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07 May 2013

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Nesmith74 was indef blocked on May 3 for trolling. The individual made references on their user page a crippled wife and janitorial jobs. They also edited talk pages, often related to "Weird Al" Yankovic, with requests to add unverified, unsourced information.

Now, a few days after the indef block, Mywifeissick creates an account and on their user page discusses a sick wife and cleaning up clothing store dressing rooms. The rest of their user page also seems very troll-ish, just as with Nesmith. Mywifeissick's first edit outside of their user page is the Weird Al talk page.

It seems somewhat duck-ish, but a checkuser would probably be best to double check. I would doubt there are sleepers at this time. However, I would not be surprised if these were the first two account from this individual. TreyGeek (talk) 17:08, 7 May 2013 (UTC)
 * Additional evidence since my initial report plus a note to any admins who close this SPI. Nesmith in their unblock request expressed the opinion that  "has it out for [them] for some reason".  Edits by Mywifeissick this afternoon in mainspace added "Masem" to names in WP:BLP articles. (All reverted)  Also of note a possible personal attack against Masam. (Also reverted)
 * For admins closing this SPI, attention may need to be paid to User:Mywifeissick/sandbox for possible speedy deletion. I'm holding off on flagging it while this SPI is active.  --TreyGeek (talk) 00:35, 8 May 2013 (UTC)

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 * I saw these edits but have been busy today to say much about them outside their DUCK-like appearance to the same articles as before. A SPI makes sense given the approach and areas. --M ASEM (t) 01:13, 8 May 2013 (UTC)

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 * - Endorsing to see if this is the same troll. This edit by Nesmith74 also references a sick wife, making the connection more likely. Reaper Eternal (talk) 17:21, 7 May 2013 (UTC)
 * It's as good as ✅. WilliamH (talk) 22:22, 7 May 2013 (UTC)
 * Sock blocked, closing. King of &hearts;   &diams;   &clubs;  &spades; 03:42, 8 May 2013 (UTC)

08 May 2013

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Given the previous behavior of Nesmith74 and the confirmed sock Mywifeissick, where the editor seemed to put up nonsense talk page things specifically on pages that I edited in part due having removed some Nesmith74's earlier off-topic nonsense, this user's contributions to date have been specifically, again, only on talk pages I've edited. The talk messages are nonsense   - to the point where I might have been fooled once by a language barrier but not twice (even Engrish wouldn't be as bad). The user is also trying to play this "I need help" story, claiming to be from Korea. Most of this user's talk page edits have been reverted by another editor. Basically, this feels like a DUCK situation to me from the previous two times. M ASEM (t) 21:47, 8 May 2013 (UTC)

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 * I've blocked this one too. Closed. Reaper Eternal (talk) 10:25, 9 May 2013 (UTC)

13 May 2013

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Compare new sock's user page to Mywifeissick's user page. Also same troll at "Weird Al" talk page. Elizium23 (talk) 19:40, 13 May 2013 (UTC)

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 * Looks like a duck to me. Blocked and tagged. Jafeluv (talk) 10:38, 14 May 2013 (UTC)

20 May 2013

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Pseudo-Korean user meets WP:DUCK for previous incarnations. Same first post to Weird Al talk page. Same kind of incoherent user page with obvious troll/hoax content. Thanks in advance for action taken. Elizium23 (talk) 20:34, 20 May 2013 (UTC) Elizium23 (talk) 20:34, 20 May 2013 (UTC)

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 * Was just coming here to add this. As one that had interactions with the Nesmith user in the past, this has DUCK all over it. --M ASEM (t) 20:42, 20 May 2013 (UTC)
 * I saw the edit to the Weird Al article earlier and thought it was suspiciously like the Nesmith and their socks. Was holding off on coming here until they made additional edits just to be sure.  But since it's already filed, I would agree that it seems pretty duck-ish. --TreyGeek (talk) 21:56, 20 May 2013 (UTC)

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 * Quack. Blocked, no tag, WP:RBI, closing. Dennis Brown - 2¢  - © - @ - Join WER 02:03, 21 May 2013 (UTC)

25 May 2013

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Hoax user page and trolling Talk:"Weird Al" Yankovic were his first two edits. Elizium23 (talk) 20:31, 25 May 2013 (UTC)

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 * He's not even trying. Blocked, closing. Dennis Brown - 2¢  - © - @ - Join WER 20:35, 25 May 2013 (UTC)

02 June 2013

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First edit was to throw up a hoaxy user page, second edit was to troll Talk:"Weird Al" Yankovic. like the others. Elizium23 (talk) 03:48, 2 June 2013 (UTC)

