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Quite a few sockpuppet accounts belonging to PaullyMatthews have already been blocked (7 CU-confirmed & 3 suspected), mainly by, so I figured it might be time to open an SPI to keep track of them?

The latest account has 10 edits to 7 articles, 6 of which were also edited by the last confirmed sock. There's more, but it's so ducky I'd rather not spill the beans.

Asking a CU because with ongoing block evasions like these there's always a chance that sleepers are found. Thanks to whomever takes this on! ☿ Apaugasma  ( talk  ☉) 09:37, 1 November 2021 (UTC)

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 * ✅ and blocked:, , and . NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 12:19, 1 November 2021 (UTC)
 * For future reference, the full list of socks:
 * The master is 3Xd (first, second, third strike, with more after that). --Blablubbs (talk) 12:25, 1 November 2021 (UTC)
 * The master is 3Xd (first, second, third strike, with more after that). --Blablubbs (talk) 12:25, 1 November 2021 (UTC)
 * The master is 3Xd (first, second, third strike, with more after that). --Blablubbs (talk) 12:25, 1 November 2021 (UTC)
 * The master is 3Xd (first, second, third strike, with more after that). --Blablubbs (talk) 12:25, 1 November 2021 (UTC)
 * The master is 3Xd (first, second, third strike, with more after that). --Blablubbs (talk) 12:25, 1 November 2021 (UTC)
 * The master is 3Xd (first, second, third strike, with more after that). --Blablubbs (talk) 12:25, 1 November 2021 (UTC)
 * The master is 3Xd (first, second, third strike, with more after that). --Blablubbs (talk) 12:25, 1 November 2021 (UTC)
 * The master is 3Xd (first, second, third strike, with more after that). --Blablubbs (talk) 12:25, 1 November 2021 (UTC)
 * The master is 3Xd (first, second, third strike, with more after that). --Blablubbs (talk) 12:25, 1 November 2021 (UTC)
 * The master is 3Xd (first, second, third strike, with more after that). --Blablubbs (talk) 12:25, 1 November 2021 (UTC)
 * The master is 3Xd (first, second, third strike, with more after that). --Blablubbs (talk) 12:25, 1 November 2021 (UTC)
 * The master is 3Xd (first, second, third strike, with more after that). --Blablubbs (talk) 12:25, 1 November 2021 (UTC)
 * The master is 3Xd (first, second, third strike, with more after that). --Blablubbs (talk) 12:25, 1 November 2021 (UTC)

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Edits the same articles in the same ways ,. Obvious duck. Sleeper check recommended: last time two were found. ☿ Apaugasma  ( talk  ☉) 22:52, 4 November 2021 (UTC)

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 * -  Girth Summit  (blether)  23:12, 4 November 2021 (UTC)
 * Adding for the script.  Girth Summit  (blether)  23:23, 4 November 2021 (UTC)
 * ✅, as is Gokukid3. Blocked and tagged.   Girth Summit  (blether)  23:25, 4 November 2021 (UTC)

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Another duck: vs ;  vs ;  vs. This one always seems to have sleepers. ☿ Apaugasma  ( talk  ☉) 18:14, 6 November 2021 (UTC)

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 * Yeah, those diffs are pretty damning. CU due to history of sleepers.  --  Tamzin  [ cetacean needed ] (she/they) 23:18, 6 November 2021 (UTC)
 * - ~TheresNoTime (to explain!) 23:34, 6 November 2021 (UTC)
 * is ✅ to . Found one sleeper:
 * ✅ to . ~TheresNoTime (to explain!) 23:38, 6 November 2021 (UTC)
 * Thanks, Sam. Closing. --  Tamzin  [ cetacean needed ] (she/they) 00:39, 7 November 2021 (UTC)
 * Thanks, Sam. Closing. --  Tamzin  [ cetacean needed ] (she/they) 00:39, 7 November 2021 (UTC)

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A number of accounts this time:


 * Johnnyscott21 has already been CU-blocked by but hasn't been tagged yet. Behavioral:  vs ;  vs ;  vs.


 * Vegeta162: vs    (the second diff here is from Johnnyscott21, whence the need for the evidence regarding him above).


 * Kakashi622 uses the same edit summaries as Vegeta162 (i.e., literally copied from my edit summary) and edits like a complete duck: vs ;  vs ;  vs.

Vegeta162 and Kakashi622 started editing less than an hour after each other so I may already have found the sleeper in this case, but an extra check wouldn't hurt. This is the fourth time in one week I have to come here: perhaps it is time to consider an IP range block? Thanks! ☿ Apaugasma  ( talk  ☉) 15:02, 7 November 2021 (UTC)

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 * Ducks, blocked, and also . However, in view of the history of this sockmaster, a CU for other accounts would be qelcome. JBW (talk), — Preceding undated comment added 15:40, 7 November 2021 (UTC)‎
 * Johnnyscott21, Vegeta162, Kakashi622, and Onepunchman271 are all ✅. ., closing. Mz7 (talk) 20:04, 7 November 2021 (UTC)

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RealTruthteller5000:

vs

vs

There always seem to be sleepers. ☿ Apaugasma  ( talk  ☉) 19:09, 11 November 2021 (UTC)


 * Adding Edgespeer2007: vs    ;  vs ;  vs


 * Requested page protection for one of the most affected articles, Sultanate of Ifat. Thanks to whomever takes this on! ☿ Apaugasma  ( talk  ☉) 09:35, 12 November 2021 (UTC)


 * Another likely one (this one perhaps needs a CU check to confirm) is Wikicorrecter2000: ES's in vs  and  vs ; also  vs  ☿  Apaugasma  ( talk  ☉) 12:48, 12 November 2021 (UTC)

I thought I had found them all this time, but this morning (UTC) confirmed and CU-blocked a whole bunch more:



Perhaps unsurprisingly, I already found a new one since, سنشمششمشم: vs

The four listed in this case still need to be blocked and tagged, and a CU will likely find some more. ☿ Apaugasma  ( talk  ☉) 11:19, 13 November 2021 (UTC)

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 * Compelling cases regarding all four. Blockable on behavioral evidence alone, but for sleepers since it seems these must be on a different range than the ones NRP blocked.  --  Tamzin  [ cetacean needed ] (she/they) 03:45, 14 November 2021 (UTC)
 * It's several wide IP ranges, but it seems pretty safe to call these ✅:
 * . NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 07:43, 14 November 2021 (UTC)
 * . NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 07:43, 14 November 2021 (UTC)
 * . NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 07:43, 14 November 2021 (UTC)
 * . NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 07:43, 14 November 2021 (UTC)
 * . NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 07:43, 14 November 2021 (UTC)
 * . NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 07:43, 14 November 2021 (UTC)
 * . NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 07:43, 14 November 2021 (UTC)
 * . NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 07:43, 14 November 2021 (UTC)
 * . NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 07:43, 14 November 2021 (UTC)
 * . NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 07:43, 14 November 2021 (UTC)
 * . NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 07:43, 14 November 2021 (UTC)
 * . NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 07:43, 14 November 2021 (UTC)
 * . NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 07:43, 14 November 2021 (UTC)
 * . NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 07:43, 14 November 2021 (UTC)
 * . NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 07:43, 14 November 2021 (UTC)
 * . NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 07:43, 14 November 2021 (UTC)

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The user with the Arabic name restores a sock revision. and Harraricommander1222 uses the word "successful" just like its previous sock that edited the page. I wish to propose page protection on both articles and maybe a longer IP ban too? It would be appropriate since this sock master doesn't know when to quit. Ayaltimo (talk) 14:54, 15 November 2021 (UTC)

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I don't have time to look into this now, but is clearly related to, which should be enough to take another CU sweep.

given that this user tends to create whole farms of socks, it's always better to request a CU in their case. Providing more specific diffs directly comparing edits by new accounts with those by confirmed socks is also enormously helpful for clerks and CU's. Thanks! ☿ Apaugasma  ( talk  ☉) 15:35, 15 November 2021 (UTC)


 * I agree. I will go with your proposition next time when reporting this sock master. Thank you! Ayaltimo (talk) 15:52, 15 November 2021 (UTC)

Behavorial is extremely ducky as usual:

سنششمشمش: vs ;  vs

Harraricommander1222: vs ;  vs

can you evaluate behavioral if you've already done CU, or do we wait for another admin? Thanks! ☿ Apaugasma  ( talk  ☉) 19:58, 15 November 2021 (UTC)


 * I was going to leave it to Tamzin as part of their training. -- RoySmith (talk) 20:06, 15 November 2021 (UTC)

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 * Yep, pretty strong similarities. to confirm and check for sleepers, as well as to see if there's any viable rangeblocks here.  --  Tamzin  [ cetacean needed ] (she/they) 17:43, 15 November 2021 (UTC)
 * - -- RoySmith (talk) 18:59, 15 November 2021 (UTC)
 * سنششمشمش is ✅ to Harraricommander1222. I also found and confirmed:
 * However, this entire group is only to the rest of this case.   -- RoySmith (talk) 19:25, 15 November 2021 (UTC)
 * However, this entire group is only to the rest of this case.   -- RoySmith (talk) 19:25, 15 November 2021 (UTC)
 * However, this entire group is only to the rest of this case.   -- RoySmith (talk) 19:25, 15 November 2021 (UTC)


 * as confirmed to سنششمشمش and proven to master based on the CU likely, Apaugasma's filing, and Special:PageHistory/Battle of Baçente. Closing. --  Tamzin  [ cetacean needed ] (she/they) 18:37, 17 November 2021 (UTC)

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Repeatedly restoring Jami Mosque (now at Jamia Mosque, Harar) as previous sock Peterthefollower did. Behavior and content seems similar. As this is a new target article, requesting CheckUser for possible connection as well as for sleeper accounts. Jalen Folf  (talk)  23:50, 18 November 2021 (UTC)
 * Adding Therockedits to this report as the account just restored Battle of Dul Madoba with similar content. Jalen Folf   (talk)  23:54, 18 November 2021 (UTC)
 * I already added that sock down here. Thanks for contributing though.  Jalen Folf   (talk)  08:26, 19 November 2021 (UTC)

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 * yes I noticed just before your ping and have self-reverted. Cheers Polyamorph (talk) 08:27, 19 November 2021 (UTC)

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 * And some more that I blocked earlier today.  the new ones. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 02:49, 20 November 2021 (UTC)
 * And some more that I blocked earlier today.  the new ones. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 02:49, 20 November 2021 (UTC)
 * And some more that I blocked earlier today.  the new ones. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 02:49, 20 November 2021 (UTC)
 * And some more that I blocked earlier today.  the new ones. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 02:49, 20 November 2021 (UTC)
 * And some more that I blocked earlier today.  the new ones. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 02:49, 20 November 2021 (UTC)
 * And some more that I blocked earlier today.  the new ones. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 02:49, 20 November 2021 (UTC)
 * And some more that I blocked earlier today.  the new ones. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 02:49, 20 November 2021 (UTC)
 * And some more that I blocked earlier today.  the new ones. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 02:49, 20 November 2021 (UTC)

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Restored Macrobia with similar content. Obvious WP:DUCK. Jalen Folf  (talk)  21:30, 23 November 2021 (UTC)

