Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/SalemHanna/Archive

26 April 2016

 * Suspected sockpuppets


 * User compare report Auto-generated every hour.
 * Editor interaction utility

Quack. Original account is a SPA adding OR/peacockery to Cheap Thrills (song). Blocked for edit-warring, the new account appears as a SPA for the same material. Sum mer PhD v2.0 14:36, 26 April 2016 (UTC)

Comments by other users
''Accused parties may also comment/discuss in this section below. See Defending yourself against claims.''

Clerk, CheckUser, and/or patrolling admin comments
✅. Blocked, tagged, closing.--Bbb23 (talk) 15:02, 26 April 2016 (UTC)

26 April 2016

 * Suspected sockpuppets


 * User compare report Auto-generated every hour.
 * Editor interaction utility

Adding same content to Cheap Thrills (song) Nthep (talk) 20:09, 26 April 2016 (UTC)

Comments by other users
''Accused parties may also comment/discuss in this section below. See Defending yourself against claims.''

Clerk, CheckUser, and/or patrolling admin comments

 * Both IPs blocked, article semi-protected. Closing.  Vanjagenije  (talk)  20:21, 26 April 2016 (UTC)

13 May 2016

 * Suspected sockpuppets


 * User compare report Auto-generated every hour.
 * Editor interaction utility

All are interested in adding SYN (#1 in X countries, worldwide hit, etc.) to a limited number of songs (and almost nothing else), which I'm trusting the compare reports to make clear. Several are blanking/defending discussion of SalemHanna's SYN discussion and/or discussion of socking, mostly on Cheap Thrills (song). Shown are characteristic edits, weak English (including highly unlikely misspellings), stock phrases, etc. I'm sure the IPs are stale (thus I'm not listing them above). This is mostly for the record and a block on the new account.
 * SalemHanna
 * "strong hit"


 * Eugene1990 - confirmed sock
 * "reported"
 * "strong hit"
 * weak English


 * 5.0.177.213
 * "strong hit"


 * 5.155.25.79


 * 5.155.198.47
 * blanking SYN discussion
 * "strong hit"


 * 5.155.201.212
 * "reported"
 * weak English


 * 5.155.71.34
 * "reported"
 * weak English


 * 5.0.91.188
 * "lacks many stuff"
 * weak English[https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Cheap_Thrills_%28song%29&diff=prev&oldid=718785459


 * 5.0.52.248
 * "more stuff"
 * weak English


 * Earosmus90
 * "strong hit"


 * 5.155.42.56
 * blanking sock discussion
 * "more stuff"
 * weak English
 * "many stuff"


 * 5.155.121.82
 * "reported"
 * weak English
 * "more stuff"
 * "many stuff"
 * blanking sock discussion


 * 190.72.25.98
 * weak English (agreeing with very recent sock comment)


 * 106.187.38.101
 * blanking sock discussion
 * blanking SYN discussion
 * "many stuff"
 * weak English
 * "more stuff" Sum mer PhD v2.0 18:32, 13 May 2016 (UTC)

Comments by other users
''Accused parties may also comment/discuss in this section below. See Defending yourself against claims.''

Clerk, CheckUser, and/or patrolling admin comments
.--Bbb23 (talk) 22:22, 13 May 2016 (UTC)
 * Now ✅ and tagged based on report regarding . Closing.--Bbb23 (talk) 12:21, 16 May 2016 (UTC)

16 May 2016

 * Suspected sockpuppets


 * User compare report Auto-generated every hour.
 * Editor interaction utility

Clear connection to the previously reported sock, Earosmus90: edit by Earosmus90 vs edit by Mandarin050. Mandarin050 also made a 3RR report referring to "removal of my contributions" but linking to reverts of edits by Earosmus90 as well as reverts to IP edits. Clear behavioural evidence, not sure a CU is really needed. bonadea contributions talk 10:16, 16 May 2016 (UTC)

Comments by other users
''Accused parties may also comment/discuss in this section below. See Defending yourself against claims.''

