Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Lfeza/Archive

Suspected sockpuppets



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Same falsification of charts positions to "#1" ; editing the same articles (see ); maybe its too old to CU, but looking for sleepers. (CC) Tb hotch ™ 21:12, 1 December 2021 (UTC)

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 * On a similar range with other matching technical information, which I would call ✅ to the above 4 accounts:
 * On that similar range was also the previously confirmed sock which had matching technical information, so all the accounts are confirmed to the master through Laddcd. Dreamy Jazz talk to me &#124; my contributions 10:34, 2 December 2021 (UTC)
 * Blocking and tagging. Dreamy Jazz talk to me &#124; my contributions 10:37, 2 December 2021 (UTC)
 * Closing. Thanks, Spicy (talk) 15:57, 3 December 2021 (UTC)
 * On a similar range with other matching technical information, which I would call ✅ to the above 4 accounts:
 * On that similar range was also the previously confirmed sock which had matching technical information, so all the accounts are confirmed to the master through Laddcd. Dreamy Jazz talk to me &#124; my contributions 10:34, 2 December 2021 (UTC)
 * Blocking and tagging. Dreamy Jazz talk to me &#124; my contributions 10:37, 2 December 2021 (UTC)
 * Closing. Thanks, Spicy (talk) 15:57, 3 December 2021 (UTC)
 * On that similar range was also the previously confirmed sock which had matching technical information, so all the accounts are confirmed to the master through Laddcd. Dreamy Jazz talk to me &#124; my contributions 10:34, 2 December 2021 (UTC)
 * Blocking and tagging. Dreamy Jazz talk to me &#124; my contributions 10:37, 2 December 2021 (UTC)
 * Closing. Thanks, Spicy (talk) 15:57, 3 December 2021 (UTC)
 * On that similar range was also the previously confirmed sock which had matching technical information, so all the accounts are confirmed to the master through Laddcd. Dreamy Jazz talk to me &#124; my contributions 10:34, 2 December 2021 (UTC)
 * Blocking and tagging. Dreamy Jazz talk to me &#124; my contributions 10:37, 2 December 2021 (UTC)
 * Closing. Thanks, Spicy (talk) 15:57, 3 December 2021 (UTC)
 * Blocking and tagging. Dreamy <i style="color:#d00">Jazz</i> talk to me &#124; my contributions 10:37, 2 December 2021 (UTC)
 * Closing. Thanks, Spicy (talk) 15:57, 3 December 2021 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets

 * ( original case name)


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I wanted to file this report yesterday, but it all happened at the end of my day and I was too tired. My investigation was triggered by Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents, which reported two of the above listed accounts as socks. After looking at various related articles and seeing the obvious similarities in behavior and the fact that all of the accounts have been created relatively recently, I determined that three more unblocked accounts were socks and that Bcijbbw, who had been blocked for vandalism, was part of the same group. I therefore blocked the unblocked accounts and tagged all.

Because of the number of socks, though, and the number of related articles that I didn't check, I felt it would be better to file this report to confirm the blocks technically and to find out if there are accounts I failed to find; thus, I'm requesting CU. Also, because of the recent "developments" at SPI, I didn't want the clerks and checkusers to be bored. Bbb23 (talk) 12:48, 7 January 2022 (UTC)