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 * Blocked and tagged. Jafeluv (talk) 06:59, 5 June 2013 (UTC)

03 June 2013

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First edits: hoax user pages: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:CraigWafflin&oldid=558166093 and https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:JohnBanger&oldid=558166975 second edits: trolling Talk:"Weird Al" Yankovic: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:%22Weird_Al%22_Yankovic&diff=prev&oldid=558166562 https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk%3A%22Weird_Al%22_Yankovic&diff=558167476&oldid=558166562 Elizium23 (talk) 18:56, 3 June 2013 (UTC)

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 * Added TeraFlanigan, same MO. --M ASEM (t) 19:23, 3 June 2013 (UTC)

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 * Blocked and tagged. Jafeluv (talk) 06:59, 5 June 2013 (UTC)

03 June 2013

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Hoax user pages: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:TeraFlanigan&oldid=558170253 and https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:SoapInCrack&oldid=558168284 and then trolls on Talk:"Weird Al" Yankovic: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk%3A%22Weird_Al%22_Yankovic&diff=558170593&oldid=558168503 and https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:%22Weird_Al%22_Yankovic&diff=prev&oldid=558168503 Elizium23 (talk) 19:47, 3 June 2013 (UTC)

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 * Blocked and tagged. Jafeluv (talk) 06:59, 5 June 2013 (UTC)

05 June 2013

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User is restoring the comments from the previous Nesmith74 socks on Talk:"Weird Al" Yankovic. User's page is pretty much a similar story as the previous socks. The only difference is that this account has been "sleeping" since May 24, but that's still within this timeframe of the other Nesmith74 socks. WP:DUCK seems to apply here. M ASEM (t) 17:22, 5 June 2013 (UTC)
 * Adding that user continues to undo my reversions of the sock'd content from Yankovic's page, and now has engaged in restoring the user pages of the previous socks that were confirmed as Nesmith74.   .  --M ASEM  (t) 18:21, 5 June 2013 (UTC)

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 * I had already mass revert/deleted and blocked before I saw this. Needless to say, I concur.  Closing Dennis Brown / 2¢ / © / @ 18:36, 5 June 2013 (UTC)

06 June 2013

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Same MO as previous Nesmith74 socks (sob story on user page, first edit is to Weird Al with a weird request and has reverted removal of this. WP:DUCK. --M ASEM  (t) 20:29, 6 June 2013 (UTC) M ASEM  (t) 20:29, 6 June 2013 (UTC)

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 * - - Obvious sock, I've blocked two in two days, asking for a sleeper check please. Dennis Brown / 2¢ / © / @ 21:45, 6 June 2013 (UTC)
 * It's him. Other than that no comment. -- DQ   (ʞlɐʇ)  05:13, 7 June 2013 (UTC)
 * Tag applied, marking for close. Jafeluv (talk) 07:22, 7 June 2013 (UTC)

10 June 2013

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First edit is to make a weird sob story on his user page, second edit is a talk page of an article I've created with a rather stupid question and third is to another talk page I was on ). I note the previous Nesmith74 socks were following pages I had edited, perhaps because I had removed some of their nonsense before. In other words, WP:DUCK. M ASEM  (t) 18:58, 10 June 2013 (UTC)
 * Added Sherry, same reasons (following my talk page edits). --M ASEM (t) 19:14, 10 June 2013 (UTC)
 * ..And Cappy. I'm worried this guy sees this page being made and immediately switches over to a new name to "hide", the way the timing is working out. --M ASEM (t) 19:21, 10 June 2013 (UTC)

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 * There's definitely some quacking here, and I've blocked the accounts listed. New socks seem to be created within minutes of the last one being reported now, so I'm requesting a checkuser to flush out any remaining accounts. Jafeluv (talk) 07:46, 11 June 2013 (UTC)
 * The following are ✅:


 * Tiptoety talk 18:27, 11 June 2013 (UTC)
 * Blocked, tagged, closed. Rschen7754 20:55, 11 June 2013 (UTC)

29 June 2013

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User's first edit is his own userpage where he claims he and his wife are both disabled. Second edit is on the Equestria Girls article where the user claims the movie are now books and they are great for teaching Koreans students English. WP:DUCK should apply given the user's history. █ EMARSEE   21:50, 29 June 2013 (UTC)

