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31 December 2012

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was indef blocked in August 2012 for an odd pattern of vandalism: creating new articles about fictional international sporting events. Two apparent socks surfaced, and, showing the same pattern.

Trate32 recreated World Games 2021, which had been originally been created by Mauricio80 |diff. Also note the similar user name pattern. Both Trate32 and World210  created pages for the fictional "Café de Colombia Cup". The listed IPs each made multiple contributions to Cafe de colombia Cup.

A checkuser is requested to root out other socks and to confirm if an IP hardbock would be useful.  caknuck °  needs to be running more often  05:25, 31 December 2012 (UTC)

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 * Your diffs are broken. Please provide working ones. --(ʞɿɐʇ) ɐuɐʞsǝp 13:33, 31 December 2012 (UTC)
 *  caknuck °  needs to be running more often  16:13, 31 December 2012 (UTC)

bordering on ✅, on a purely technical basis, that the following accounts are related: --(ʞɿɐʇ) ɐuɐʞsǝp 16:38, 31 December 2012 (UTC)
 * Looking at deleted edits, it's clear that Trate and Mauricio are the same person. Blocking and tagging all three. Closing. ( X! ·  talk )  · @056  · 00:20, 1 January 2013 (UTC)

11 January 2013

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Olympia2000 and Hongkong43 have both been creating articles about fictional international sporting events, mimicking actions of other Mauricio80 socks. Olympia2000 added fake information (here and here) and created the hoax articles AFC King Asian Cup, 2017 AFC King Asian Cup and 2015 AFC Asian cup National Anthems performances. Hongkong created the hoax articles 2013 Asian Pacific Football 7-a-side Championship, 2013 African and South American Championship, Futsal at the 2013 World Indoor Games, 2013 World Indoor Games, Futsal at the 2013 World Indoor Games, 2012 Peace Star Cup and 2012 Peace Star Cup qualification. MJ94 (talk) 21:34, 11 January 2013 (UTC)

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bordering ✅. Range is too wide to block, unfortunately. T. Canens (talk) 19:51, 12 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Blocked and tagged, closing. Dennis Brown - 2&cent;    &copy;  Join WER 19:54, 12 January 2013 (UTC)

19 January 2013

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Unistre34 created the fake article 2014 EAFF U-20 East Asian Cup, acting in a manner similar to Mauricio and his previous sockpuppets. The two IPs have both contributed to said article, which leads me to believe that they are socks of Mauricio's as well. One will notice that this vandal has a history of editing this way and his edits frequently go unnoticed at first glance. While it is important to note that one of the articles created by the suspected sockpuppet, 2013 EAFF East Asian Cup is legitimate, this user's edits continue to be disruptive. MJ94 (talk) 05:56, 19 January 2013 (UTC)

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 * - Since the account is obviously not new, shown by the first edit knowing templates and wikisyntax, plus no edit summary usage, a topic area match, editing at times close enough to previous socks, and Similiar start on new article creation, i'll be running the check. -- DQ   (ʞlɐʇ)  08:29, 19 January 2013 (UTC)
 * ✅ when taking everything into account. . Can probably just duck it next time if we see similiar behavoir. -- DQ   (ʞlɐʇ)  08:35, 19 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Unistre34 blocked and tagged. The IPs seem likely to be the same person, but I haven't blocked them since it's likely he's already under a different address by now. Jafeluv (talk) 12:31, 19 January 2013 (UTC)

28 January 2013

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User is consistently creating new articles with speedy deletion A1 criteria. Stubbleboy 21:21, 28 January 2013 (UTC)

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 * - - Behavioral evidence is striking. I have seen other users with the same MO recently, but I cannot recall the name. Endorsing CU to confirm a connection between Fredy and Sofia (Mauricio is stale), and to see what other accounts they have access to. Someguy1221 (talk) 02:08, 29 January 2013 (UTC)
 * - Fredy94 Sofia, Mauricio93 is, trying to see if I can find a master. --  DQ   (ʞlɐʇ)  02:45, 29 January 2013 (UTC)
 * I can't find any other accounts. -- DQ   (ʞlɐʇ)  02:49, 29 January 2013 (UTC)
 * This case was originally filed under Sofia300. It has been moved here. Someguy1221 (talk) 02:52, 29 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Based on behavioral and technical evidence, all accounts blocked indef and tagged. Someguy1221 (talk) 02:53, 29 January 2013 (UTC)

05 February 2013

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Creation of several more future sporting events that are unverifiable: 2015 World Soccer Challenge Cup, 2013 International Soccer Women,s Cup, 2016 Global Golf Cup. Similar M.O. of having a list of teams with no introductory paragraph or other details. ... disco spinster   talk  00:25, 5 February 2013 (UTC)

