 20:38, 17 November 2023 (UTC)

Comments by other users

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 * - Jurisdrew or other flag LTA? &mdash; Mdaniels5757 (talk &bull; contribs) 02:51, 27 November 2023 (UTC)

Clerk, CheckUser, and/or patrolling admin comments

 * - There are more accounts, looking... Spicy (talk) 01:41, 18 December 2023 (UTC)
 * First of all, I didn't check Sirrypusar, as they appear to be removing hoax flags that were added by another account, . Sirrypusar also has a fairly substantial editing history on other Wikimedia projects. I wonder if the filer meant to file this under Wihaxeve instead? Anyway, I checked Xowejujo against Wihaxeve. They are ✅ to one another and to:


 * The following accounts are technically and obviously related based on behaviour/username pattern:

I wouldn't be surprised if this goes back further than this, but that's what I've got for now. These seem to be throwaways anyway. This case is technically ❌ to recent socks blocked as Jurisdrew (which may or may not actually be Jurisdrew) and to historical data for the Jurisdrew case. . Spicy (talk) 02:19, 18 December 2023 (UTC)


 * On further inspection, it does seem I accidentally reported Sirrypusar instead of the actual perpetrator. Vif12vf/Tiberius (talk) 02:27, 18 December 2023 (UTC)


 * Moved case to oldest account, blocked and tagged all. Leaving open for now in case anyone recognizes an earlier master & so that a clerk/admin can behaviourally investigate any IPs involved. Thanks, Spicy (talk) 02:34, 18 December 2023 (UTC)
 * Closing.  Vanjagenije  (talk)  11:53, 22 December 2023 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets

 * ( original case name)

See also Special:Contributions/88.230.236.0/23. LTA dating back to at least June 2023, most commonly involving the addition of bogus defunct dates to company articles. Individual IPs have been blocked for vandalism in the past. Requesting CU because there may be accounts I missed and sleepers. IceWelder &#91; &#9993; &#93; 16:41, 31 January 2024 (UTC)

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Clerk, CheckUser, and/or patrolling admin comments

 * ... Spicy (talk) 21:38, 31 January 2024 (UTC)
 * The following accounts are ✅ to each other:


 * Technical and behavioural evidence indicates this is likely the same operator as Sockpuppet investigations/Lekuma. I'll merge this case there.
 * , but from a purely behavioural standpoint, the range linked in the SPI has not edited in several months so no further action is needed. Spicy (talk) 21:51, 31 January 2024 (UTC)
 * Tagged, closing. Thanks, Spicy (talk) 21:52, 31 January 2024 (UTC)