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14 July 2015

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Madvillain2009 was blocked for persistent addition of unsourced content on 30 May 2015. Madvillain2010, the account which had been inactive since 22 November 2012, started editing again on 21 June 2015. These accounts, including Madvillain2012, added/changed the release date and the recorded date on hip-hop album articles without any sources. They also added unsourced list of samples to hip-hop albums articles. I suspect this is sock puppetry, and I am requesting CU to see if there are any other accounts. 153.229.33.32 (talk) 19:56, 14 July 2015 (UTC)

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Their editing patterns are similar: 2009 does a large clump of edits lasting several days. Then 2010 does one. And then 2012 does one. Their editing periods don't overlap.--  ABCDEFAD &#9993;   13:35, 15 July 2015 (UTC)

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 * and are ✅.
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 * I've tagged the master and blocked/tagged the confirmed puppet. I'll let someone else decide whether to block Madvillain2012 based on behavior.--Bbb23 (talk) 04:35, 16 July 2015 (UTC)
 * I've added (which is stale) to the list based on edits such as this:  vs .  FWIW, Madvillain2012 looks like a sock to me.  TDL (talk) 02:23, 22 July 2015 (UTC)
 * Based on the behavior, two unblocked accounts should also be indeffed.  Vanjagenije  (talk)  10:32, 23 July 2015 (UTC)
 * Based on the behavior, two unblocked accounts should also be indeffed.  Vanjagenije  (talk)  10:32, 23 July 2015 (UTC)


 * Remaining accounts have been blocked as socks by . Tagging and closing.  TDL (talk) 23:54, 24 July 2015 (UTC)

23 September 2015

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Just like Madvillain2009 changed recording date and release date on hip hop articles without citing any sources, Kingelliott 93 keeps doing the same thing on hip hop articles. Both editors created red links to non-notable hip hop albums. Additionally, both editors edited List of programs broadcast by Boomerang in the same way. It looks like Kingelliott 93 is the sock puppet of Madvillain2009. 153.202.154.71 (talk) 20:14, 23 September 2015 (UTC)

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 * - should be compared. The only non-stale previous sock is .  Vanjagenije  (talk)  20:54, 23 September 2015 (UTC)
 * is ✅ when compared to . Blocked and tagged.-- Jezebel's Ponyo bons mots 21:18, 23 September 2015 (UTC)

30 March 2016

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Just like and his/her previous sock, Thebigdog 89 changed the release date and the recording date at hip hop album articles without citing any reliable sources. Madvillain2009 and Thebigdog 89 added unsourced list of samples at hip hop album articles such as Felt, Vol. 2: A Tribute to Lisa Bonet. Additionally, Thebigdog 89 edited List of programs broadcast by Boomerang in the same way as Madvillain2009 and Kingelliott 93 did. I suspect that Thebigdog 89 is another sock of Madvillain2009. 153.228.34.57 (talk) 22:43, 30 March 2016 (UTC)

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 * The technical data for the previous accounts is . Moving to the open queue. Mike V • Talk 21:18, 31 March 2016 (UTC)
 * Admin assistance needed - based on behaviour, please block as a sock. Ivanvector 🍁 (talk) 17:55, 12 May 2016 (UTC)
 * Blocked and tagged per request. Closing. Bbb23 (talk) 23:12, 13 May 2016 (UTC)

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On 2 July 2016, the IP became active after Madvillain2009's sock,, got blocked. The IP changed the release date and the recording date at hip hop articles without citing any reliable sources. This behavior is identical to the behaviors of the socks (see diff1/diff2 and diff3/diff4).

The IP has been warned to stop adding unsourced content. On 11 July 2016, the IP got blocked for 31 hours because of "disruptive editing". Yet, the IP continues this behavior. I believe that the user who evades the block and keeps adding unsourced content has to be blocked for a long time. 153.218.136.59 (talk) 21:37, 7 January 2017 (UTC)

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 * IP's contributions appear to reflect similar behavior, i.e. adding unsourced recording date information, more recently than the diffs presented too. However, seems unlikely that a CU will reveal the sock master's IP. --JustBerry (talk) 22:33, 7 January 2017 (UTC)

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. The evidence presented was a little thin, but I ran it through the editor interaction analyzer. That turned up a few more diffs, such as / and /. The IP seems relatively stable, so I've blocked it for a month. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 09:51, 8 January 2017 (UTC)

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Like the sockmaster and the recent sockpuppet,  keeps changing the recording date and the release date and adding the list of samples at hip hop album articles without citing any reliable sources (e.g. diff 1 and diff 2; diff 3 and diff 4).

Additionally, like Madvillain2009 and the previous sockpuppets and, Countryboy 92 edited List of programs broadcast by Boomerang (diff diff diff diff). 153.230.42.28 (talk) 22:28, 20 March 2017 (UTC)

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. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 07:26, 25 March 2017 (UTC)

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created Hallways (album), which is an article about Homeboy Sandman's album (diff); added the unsourced recording date (diff); added the unsourced list of samples (diff); and edited List of programs broadcast by Boomerang (diff).