Clerk, CheckUser, and/or patrolling admin comments

 * Mandarin050 is ✅, and I can now confirm as well. New account blocked and tagged. Tagged Earosmus90. Closing.--Bbb23 (talk) 12:20, 16 May 2016 (UTC)

I do NOT belong to the previously mentioned accounts. just because I'm new here and trying to contribute actual facts with resources against absurd prejudice of my contributions does NOT mean I belong to that account, or it does not even say clear things here's several links of my contributions to articles like    

This user is against anyone who undo his random false edits, including me and others too. Thanks for the block. Too fair, too not-biased. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 46.245.59.111 (talk) 12:37, 16 May 2016 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets



 * User compare report Auto-generated every hour.
 * Editor interaction utility

SalemHanna:"The song proved to be a worldwide commercial success." "The song attained commercial success, reaching number one in more than twelve countries and the top 5 in twenty others." (etc.

GalaGala66:"The song proved to be a commercial success, topping the charts in 20 nations and reaching the top 10 in ever country it charted in excepted four countries." 

SalemHanna also has a history of adding unreliable sources, despite repeatedly being pointed to WP:BADCHARTS.[Talk:Cheap_Thrills_(song)#Colombia.5CCosta_Rica] (note: the IP is SalemHanna, perprevious sock reporots)

GalaGala66 is having similar problems. (etc.) Sum mer PhD v2.0 01:46, 8 June 2016 (UTC)
 * I usually haven't bothered with the 40 or so IPs that have been used (stale, etc.), but I've added the currently trolling duck for reference. - Sum mer PhD v2.0 18:33, 8 June 2016 (UTC)
 * I usually haven't bothered with the 40 or so IPs that have been used (stale, etc.), but I've added the currently trolling duck for reference. - Sum mer PhD v2.0 18:33, 8 June 2016 (UTC)

Comments by other users
''Accused parties may also comment/discuss in this section below. See Defending yourself against claims.'' Given the extensive history of socking, Glyderons31 is starting to look like one as well: Account was registered and sat unused for several weeks. Second edit was a talk page request to add a chart to "Cheap Thrills", which was page protected at the time, due to the sock puppeting. Note the heavy overlap between Glyderons31 and the new sock.=GalaGala66&users[]=Glyderons31&users[]=&users[]=&users[]=&users[]=&users[]=&users[]=&sort=0] Would a check user be good idea here? - Sum mer PhD v2.0 01:58, 8 June 2016 (UTC)


 * Excuse me? where did that come from? and assumptions, assumptions everywhere.
 * Just because I edit music related articles including "Cheap Thrills", which had been vandalized by a user, and I'm quite newly active on Wikipedia, doesn't even mean I am him, nor any other, just because our edits are similar, and my recently active contributions.
 * If it was NOT for the "Cheap Thrills" edits, you wouldn't throw stones and assumptions at people that way.
 * Admins can check my IP as well, but this is rude. Paranoid as well. Get a life?GalaGala66 (talk) 13:03, 8 June 2016 (UTC)


 * I find this pretty ironic too as for the "commercial success" thing is not a claim, it's a fact, based on the charts performance and certifications.
 * Ironically too, the one who first contributed such stuff to the article is Vman2020, on his edit https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cheap_Thrills_(song)&diff=724114505&oldid=724061830
 * you have a problem basically with the song, not the "sockpuppeting" users. — Preceding unsigned comment added by GalaGala66 (talk • contribs) 13:11, 8 June 2016 (UTC)


 * This is basically why Summer is throwing assumptions at editors of the "Cheap Thrills" article.


 * Summer: A series of similar edits, first by a variety of IPs (all in Damascus, Syria), now by WP:SPA SalemHanna, states "The song attained worldwide commercial success, reaching the summit of the charts in nine countries, and peaking inside the top five in twenty five nations."


 * This is synthesis "{combining) material from multiple sources to reach or imply a conclusion not explicitly stated by any of the sources."


