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I see a pattern of a user replacing the original standard tracklisting from albums and replacing them with re-issues released years later. For example, with ; or the unnecessary addition of white spaces  with ; or that both accounts have edited the French wiki   with. (CC) Tb hotch ™ 20:00, 1 December 2020 (UTC)

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 * I agree that these two usernames appear to be the same person. They have not edited the same articles, though. Zero intersection. Binksternet (talk) 20:15, 1 December 2020 (UTC)

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 * Came across this via AIV. ✅,, closing. KevinL ( aka L235 · t · c) 08:56, 2 December 2020 (UTC)

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A days ago I was suspecting they were the same editor, but I didn't have enough evidence. Here it is:


 * Like Powerful, Navy is editing the French, Spanish and English Wikipedia
 * Like Powerful, the user modifies the standard edition of the tracklistings and replaces them with editions released years later. ( --they are from the box set Tracks (Bruce Springsteen album)-- (compare with ) (CC) Tb hotch ™ 02:52, 10 March 2021 (UTC)

Navy has decided to demonstrate that they are Powerful (compare with ). (CC) Tb hotch ™ 21:56, 10 March 2021 (UTC)


 * Adding because of the same, a user messing with tracklistings, replacing them with unsourced/false information  (CC)  Tb hotch ™ 03:07, 11 March 2021 (UTC)


 * Adding as they were editing the same: tracklistings, similar pages, uploading copyrighted content at Commons (see the Brady connection). (CC)  Tb hotch ™ 03:44, 11 March 2021 (UTC)

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 * - I agree that the editing pattern is suspicious, not just from the content point of view, but the more technical aspect like commonality of editing on en, fr, and es wikis, and the timecards, and the sequential aspect of one account being created after another was blocked, and that none of them have ever used visual editor or mobile. But, for all that, I can't quite get myself to blocking on behavior alone.  Discography of popular music is of interest to a lot of people, so the shared interest doesn't quite ring the WP:DUCK bell for me.  There's three non-stale accounts here (Navy-Roast1, Solonely12, Popstar10), let's see what CU can figure out. -- RoySmith (talk) 13:11, 1 May 2021 (UTC)
 * ✅ that =  = .  has gone . Nothing else uncovered for now. - Mailer Diablo 00:32, 4 May 2021 (UTC)


 * Calling these all proven to the master. -- RoySmith (talk) 00:37, 4 May 2021 (UTC)

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User removes I Just Can't Stop Loving You, a song written for Bad and adds She's Out of My Life, written for Off the Wall

User removes I Just Can't Stop Loving You, a song written for Bad and adds She's Out of My Life, written for Off the Wall (CC) Tb hotch ™ 03:39, 19 March 2021 (UTC)

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 * See results above. - Mailer Diablo 00:32, 4 May 2021 (UTC)

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 * Like Powerful, user is editing the Spanish Wikipedia and Commons


 * Like Powerful user is uploading copyrighted album covers and NFL-related images to Commons


 * Like Powerful, user is messing with the tracklistings, including Thriller (1 with 2 {where both include "title4         = Vincent Price excerpt from Thriller Voice-Over Session" in the same style}) (CC)  Tb hotch ™ 18:03, 29 May 2021 (UTC)

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 * Obvious DUCK. Binksternet (talk) 18:25, 29 May 2021 (UTC)

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 * - a couple of the socks from the archive look like they wouldn't be stale yet - it was possible to confirm previous socks, and would be worth checking for sleepers.  Girth Summit  (blether)  13:57, 1 June 2021 (UTC)
 * for CU training. Mz7 (talk) 21:07, 1 June 2021 (UTC)
 * ✅ + the following accounts:
 * , closing Barkeep49 (talk) 02:50, 2 June 2021 (UTC)
 * , closing Barkeep49 (talk) 02:50, 2 June 2021 (UTC)
 * , closing Barkeep49 (talk) 02:50, 2 June 2021 (UTC)
 * , closing Barkeep49 (talk) 02:50, 2 June 2021 (UTC)

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OctopusPurple8 was blocked per WP:NOTHERE. The user also edited their user page on Spanish Wikipedia.

Fiat-500-Blue is showing the same pattern of changing music tracklists to wrong information, uploading copyrighted album covers to Wikimedia Commons, editing music articles in Spanish-language Wikipedia, etc.

Fiat-500-Blue and blocked sock Navy-Roast1 made the same tracklist changes to the same album article. Navy-Roast1 added a Deluxe tracklist with outtakes, then after that was reverted, OctopusPurple8 added back the Deluxe tracks with outtakes, then after that was reverted Fiat-500-Blue added the strange tracklist with outtakes.

