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Almost identical name to master. Master's CIR has translated seamlessly to the CIR of his sock. Calling this WP:DUCK would be an understatement. . Dr.   K.  07:27, 9 December 2017 (UTC)

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 * Sock blocked by Lankiveil. Tagging and closing. Sir Sputnik (talk) 15:42, 9 December 2017 (UTC)

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Brand new, 10-edit account. Hardly broken in. Yet, his edits 7, 8. 9. and 10 on restore the identical unsourced cruft the master and previous sock keep adding to the article. Oh, and before I forget, the sock's username Mig4105; M stands for Mark, I for Imanuel, G, you know what I mean. . Dr.   K.  03:20, 23 January 2018 (UTC)

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 * - This is obvious enough to not require CU attention. Please block the new sock indefinitely. Sir Sputnik (talk) 03:38, 23 January 2018 (UTC)
 * . Mz7 (talk) 19:36, 23 January 2018 (UTC)

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I went on holidays over the past month, I come back and see this. Note to self: Next time take a laptop with you, not only a tablet. Blatant WP:BE, WP:SOCKing. Just check the names of the socks. . Requesting CU for any sleepers. Dr.  K.  00:11, 26 June 2018 (UTC)

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The two accounts are ✅ to each other and based on entries in the CU log from November 18, also to the master. . — Berean Hunter   (talk)  17:11, 26 June 2018 (UTC)

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Just the username alone is enough. But also identical edits to master on the usual target articles:, , and, of course,. . Dr.   K.  21:00, 10 August 2018 (UTC)

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 * ✅ to from the archive and ✅ from, so I blocked and tagged that account as well.-- Jezebel's Ponyo bons mots 21:11, 10 August 2018 (UTC)

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Where can I start? From the alphanumeric username? Or the usual cruft of the Granados socks? No matter, this latest WP:FOWLPLAY incident involves all the hallmarks of the LTA Granados sockfarm: St. Constantine, St. Helena (current sock vs. St. Helena blocked sock Granados 4105 on same article), the usual Saint cruft attributes, in the expected articles. Identical mode of editing by littering the history of articles with a large number of frequent, successive, edits. . But then again, my ears are very sensitive to wp:quacking, so even if they whispered, I would still know it's them. Dr.  K.  08:27, 16 September 2018 (UTC)  Dr.   K.  08:27, 16 September 2018 (UTC)

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 * It's them. -- Amanda  (aka DQ) 20:18, 16 September 2018 (UTC)

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Similar edits to master. Usual cruft on saint attributes and patronage. 14illenium was created on 5 January 2019, while 15gryffin was created on 10 January 2019. All edits of 14illenium were made on 5 January 2019 and all of them were followed on 10 January 2019 by 15gryffin. . Dr.   K.  18:25, 20 March 2019 (UTC)

Thank you very much for finding these sleepers. This is a full-fledged dormitory. Ok, sorry. I just couldn't resist this bad joke. :) But seriously, this is an interesting pattern which may prove useful in future SPIs of this master. Take care. Dr.   K.  21:28, 26 March 2019 (UTC)
 * Awesome work

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Cabayi (talk) 20:35, 20 March 2019 (UTC) ✅ to and
 * - No history of sleepers. Cabayi (talk) 20:36, 20 March 2019 (UTC)
 * - Please indef the socks. Cabayi (talk) 20:36, 20 March 2019 (UTC)
 * The SandDoctor Talk 13:48, 22 March 2019 (UTC)
 * A few extra for you :

— Berean Hunter   (talk)  21:00, 26 March 2019 (UTC)

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There are strong indications that Kabisig and Midnightkid are one and the same editor. Not only do their edit histories almost perfectly overlap (Cavite, Ellen Organ, Noveleta, etc and that overlap with the original sockpuppeteer), but the near verbatim edits of this and this are a strong indicator IMO. Midnightkid also appeared right after 1054AD was apparently blocked for being a sockpuppet of the Mark Imanuel Granados, continuing the edits on 2015 kidnapping and beheading of Copts in Libya and other pages. FyzixFighter (talk) 13:25, 2 April 2020 (UTC)

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 * ✅ to each other, to previous socks. ST47 (talk) 00:56, 3 April 2020 (UTC)

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Edit warring on the same pages as previous socks: Ellen Organ, Aloysius Schwartz, Noveleta. Similar to sockpuppet, edits tend to be crufty trivia about Catholic saints and related (such as this, which is very indicative of patterns by the recent socks). FyzixFighter (talk) 21:30, 11 June 2020 (UTC)

