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User:PerfectlyIrrational was checkuser-blocked by, along with User:Eh1092 (01:54, June 21, 2017). I haven't found any formal SPI that led to this, and Bb23 is on a break, so I can't tell you the story behind it.

Nine days later, User:Don1182 was created (07:04, June 30, 2017).

I contend that User:Don1182 is a continuation of User:PerfectlyIrrational, based on the following:


 * Single-Purpose Accounts:
 * User:PerfectlyIrrational's complete focus was on alt-right topics, creating numerous -- frequently deleted -- bios of minor alt-right figures and of minor protests. These include


 * Katie McHugh
 * Kyle Chapman (US)
 * Fraternal Order of Alt Knights
 * Lana Lokteff (redirected)

User:Don1182 is continuing that trend:
 * James Allsup
 * Tara McCarthy
 * You Will Not Replace Us (merged)
 * Ayla Stewart

Both editors have created articles about minor alt-right rallies and protests, usually in advance of the actual events:
 * Predicting the future:


 * From PerfectlyIrrational:
 * 2017 Auburn Riot (AFD) - "I can't help but notice that for an article on a riot, it is remarkably devoid of any mention of rioting." Beeblebrox (talk) 01:17, 19 April 2017 (UTC)
 * 2017 Patriots Day Riot
 * 2017 Pikeville protests


 * From Don1182:
 * 2017 Unite The Right Rally

Note that although the event has yet to take place, Don1182 has added mention of appearing at this rally to Mike Enoch, Michael Hill, Gavin McInnes, and Richard B. Spencer. Note also that in all but the first, he uses the past tense to describe what hasn't happened yet ("In 2017, Hill was a lead speaker at the 2017 Unite The Right Rally...", "Spencer led the 2017 Unite The Right Rally to protest the removal of Confederate monuments...")


 * Editor interaction
 * The editor interaction report shows some overlap between PerfectlyIrrational and Don1182, especially Identity Evropa (which PerfectlyIrrational created) and Template:Alt-right footer (to which both editors have constantly added and re-added entries. Calton | Talk 18:45, 10 August 2017 (UTC)

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 * Don1182 is now (admittedly) editing as . Power~enwiki (talk) 23:09, 13 August 2017 (UTC)
 * Don1183 is likely now . Power~enwiki (talk) 21:34, 15 August 2017 (UTC)

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 * I've added Don1183 and Don1884 to the list of suspected sockpuppets, purely to facilitate the investigation with the other blocked accounts. These multiple accounts are legitimate in and of themselves, as the username patterns makes the link between them clear. --Deskana (talk) 13:13, 16 August 2017 (UTC)

✅ that the following accounts are related (see above note that this is a completely legitimate use of multiple accounts): ✅ that the following accounts are related: It is whether these two sets of accounts are related to each other. --Deskana (talk) 14:08, 16 August 2017 (UTC)
 * I indeffed the second group, and left the first group unblocked as we are unable to prove their connection to the second group. Case closed.  Vanjagenije  (talk)  14:06, 17 August 2017 (UTC)

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The account looks like a sleeper sock, and quacks like PerfectlyIrrational in making and editing Reactions to the 2017 Barcelona attack ‎. Note that MaineK created the page removed at Articles for deletion/Trump Speeches on Unite The Right; I can't provide diffs of edits there. Power~enwiki (talk) 17:00, 19 August 2017 (UTC)