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 * Already blocked. -- DQ   (ʞlɐʇ)  10:31, 6 February 2013 (UTC)

06 February 2013

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Loud quack by two new socks working in concert on 2019 Special Olympics World Summer Games. The exact same pattern of vandalism as exhibited by previous socks. Also reported to Salvio giuliano as he is familiar with this sockmaster. - MrX 16:36, 6 February 2013 (UTC)
 * Another sock has appeared creating 2014 Footvolley Asian Championship. - MrX 21:38, 6 February 2013 (UTC)
 * ...with an IP helper sock: 181.153.102.24. - MrX 21:50, 6 February 2013 (UTC)

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 * Named accounts are confirmed and have been blocked and tagged. No comment regarding IP editors. Salvio  Let's talk about it! 22:55, 6 February 2013 (UTC)

07 February 2013

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Same editing pattern as previous socks. Very quacky, and very tiresome. Can't we rangeblock the ISP (Comcel S.A.) and require legit anons to be white listed? - MrX 02:31, 7 February 2013 (UTC) - MrX 02:31, 7 February 2013 (UTC)

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 * I would not recommend a rangeblock at this time. The range he's using is quite huge, and has a lot of good IP editors using it. Someguy1221 (talk) 10:53, 8 February 2013 (UTC)

08 February 2013

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Obvious duck is obvious. Sock created 2015 OFC Under 17 Tournament in the same pattern as predecessor socks. - MrX 13:51, 8 February 2013 (UTC) - MrX 13:51, 8 February 2013 (UTC)

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 * Blocked and tagged. Also, I have just found out that Mauricio93 is not the sockmaster, but rather it's Mauricio80 (Sockpuppet investigations/Mauricio80). Would it be possible for a kind admin clerk to merge the two cases and correct the various tags on Category:Wikipedia sockpuppets of Mauricio93, please? Many thanks. Salvio  Let's talk about it! 14:01, 8 February 2013 (UTC)

11 February 2013

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Identical editing pattern as previously reported socks. Created WP:CRYSTAL cup articles such as - MrX 18:52, 11 February 2013 (UTC)
 * 2014 Tri Nations Basketball Cup
 * 2015 Dino Zoff Cup
 * 2014 Kirin Ice hockey Cup
 * 2014 Asian Soccer Festival Cup

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— Berean Hunter   (talk)  02:01, 13 February 2013 (UTC)
 * Indeffing sock, blocking IP one week and closing.

8 February 2013

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Creating cup articles with listings of countries and their flags in the same pattern as precious socks. and typically vandalizing articles by adding false match information on, such as
 * 2013 mobcast Cup International Men's Club championship
 * 2013 IIHF U20 Challenge Cup of Asia
 * 2019 Special Olympics World Summer Games
 * 2013 Audi Cup
 * Colombia national football team
 * Italy national football team
 * Japan national football team
 * Kirin Cup
 * North Korea national football team
 * South Korea national football team
 * 2025 FIFA Confederations Cup

See also - MrX 20:13, 13 February 2013 (UTC)

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 * To expedite processing, can you please provide diffs for each user to build your case? Rschen7754 08:09, 3 March 2013 (UTC)
 * This case was opened about three weeks ago, so unfortunately I've lost track. The diffs are the first edits on the articles cited above. The socks of this editor and Mauricio93 were creating very short articles about future sports events. The articles typically have little or no text, and are usually merely listings of countries with flag icons or similar non-text content. User:Salvio giuliano was directly involved in investigating these cases in the recent past, and I was reported them directly to him, but I think he took a wiki break, so I started reported them here again. - MrX 13:38, 3 March 2013 (UTC)


 * Complex, stale, and inadequate evidence. NativeForeigner Talk 20:08, 16 March 2013 (UTC)

06 July 2013

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New user creating multiple new articles about future sporting events such as 2017 Rugby League Asian Cup, consisting of little or no text and merely a listing of flag images. The user also tends to remove CSD templates. The article style and user behavior is almost identical to the previous socks of this sockmaster. Please see prior reports. - MrX 03:05, 6 July 2013 (UTC)
 * Adding 186.28.220.251 helper sock (or logged out user) reverting CSD templates in the same way as previous socks (see archives). - MrX 03:09, 6 July 2013 (UTC)

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 * Both blocked, closing. King of &hearts;   &diams;   &clubs;  &spades; 03:58, 6 July 2013 (UTC)