 * Taking this apart:


 * "worldwide" - based on the charts, the "world" is, essentially, Europe (Bulgaria, Ireland, Israel, Scotland and Sweden; see below). Completely absent from the "summit" and "top five" are North America, South America, Africa and Asia.
 * "commercial success" - "making or intended to make a profit." The author here is assuming that the money made by the song is sufficiently beyond what was spent to promote the song and/or the artist worldwide to be a "success" in everyone and anyone's opinion. This is not supported or neutral.
 * "summit of the charts in nine countries" - First of all, it's five, not nine. The Australian Dance, Denmark Digital Songs, Greece Digital Songs and Portugal Digital Songs charts are not the ones most people would equate with "topping the charts".
 * "inside the top five in twenty five nations" - Again, this requires a good bit of twisting: top radio play, Venezuela English, etc. Why the top five? To generate the most impressive number, presumably.
 * Basically, this is synthesis designed to depict the song as the MOST VERY POPULARIST SONG IN THE WHOLE HISTORY OF THE ENTIRE WORLD EVVVVVVR!!!


 * Comments? - SummerPhDv2.0 16:47, 20 April 2016 (UTC)
 * []


 * comments?
 * obviously, this user can't handle the fact that a song simply attained commercial success, and obviously got involved in WP:WAR,beside the fact that what he just said is not true, you can take a look at the charts and see.


 * And now, considering the song's chart performance & certifications at [] [], I don't find what I wrote in the commercial performance is synthesical or with "no resources", as in every song's article, the Chart Performance part doesn't need any resources, as it's just a literal transcript of what the song's charts performance is.
 * This grows speculations around Summer's intentions, and the way should be given authority to edit, furthermore.


 * finally, it's pretty hilarious that the user who accused me demanded a "check user" when practically it's for "NONE sockpupperty" situations, yet accused me with this.
 * I'll leave it at here. Thanks. — Preceding unsigned comment added by GalaGala66 (talk • contribs) 09:43, June 8, 2016‎
 * Please note "throwing stones" (above) and its use by a prior sock. Please also note the users difficulties with English (noted in prior cases). SalemHanna is now quacking. - Sum mer PhD v2.0 14:39, 8 June 2016 (UTC)

More like, look at how Summer is now evading the main topic and trying his hardest to find relations between me and other shell accounts based on a sentence anyone can use with such a case "you seem experienced Summer, that's sad" like for real? Summer now is crying. And trying his hardest, it just won't work with him. Lol! — Preceding unsigned comment added by GalaGala66 (talk • contribs) 16:09, 8 June 2016 (UTC)
 * The "main topic" is your block evasion.
 * Patrolling admin: I assume something will need to be done with this edit. - Sum mer PhD v2.0 17:41, 8 June 2016 (UTC)

Lmao *my* block evasion? how can you be so sure? ever tried to treat your paranoia or tendency to edit warring or are you satisfied just like that? Should have been blocked by now LOL, and we both know my talk page move won't affect anything here. Try hard much? can't afford you the same, but keep on entertaining! keep on track, maybe by now you may achieve something within your life and satisfy your pity self. admin, I request taking Summer's constant edit warring behavior(above)under consideration. We might also save other recently active people from being SalemHanna. LMAO. — Preceding unsigned comment added by GalaGala66 (talk • contribs) 18:20, 8 June 2016 (UTC)

Clerk, CheckUser, and/or patrolling admin comments
✅, blocked, tagged, closing.--Bbb23 (talk) 20:04, 8 June 2016 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets



 * User compare report Auto-generated every hour.
 * Editor interaction utility

I removed the WP:SYN claim repeatedly made by SalemHanna that "Cheap Thrills" was "commercially successful" and topped the charts in X countries, expecting to have a long explanation of how it became clear that this is another sock. Luckily, they took to talk to argue the case and forgot to log in, undid the edit, then signed in to re-do the edit. The IP is in the same range previously used by SalemHanna. While I feel that's enough to qualify as quacking, there is a good bit of additional evidence, if any is needed. Sum mer PhD v2.0 12:36, 22 June 2016 (UTC)
 * I've just added Essienlove. The gap between socks was rather long (several days) for SalemHanna. Essienlove was registered and made their only edit immediately after the current sock's edits for that day. The content is the same: poor English skills, the twinned need to prove the song successful by adding in other countries' charts (whose omission offends SalemHanna), etc. - Sum mer PhD v2.0 12:56, 22 June 2016 (UTC)

Comments by other users
''Accused parties may also comment/discuss in this section below. See Defending yourself against claims.''

