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User's edits are almost exclusively to the master's topic of interest. The account is new after the last sock was blocked. There is also a 'combative' attitude that is similar. Sportsfan 1234 (talk) 00:39, 19 January 2018 (UTC)
 * Using the latest sock blocked, (Cskamoscow100) both accounts edited Russian Olympic related articles, vs . Sportsfan 1234 (talk) 14:34, 19 January 2018 (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.  Vanjagenije   (talk)  08:09, 19 January 2018 (UTC)
 * - Please, compare to .  Vanjagenije  (talk)  18:11, 19 January 2018 (UTC)
 * ✅, blocked, tagged, closing.--Bbb23 (talk) 19:25, 19 January 2018 (UTC)

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All of the above are ✅ to and others. — Berean Hunter   (talk)  21:27, 10 March 2018 (UTC)

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 * Closing. Sir Sputnik (talk) 21:41, 10 March 2018 (UTC)

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Newly-created account with experienced editing skills making mass, successive edits to, similar to pattern of past socks:

Recent edit at matches same distict color scheme used by Uiscfd earlier:
 * Hoopsfan4, 20 September 2018‎
 * Uiscfd, 29 April 2018‎

Requesting checkuser based on past history of maintaining concurrent socks (e.g. had CU-blocked socks  and  together on 9 May). —Bagumba (talk) 08:02, 20 September 2018 (UTC)

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WP:DUCK blocked and tagged. Awaiting CU request outcome.—Bagumba (talk) 08:08, 20 September 2018 (UTC)
 * Also blocked and  as WP:DUCKs. I had blocked the IP before and the named account is clearly him based on editing pattern. -DJSasso (talk) 11:02, 26 September 2018 (UTC)

Extended 94.228.253.161 block based on long-term evasion on apparent static IP. Marking for close.—Bagumba (talk) 09:09, 29 September 2018 (UTC)
 * Everything is or  --  Amanda  (aka DQ) 01:00, 28 September 2018 (UTC)

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I'm assuming that Max Arosev is the sockmaster since one of the edits of Typerion is identical to who was marked as Max Arosev's sock - .

Most of the edits of Typerion however are similar or identical to Editor45671 who has already been blocked for being a sock, see the following pairs of edits -











I assume that Editor45671 is one of the sock of Max Arosev, but I would apologize if he is not. If that is the case, then obviously then Typerion would be a sock of Editor45671. Hzh (talk) 02:00, 3 July 2019 (UTC)

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I see that you had checkuser blocked Editor45671 on July 2. Given that Typerion was created on June 30, is it safe to assume there was not enough technical evidence to link Typerion to Max Arosev?—Bagumba (talk) 08:10, 3 July 2019 (UTC)
 * Likely just missed him as this fellow IP hops so wouldn't have necessarily come up automatically as a match to anyone. Looking at their edits. I think it is definitely them. I have blocked them per WP:DUCK but welcome a CU from Bbb23. -DJSasso (talk) 12:38, 3 July 2019 (UTC)
 * Typerion is ✅; I've modified the tag. 's assumption about my check is roughly correct. More than that I'd prefer not to say. Closing.--Bbb23 (talk) 16:09, 3 July 2019 (UTC)

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Quacking loud: All three were verbatim restoring content previously added by User:Typerion, a sock of Max Arosev. All three blocked (not tagged though), listed here for the record.--Ymblanter (talk) 11:52, 21 July 2019 (UTC)

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same pages, same content. Pelmeen10 (talk) 19:19, 22 July 2019 (UTC)

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 * This is pretty clearly them, but too old to take any action, except for checking the edits.--Ymblanter (talk) 20:00, 22 July 2019 (UTC)

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same pages, same content. Pelmeen10 (talk) 19:21, 22 July 2019 (UTC)

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 * ✅ plus:
 * Blocked the unblocked accounts without tags. Closing.--Bbb23 (talk) 20:20, 22 July 2019 (UTC)
 * Blocked the unblocked accounts without tags. Closing.--Bbb23 (talk) 20:20, 22 July 2019 (UTC)
 * Blocked the unblocked accounts without tags. Closing.--Bbb23 (talk) 20:20, 22 July 2019 (UTC)

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same pages and content Pelmeen10 (talk) 22:00, 23 July 2019 (UTC)

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 * ✅ plus:
 * . Closing.--Bbb23 (talk) 18:10, 30 July 2019 (UTC)
 * . Closing.--Bbb23 (talk) 18:10, 30 July 2019 (UTC)
 * . Closing.--Bbb23 (talk) 18:10, 30 July 2019 (UTC)
 * . Closing.--Bbb23 (talk) 18:10, 30 July 2019 (UTC)
 * . Closing.--Bbb23 (talk) 18:10, 30 July 2019 (UTC)

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See history of 2018 Winter Olympics closing ceremony flag bearers. Both WP:DUCK socks blocked without tags but might be worth checking for sleepers. – filelakeshoe (t / c) 🐱 20:58, 30 July 2019 (UTC)

Added one more (Solncesvetit) – filelakeshoe (t / c) 🐱 21:13, 30 July 2019 (UTC)

Added another one based on edits at Alexander Yagubkin. S0091 (talk) 17:23, 4 August 2019 (UTC)