01 March 2014

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Reviewing new pages I've discovered 2014 Nagoya Cup by Zaire200, quite without content and with no thraces on Google. Following his contribs I've rollbacked 'em and reported him at WP:AIV along with Wales21, blocked one day before and acting in the same field. For example take a look to this edit by Wales and this one of Zaire. Following the history of Colombia national football team I've followed some user contribs (most of them rollbacked by Brayan Jaimes) and at least 3 or 4 of them could coincide. Ruso45 edited from 16 to 18 January, creating 2014 Hana Bank Cup that has no thraces on Google and the only reference confirms that South Korea will not play a match vs Czech Rep. on 4 June 2014 and that the match vs Tunisia is a simple friendly before the World Cup match vs Russia. Ruso45 re created the page 2015 AFC Asian Cup Final Draw (before a redirect), that was edited by Feroz2000. Feroz edited only on 20 february, adding other content to 2014 Hana Bank Cup and to 2015 AFC final draw (removing multiple issues tag). Sangson2000 made few edits in the afternoon of 21 february as this one (rollbacked), related to a friendly of Colombia NFT, or this one to singer name of a national anthem. Unted200 edited on 22 february, almost in the page 2015 AFC Asian Cup Final Draw and, as Feroz did, started with a pair of edits in Sochi 2014 closing ceremony (as for the current version, both users were wrong. In the afternoon of 25 February Fenia2000 started with a pair of reverted edits about friendlies of Colombia national football team, this about Egypt NFT, one about the Olympic Himn, and the last about 2015 AFC Asian Cup Final Draw. One hour after his last edit, it appears Werung23, starting the creation of 2016 AFC United of Asia Cup (no thraces on Google, possibly a WP:CRYSTAL also). After a pair of edits at 2015 AFC Asian Cup Final Draw and 2014 Hana Bank Cup, his last edit was this one (rollbacked), again about matches of Colombia NFT. Between 26 and 27 February it appears Wales21, with rollbacked edits as this (again about Colombia, and on a "2014 cup" page, this time existant and referenced). Apart the edit for comparison with Zaire200 I made above, Wales21 made vandalisms as this one (rollbacked) on the page of Colombia women's NFT and other, gaining a 48 hours block.

The connections between the users are different (WP:DUCK), and after 2 hours of controls I hope I was able to link the right ones and exclude those who are not involved into this issue. I hope I did a correct investigation, to have discovered that a vandal is makin' fun of us from 2 weeks changing account about once per day, with no resounding vandalisms but spreading a series of semi-invisible vandalisms buried here and there. Some of the edits look like correct (or maybe they are), but it could be a strategy: this is not a "page blanker" or a vandal using the edit summary to say wft trololol!!1. And, anyway, some of their contribs haven't been verified, also because they are "old" and in pages with lots of (also anon) edits. Thanks for attention. Dэя-Бøяg 03:49, 1 March 2014 (UTC)
 * Users look like a relay team: starting from Ruso (16-18 Feb), than Feroz (20 Feb), Sangson (21 Feb), Unted (22 feb), Fenia (25 feb, afternoon), Wegrun (25-26 Feb), Wales (26-27 Feb) and Zaire (28 Feb/1 Mar). After 1 or 2 days of edits they stop and the other continue.
 * Edit times are at almost in the evening/night (20 to 1 am), or sometimes in the afternoon.
 * The field is almost the same, related to friendlies of NFT (National Football Teams) without sources, suddenly rollbacked as hoaxes. Another is the creation of pages about football competitions, also future as 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification (by Ruso) or 2019 AFC Kingdom Nations Cup (by Ruso, no thraces on Google, so possibly another hoax). By now we have 2014 Nagoya Cup (deleted as hoax), 2014 Hana Bank Cup and 2016 AFC United of Asia Cup (both, as said, unsourced and with no refs on Google). Another field is about singers of anthems/hymns and Olympics.
 * Their edits are difficult to unmask: most of them are minor edits well formatted (in a table about friendlies)... and the hoax cups have plausible names: Nagoya, Hana Bank, AFC United, AFC Kingdom.
 * Also the names are similar: a nick and after a digit. 200, 2000, 21, 23, 45. Last two are related to Wales and Zaire.


 * Older users discovered: Going back in the page 2015 AFC Asian Cup Final Draw, transformed in a redirect to 2015 AFC Asian Cup before the edits of Ruso, I've discovered that its creator, Andrma20 (18-22 Jan), made also edits as this one, a false friendly match of Korea with El Salvador (see this source) and other similar ones. Werty23 (23-27 Jan) seems to be related with several edits into the same field. GrupoHKG23 (30 Jan-1 Feb), that made the other contribs on hte Final Draws article after Andrma, added this other edit about a false friendly match (Korea vs Armenia). His last edit was to change China to Colombia in Curling at Sochi 2014. Before Andrma, Juanes200 (10-18 Jan), with a nickname related to others, made edits in the same field: see for example this false friendly match between South Korea and Sri Lanka, or this edit about Colombia NFT. Andrma started where Juanes finished. Beging23 (1-3 Feb) seems to be related (see this) for field, style, and period. The older i've found still now is Golan23 (29 Dec-1 Jan, 4 edits) seems to be realted per nick, hours, and style (see this friendlies in Korea and...  Colombia, of course). Note that the "23" often recurs in the nicks.

