Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/NYCSlover/Archive

02 July 2011

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Because he admits it: "I am User:NYCSlover" Pstanton (talk) 23:18, 2 July 2011 (UTC)
 * Which I guess means he is actually a sock of User:NewSubwayLove.--Pstanton (talk) 23:20, 2 July 2011 (UTC)

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 * Everyone's blocked already, and I've updated the tags to show NYCSlover as the master, as it's the oldest. —  Hello Annyong  (say whaaat?!) 01:23, 3 July 2011 (UTC)

12 November 2013

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Kevindob94 is doing a lot of weird things on List of PlayStation games in chronological order. He repeatedly blanked the page and fills it up again. The same is done by User:Kevinfrombk here (emptying) and here (filling). Interesting is that Kevinfrombk is already blocked indef as suspected sockpuppet from NYCSlover here, together with IP 69.122.114.246 (. In the mean time Kevin05191994 shows up and is blocked for block evasion by Kevinfrombk.

Nr. 1 quacks to nr. 2. Nr. 3 is a block evasion of nr. 2, as is IP. Nr. 2 is a suspected sockpuppet from the sockmaster. BTW: except Kevindob94 everybody is blocked but a stronger tie with the suspected sockmaster should be established or the whole system must be connected to Kevinfrombk. With Kevin05191994 showing up between Kevinfrombk and Kevindob94 it seems likely to me that there are more accounts/sleepers made, ready to spring into action at the next block. A check on this would be appreciated. The Banner talk 01:20, 12 November 2013 (UTC)

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 * No comment with respect to the IP address. Otherwise all named users here are ✅ to each other and . NYCSlover is quite  related to these users although this is based off of very old CU data. NativeForeigner Talk 07:49, 15 November 2013 (UTC)
 * Kevinfrombk has done some editing to NYC transportation articles, which was the main focus focus of NYCSlover, so in my opinion as someone who dealt with him in the past, these are NYCSlover. ​—DoRD (talk)​ 15:00, 15 November 2013 (UTC)
 * All socks tagged and blocked indef. Closing now. Mark Arsten (talk) 15:46, 15 November 2013 (UTC)

16 December 2013

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Similar topic of interest in NYC transportation articles; also made the same browser-crashingly huge edits to List of PlayStation games in chronological order as recent sock another recent sock (load diffs at your own risk, my PC almost threw a fit). CU requested to find other related accounts. ☺ ·  Salvidrim!   ·  &#9993;  04:40, 16 December 2013 (UTC) ☺ ·   Salvidrim!   ·  &#9993;  04:40, 16 December 2013 (UTC)

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 * Fundingmoney is a ✅ match to the accounts from the November report, and there are no unblocked accounts. ​—DoRD (talk)​ 14:59, 16 December 2013 (UTC)

13 February 2014

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.- The account name is an obvious match to the previous pattern of socks. .- Similar large edits to List of (console) video games; a simple glance at the edit histories of Kevindob94 and Kevieman94 shows the similar interests. For specific diffs (load at your own risk, very high size), see this from Kevieman94 and this from Kevindob94. .- Same interest in ancient politicians as previous sock Special:Contributions/Kevinfrombk .- This has practically been going ever since the last one was blocked, it's a shame it's only being reported now... ☺ ·  Salvidrim!   ·  &#9993;  17:22, 13 February 2014 (UTC)

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 * Blocked on behavioural evidence, awaiting CU check for other accounts and tagging. ☺ ·  Salvidrim!   ·  &#9993;  17:26, 13 February 2014 (UTC)
 * Kevieman94 is a ✅ match to . ​—DoRD (talk)​ 17:46, 13 February 2014 (UTC)
 * Confirmed sock tagged and blocked indef, closing now. Mark Arsten (talk) 17:48, 13 February 2014 (UTC)

14 February 2014

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The account name is an obvious match to the previous pattern of socks. Similar large edits to List of (console) video games; a simple glance at the edit histories of Kevindob94 and Kevieman94 shows the similar interests. For specific diffs (load at your own risk, very high size), see this from Kevieman94 and this from Kevindob94. Same interest in ancient politicians as previous sock Special:Contributions/Kevinfrombk. This account is created near 24 hours after the block of Kevieman94, the last known sock. The Banner talk 23:00, 14 February 2014 (UTC)

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 * Blocked and tagged as a duck, page semi'd. Closing case now. Callanecc (talk • contribs • logs) 06:36, 16 February 2014 (UTC)