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 * - it would really help if you could point out specific edits (i.e. diffs) by the various accounts which demonstrate socking.  There's a lot to sort through with just the vague pointers you've given. -- RoySmith (talk) 17:31, 12 June 2020 (UTC)
 * No response to my request for more info, so closing. Please open a new case if additional evidence comes to light. -- RoySmith (talk) 13:26, 18 June 2020 (UTC)

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On 11 June opened an investigation on this account, now archived at  Sockpuppet_investigations/Mark_Imanuel_Granados/Archive. The investigation was closed due to a delay in providing additional information. I have since discovered additional edits by this account which I consider the smoking gun.
 * Introduction
 * Additional evidence
 * Sock adds the sockmaster's picture at the article Pectoral cross. Yes, you read that correctly. The sock added File:Mark Imanuel T. Granados.jpg into the article, along with a caption explaining: Bro. Mark Imanuel T. Granados of the Philippines wearing a Benedictine pectoral cross suspended by a chain while in clerical attire. Noone accused the sockmaster of being modest.
 * Sock massages Granados's trademark edit on attributes performed by Granados's blocked sock in January 2020
 * It gets better. En.wiki-blocked Granados sock uploads on 15 June at Commons the picture of sockmaster Granados. One hour later, the Henrywelch268 sock edits the same picture at Commons.
 * The cooperation with blocked sock Kabisig doesn't end there. On Commons, Kabisig performs edits to files uploaded by the HenryWelch sock: 1, 2, 3. . Dr.   K.  02:02, 21 June 2020 (UTC)

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 * It's to previous socks (I don't have a UA to compare to) but based on the behaviour I've blocked and tagged. Closing. Callanecc (talk • contribs • logs) 04:09, 21 June 2020 (UTC)

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Similar editing pattern on Noveleta, Roman Catholic Diocese of Imus, and other articles when compared with previous socks. For example, near verbatim recreation of edits by previous socks (mostly HW): -FyzixFighter (talk) 19:51, 30 July 2020 (UTC)
 * T (https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Philomena&diff=prev&oldid=970313306); Kabisig (https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Philomena&diff=948725228&oldid=946734408)
 * T (https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Seraphim_of_Sarov&diff=970284318&oldid=969647980); HW (https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Seraphim_of_Sarov&type=revision&diff=963299064&oldid=958403928)
 * T (https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_Catholic_dioceses_in_the_Philippines&diff=970276022&oldid=964190854); HW (https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_Catholic_dioceses_in_the_Philippines&diff=961577007&oldid=958154226)
 * T (https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Roman_Catholic_Diocese_of_Imus&diff=970275781&oldid=968316319); HW (https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Roman_Catholic_Diocese_of_Imus&diff=961414242&oldid=960652684);
 * T (https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Noveleta&diff=970314614&oldid=970275445); HW (https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Noveleta&diff=961610650&oldid=961604484)
 * T (https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Noveleta&diff=970274354&oldid=970274150); HW (https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Noveleta&diff=961285709&oldid=961284907)

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 * —&thinsp;JJMC89&thinsp; (T·C) 06:38, 31 July 2020 (UTC)

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These accounts and IPs largely follow the same editing pattern both in articles and types of edits. Here are some examples:
 * Paulrader24 restores most of previous sock edits to Noveleta, for example:
 * Paulrader24 ; Triparion247
 * P: ; T:
 * Emiliolorenzo567 restores Henrywelch268's edits
 * Both IPs have made the same edit (here, here, and here to Aurora Quezon pushed by previous sock Henrywelch268 (see here)
 * IPs tend to make the same edits as other previous socks including inappropriate capitalization, adding additional "titles" to saint infoboxes, etc
 * anon119 manually reverted (here) edit by previous sock 1054AD here

I realize the registered user accounts have been dormant for about a week, but most recent activity (and there's been a lot) has been on the two IPs. CU requested only on the registered accounts if possible, and to identify any registered (non-IP) sleeper sock accounts, given the user's propensity for sock creation. FyzixFighter (talk) 00:17, 8 October 2020 (UTC)

