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The first sock Qifahs17 was confirmed as a sock and was banned. I am not sure but I believe Siamfootball might be the same person again in a ban evasion due to the timing and creation of account after Qifahs17 was banned and the similar editing pattern. Govvy (talk) 06:28, 21 April 2018 (UTC)

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 * ? It's clear Siamfootball was created exactly seven days after Qifahs17 was banned, I see a similar editing pattern, I am asking an admin or someone who has the right rights to investigate! Govvy (talk) 11:41, 22 April 2018 (UTC)
 * I don't understand, I gave you some details and you give me a lazy ass reply telling me to do your job, I don't have access to any tools to further investigate what I already told you. If you don't want to help, then pass this on to someone who wants too. Govvy (talk) 14:56, 23 April 2018 (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. Sir Sputnik (talk) 00:32, 22 April 2018 (UTC)
 * You're going to have to explain what that similar editing pattern is, ideally by proving diffs that demonstrate the pattern. If you want someone to investigate, you've got to give them somewhere to start. Sir Sputnik (talk) 15:00, 22 April 2018 (UTC)
 * First of all, please keep things civil. Your comment above is entirely uncalled for. What I'm asking for is a description of the edits that make you think this is a sockpuppet (ideally with links to those edits). Right now the entirety of your evidence is the fact that you see an editing pattern. That goes without saying. You wouldn't have reported the account if you didn't. But if you don't explain what that pattern is, I'm left digging through some 24,000 edits by the master account, with no indication of what I'm even looking for. I'm all too happy look into this, but you've got give to me somewhere to start. Sir Sputnik (talk) 22:09, 23 April 2018 (UTC)
 * Since the evidence asked for does not seem to be forthcoming, I'm closing this without action, but without prejudice to reopening if evidence is presented. Sir Sputnik (talk) 19:23, 29 April 2018 (UTC)

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This editor's only edits have been to 2018 Kelantan FA season, an article created and heavily edited by Shafiqabu. Sir Sputnik (talk) 16:52, 30 April 2018 (UTC)

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 * - The choice of subject is enough to peak my suspicion, but the actual edits are are generic enough that they don't confirm confirm sockpuppetry by themselves. Please check to confirm. Sir Sputnik (talk) 16:53, 30 April 2018 (UTC)
 * The master is obviously stale.
 * These accounts are ✅ to each other:


 * No sleepers. Blocked, tagged, closed. Katietalk 22:53, 30 April 2018 (UTC)

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Recreating Léo Carioca and 2018 PDRM FA season, other overlap. GABgab 01:46, 11 August 2018 (UTC)

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. Filing for the record. GABgab 01:46, 11 August 2018 (UTC)

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 * 2018-08-01: The account  gets blocked.
 * 2018-08-02: The account  is created.
 * AllEyezOnMe2Pac has created 12 articles, are overlapping:
 * has further
 * Moved that was created by Shafiqabu.
 * Moved that Shafiqabu had edited.
 * Edited, , , , , etc. etc. that all have been edited by 3 of the blocked accounts.
 * More overlaps.
 * Would it be a good time for a sleeper check? Sam Sailor 18:32, 13 August 2018 (UTC)

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 * The following accounts are ✅ to each other:
 * Blocked the unblocked accounts without tags.--Bbb23 (talk) 14:54, 14 August 2018 (UTC)
 * All tagged, closing. GABgab 15:05, 14 August 2018 (UTC)
 * Blocked the unblocked accounts without tags.--Bbb23 (talk) 14:54, 14 August 2018 (UTC)
 * All tagged, closing. GABgab 15:05, 14 August 2018 (UTC)
 * Blocked the unblocked accounts without tags.--Bbb23 (talk) 14:54, 14 August 2018 (UTC)
 * All tagged, closing. GABgab 15:05, 14 August 2018 (UTC)
 * Blocked the unblocked accounts without tags.--Bbb23 (talk) 14:54, 14 August 2018 (UTC)
 * All tagged, closing. GABgab 15:05, 14 August 2018 (UTC)
 * Blocked the unblocked accounts without tags.--Bbb23 (talk) 14:54, 14 August 2018 (UTC)
 * All tagged, closing. GABgab 15:05, 14 August 2018 (UTC)

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 * 2018-08-14: Eight socks were confirmed.
 * 2018-08-22: User account was created
 * Account has edited 10 pages in main space. All of these have previously been edited by between two and six of the already blocked sock accounts, cf..
 * Suggest CU considering the result from August 14th.    Sam Sailor 07:07, 24 August 2018 (UTC)

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 * Based purely on the CU data, it's a mix of and, in the sense that I can't give a result better than likely based on one set of accounts being exclusively on home internet connections and the other set of accounts being only on mobile internet connections with unreliable geolocation. Given the behavior, I've blocked. Tagged and closing. ~ Rob 13 Talk 17:41, 24 August 2018 (UTC)

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Immediately begins editing a lot of the same class of articles and templates. Please see the editor interaction analysis to see that there is a great deal of overlap between this user and at least one prior sock (and some with the master, as well), this makes me highly suspicious. In addition, this topic area seems rife with socking. Waggie (talk) 14:38, 4 September 2018 (UTC)

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 * - Please compare to previous socks. Thanks, GABgab 21:59, 11 September 2018 (UTC)
 * Ran this a while back, it's still the same. --  Amanda  (aka DQ) 09:40, 17 September 2018 (UTC)
 * In light of the CU results, a shared interest a alone is not enough to conclude that this is sockpuppetry. Sir Sputnik (talk) 02:49, 1 October 2018 (UTC)