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.&#32;In order to facilitate and expedite your request, please provide diffs to support your case. Please give two or more diffs meeting the following format:
 * 1) At least one diff is from the sockmaster (or an account already blocked as a confirmed sockpuppet of the sockmaster), showing the behaviour characteristic of the sockmaster.
 * 2) At least one diff per suspected sockpuppet, showing the suspected sockpuppet emulating the behaviour of the sockmaster given in the first diff.
 * 3) In situations where it is not immediately obvious from the diffs what the characteristic behaviour is, a short explanation must be provided. Around one sentence is enough for this. Callanecc (talk • contribs • logs)
 * you deleted the page Trump Speeches on Unite The Right citing WP:G5. Do you have any insight in this case? Ivanvector (Talk/Edits) 18:38, 19 September 2017 (UTC)
 * can you provide any diffs of the alleged similarities on Reactions to the 2017 Catalonia attacks? Ivanvector (Talk/Edits) 18:38, 19 September 2017 (UTC)
 * When I deleted the page, MaineK was already tagged as a sock of PI and blocked, hence my deletion for G5. That's honestly the only insight I can give on this. RickinBaltimore (talk) 18:45, 19 September 2017 (UTC)
 * I don't remember the specific diffs that appeared similar, and one of them would be on a deleted page. So no.  As far as I'm concerned, this can be closed as stale. power~enwiki ( π,  ν ) 18:46, 19 September 2017 (UTC)
 * I'm afraid that's the only option that's left here. Courtesy ping - closed for lack of evidence. Ivanvector (Talk/Edits) 18:50, 19 September 2017 (UTC)

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 * 100% overlap; every page MikeA18 has edited, a previous sock has also done so. They resumed editing Hunter Wallace - created by - right after the latter was blocked. . GABgab 15:29, 31 October 2017 (UTC)

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Newly created account. Edits on articles and templates follow exactly the same pattern as those by the recently blocked sockpuppet DrawingLol (topics related to alt-right, identitarian movement, etc). On Talk:Alt-right there is a long complaint about the reversion of a large string of changes by DrawingLol. Mathsci (talk) 03:54, 4 November 2017 (UTC)

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 * - I don't see why CU is necessary, because CornFlakes couldn't be more of a quacking WP:DUCK -   . Please block CornFlakes. Sro23 (talk) 04:44, 4 November 2017 (UTC)
 * Done. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 09:12, 4 November 2017 (UTC)

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Resuming edits on exactly the same articles (Identitarian movement) or their talk pages (Talk:Alt-right) as the previous recently blocked sock CornFlakes and its predecessor DrawingLol. Mathsci (talk) 22:49, 4 November 2017 (UTC)

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 * I second the concern about Special:Contributions/WyomingTails; the editing pattern and edit summaries are similar to those by user Cornflakes. Both accounts use "(Tag: Visual edit)". K.e.coffman (talk) 23:31, 4 November 2017 (UTC)

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 * - Please indef WyomingTails. Sro23 (talk) 01:58, 5 November 2017 (UTC)
 * . GABgab 03:01, 5 November 2017 (UTC)

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Rapid-fire recreating Lana Lokteff, which is a point of interest with previous socks. Very obvious prior familiarity with Wikipedia. Grayfell (talk) 22:53, 6 November 2017 (UTC)


 * User admits it's not their first account, but says that shouldn't matter.. This is similar to this summary ("I'd agree, but the sockpuppeted editted version is far superior") from another sock. Grayfell (talk) 22:57, 6 November 2017 (UTC)


 * I'm adding ArticleLays, also. This account, as the others, was created minutes before massively expanding yet another white supremacist biography, in this case Andrew Anglin. There is specific overlap with NormieSwarmie, who's first two edits were Anglin-related tweaks. Grayfell (talk) 23:05, 6 November 2017 (UTC)


 * Have added AndrewsCohen, another recently created account, concentrating on the article Andrew Anglin. Like NormieSwarmie, this account is adding ungrammatical content about interracial marriage to the Anglin article. Mathsci (talk) 08:35, 7 November 2017 (UTC)

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Sockpuppet investigations/NormieSwarmie looks to be a duplicate of this, and should be merged. --Calton | Talk 04:46, 7 November 2017 (UTC)