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 * - the named accounts are quacking loudly. Endorsed for sleeper check, as far as I can tell all known socks are stale. Named accounts, IPs blocked two weeks. GeneralNotability (talk) 13:07, 8 October 2020 (UTC)
 * . The following accounts are ✅ to each other:
 * Blocked the unblocked accounts. The IPs are already blocked so nothing more to do here. Ivanvector (Talk/Edits) 14:28, 8 October 2020 (UTC)
 * Blocked the unblocked accounts. The IPs are already blocked so nothing more to do here. Ivanvector (Talk/Edits) 14:28, 8 October 2020 (UTC)
 * Blocked the unblocked accounts. The IPs are already blocked so nothing more to do here. Ivanvector (Talk/Edits) 14:28, 8 October 2020 (UTC)
 * Blocked the unblocked accounts. The IPs are already blocked so nothing more to do here. Ivanvector (Talk/Edits) 14:28, 8 October 2020 (UTC)
 * Blocked the unblocked accounts. The IPs are already blocked so nothing more to do here. Ivanvector (Talk/Edits) 14:28, 8 October 2020 (UTC)
 * Blocked the unblocked accounts. The IPs are already blocked so nothing more to do here. Ivanvector (Talk/Edits) 14:28, 8 October 2020 (UTC)

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I think the best evidence is the repeated attempt to upload "File:Blessed Carlo Acutis.jpg" to Wikimedia Commons (see logs at ) - all previous attempts were by other socks of this user (Communion of Saints). This user has also added the unneeded saint infobox to Élisabeth of France, which has also been added by the IP socks  and. Both of these IPs were temporarily blocked in the last round of sock blocks, and immediately returned to the same behavior of pushing the same edits when that block expired. A block of these IPs might also need to be reinstated and extended. FyzixFighter (talk) 15:23, 21 February 2021 (UTC)

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Both of the IP socks ( and ) from previous reports have returned within a month to making the same edits on a variety of Catholic-related articles (see restoring an image previously pushed by an identified sock). The IPs and this new potential sock have all been adding an unneeded infobox to Élisabeth of France (,, and ). I know that the CU data for the previous socks is 6 months old and therefore stale, but requesting CU to identify other registered sock accounts (I'm pretty sure there's evidence for one over on Commons - don't know if it's been used over here yet). FyzixFighter (talk) 00:14, 23 September 2021 (UTC)

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This latest sock is restoring reverted edits by known IP socks used by the sockpuppetteer (, for example, , , and so on. I'm requesting a CU to identify any sleepers given the past history. The latest sock has also been active on Commons, uploading images with questionable copyright licenses, so I would also request a global block if warranted (this has been done for some of the previous socks) and a temporary block on the previously mentioned IP sock . Thanks. FyzixFighter (talk) 04:42, 25 January 2022 (UTC)

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I blocked and tagged that user and even tried to open another SPI before realising that this one was open. Graham 87 12:03, 25 January 2022 (UTC)
 * They've had sleepers in the past, and it would be good to freshen the trail, to . --  Tamzin  [ cetacean needed ] (she/they) 12:09, 25 January 2022 (UTC)
 * ✅ to blocked and confirmed socks and . No obvious sleepers visible; reblocking as CU block, tagging, closing.   Girth Summit  (blether)  14:26, 25 January 2022 (UTC)

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The first edit by this new user duplicates a previous edit by the last identified sock. Requesting again a CU given the history of multiple sockpuppets and also requesting a global block given the issue of uploading improperly licensed images to commons by various socks of MIG. Thanks. FyzixFighter (talk) 04:55, 30 January 2022 (UTC)

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 * From a purely technical perspective, this latest account is very to the previous batch of socks; given the reinstatement of previous edits, I'm prepared to call it ✅, along with .    Girth Summit  (blether)  13:46, 30 January 2022 (UTC)

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Restores nearly identical edit to a previous edit by one of the last socks. Notably, it restores the odd typo using a comma instead of a period to separate an existing sentence from the added text - similar to other previous edits by the known sock. Requesting a CU in case there are additional sleepers. FyzixFighter (talk) 23:27, 7 February 2022 (UTC)

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 * - -- RoySmith (talk) 22:53, 8 February 2022 (UTC)
 * ✅ also found:
 * which is a good technical match, but not enough history to be an obvious sock, so -- RoySmith (talk) 23:05, 8 February 2022 (UTC)
 * which is a good technical match, but not enough history to be an obvious sock, so -- RoySmith (talk) 23:05, 8 February 2022 (UTC)


 * JustSecretHaha doesn't seem behaviourally related. Closing. Thanks, Spicy (talk) 01:21, 10 February 2022 (UTC)

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Same overlap as previous socks, for example Élisabeth of France, Peter and Fevronia of Murom, Jose Advincula. The most telling is the repetition of the same "venerated" sentence added to the lede of various articles with the same improper punctuation (ending the previous sentence with a comma and not a period) as seen here, here, and here. For comparison, the same type of error from a previous sock here. Requesting CU for any sleepers. FyzixFighter (talk) 04:40, 16 March 2022 (UTC)

