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The editor MakaveliReed have been blocked by Fish and karate for disruptive editing in January 2018. The reason for the block because the editor keep changing recording dates in album-related articles without explaining why. It appears the editor has made a new account is still doing the same thing. For example, in the article Bigger and Deffer, MakaveliReed keep changing the date range and have been reverted by Binksternet and me. With this new account the editor seems to return to the article and made this edit, and it doesn't help the edits are tag as mobile just like MakaveliReed. TheAmazingPeanuts (talk) 20:15, 8 April 2018 (UTC)

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 * - WP:DUCK. Please block. Sro23 (talk) 15:42, 9 April 2018 (UTC)
 * , closing. TonyBallioni (talk) 16:23, 9 April 2018 (UTC)

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MakaveliReed has yet again using another account by keep changing recording dates in album-related articles without explaining why. Just like before. TheAmazingPeanuts (talk) 15:43, 21 August 2018 (UTC)
 * What are you talking about? You clearly didn't take a closer look at these edits. The edits are very similar to that of MakaveliReed's.

MakaveliReed
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DizzyReed
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Pinging since he deal with this editor before. TheAmazingPeanuts (talk) 18:57, 21 August 2018 (UTC)

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 * Yup, same guy. This person was also so disruptive on Chicago IPs through May 2018 that a block was placed on the range Special:Contributions/2600:1700:9A70:7AC0:B5B9:957:ADC4:6799. Then today, the Chicago IP range Special:Contributions/2601:240:CF80:2F61:0:0:0:0/64 was blocked with a note identifying the sockmaster as MakaveliReed. So it's possible to check the suspected sock account against the IPs. In any case, the suspected sock should be indeffed for the same reason. Binksternet (talk) 06:36, 22 August 2018 (UTC)

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The case is. CU declined.--Bbb23 (talk) 21:24, 21 August 2018 (UTC)
 * I declined the CU. At some point a clerk will evaluate the behavioral evidence.--Bbb23 (talk) 00:43, 22 August 2018 (UTC)


 * behavioral similarities here are enough for a block. Also, note that CUs do not publicly connect IPs to accounts. TonyBallioni (talk) 13:34, 28 August 2018 (UTC)

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No need for checkuser. The named account and the IPs are listed here for the record. Tyshaun Williams was indefed in April 2020 for persistent date vandalism. The range Special:Contributions/2600:1700:F190:CCD0:0:0:0:0/64 was blocked in May 2020 for three months, again for persistent date vandalism. The only action that could be taken would be to block 64.107.48.2 and perhaps 73.168.142.237 who are from the same area and doing the same date vandalism. Binksternet (talk) 21:08, 12 June 2020 (UTC)

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 * Nothing more to do here. Closing. Callanecc (talk • contribs • logs) 09:31, 14 June 2020 (UTC)
 * Tagged Tyshaun Williams -- RoySmith (talk) 16:23, 16 June 2020 (UTC)

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 * The last two editors, Hyde1979 and T.D. Hoxey, and the last two ips, 73.110.34.55 and 73.110.37.207, are already blocked. The blocked ips are blocked as socks of MakaveliReed.
 * 73.110.37.207 and 73.110.34.55 edited Pepa (rapper) one after the other
 * 2602:306:37DA:E40:CD7F:F07:C97:A92D
 * 2602:306:37da:e40:4c97:d876:b347:7fe6
 * T.D. Hoxey
 * Hyde1979
 * Ralph0411
 * Curtis1230
 * Especially recently, Ralph0411 and Curtis1230 are often editing a few minutes of each other 22:04, 5 August 202022:06, 5 August 202000:46, 4 August 202000:51, 4 August 2020 - Hipal/Ronz (talk) 00:03, 6 August 2020 (UTC)

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 * Note that the range Special:Contributions/2602:306:37DA:E40:0:0:0:0/64 has been blocked twice including a checkuser block. Binksternet (talk) 01:05, 6 August 2020 (UTC)


 * I'm rather baffled by it all. I assumed it was coordinated editing until I started looking closer. When I compared the history of Curtis1230 and Ralph0411 with each other and to past editors and ips that have been edit-warring over the same content, I saw the similarities with blocked editors/ips and the ips led to the MakaveliReed case. --Hipal/Ronz (talk) 23:09, 10 August 2020 (UTC)

