Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Louismuyalde0012/Archive

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Similar edits at Talk:Manchester Arena bombing and elsewhere. Many have already been blocked, but included for completeness, David Biddulph (talk) 10:04, 9 August 2019 (UTC)

Similarity of user names adds to the suspicion, of course. In view of the number of instances already, it may be worth checking for sleepers. - David Biddulph (talk) 11:11, 9 August 2019 (UTC)

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 * ✅ to each other:, , , , , and .   and  are pretty  to each other and the rest.  There don't seem to be any obvious sleepers. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 13:55, 9 August 2019 (UTC)

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Editing similar articles (those related to ISIS terror attacks), and with similar edits (such as ) to both the original sock (e.g. ) and others sockpuppets such as User:Ivanborromeo &mdash; Amakuru (talk) 06:45, 27 August 2019 (UTC)

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Please explain why you've requested a CU and why you haven't blocked the user if you believe they are a sock.--Bbb23 (talk) 15:06, 27 August 2019 (UTC)
 * this is probably a misunderstanding of process on my part, and WP:HSOCK is a bit ambiguous in its description of what happens with suspected socks. I was under the impression that a checkuser had to be involved with sock blocks, but presumably from your query that's not the case. Given the obviousness of the socking in this case I can see that it's sensible for an admin to just block on sight. If that is permitted then I'll do that going forward. Thanks. &mdash; Amakuru (talk) 16:41, 27 August 2019 (UTC)
 * I'm not sure what you find ambiguous about HSOCK, but it certainly doesn't say that CU must be requested when reporting a suspected sock. As for reporting in general, keep in mind that guidance is provided to all editors as how to "handle" suspected socks, but administrators are different. Administrators may block users they suspect to be socks without filing a report. In certain circumstances, they may prefer to file a report, e.g., they believe they are WP:INVOLVED or they are unsure and they want others (usually members of the SPI team) to review the evidence. I'm leaving out all sorts of other things here so my comments won't be too long. Getting back to the instant case, it sounds like you prefer not to block here for whatever reason. Assuming that's true, I'm willing to run a check if you're at all ambivalent about the likelihood of this user being a sock (blocking socks doesn't require certainty, just probability). Let me know what you'd like me to do at this point. Thanks.--Bbb23 (talk) 16:51, 27 August 2019 (UTC)
 * no, that's fine, I don't have a reason not to block. I'm fully confident that the user in question is a sock of the previously blocked user, and have now blocked them accordingly. I just didn't want to overstep the line if there was a process to be followed. This case can therefore be closed. Thanks for the feedback. &mdash; Amakuru (talk) 17:25, 27 August 2019 (UTC)

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Loud quacking. This edit restored this old version edited by sock Ivanborromeo in August 2019.All other edits appear similar, and are equally disruptive. Username is also a copy of Ivan00012, another sock Grayfell (talk) 07:22, 19 May 2020 (UTC)

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 * Blocked. Nothing more to do. Closing. Cabayi (talk) 14:32, 19 May 2020 (UTC)