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 * Dreamy <i style="color:#d00">Jazz</i> talk to me &#124; my contributions 15:13, 7 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Dreamy <i style="color:#d00">Jazz</i> talk to me &#124; my contributions 15:18, 7 January 2022 (UTC)
 * CU blocking the unblocked accounts and tagging. Dreamy <i style="color:#d00">Jazz</i> talk to me &#124; my contributions 15:23, 7 January 2022 (UTC)
 * for the SPI tool Dreamy <i style="color:#d00">Jazz</i> talk to me &#124; my contributions 15:24, 7 January 2022 (UTC)
 * The accounts in the archive need to have their tags updated. The accounts are not confirmed to Lfeza as Lfeza is at enwiki (if previous enwiki or cross-wiki confirmations exist please say). They ideally should be dual tagged as ✅ to  and proven to . Dreamy <i style="color:#d00">Jazz</i> talk to me &#124; my contributions 15:27, 7 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Looking at the archive, do I gather you've now sorted those tags too? --  Tamzin  [ cetacean needed ] (she/they) 16:22, 7 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Yes. I think I have got them all now. Was checking around for other accounts I missed and was doing other CU tasks related to this case. Dreamy <i style="color:#d00">Jazz</i> talk to me &#124; my contributions 16:24, 7 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Should be able to close this now. Dreamy <i style="color:#d00">Jazz</i> talk to me &#124; my contributions 16:24, 7 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Dreamy <i style="color:#d00">Jazz</i> talk to me &#124; my contributions 15:18, 7 January 2022 (UTC)
 * CU blocking the unblocked accounts and tagging. Dreamy <i style="color:#d00">Jazz</i> talk to me &#124; my contributions 15:23, 7 January 2022 (UTC)
 * for the SPI tool Dreamy <i style="color:#d00">Jazz</i> talk to me &#124; my contributions 15:24, 7 January 2022 (UTC)
 * The accounts in the archive need to have their tags updated. The accounts are not confirmed to Lfeza as Lfeza is at enwiki (if previous enwiki or cross-wiki confirmations exist please say). They ideally should be dual tagged as ✅ to  and proven to . Dreamy <i style="color:#d00">Jazz</i> talk to me &#124; my contributions 15:27, 7 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Looking at the archive, do I gather you've now sorted those tags too? --  Tamzin  [ cetacean needed ] (she/they) 16:22, 7 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Yes. I think I have got them all now. Was checking around for other accounts I missed and was doing other CU tasks related to this case. Dreamy <i style="color:#d00">Jazz</i> talk to me &#124; my contributions 16:24, 7 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Should be able to close this now. Dreamy <i style="color:#d00">Jazz</i> talk to me &#124; my contributions 16:24, 7 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Dreamy <i style="color:#d00">Jazz</i> talk to me &#124; my contributions 15:18, 7 January 2022 (UTC)
 * CU blocking the unblocked accounts and tagging. Dreamy <i style="color:#d00">Jazz</i> talk to me &#124; my contributions 15:23, 7 January 2022 (UTC)
 * for the SPI tool Dreamy <i style="color:#d00">Jazz</i> talk to me &#124; my contributions 15:24, 7 January 2022 (UTC)
 * The accounts in the archive need to have their tags updated. The accounts are not confirmed to Lfeza as Lfeza is at enwiki (if previous enwiki or cross-wiki confirmations exist please say). They ideally should be dual tagged as ✅ to  and proven to . Dreamy <i style="color:#d00">Jazz</i> talk to me &#124; my contributions 15:27, 7 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Looking at the archive, do I gather you've now sorted those tags too? --  Tamzin  [ cetacean needed ] (she/they) 16:22, 7 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Yes. I think I have got them all now. Was checking around for other accounts I missed and was doing other CU tasks related to this case. Dreamy <i style="color:#d00">Jazz</i> talk to me &#124; my contributions 16:24, 7 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Should be able to close this now. Dreamy <i style="color:#d00">Jazz</i> talk to me &#124; my contributions 16:24, 7 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Dreamy <i style="color:#d00">Jazz</i> talk to me &#124; my contributions 15:18, 7 January 2022 (UTC)
 * CU blocking the unblocked accounts and tagging. Dreamy <i style="color:#d00">Jazz</i> talk to me &#124; my contributions 15:23, 7 January 2022 (UTC)
 * for the SPI tool Dreamy <i style="color:#d00">Jazz</i> talk to me &#124; my contributions 15:24, 7 January 2022 (UTC)
 * The accounts in the archive need to have their tags updated. The accounts are not confirmed to Lfeza as Lfeza is at enwiki (if previous enwiki or cross-wiki confirmations exist please say). They ideally should be dual tagged as ✅ to  and proven to . Dreamy <i style="color:#d00">Jazz</i> talk to me &#124; my contributions 15:27, 7 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Looking at the archive, do I gather you've now sorted those tags too? --  Tamzin  [ cetacean needed ] (she/they) 16:22, 7 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Yes. I think I have got them all now. Was checking around for other accounts I missed and was doing other CU tasks related to this case. Dreamy <i style="color:#d00">Jazz</i> talk to me &#124; my contributions 16:24, 7 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Should be able to close this now. Dreamy <i style="color:#d00">Jazz</i> talk to me &#124; my contributions 16:24, 7 January 2022 (UTC)
 * for the SPI tool Dreamy <i style="color:#d00">Jazz</i> talk to me &#124; my contributions 15:24, 7 January 2022 (UTC)
 * The accounts in the archive need to have their tags updated. The accounts are not confirmed to Lfeza as Lfeza is at enwiki (if previous enwiki or cross-wiki confirmations exist please say). They ideally should be dual tagged as ✅ to  and proven to . Dreamy <i style="color:#d00">Jazz</i> talk to me &#124; my contributions 15:27, 7 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Looking at the archive, do I gather you've now sorted those tags too? --  Tamzin  [ cetacean needed ] (she/they) 16:22, 7 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Yes. I think I have got them all now. Was checking around for other accounts I missed and was doing other CU tasks related to this case. Dreamy <i style="color:#d00">Jazz</i> talk to me &#124; my contributions 16:24, 7 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Should be able to close this now. Dreamy <i style="color:#d00">Jazz</i> talk to me &#124; my contributions 16:24, 7 January 2022 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
Same old nonsense (but instead of merely changing the charts to #1, this person is now copy-pasting charts from actually successful artists. v. ) Considering that  was another hit-and-run account, I'm looking for sleepers. (CC) Tb hotch ™ 21:13, 12 March 2022 (UTC)