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 * - Please, compare those to previous socks.  Vanjagenije  (talk)  08:43, 7 November 2017 (UTC)
 * Should probably also include and  from the other SPI. GABgab 15:58, 7 November 2017 (UTC)
 * User:FanFictionWriter is CU-confirmed to CornFlakes. Drmies (talk) 02:59, 8 November 2017 (UTC)
 * IN other news: NormieSwarmie = EncylopedianUser0912 = LorryArticle = WhyIsThisAThing. I cannot CU-confirm that they're the same as CornFlakes, but location and behavior strongly suggest that. Drmies (talk) 03:05, 8 November 2017 (UTC)
 * The following accounts are ✅ to the master:
 * ~ Rob 13 Talk 22:26, 10 November 2017 (UTC)
 * Update: As are these.
 * ~ Rob 13 Talk 22:26, 10 November 2017 (UTC)
 * Update: As are these.
 * ~ Rob 13 Talk 22:26, 10 November 2017 (UTC)
 * Update: As are these.
 * ~ Rob 13 Talk 22:26, 10 November 2017 (UTC)
 * Update: As are these.
 * ~ Rob 13 Talk 22:26, 10 November 2017 (UTC)
 * Update: As are these.


 * ~ Doug Weller  talk 13:51, 11 November 2017 (UTC)
 * ~ Doug Weller  talk 13:51, 11 November 2017 (UTC)

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As before, focused on massively expanding details of alt-right, United States Senate special election in Alabama, 2017, and Roy Moore. Account switches between visual editor and non, and also adds wikilinks to common words at random articles with no prior activity (compare this from OhOhCanada to this from a blocked sock).

Checkuser is requested as it has previously been used and has found many sleepers with this account. Grayfell (talk) 22:27, 17 November 2017 (UTC)

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Almost certainly yet another sockpuppet of PerfectlyIrrational. Extensive material added to Alt-right on "groups" is essentially identical in content and form to the large segment on "factions" that was removed, after being added cumulatively by the previous sockpuppet User:DrawingLol. Mathsci (talk) 22:43, 17 November 2017 (UTC)

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 * - As per presented evidence, please check this account and look for sleepers. Thanks, GABgab 00:27, 18 November 2017 (UTC)
 * ✅. . ~ Rob 13 Talk 01:13, 18 November 2017 (UTC)

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Same precocious editing, same fixation on categorizing the same specific obscure media figures into the alt-right and Identitarian movement. Username is similar to User:MemeSupreme12094, also. Grayfell (talk) 22:14, 19 November 2017 (UTC)

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 * The following are ✅:
 * . Closing. ~ Rob 13 Talk 00:13, 20 November 2017 (UTC)
 * . Closing. ~ Rob 13 Talk 00:13, 20 November 2017 (UTC)
 * . Closing. ~ Rob 13 Talk 00:13, 20 November 2017 (UTC)
 * . Closing. ~ Rob 13 Talk 00:13, 20 November 2017 (UTC)
 * . Closing. ~ Rob 13 Talk 00:13, 20 November 2017 (UTC)
 * . Closing. ~ Rob 13 Talk 00:13, 20 November 2017 (UTC)
 * . Closing. ~ Rob 13 Talk 00:13, 20 November 2017 (UTC)
 * . Closing. ~ Rob 13 Talk 00:13, 20 November 2017 (UTC)
 * . Closing. ~ Rob 13 Talk 00:13, 20 November 2017 (UTC)
 * . Closing. ~ Rob 13 Talk 00:13, 20 November 2017 (UTC)
 * . Closing. ~ Rob 13 <sup style="margin-left:-1.0ex;">Talk 00:13, 20 November 2017 (UTC)
 * . Closing. ~ Rob 13 <sup style="margin-left:-1.0ex;">Talk 00:13, 20 November 2017 (UTC)
 * . Closing. ~ Rob 13 <sup style="margin-left:-1.0ex;">Talk 00:13, 20 November 2017 (UTC)
 * . Closing. ~ Rob 13 <sup style="margin-left:-1.0ex;">Talk 00:13, 20 November 2017 (UTC)
 * . Closing. ~ Rob 13 <sup style="margin-left:-1.0ex;">Talk 00:13, 20 November 2017 (UTC)
 * . Closing. ~ Rob 13 <sup style="margin-left:-1.0ex;">Talk 00:13, 20 November 2017 (UTC)
 * . Closing. ~ Rob 13 <sup style="margin-left:-1.0ex;">Talk 00:13, 20 November 2017 (UTC)
 * . Closing. ~ Rob 13 <sup style="margin-left:-1.0ex;">Talk 00:13, 20 November 2017 (UTC)
 * . Closing. ~ Rob 13 <sup style="margin-left:-1.0ex;">Talk 00:13, 20 November 2017 (UTC)

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As before, precociously starts creating articles on alt-right figures, in this case Nathan Damigo. Damigo is connected to Identity Evropa and Traditionalist Worker Party, two topics also favored by previous socks.

