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Epic, long term edit-warring disruption at. The protection log of the article looks like a WP:BATTLEGROUND. This account and his IP socks have been engaging in sustained, longterm edit-warring adding unsourced information, while also erasing sourced information that AEK ended up 2nd after playoffs, while it initially finished 4th. The article had to be protected multiple times due to his edits and those of his socks erasing that information and adding unsourced information to boot. Yesterday I warned him about his erasing of the playoffs information. What does he do today? He erased the exact same edit, I warned him about. Apart from Cosmote Mobile IPs 5.144.221.48 and 5.55.23.52 (perhaps his cellphone), all other IPs resolve to Cyta Hellas. . Dr.   K.  19:51, 11 August 2017 (UTC)
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 * Introduction
 * Evidence timeline
 * On 31 May 2017, IP sock 176.92.101.211 changes position to 2nd from 4th.
 * On 31 May 2017, less than an hour later, IP sock 176.92.101.211 changes position to 2nd from 4th again.
 * On 1 June 2017, IP sock 176.92.101.211 changes position to 2nd from 4th again.
 * On 1 June 2017, 7 minutes later, IP sock 176.92.101.211 changes position to 2nd from 4th again.
 * On 1 June 2017, 6 minutes later, IP sock 176.92.101.211 changes position to 2nd from 4th again.
 * On 1 June 2017, 13 minutes later, IP sock 176.92.101.211 changes position to 2nd from 4th again.
 * On 1 June 2017, appproximately 88 minutes later, IP sock 5.55.23.52 from Cosmote mobile changes position to 2nd from 4th again.
 * On 1 June 2017, article semi-protected until 4 June
 * On 1 June 2017, adds the clarification in the infobox explaining how the 4th position changed to 2nd due to UEFA playoffs
 * On 2 June 2017, with article protected, master has to log in to continue the edit-warring.
 * On 3 June 2017, with article protected, master has to log in to continue the edit-warring.
 * On 5 June 2017, with protection just expired, IP sock 5.144.221.48 removes it again
 * On 20 June 2017, IP sock 178.59.190.139 removes it again
 * On 20 June 2017, IP sock 178.59.190.139 removes it again
 * On 22 June 2017, IP sock 178.59.190.139 removes it again
 * On 22 June 2017, IP sock 178.59.190.139 removes it again
 * On 27 July 2017, IP sock 2001:8f1:1402:4200:965:7a04:94f:d5b3 removes it again
 * On 30 July 2017, IP sock 2001:8f1:1402:4200:148d:ae05:2813:dde4 removes it again
 * On 5 August 2017, IP sock 2001:8f1:1402:4200:cdff:ca39:ecea:73dd removes it again
 * On 5 August 2017 article semi-protected until 5 September
 * On 7 August 2017, with article protected, master has to log in to continue the edit-warring.
 * On 9 August, master gets warned about the disruption.
 * On 11 August 2017, ignoring warning on 9 August, and with article protected, master has to log in to continue the edit-warring.
 * Locus of edits
 * Master and socks exclusively edit soccer-related articles, including A.E.K. Athens. Master and socks add completely unsourced information and edit-war incessantly. Master has been blocked for adding unsourced information. Please see also this discussion on the master's talkpage regarding his additions of unsourced information.
 * IP socks editing article by master
 * At, an article created by the master, all IP socks resolve to Cosmote Mobile, exactly the same as IP sock 5.144.221.48 reported above.
 * IP socks also edit the following articles created by the master
 * Almost all IP socks resolve either to Cosmote Mobile or Cyta Hellas
 * Master and socks are completely unresponsive
 * Neither the master, nor the socks ever participated on talk. In fact, master and socks have never discussed anything with anyone and are completely unresponsive to any warnings or communication.
 * Please see also Finishing place of AEK in the Greek Superleague
 * Addendum on 13 August
 * Edit-warring unsourced info disruption is spreading to other articles
 * Please see histories of the following articles edited today by master and more IP socks:
 * All recent unsourced edits of master and IP socks to the players' articles have been reverted by as unsourced and unverified.
 * At AEK B.C. master and IPsock 5.144.209.73 are edit-warring against . Also IPsock 5.144.208.153 is edit-warring against my reverts.
 * Sample only of IP socks involved in the recent disruption
 * All IP socks resolve to Cosmote Mobile
 * Addendum on 13 August
 * Edit-warring unsourced info disruption is spreading to other articles
 * Please see histories of the following articles edited today by master and more IP socks:
 * All recent unsourced edits of master and IP socks to the players' articles have been reverted by as unsourced and unverified.
 * At AEK B.C. master and IPsock 5.144.209.73 are edit-warring against . Also IPsock 5.144.208.153 is edit-warring against my reverts.
 * Sample only of IP socks involved in the recent disruption
 * All IP socks resolve to Cosmote Mobile
 * All recent unsourced edits of master and IP socks to the players' articles have been reverted by as unsourced and unverified.
 * At AEK B.C. master and IPsock 5.144.209.73 are edit-warring against . Also IPsock 5.144.208.153 is edit-warring against my reverts.
 * Sample only of IP socks involved in the recent disruption
 * All IP socks resolve to Cosmote Mobile