, one of the sockpuppet of Madvillain2009, created Kindness for Weakness, which is an article about Homeboy Sandman's album (diff); added the unsourced recording date (diff); added the unsourced list of samples (diff); and edited List of programs broadcast by Boomerang (diff).

created Veins (album), which is an article about Homeboy Sandman's album (diff); added the unsourced recording date (diff); added the unsourced list of samples (diff); and edited List of programs broadcast by Boomerang (diff).

Hence, I suspect that Theunderdog336 is another sockpuppet of Madvillain2009. 153.202.96.133 (talk) 23:40, 26 June 2017 (UTC)

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 * - In addition to the evidence provided, the overlap with previous sockpuppets is so high, and I noticed several unsourced dates the sockmaster inserted that have been restored by Theunderdog336 . WP:DUCK. Please block the sock. Sro23 (talk) 18:29, 14 July 2017 (UTC)
 * Done. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 12:03, 15 July 2017 (UTC)

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added unsourced recording date to a hip hop album article (diff), added unsourced list of samples to a hip hop album article (diff), and edited List of programs broadcast by Boomerang (diff).

, Madvillain2009's sock blocked on 15 July 2017, added unsourced recording date to a hip hop album article (diff), added unsourced list of samples to a hip hop album article (diff), and edited List of programs broadcast by Boomerang (diff).

added unsourced recording date to a hip hop album article (diff), added unsourced list of samples to a hip hop album article (diff), and edited List of programs broadcast by Boomerang (diff).

I'm requesting CU to confirm and also check for sleepers. 153.202.114.42 (talk) 19:53, 28 September 2017 (UTC)

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 * ✅, . Closing. Callanecc (talk • contribs • logs) 10:40, 7 October 2017 (UTC)

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Madvillain2009 and Soulbrother93 added unsourced samples to hip hop album/single articles such as Soul on Ice (album) (diff, diff).

Madvillain2009 and Soulbrother93 changed recording date at hip hop album/single articles without citing a reliable source (diff, diff).

Madvillain2009 added unsourced birth year to Bishop Nehru (diff), and Soulbrother93 added unsourced birth year to Q-Unique in the exactly same style as Madvillain2009 (diff). Soulbrother93 also created Draft:Bishop Nehru - Elevators: Act I & II, which is a draft about Bishop Nehru's album (diff).

As with Madvillain2009 and his previous sockpuppets (diff, diff, diff, diff, diff, diff), Soulbrother93 updated List of programs broadcast by Boomerang (diff).

I suspect that the Soulbrother93 account is operated by the same person as Madvillain2009. 153.205.76.225 (talk) 18:50, 11 October 2018 (UTC)

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 * . NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 14:38, 14 November 2018 (UTC)

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One day after got blocked as a sockpuppet of Madvillain2009, the IP became active. Madvillain2009 and his/her sockpuppets have repeatedly added unsourced content to hip-hop/R&B articles. For example, Madvillain2009 and his/her sockpuppets added unsourced birth date to BLP articles (diff, diff, diff, diff); the IP did the same thing (diff). Madvillain2009 and his/her sockpuppets added unsourced list of samples to album articles (diff, diff, diff, diff, diff); the IP did the same thing (diff, diff, diff, diff). Madvillain2009 and his/her sockpuppets added unsourced recording date to album articles (diff, diff, diff, diff, diff); the IP did the same thing (diff, diff). 153.221.67.133 (talk) 13:18, 14 March 2019 (UTC)

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 * There are even more crossovers in the Editor Interaction Analyser, such as /. Blocked for three months since this seems like it's being used long-term by a single block-evading editor. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 02:30, 15 March 2019 (UTC)

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One day after got blocked as a sockpuppet of Madvillain2009, Koolbreezepoppabear89 started adding unsourced content and poorly-sourced content to hip hop album articles. For example, Madvillain2009 and Koolbreezepoppabear89 added the unsourced list of samples to Piñata (Freddie Gibbs and Madlib album) (diff, diff). Madvillain2009 and Koolbreezepoppabear89 changed the recording year at Street Gospel from "1997" to "1996-1997" without citing a reliable source (diff, diff). 107.196.16.38 and Koolbreezepoppabear89 used the same YouTube channel (diff, diff, diff, diff, diff, diff), which is likely unreliable. , another sockpuppet of Madvillain2009, changed the recording year at All Glocks Down from "1995" to "1994" without citing a reliable source (diff); Koolbreezepoppabear89 added the unsourced recording year "1994" to the same article (diff). I would like to request CU to see if there are any other sleepers. 153.163.145.103 (talk) 20:48, 26 March 2019 (UTC)

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This case is. CU declined.--Bbb23 (talk) 23:39, 26 March 2019 (UTC)
 * . NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 05:40, 27 March 2019 (UTC)