One previous sock said they had another account which was blocked "2-3 years ago for being on a public wireless connection at college for around a month during a school assignment on Wikipedia". JustAPoliticalNerd also admits having a sock account "two or three years ago". Grayfell (talk) 00:47, 28 November 2017 (UTC)

More: As with previous socks (one example) JustAPoliticalNerd has made gnome edits to articles linked (at the time) on the main page.

JustAPoliticalNerd is, as other socks, focused on adjusting Traditionalist Worker Party's infoboxes.

Etc. Grayfell (talk) 01:53, 28 November 2017 (UTC)

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 * I've added User:EchoUSA as there appear to be some similarities to the style of editing. For example, EchoUsa changed the infobox at Vanguard America to "Infobox political party" here: . JustAPoliticalNerd did the same with Traditionalist Worker Party with this edit: . The now deleted user page of EchoUsa listed both Vanguard America and Traditionalist Worker Party as the groups he admired. K.e.coffman (talk) 02:00, 28 November 2017 (UTC)
 * I really should've noticed that. Earlier today I started Sockpuppet investigations/EchoUSA. Grayfell (talk) 02:08, 28 November 2017 (UTC)
 * Ah, I did not see the one for EchoUsa -- this new account seems to be closer to EchoUsa than PerfectlyIrrational somehow. Or they may all be related :-). K.e.coffman (talk) 02:31, 28 November 2017 (UTC)


 * Beyond My Ken found a couple more very obvious usernames, which I've added. PerfectlyIrrational has used these kinds of lazily derivative usernames before, such as ThrowAwayAccountForComments124, ThrowawayAccoubnt102401, ArticleEditor124091204u912, UserNameIsHelpful, Wikipedian20149192, etc. Because of this clear indication of sleepers, I am requesting checkuser attention, thanks. Grayfell (talk) 08:46, 29 November 2017 (UTC)

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 * The following are ✅ to each other and to the master:
 * I don't see enough here to check, but that account is already blocked anyway. . ~ Rob 13 <sup style="margin-left:-1.0ex;">Talk 16:55, 29 November 2017 (UTC)
 * Tagging and closing. Sir Sputnik (talk) 23:08, 2 December 2017 (UTC)
 * I don't see enough here to check, but that account is already blocked anyway. . ~ Rob 13 <sup style="margin-left:-1.0ex;">Talk 16:55, 29 November 2017 (UTC)
 * Tagging and closing. Sir Sputnik (talk) 23:08, 2 December 2017 (UTC)
 * I don't see enough here to check, but that account is already blocked anyway. . ~ Rob 13 <sup style="margin-left:-1.0ex;">Talk 16:55, 29 November 2017 (UTC)
 * Tagging and closing. Sir Sputnik (talk) 23:08, 2 December 2017 (UTC)

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MichaelConnors and MichiganWoodShop both seem to be editing around the usual topics favored by PerfectlyIrrational, as well as a new, very similar focus on free trade. The timing is also suspicious:


 * MichiganWoodShop's most recent edit is at Free trade at 19:51, 3 March 2018
 * MichaelConnors picks up editing 21:32, 3 March 2018 editing Atomwaffen Division, adjusting ideology in infobox
 * MichaelConnors goes on to edit Republican Party (United States) 23:59, 3 March 2018 adding mention of free trade
 * MichiganWoodShop has also edited Attomwaffen Division, with a focus on tweaking the ideological details listed in infoboxes, which matches past socks.
 * MichiganWoodShop has added information on the free market to Ben Shapiro
 * MichaelConnors Significantly expanded this same paragraph
 * MichaelConnors has also focused on exactly how Identity Evropa's ideology is described, which was a major focus on past socks.
 * MichiganWoodShop has also focused on this exact issue

MichaelConnors is an semi-legitimate alternate account of User:MikeAndJuliet, who was blocked for a name that implies shared use.