Honey,I'm a nightmare to you :v Your lifeless desperate acts, and perspective-oriented sayings won't change facts. Again, I'm not even slightly affected by the drama you cause so that you give your life a meaning. I'm always here,on articles you haven't even heard of #Thanks_Technology ♥ I'm always here, nobody is by your side obviously and you're hated. You're nothing to people but a wikipedia account. Go buy a life, you're wasting your time. Ooh, my bad, it's ALWAYS been wasted.

And hey, how can you define success or even recognise it when you haven't felt it in the first place?

Facts say this song is successful, you're not. You gave your life a meaning by trying to hide such an obvious fact? As if truth seekers would go to Wikipedia in the first place? HAHAHAHAH, hasta la fista, wikipedia account.

Requesting checkuser, as the extensive number of socks and behavior indicates there are likely a couple of other socks/sleepers missing. - Sum mer PhD v2.0 12:58, 22 June 2016 (UTC)
 * User implies the use of sleepers, above. - Sum mer PhD v2.0 13:29, 22 June 2016 (UTC)

Clerk, CheckUser, and/or patrolling admin comments

 * The following accounts are ✅:
 * Blocked, tagged, closing.--Bbb23 (talk) 15:49, 22 June 2016 (UTC)
 * Blocked, tagged, closing.--Bbb23 (talk) 15:49, 22 June 2016 (UTC)
 * Blocked, tagged, closing.--Bbb23 (talk) 15:49, 22 June 2016 (UTC)
 * Blocked, tagged, closing.--Bbb23 (talk) 15:49, 22 June 2016 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets



 * User compare report Auto-generated every hour.
 * Editor interaction utility

Another sock from SalemHanna. Note the nearly identical SYN additions at Cheap Thrills (song), English problems very similar to SalemHanna's etc. Requesting another CU due to repeated use of multiple accounts. Sum mer PhD v2.0 23:43, 27 June 2016 (UTC)
 * Adding 5.155.57.209 just to simplify this. Note 5.155.57.209 is in the same range as most of the prior IPsocks. 139.59.9.196 arose specifically to defend 5.155.57.209's edits. - Sum mer PhD v2.0 23:57, 27 June 2016 (UTC)
 * Pinging (who handled the last case) to see if we can wrap this up a bit more quickly. - Sum mer PhD v2.0 17:07, 2 July 2016 (UTC)
 * 5.0.109.84 now says 139.59.9.196 "hasn't been proved to be evading anything". Per prior cases, 5.0.109.84 is a very loud duck. 139.59.9.196 claims they have "NOT been proved to be evading anything". - Sum mer PhD v2.0 21:49, 2 July 2016 (UTC)

Comments by other users
''Accused parties may also comment/discuss in this section below. See Defending yourself against claims.''

Clerk, CheckUser, and/or patrolling admin comments
Please don't request CUs when reporting IPs of named users. We won't run them for privacy reasons.--Bbb23 (talk) 00:52, 28 June 2016 (UTC)
 * Based on behavioral evidence, IPs are socks of SalemHanna. I've blocked the latest active IP. Neil N  talk to me 09:02, 3 July 2016 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets



 * User compare report Auto-generated every hour.
 * Editor interaction utility

Quack. Sum mer PhD v2.0 03:16, 26 July 2016 (UTC)

Comments by other users
''Accused parties may also comment/discuss in this section below. See Defending yourself against claims.''

Clerk, CheckUser, and/or patrolling admin comments

 * WP:DUCK Neil N  talk to me 16:56, 31 July 2016 (UTC)