17 February 2014

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The account name is an obvious match to the previous pattern of socks. Similar large edits to List of (console) video games; a simple glance at the edit histories of Kevindob94 and Kevieman94 shows the similar interests. For specific diffs (load at your own risk, very high size), see this from Kevieman94 and this from Kevindob94. Same interest in ancient politicians as previous sock Special:Contributions/Kevinfrombk. This account is created just 14 hours after the block of Kevdaspyda, the last known sock/duck. The Banner talk 23:46, 17 February 2014 (UTC)

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 * How is the username an "obvious match" to the previous pattern? Or did you just copypaste my previous report without paying attention? :P ☺ ·  Salvidrim!   ·  &#9993;  00:20, 18 February 2014 (UTC)
 * Old name: Kevdaspyda; new name: Spydyspydy. Both look very similar to "speedy". The Banner talk 00:25, 18 February 2014 (UTC)
 * Ah, got it. I had missed the Kevdaspyda sock. I think it's an alternate form of "spider". ☺ ·  Salvidrim!   ·  &#9993;  00:38, 18 February 2014 (UTC)

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 * . ​—DoRD (talk)​ 02:55, 18 February 2014 (UTC)
 * Blocked and tagged. ☺ ·  Salvidrim!   ·  &#9993;  03:03, 18 February 2014 (UTC)
 * . ​—DoRD (talk)​ 02:55, 18 February 2014 (UTC)
 * Blocked and tagged. ☺ ·  Salvidrim!   ·  &#9993;  03:03, 18 February 2014 (UTC)
 * Blocked and tagged. ☺ ·  Salvidrim!   ·  &#9993;  03:03, 18 February 2014 (UTC)

19 March 2014

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Same topics of interest as past socks such as video games and politicians. Also similar huge edits to pages like List of Nintendo GameCube games and List of PlayStation games. TL565 (talk) 14:33, 19 March 2014 (UTC)

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 * ✅ plus . ​—DoRD (talk)​ 01:14, 21 March 2014 (UTC)
 * Both blocked and tagged. Closing. Callanecc (talk • contribs • logs) 05:53, 21 March 2014 (UTC)

15 April 2014

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Same topics of interest and editing the same articles as past sock. Plus ip already blocked before. TL565 (talk) 19:38, 15 April 2014 (UTC)
 * The information is there. Just look at the most recently blocked sock's edits and compare with these ones and you'll see the same topics of interest: video games and politics. The same exact articles and the same exact pattern when they edit, which is 5 or 6 rapid edits in a row. The IP, as I said before, was already blocked for this reason before. TL565 (talk) 17:24, 16 April 2014 (UTC)
 * The ip looks like WP:DUCK to me. Not only has it edited articles of the same topics of interest, it made the usual large edit to a console page here. It was then blocked by Salvadrim! Immediatly after the block expired, it then edited List of PlayStation games page as well other video game and politician articles. It's definitely NYCSlover. TL565 (talk) 16:20, 17 April 2014 (UTC)

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.- Similar humongously large edits to List of (console) video games; a simple glance at the edit histories of previous socks Kevindob94 and Kevieman94 shows the similar interests. For specific diffs (load at your own risk, very high size), see this from Mr.gangsta vs. this from Kevieman94 or this from Kevindob94. .- Simple glance at contribution history shows a large number of edits to articles and lists about ancient politicians, just like previous socks, including Special:Contributions/Kevinfrombk .- Also, continued edits to specific article 4x4 EVO 2 from one of the most recent socks (see 3 most recents edits to article). ☺ ·  Salvidrim!   ·  &#9993;  17:38, 16 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Resumbitting CURequest with additional info:

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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. Callanecc (talk • contribs • logs) 11:55, 16 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Resubmitted CURequest with requested info ☺ ·  Salvidrim!   ·  &#9993;  17:38, 16 April 2014 (UTC)
 * ✅. ​—DoRD (talk)​ 19:59, 16 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Sock indef'd and tagged. I'll check the IP in a minute. Closing. Callanecc (talk • contribs • logs) 12:22, 17 April 2014 (UTC)
 * I'm not 100% convinced on the IP, while there are similarities they aren't enough for me to block. Callanecc (talk • contribs • logs) 12:27, 17 April 2014 (UTC)

