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Markdabeast1, Epitren1, Trenepi2, and Holonismen are all obviously socks per WP:DUCK. These 4 accounts have been trying to promote a bodybuilder with the nickname Markdabeast1. I have already blocked them. However, these 4 have an overlapping interest in another bodybuilder named Ryan Hintze (see deleted article Ryan hintze). The fifth account, Overlyme, a declared paid editor, has created a draft article for the same person at Draft:Ryan Hintze. This makes me think that the 4 blocked accounts are also the same person and/or PR company as the declared paid editor, but I'm not certain enough to block the account without a checkuser confirming this connection. Also, I think it would be worthwhile to look for any other potential accounts - based on experience, paid editors (even when declared) often abusively operate multiple accounts to hide their activity. -- Ed (Edgar181) 14:12, 5 October 2018 (UTC)

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 * Markdabeast1 is . The following accounts are ✅ to each other:
 * Epitren1
 * Trenepi2
 * Holonismen
 * Blocked Epitren2 without tags. Overlyme is ❌.--Bbb23 (talk) 17:47, 5 October 2018 (UTC)
 * For the record I'll note here that the text from deleted contributions of one of the additional socks you turned up, Trenepi1, matches word-for-word the text that Overlyme used to create Draft:Ryan Hintze. So there is clearly at least meatpuppetry involving Overlyme and the confirmed socks.  Regards, -- Ed (Edgar181)
 * Blocked Epitren2 without tags. Overlyme is ❌.--Bbb23 (talk) 17:47, 5 October 2018 (UTC)
 * For the record I'll note here that the text from deleted contributions of one of the additional socks you turned up, Trenepi1, matches word-for-word the text that Overlyme used to create Draft:Ryan Hintze. So there is clearly at least meatpuppetry involving Overlyme and the confirmed socks.  Regards, -- Ed (Edgar181)


 * Tagging blocked accounts and closing.  Vanjagenije  (talk)  20:46, 31 October 2018 (UTC)

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Trying to create the same Draft:Markdabeast1 which is also salted Markdabeast. &#8208;&#8208;1997kB (talk) 14:14, 25 November 2018 (UTC)

They are also edit on IP and removing deletion tags on xwiki pages 1. Also added Mengtha2 editing same draft. &#8208;&#8208;1997kB (talk) 14:21, 25 November 2018 (UTC)

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 * . GABgab 16:36, 25 November 2018 (UTC)

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Pretty sure this is a WP:DUCK case: these three accounts are adding and re-adding citations linking to a site called WikiFamous which is not a reliable source. When undone, they continue to re-add the links as citations. When warned, they continue to re-add the links as citations. I'd like to shortcut the whole "get each account to uw-4 and block" slow-motion stuff and just get them bounced out of here. Evidence is in their respective contributions, which all add similar links to similar articles. Also, if someone more experienced than me can point me at where I get 'wikifamous .com' in someway blocked as a site we link to in citations, please drop me a line on my talk page! ◦ Trey Maturin 18:22, 7 February 2019 (UTC)

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 * ✅ to Williams taylor:, , and . NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 07:17, 13 February 2019 (UTC)

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I put a afd for Mark White (media personality) which one of them quickly said was a notable person. I then realized that there was a similar aritcle as well as looking at the log for one user on there talk page that there is Articles for deletion/Mark White (model)

All of this is too similar so I decided to go look deeper into this. (these articles should be SALTED anyway), and these are a bit too close to each other. Wgolf (talk) 02:38, 22 March 2019 (UTC)