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 * Seems very likely, but I'm always heistant to call something a duck based just on restoring a single past edit. . --  Tamzin  [ cetacean needed ] (she/they) 21:52, 23 November 2021 (UTC)
 * - ~TheresNoTime (to explain!) 23:08, 23 November 2021 (UTC)
 * is ✅ to:
 * but these accounts are only to . Same country, differing devices ~TheresNoTime (to explain!) 23:12, 23 November 2021 (UTC)
 * Well that means all three have restored content made by PM in the past . Unless PM's developed a fan club all of a sudden, these are ducks indeed. : Please block the three above accounts indefinitely as proven sox. (Alt-master situation, so I can handle tagging.)  --  Tamzin  [ cetacean needed ] (she/they) 23:23, 23 November 2021 (UTC)
 * Earlier today I blocked and  as socks of this master; was I wrong?--Bbb23 (talk) 23:26, 23 November 2021 (UTC)
 * Nope you were spot on there:
 * are both ✅ to (who was blocked as a sock of this master).  for reference, though they're already tagged ~TheresNoTime (to explain!) 00:20, 24 November 2021 (UTC)
 * clpo13(talk) 01:14, 24 November 2021 (UTC)
 * Thanks, Sam, Bbb, and clpo. . Closing. --  Tamzin  [ cetacean needed ] (she/they) 17:43, 24 November 2021 (UTC)
 * I don't understand your tagging. Based on 's findings, certainly Malawaaxkid4272 and Disheselite should be tagged as confirmed socks of PaullyMatthews.--Bbb23 (talk) 17:58, 24 November 2021 (UTC)
 * Ugh, that's a glitch with spihelper when you select "none" (i.e. "no new tag") as the tag for an account that already has a master tag on it... or something like that. I've been meaning to look into exactly what happens there, but I suspect the real answer is there needs to be some sort of overhaul of the tagging dialog for more complex cases. . I'll nag GN about it at some point when I have a better handle of what the issue is. Thanks for catching this. In the future I'll remember to manually check every tag in alt-master situations. --  Tamzin  [ cetacean needed ] (she/they) 18:04, 24 November 2021 (UTC)
 * clpo13(talk) 01:14, 24 November 2021 (UTC)
 * Thanks, Sam, Bbb, and clpo. . Closing. --  Tamzin  [ cetacean needed ] (she/they) 17:43, 24 November 2021 (UTC)
 * I don't understand your tagging. Based on 's findings, certainly Malawaaxkid4272 and Disheselite should be tagged as confirmed socks of PaullyMatthews.--Bbb23 (talk) 17:58, 24 November 2021 (UTC)
 * Ugh, that's a glitch with spihelper when you select "none" (i.e. "no new tag") as the tag for an account that already has a master tag on it... or something like that. I've been meaning to look into exactly what happens there, but I suspect the real answer is there needs to be some sort of overhaul of the tagging dialog for more complex cases. . I'll nag GN about it at some point when I have a better handle of what the issue is. Thanks for catching this. In the future I'll remember to manually check every tag in alt-master situations. --  Tamzin  [ cetacean needed ] (she/they) 18:04, 24 November 2021 (UTC)

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Awdalitie121 created Draft:Adal Kingdom and Boramaboy re-created Adal Kingdom; seems consistent with previous socks' attempts to create Draft:Kingdom of Adal. KingdomofMacrobia created Draft:Macrobian Kingdom, similar to previous socks' attempts to create Macrobia. Requesting CU since those seem to be turning up other accounts too. DanCherek (talk) 20:49, 25 November 2021 (UTC)

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any reason you didn't block Boramaboy? They're still at it. ☿ Apaugasma  ( talk  ☉) 11:46, 30 November 2021 (UTC)


 * @Apaugasma there's a weird left-brain-right-brain thing that happens. I did the checkuser part, reported my findings, and left it to somebody else to actually block and tag.  Sometimes I'll do it all when I'm investigating, sometimes I'll do it the way I did it in this case; there's no hard and fast rule.  But, anyway, I see Blablubbs has indeed blocked them. -- RoySmith (talk) 13:37, 30 November 2021 (UTC)

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 * - worth a check for sleepers given the archives history of more popping up. The SandDoctor  Talk 19:30, 28 November 2021 (UTC)
 * Boramaboy is ✅. KingdomofMacrobia is .   -- RoySmith (talk) 20:46, 28 November 2021 (UTC)
 * , closing. --Blablubbs (talk) 13:18, 30 November 2021 (UTC)

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Amda Seyon I article has been repeatedly vandalized by Walkerdude47 socks, a few days after the protection template was lifted, Solomonicnegaus [], [] has been removing sourced content, and in less than a hour Zawageking2111 added some eyebrown raising content [] & [] with references to Tadesse Tamrat Church and State page 255 & 260. Luckily i have the book, both these pages don't mention Amda Seyon nor the content made up by user. Page 255 is about Dawit I, page 260 about Zara Yaqob. Both the user names Solomonic negaus(Solomonic king), Zagaweking are similar. Dawit S Gondaria (talk) 13:02, 3 December 2021 (UTC)

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 * GeneralNotability (talk) 02:51, 4 December 2021 (UTC)
 * Zawageking2111 and Solomonicnegaus are ✅ to one another but ❌ to Walkerdude. They share a wide range with Sockpuppet_investigations/PaullyMatthews, who has a similar interest in this topic area, I would call the relationship . CU log data suggests that Sockpuppet_investigations/Shit233333334 might also be on this range; again, same topic area interest, though all of their known socks are stale. These two . : please evaluate whether these two belong to one of the SPIs mentioned above, move the case as appropriate (or split to a new case if it isn't either of them), and tag appropriately. GeneralNotability (talk) 03:04, 4 December 2021 (UTC)
 * Hold off on doing anything here until I get a chance to talk to . I see something that may answer the above question. -- RoySmith (talk) 17:23, 15 December 2021 (UTC)
 * OK, these two are clearly confirmed to PaullyMatthews. Please go ahead and do that merge.  I'll update the blocks. -- RoySmith (talk) 17:58, 15 December 2021 (UTC)
 * Case merged from WP:Sockpuppet investigations/Walkerdude47, closing, archiving. (I merged directly to the archive since there are archived cases post-dating this filing). Thanks, Spicy (talk) 20:49, 19 December 2021 (UTC)

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vs. User name is also ducky.

Perhaps not quite enough by itself, but [update: also edited the now deleted Draft:Macrobian Kingdom, so there's really no doubt] certainly enough for another CU sweep (this user tends to create multiple accounts at a time). ☿ Apaugasma  ( talk  ☉) 08:38, 6 December 2021 (UTC)



User name; vs    and several older attempts here.

Only for future reference: it's not just that this is the exact same content being restored, but also the creation of the article on the congregational mosque of Harar (i.e., Jamia Mosque, Harar) under the inappropriate (because too general) name "Jamia Mosque", which could refer to any congregational mosque around the world (would be akin to continually re-creating an article on the São Paulo Cathedral under the name "Catedral"). ☿ Apaugasma  ( talk  ☉) 19:11, 6 December 2021 (UTC)


 * Thankfully, NinjaRobotPirate is on the look-out everyday, blocking PaullyMatthews socks before they even see them coming, but some even slip out of Ninja's hands. E.g., which I had just reported, has not yet been blocked. Then again, Ninja was already asleep when this one appeared. Should I wait after Ninja has passed around before I report the next time?  ☿  Apaugasma  ( talk  ☉) 19:53, 6 December 2021 (UTC)

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 * Already CU blocked by NinjaRobotPirate, plus some others. Closing. Thanks, Spicy (talk) 19:39, 6 December 2021 (UTC)
 * My apologies, I didn't see the second account. Reopening and for a sleeper check on  - I know CU was just run yesterday, but they seem to have a tendency to create multiple accounts on the same day. Thanks, Spicy (talk) 19:59, 6 December 2021 (UTC)
 * - -- RoySmith (talk) 21:11, 6 December 2021 (UTC)
 * These are all confirmed to each other and to PaullyMatthews:

-- RoySmith (talk) 21:34, 6 December 2021 (UTC)

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new user reinstated a blogpost source [] first introduced by [], in between another sock of his has been blocked very recently ሐጀሐለለ Dawit S Gondaria (talk) 01:25, 11 December 2021 (UTC)

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 * ✅ along with:


 * -- RoySmith (talk) 02:49, 11 December 2021 (UTC)

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sock of PaullyMatthews seems to be active again similar edits of previous socks [], [], around the same time Zagweboylegend vandalized Zagwe related articles like the previous sock Zagweking1000 []. Dawit S Gondaria (talk) 14:38, 13 December 2021 (UTC)

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 * - -- RoySmith (talk) 14:45, 13 December 2021 (UTC)
 * ✅ along with:
 * -- RoySmith (talk) 14:57, 13 December 2021 (UTC)
 * -- RoySmith (talk) 14:57, 13 December 2021 (UTC)
 * -- RoySmith (talk) 14:57, 13 December 2021 (UTC)

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Another one: Thanks for taking this on! ☿ Apaugasma  ( talk  ☉) 15:17, 13 December 2021 (UTC)
 * vs
 * vs

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 * ✅ -- RoySmith (talk) 15:24, 13 December 2021 (UTC)

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Attempted to create Draft:Macrobian Kingdom again as well as overwriting Kingdom of Adal again. See also edit history of Adal Kingdom. Obvious WP:DUCKing going on. Jalen Folf  (talk)  03:18, 14 December 2021 (UTC)

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 * ✅ -- RoySmith (talk) 03:44, 14 December 2021 (UTC)

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Ultra-ducky user name; recreated two deleted draft pages created by PM socks; added link to draft to the same page vs.

Has PM started to create one sock at a time now? Not sure, but given previous history of creating multiple socks still requesting CU. ☿ Apaugasma  ( talk  ☉) 12:34, 14 December 2021 (UTC)

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 * ✅, along with:
 * -- RoySmith (talk) 14:35, 14 December 2021 (UTC)
 * -- RoySmith (talk) 14:35, 14 December 2021 (UTC)
 * -- RoySmith (talk) 14:35, 14 December 2021 (UTC)

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Created the page Draft:Kingdom of Macrobia which probably has the same content as the previously deleted and protected Draft:Macrobian Kingdom. EDM fan 2 (talk) 18:35, 14 December 2021 (UTC)

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Another one: vs ☿ Apaugasma  ( talk  ☉) 19:16, 14 December 2021 (UTC)

... and another one: vs ☿ Apaugasma  ( talk  ☉) 19:32, 14 December 2021 (UTC)

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 * All of these are ✅:

-- RoySmith (talk) 21:11, 14 December 2021 (UTC)

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Resuming disruption at Sultanate of Ifat and Haqq ad-Din II as soon as semi expired. (Old sock:, new sock:.) CMD (talk) 08:56, 15 December 2021 (UTC) CMD (talk) 08:56, 15 December 2021 (UTC)

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 * ✅, plus
 * -- RoySmith (talk) 14:20, 15 December 2021 (UTC)
 * -- RoySmith (talk) 14:20, 15 December 2021 (UTC)
 * -- RoySmith (talk) 14:20, 15 December 2021 (UTC)
 * -- RoySmith (talk) 14:20, 15 December 2021 (UTC)
 * -- RoySmith (talk) 14:20, 15 December 2021 (UTC)

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vs ; copying edit summary of editor who reverted previous sock ☿ Apaugasma  ( talk  ☉) 21:45, 15 December 2021 (UTC)

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 * ✅ plus
 * -- RoySmith (talk) 21:57, 15 December 2021 (UTC)

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Creation of page Draft:Adal Kingdom and Draft:Kingdom of Macrobia. EDM fan 2 (talk) 06:10, 16 December 2021 (UTC)

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Also:



vs

☿ Apaugasma  ( talk  ☉) 10:43, 16 December 2021 (UTC)
 * Draft:Siege of Mukha was just created by Inspectorconflict, it was was deleted according to G5 from this case. Pikavoom (talk) 13:02, 16 December 2021 (UTC)

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 * Salvio 13:54, 16 December 2021 (UTC)
 * , closing. --Blablubbs (talk) 14:39, 16 December 2021 (UTC)
 * Salvio 13:54, 16 December 2021 (UTC)
 * , closing. --Blablubbs (talk) 14:39, 16 December 2021 (UTC)
 * Salvio 13:54, 16 December 2021 (UTC)
 * , closing. --Blablubbs (talk) 14:39, 16 December 2021 (UTC)
 * Salvio 13:54, 16 December 2021 (UTC)
 * , closing. --Blablubbs (talk) 14:39, 16 December 2021 (UTC)
 * Salvio 13:54, 16 December 2021 (UTC)
 * , closing. --Blablubbs (talk) 14:39, 16 December 2021 (UTC)
 * Salvio 13:54, 16 December 2021 (UTC)
 * , closing. --Blablubbs (talk) 14:39, 16 December 2021 (UTC)
 * , closing. --Blablubbs (talk) 14:39, 16 December 2021 (UTC)

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vs (copies part of edit summary of edit reverting previous sock);  vs

CU because there are always a few accounts. Thanks! ☿ Apaugasma  ( talk  ☉) 18:50, 20 December 2021 (UTC)

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 * - -- RoySmith (talk) 19:09, 20 December 2021 (UTC)
 * All of these are ✅:
 * -- RoySmith (talk) 19:12, 20 December 2021 (UTC)
 * -- RoySmith (talk) 19:12, 20 December 2021 (UTC)
 * -- RoySmith (talk) 19:12, 20 December 2021 (UTC)
 * -- RoySmith (talk) 19:12, 20 December 2021 (UTC)
 * -- RoySmith (talk) 19:12, 20 December 2021 (UTC)

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Recreated Draft:Battle of Luuq and Draft:Siege of Mukha, both created by previous socks. Ducky user name. ☿ Apaugasma  ( talk  ☉) 22:26, 20 December 2021 (UTC)

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 * NRP CU-blocked this one (and several others) earlier. I'm sure there will be more soon, but closing this for now. Thanks, Spicy (talk) 22:24, 21 December 2021 (UTC)

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vs ; vs ;  vs

CU because there are almost always more accounts. Happy holidays! ☿ Apaugasma  ( talk  ☉) 18:28, 25 December 2021 (UTC)

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 * ✅, along with:
 * -- RoySmith (talk) 19:35, 25 December 2021 (UTC)

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Evidence:
 * Portuguesehistorian3782: vs
 * Intermillan2010: vs
 * 2171عمك adds a different number but to the same parameter and using the same source: vs

To uncover something more about the modus operandi: these three accounts have each made one edit in a span of 6 minutes (between 19:50 and 19:56, 27 December 2021).