21 April 2014

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Once again adding same ip. I have no idea how there wasn't enough evidence to block the last case. It reverted my edit here after I undid the most recent sock's edits. It started editing heavily soon after most recent sock blocked a few days ago with the same topics of interest, which is video games and politicians. I don't know how obvious it's going to have to get. TL565 (talk) 20:06, 21 April 2014 (UTC)

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 * IP reblocked for a month on behavourial grounds. ☺ ·  Salvidrim!   ·  &#9993;  11:24, 22 April 2014 (UTC)

29 April 2014

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Again doing a series of disruptive edits at List of PlayStation 2 games, including introducing a massive amount of links to disambiguation pages (the main reason why I find the suspected sockpuppets). See the history here. He has the same interest in computergames and old politicians as the rest of the series. (See archive.) As this account is about a week old, it is not impossible that he has more accounts "on stock". So a check for sleepers might be useful. The Banner talk 22:59, 29 April 2014 (UTC)

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 * ✅ Courcelles 23:22, 1 May 2014 (UTC)
 * With the sock blocked and tagged I'm marking this for closure. --  At am a  頭 18:22, 2 May 2014 (UTC)

23 May 2014

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Ticks all the boxes as a reincarnation of long term case NYCSlover. For example, introducing a massive number of links to disambiguation pages on List of Sega Saturn games, adding and removing a massive ammouynt of text. See the history at Sockpuppet investigations/NYCSlover/Archive. User seems to let his account ripen a bit, now several of his main targets are protected with semi-protection. (This account was created 6 May 2014). This makes a look for sleepers useful, to my opinion. The Banner <i style="color:maroon">talk</i> 20:59, 23 May 2014 (UTC)

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 * Blocked on incredibly abundant behavioural evidence, primarily the once again humonguously large edits to the different "List of Playstation Games". Awaiting CU investigation for sleepers and tagging. ☺ ·  Salvidrim!   ·  &#9993;  21:32, 23 May 2014 (UTC)
 * ✅, no sleepers, again. ​—DoRD (talk)​ 23:34, 23 May 2014 (UTC)
 * Sock tagged, was already blocked. Report marked for closure. ☺ ·  Salvidrim!   ·  &#9993;  02:12, 25 May 2014 (UTC)

22 June 2014

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Uses the name "Kev" like other previous socks such as Kevbrook. Edited the same articles of interest which is video games and politicians and made the same large edits by adding and removing text on List of Dreamcast games.TL565 (talk) 23:48, 22 June 2014 (UTC)

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 * Blocked per obvious behavioural similarity (humonguous edits to List of X video games and username). CU check requested for socks and confirmation. Note I blocked 14.136.236.129 yesterday as one of this user's IP addresses, which probably led to the creation of this new sock. ☺ ·  Salvidrim!   ·  &#9993;  00:31, 23 June 2014 (UTC)
 * . . ​—DoRD (talk)​ 01:49, 23 June 2014 (UTC)
 * Already blocked, now tagged. Closing. Callanecc (talk • contribs • logs) 07:07, 23 June 2014 (UTC)

07 August 2014

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NYCSLover has the habit of creating a lot of links to disambiguation pages. That is usually the reason why I find him when cleaning articles. In this case there were sixteen different links to disambiguation pages, later even more. I noticed quite quickly that there was something strange going on, with new users registering and start to do rather difficult but correct edits (working in tables is not something for the faint hearted, not to mention new editors). In quick succession four new editors show up, start editing a table, add links to disambiguation pages and disappear (for now). Something that suits NYCSlover's habit of using throwaway accounts. Not to mention NYCSlover's preference for articles about computer games. <span style="font-family:'Old English Text MT',serif;color:green">The Banner <i style="color:maroon">talk</i> 18:28, 7 August 2014 (UTC)

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 * I'm 95% certain that the five alleged socks would match to each other but I don't quite think they are socks of NYCSlover. Yes, NYCSlover has a habit of editing VG-related lists, but normally makes humongous edits, also edits other stuff besides the one VG-list, and has never edited this list before, while he normally tends to pick on recurrent targets. ☺ ·  Salvidrim!   ·  &#9993;  18:46, 7 August 2014 (UTC)

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 * I checked three of the accounts, and found them ❌. So i'm the rest. --  DQ   (ʞlɐʇ)  02:40, 12 August 2014 (UTC)
 * Closing with no action taken per DQ's check. Mike V  •  Talk  20:43, 15 August 2014 (UTC)