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Quack. As OtakuYoshi: Under IP while blocked: Sum mer PhD v2.0 19:19, 10 December 2019 (UTC)

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 * I was pinged, so here's my two cents: The IP range including 2600:1012:B125:B594:2532:9CBB:140F:842F is from Placentia, California, which behaves differently from the British IPs, and differently from OtakuYoshi. It's good that the /64 is blocked, but some of the involved IPs are not covered by the block, for instance Special:Contributions/2600:1012:B125:FD7F:F0AF:8056:B95C:9536 and Special:Contributions/2600:1012:B125:E087:F803:7621:998C:B44C.
 * There's also a similar genre vandal from La Quinta, California, a desert community which is two hours driving distance from Placentia. Despite the distance, the two IPs overlap from time to time, for example this restoration by one of unreferenced stuff placed by the other. La Quinta IPs include Special:Contributions/67.49.35.188 and the range Special:Contributions/2605:E000:FC88:1000:0:0:0:0/64 which was blocked today by Berean Hunter. Binksternet (talk) 17:11, 16 December 2019 (UTC)

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— Berean Hunter   (talk)  14:19, 16 December 2019 (UTC) — Berean Hunter   (talk)  16:08, 17 December 2019 (UTC)
 * The user account was not blocked when the IP edit was made. ST47 (talk) 20:36, 10 December 2019 (UTC)
 * It was for this one, though, from a completely different range. "Contemporary R&B" seems to be a genre OtakuYoshi adds/removes fairly often, including to that article. ST47 (talk) 20:46, 10 December 2019 (UTC)
 * Maybe User:Berean Hunter knows something about this sockmaster. See Berean's block notice at Special:Contributions/82.132.226.142. He placed a /18 rangeblock and said something about an LTA. The same range has been periodically blocked since 2012. This /18 guy resembles the present case due to his warring to make things be 'Contemporary R&B', and the fact that the two IPs have both edited Wait a Minute (The Pussycat Dolls song). ‎ EdJohnston (talk) 03:57, 16 December 2019 (UTC)
 * 82.132.226.142 is in Britain and the IPv6 addresses above are in California. None are proxies. There are multiple LTAs on the British range with one that would fit this MO but that isn't them. I've done some looking but not sure if OtakuYoshi matches any other known sockmaster. I've hardblocked both /64 ranges. probably knows the genre warriors for music better than anyone and may be able to make a recommendation here and if not, should still be informed of this one. Hmm, also possible that a different long term sockmaster may be doing some imitation as I see certain target articles mixed in but technical details aren't a good match.
 * Thank you, Binksternet. I've blocked 67.49.35.188. If 2600:1012:B125::/48 resumes then that range could be anonblocked but the last edit was Dec. 8. The oddity to 2600:1012:B12B:88D1:2D07:D9BA:34FF:3CD8 is that there is some communication in the edit summary which is different. Device details to other IP edits listed in this case match but it is a very common device so I can't tell if that is the same editor. If so then 2600:1012:B120::/44 would be the range to look at but there are more anon editors on it that appear unrelated. I don't think there is anything else to do in this case so closing.