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Indefinitely blocked yesterday by for complete disruption of Shakira related articles. Now this user crops up reverting across all Shakira related articles (pinging for further evidence) and the same disruption. WP:DUCK much? — IB [ Poke ] 09:46, 1 February 2019 (UTC)
 * Update Indeff'd by Materialscientist, but we can still have a CU to confirm the link between master and sock and keep the history archive. My hunch is this is not going to end soon. — IB [ Poke ] 12:05, 1 February 2019 (UTC)

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 * I added a few IP addresses which were also used, some of them already blocked for block evasion, based on WP:DUCK. --Muhandes (talk) 10:12, 1 February 2019 (UTC)

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 * Nothing left to do here. Closing. Bbb23 (talk) 16:21, 1 February 2019 (UTC)

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WP:DUCK Muhandes (talk) 18:05, 9 February 2019 (UTC)

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 * Already blocked. Sir Sputnik (talk) 03:31, 10 February 2019 (UTC)

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WP:DUCK, see history and here too. Also this edit, this edit, this edit and this edit. --Muhandes (talk) 18:54, 3 March 2019 (UTC)
 * Compare also Zeinass edit Mullak1977 edit Shlaykira edit. --Muhandes (talk) 15:42, 6 March 2019 (UTC)

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 * , Sony music is a recording company, any certification handed by them is NOT considered actual certification and is bound to be biased to their recording company artist. Behavioral evidence is enough here to block this sock. Disruptive, vandal, as well as a general nuisance to the community was what Shakira111 as an editor. No one is biting it, we don't need fancruft and nonsense incrementing of his/her favorite artist. oh and for example, first edit made with the comment "Burn". I have enough experience with socks to know that this one is a DUCK. For crying out loud do you not see the compare report? — IB [ Poke ] 16:12, 6 March 2019 (UTC)
 * Guy was blocked, although I assume Ivanvector's comment was more directed to CU evidence versus behaviorial. Anyways, that was interesting. Good luck and happy editing! Kb03 (talk) 17:21, 6 March 2019 (UTC)

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 * Technical data is somewhat inconclusive because other accounts in this case have been consistently using proxies, but I call this ; cannot rule out meatpuppetry but I can't get the ATRL site they referred to to work for me to see what they're talking about. you might try explaining to the user why Sony Music is not a certification authority, and I'll note that Twitter is not unacceptable as a reliable source if the post is relevant and the author is a recognized authority, though citations direct from the source are better. Shakira is a famous singer who has just wrapped up a major record release and supporting world tour, it's reasonable to expect fans will be editing the article. Please don't bite them. Ivanvector (Talk/Edits) 14:12, 6 March 2019 (UTC)
 * please comment in the section for comments by other users. My conclusion is it's not the same user as the ones previously reported. That's what we investigate here. If you want to make a case for the account to be blocked for other reasons, try WP:ANI. I'm not going to comment on your content dispute. Ivanvector (Talk/Edits) 16:43, 6 March 2019 (UTC)


 * Comparing edits between this account and Zeinass, it is obvious to me that this is the same person, and I have blocked them accordingly. Drmies (talk) 17:11, 6 March 2019 (UTC)
 * Ivanvector, thank you for your note. It's funny we would disagree; we don't do so often, and obviously I do not have the technical evidence that you have. What I can say is that they are editing as if they are exactly the same person--I'm not gonna lay it out here, for obvious reasons, but anyone who compares the technicalities of some of the edits can see what I mean. So given your comments, it is possible we should maybe change the terminology here, and go with "MEAT"--but to stick with that metaphor, that almost seems like a piece of meat that was cloned in the lab. Thanks, Drmies (talk) 18:13, 6 March 2019 (UTC)

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--Bennv3771 (talk) 08:24, 23 March 2019 (UTC)
 * Shakira111 was indef blocked for, among other things, edit warring. Almost all their edits were related to Shakira.
 * ShawRunRun is equally focused on Shakira-related articles and has helped to restore content that Shakira11 had previously edit warred to add . Moreover, their first edits were to revert edits made by User:IndianBio (an editor who has given Shakira11 multiple warnings on their talk page and who opened the first SPI). e.g.
 * IB removed content ShawRunRun restored it
 * IB removed ShawRunRun restored
 * IB removed ShawRunRun restored.

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 * Pretty much DUCK, editing the in same area (even on zhwiki), diff are almost identical. : Please indeff the sock. &#8208;&#8208;1997kB (talk) 11:17, 24 March 2019 (UTC)
 * . NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 14:19, 25 March 2019 (UTC)

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Another in the line of Shakira111's socks or cloned meats. I hear the quacks.
 * and now
 * (The Mexico one) again and now Muhandes (talk) 09:20, 12 April 2019 (UTC)

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CU-✅ and blocked. Found no other socks on that IP or the range. Drmies (talk) 14:29, 12 April 2019 (UTC)
 * Closing per comment by . The SandDoctor  Talk 19:22, 12 April 2019 (UTC)

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And another in the line of Shakira111's socks or cloned meats. I hear the quacks again.


 * vs
 * vs Muhandes (talk) 10:08, 28 April 2019 (UTC)

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 * Blocked. Drmies (talk) 15:17, 28 April 2019 (UTC)

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Another one of Shakira111's socks. Same editing pattern, focusing on the same Shakira-related articles as previous socks, including edit warring on Shakira and El Dorado World Tour (possible legal threat too). Bennv3771 (talk) 05:39, 14 May 2019 (UTC)

Added FukuokaNagasaki editing in similar pattern (1). &#8208;&#8208;1997kB (talk) 15:19, 21 May 2019 (UTC)

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 * I agree with this assessment. The timing of when this account started editing is also a red flag. Torowhynot (talk) 03:48, 15 May 2019 (UTC)
 * To add evidence, compare Sixfeetapart edit, Zeinass edit and now BeikMusic edit. I think I recognize that sound. --Muhandes (talk) 09:51, 15 May 2019 (UTC)
 * One of BeikMusic's most recent edits in the Shakira biography includes the comment, "We have contacted Shakira's team," so is this more than one person? Torowhynot (talk) 02:51, 22 May 2019 (UTC)

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— Berean Hunter   (talk)  17:40, 21 May 2019 (UTC)
 * Please check for sleeper/other account. &#8208;&#8208;1997kB (talk) 15:41, 21 May 2019 (UTC)
 * FukuokaNagasaki is to //, same UA but they are using a proxy. ❌ to.
 * BeikMusic is ✅ to but the two are using a different device from either ShawRunRun or Shlaykira.  to the master. Previous checks indicate that IPs from this different region (BeikMusic's) have been pulled before in this case. This suggests that we are possibly tracking two different individuals that are socking with a third possible individual in the mix, Shlaykira. Meatpuppetry is possible.
 * From BeikMusic's edit (1) it looks these could be Meats, so : Please indef the socks without tags. In case more appears in future then we can make different casepage for them. &#8208;&#8208;1997kB (talk) 03:21, 27 May 2019 (UTC)
 * . NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 07:15, 27 May 2019 (UTC)

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Confirmed by at Sockpuppet investigations/BeikMusic. The SandDoctor Talk 03:14, 9 October 2019 (UTC)

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Closing, by. -- The SandDoctor Talk 03:14, 9 October 2019 (UTC)