 * MikeAndJuliet and MichiganWoodShop were rare 'keep' !votes at Articles for deletion/President Trump's Remarks on Charlottesville, which is the same topic as sock's page Trump Speeches on Unite The Right (deleted as G5).

And so on, yadda yadda yadda. You get the picture.

Requesting checkuser evidence because of extensive past use of sleepers. Grayfell (talk) 00:46, 4 March 2018 (UTC)
 * Leave as is for now, can come back to it if there's more evidence. Closing. Callanecc (talk • contribs • logs) 03:27, 5 March 2018 (UTC)

Since the checkuser is inconclusive, here is some additional behavioral evidence: Is it productive to list more? Grayfell (talk) 04:00, 4 March 2018 (UTC)
 * Both MikeAndJuliet and MichiganWoodShop have added content related to Philippine Drug War: within a few hours of
 * Both have attempted to remove the term "far-right" from far-right organizations, which was also a pattern of the socks: ,
 * Both have added single-paragraph subsections dedicated to alt-right personalities being anti-Christian using relatively obscure sources:,.

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MichaelConnors and MikeAndJuliet are ✅. MichiganWoodShop is /. the confirmed accounts.--Bbb23 (talk) 03:08, 4 March 2018 (UTC)

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This is based on behavioral evidence. The previous checkuser results were Possible/Inconclusive, and I was advised to come back if there was more evidence.

Three items: First, MichiganWoodShop restored content which was first added by a recently blocked sock.

Second, in addition to those listed in the archives, MichiganWoodShop has resumed the sock's habit of creating micro-articles for far-right and alt-right topics. MichiganWoodShop turned the redirect Matthew Heimbach into a small article. Heimbach is (or was) the leader of Traditionalist Worker Party, a neo-Nazi group. He is recently in the news due to his arrest for battery of family members.

Socks JustAPoliticalNerd and DrawingLol had both made many edits the Traditionalist Worker Party article, often focused on the Identitarian movement. The Identitarian movement article has been edited by MichiganWoodShop, PerfectlyIrrational, and many socks (CornFlakes, DrawingLol, WyomingTales, AKOQ, and Don1182).

As with the Heimbach article, the socks have a pattern of creating new articles for white supremacist personalities, such as Nathan Damigo. That article is once again a redirect to Identity Evropa which is connected to the Identitarian movement. MichiganWoodShop has also extensively edited Identity Evropa.

Many or most of these alt-right biographies have since been deleted: Katie McHugh, Brittany Pettibone (many times) Kyle Chapman (US), and others which are harder to keep track of.

Third, and least significant, there is also a username pattern. MichiganWoodShop matches MichiganWaves, and is similar to MaineK and WyomingTails. The sock-farm's usernames have typically been pretty lazy, so this fits. Grayfell (talk) 00:03, 16 March 2018 (UTC)

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 * Comment -- this page happens to be on my watch list. I also had concerns about the user who tends to create articles on extremely minor fringe groups, such as Down With Disney's Treatment of Franchises and Its Fanboys and Draft:Republic of Florida (group) (RoF), which was originally in main space. I found the rapid-fire creation of the RoF article to be suspicious, as the coverage of the group included comments on how the group's "leader" was upset that it was not profiled by Anti-Defamation League. He apparently was very upset about it and pestered the researcher about it :-). So this publicity seeking by the group in combination with the rapid creation of the article came across as odd. --K.e.coffman (talk) 00:27, 16 March 2018 (UTC)

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 * , you indicated in the previous SPI that MichiganWoodshop was possible/inconclusive. Do you remember if there proxies or webhosts involved in the inconclusive bit? TonyBallioni (talk) 16:49, 16 March 2018 (UTC)
 * No proxies. The results were inconclusive because the devices used by MichiganWoodshop were different from those used by the socks.--Bbb23 (talk) 17:09, 16 March 2018 (UTC)


