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Makes the same very similar edits to The Citadel page as Strgzr1 did before that account was blocked.

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Citadel%2C_The_Military_College_of_South_Carolina&type=revision&diff=832706576&oldid=832186898

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Citadel%2C_The_Military_College_of_South_Carolina&type=revision&diff=805911295&oldid=805828388 BubbaJoe123456 (talk) 15:37, 29 March 2018 (UTC)

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 * Neil N  talk to me 19:43, 29 March 2018 (UTC)

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IP edits strongly correlate with User:Strgzr1/his sockpuppet's edit history and use similar phrasing for justification in the edit summary ("Reinserted relevant..."):

IP#1:     

IP#2:   

Strgzr1    Buffs (talk) 18:22, 3 April 2018 (UTC)

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 * , what do you want us to do here? The most recent edits are a couple weeks old and they've probably already changed IPs. --Neil N  talk to me 18:39, 3 April 2018 (UTC)
 * IP edits too old. Closing. Bbb23 (talk) 17:17, 4 April 2018 (UTC)
 * Was unable to respond earlier; response now: merely recording that other IPs are being used to bypass the block is sufficient. Closure is acceptable. Buffs (talk) 21:03, 23 April 2018 (UTC)

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Editor_assistance/Requests complains about "constant revisions" to Military Classic of the South and The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina by. history of those articles shows this has been done by, already blocked as sock of this puppeteer. Eggishorn (talk) (contrib) 16:49, 5 April 2018 (UTC)

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 * The IP's haven't been active for a few days now. Sro23 (talk) 05:16, 9 April 2018 (UTC)

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Registered today, one of the first actions is to make restore a sock's edit here Same topics, same region, same style. Also note that their response to being challenged was to run to make a report here just as the above sock did.  Scr ★ pIron IV 15:15, 10 April 2018 (UTC)

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 * Blocked. --Neil N  talk to me 15:55, 10 April 2018 (UTC)
 * as unnecessary. Ivanvector (Talk/Edits) 13:40, 18 April 2018 (UTC)

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Similar edits and edit summaries on same pages as Strgzr1. Note he seems to be back around the same time another Bob80q sockpuppet (Pignetti) is unmasked. Billcasey905 (talk) 10:10, 24 July 2018 (UTC)

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 * - obviously the same user editing while logged out. Hasn't edited in 4 days but this is apparently a static address so I've given it a 2-week block. Ivanvector (Talk/Edits) 13:31, 24 July 2018 (UTC)

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Identical (unsourced) page edits as were made by Strgzr1 and his other socks (Realsnappy18, Chasbombs, several IPs) on The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina, Military Classic of the South, Virginia Military Institute, Cadet Honor Code. Same type of edit summaries ("Open to discussion" is a phrase used often), edits are all marked as minor. At least one IP geolocates to China so user may be using proxies/VPNs. Ewen Douglas (talk) 15:36, 8 February 2019 (UTC)

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Request this accusation be dismissed and investigated as "bad faith" by editor: Ewen Douglas, as this editor continues to level accusations in order to prevent editor's own editing from being examined. Notice user's continual deletion of relevant/current website/article references and habitual reversions in numerous previous edits on Cadet Honor Code and Military Classic of the South pages specifically. I have never viewed nor edited several other articles listed, as Ewen accuses, and am not compelled to defend myself further for using similar words/language as other editors, or editing these two ‘hot button’ articles. The articles are about topics I am knowledgeable on as I served in an honor board capacity and athletic and conference advisor at a service academy. Deleting references, as user:Ewen Douglas has, should not be allowed. Nor should protecting edits with constant reversions and constant accusations. Looking back at edit histories on these two articles (and a few others on completely different topics), the "back and forth" has been ongoing and previous points of much concern by many editors. Thank you for your time/consideration.Slaphappy19 (talk) 12:25, 9 February 2019 (UTC)
 * Your username "Slaphappy19" is similar to the other exposed sockpuppet Realsnappy18. This edit mirrors what you're attempting to do at the Citadel article exactly. This other edit mirrors what you're attempting to do at Military Classic of the South; even your edit summaries both use the word "relevant" to defend the edit. Are we supposed to believe that these are all coincidences? Ewen Douglas (talk) 15:17, 10 February 2019 (UTC)

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Blocked based on behavior. — Berean Hunter   (talk)  21:59, 10 February 2019 (UTC)

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Recently registered user making the same edits (sometimes even word-for-word) on the same pages as Strgzr1 and his other socks. See for recently blocked IP edits,  for a recently blocked sock's edits,  for this user's edits, and  for Strgzr1's edits, just for one comparison that shows all making the same types of edits. Billcasey905 (talk) 15:29, 10 March 2019 (UTC)