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 * - -- RoySmith (talk) 14:43, 16 March 2022 (UTC)
 * ✅ -- RoySmith (talk) 14:48, 16 March 2022 (UTC)

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Same overlap as previous socks, for example Alfredo Verzosa, Akash Bashir, and Peter and Fevronia of Murom. The most telling is the repetition of the same "venerated" sentence added to the lede of various articles with the same improper punctuation (ending the previous sentence with a comma and not a period) as seen here,here, and here. For comparison, the same type of error from a previous sock: here, here, and here. Also, very similar username convention to last couple socks. FyzixFighter (talk) 18:13, 17 May 2022 (UTC)

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 * - behavioural evidence seems obvious enough, but endorsing to check for other accounts since there is a history of using multiple accounts at once. Thanks, Spicy (talk) 05:01, 18 May 2022 (UTC)
 * - -- RoySmith (talk) 16:21, 18 May 2022 (UTC)
 * ✅ -- RoySmith (talk) 16:25, 18 May 2022 (UTC)
 * A look at the archive makes it 3X by my count. Tagged as such. Archiving. --Jack Frost (talk) 01:56, 21 May 2022 (UTC)

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Latest incarnation of this prolific sockmaster. Overlap with previous socks at Pauline Jaricot and Akash Bashir. The most telling are the repeated edits to Akash Bashir - here and here by the latest sock, compared with this from the last sock. FyzixFighter (talk) 12:46, 30 May 2022 (UTC)

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 * - The behavioural evidence is convincing (username pattern is also similar to past socks). Please indef DTC YIA 548 and block the IP for two weeks (anon-only, account creation blocked). Thanks, Spicy (talk) 18:45, 5 June 2022 (UTC)
 * -- Tamzin  [ cetacean needed ] (she/they) 17:24, 6 June 2022 (UTC)

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Overlap with previous focus of MIG socks at Peter and Fevronia of Murom (see here). Both of these socks also are intent on reintroducing the same text as the last sock at Akash Bashir (last sock: here, two suspect socks: here and here). Requesting a CU in case there are other sleepers I've missed. FyzixFighter (talk) 13:01, 20 June 2022 (UTC)

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 * -  Girth Summit  (blether)  09:09, 22 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Both accounts are ✅ to each other, and to, and to . I don't see any other obvious accounts. Blocking etc. Girth Summit  (blether)  09:13, 22 June 2022 (UTC)

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Name pattern matches the most recent sock names (random numbers than a letter). Area of editing also overlaps. In particular, reintroduced previous edit almost verbatim of previous sock. CU for any sleepers. FyzixFighter (talk) 03:53, 25 July 2022 (UTC)

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 * on the basis of the above diffs and username. - For a sleeper check, looking at the archive. --Jack Frost (talk) 04:20, 25 July 2022 (UTC)
 * ✅ and USC 4562 are the same. No sleepers uncovered for now. - Mailer Diablo 05:13, 25 July 2022 (UTC)
 * Tagged, closing. Thanks, Spicy (talk) 16:37, 25 July 2022 (UTC)

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Name follows a similar pattern to other previously identified sockpuppets (see, for example, the 08 October 2020 case). This latest sock has restored the previous edit by the previous sockpuppet. CU requested in case there are any sleepers. FyzixFighter (talk) 18:17, 7 August 2022 (UTC)

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 * ✅ plus ., closing. Mz7 (talk) 21:13, 7 August 2022 (UTC)

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Name fits the pattern of recent sockpuppets (e.g. User:235 652 895 P and User:226 594 813 C). Restored two edits, and, from the last sockpuppet,  and. Also, over on Commons has re-uploaded twice deleted images (for copyvio and license misrepresentation) that were uploaded by previous socks. Requesting a checkuser given the prolific nature of this LTA sockpuppeteer. Also requesting a global block due to behavior over on Commons to prevent further uploading of copyrighted images. FyzixFighter (talk) 23:07, 26 September 2022 (UTC)

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 * Dreamy Jazz talk to me &#124; my contributions 23:36, 26 September 2022 (UTC)
 * Dreamy Jazz talk to me &#124; my contributions 23:36, 26 September 2022 (UTC)


 * Dreamy Jazz talk to me &#124; my contributions 23:36, 26 September 2022 (UTC)

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New account: only edit was to delete allegations of sock puppetry from a talk page. Styx (talk) 07:22, 22 November 2022 (UTC)


 * See for evidence. Styx (talk) 07:23, 22 November 2022 (UTC)

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 * and are ✅ to each other and both are a  match to   Salvio 19:47, 23 November 2022 (UTC)
 * --Blablubbs (talk) 19:51, 23 November 2022 (UTC)