Thanks for taking this on! ☿ Apaugasma  ( talk  ☉) 20:21, 27 December 2021 (UTC)

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 * - -- RoySmith (talk) 20:40, 27 December 2021 (UTC)
 * All of these are confirmed:
 * some of which may have already been found. -- RoySmith (talk) 20:42, 27 December 2021 (UTC)
 * some of which may have already been found. -- RoySmith (talk) 20:42, 27 December 2021 (UTC)
 * some of which may have already been found. -- RoySmith (talk) 20:42, 27 December 2021 (UTC)
 * some of which may have already been found. -- RoySmith (talk) 20:42, 27 December 2021 (UTC)
 * some of which may have already been found. -- RoySmith (talk) 20:42, 27 December 2021 (UTC)
 * some of which may have already been found. -- RoySmith (talk) 20:42, 27 December 2021 (UTC)
 * some of which may have already been found. -- RoySmith (talk) 20:42, 27 December 2021 (UTC)
 * some of which may have already been found. -- RoySmith (talk) 20:42, 27 December 2021 (UTC)
 * some of which may have already been found. -- RoySmith (talk) 20:42, 27 December 2021 (UTC)

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Recreation of previously-G5'd drafts: Draft:Gaal Madow Wars and Draft:Ajuran-Portuguese wars. The account was created after the most recent CU sweep by RoySmith. DanCherek (talk) 21:57, 27 December 2021 (UTC)

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 * : recreated Draft:Siege of Mukha (created by previous sock).
 * : recreated Battle of Dul Madoba: vs

Thanks! ☿ Apaugasma  ( talk  ☉) 22:06, 27 December 2021 (UTC)

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 * Blocked and tagged this round and a few sleepers. -- Amanda  (aka DQ) 02:50, 28 December 2021 (UTC)

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vs   vs

CU because likely multiple accounts as usual. Thanks! ☿ Apaugasma  ( talk  ☉) 18:09, 30 December 2021 (UTC)

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 * - -- RoySmith (talk) 18:17, 30 December 2021 (UTC)
 * ✅ -- RoySmith (talk) 18:24, 30 December 2021 (UTC)

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Happy new year!


 * Dulmanoa: vs
 * Portugaseinvestor328: vs
 * Strenghadjuster: vs   ;  vs
 * Intwinis: vs
 * Harlaniags: vs


 * Wikiempireedits is a bit of a special case: they made one disruptive edit on an article well within PM's usual topic area, and they have a rather ducky username. However, that's all the evidence there is for them, so I'm not 100% sure.

Thanks! ☿ Apaugasma  ( talk  ☉) 03:23, 1 January 2022 (UTC)

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 * -  Girth Summit  (blether)  12:13, 1 January 2022 (UTC)
 * They're all technically possible leaning likely to the master; given the behaviour, and the habit they all exhibit of creating sleepers, I'm blocking and tagging. Closing. Girth Summit  (blether)  13:03, 1 January 2022 (UTC)
 * @Girth Summit I've been doing a lot of reports on this case, so I'm tuned in to what to look for. I re-ran these accounts and from what I can see, I would have called them confirmed.  Check the notes in cuwiki for details. -- RoySmith (talk) 17:53, 1 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Fair enough - happy for them to be retagged based on your greater experience. I'll remember to check the notes next time. Girth Summit  (blether)  17:56, 1 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Doing it myself.  Girth Summit  (blether)  18:03, 1 January 2022 (UTC)
 * They're all technically possible leaning likely to the master; given the behaviour, and the habit they all exhibit of creating sleepers, I'm blocking and tagging. Closing. Girth Summit  (blether)  13:03, 1 January 2022 (UTC)
 * @Girth Summit I've been doing a lot of reports on this case, so I'm tuned in to what to look for. I re-ran these accounts and from what I can see, I would have called them confirmed.  Check the notes in cuwiki for details. -- RoySmith (talk) 17:53, 1 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Fair enough - happy for them to be retagged based on your greater experience. I'll remember to check the notes next time. Girth Summit  (blether)  17:56, 1 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Doing it myself.  Girth Summit  (blether)  18:03, 1 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Doing it myself.  Girth Summit  (blether)  18:03, 1 January 2022 (UTC)

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Mantory: vs    ;  vs

Manhatin: vs

Thanks! ☿ Apaugasma  ( talk  ☉) 17:31, 2 January 2022 (UTC)

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 * - -- RoySmith (talk) 19:31, 2 January 2022 (UTC)
 * ✅ along with:
 * blocked & tagged, closing. -- RoySmith (talk) 19:47, 2 January 2022 (UTC)
 * blocked & tagged, closing. -- RoySmith (talk) 19:47, 2 January 2022 (UTC)

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Kingviceroy changes the same dates (1420–1520 to 1433–1520), duplicates the same content re "Somali genealogical traditions"  , and adds the same weirdly spelled "Son of ʿMujahid" (notice the stray ʿ ). 

The way in which the other accounts seem related is a bit more complex:

Kawaskisensei copied some content from Nur ibn Mujahid into Adal Sultanate, to the effect that Nur ibn Mujahid was a ruler of the Adal Sultanate. After this was reverted on the grounds that the Nur ibn Mujahid article says otherwise, an IP tried to put in the same content. Just 20 minutes later, Outerteam adds to Nur ibn Mujahid that he ruled over the Adal Sultanate, taking away the grounds for reverting Kawaskisensei's edit. After the content on Adal Sultanate was again reverted, Kingviceroy re-adds an only slightly altered version of it. (search for "Emir Nur was considered a saint" or "When Imam Ahmad" and compare with ) ☿ Apaugasma  ( talk  ☉) 03:01, 6 January 2022 (UTC)


 * @Apaugasma I don't have time to dive into this right now, but take a look at Sockpuppet investigations/Arabianlenzo178 and see if possibly this fits better in that case. -- RoySmith (talk) 03:35, 6 January 2022 (UTC)


 * I've looked into that SPI, and I don't see any connection. I'm fairly confident that the behavioral above will lead to something though, with a little help from a CU check. ☿ Apaugasma  ( talk  ☉) 04:20, 6 January 2022 (UTC)

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 * - based on the information in the filing, it seems likely that these are PaullyMatthews socks, and if they are, there's likely to be others. Thanks, Spicy (talk) 04:24, 6 January 2022 (UTC)
 * - -- TNT (talk • she/her) 05:06, 6 January 2022 (UTC)
 * is very to  ∴ to, the other two accounts  are  to each other & , but much weaker -- TNT (talk • she/her) 05:14, 6 January 2022 (UTC)
 * (Clerking with Spicy's permission.) PM doesn't have a history of evading CU, and tends to stick to some very behaviorally obvious edits, so I'm disinclined to think the latter two are PM. For an example of such behaviorally obvious edits, look no further than the diffs the filer presented regarding Kingviceroy. Restoring previous sox' edits, especially regarding dates, is classic PaullyMatthews. I would be inclined to request a block even without CU support. With it... for an indefinite block of Kingviceroy as a proven sock of PaullyMatthews. As to the other two, it seems quite possible that there's off-wiki coördination going on, and if the accounts remain active they may wind up back at this SPI, or at an SPI for just the two of them. Kawaskisensei could be warned for presumptive loutsocking, but I'd rather wait and see.  --  Tamzin  [ cetacean needed ] (she/they) 16:18, 6 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Blocking and tagging Kingviceroy per Tamzin. Closing. --Trialpears (talk) 17:19, 6 January 2022 (UTC)

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Informationediter: changes Adal's capital from "Dakkar" to "Siyraa", like (not yet blocked at this time but found to be highly likely above)

Terminator29292: vs

Dulmobuna: vs

Thanks! ☿ Apaugasma  ( talk  ☉) 15:35, 6 January 2022 (UTC)

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 * I'm treating the outright restoration of PaullyMatthews content as prima facie behavioral confirmation unless given a reason to think otherwise. Informationediter isn't an outright restoration, but is close to one, including the telltale date changes, and the timing of the edits plus the edit summaries (compare to  ) tips it over the edge for me. The only way they're not PaullyMatthews sox is if they're other people working with PM, which for our purposes is the same thing. : Please block all three accounts indefinitely as suspected sox. Also please consider protecting  for 3 months and  for a year.  --  Tamzin  [ cetacean needed ] (she/they) 16:29, 6 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Blocking and protecting as Tamzin requested. I also protected Battle of Antukyah for a month for persistent sockpuppetry. Closed. --Trialpears (talk) 17:31, 6 January 2022 (UTC)

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We're safely with classic PM again: vs

Please look for sleepers. Thanks! ☿ Apaugasma  ( talk  ☉) 19:05, 7 January 2022 (UTC)

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 * Duck, but for sleeper check per the history of them in the archive, and to maybe clear things up a little after that last bit of weirdness.  --  Tamzin  [ cetacean needed ] (she/they) 19:12, 7 January 2022 (UTC)
 * - -- RoySmith (talk) 19:20, 7 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Starting with the easy stuff, I'm retagging Dulmobuna, Terminator29292, and Informationediter as confirmed. I would encourage any CU working this case to check the extensive notes I've been keeping in cuwki. -- RoySmith (talk) 20:09, 7 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Italiannationlist218 is, tagging as proven.  -- RoySmith (talk) 20:23, 7 January 2022 (UTC)

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Uuldanul-181: vs

Ululsulaytan: vs   ;  vs ;  vs

Thanks! ☿ Apaugasma  ( talk  ☉) 14:28, 8 January 2022 (UTC)

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 * - -- RoySmith (talk) 15:53, 8 January 2022 (UTC)
 * ✅ along with:

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Brand new account, inserting the exact same text/source on Battle of Mogadishu (1993) as User:Thegeneral21, a previous sock.



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Thanks! ☿ Apaugasma  ( talk  ☉) 20:04, 8 January 2022 (UTC)


 * Hi ! As far as I can see, all the accounts above were created 2 to 3 hours after RoySmith's last check. This is quite normal for PM, they've done this kind of thing before, and more than once too. But there's always a good chance that they created more accounts in their last batch that we haven't spotted 'in the field', so to speak. That's why I always request CU. However, if any of you clerks or admins prefer that I file these case sections without requesting CU, please say so, as I'm happy to comply! ☿  Apaugasma  ( talk  ☉) 21:33, 8 January 2022 (UTC)

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 * Yep, all ducks and can be indeffed on behavioral evidence. (See my past statement: 'm treating the outright restoration of PaullyMatthews content as prima facie behavioral confirmation unless given a reason to think otherwise.) However, these three seem to have evaded the last check (all created a few hours before it, with Colmabusday1602 editing before it as well), so for more sleeper-hunting.  --  Tamzin  [ cetacean needed ] (she/they) 21:10, 8 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Oh, there's... Wow. The script that's supposed to tell me when accounts were created and when their last edit was is wrong! It's using the local timezone instead of UTC. Now I just have to go find out what idiot wrote the code in question, so I can give them a piece of my mind.Regardless, given the sleeper patterns you're describing and the fact that we found some on the last check, yeah, I stand by my endorse. --  Tamzin  [ cetacean needed ] (she/they) 21:43, 8 January 2022 (UTC)
 * - -- RoySmith (talk) 21:45, 8 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Colmabusday1602, Romekidwriter372, Historystudier6738 and Warupgrader are all ✅. -- RoySmith (talk) 22:02, 8 January 2022 (UTC)

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Still one more:


 * Kingdegrader: vs    etc.