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 * Master warned (too late) to block for editing logged out. Closing. Callanecc (talk • contribs • logs) 07:23, 27 August 2017 (UTC)

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Longterm edit-warring on removing the identical note explaining AEK's position change after the UEFA playoffs, explained in detail in the archived SPI. Master was warned by after the completion of the first SPI. New sock is the Cosmote Mobile 5.144.2xx... version as the socks in the archived SPI. Dr.  K.  08:32, 9 September 2017 (UTC)
 * Added another. See the timing here! --T*U (talk) 15:49, 9 September 2017 (UTC)
 * I was ready to add it myself, but you beat me to the punch. I also add that also edit-warred at AEK F.C. before supporting the master at the contested deletion: diff.  Dr.   K.  15:58, 9 September 2017 (UTC)


 * See also
 * IP sock 2001:8f1:1402:4200:108:e990:8ef:8625 removing tag from, a completely unsourced article created by the master. Tagging editor has warned master in the past multiple times about adding massive amounts of unsourced information.  Dr.   K.  16:25, 9 September 2017 (UTC)

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 * Closing as I don't think blocking these dynamic IP's would do much good at this point. Sro23 (talk) 00:01, 12 September 2017 (UTC)

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In addition to editing while logged out, this editor has now registered a second account. Antoni1199 has recreated the article on Christos Giousis almost verbatim, only a few days after the version created by Marios was deleted. Sir Sputnik (talk) 13:56, 10 September 2017 (UTC)

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 * I was ready to add the new sock Antonis1199 but opened this new section. The very first edit of this new sock was to reinstate the completely unsourced BLP violations of the roster of AEK B.C. in the master's article. .  Dr.   K.  15:50, 10 September 2017 (UTC)


 * I also added Vamian. Please see Vamian and new sock Antonis1199 edit AEK B.C. within 1 minute of each other. In the same edit, Vamian adds new unsourced BLP information in the same roster Antonis1199 had edit-warred to restore. Vamian also edits many of the articles of the master — sometimes sequentially and at the identical section: example 1, example 2. Meanwhile, Vamian has exactly the same warnings that the master has on his talkpage about adding unsourced content to articles, and from the same admin. Like the master, and every other sock, Vamian is completely unresponsive. By the way, if Vamian is confirmed as a sock, this SPI has to be renamed because Vamian is the oldest account. Dr.   K.  16:12, 10 September 2017 (UTC)

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 * . These users are backing each other up and re-creating the same articles. As was already stated, Vamian is the oldest account.
 * Marios2134454 and Antonis1199 are ✅ to each other.
 * Vamian is based on geolocation but there's a significant technical difference that makes me think they're more likely meat than sock.
 * . Confirmed accounts blocked. Katietalk 20:22, 11 September 2017 (UTC)
 * Tagged the socks. I agree with Katie's assessment that Vamian seems more likely to be meat than sock. Closing. Sro23 (talk) 00:03, 12 September 2017 (UTC)

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Last time it was blocked sock. Now it is Antonis2127. As all the other Marios socks they are bent on adding unsourced information to AEK F.C.-related articles, especially the unsourced weights of the Greek players on the team roster. . Dr.   K.  19:42, 25 September 2017 (UTC)

I am Antonis2127. I try to help Wikipedia with my infos for athletics in Greece.

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Added the IP, which appears to be in the same range as previous IPs in the above sock archive. Home Lander (talk) 20:37, 25 September 2017 (UTC)

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 * ✅, . . Closing. Callanecc (talk • contribs • logs) 11:51, 7 October 2017 (UTC)

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The new sock Zodiac311 registered two days after the latest sock  was indeffed. As all the other Marios socks they are bent on adding unsourced information to AEK F.C.-related articles, especially the unsourced weights of the Greek players on the team roster. These socks are so predictable that I largely copied and pasted segments from the last report, just changing the names and diff numbers. . Dr.   K.  23:59, 17 October 2017 (UTC)

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 * Too obvious for CU, but . ~ Rob 13 Talk 03:59, 18 October 2017 (UTC)

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This is a confirmed sock of Marios2134454 which I've already CU blocked. I noticed that this account edited multiple pages that were previously edited by another sockmaster (Sockpuppet investigations/Mikenew1953), however. Could a clerk briefly look into the two cases and see if they are behaviorally tied? If it isn't clear, don't spend too much time on it.