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 * I responded to this at AIV, and blocked and  as CU blocks (✅ back to )—would recommend another CU takes a longer look, as this could be a mix of sockmasters -- TNT (talk • she/her) 21:37, 12 March 2022 (UTC)
 * Added to the list of suspected sockpuppets. I have already blocked this account in response to two page protection requests (for the Mo Money Mo Problems and Life After Death articles). —  Newslinger   talk   17:18, 13 March 2022 (UTC)
 * Also added to the list for completeness. —  Newslinger   talk   17:24, 13 March 2022 (UTC)
 * The master is stale, but looking at the /18 range that crops up in the CU logs for the master, I see these three accounts along with multiple accounts that are tagged as confirmed to with  as a proven altmaster (from the last case in the archive). All have identical UAs, all editing popular music articles. Combining behaviour and technical data, I'm comfortable calling these three ✅ in the same manner, and I will throw in:
 * I'll block and tag all. Closing. Girth Summit <sub style="font-family:Segoe print;color:blue;"> (blether)  06:48, 15 March 2022 (UTC)
 * I'll block and tag all. Closing. Girth Summit <sub style="font-family:Segoe print;color:blue;"> (blether)  06:48, 15 March 2022 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets

 * ( original case name)

I actually don't know who the sockpuppeteer of this group is ... I'll simply go by which one is the earliest. All of them have been vandalizing a number of list articles in the Billboard 200 number-one albums series. In List of Billboard 200 number-one albums of 2017, List of Billboard 200 number-one albums of 2012 , List of Billboard 200 number-one albums of 2016 , and List of Billboard 200 number-one albums of 2011. (I will note that user Lofkbfbjf is indefinitely blocked, and if any of the more recently created accounts can be tied to that blocked user, then they are evading the block.) MPFitz1968 (talk) 02:29, 27 April 2022 (UTC)

Adding User:Hytgbju to this report, after their vandalism at List of Billboard 200 number-one albums of 2016 and List of Billboard 200 number-one albums of 2017. MPFitz1968 (talk) 06:09, 27 April 2022 (UTC)