Ok, this one was created and did edit before RoySmith run his last check, so you're at least right about them evading CU from time to time. Good that I have my eyes on the articles! ☿ Apaugasma  ( talk  ☉) 22:36, 8 January 2022 (UTC)

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 * both because this is ever-so-slightly less ducky than usual with PM and because, assuming it is PM, that may mean we need to look at a different or wider range than on the last few sleeper checks. --  Tamzin  [ cetacean needed ] (she/they) 23:00, 8 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Four more, check my block log for details. -- RoySmith (talk) 14:50, 9 January 2022 (UTC)

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Inserting the same edit to Battle of Mogadishu (1993) as previous PM socks.



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 * Heh, Wash t ington. Close. Yeah, behaviorally blockable (standing by my rule of restoring PM = being PM), but we found sleepers yesterday, so for another sweeper sleep... err, sleeper sweep.  --  Tamzin  [ cetacean needed ] (she/they) 14:10, 10 January 2022 (UTC)
 * ✅,,  Girth Summit  (blether)  15:24, 10 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Added missing tag, archiving. Thanks, Spicy (talk) 19:28, 10 January 2022 (UTC)

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Nevertheless, there were others that evaded the sleeper check (all ducks as usual):

Harari87: vs

Setouigjoh: vs

Leafbender: vs

Sultaninvestor: vs

Thanks, ☿ Apaugasma  ( talk  ☉) 15:56, 10 January 2022 (UTC)

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 * -  Girth Summit  (blether)  16:06, 10 January 2022 (UTC)
 * = =, they're ✅ to each other. The others are on different ranges, but there are enough similarities, along with the editing, for me to have no qualms about blocking.  Girth Summit  (blether)  16:16, 10 January 2022 (UTC)

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Negussuccesor edits in the same articles are (exactly) similar to the blocked accounts Zagweboylegend & Zagweking1000  and almost the same as Zawageking2111  Dawit S Gondaria (talk) 08:11, 11 January 2022 (UTC)

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 * -  Girth Summit  (blether)  09:51, 11 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Both accounts are ✅ to previous PaullyMatthews socks, along with, , , , , . Girth Summit  (blether)  09:56, 11 January 2022 (UTC)

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Seperateor2818: vs

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 * - -- RoySmith (talk) 14:36, 12 January 2022 (UTC)
 * ✅ -- RoySmith (talk) 14:47, 12 January 2022 (UTC)

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Restoring PM content.



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 * ✅ -- RoySmith (talk) 18:42, 12 January 2022 (UTC)

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WP:DUCK, per a previous revision on the article Battle of Ganale Doria claiming it was an Arjuran victory which this user also claims ― <b style="background:#0d1125;color:#51aeff;padding:1q;border-radius:5q;">Blaze Wolf</b>Talk<sub title="Discord Username" style="margin-left:-22q;">Blaze Wolf#6545 18:47, 13 January 2022 (UTC)

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''Accused parties may also comment/discuss in this section below. See Defending yourself against claims.'' Requesting a check-user to look for any sleepers. I don't think there are any, especially with this account being minutes old. ― <b style="background:#0d1125;color:#51aeff;padding:1q;border-radius:5q;">Blaze Wolf</b>Talk<sub title="Discord Username" style="margin-left:-22q;">Blaze Wolf#6545 18:49, 13 January 2022 (UTC)


 * I already compiled evidence for Pizzaaameal in my usual form, so I'll just post it too: vs

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Ifwafatexpose is a usual duck: vs

RandomEditor17 is special: the account has been editing since 11 October 2021, and though the info they are changing (the result parameter of 1982 Ethiopian–Somali Border War) has been changed by every PM sock on that page, most PM socks change it to 'Somali victory', while only some change it to 'Ethiopian withdrawal'. Still, there's enough evidence for CU: vs

Thanks, ☿ Apaugasma  ( talk  ☉) 19:03, 13 January 2022 (UTC)

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 * - -- RoySmith (talk) 19:12, 13 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Pizzaaameal and Ifwafatexpose are ✅. RandomEditor17 is ❌. -- RoySmith (talk) 19:22, 13 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Also found . -- RoySmith (talk) 19:24, 13 January 2022 (UTC)

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Restoring PM content.



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 * Yeah. Fits the standard M.O. Username is a reference to the article itself, which is mildly interesting. per history of sleepers. Also a protection for  is probably in order.  --  Tamzin  [ cetacean needed ] (she/they) 10:56, 15 January 2022 (UTC)
 * ✅. I threw a bunch of semi-protection around. -- RoySmith (talk) 13:00, 15 January 2022 (UTC)

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Recreated Draft:Shams al-Dīn al-Maqdishāwī, created by previous PM socks. ☿ Apaugasma  ( talk  ☉) 16:41, 15 January 2022 (UTC)

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 * - -- RoySmith (talk) 14:16, 17 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Wadaanal, Dervishboy, Operoterintervine ✅ -- RoySmith (talk) 14:34, 17 January 2022 (UTC)

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Ulaual37282: vs

Successtorry: vs

Ulemabiography created Draft:Muhammad Al-Sumaalee, previously created by PM socks.

Thanks, ☿ Apaugasma  ( talk  ☉) 21:09, 17 January 2022 (UTC)

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 * - -- RoySmith (talk) 22:44, 17 January 2022 (UTC)
 * ✅ plus a few more you can find in my logs. -- RoySmith (talk) 23:12, 17 January 2022 (UTC)

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Kawaskisensei:
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 * vs  (below)   (below)
 * vs  (below)

Kawaskisensei was filed here earlier on 6 January and found possible to Outerteam, whose one edit is also shown there to be behaviorally related to Kawaskisensei. At that time did not find Kawaskisensei likely to be PM because they're not as ducky as PM socks usually are, but I believe the new evidence above shows that they did engage in the most typical PM behavior, which would establish that PM can at times be extremely ducky and at other times somewhat less. Thoughts? ☿ Apaugasma  ( talk  ☉) 12:01, 18 January 2022 (UTC)

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trying to edit the exact same bit as a recently blocked sockpuppet by the name of Operoterintervine in the same article. MWahaiibii (talk) 12:38, 18 January 2022 (UTC)

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 * This guy sure is persistent. We block one sock and possibly a sleeper and they come back with another sock almost immediately after. Hopefully they eventually get bored and stop. ― <b style="background:#0d1125;color:#51aeff;padding:1q;border-radius:5q;">Blaze Wolf</b>Talk<sub title="Discord Username" style="margin-left:-22q;">Blaze Wolf#6545 14:20, 18 January 2022 (UTC)

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 * Already CU blocked, closing. Thanks, Spicy (talk) 18:23, 19 January 2022 (UTC)

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Already blocked as NOTHERE by but noting for the record (a tag would be helpful here):

Millitaryactor: (see also edsum & challenged sp) vs

Note that the article targeted by this account is semi-protected and that the account has been gaming autoconfirmed by making dummy edits and self-reverting:

Thanks, ☿ Apaugasma  ( talk  ☉) 11:15, 20 January 2022 (UTC)

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Restoring the same edits made by blocked and tagged socks User:Ogadenwarcorrector, User:UARdefender1950, User:1964Policeman, User:UARcommander on 1964 Ethiopian–Somali Border War. MrOllie (talk) 20:11, 20 January 2022 (UTC)

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Two more that gamed autoconfirmed (see contribs):



Chicken.soup31919: vs    ;  vs

Coldwarinspection: vs

Perhaps another CU sweep is warranted. ☿ Apaugasma  ( talk  ☉) 21:10, 20 January 2022 (UTC)

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I blocked and tagged a bunch of them. As a lazy old CU, I'm not going to list them all out, but they're in the category as confirmed so if someone needs to go look at them, they can. Closing. TonyBallioni (talk) 03:01, 21 January 2022 (UTC)

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 * Cenajonnau: vs    ; gamed autoconfirmed
 * كنسكسة: vs   ; gamed autoconfirmed

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 * - -- RoySmith (talk) 18:04, 22 January 2022 (UTC)
 * ✅ plus
 * -- RoySmith (talk) 18:09, 22 January 2022 (UTC)

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Two new ducks:
 * Licionfreeman: vs   ; gamed autoconfirmed at the same page as
 * Laakadhib: vs    ; gamed autoconfirmed

Two older accounts: Thanks! ☿ Apaugasma  ( talk  ☉) 13:52, 23 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Wikiwarist12188: vs
 * Berberist: vs the diffs given for Wikiwarist12188; compare user name to

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 * The diffs are self-explanatory as always. Thanks, Apaugasma. Licionfreeman has already been indeffed for DE, and Laakadhib and Wikiwarist can be DUCK-blocked, but to check for sleepers per the long history thereof. (Berberist is likely but probably not quite DUCK-blockable. I leave it to the CU's discretion whether to bother checking it, noting that it hasn't edited in 2 months.)  --  Tamzin  [ cetacean needed ] (she/they) 14:40, 23 January 2022 (UTC)
 * -  Girth Summit <sub style="font-family:Segoe print;color:blue;"> (blether)  15:36, 23 January 2022 (UTC)
 * is ✅ to multiple confirmed socks, and also to, , ,.
 * is ✅ to
 * is ✅ to and also to.
 * All blocked, closing.  Girth Summit <sub style="font-family:Segoe print;color:blue;"> (blether)  15:47, 23 January 2022 (UTC)

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Duck: vs Thanks! ☿ Apaugasma  ( talk  ☉) 01:02, 24 January 2022 (UTC)

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✅ and blocked. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 01:40, 24 January 2022 (UTC)

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More WP:DUCK edit warring at Ogaden War. MrOllie (talk) 15:07, 24 January 2022 (UTC)

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 * vs. vs., so yes, both ducks.  for sleepers per usual.  --  Tamzin  [ cetacean needed ] (she/they) 15:48, 24 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Yep, that's them. Closing  Girth Summit <sub style="font-family:Segoe print;color:blue;"> (blether)  15:52, 24 January 2022 (UTC)

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Ducks: Thanks! ☿ Apaugasma  ( talk  ☉) 18:08, 24 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Expeditionijspect: vs
 * ينكسخص: vs diffs for Expeditionijspect

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 * Expeditionijspect and ينكسخص ✅. . <span style="color:black;text-shadow: 4px 4px 15px white, -4px -4px 15px white">Mkdw  <span style="color: #0B0080;text-shadow: 4px 4px 15px white, -4px -4px 15px white">talk 19:02, 24 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Closing. Bbb23 (talk) 19:19, 24 January 2022 (UTC)

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 * vs
 * One day old new user trying to edit exactly the same thing what a previous blocked sockpuppet did. MWahaiibii (talk) 04:03, 25 January 2022 (UTC)

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yes, the edsum here and the general style of the edit (changing the result= parameter and adding a small amount of info here and there) is 100% PaullyMatthews (I could give diffs upon request). But compare this Dicaripo/Paully diff to this one  by Kndnm64/Sahasu: they're almost identical in substance, yet differ enough in the details to not be an exact restoration. Almost as if they had the same content in mind. This would strongly indicate that Paully == Sahasu. Perhaps the Dicaripo account should be allowed to edit some more to see if they give us more hints? ☿ Apaugasma  ( talk  ☉) 13:46, 25 January 2022 (UTC)
 * look again at the diffs I gave. The new one is not restoring the old one: its content is very similar, but all the details are different. If the new one is restoring an old edit (as in literally copy-pasting it), it must be a different one (an even older edit by Sahasu?), though that does not seem prima facie likely to me. As for the celebrity user names, see, e.g., and . ☿  Apaugasma  ( talk  ☉) 14:28, 25 January 2022 (UTC)