 * - The behavioral evidence is compelling enough. Please block MichiganWoodShop. Sro23 (talk) 22:03, 18 March 2018 (UTC)
 * meant to do this myself earlier, but got sidetracked after Bbb’s ping. Closing. TonyBallioni (talk) 22:44, 18 March 2018 (UTC)

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See below. Bbb23 (talk) 14:06, 25 March 2018 (UTC)

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 * The following accounts are ✅:
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As before, is creating small, poorly sourced articles on obscure alt-right personalities. In this case the BLP nightmare that is Douglass Mackey. As with previous efforts, this article contains very short sections and heavy use of templates.

First edits were related to the March for Our Lives article within a few hours of DuckyWhucky9 (and sleepers) being blocked after editing that article. Other areas of overlap are Presidency of Donald Trump, List of protests in the United States by size, and The Daily Stormer (sock tried to create an article for that site's founder Andrew Anglin).

The username is also similar to WyomingTails, and these socks often include US states in their names: PennsylvanianTravels, MichiganWaves, MaineK, and TennesseePanthers2. Grayfell (talk) 21:27, 5 April 2018 (UTC)

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I stumbled upon the article about the alt-right personality and saw that it lacked categories and a talk page which I added. Have you considered to nominate the Douglass Mackey article for WP:AFD? FunksBrother (talk) 00:54, 6 April 2018 (UTC)


 * Probably a good idea. When I started this the article was G5 eligible which would've simplified things, but now it's not so clear. Grayfell (talk) 01:02, 6 April 2018 (UTC)
 * Comment: this is clearly not a new user, as suggested by this perfectly formed & cited addition to an article as one of their first few edits: . I'm a bit less certain about this user, vs previous socks, as they began by editing articles on the March for Our Lives and Barack Obama, which seem to fall outside of PI's area of interest.
 * The article on Douglass Mackey could be a tell though; this is an alt-right troll who was outed by other alt-right trolls, so more of a tempest in a teacup, rather than "we must have an article on him immediately" situation. Mackey would probably be forgotten in a few days, while Wiki could be saddled with another 'alt-right' magnet of an article. Compare with: Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Draft:Republic of Florida (group), created by one of the socks, which saw a similar one-news cycle level of interest.
 * A check-user would be helpful in clarifying the situation. --K.e.coffman (talk) 23:15, 6 April 2018 (UTC)

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✅, blocked, tagged, closing.--Bbb23 (talk) 00:13, 7 April 2018 (UTC)

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A relatively new account that created an article on a minor figure in the alt-right: Nick Fuentes. Similar communication style & admits to having previous account(s) on their Talk page. Contribution history also includes far-right groups and figures, such as Right-wing authoritarianism; Liberal Democratic Party of Russia (which is neither 'liberal' nor 'democratic'); Radical right (Europe); etc. K.e.coffman (talk) 04:25, 8 April 2018 (UTC)

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 * The user's previous account has been disclosed. There's another account with a similar name to the old account and edits in similar areas around the same time, and both were blocked on Commons for copyvios and multiple accounts last year, but the multiple accounts were probably only the result of creating one account on Wikipedia and another on Commons and the account based on Commons appears to be unused since it was blocked there. Peter James (talk) 21:06, 17 April 2018 (UTC)

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 * Closing with no action. Bbb23 (talk) 11:58, 19 April 2018 (UTC)

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Near identical edits with past socks here and here and same overlapping interests CHRISSY MAD  ❯❯❯  ¯\_(ツ)_/¯  13:36, 8 May 2018 (UTC)

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I agree that Aheezau is disruptive and NOTHERE to build an encyclopedia. On the other hand, PerfectlyIrrational seems focused on articles of Trump supporters, while Aheezau's focus is re-fighting the 2016 Democratic primary and attacking supporters of Hillary Clinton such as Neera Tanden, Al Giordano, Joy Ann Reid, and Tim Kaine. IMO Aheezau is more likely to be the same person as one of the previous throwaway accounts attacking the Giordano article, BotMan34, 118.200.144.177, or Don_lemonparty. HouseOfChange (talk) 03:14, 10 May 2018 (UTC)