More evidence at Damn (Kendrick Lamar album). MPFitz1968 (talk) 06:14, 27 April 2022 (UTC)

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 * I made a number of partial blocks. I'd like a CU to check for sleepers. This looks like some LTA, but I do not know which. -- Deep fried okra  ( talk ) 06:39, 27 April 2022 (UTC)

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 * - Ks0stm  (T•C•G•E) 06:46, 27 April 2022 (UTC)
 * I note that some of these are checkuser confirmed socks of /proven socks of, so a merge to Sockpuppet investigations/Lfeza is likely in order.
 * . Ks0stm  (T•C•G•E) 07:16, 27 April 2022 (UTC)
 * Merged,, closing. --Blablubbs (talk) 09:25, 27 April 2022 (UTC)
 * I note that some of these are checkuser confirmed socks of /proven socks of, so a merge to Sockpuppet investigations/Lfeza is likely in order.
 * . Ks0stm  (T•C•G•E) 07:16, 27 April 2022 (UTC)
 * Merged,, closing. --Blablubbs (talk) 09:25, 27 April 2022 (UTC)
 * I note that some of these are checkuser confirmed socks of /proven socks of, so a merge to Sockpuppet investigations/Lfeza is likely in order.
 * . Ks0stm  (T•C•G•E) 07:16, 27 April 2022 (UTC)
 * Merged,, closing. --Blablubbs (talk) 09:25, 27 April 2022 (UTC)
 * I note that some of these are checkuser confirmed socks of /proven socks of, so a merge to Sockpuppet investigations/Lfeza is likely in order.
 * . Ks0stm  (T•C•G•E) 07:16, 27 April 2022 (UTC)
 * Merged,, closing. --Blablubbs (talk) 09:25, 27 April 2022 (UTC)
 * I note that some of these are checkuser confirmed socks of /proven socks of, so a merge to Sockpuppet investigations/Lfeza is likely in order.
 * . Ks0stm  (T•C•G•E) 07:16, 27 April 2022 (UTC)
 * Merged,, closing. --Blablubbs (talk) 09:25, 27 April 2022 (UTC)
 * I note that some of these are checkuser confirmed socks of /proven socks of, so a merge to Sockpuppet investigations/Lfeza is likely in order.
 * . Ks0stm  (T•C•G•E) 07:16, 27 April 2022 (UTC)
 * Merged,, closing. --Blablubbs (talk) 09:25, 27 April 2022 (UTC)
 * . Ks0stm  (T•C•G•E) 07:16, 27 April 2022 (UTC)
 * Merged,, closing. --Blablubbs (talk) 09:25, 27 April 2022 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
This user:

Previous socks:.

MPFitz1968 (talk) 11:20, 29 April 2022 (UTC)

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 * -- Deep fried okra ( talk ) 13:24, 29 April 2022 (UTC)
 * -- Deep fried okra ( talk ) 13:24, 29 April 2022 (UTC)
 * ✅ to a couple of the confirmed socks from the last case. I didn't see any other accounts. Tagged, closing.  Girth Summit <sub style="font-family:Segoe print;color:blue;"> (blether)  14:45, 29 April 2022 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets

 * ( original case name)

Massive additions to the article about the Notorious B.I.G. album Life After Death, particularly with incorrect chart and certifications data ... and from a cursory look at the sources provided, they don't match up with the article's subject (appears they are using sources about different albums/artists).

Ghurf:

Gzjeo:

There are probably one or two other users, at least, that have vandalized the article similarly in recent weeks. MPFitz1968 (talk) 17:31, 29 June 2023 (UTC)

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 * to each other:
 * Dreamy <i style="color:#d00">Jazz</i> talk to me &#124; my contributions 23:44, 29 June 2023 (UTC)


 * Tagging new finds as suspect to match Ghurf. Sir Sputnik (talk) 21:51, 30 June 2023 (UTC)