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 * vs. . Yep. : Please block Dicaripo indefinitely as a proven sock of PaullyMatthews. As there have been three checks in the past 27 hours without any sleepers found, I am not going to rae this at this time out of consideration for CU resources, but that shouldn't stop any CU from checking if they think some might be found. --  Tamzin  [ cetacean needed ] (she/they) 04:11, 25 January 2022 (UTC)
 * I am familiar with / and I am not aware of any connection that they have to PaullyMatthews. I also didn't find the two difs, provided by , to be all that similar. I ran a check anyway given the nature of the edit and I don't know if its coincidence, or if I've missed the connection, but Dicaripo has enough technical similarities to PaullyMatthews. There could be a reasonable explanation for the situation as well. <span style="color:black;text-shadow: 4px 4px 15px white, -4px -4px 15px white">Mkdw  <span style="color: #0B0080;text-shadow: 4px 4px 15px white, -4px -4px 15px white">talk 05:19, 25 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Oh. Hmm. Yes, overlooked that that was blocked as different master, sorry. Thanks for catching that. That said, basically every PaullyMatthews edit these days is restoring an edit they previously made on another account, and I've never seen them restore anyone else's edits before. If you're saying that Sahasu couldn't be an older account of Paully's, then I guess this is either changing behavior, a sock of Sahasu's who coincidentally has technical similarities to Paully, or (least likely) a coincidence. The ES at Special:Diff/1066521581 makes me think it's the first option. Assuming, again, that there's no chance that Paully == Sahasu. --  Tamzin  [ cetacean needed ] (she/they) 05:44, 25 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Mkdw already blocked Dicaripo, so that ship has sailed. As to whether Paully == Sahasu, well, I'd like to hear what Mkdw has to say, but other than this one connection I don't see much evidence for it. Paully has never touched or its talk, despite not being the kind of sockmaster who flies below the radar. Maybe it just is the case that Paully was digging through history for old edits of theirs to restore, found one by someone else that they agreed with, and restored that instead? (Also, does the username strike you as off for Paully? Anagramming a celebrity's surname isn't what I expect from them.)  --  Tamzin  [ cetacean needed ] (she/they) 14:12, 25 January 2022 (UTC)
 * They're the same two diffs I gave.  (Well, one's multi-revision, but yeah.) But there's a lot of PM edits that aren't straight restorations. This plausibly looks like they found the old edit, copied and pasted it, caught the typo in "Ajuraan" and realized it needed a hyphen before it, caught the miscapitalized "the", realized that Ajuran sultanate should be linked on first reference instead of second, decided they didn't like VE's auto-ref-naming and chose to use a custom ref name, and finally decided to ditch the last paragraph. If there were signs of comprehensive rewriting I'd see your point, but this just reads like copy-editing the edit you're about to restore.  --  Tamzin  [ cetacean needed ] (she/they) 14:37, 25 January 2022 (UTC)
 * At this point in time, I would say there isn't a connection between Kndnm64/Sahasu and Dicaripo. The behavioral evidence that PaullyMatthews sometimes edits in obscure Omani and other East Africa historical conflicts (such as Omani Empire and Siege of Fort Jesus), as well as the technical evidence, are enough to put this in the likely / possible category between Dicaripo and other known socks of PaullyMatthews. <span style="color:black;text-shadow: 4px 4px 15px white, -4px -4px 15px white">Mkdw  <span style="color: #0B0080;text-shadow: 4px 4px 15px white, -4px -4px 15px white">talk 15:23, 25 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Everything seems to be wrapped up. Closing. Thanks, Spicy (talk) 14:08, 26 January 2022 (UTC)

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Another one MWahaiibii (talk) 19:06, 25 January 2022 (UTC)

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 * ✅, plus two more: and . Blocked, tagged, closing.   Girth Summit <sub style="font-family:Segoe print;color:blue;"> (blether)  19:49, 25 January 2022 (UTC)

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Yet more WP:DUCK edit warring on Ogaden War. MrOllie (talk) 19:46, 25 January 2022 (UTC)

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 * We SPI-conflicted, - already dealt with, and I've protected that particular page for a while because this is getting old. Cheers   Girth Summit <sub style="font-family:Segoe print;color:blue;"> (blether)  19:53, 25 January 2022 (UTC)

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Gamed autoconf on firearms-related articles; deleted same paragraph (starting with "Arab Faqīh states") as countless previous socks, though this time removing & changing some more: vs     etc.

Thanks! ☿ Apaugasma  ( talk  ☉) 01:09, 1 February 2022 (UTC)

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 * I'm thinking that Battle of Shimbra Kure needs ECP. wizzito  &#124;  say hello!  02:47, 1 February 2022 (UTC)

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 * Duckblockable per the diffs Apaugasma presented and PM's known past behavior. This is coming off of a quiet period of a few days, so good chance there's sleepers. . --  Tamzin  [ cetacean needed ] (she/they) 02:26, 1 February 2022 (UTC)
 * And Tamzin gets today's prize! (We have no prizes. If they told you we give out prizes, they lied.) ✅ to each other and the master are:
 * All blocked and tagged. I'll also ECP the article. Closing. Katietalk 03:44, 1 February 2022 (UTC)
 * I'll count the ECP as my prize. --  Tamzin  [ cetacean needed ] (she/they) 03:48, 1 February 2022 (UTC)
 * I'm still waiting for my cake. -- RoySmith (talk) 04:00, 1 February 2022 (UTC)
 * All blocked and tagged. I'll also ECP the article. Closing. Katietalk 03:44, 1 February 2022 (UTC)
 * I'll count the ECP as my prize. --  Tamzin  [ cetacean needed ] (she/they) 03:48, 1 February 2022 (UTC)
 * I'm still waiting for my cake. -- RoySmith (talk) 04:00, 1 February 2022 (UTC)
 * I'll count the ECP as my prize. --  Tamzin  [ cetacean needed ] (she/they) 03:48, 1 February 2022 (UTC)
 * I'm still waiting for my cake. -- RoySmith (talk) 04:00, 1 February 2022 (UTC)

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 * Revailistofhistory: vs
 * Revoltist: vs    etc.

Thanks! ☿ Apaugasma  ( talk  ☉) 15:27, 4 February 2022 (UTC)

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 * - -- RoySmith (talk) 15:39, 4 February 2022 (UTC)
 * ✅ -- RoySmith (talk) 15:45, 4 February 2022 (UTC)

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(Omititean) and (3728282Kingdomseeker) vs

Thanks, ☿ Apaugasma  ( talk  ☉) 17:40, 7 February 2022 (UTC)

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 * ✅.  Girth Summit <sub style="font-family:Segoe print;color:blue;"> (blether)  18:40, 7 February 2022 (UTC)

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 * Vegetearin: Special:Diff/1070661579, Special:Diff/1070661813
 * Previously confirmed sock: Special:Diff/1055270121, Special:Diff/1055268924

<b style="font-family:monospace,mono"> Invalid <sup style="color:#A60;margin-left:.25ex">OS <sub style="color:#06A;margin-left:-2.25ex">talk </b> 16:30, 8 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Adding that CU was requested to pull out potential sleepers. <b style="font-family:monospace,mono"> Invalid <sup style="color:#A60;margin-left:.25ex">OS <sub style="color:#06A;margin-left:-2.25ex">talk </b> 16:32, 8 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Addendum 2: I created this in the wrong place. To any clerk/CU, please merge this into WP:Sockpuppet investigations/PaullyMatthews.

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 * More of the same.  Girth Summit <sub style="font-family:Segoe print;color:blue;"> (blether)  17:12, 8 February 2022 (UTC)

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vs

CU because behavorial is a bit thin and to look for sleepers. Thanks, ☿ Apaugasma  ( talk  ☉) 19:00, 18 February 2022 (UTC)

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 * There's not a lot to go on, but it sure as hell looks like PM. I'm confident enough to block as suspected. Didn't see any other accounts while I was checking. Girth Summit <sub style="font-family:Segoe print;color:blue;"> (blether)  19:20, 18 February 2022 (UTC)

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Duck: vs

It's been a while since multiple accounts showed up after a CU request here at SPI, but then CU-blocked a bunch on their own some time ago, so I guess it's still worth looking for now. If you'd like me to file these without CU request, please feel free to tell me so. Thanks, ☿ Apaugasma  ( talk  ☉) 19:17, 19 February 2022 (UTC)

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 * , plus .  as suspected. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 19:32, 19 February 2022 (UTC)

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Same edit warring about the combatant list at 1964 Ethiopian–Somali Border War as confirmed socks such as User:Inspectionofunotice and User:1964Policeman. I'm sure there will be others on other articles, please check and rangeblock IPs as appropriate. MrOllie (talk) 14:39, 28 February 2022 (UTC)

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 * Newjudgejudy: vs

Add:


 * : vs  ;  vs  ;  vs

MrOllie didn't check the CU request button, and perhaps it wasn't needed either, but given that we have two accounts now, looking for more wouldn't hurt. Thanks, ☿ Apaugasma  ( talk  ☉) 19:50, 28 February 2022 (UTC)

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 * - -- RoySmith (talk) 20:03, 28 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Both of those are ✅, plus . -- RoySmith (talk) 20:21, 28 February 2022 (UTC)

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Duck: vs

Thanks, ☿ Apaugasma  ( talk  ☉) 21:08, 8 March 2022 (UTC)

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 * ✅ -- RoySmith (talk) 21:33, 8 March 2022 (UTC)

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Same edit warring as confirmed sock User:Newjudgejudy MrOllie (talk) 19:17, 14 March 2022 (UTC)

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 * I'd also like to add, as having an overlap in interests with previous PM socks. His edits include deleting sourced content while falsely claiming it's unsourced, changing strength figures in Ogaden War , and adding improperly sourced content (i.e. saying things that contradict the cited source) on Battle of Mogadishu (1993) . Loafiewa (talk) 19:51, 14 March 2022 (UTC)

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 * - -- RoySmith (talk) 20:09, 14 March 2022 (UTC)
 * All of these are ✅ -- RoySmith (talk) 20:18, 14 March 2022 (UTC)
 * Many of these were previously tagged as proven; retagging as confirmed. -- RoySmith (talk) 20:22, 14 March 2022 (UTC)
 * It looks like Mehmetgeneral48282 is tagged, but not blocked. Spicy (talk) 20:52, 14 March 2022 (UTC)
 * Good catch, thanks. -- RoySmith (talk) 20:54, 14 March 2022 (UTC)

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Trying to add the same exact edits from previous edit war. MWahaiibii (talk) 16:43, 22 March 2022 (UTC)

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 * ✅ plus -- RoySmith (talk) 16:51, 22 March 2022 (UTC)

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Repeating the same behavior at and. Now casting WP:ASPERSIONS. Jalen Folf  (talk)  22:26, 22 March 2022 (UTC)

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 * ✅ -- RoySmith (talk) 22:29, 22 March 2022 (UTC)

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New editor made this edit which is functionally identical to one made by a confirmed sock here in January. Edit is similar in tone and behaviour to previous socks. Looking at the archive here, past behaviour suggests there may be others in the weeds. Tony Fox (arf!) 18:11, 29 March 2022 (UTC)