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 * ✅ plus:
 * Blocked unblocked accounts without tags. Closing.--Bbb23 (talk) 21:04, 4 August 2019 (UTC)
 * Blocked unblocked accounts without tags. Closing.--Bbb23 (talk) 21:04, 4 August 2019 (UTC)
 * Blocked unblocked accounts without tags. Closing.--Bbb23 (talk) 21:04, 4 August 2019 (UTC)
 * Blocked unblocked accounts without tags. Closing.--Bbb23 (talk) 21:04, 4 August 2019 (UTC)
 * Blocked unblocked accounts without tags. Closing.--Bbb23 (talk) 21:04, 4 August 2019 (UTC)
 * Blocked unblocked accounts without tags. Closing.--Bbb23 (talk) 21:04, 4 August 2019 (UTC)
 * Blocked unblocked accounts without tags. Closing.--Bbb23 (talk) 21:04, 4 August 2019 (UTC)

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The users display several similarities with Max Arosev's past socks, including removal of the word amateur from Russian amateur boxing pages ( vs ), restoration of a photo added by previous sock User:Gumswick55 and a focus on doping and stripped sports medals regarding Russia/Soviet Union ( vs. ) and the full removal of paragraphs on Olympic event results articles with no commentary ( vs  vs. ). Meets The duck test. May be worth flushing out other users with that IP. SFB 13:17, 12 April 2020 (UTC)

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 * has unsuccessfully attempted, twice, to delete this investigation. ~ ToBeFree (talk) 17:01, 12 April 2020 (UTC)

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 * - Please, check those two suspected socks and check for potential sleepers.  Vanjagenije  (talk)  22:29, 12 April 2020 (UTC)
 * 20 blocks issued -- Amanda  (aka DQ) 02:25, 13 April 2020 (UTC)
 * Case closed.  Vanjagenije  (talk)  08:10, 13 April 2020 (UTC)

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Another single-purpose account making similar edits on the same topics at the same time as known sock User:Kilope. Not picked up in last sweep so possibly another IP? Also a further suspect IP here. SFB 14:37, 13 April 2020 (UTC)

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 * - For confirmation and a sleeper check if this is a different IP. Thanks, Callanecc (talk • contribs • logs) 03:46, 14 April 2020 (UTC)
 * Purely on a technical basis, I'll say but that is pushing it. --  Amanda  (aka DQ) 06:53, 14 April 2020 (UTC)
 * Haven't edited in a while and with only a possible result I'm not going to block. If they become active again and the behaviour is clearer, file a new SPI and we can look again. Closing. TonyBallioni (talk) 15:45, 19 April 2020 (UTC)

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IP editor has made the same edits that other IP addresses (determined to be socks of User:Max Arosev) made to multiple articles in the recent past - Basketball at the 1988 Summer Olympics, 1988 United States men's Olympic basketball team, Basketball at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament. Previous IPs were blocked for block evasion - see block log here. Additionally, after I reverted the edits and put a warning on the IPs talk page, he made this revert to a page I had recently edited, pretty clear he was just retaliating. JimKaatFan (talk) 03:53, 20 August 2020 (UTC) JimKaatFan (talk) 03:53, 20 August 2020 (UTC)
 * Forgot to add - both the blocked IP address and this new IP address geolocate to Russia. JimKaatFan (talk) 03:59, 20 August 2020 (UTC)

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 * I had already blocked the user before realizing this request was here. I think it likely the same user and blocked per Duck. -DJSasso (talk) 18:36, 20 August 2020 (UTC)
 * The remaining unblocked IP is likely stale, so no further action is needed here. Sir Sputnik (talk) 03:19, 22 August 2020 (UTC)

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 * All ✅ by CU and characteristic behavior to do with ice hockey, Olympics, and Real Madrid.  Maxim (talk)  22:19, 11 November 2020 (UTC)
 * Closing up, .  Maxim (talk)  22:34, 11 November 2020 (UTC)

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Same edits as the sock master in the same article as in previous reports (Ice hockey at the Olympic Games) Sportsfan 1234 (talk) 21:51, 2 April 2023 (UTC)
 * To add, one of the IP's opened an ANI thread, with just a few edits this seems a bit odd . Sportsfan 1234 (talk) 03:42, 3 April 2023 (UTC)

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 * - CU cannot connect IPs to an account. -- RoySmith (talk) 23:38, 2 April 2023 (UTC)
 * Neither IP has edited in 10 days. Closing. Bbb23 (talk) 13:06, 12 April 2023 (UTC)

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Continued disruptive editing under various IPS. Same edits as the sock master. Sportsfan 1234 (talk) 19:25, 16 April 2023 (UTC)

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 * Blocked both IPs for one week. Closing. Bbb23 (talk) 22:27, 16 April 2023 (UTC)

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Max waited a year (impressive!) and came back to make the exact same edits to the exact same Olympic articles as his last sock, User:Xkpsy JimKaatFan (talk) 19:56, 31 May 2024 (UTC)

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Bagumba suggested I include diffs to show the same edits they've been making.

Ice hockey at the 1998 Winter Olympics - same edits to same paragraph in "Controversy" section:

Eoek's edit

Xkpsy's edit

1988 United States men's Olympic basketball team - same edits to the second paragraph of lead

Eoek's edit

Xkpsy's edit

Basketball at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament - same edits to third paragraph

Eoek's edit

Xkpsy's edit JimKaatFan (talk) 22:19, 31 May 2024 (UTC)

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 * Very based on historic data, editing pattern is a match. ✅ to the following:
 * Blocking all, requesting locks. Girth Summit  (blether)  10:35, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
 * Blocking all, requesting locks. Girth Summit  (blether)  10:35, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
 * Blocking all, requesting locks. Girth Summit  (blether)  10:35, 1 June 2024 (UTC)