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A few thing stand out here. Perhaps most importantly this is an editor with the same exclusive interest in a fairly niche subject, namely football in Myanmar, who registered their account shortly after Modernorcker4 was blocked. The first two articles they edited were Myanmar national football team, Modernrocker's second most frequently edited article, and Sann Satt Naing, an article created by Modernrocker. Editing to Sann Satt Naing is also what got Modernrocker blocked. They've also taken to updating the week-by-week results of the 2017 Myanmar National League (diff). Prior to their block, Modernrocker was the only editor making these updates since last April (sample diff). Sir Sputnik (talk) 01:40, 10 September 2017 (UTC)

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This editor has now also updated the article on the 2017 MNL-2 (diff). Like with the national league, all previous updates since April have been Modernrocker4 (sample diff). Sir Sputnik (talk) 16:44, 13 September 2017 (UTC)

I'm going to add a quick explanation regarding the edits to Sann Satt Naing, so it doesn't look like I'm making up evidence. When I said that article was the second article Zayarhtun304 edited, I'm referring to the version of the article created by Modernrocker, which was deleted a few days after Zayarhtun edited it. The article has since been recreated, because Naing now meets WP:NFOOTBALL. Sir Sputnik (talk) 19:04, 23 September 2017 (UTC)

Zayarhtun has now also created List of Myanmar football transfers winter 2017, using the same format as the summer 2017 list created by Modernrocker. Sir Sputnik (talk) 19:09, 9 November 2017 (UTC)

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 * - Agree with . There have been few edits in this area that are not by Modernrocker4, and the timing and fact that Zayarhtun304 has taken to updating the tables in the same way (Zayarhtun304, Modernrocker4) is pretty indicative. Kevin ( aka L235 ·&#32; t ·&#32; c) 18:50, 23 September 2017 (UTC)
 * - Katietalk 19:05, 26 September 2017 (UTC)
 * based on geolocation, but there are some technical differences. Katietalk 19:17, 26 September 2017 (UTC)
 * - Behavioral evidence is compelling. Please indef Zayarhtun304. Sro23 (talk) 02:22, 21 November 2017 (UTC)
 * Done. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 03:07, 21 November 2017 (UTC)

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Username is similar to and this user only works on MYA football, please check, thanks Hhhhhkohhhhh (talk) 14:36, 2 December 2017 (UTC)
 * This account was created on 23 November 2017 and last sock was blocked on 21 November. Hhhhhkohhhhh (talk) 14:38, 2 December 2017 (UTC)

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 * Looks ducking, same username pattern (the suspected sock Zayarhtun304 was banned), same interest in List of Myanmar football transfers winter 2017 Matthew_hk   t  c  14:47, 2 December 2017 (UTC)

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 * - Given the username, this is obvious enough to not require CU attention. Please block the new sock indefinitely. Sir Sputnik (talk) 15:24, 2 December 2017 (UTC)
 * Blocked and tagged per request. Closing. Bbb23 (talk) 15:34, 2 December 2017 (UTC)

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"New" account that linked to Myanmar football, still same exact interest on List of Myanmar football transfers winter 2017. Sockmaster did later changed his behavior to add citation on the article (when edit as an evaded sock), but his previous block was due to adding unsourced material to wikipedia, which this edit by the new user match this. Other more environmental evidence were the same interest in Myanmar national under-23 football team and Myanmar National League, which may or may not a coincidence of the same interest. Matthew_hk  t  c  03:36, 12 December 2017 (UTC)

They edited List of Myanmar football transfers winter 2017 and only work on MYA football which previous sock and master interested in, please check, thanks! Hhhhhkohhhhh (talk) 10:19, 13 December 2017 (UTC)

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 * Please also check, thanks! Hhhhhkohhhhh (talk) 09:25, 12 December 2017 (UTC)
 * The ip range edited on MYA football which previous sock and master interested. Hhhhhkohhhhh (talk) 10:24, 13 December 2017 (UTC)

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 * - This is so obvious that I don't see a need for CU. Please indef the accounts. Sro23 (talk) 19:49, 13 December 2017 (UTC)
 * Sro23 - ✅.  ~Oshwah~  (talk) (contribs)   19:56, 13 December 2017 (UTC)

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Recreate Draft:List of Myanmar football transfers winter 2017, although have some difference, and only work on MYA football Hhhhhkohhhhh (talk) 19:54, 14 December 2017 (UTC)
 * Similar behavior: add transfermarkt source again on draft (Diff:Special:diff/815486917 and Transfermarkt is not a reliable source) which master usually added on several articles, and add unsigned comment on his talk page which master usually did. Hhhhhkohhhhh (talk) 07:35, 15 December 2017 (UTC)

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The very first version by the sock master had flag also, which match the current version. Also the user page match the previous sock by declare the "COI". Matthew_hk  t  c  04:10, 15 December 2017 (UTC)
 * Compare Special:diff/815489639 to Special:diff/814734773 Matthew_hk   t  c  10:12, 15 December 2017 (UTC)

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 * - Given the odd use COI templates this is too obvious to require CU attention. Please block the new sock indefinitely. Sir Sputnik (talk) 15:11, 15 December 2017 (UTC)
 * Sir Sputnik - ✅.  ~Oshwah~  (talk) (contribs)   15:12, 15 December 2017 (UTC)


 * Tagging and closing. Sir Sputnik (talk) 15:13, 15 December 2017 (UTC)

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COI on username page again and only work on MYA football Hhhhhkohhhhh (talk) 07:24, 16 December 2017 (UTC)

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 * - As with the previous case, this is too obvious to need CU attention. Please block the new sock indefinitely. Sir Sputnik (talk) 15:06, 16 December 2017 (UTC)
 * . Primefac (talk) 15:43, 16 December 2017 (UTC)

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The ip range worked on MYA football and removed SPI report Hhhhhkohhhhh (talk) 07:41, 16 December 2017 (UTC)

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 * The IP range seems fairly busy. A range block would cause too much collateral damage. Sir Sputnik (talk) 15:06, 16 December 2017 (UTC)

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Same topic on Myanmar National League Hhhhhkohhhhh (talk) 10:44, 4 April 2018 (UTC)

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 * It seems there is insufficient information to match the new user account to the sockmaster, there is a possibility that entirely new user that start to edit Myanmar football. Need to compare the edit as evidence. Other loose evidence are the username pattern. Matthew_hk   t  c  13:28, 4 April 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)  16:10, 4 April 2018 (UTC)
 * Unless you have any objections, I'm going to go ahead and close this. While the account may turn out to be the same person, there's not enough information here to make that call one way or the other. Sir Sputnik (talk) 15:33, 5 April 2018 (UTC)