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 * -  Girth Summit <sub style="font-family:Segoe print;color:blue;"> (blether)  18:54, 29 March 2022 (UTC)
 * ✅ to, along with the following:
 * That's all I saw on a quick sweep - blocking, etc. Girth Summit <sub style="font-family:Segoe print;color:blue;"> (blether)  19:10, 29 March 2022 (UTC)
 * That's all I saw on a quick sweep - blocking, etc. Girth Summit <sub style="font-family:Segoe print;color:blue;"> (blether)  19:10, 29 March 2022 (UTC)
 * That's all I saw on a quick sweep - blocking, etc. Girth Summit <sub style="font-family:Segoe print;color:blue;"> (blether)  19:10, 29 March 2022 (UTC)
 * That's all I saw on a quick sweep - blocking, etc. Girth Summit <sub style="font-family:Segoe print;color:blue;"> (blether)  19:10, 29 March 2022 (UTC)
 * That's all I saw on a quick sweep - blocking, etc. Girth Summit <sub style="font-family:Segoe print;color:blue;"> (blether)  19:10, 29 March 2022 (UTC)
 * That's all I saw on a quick sweep - blocking, etc. Girth Summit <sub style="font-family:Segoe print;color:blue;"> (blether)  19:10, 29 March 2022 (UTC)
 * That's all I saw on a quick sweep - blocking, etc. Girth Summit <sub style="font-family:Segoe print;color:blue;"> (blether)  19:10, 29 March 2022 (UTC)
 * That's all I saw on a quick sweep - blocking, etc. Girth Summit <sub style="font-family:Segoe print;color:blue;"> (blether)  19:10, 29 March 2022 (UTC)
 * That's all I saw on a quick sweep - blocking, etc. Girth Summit <sub style="font-family:Segoe print;color:blue;"> (blether)  19:10, 29 March 2022 (UTC)
 * That's all I saw on a quick sweep - blocking, etc. Girth Summit <sub style="font-family:Segoe print;color:blue;"> (blether)  19:10, 29 March 2022 (UTC)

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Reinstating Barbarianania's (blocked sock) edits:, in Barbaria (region). Previous socks also claimed to be reverting banned users and disruption while actually reinstating their edits. Pika voom Talk 12:01, 31 March 2022 (UTC)

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 * ✅ to Historcorretor, as is . All identical to previous socks. Closing.  Girth Summit <sub style="font-family:Segoe print;color:blue;"> (blether)  14:03, 31 March 2022 (UTC)

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I know checkusers won't connect an IP, but going on behavioral evidence: edit warring on same old articles, for example Ethiopian–Adal War - IP:  confirmed sock:, Battle of Shimbra Kure - IP: , Confirmed sock:. Geolocation and ISP are the same as other IP ranges blocked for similar stuff, such as Please apply rangeblock as appropriate and perhaps check for accounts active on other articles. MrOllie (talk) 17:08, 7 June 2022 (UTC)

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Typical of PM is that they nearly always reinstate the exact same edits across socks. I've looked not only at the diffs above, but also on various other pages frequented both by 2601:280:CB02:100C:3860:2069:DE2B:3B04 and by PM socks, and I have not found one such reinstatement. There's no chance this is PM.

It does look, however, a bit like editing logged-out: restoring similar edits  vs  and  vs  (though the BeteAmora edit was actually first restored by 98.50.110.56 ; cf. the history); editing in close sequence.

I'm not entirely sure here, but if others concur, perhaps a Template:Uw-login on BeteAmora's talk page wouldn't be a bad idea. ☿ Apaugasma  ( talk  ☉) 17:15, 8 June 2022 (UTC)
 * I have been digging into this for a few hours, and have now found much evidence that this IP is indeed BeteAmora, who themselves appear to be a sockpuppet of ZemenfesKidus: please see Sockpuppet investigations/ZemenfesKidus. ☿ Apaugasma  ( talk  ☉) 14:57, 9 June 2022 (UTC)

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 * Closing per Apaugasma's notes above. -- RoySmith (talk) 16:37, 9 June 2022 (UTC)

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Per 3 December 2022. As of 4 December this accounts only activity is to insist on the talk page of Battle of Benadir that the article be reverted to a previous version that has since removed for being unsupported by evidence and the page locked for persistent vandalism. The page and the style will be familiar to anyone dealing with this users sockpuppets. Wareno (talk) 23:19, 4 December 2022 (UTC)

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For clarity, vs       etc. etc.

Also see vs  (I presented evidence that the unblocked account  is PM in the 29 November 2022 section; the more salient fact here however is that this has been going on since at least December 2019)

Requested CU since there are often others. Thanks, ☿ Apaugasma  ( talk  ☉) 00:32, 5 December 2022 (UTC)


 * Big thanks. The nonsense with that page and Battle of Barawa have been going on practically since those pages creation in March 2018. I'm hoping for some definite resolution to this issue besides playing a repetitive game of whack-a-mole. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Wareno (talk • contribs)

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The CU result is somewhat surprising here. I'm going to guess that the PM socks in one article have been reinstating revisions of (    vs ), while in another article Theguywholearnhistory (who merely shares a POV with Yacoob316  ) asks to reinstate a revision originally added by PM (this appears the first time this particular revision was added, later countless times reinstated by PM socks       and now asked for by Theguywholearnhistory on the talk )?

It does happen that sockpuppets reinstate revisions by other users, or that new users reinstate revisions by sockpuppets, all purely on basis of POV.

The fact that Theguywholearnhistory's username does fit the pattern pointed out by in the 27 November 2022 section  must then just be another coincidence? ☿ Apaugasma  ( talk  ☉) 12:36, 5 December 2022 (UTC)


 * Hello its me "Theguywholearnhistory" The only reason i have stumbled across this page is because i was working on a history assignment in upper secondary school. I wanted to check out this war. And according to my sources it is horribly wrong and faked. And also isn't it against some rule to just fake sockpuppet investigations. I literally have nothing to do with those guys doing vandalism i live all the way over in sweden and as a adminstrator you can easily see my ip. I am going to focus on other articles after this one has been worked on. I have no problem with establishing a WP consensus with the other part. It is he who is ignoring me and just going into defensive mode. Also may i ask what is the pattern for usernames?.
 * Theguywholearnhistory (talk) 14:26, 5 December 2022 (UTC)


 * The user claims to be from Sweden but records indicate unregistered IPs from Sweden reinstating vandalism in that page as almost their sole activity. Wareno (talk) 16:00, 5 December 2022 (UTC)


 * Note that the 'Aftermath' section first added by PM and later reinstated by multiple PM socks     was reinstated by the Swedish IP   and then later again by a PM sock . That said, my impression at this time is that this is either a meat issue or a returning user in good standing who happens to share PM's POV and is aware of older revisions of various pages. In any case there's too much uncertainty, and I think the best thing to do now is to extend some rope. ☿  Apaugasma  ( talk  ☉) 16:52, 5 December 2022 (UTC)

Hello it's me again. I'm wondering why you are talking about battle of barawa? I don't really care about it neither am i interested in it. I have already told you before that this matter is about Battle Of benadir. I also don't share opinion with "PM" whoever that is i'm just saying that we can improve the article of Battle Of Benadir. Without completely removing everything that you put up but instead adding some of my text with legitimate sources ofcourse. And small editing of yours since they are not very reliable. My swedish ip has never been used to edit any wikipedia page ever before so i don't know what you are talking about. And how did you even get my ip? it's only visible for a small amount of trusted adminstrators on wikipedia. The funny part is that you have already been warned twice for disrupting articles and participating in editing wars. You have been warned recently on may of 2022 for participating in a edit war about The Battle Of Sincouwaan. You have also been warned before at the battle of Diu, And that you have been disrupting it and adding false text's which have been removed by many other editors.
 * Theguywholearnhistory (talk) 21:02, 5 December 2022 (UTC)


 * If this user is not banned for being a sockpuppet, how about banning him for obvious personal attacks? He has persistently accused users whom he disagrees with of being vandals among other things.  Wareno (talk) 21:20, 5 December 2022 (UTC)

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 * Different country compared to past socks, the rest doesn't fit either. Not quite impossible given the timeline, but it does seem . --Blablubbs (talk) 10:11, 5 December 2022 (UTC)
 * Closing with no action. Bbb23 (talk) 16:56, 5 December 2022 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets

 * ( original case name)

Both removed the Arabic and Greek names of Harran and added the Turkish name, which is already the title: Both edit summaries include a mention of Turkish being the official language. Both users in these edits made some sort of mistake within the source code: In one edit, the code for the template was incomplete, and in the other, the Turkish name misses parantheses. So, both users are clumsy. Their user names alone give quite a bit of an idea. I believe it is obvious, but if more evidence is needed, I am happy to elaborate. Ayıntaplı (talk) 03:49, 7 November 2022 (UTC)

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 * Dreamy <i style="color:#d00">Jazz</i> talk to me &#124; my contributions 09:29, 7 November 2022 (UTC)
 * ✅ to each other:


 * The following accounts are - behaviour needs investigation before block:


 * is to the confirmed accounts. Dreamy <i style="color:#d00">Jazz</i> talk to me &#124; my contributions 09:38, 7 November 2022 (UTC)
 * The possilikely accounts are also possilikely to each other for clarity. Dreamy <i style="color:#d00">Jazz</i> talk to me &#124; my contributions 17:01, 7 November 2022 (UTC)
 * CU blocking unblocked confirmed accounts for block evasion of the block on Historianofhistory2022. Dreamy <i style="color:#d00">Jazz</i> talk to me &#124; my contributions 09:41, 7 November 2022 (UTC)
 * Moved case to oldest account. - Please indef Languageofcity, Medicationofbrain, Hisorianofmuslim and Emrasound as suspected socks. These accounts are engaging in the same type of nationalist editing with similar usernames and edit summaries. Even this edit to a pop star's bio seems to be pro-Turkish, anti-Arab POV pushing. Thanks, Spicy (talk) 04:44, 8 November 2022 (UTC)
 * . --Blablubbs (talk) 09:40, 8 November 2022 (UTC)
 * Tagged, closing. Thanks, Spicy (talk) 09:43, 8 November 2022 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
It appears to have been a while, but here they are again in their classic style: vs

This one used to make a lot of sleepers, so CU please check for other accounts. Thanks! ☿ Apaugasma  ( talk  ☉) 11:56, 27 November 2022 (UTC)


 * Behavioral analysis after CU check:Confirmed accounts:
 * Mogadishutales vs
 * Languageoftheempire vs
 * Likely accounts that also appear to be PaullyMatthews (hence, PM):
 * Mogadishuoutcome vs, also content-wise in line with longstanding efforts      etc.
 * Battleanalysis vs     etc.;  vs ;  vs
 * Correctorofyibir 'Reverted back to previous edit' is a typical PM edsum (compare, e.g.,   ), on a page previously edited by PM
 * I also checked the edits of all other accounts listed under 'likely', but they appear to be another user: they edit pages never edited by PM socks and outside of PM's ARBHORN area, and their ethno-nationalistic (anti-Arab, e.g.         ) focus is quite unlike PM as far as I recall.
 * These accounts may instead belong to Moorishistorian, whom has previously characterized as engaged in nationalist editing and pro-Turkish, anti-Arab POV pushing, though I have not immediately found a pro-Turkish tendency in these accounts' edits. In any case, I recommend not tagging them as PM. ☿  Apaugasma  ( talk  ☉) 18:12, 27 November 2022 (UTC)
 * Just a quick comment to say that Spicy's analysis below is fair: these other accounts do have a different content focus from usual PM socks (note also the absence of reinstating the exact same edit across socks, which used to be PM's hallmark), but since they do share the same username pattern, edsum style, mobile editing, and IP range, it is likely that they are the same user. ☿ Apaugasma  ( talk  ☉) 22:41, 27 November 2022 (UTC)