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 * User blocked for unrelated reasons. Closing. Sro23 (talk) 01:21, 15 May 2018 (UTC)

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Account was created a couple of days after last confirmed sock was blocked. Large amount of overlap with previous socks, including but not limited to: There are more, but this seems like enough. Requesting checkuser due to previous use of sleepers. Grayfell (talk) 21:53, 12 May 2018 (UTC)
 * Ben Shapiro
 * Compare this edit were FlowerRoad removed a townhall.com source while expanding Syrian war content, to these sock edits which do likewise
 * The Daily Stormer
 * In these edits FlowerRoad refocused the lede to emphasize the description of the site's founder Andrew Anglin while removing the phrase "Holocaust denial". Previous socks have repeatedly recreated articles about Anglin, and previous socks have also removed that phrase
 * Richard B. Spencer
 * FlowerRoad has added more minutia to the description of Identity Europa, which is a hallmark of this sockfarm. This section was originally added by this sock, also.
 * History of the United States (2008–present)
 * Large expansion of the article, specifically regarding race. Same as sock.

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I see Grayfell making a good case. However, my check revealed no other accounts (which I think is something of a hallmark of the master), and I have no information to compare it to. So maybe Bbb or another CU who has experience with this case can have a look--but even without CU evidence we have some serious evidence in here, on an editor who jumps in out of nowhere and starts whacking away in these sensitive areas. Drmies (talk) 22:00, 12 May 2018 (UTC)
 * ✅, blocked and tagged. There was another account: already-blocked .--Bbb23 (talk) 00:11, 13 May 2018 (UTC)
 * This is why we pay you the big bucks, . Thank you. Drmies (talk) 00:14, 13 May 2018 (UTC)

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To be honest, I am not 100 convinced of this one, but the behavioral evidence seems too strong to ignore.

In broad terms, there is a similar unusually prolific day-spanning focus on US far-right, labels, current events, and breaking national news.

Within a few hours of account creation, this edit to Unite the Right rally adjust the political labels used in the lede the article. This specific action is a recurring focus of the various socks, such as this edit, and this edit, this edit, and probably more.

Compare also this edit to the "theme" field of the infobox to this edit to the same field.

Identitarian movement is another related focus of this sock. Compare this edit from IcierJacks to this edit, both to the latter half of the first paragraph, both focusing on where the term "far-right" is placed.

I am requesting Checkuser evidence as there is a lengthy previous history of concurrent accounts. I do not want to to cast aspersions, but I suspect that might be happening again. Grayfell (talk) 05:59, 13 August 2018 (UTC)

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 * I also had my concerns about this user's pattern of editing, which seemed very similar to PI's socks, especially MichiganWoodShop, who (like IJ) appeared out of nowhere to make multiple substantive additions to articles in the broadly construed far-right politics subject area. I brought my concerns to Grayfell, who is more knowledgable about PI's history and modus vivendi then I am. Icier Jack is very prolific, so if this is a sock, the better found out, the easier it will be to undue any damage they've done. (A lot of MWS's edits were never reverted,as they had become so embedded by the time they were found out, it was difficult to remove them.  There may still be ongoing damage from their contributions.) Beyond My Ken (talk) 18:42, 13 August 2018 (UTC)

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 * ✅ plus:
 * . Closing.--Bbb23 (talk) 18:51, 13 August 2018 (UTC)
 * . Closing.--Bbb23 (talk) 18:51, 13 August 2018 (UTC)
 * . Closing.--Bbb23 (talk) 18:51, 13 August 2018 (UTC)
 * . Closing.--Bbb23 (talk) 18:51, 13 August 2018 (UTC)

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See below. TonyBallioni (talk) 00:49, 22 February 2019 (UTC)

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 * ✅ based on historical data. . Closing. TonyBallioni (talk) 00:50, 22 February 2019 (UTC)