Checking "histories", mainly of South Korea and Colombia national football teams, I found more and more possible and older vandals related to this issue. Also some IPs. The list could be much larger and the damage much more extensive, with an amount of uncontrolled edits, submerged by several other edits. I don't know if is possible to change this page to Sockpuppet investigations/Golan23 but with Ruso45 the work become daily and lesser occasional. Regards. --Dэя-Бøяg 04:58, 1 March 2014 (UTC)


 * Just a note: Due to the fact that 2015 AFC Asian Cup Final Draw was mainly edited by the users listed above, is a minor subpage and has some tags, i've tagged for merging into 2015 AFC Asian Cup. If you think that it could be transformed again in a redirect to it, I think it could be a good solution. --Dэя-Бøяg 05:05, 1 March 2014 (UTC)

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Wow, I'm impressed. So the list is related to the SPI cases of Mauricio80, FallandSpringOlympics and the older Diogomauricio3. Anyway, for an eventual further request, have I to use this page or one of the 3 linked above? Thanks. --Dэя-Бøяg 15:16, 1 March 2014 (UTC)


 * PS: may I tag the users blocked below with ? --Dэя-Бøяg 16:32, 1 March 2014 (UTC)

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 * - Similar usernames, similar edits - endorse for CU to confirm and check for sleepers Callanecc (talk • contribs • logs) 05:49, 1 March 2014 (UTC)
 * Looks like our case page for this sock farm is under /Mauricio80. T. Canens (talk) 14:50, 1 March 2014 (UTC)
 * Looks like our case page for this sock farm is under /Mauricio80. T. Canens (talk) 14:50, 1 March 2014 (UTC)
 * Looks like our case page for this sock farm is under /Mauricio80. T. Canens (talk) 14:50, 1 March 2014 (UTC)
 * Looks like our case page for this sock farm is under /Mauricio80. T. Canens (talk) 14:50, 1 March 2014 (UTC)
 * Looks like our case page for this sock farm is under /Mauricio80. T. Canens (talk) 14:50, 1 March 2014 (UTC)
 * Looks like our case page for this sock farm is under /Mauricio80. T. Canens (talk) 14:50, 1 March 2014 (UTC)
 * Looks like our case page for this sock farm is under /Mauricio80. T. Canens (talk) 14:50, 1 March 2014 (UTC)
 * Looks like our case page for this sock farm is under /Mauricio80. T. Canens (talk) 14:50, 1 March 2014 (UTC)
 * Looks like our case page for this sock farm is under /Mauricio80. T. Canens (talk) 14:50, 1 March 2014 (UTC)
 * Looks like our case page for this sock farm is under /Mauricio80. T. Canens (talk) 14:50, 1 March 2014 (UTC)
 * Looks like our case page for this sock farm is under /Mauricio80. T. Canens (talk) 14:50, 1 March 2014 (UTC)
 * Looks like our case page for this sock farm is under /Mauricio80. T. Canens (talk) 14:50, 1 March 2014 (UTC)
 * Looks like our case page for this sock farm is under /Mauricio80. T. Canens (talk) 14:50, 1 March 2014 (UTC)
 * Looks like our case page for this sock farm is under /Mauricio80. T. Canens (talk) 14:50, 1 March 2014 (UTC)
 * Looks like our case page for this sock farm is under /Mauricio80. T. Canens (talk) 14:50, 1 March 2014 (UTC)
 * Looks like our case page for this sock farm is under /Mauricio80. T. Canens (talk) 14:50, 1 March 2014 (UTC)
 * Looks like our case page for this sock farm is under /Mauricio80. T. Canens (talk) 14:50, 1 March 2014 (UTC)
 * Looks like our case page for this sock farm is under /Mauricio80. T. Canens (talk) 14:50, 1 March 2014 (UTC)
 * Looks like our case page for this sock farm is under /Mauricio80. T. Canens (talk) 14:50, 1 March 2014 (UTC)
 * Looks like our case page for this sock farm is under /Mauricio80. T. Canens (talk) 14:50, 1 March 2014 (UTC)
 * Looks like our case page for this sock farm is under /Mauricio80. T. Canens (talk) 14:50, 1 March 2014 (UTC)
 * Looks like our case page for this sock farm is under /Mauricio80. T. Canens (talk) 14:50, 1 March 2014 (UTC)
 * Looks like our case page for this sock farm is under /Mauricio80. T. Canens (talk) 14:50, 1 March 2014 (UTC)
 * Looks like our case page for this sock farm is under /Mauricio80. T. Canens (talk) 14:50, 1 March 2014 (UTC)
 * Looks like our case page for this sock farm is under /Mauricio80. T. Canens (talk) 14:50, 1 March 2014 (UTC)
 * Looks like our case page for this sock farm is under /Mauricio80. T. Canens (talk) 14:50, 1 March 2014 (UTC)
 * Looks like our case page for this sock farm is under /Mauricio80. T. Canens (talk) 14:50, 1 March 2014 (UTC)