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 * The following accounts are ✅ to one another:
 * The following accounts are, but :
 * Technically speaking, all these accounts seem to be related to Sockpuppet investigations/Moorishistorian too, but I'm not familiar enough with these sock masters (or with this sock master, if it's the same person), so I'll let someone more familiar clear this up... Salvio 12:44, 27 November 2022 (UTC)
 * - please indef all of the above as proven socks of PaullyMatthews based on CU/behaviour. I do think that WP:Sockpuppet investigations/Moorishistorian is the same user so I'll request a merge after the accounts are blocked. Thanks, Spicy (talk) 17:29, 27 November 2022 (UTC)
 * I did notice that Moorishistorian and some of the accounts above seem to have different POVs from past PaullyMatthews socks (not necessarily opposing POVs, but a more diverse set of POVs compared to previous socks, which were mainly focused on Horn of Africa articles). However, there are behavioural similarities that convince me that these accounts are all operated by the same person. Both the "PaullyMatthews" and "Moorishistorian" groups tend to use usernames that consist of multiple words in sentence case and which are directly related to the articles they are editing (e.g., , , vs. , , , ). , who you've listed as a likely PaullyMatthews sock, has a similar name to numerous Moorishistorian socks such as , , and . All of these accounts use the mobile web editor and have a similar edit summary style. I don't think all of this, plus the fact that they apparently share an IP range, is a coincidence. Spicy (talk) 18:37, 27 November 2022 (UTC)
 * . I'm leaving it to the clerks to merge the two cases, thanks. Salvio 15:43, 28 November 2022 (UTC)
 * Case merged. Close. Dreamy <i style="color:#d00">Jazz</i> talk to me &#124; my contributions 00:35, 14 December 2022 (UTC)
 * Technically speaking, all these accounts seem to be related to Sockpuppet investigations/Moorishistorian too, but I'm not familiar enough with these sock masters (or with this sock master, if it's the same person), so I'll let someone more familiar clear this up... Salvio 12:44, 27 November 2022 (UTC)
 * - please indef all of the above as proven socks of PaullyMatthews based on CU/behaviour. I do think that WP:Sockpuppet investigations/Moorishistorian is the same user so I'll request a merge after the accounts are blocked. Thanks, Spicy (talk) 17:29, 27 November 2022 (UTC)
 * I did notice that Moorishistorian and some of the accounts above seem to have different POVs from past PaullyMatthews socks (not necessarily opposing POVs, but a more diverse set of POVs compared to previous socks, which were mainly focused on Horn of Africa articles). However, there are behavioural similarities that convince me that these accounts are all operated by the same person. Both the "PaullyMatthews" and "Moorishistorian" groups tend to use usernames that consist of multiple words in sentence case and which are directly related to the articles they are editing (e.g., , , vs. , , , ). , who you've listed as a likely PaullyMatthews sock, has a similar name to numerous Moorishistorian socks such as , , and . All of these accounts use the mobile web editor and have a similar edit summary style. I don't think all of this, plus the fact that they apparently share an IP range, is a coincidence. Spicy (talk) 18:37, 27 November 2022 (UTC)
 * . I'm leaving it to the clerks to merge the two cases, thanks. Salvio 15:43, 28 November 2022 (UTC)
 * Case merged. Close. Dreamy <i style="color:#d00">Jazz</i> talk to me &#124; my contributions 00:35, 14 December 2022 (UTC)
 * Technically speaking, all these accounts seem to be related to Sockpuppet investigations/Moorishistorian too, but I'm not familiar enough with these sock masters (or with this sock master, if it's the same person), so I'll let someone more familiar clear this up... Salvio 12:44, 27 November 2022 (UTC)
 * - please indef all of the above as proven socks of PaullyMatthews based on CU/behaviour. I do think that WP:Sockpuppet investigations/Moorishistorian is the same user so I'll request a merge after the accounts are blocked. Thanks, Spicy (talk) 17:29, 27 November 2022 (UTC)
 * I did notice that Moorishistorian and some of the accounts above seem to have different POVs from past PaullyMatthews socks (not necessarily opposing POVs, but a more diverse set of POVs compared to previous socks, which were mainly focused on Horn of Africa articles). However, there are behavioural similarities that convince me that these accounts are all operated by the same person. Both the "PaullyMatthews" and "Moorishistorian" groups tend to use usernames that consist of multiple words in sentence case and which are directly related to the articles they are editing (e.g., , , vs. , , , ). , who you've listed as a likely PaullyMatthews sock, has a similar name to numerous Moorishistorian socks such as , , and . All of these accounts use the mobile web editor and have a similar edit summary style. I don't think all of this, plus the fact that they apparently share an IP range, is a coincidence. Spicy (talk) 18:37, 27 November 2022 (UTC)
 * . I'm leaving it to the clerks to merge the two cases, thanks. Salvio 15:43, 28 November 2022 (UTC)
 * Case merged. Close. Dreamy <i style="color:#d00">Jazz</i> talk to me &#124; my contributions 00:35, 14 December 2022 (UTC)
 * - please indef all of the above as proven socks of PaullyMatthews based on CU/behaviour. I do think that WP:Sockpuppet investigations/Moorishistorian is the same user so I'll request a merge after the accounts are blocked. Thanks, Spicy (talk) 17:29, 27 November 2022 (UTC)
 * I did notice that Moorishistorian and some of the accounts above seem to have different POVs from past PaullyMatthews socks (not necessarily opposing POVs, but a more diverse set of POVs compared to previous socks, which were mainly focused on Horn of Africa articles). However, there are behavioural similarities that convince me that these accounts are all operated by the same person. Both the "PaullyMatthews" and "Moorishistorian" groups tend to use usernames that consist of multiple words in sentence case and which are directly related to the articles they are editing (e.g., , , vs. , , , ). , who you've listed as a likely PaullyMatthews sock, has a similar name to numerous Moorishistorian socks such as , , and . All of these accounts use the mobile web editor and have a similar edit summary style. I don't think all of this, plus the fact that they apparently share an IP range, is a coincidence. Spicy (talk) 18:37, 27 November 2022 (UTC)
 * . I'm leaving it to the clerks to merge the two cases, thanks. Salvio 15:43, 28 November 2022 (UTC)
 * Case merged. Close. Dreamy <i style="color:#d00">Jazz</i> talk to me &#124; my contributions 00:35, 14 December 2022 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets

 * ( originally filed under this user)

In AncientAfricaWorlds' contributions, you can see the removal of redirects such as this, which was reverted. AncientAfricaWorld is already a sock, but today, KingdomSearch restored the redirect here, after account was created today. Looks like block evasion based on the redirect removal the same day as this account was created. SPF121188 (talk this way) (my edits) 19:51, 29 November 2022 (UTC)

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Behavioral evidence for the accounts listed as technically indistinguishable below:


 * vs
 * vs    etc.
 * Please note that the accounts in the two last diffs, and, are not yet blocked and tagged (and probably should be given this evidence)
 * and both edited pages not previously edited by PM socks, but both follow the user name pattern pointed out by Spicy in the 27 November 2022 section, and both appear to edit from PM's recent anti-Arab focus established in that same case section.

The accounts currently listed in the 07 November 2022 section of Sockpuppet investigations/Moorishistorian/Archive also have this user name pattern and anti-Arab focus, so they should probably be merged here and re-tagged (I initially expressed some doubt about this in the 27 November 2022 section above, but was afterwards convinced that they are indeed PM). Thanks, ☿ Apaugasma  ( talk  ☉) 13:35, 30 November 2022 (UTC)

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are all ✅ to each other. There's a ton of accounts that are ✅ from that group. Most of them are already blocked for one reason or another. Here's the ones that aren't: which somebody needs to look at i.e. .  I do note that some of the already blocked accounts are tagged as belonging to Sockpuppet investigations/Moorishistorian, so a clerk should certainly look at that case to see if it's actually the same. -- RoySmith (talk) 22:13, 29 November 2022 (UTC)
 * Moved to the correct case. Spicy (talk) 21:18, 29 November 2022 (UTC)
 * - for a sleeper check. I know CU was just run a few days ago but this master tends to create socks at a rapid pace. Thanks, Spicy (talk) 21:20, 29 November 2022 (UTC)
 * - -- RoySmith (talk) 21:50, 29 November 2022 (UTC)
 * - please indef all remaining accounts and tag as proven - these are obvious socks for reasons detailed here and in the above report. Thanks, Spicy (talk) 17:52, 1 December 2022 (UTC)
 * Salvio 17:58, 1 December 2022 (UTC)
 * I'll keep this one open, since it needs to be considered for merge, along with 27 November 2022 report. MarioGom (talk) 22:42, 1 December 2022 (UTC)
 * As I can see, there is nothing more to do. Closing.  Vanjagenije  (talk)  21:56, 10 December 2022 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
vs

Edits redirect infested by PM socks ☿  Apaugasma  ( talk  ☉) 14:10, 30 December 2022 (UTC)

Behavioral evidence after CU:

Most of the accounts listed by Salvio giuliano below fit three typical PM traits previously identified by Spicy here: usernames consisting of multiple words in sentence case, usernames which are directly related to the articles they are editing, and using the mobile web editor.

Choroniclestwst's and Mindlanguage's edits show no discernable connection with their username but they do fit the other two criteria (for Mindlanguage there are of course also the clear diffs given above).

خحاطعيي has a nonsensical Arabic-script username (not unusual for PM, compare and the other Arabic-script usernames listed here, all of which are nonsensical) but they are using the mobile web editor and their two edits are similar to a PM edit   vs.

One thing to note is that though at least in one case there's clear evidence directly linking these accounts to recent socks tagged as PM (e.g., vs  and  vs ) I've not found much evidence linking these accounts to older PM socks. Perhaps the best evidence I've found in that regard, apart from the Mindlanguage diffs given in the first line above, is vs. This is still more than enough to be sure it's PM, but it's notable that they are only rarely revisiting the same articles anymore.

Thanks, ☿ Apaugasma  ( talk  ☉) 21:22, 30 December 2022 (UTC)

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 * As usual, the underlying IP range is a nightmare, so I'm going to list a bunch of accounts that, technically speaking, are, but :
 * Salvio 18:21, 30 December 2022 (UTC)
 * - I've reviewed the contributions of the above accounts - they are obviously related to one another and to PaullyMatthews. Please indef all listed accounts as proven socks of PaullyMatthews. Thanks, Spicy (talk) 03:37, 3 January 2023 (UTC)
 * . Ks0stm  (T•C•G•E) 10:07, 3 January 2023 (UTC)
 * Salvio 18:21, 30 December 2022 (UTC)
 * - I've reviewed the contributions of the above accounts - they are obviously related to one another and to PaullyMatthews. Please indef all listed accounts as proven socks of PaullyMatthews. Thanks, Spicy (talk) 03:37, 3 January 2023 (UTC)
 * . Ks0stm  (T•C•G•E) 10:07, 3 January 2023 (UTC)
 * Salvio 18:21, 30 December 2022 (UTC)
 * - I've reviewed the contributions of the above accounts - they are obviously related to one another and to PaullyMatthews. Please indef all listed accounts as proven socks of PaullyMatthews. Thanks, Spicy (talk) 03:37, 3 January 2023 (UTC)
 * . Ks0stm  (T•C•G•E) 10:07, 3 January 2023 (UTC)
 * Salvio 18:21, 30 December 2022 (UTC)
 * - I've reviewed the contributions of the above accounts - they are obviously related to one another and to PaullyMatthews. Please indef all listed accounts as proven socks of PaullyMatthews. Thanks, Spicy (talk) 03:37, 3 January 2023 (UTC)
 * . Ks0stm  (T•C•G•E) 10:07, 3 January 2023 (UTC)
 * - I've reviewed the contributions of the above accounts - they are obviously related to one another and to PaullyMatthews. Please indef all listed accounts as proven socks of PaullyMatthews. Thanks, Spicy (talk) 03:37, 3 January 2023 (UTC)
 * . Ks0stm  (T•C•G•E) 10:07, 3 January 2023 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
Qahwahobby:


 * vs   etc. (the "According to al Shardi, [...] bit")

Globestrode:
 * vs   (the "The Gadla Marqorewos records that he "easily destroyed" an army" bit)
 * vs (the "Sultan Sa’ad ad-Din won 20 battle against the Abyssinians" bit) and

Contientinformation edited the same article as the other two and meets the traits described in the last few case sections.

Thanks, ☿ Apaugasma  ( talk  ☉) 22:28, 9 January 2023 (UTC)

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 * Comment: So would this be the most proficient sock user on Wikipedia or what? This isn't normal.Wareno (talk) 01:55, 10 January 2023 (UTC)

Clerk, CheckUser, and/or patrolling admin comments

 * You only missed one, . Cheers. Salvio 23:30, 9 January 2023 (UTC)
 * Three reported plus the one Salvio found are blocked and tagged. Closing. Callanecc (talk • contribs • logs) 11:27, 10 January 2023 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
Quack: vs    & diffs in previous case section ☿  Apaugasma  ( talk  ☉) 16:53, 11 January 2023 (UTC)

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 * . --Blablubbs (talk) 17:22, 11 January 2023 (UTC)
 * Seems . To my surprise, there are, but it's possible a CU more familiar with the case could pull some out. --Blablubbs (talk) 17:36, 11 January 2023 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
Recreated page previously created by three PM socks.