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 * - I'm virtually certain that Curtis1230 and Ralph0411 are the same. The similarity in names, the concentration on Ja'Net DuBois, especially details of her birth and family, and as  pointed out, the closeness of edit times.  I'm less sure how this ties into the rest of the farm, but certainly worth checking against each other, and there's still some un-stale socks and IPs in the archives. -- RoySmith (talk) 22:02, 10 August 2020 (UTC)
 * Not sure what to make of this edit comment: "My grandmother was born...". Just a simple typo, or is Ja'Net DuBois really Curtis1230's grandmother IRL? -- RoySmith (talk) 22:05, 10 August 2020 (UTC)

— Berean Hunter   (talk)  12:08, 11 August 2020 (UTC)
 * Ralph0411 and Curtis1230 are ✅ to each other along with and they  to the master..
 * My guess is that Hyde1979 and T.D. Hoxey belong to a different group, based on the account creation dates. Everybody's blocked for one thing or another, so it doesn't seem worth the effort to obsess over the details.  Ignoring the IPs since they've all been inactive for a while.  Closing.  -- RoySmith (talk) 16:00, 13 August 2020 (UTC)

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It's been a long time since the last filing, so this one is a grab bag from the last year, with lots of activity.

Chicago IP range Special:Contributions/2601:240:CF02:38F0:0:0:0:0/64 was blocked in March 2022. Other Chicago IPs picked up the same date range style disruption. Special:Contributions/2601:240:E200:58C0:0:0:0:0/64 was blocked today.

Deloris Williams29 followed Chicago-area IP 64.107.48.2 doing the same strange edit plus a wrong date change. Another sequence.

Checkuser unneeded as these are very much related by behavior. Blocked socks Alicia Williams8 and Tyshaun Williams8 added for the record. Binksternet (talk) 01:19, 27 June 2022 (UTC)


 * Adding 98.206.228.15, 99.154.135.121, 107.19.24.151, 98.213.93.87 and 73.75.26.13, making the same reverts. Binksternet (talk) 17:45, 3 July 2022 (UTC)

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 * Deloris indeffed. 2601:240:e200:58c0::/64 3mo by Drmies. 24.12 has only 3 edits, but they're all MR and go back to December, so let's split the difference and block 3mo. 98.206 1wk. 73.75 similar to 24.12, low usage but exclusive and static, 1mo. 98.213 1wk. All other IPs used only briefly, stale at least 1 month, or blocked before filing. --  Tamzin  [ cetacean needed ] (she&#124;they&#124;xe) 04:14, 4 July 2022 (UTC)

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This user has been making uncited or incorrect date changes to articles, something that MakaveliReed is known for. They are targeting the same articles, often making the same changes as confirmed socks of MakaveliReed do. (compare MR: to TW: ) This duck isn't even trying to hide. ResPM (T&#x1F508;&#x1F3B5;C) 14:26, 15 August 2022 (UTC)

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 * ✅ to . Blocking tagging.  Girth Summit  (blether)  14:59, 15 August 2022 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
After, a confirmed sock of MakaveliReed inserted a backdated cleanup tag, that tag was removed. After the insertion was reverted, these two IPs took action to re-insert the backdated tag, despite never having shown interest in the topic area before. Seems like a duck to me. — Red-tailed hawk  (nest) 06:13, 19 February 2023 (UTC)

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Other recently involved IPs listed below. Binksternet (talk) 06:34, 19 February 2023 (UTC)

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 * These are proxies/webhosts. belongs to the webhost Oneprovider.  is an ExpressVPN node and  is registered to IPXO. Perhaps an admin can consider proxy blocks for these. Spicy (talk) 06:20, 19 February 2023 (UTC)
 * - Please, consider proxy blocks for the addresses and ranges mentioned by Spicy. Thank you. MarioGom (talk) 12:00, 19 February 2023 (UTC)
 * I'm not Blablubbs, but the variety of proxies have been blocked. Closing. DatGuyTalkContribs 15:27, 23 February 2023 (UTC)