Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Sedej/Archive

01 April 2016

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Judging by the bizarre and disruptive editing pattern -- most clearly, the re-removal of Category:Kurdish terrorism from articles, such as here -- this appears to be the recently banned user. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 18:31, 1 April 2016 (UTC) Shawn in Montreal (talk) 18:31, 1 April 2016 (UTC)

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''Accused parties may also comment/discuss in this section below. See Defending yourself against claims.'' He is same usser as. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Enxip&action=edit&redlink=1 https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Kordestani&action=edit&redlink=1 Shadow4dark (talk) 18:41, 1 April 2016 (UTC)
 * Yes, this may just be the tip of it. I see that suggested a short while back that blocked  was in fact the original SOCKer, pre-Sedej. See for example here and here. I'm adding to the SPI, Shawn in Montreal (talk) 18:44, 1 April 2016 (UTC)


 * Probably same person, very disruptive edits. Added Enxip, Kordestani. Spirit Ethanol (talk) 19:08, 1 April 2016 (UTC)

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 * All accounts listed have been blocked. I think everything is set here. Mike V • Talk 20:26, 3 April 2016 (UTC)

27 April 2016

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Identical edits to master on many articles. Main mode of operation is relentless edit-warring and removal of Armenian and other ethnic names from the lead of city articles. I opened this SPI spurred by comments of a helpful IP at the 3RRN report of the sock. Dr.  K.  17:04, 27 April 2016 (UTC)


 * Evidence
 * sock removing source because "it was added by vandal", master doing the same
 * sock removing the Armenian name, master doing the same
 * sock removing emblem, master doing the same
 * sock removing the Armenian name, master doing the same

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 * Sedej is a confirmed sockmaster. With his new sock Anders165, he is doing exact same edits as with his previous accounts. See the history here, where Sedej and Anders  are doing same edit with same commentary "Source is not reliable....".

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 * Group 1 – the following accounts are ✅ to each other:
 * Group 2 – the following accounts are ✅ to each other and to Group 1:
 * The Group 2 accounts are using mostly webhosts and other proxy servers.
 * I've blocked Anders165, the only unblocked account, without a tag. Kordestani is the oldest account of both groups. The clerk can decide whether to treat them as having one or two masters.--Bbb23 (talk) 23:32, 27 April 2016 (UTC)
 * I'm tagging these as the same master; I think there's enough to tie Group 1 and Group 2 together – for example, the argumentative and edit-warring style shared by both of them, especially on detailed (and technical) maps relating to the Syrian Civil War and other maps in that general region. Closing. Kevin ( aka L235 ·&#32; t ·&#32; c) 01:31, 3 May 2016 (UTC)
 * Group 2 – the following accounts are ✅ to each other and to Group 1:
 * The Group 2 accounts are using mostly webhosts and other proxy servers.
 * I've blocked Anders165, the only unblocked account, without a tag. Kordestani is the oldest account of both groups. The clerk can decide whether to treat them as having one or two masters.--Bbb23 (talk) 23:32, 27 April 2016 (UTC)
 * I'm tagging these as the same master; I think there's enough to tie Group 1 and Group 2 together – for example, the argumentative and edit-warring style shared by both of them, especially on detailed (and technical) maps relating to the Syrian Civil War and other maps in that general region. Closing. Kevin ( aka L235 ·&#32; t ·&#32; c) 01:31, 3 May 2016 (UTC)
 * I've blocked Anders165, the only unblocked account, without a tag. Kordestani is the oldest account of both groups. The clerk can decide whether to treat them as having one or two masters.--Bbb23 (talk) 23:32, 27 April 2016 (UTC)
 * I'm tagging these as the same master; I think there's enough to tie Group 1 and Group 2 together – for example, the argumentative and edit-warring style shared by both of them, especially on detailed (and technical) maps relating to the Syrian Civil War and other maps in that general region. Closing. Kevin ( aka L235 ·&#32; t ·&#32; c) 01:31, 3 May 2016 (UTC)

13 May 2016

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Same signature edits as Sedej, a highly disruptive editor. Baking Soda (talk) 08:42, 13 May 2016 (UTC)

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✅, blocked, tagged, closing.--Bbb23 (talk) 12:58, 13 May 2016 (UTC)