Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/S2K-Lynx/Archive

Suspected sockpuppets

 * ( original case name)


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Near identical usernames. Both edited Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore on the same day. Near identical talkpages. Seloloving (talk) 02:25, 10 March 2021 (UTC)

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 * Both accounts are ✅ to, a user blocked for one week for disruptive editing. Adding XZora as master, extending block to indefinite for the discovered master account, and bagging and tagging all accounts. This SPI can be closed...  ~Oshwah~  (talk) (contribs)   04:20, 12 March 2021 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets



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Just like XZora's confirmed socks, Tisyu started out by copying several elements of my talk page onto their own. They then proceeded to edit the same articles related to the governments of Myanmar and the Philippines (see the interaction report), making the same odd style changes, such as adding explanatory footnotes using (Tisyu:, , ; XZora: , , ). ― Tartan357  Talk 19:40, 23 March 2021 (UTC)

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Clerk, CheckUser, and/or patrolling admin comments

 * The following accounts are ✅ and blocked"


 * I'll go through and tag the accounts. feel free to WP:BANREVERT their edits as you see fit. Closing.--  Jezebel's Ponyo bons mots 19:55, 23 March 2021 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets

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XZora's account was created just three days after S2K-Lynx's last unblock request was declined. XZora has since edited many of the same pages that S2K frequented, many of them related to the governments of the Philippines and Myanmar (see the interaction report). Part of the reason for S2K's indefinite block was their disruptive formatting changes. I've noticed many of these same changes are now being made by XZora. Additionally, after I gave XZora a warning for possible sockpuppetry, they left me a message denying my claim: Hey, I am not S2K-Lynx. Im just reading some articles and making them better I don't vandalize them or competency. Im just editing with reliable sources. :) I had never mentioned competency to XZora. It was, however, mentioned as the reason for S2K's indefinite block in their block log.

Diffs
 * Improper changes to protection templates
 * S2K-Lynx:, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
 * XZora:, , ,


 * Use of in infoboxes
 * S2K-Lynx:, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
 * XZora:, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,


 * Use of for explanatory notes in infoboxes
 * S2K-Lynx:, , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
 * XZora:, , , , , ―  Tartan357  Talk 02:08, 7 March 2021 (UTC)

What is the outcome? I see S2K-Lynx has not been tagged as the sock master. S2K-Lynx is currently blocked for disruptive editing, and could be unblocked upon a successful appeal. Yet has merged the cases, which implies XZora is a confirmed sock. ― Tartan357  Talk 18:35, 6 April 2021 (UTC)
 * , I had meant to retag/reblock, but that got lost in the shuffle of sorting out the merge. I'll take care of that now.   Thanks for the reminder. -- RoySmith (talk) 18:53, 6 April 2021 (UTC)

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 * Comment, I suspect that it is the same user. Basing from their contributions history, they have an interest in articles that are particularly Southeast Asia related just like the blocked account S2K-LYNX which also tests quote on quote "edits" on infoboxes and other stuff. The lack of communication and competence also is a factor on why I think it is the same account as S2K-LYNX. I think we should keep an eye on more accounts that edit these articles. PyroFloe (talk) 02:33, 7 March 2021 (UTC)

Clerk, CheckUser, and/or patrolling admin comments

 * Both accounts now blocked, closing. GABgab 03:06, 6 April 2021 (UTC)
 * Merged case with XZora. Before archiving, please take a look at the history and verify I did it right. -- RoySmith (talk) 17:06, 6 April 2021 (UTC)
 * Reblocking/tagging S2K-Lynx as sock -- RoySmith (talk) 18:55, 6 April 2021 (UTC)
 * - I've already blocked/tagged S2K as suspected, but now I see the history is full of CU-Confirmed socks, so asking for CU to confirm S2K as the new master for this case. -- RoySmith (talk) 19:00, 6 April 2021 (UTC)
 * S2K-Lynx is ✅ to XZora plus . .  I'm guessing this means all of the past socks in the archive need to be retagged under S2K-Lynx. Mz7 (talk) 02:41, 7 April 2021 (UTC)
 * , Yup, I'll take care of that. Thanks. -- RoySmith (talk) 02:43, 7 April 2021 (UTC)
 * Everybody's been retagged, closing. -- RoySmith (talk) 02:49, 7 April 2021 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets



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Similar initial editing pattern to S2K's previous confirmed socks. Enterfacts has started off editing the same pages related to the governments of Myanmar, the Philippines, and Singapore, as well as some of the same YouTubers. See the interaction report. They added the label "provisional government" to Myanmar, which is an unsourced term that S2K had previously added. They updated Ivana Alawi's subscribers and viewers in nearly the same way that a confirmed sock, XZora, had previously done, with a highly similar edit summary. ― Tartan357  Talk 05:31, 29 April 2021 (UTC)
 * Given that there are 9 previous CU-confirmed socks, I'd still like a CU to take a look. ― Tartan357  Talk 14:50, 3 May 2021 (UTC)
 * Sleepers have been found on every previous CU check. ― Tartan357  Talk 02:34, 7 May 2021 (UTC)
 * Tartan357 - Good point. :-)  ~Oshwah~  (talk) (contribs)   02:57, 7 May 2021 (UTC)
 * , thanks, I appreciate it. ― Tartan357  Talk 03:01, 7 May 2021 (UTC)
 * Tartan357 - No problem. :-)  ~Oshwah~  (talk) (contribs)   03:03, 7 May 2021 (UTC)

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Doesn't mean I'm wrong and your're always right, Tartan357. You see, the reason. I make accounts because you always alleged me for vandalizism. I don't think that I vandalized pages, man. I make account (Tartan357's reason: sockpupptetry) because I want to contribute fix pages and etc. I changed a lot, man. So please, you can tell me where I am wrong and what I was wrong. Please don't banned me again or suspend me. If im wrong talk to me in my Talk Pages. So I can understand you. Peace! Enterfacts — Preceding unsigned comment added by Enterfacts (talk • contribs) 06:12, 29 April 2021 (UTC)

Clerk, CheckUser, and/or patrolling admin comments

 * Blocked due to self-admission. No comment on whether checkuser still needs to take a look. -- ferret (talk) 13:34, 3 May 2021 (UTC)
 * . If it's self-admitted, there's no need to run a check.  ~Oshwah~  (talk) (contribs)   02:22, 7 May 2021 (UTC)
 * ✅. .  ~Oshwah~  (talk) (contribs)   02:57, 7 May 2021 (UTC)
 * Already blocked, CU declined further action, closing. GeneralNotability (talk) 02:32, 7 May 2021 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets



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Similar editing habits (such as adding boldfaces and italics in infoboxes). See Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Philippines's history. — hueman1 ( talk •  contributions ) 06:37, 30 July 2021 (UTC)

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 * A CU should be run, as past CUs have found several sleepers. ― Tartan357  Talk 23:17, 30 July 2021 (UTC)

Clerk, CheckUser, and/or patrolling admin comments

 * Blocked without tags in case CU is run (leaving CU request). Bbb23 (talk) 13:38, 30 July 2021 (UTC)
 * ✅. . I added a sock tag. Closing. Mz7 (talk) 05:14, 6 August 2021 (UTC)