 * Moved to this title from /Ruso45. Accounts already blocked and tagged. Closing now. Callanecc (talk • contribs • logs) 05:13, 3 March 2014 (UTC)

04 March 2014

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WP:DUCK: Internacional20 has been tagged in the user page as suspected sp of Mauricio80 but he's still free. Same style of nick (name+digit), same field of interest including Olympics and future football events, some edits that look like valid but, as usual, vandalisms about Colombia and South Korea national football teams. This friendly match (4-6-2014), as for the link in my previous report, is a hoax. --Dэя-Бøяg 16:08, 4 March 2014 (UTC)
 * Ah, yes, two deleted articles: 2016 AFC U-14 Championship (no meaningful content), and 2015 Naked Asian Games (blatant hoax). --Dэя-Бøяg 16:32, 4 March 2014 (UTC)
 * Note: User was blocked 48 hours after a report at WP:AIV. --Dэя-Бøяg 22:22, 4 March 2014 (UTC)

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 * - For confirmation and sleeper check (see the archive). Callanecc (talk • contribs • logs) 04:46, 5 March 2014 (UTC)
 * ✅. No other obvious sleepers. T. Canens (talk) 14:59, 5 March 2014 (UTC)
 * Blocked and tagged. Closing. Callanecc (talk • contribs • logs) 23:35, 5 March 2014 (UTC)

07 March 2014

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WP:DUCK: two days after last block, same kind of nick (20, 23, 200, 2000 etc), same style: now the false friendly match before FIFA 2014 is South Korea vs India. Btw, I left the usual source for scheduled matches of South Korea. --Dэя-Бøяg 17:48, 7 March 2014 (UTC)

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 * Blocked. No need for CU, sleeper check done just 3 days ago. King of &hearts;   &diams;   &clubs;  &spades; 04:17, 8 March 2014 (UTC)

10 March 2014

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Brayan Jaimes noticed to me this new possible sp. WP:DUCK: is him 3 days after last block. Today he created Gold Continental Cup and 2018 Gold Continental Cup, the usual vandalisms to Colombia national football team and 2015 AFC Asian Cup. --Dэя-Бøяg 20:57, 10 March 2014 (UTC)

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 * Suspected sock blocked and tagged. Closing now. Callanecc (talk • contribs • logs) 12:38, 12 March 2014 (UTC)

6 April 2014

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Brayan Jaimes noticed to me this pair of sockpuppets. WP:DUCK: Sanger invents a friendly match on June between South Korea and Myanmar (see the usual source), the usual vandalism in Colombia national football team page and in pages related to football competitions in Asia (all reverted). Usa94 add the usual vandalism on Colombia NFT and (again) the usual hoax cup (I've seen on Google, it is at least an online game) without any content but with a list of teams including, of course, South Korea and Colombia. Anyway, I report also the fact that Sanger203 has two speedy deletion tags for deleted pages (New Zealand at the 2015 Southeast Asian Games and Handball at the 2014 Asian Games). Clearly him, back after a month, without (IMHO) doubts. --Dэя-Бøяg 21:59, 6 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Just to confirm that another user, blocked last time, is him (it is "classified" as suspected sp); I would request, if possible, a CU also for Uniteds20. --Dэя-Бøяg 22:00, 6 April 2014 (UTC)

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''Accused parties may also comment/discuss in this section below. See Defending yourself against claims.'' I have blocked both users following the AIV report on behavioral evidence. Daniel Case (talk) 03:51, 7 April 2014 (UTC)

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 * - For confirmation, sleeper check (as there is a history of them). Callanecc (talk • contribs • logs) 11:05, 12 April 2014 (UTC)
 * All the named accounts (Sanger203, Usa94, and Uniteds20) are all ✅ socks. Didn't find any sleepers at this time. Elockid  ( Talk ) 19:25, 12 April 2014 (UTC)
 * All named sockpuppets have been blocked and tagged, I'm requesting closure of this case. --  At am a  頭 18:45, 14 April 2014 (UTC)