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 * - is likely the same person as well. With three accounts on the go at once, this probably worth a check for sleepers. Sir Sputnik (talk) 03:52, 22 March 2019 (UTC)
 * The following are ✅ to each other:
 * This is a wide IP range, so it's difficult to speculate on sleepers. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 09:14, 22 March 2019 (UTC)
 * This is a wide IP range, so it's difficult to speculate on sleepers. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 09:14, 22 March 2019 (UTC)
 * This is a wide IP range, so it's difficult to speculate on sleepers. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 09:14, 22 March 2019 (UTC)
 * This is a wide IP range, so it's difficult to speculate on sleepers. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 09:14, 22 March 2019 (UTC)
 * This is a wide IP range, so it's difficult to speculate on sleepers. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 09:14, 22 March 2019 (UTC)
 * This is a wide IP range, so it's difficult to speculate on sleepers. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 09:14, 22 March 2019 (UTC)
 * This is a wide IP range, so it's difficult to speculate on sleepers. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 09:14, 22 March 2019 (UTC)

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Tag teaming to create another article about Markdabeast1. Mark Jenkins (writer) (which I just moved to Draft:Mark Jenkins (writer)) is another article with overlap between a previous Markdabeast sock and one of these accounts. Requesting CU because of previous habit of creating multiple socks. bonadea contributions talk 06:11, 13 April 2019 (UTC)

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 * ✅, but . —DoRD (talk)​ 13:40, 13 April 2019 (UTC)

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Similar pattern to previous socks, especially recreation of Mark White (personality). This user was created approx 1 week after the previous round of socks was blocked. Request CU as there may be further sleepers. pseudonym Jake Brockmantalk 07:48, 25 April 2019 (UTC)

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 * Sounds like false prejudgement Jake Brockman not significant evidence of Sockpuppetry Ottobat75 (talk) 08:03, 25 April 2019 (UTC)

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 * Obvious sock. : Please indef the sock. &#8208;&#8208;1997kB (talk) 08:54, 25 April 2019 (UTC)
 * . Sir Sputnik (talk) 19:41, 25 April 2019 (UTC)

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Marikneed530's first edits are to Sommer Ray created by a confirmed sock of Williams taylor. M530 then gamed WP:ACPERM to promote his own draft bio of a non-notable model to mainspace at Jules Liesl. M530 has since undertaken AFC review, CSD, and SPI. Obviously not the newcomer they pretend to be. Cabayi (talk) 08:23, 15 May 2019 (UTC)

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 * ✅ to User:Ottobat75, a sock of User:Markdabeast1:
 * As far as I can tell from the CU log, they're all ❌ to Williams taylor, though there are obvious issues with staleness involved. A clerk should probably move this over to the Markdabeast1 case.  These are all basically the same as the Markdabeast1 socks I blocked in March 2019. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 09:57, 15 May 2019 (UTC)
 * Cabayi (talk) 10:22, 15 May 2019 (UTC)
 * Case moved from Sockpuppet investigations/Williams taylor Special:Permalink/897185191. Cabayi (talk) 10:23, 15 May 2019 (UTC)
 * Cabayi (talk) 10:22, 15 May 2019 (UTC)
 * Case moved from Sockpuppet investigations/Williams taylor Special:Permalink/897185191. Cabayi (talk) 10:23, 15 May 2019 (UTC)

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Changing the content of Mark White (soccer) to promotion of the model, just like earlier socks have done. His nickname now appears to be Markfitbeast, not Markdabeast1, but the photo added by the IP today was uploaded to Commons by blocked sock, and the DOB/birth place combo added here is identical to this sock vandalism from January. bonadea contributions talk 08:34, 18 May 2019 (UTC)

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 * Compared to the most recent sock puppets I've blocked, Jimmysmith604 is . Could also be a meat puppet, I suppose.  . NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 16:02, 18 May 2019 (UTC)

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Apparently long running case of promotional editing. In this diff and on their talk page, Elizabethg507 confirms the connection with markdabeast1. The new user created Draft:Mark White Jr aka "markdabeast" apparently before making any disclosures and after being altered about a possible COI. This is a likely case of sock/meat circumvention of the block for self-promo reasons. pseudonym Jake Brockman talk 11:01, 23 July 2019 (UTC)

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 * . Sir Sputnik (talk) 21:52, 23 July 2019 (UTC)