The crossover:
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 * ~ Rob 13 Talk 13:05, 2 November 2017 (UTC)

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 * I saw there's some intersection with Mikenew1953 and Antony1821, but I think it's for the best we keep the SPI's separate. Sro23 (talk) 02:51, 3 November 2017 (UTC)
 * Pinging who seems to have experience with these sorts of football socks. Sro23 (talk) 05:46, 4 November 2017 (UTC)
 * I wouldn't read too much into edits Rob listed above. They're both fairly routine updates that don't really tell us much of anything about the editors making them. There's some superficial overlap, so I suppose a connection is possible, but I don't think this is the same person. Sir Sputnik (talk) 15:55, 4 November 2017 (UTC)
 * Closing. Sro23 (talk) 18:03, 4 November 2017 (UTC)

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First we had blocked sock, now we have Ant 27. Then as soon as Ant 27 appears he starts adding unsourced weights to Greek players' stats at as all the other socks while making a myriad of sequential edits. . Dr.   K.  17:18, 5 December 2017 (UTC)

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 * - Between the username and the repeated edit, this is obvious enough to not require CU attention. Please block the new sock indefinitely. Sir Sputnik (talk) 17:53, 5 December 2017 (UTC)
 * ✅ Mz7 (talk) 01:38, 6 December 2017 (UTC)

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Brand new account. First order of business was to add unsourced Greek player weights at. . Dr.   K.  18:43, 28 December 2017 (UTC)

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 * The smaller country matches but the geolocation is frequently unreliable. They are using the same OS, and the browser versions point to a possibility of them being the same as there are no version conflicts. -- Amanda  (aka DQ) 01:17, 29 December 2017 (UTC)
 * - Please block sockpuppet. The intersection with previous sockpuppet Ant 27 plus other similarities are convincing enough. Sro23 (talk) 21:31, 29 December 2017 (UTC)
 * . NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 01:21, 30 December 2017 (UTC)

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Brand new account. Performing the signature edit of all the other socks, adding unsourced Greek player weights at. Same locus of edits as master. . Dr.   K.  13:38, 19 January 2018 (UTC)

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 * - Given the evidence above paired with poor image uploads, . Please block the new sock indefinitely. Sir Sputnik (talk) 16:43, 19 January 2018 (UTC)
 * Sir Sputnik - ✅.  ~Oshwah~  (talk) (contribs)   17:06, 19 January 2018 (UTC)


 * Tagging and closing. Sir Sputnik (talk) 17:07, 19 January 2018 (UTC)

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A couple of hours after the latest sock was blocked, this new sock starts editing the articles Kenkima was editing before, restoring Kenkima's edits, and, in general, following me around. The master is obviously testing the limits of the SPI system. . Dr.   K.  23:03, 19 January 2018 (UTC)

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 * - Quack. Please indef sock. Sro23 (talk) 02:46, 20 January 2018 (UTC)
 * Sro23 - ✅.  ~Oshwah~  (talk) (contribs)   02:47, 20 January 2018 (UTC)

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I just copypaste my comments from the 19 January 2018 SPI, only changing the link: Brand new account. Performing the signature edit of all the other socks, adding unsourced Greek player weights at. Same locus of edits as master. . Dr.   K.  20:14, 17 March 2018 (UTC)


 * Update
 * Expecting their impending block, master just created a new sock: . I added the sock to the CU list above. Dr.   K.  00:02, 18 March 2018 (UTC)

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 * For completeness, see my closure of the AN3 report that takes note of the blocks imposed here, and where the diffs in the report provide some examples of the sock edits. Notice that a number of AEK-related pages are already semiprotected long-term, probably due to these socks. For instance, AEK B.C. has been semiprotected most of the time since August, 2017. EdJohnston (talk) 18:50, 23 March 2018 (UTC)
 * For completeness, see my closure of the AN3 report that takes note of the blocks imposed here, and where the diffs in the report provide some examples of the sock edits. Notice that a number of AEK-related pages are already semiprotected long-term, probably due to these socks. For instance, AEK B.C. has been semiprotected most of the time since August, 2017. EdJohnston (talk) 18:50, 23 March 2018 (UTC)

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 * - Given the evidence above and their image uploads ApM12 is pretty clearly the same person. Sir Sputnik (talk) 23:37, 17 March 2018 (UTC)
 * Both accounts blocked. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 18:11, 23 March 2018 (UTC)

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After the latest sock spree, this brand new account starts editing in exactly the same way as the other socks. The clincher? Check his userpage under the section "Articles made by me". The listed articles AEK Boxing and AEK Fencing were deleted by as sock creations. Doesn't get WP:QUACKier than that. Dr.  K.  20:33, 25 March 2018 (UTC)

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 * - . Please block the new sock indefinitely. Sir Sputnik (talk) 21:59, 25 March 2018 (UTC)


 * Account blocked. --Malcolmxl5 (talk) 22:29, 25 March 2018 (UTC)

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Habits are similar to sockmaster, removing a pp-sock from a protected page - seems very suspicious. &#x2230; Bellezzasolo &#x2721;  Discuss  11:09, 18 April 2018 (UTC)

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 * ✅ all on the same IPv6 /64 range

Johnq2 is using IPv4 addresses from a few different ranges but they locate to the same place as the IPv6 above and match the primary UA. Also, Johnq2 is doing some editing while logged out that suggests that he is to the master. There is a good deal of IP editing going on and he likely has a new IPv6 address block assignment as the ones for the above appear to have ceased at the beginning of the month. . — Berean Hunter   (talk)  21:13, 26 April 2018 (UTC)
 * Closing. Sir Sputnik (talk) 23:00, 28 April 2018 (UTC)