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Blocked based on behavior. — Berean Hunter   (talk)  16:07, 10 March 2019 (UTC)

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Account surfaced almost immediately after blocking of previous sock, the latest in a string of accounts making the same sorts of edits and claims on pages related to The Citadel and VMI and the nature of their military programs. This user's only substantive contributions are on the talk pages of Military Classic of the South and Cadet Honor Code, which have been the focuses of recent previous sock activity. Message on Military Classic of the South talk page is almost identical to the substance of previous sock edits. If reading talk page, note that Slapphappy19 is blocked as a sockpuppet of Strgzr1 as well. Ruffnready is also a sock of Bob80q. Both users have also frequently edited using IPs.

User undid my revert of previous sock activity here and used the same style of edit summary as Strgzr1. Based on behavior, believe this is once again the same person seeking to avoid blocks. Billcasey905 (talk) 03:34, 22 March 2019 (UTC)

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 * . Sir Sputnik (talk) 03:49, 22 March 2019 (UTC)

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New user editing Military Classic of the South, making the same types of edits as Strgzr1 and previous socks. See Jethrovia, Slapphappy19, Strgzr1, Strgzr1, Strgzr1. Note the accessdate for the reference has not changed in any of these edits, because it is the same person copying their own previous edits and changing things a little to appear as someone else. Billcasey905 (talk) 14:47, 5 April 2019 (UTC)

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 * . Sir Sputnik (talk) 00:59, 6 April 2019 (UTC)

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IP which edits pages related to VMI and The Citadel with the same sorts of edits as previous socks. See Schmuckatelli and IP Billcasey905 (talk) 03:55, 24 April 2019 (UTC)

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 * Cabayi (talk) 12:05, 25 April 2019 (UTC)
 * - Bizarre that an editor obsessed with Honor Codes would go to such lengths to conceal their identity.
 * Please block the IP for 1 week (it looks fairly static). Cabayi (talk) 12:07, 25 April 2019 (UTC)


 * Blocked. Sir Sputnik (talk) 21:49, 26 April 2019 (UTC)

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Previously blocked IP has returned, making the same sorts of edits as before. Edits are intended to diminish The Citadel vis a vis VMI by emphasizing civilian programs at the former to an undue extent. Uses similar edit summary phrases (IP, sockmaster

IP: 1 Previously blocked IPs and users: 2, 3, 4. Billcasey905 (talk) 03:41, 2 October 2019 (UTC)

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 * . Sir Sputnik (talk) 01:03, 5 October 2019 (UTC)

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VMI boosterism focusing on the exact same points for ~8 years (see previous blocks for similar evidence); please realize this may also be User:Bob80q. Both have been blocked in the past for similar boosterism and sockpuppetry...it's possible the two are related:   . Requesting this IP be blocked and pages indef WP:ECP'd due to long-term disruption:
 * Virginia Military Institute
 * United States senior military college


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Buffs (talk) 14:17, 19 August 2020 (UTC)

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 * Please don't file the same case under two separate names (see Sockpuppet investigations/Bob80q). Closing. GeneralNotability (talk) 14:15, 27 August 2020 (UTC)

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User has created a talk comment on an issue directly related to Strgzr1's edit history at Talk:The Citadel, and responded using the same language references to "accuracy" as used by Strgzr1 and his socks in nearly all responses when challenged. Also restored virtually verbatim a section removed as posted by a Strgzr1 sock on United States senior military college. vs. User has returned in order to continue disruptively pushing his agenda of editing in order to elevate VMI vis a vis The Citadel. Billcasey905 (talk) 23:36, 4 January 2021 (UTC)
 * Note this IP has been previously blocked for disruptive editing in the same area, but was mistakenly believed to be a sock of Strgzr1's counterpart on the side of The Citadel, Bob80q. Billcasey905 (talk) 23:37, 4 January 2021 (UTC)
 * Additional diffs while I was preparing sock report: current; sockmaster; sockmaster. Billcasey905 (talk) 23:45, 4 January 2021 (UTC)
 * Sock is still active, now 6 days later: 1 Billcasey905 (talk) 18:44, 10 January 2021 (UTC)

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 * IP blocked for a year. GeneralNotability (talk) 01:56, 13 January 2021 (UTC)

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Likely sock of Strgzr1 is adding virtually identical text to Military Classic of the South as previous known accounts. See: 1 and 2 for current IP edits and 3, 4, 5 for previous sock edits at Military Classic of the South. Even the edit summaries have very similar wording. Billcasey905 (talk) 23:05, 24 June 2021 (UTC)

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 * The IP looks stable, blocked for a month. -- RoySmith (talk) 21:21, 8 July 2021 (UTC)