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 * - - Very, very likely.  Only two edits though, so a CU would help and I just bet there are sleepers, as usual. Dennis Brown &#124; 2¢ &#124; © &#124;  WER  21:55, 29 June 2013 (UTC)
 * Enormous duck; ✅ indeed. . WilliamH (talk) 09:02, 30 June 2013 (UTC)
 * Blocked and tagged. Closing. Dennis Brown &#124; 2¢ &#124;  WER  00:21, 2 July 2013 (UTC)

11 July 2013

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First edit is to create sob story on user page. Second edit is to ask off-topic question at previous target. WP:DUCK. M ASEM (t) 20:39, 11 July 2013 (UTC)
 * And #2... --M ASEM (t) 21:07, 11 July 2013 (UTC)
 * And #3... --M ASEM (t) 21:17, 11 July 2013 (UTC)
 * And #4... --M ASEM (t) 21:51, 11 July 2013 (UTC)
 * And #5... --M ASEM (t) 01:52, 12 July 2013 (UTC)

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 * All ✅. ​—DoRD (talk)​ 12:52, 12 July 2013 (UTC)
 * Blocked and tagged all the sockpuppets. Closing. Reaper Eternal (talk) 12:54, 12 July 2013 (UTC)

12 July 2013

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User page is sob story, first (and only other edit) is nonsense at a page that I edit (which the various past clones have seen to congregated on my history). . WP:DUCK. (Note that we just had 5 of this 24hr earlier, the report was closed and archived). M ASEM (t) 21:45, 12 July 2013 (UTC)
 * Found 3 more going through my watchlist for today. --M ASEM (t) 21:49, 12 July 2013 (UTC)

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 * All four ✅ and blocked. ​—DoRD (talk)​ 22:38, 12 July 2013 (UTC)
 * Closing. King of &hearts;   &diams;   &clubs;  &spades; 03:14, 13 July 2013 (UTC)

19 July 2013

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I don't think much needs to be said, the same few articles in question have been edited, user's first edit is their userpage with story about themselves, disability and Korea are also mentioned. See 1, 2, 3. There's no doubt this is a duck. █ EMARSEE   07:11, 19 July 2013 (UTC)

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 * - Checkuser is not needed for blatant sockpuppets. Blocked and closed. Reaper Eternal (talk) 15:29, 19 July 2013 (UTC)

01 August 2013

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WP:DUCK - User's page is another sob story, and talk page posts on same article set are clearly trolling. M ASEM (t) 19:23, 1 August 2013 (UTC)

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 * Stanley Grouper is ✅ and I didn't see any other unblocked accounts. ​—DoRD (talk)​ 19:42, 1 August 2013 (UTC)
 * Blocked and closed. Sigh.... Reaper Eternal (talk) 19:50, 1 August 2013 (UTC)

04 August 2013

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WP:DUCK, same style of edits as before. █ EMARSEE   21:44, 4 August 2013 (UTC)

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 * Blatant sock blocked. Reaper Eternal (talk) 01:57, 5 August 2013 (UTC)

10 August 2013

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Same tactics as pass socks. M ASEM (t) 21:20, 10 August 2013 (UTC)

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 * Same block as for other socks. Closed. Reaper Eternal (talk) 19:29, 11 August 2013 (UTC)

15 August 2013

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Same pattern-- but now in Spanish, woo, originality! Given this Google translate of his user page: "Hello, friends and especially! My name is Gropbert! It's good to be here on Wikipedia! I have many friends who have told me about this website, and is a wonderful place! I live here in Mexico with my wife. We also have a son, a young son, but got into my collection of drink and got the poison. It is no longer with us. I also drink and drink when my wife is now blind. She was hit by a car while crossing the street and is now a cripple. She is in a wheelchair" which has all the elements of the previous socks' sob stories, and hitting the same pages this is a WP:DUCK. M ASEM (t) 19:17, 15 August 2013 (UTC)

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 * Blocked and closed. Sigh. Reaper Eternal (talk) 19:52, 15 August 2013 (UTC)

26 August 2013

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I don't think much needs to be said. WP:DUCK █  EMARSEE   20:01, 26 August 2013 (UTC)

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 * It's already been blocked for being very obvious. Closed. Reaper Eternal (talk) 01:12, 28 August 2013 (UTC)

13 September 2013

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All the usual from Nesmith socks. I will note that the account has been blocked for vandalism, but for purposes of bookkeepping of the socking activity. M ASEM (t) 20:18, 13 September 2013 (UTC)

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 * Yeah, that's him. I didn't find any unblocked sockpuppets. Closing. Reaper Eternal (talk) 20:28, 13 September 2013 (UTC)