17 April 2014

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WP:QUACK: Mauricio is back. Same kind of nick (name + digit), same tag: visual editor, same fileds: the usual vandalisms about Colombia and South Korea national football teams (and their opponents for invented scheduled friendlies), other vandalisms about sport competitions in Asia. Just to link an example: the friendly match Colombia vs Angola (scheduled for 28 May 2014), is an hoax: see source. Regards. --Dэя-Бøяg 22:47, 17 April 2014 (UTC)

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 * - Not enough to block, but enough for a check. Endorse for confirmation and quick sleeper check. Callanecc (talk • contribs • logs) 13:08, 20 April 2014 (UTC)
 * ✅, no sleepers found.--Jezebel's Ponyo bons mots 22:58, 22 April 2014 (UTC)
 * With CU confirmation, I've blocked and tagged this latest sock, and I'm requesting closure of the case. --  At am a  頭 16:21, 23 April 2014 (UTC)

7 May 2014

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This user made a single edit into South Korea national football team, rollbacked by another user. This time I'm not sure as other times, but the field is the same (South Korea national football team) and nick style (name + digits) is compatible with Mauricio's style. I would to specify that I don't get confused with any name + digit users acting in this pages: in this case, although I'm really not sure, there are elements that make me suspect. Suddenly Mauricio's SP make few (or single) edits and he uses them for no longer than a day or two. Just to be sure, to get a confirmation or not. Mine is a precaution, due to the damage represented by user and his sp. Sorry if it is an oversight. --Dэя-Бøяg 02:39, 7 May 2014 (UTC)

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Almost declined this (the evidence is very scant), but based on this user's previous sockpuppet behaviour a checkuser investigation might just be warranted, if only to turn up any other accounts that have slipped under the radar. Yunshui 雲 水 09:12, 7 May 2014 (UTC)
 * appears technically ❌. Closing.--Jezebel's Ponyo bons mots 18:47, 7 May 2014 (UTC)

04 November 2014

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All three edited 2015 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament, the two named socks both created it. Juanew30 also created 2015 King's Cup. User:Gils34, a tagged sock of Mauricio80, created, apart from similar nonsense like 2025 FIFA Confederations Cup (until now a redirect, I'll just delete it instead), the 2014 King's Cup article. Note also the similarity of the username to another blocked sock, User:Juanes200.

I also seriously wonder whether the Mauricio80 sockfarm and the equally large User:FallandSpringOlympics sockfarm aren't one and the same. They have created many similar hoax articles on (often Asian) football tournaments, e.g. the contribs of User:Rio2InParadise. I even blocked User:Italiano34 as a sock of FallandSpring, only to have him checkusered as a Mauricio sock. Can a checkuser see whether the two sock farms are somehow technically related? A checkuser would be good in any case here, as there have been many socks in the past so chances are that already a few are editing. Fram (talk) 08:39, 4 November 2014 (UTC)

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 * and are ✅, along with the now blocked . It would seem to me that the two sockgroups are distinct in that  has a much larger mobile network available to them.  is much easier to pin down.-- Jezebel's Ponyo bons mots  23:41, 5 November 2014 (UTC)

28 December 2014

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The user is creating articles about future (hoax?) sporting events that consist almost entirely of links to countries, and corresponding flag icons. See user contributions (including deleted contributions) and compare to the deleted contributions of previous socks (the 8 February 2013 and 8 February 2013 reports provided good parallel examples). The sock should be blockable on behavioral evidence alone, but I'm also request a CU to identify sleepers. - MrX 03:37, 28 December 2014 (UTC)
 * Adding . Also a new account. Created Baseball at the Central American Games.- MrX 05:16, 28 December 2014 (UTC)

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 * For what it's worth, I endorse the request for CU and would ask that any CU/Admin also consider closing related AFDs.  St ★ lwart 1 1 1 04:00, 28 December 2014 (UTC)

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 * The accounts fit the behavior and the archive shows there are often sleepers involved. Mike V  •  Talk  05:31, 28 December 2014 (UTC)
 * (bordering on ) is the best I'll be able to do here. Callanecc (talk • contribs • logs) 06:52, 28 December 2014 (UTC)
 * I've blocked both accounts. Mike V  •  Talk  18:59, 28 December 2014 (UTC)
 * I'm not sure I agree with Callanecc's findings, but perhaps I'm missing some history. Just the two accounts in this most recent SPI are so different that, lacking any other info, I'd say "unrelated"; every piece of CU information is substantially different between these two. Reviewing the latest entries in this archive, all the ones that are still not stale come from one country -- except for Italo Arias. --jpgordon:==( o ) 19:39, 31 December 2014 (UTC)