Checkuser requested to make certain and to check for sleepers. Binksternet (talk) 17:36, 25 July 2021 (UTC)

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 * - This is really pretty ducky, but as suggests, a sleeper run would be useful.   and  will go stale in the next couple of weeks, so this will extend the cu-confirmed traceability chain. -- RoySmith (talk) 18:24, 25 July 2021 (UTC)
 * - TheresNoTime 😺 20:29, 25 July 2021 (UTC)
 * is ✅ to . .  is stale, but already blocked.  - TheresNoTime 😺 20:33, 25 July 2021 (UTC)

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The-Maker8 was recently blocked and this account appeared making identical edits, mostly adding incorrect information to articles  freshacconci  (✉) 23:43, 12 August 2021 (UTC)

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 * Blocked, tagged, closing. Bbb23 (talk) 00:34, 13 August 2021 (UTC)

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The-Maker8 and its sock were recently blocked. This account appeared making identical edits.  freshacconci  (✉) 10:49, 14 August 2021 (UTC)

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 * – closing. Favonian (talk) 10:57, 14 August 2021 (UTC)

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A new user that once again is messing with the tracklistings. For example here I reverted a sockpuppet that included the "Japanese, USA & Canadian Complete album". Gokard has restored the "Japanese, USA & Canadian Complete album"

Or here, the user claims that 1999 (Prince song) was written for The Vault: Old Friends 4 Sale instead of 1999 (Prince album) (similarly, a sockpuppet was adding incorrect information to Bad (album)  (CC)  Tb hotch ™ 03:21, 6 October 2021 (UTC)

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 * - Fairly duck-y (see Spike (Puffy AmiYumi album) history). Last un-stale account is going stale in a couple weeks, so could be useful to have something CU-confirmed after, and for sleeper check. —&#8205;Mdaniels5757 (talk &bull; contribs) 20:58, 12 October 2021 (UTC)

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 * - probably a nice easy one for a new CU, make sure you've got the recommended scripts then ping me? ~TNT (she/her • talk) 13:12, 14 October 2021 (UTC)
 * GeneralNotability (talk) 18:22, 16 October 2021 (UTC)
 * Gokard2 is ✅ to
 * Additionally, they are both ✅ to:
 * . - please merge Sockpuppet investigations/The-Maker8 into this case. GeneralNotability (talk) 19:23, 16 October 2021 (UTC)
 * ✅ —&thinsp;JJMC89&thinsp; (T·C) 19:42, 16 October 2021 (UTC)
 * . - please merge Sockpuppet investigations/The-Maker8 into this case. GeneralNotability (talk) 19:23, 16 October 2021 (UTC)
 * ✅ —&thinsp;JJMC89&thinsp; (T·C) 19:42, 16 October 2021 (UTC)
 * . - please merge Sockpuppet investigations/The-Maker8 into this case. GeneralNotability (talk) 19:23, 16 October 2021 (UTC)
 * ✅ —&thinsp;JJMC89&thinsp; (T·C) 19:42, 16 October 2021 (UTC)
 * . - please merge Sockpuppet investigations/The-Maker8 into this case. GeneralNotability (talk) 19:23, 16 October 2021 (UTC)
 * ✅ —&thinsp;JJMC89&thinsp; (T·C) 19:42, 16 October 2021 (UTC)

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This content was previously added by this editor (CC) Tb hotch ™ 01:54, 3 April 2022 (UTC)

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 * based on historical data I previously saved . The use of parentheses here is also quite idiosyncratic ., closing. Mz7 (talk) 04:34, 4 April 2022 (UTC)

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Obsessively messing around with tracklistings, just like all the previous socks, and: Given long history of socking, requesting checkuser to find overlooked socks and sleeper accounts. Bennv123 (talk) 04:55, 25 May 2023 (UTC)
 * Replacing official album covers (fair use) in the infobox with fan-made covers that are copyright violations: Buscolorblue1, Buscolorblue1, previous sock, previous sock, previous sock, previous sock
 * Adding "Extra Link"(s): Buscolorblue1, previous sock, previous sock, previous sock
 * Spamming links to the same Spotify user's playlists: Buscolorblue1, previous sock, previous sock Bennv123 (talk) 01:48, 25 May 2023 (UTC)

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 * ✅ along with . Courcelles (talk) 18:43, 26 May 2023 (UTC)
 * , closing. Thanks, Spicy (talk) 15:45, 27 May 2023 (UTC)