May be a false positive, but I thought it at least worth a CU check. ☿ Apaugasma  ( talk  ☉) 22:39, 28 February 2023 (UTC)


 * @RoySmith: thanks for the CU. I had a feeling about this possibly being someone else, and until there is a clearer pattern we should probably assume that such is the case. I think this can be closed now. ☿ Apaugasma  ( talk  ☉) 23:28, 28 February 2023 (UTC)

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 * I agree that the editing history looks suspicious, but the best I can do with CU is somewhere in the to  range. -- RoySmith (talk) 23:13, 28 February 2023 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets

 * ( original case name)

These three accounts, appearing this month (March 2023) have just one or two edits each with the same purpose, deleting the same piece of sourced information at Ayyubid dynasty. See:, ,. They may just continue to make new accounts, but I figured opening an SPI can at least help to deal with them in the future. R Prazeres (talk) 21:38, 16 March 2023 (UTC)


 * After I submitted this report, Laspoftime also proceeded with some edit-warring . R Prazeres (talk) 03:57, 17 March 2023 (UTC)

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 * - to compare these accounts and check for others. I suspect these accounts belong to WP:Sockpuppet investigations/PaullyMatthews based on interests and usernames. Thanks, Spicy (talk) 14:52, 17 March 2023 (UTC)
 * -- Amanda (she/her)  02:32, 18 March 2023 (UTC)
 * -- Amanda (she/her)  02:32, 18 March 2023 (UTC)
 * -- Amanda (she/her)  02:32, 18 March 2023 (UTC)
 * -- Amanda (she/her)  02:32, 18 March 2023 (UTC)
 * -- Amanda (she/her)  02:32, 18 March 2023 (UTC)
 * -- Amanda (she/her)  02:32, 18 March 2023 (UTC)
 * -- Amanda (she/her)  02:32, 18 March 2023 (UTC)


 * Regarding your query about a connection to PaullyMatthews: I'd say it's strongly from a purely technical perspective; they are basically indistinguishable from, but the data is kind of generic. I'm guessing you'd like a histmerge? I'm blocking everyone here indefinitely in the meantime, including Empiretextofplace and Laspoftime (who are ✅ from the others), and I'll throw in , who is ✅ to Biofhistory.  --Blablubbs (talk) 11:50, 19 March 2023 (UTC)
 * yes, I'd suggest histmerging to PaullyMatthews - the behaviour is very similar. Thanks, Spicy (talk) 14:09, 19 March 2023 (UTC)
 * Merged, tagged, closing. --Blablubbs (talk) 23:27, 24 March 2023 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
vs ; vs. This in itself is not much at all, but they also tick all boxes of 's 27 November 2022 description in the archives (cf. ). CU please look for others, thanks. ☿ Apaugasma  ( talk  ☉) 00:15, 30 April 2023 (UTC)

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 * ✅ -- RoySmith (talk) 00:29, 30 April 2023 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
Sorry to bother so quickly again (and thanks for the quick response!), but I found two more on behavioral.

and vs, as well as boxes referred to above , and  vs.

Thanks, ☿ Apaugasma  ( talk  ☉) 00:38, 30 April 2023 (UTC)

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 * Numbersright is ✅. Sultansorders is stale. -- RoySmith (talk) 00:48, 30 April 2023 (UTC)
 * Closing, feel free to re-report Sultansorders if they edit again. Thanks, Spicy (talk) 09:52, 30 April 2023 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
Overlap with previous sock Dakkarcity on Ethiopian–Adal War and Walashma dynasty. Dakkarcity's edits:, and TriSolar's edits: ,  MrOllie (talk) 17:23, 3 May 2023 (UTC)

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 * Editing overlap not withstanding, the CU data says they're ❌ -- RoySmith (talk) 18:13, 3 May 2023 (UTC)
 * Closing. Thanks, Spicy (talk) 02:05, 4 May 2023 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
vs

Asking CU to check for others (this one seems suspect given the activity on that page).

Thanks, ☿ Apaugasma  ( talk  ☉) 14:50, 4 June 2023 (UTC)

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 * -  Girth Summit <sub style="font-family:Segoe print;color:blue;"> (blether)  16:03, 4 June 2023 (UTC)
 * ✅, along with:
 * Will block etc. Girth Summit <sub style="font-family:Segoe print;color:blue;"> (blether)  16:05, 4 June 2023 (UTC)
 * Adding, who is ✅ and showed up at an article that PaullyMatthews has shown interest in before. The range is wide and busy - there are other accounts on there that might be PM, but the editing is not so obvious. Come back if you see any other accounts that make you suspicious. Girth Summit <sub style="font-family:Segoe print;color:blue;"> (blether)  16:13, 4 June 2023 (UTC)
 * Will block etc. Girth Summit <sub style="font-family:Segoe print;color:blue;"> (blether)  16:05, 4 June 2023 (UTC)
 * Adding, who is ✅ and showed up at an article that PaullyMatthews has shown interest in before. The range is wide and busy - there are other accounts on there that might be PM, but the editing is not so obvious. Come back if you see any other accounts that make you suspicious. Girth Summit <sub style="font-family:Segoe print;color:blue;"> (blether)  16:13, 4 June 2023 (UTC)
 * Adding, who is ✅ and showed up at an article that PaullyMatthews has shown interest in before. The range is wide and busy - there are other accounts on there that might be PM, but the editing is not so obvious. Come back if you see any other accounts that make you suspicious. Girth Summit <sub style="font-family:Segoe print;color:blue;"> (blether)  16:13, 4 June 2023 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
Restorepages: vs

Editmakings: vs

Thanks, ☿ Apaugasma  ( talk  ☉) 06:06, 5 June 2023 (UTC)

I was going to report ( vs ), but they were already blocked while I was preparing the report.

have already been blocked too. This leaves only unblocked. Thanks, ☿ Apaugasma  ( talk  ☉) 15:46, 9 June 2023 (UTC)

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This user seems to be adding "Zeila" to various articles, compare one of the socks   to the other suspected socks i've added to the list. Another sock to the list, redirecting Dakar  Magherbin (talk) 18:40, 10 June 2023 (UTC)

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 * - looks like typical behaviour. Please compare the accounts and check for others given the history of this case. Thanks, Spicy (talk) 02:35, 19 June 2023 (UTC)
 * all ✅ RoySmith (talk) 23:21, 20 June 2023 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
Ducky behavior compare recent sock edits adding zeila and 1415 to infobox  Magherbin (talk) 05:24, 25 July 2023 (UTC)

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 * , --Blablubbs (talk) 14:34, 8 August 2023 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
Appears to have been created exclusively to add Ajuran Sultanate in a page about an unrelated conflict. Wareno (talk) 09:27, 27 July 2023 (UTC)

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✅, plus: Blocking etc, closing. Girth Summit <sub style="font-family:Segoe print;color:blue;"> (blether) 10:35, 17 August 2023 (UTC) The following are also ✅: There are some other accounts on their range that might be them, but I'm not confident enough to block - come back if you see any more fishy activity. Girth Summit <sub style="font-family:Segoe print;color:blue;"> (blether) 10:49, 17 August 2023 (UTC)
 * - wait, there's more... Girth Summit <sub style="font-family:Segoe print;color:blue;"> (blether)  10:38, 17 August 2023 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
Macrobiahisyorlal: vs etc.

Regionexpander: vs etc.

CU please look for others. Thanks, ☿ Apaugasma  ( talk  ☉) 16:00, 20 September 2023 (UTC)

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 * - there's more, give me a minute.  Girth Summit <sub style="font-family:Segoe print;color:blue;"> (blether)  18:53, 20 September 2023 (UTC)
 * ✅ to one another, and very to past PaullyMatthews socks:
 * Separately, ✅ to each other and very to the master (and to the previous group):
 * (already blocked as a suspected sock of this master)
 * I'm going to block all and tag as confirmed - there's no doubt that this is them. Girth Summit <sub style="font-family:Segoe print;color:blue;"> (blether)  19:07, 20 September 2023 (UTC)
 * Separately, ✅ to each other and very to the master (and to the previous group):
 * (already blocked as a suspected sock of this master)
 * I'm going to block all and tag as confirmed - there's no doubt that this is them. Girth Summit <sub style="font-family:Segoe print;color:blue;"> (blether)  19:07, 20 September 2023 (UTC)
 * Separately, ✅ to each other and very to the master (and to the previous group):
 * (already blocked as a suspected sock of this master)
 * I'm going to block all and tag as confirmed - there's no doubt that this is them. Girth Summit <sub style="font-family:Segoe print;color:blue;"> (blether)  19:07, 20 September 2023 (UTC)
 * Separately, ✅ to each other and very to the master (and to the previous group):
 * (already blocked as a suspected sock of this master)
 * I'm going to block all and tag as confirmed - there's no doubt that this is them. Girth Summit <sub style="font-family:Segoe print;color:blue;"> (blether)  19:07, 20 September 2023 (UTC)
 * Separately, ✅ to each other and very to the master (and to the previous group):
 * (already blocked as a suspected sock of this master)
 * I'm going to block all and tag as confirmed - there's no doubt that this is them. Girth Summit <sub style="font-family:Segoe print;color:blue;"> (blether)  19:07, 20 September 2023 (UTC)
 * I'm going to block all and tag as confirmed - there's no doubt that this is them. Girth Summit <sub style="font-family:Segoe print;color:blue;"> (blether)  19:07, 20 September 2023 (UTC)
 * I'm going to block all and tag as confirmed - there's no doubt that this is them. Girth Summit <sub style="font-family:Segoe print;color:blue;"> (blether)  19:07, 20 September 2023 (UTC)
 * I'm going to block all and tag as confirmed - there's no doubt that this is them. Girth Summit <sub style="font-family:Segoe print;color:blue;"> (blether)  19:07, 20 September 2023 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
Pretty obvious duck restoring known socks' edits. Filing this for a sleeper check.  Liliana UwU  (talk / contributions) 15:47, 22 September 2023 (UTC)

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 * Already blocked; CU data is in territory, tagging as proven. Perusing the range they're most often operating out of, I note the following accounts which are ✅, and which share editing interests (which would be fairly niche given the geolocation) - I'm blocking them as well as proven.
 * (already blocked for DE)
 * (Those last two are also unambiguously confirmed to one another) Girth Summit <sub style="font-family:Segoe print;color:blue;"> (blether)  15:29, 25 September 2023 (UTC)
 * (already blocked for DE)
 * (Those last two are also unambiguously confirmed to one another) Girth Summit <sub style="font-family:Segoe print;color:blue;"> (blether)  15:29, 25 September 2023 (UTC)
 * (Those last two are also unambiguously confirmed to one another) Girth Summit <sub style="font-family:Segoe print;color:blue;"> (blether)  15:29, 25 September 2023 (UTC)
 * (Those last two are also unambiguously confirmed to one another) Girth Summit <sub style="font-family:Segoe print;color:blue;"> (blether)  15:29, 25 September 2023 (UTC)
 * (Those last two are also unambiguously confirmed to one another) Girth Summit <sub style="font-family:Segoe print;color:blue;"> (blether)  15:29, 25 September 2023 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
الإمارة الإسلامية appeared right after PaullyMatthews's sock Inlistdetilas was blocked and restored their edit  HistoryofIran (talk) 12:24, 26 September 2023 (UTC)

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 * ✅ to previously proven accounts. RoySmith (talk) 14:24, 26 September 2023 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets
Thanks, ☿ Apaugasma  ( talk  ☉) 23:11, 1 October 2023 (UTC)
 * , see dates & edsums, changing end date from 780 to 718 and begin date to 711
 * uname pattern and tags on contribs fit

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Thanks. Is there a particular reason why "Expansionofthecenturies" was only blocked for 48 hours? Best, M.Bitton (talk) 00:11, 2 October 2023 (UTC)


 * I must have clicked the wrong thing by mistake, thanks for bringing it to my attention. Fixed now. RoySmith (talk) 00:14, 2 October 2023 (UTC)

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 * ✅ plus RoySmith (talk) 23:46, 1 October 2023 (UTC)