17 January 2015

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The user has again created an article about a future (hoax?) sporting event 2019 Asian And South American Cup that consists almost entirely of links to countries, corresponding flag icons, and verbatim text copied from 2014 Copa EuroAmericana. The IP edited the article six minutes after Ius321's last edit. Compare to the deleted contributions of previous socks (the 28 December 2014, 8 February 2013 and 8 February 2013 reports provided good parallel examples). The sock should be blockable on behavioral evidence alone, but I'm also request a CU to identify sleepers. - MrX 02:28, 17 January 2015 (UTC)

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 * I think the behavioral link between the two accounts is there and a check would help make a more solid conclusion, as well as provide a chance to find any additional accounts. <b style="color:#151B54">Mike V</b> • <b style="color:#C16C16">Talk</b> 19:15, 20 January 2015 (UTC)
 * The technical connection between the accounts is between and . However, I didn't find any sleepers. PhilKnight (talk) 21:01, 20 January 2015 (UTC)
 * Per CU result & behaviour,  (not as CU-confirmed);  for a week. Also, 2019 Asian And South American Cup G3'ed. ☺ ·   Salvidrim!   ·  &#9993;  18:07, 21 January 2015 (UTC)

02 February 2015

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The user has again created articles about sporting events such as 2014 Asian Women's Handball Championship and JAL Challenge Cup that consists almost entirely of links to countries and corresponding flag icons. Compare to the deleted contributions of previous socks (the 28 December 2014, 8 February 2013 and 8 February 2013 reports provide good parallel examples). Also note the username similarities. The sock should be blockable on behavioral evidence alone, but I'm also requesting a CU to identify sleepers. - MrX 00:16, 2 February 2015 (UTC)
 * Thank you everyone.- MrX 16:14, 2 February 2015 (UTC)

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 * The following are highly to previous Mauricio80 socks:
 * Callanecc (talk • contribs • logs) 06:55, 2 February 2015 (UTC)
 * Callanecc (talk • contribs • logs) 06:55, 2 February 2015 (UTC)
 * Callanecc (talk • contribs • logs) 06:55, 2 February 2015 (UTC)
 * Callanecc (talk • contribs • logs) 06:55, 2 February 2015 (UTC)
 * Callanecc (talk • contribs • logs) 06:55, 2 February 2015 (UTC)
 * Callanecc (talk • contribs • logs) 06:55, 2 February 2015 (UTC)


 * Accounts blocked and tagged, closing. <b style="color:#151B54">Mike V</b> • <b style="color:#C16C16">Talk</b> 16:12, 2 February 2015 (UTC)

17 May 2015

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The user has again created articles about sporting events such as 2015 JS Suwon Cup and 2017 FamilyMart Challenge Cup that consists almost entirely of links to countries and corresponding flag icons. Compare to the deleted contributions of previous socks (the 2 February, 2015 and 28 December 2014 reports provide good parallel examples). Also note the username similarities. The sock should be blockable on behavioral evidence alone, but I'm also requesting a CU to identify sleepers - MrX 22:37, 17 May 2015 (UTC)

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 * Following are ✅, blocked and tagged:
 * I've also deleted (G5) the articles those socks created. Callanecc (talk • contribs • logs) 06:45, 18 May 2015 (UTC)
 * I've also deleted (G5) the articles those socks created. Callanecc (talk • contribs • logs) 06:45, 18 May 2015 (UTC)
 * I've also deleted (G5) the articles those socks created. Callanecc (talk • contribs • logs) 06:45, 18 May 2015 (UTC)
 * I've also deleted (G5) the articles those socks created. Callanecc (talk • contribs • logs) 06:45, 18 May 2015 (UTC)
 * I've also deleted (G5) the articles those socks created. Callanecc (talk • contribs • logs) 06:45, 18 May 2015 (UTC)

23 May 2015

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Haiti2002 is creating articles about future sporting events consisting almost entirely of flog icons and links to countries. Examples: Basketball at the 2015 Pacific Games and 2016 Baseball Americas Cup. Similarly, Hasders231 created 2027 AFC Asian Cup. Both users were helped by IP 190.9.200.125. The style of articles and user name forms are very similar to previous socks (see previous reports).

Alif usmkkj is suspicious for creating ISTAF SuperSeries 2013/2014, but the username and style of article deviate somewhat from past socks.

All of the named accounts were created within a few hours of each other, and the IP's first edit was withing this same narrow period. I am requesting a CU to identify sleepers. - MrX 23:44, 23 May 2015 (UTC)

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 * and are confirmed and have been blocked/tagged.  is ❌. I've blocked the IP for one week. I deleted two articles per G5. No apparent sleepers. Closing.--Bbb23 (talk) 14:57, 24 May 2015 (UTC)

20 March 2016

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All these users/IPs belong to one person who is a vandalizer, you can follow those IP edits to find the connection between them. I'm not complete sure if this is the same person as this sock but his field of interest and the way he just enjoys to add phantom host cities to sport events are similar. This one is a dangerous vandazlier since his vandalizing edits are not that obvious, I think this deserves a little more attention. there are probably much more accounts/IPs and phantom articles. Mohsen1248 (talk) 21:23, 20 March 2016 (UTC)
 * I can't give those things since all of his hoax articles he created are already deleted. The sockmaster used to create hoax articles about future sport events and these accounts are doing the same. btw he probably already created another account(s) to vandalize wikipedia somewhere else, I doubt he uses these accounts anymore. Mohsen1248 (talk) 21:30, 12 April 2016 (UTC)

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 * - In order to facilitate and expedite your request, please provide diffs to support your case. Please give two or more diffs meeting the following format:
 * 1) At least one diff is from the sockmaster (or an account already blocked as a confirmed sockpuppet of the sockmaster), showing the behaviour characteristic of the sockmaster.
 * 2) At least one diff per suspected sockpuppet, showing the suspected sockpuppet emulating the behaviour of the sockmaster given in the first diff.
 * 3) In situations where it is not immediately obvious from the diffs what the characteristic behaviour is, a short explanation must be provided. Around one sentence is enough for this. Kevin ( aka L235 ·&#32; t ·&#32; c) 03:41, 11 April 2016 (UTC)
 * Admin action needed - Admin, it'd be great if you could investigate the deleted contribs of the listed editors. Thanks! Kevin ( aka L235 ·&#32; t ·&#32; c) 21:27, 23 April 2016 (UTC)


 * Here's what I see:
 * FallandSpringOlympics created a hoax article listing Olympics occurring in odd-numbered years on his user page in September 2013; he was the only editor. He also uploaded [[File:2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.png]], a hoax about a FIFA tournament in South Africa in 2016. Again, he was the only editor save some license tagging before it was tagged for CSD#G3. FallandSpringOlympics does have an extensive contribution history outside this article that obviously stopped after his indefinite block.
 * Sanglan231 created the hoax article 2016 AFF U-23 Youth Championship on March 15. He has no other edits outside this article. The 181.x.x.x IP edited the article to add dates and a flagicon.
 * Kangson2001 created the hoax article Football at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament on March 18. He has no other edits outside this article. It was prodded, and the 181.x.x.x IP removed the PROD tag.
 * The other IP did not edit the articles at all.


 * Based on the behavioral evidence, I think it would be worthwhile to ask for CU to see if these are related and to check for sleepers. I'm not sure FallandSpringOlympics is the master, though. Katietalk 20:28, 25 April 2016 (UTC)
 * - Based on 's reply, please check the listed accounts. Thanks! Kevin ( aka L235 ·&#32; t ·&#32; c) 22:21, 25 April 2016 (UTC)
 * I've copied this SPI from Sockpuppet investigations/FallandSpringOlympics.
 * The following accounts are ✅, highly to FallandSpringOlympics, and highly  to Mauricio80:
 * is.
 * I've blocked and tagged all the accounts except Kanger213, which I'll leave up to a clerk.--Bbb23 (talk) 14:30, 26 April 2016 (UTC)
 * Case closed.  Vanjagenije  (talk)  17:08, 26 April 2016 (UTC)
 * is.
 * I've blocked and tagged all the accounts except Kanger213, which I'll leave up to a clerk.--Bbb23 (talk) 14:30, 26 April 2016 (UTC)
 * Case closed.  Vanjagenije  (talk)  17:08, 26 April 2016 (UTC)
 * I've blocked and tagged all the accounts except Kanger213, which I'll leave up to a clerk.--Bbb23 (talk) 14:30, 26 April 2016 (UTC)
 * Case closed.  Vanjagenije  (talk)  17:08, 26 April 2016 (UTC)

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 * Already checked, blocked and tagged. Noting here for the record. Jezebel's Ponyo bons mots  20:52, 7 July 2016 (UTC)

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Creating articles about future sporting events which consist entirely of lists of countries and their flags. Also, the username follows the pattern of some of the past socks (it ends with "231"). - MrX 20:19, 18 June 2017 (UTC)

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The case is. CU declined.--Bbb23 (talk) 21:03, 18 June 2017 (UTC) — Berean Hunter   (talk)  21:08, 18 June 2017 (UTC)
 * Blocked as a DUCK. Closing.