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Interaction Report #1 - KOMania16 & BigRedMonster12
 * The above users in Report #1 have already been confirmed by as related. --  Dane  talk  00:37, 17 January 2017 (UTC)

Interaction Report #2 - HughMorris15 & SwannBrand99

Interaction Report #3 - Sexypolarbear6 & TheTexasRattlesnake17

Interaction Report #4 - AmbroseAsylum11 and Screamingangel40

After the ongoing AN/I, these accounts were identified as potentially belonging to the sockpuppeteer based on editing behavior and interaction analyzer. Additionally, requesting CU check to verify no further sleepers. (StylesClash19 triggered an edit filter) --  Dane talk  00:36, 17 January 2017 (UTC)

Added BalorClub16, stale for CU purposes but still needs to be blocked.  Pinguinn     🐧   20:01, 18 January 2017 (UTC)

SwannBrand99 has not been blocked and is still active.  Pinguinn     🐧   17:37, 15 February 2017 (UTC)

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I will confirm that BigRedMonster12, TheTexasRattlesnake17, KOMania16 and AmbroseAsylum11 are sock puppets but the other suspected ones are not correct. StylesClash18 17:24, 17 January 2017 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by StylesClash18 (talk • contribs) 17:24, 17 January 2017 (UTC)

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 * I looked at StylesClash18 due to the peculiar editing and found that they, KOMania16, and BigRedMonster12 are ✅ to one another. I have not looked at any of the other accounts, and note that TheTexasRattlesnake17 and AmbroseAsylum11 appear to be for CU purposes. ​—DoRD (talk)​ 00:49, 17 January 2017 (UTC)
 * Group 1 – the following accounts are ✅:
 * Group 2 – the following accounts are ✅ to each other and ❌ to Group 1:
 * Group 3 – the following accounts are ✅ to each other and ❌ to Groups 1 and 2:
 * HughMorris15 and Screamingangel40 are ❌ to each other and to all three groups.
 * Blocked all unblocked accounts in Groups 1-3 without tags.--Bbb23 (talk) 02:44, 25 January 2017 (UTC)
 * Group 2 – the following accounts are ✅ to each other and ❌ to Group 1:
 * Group 3 – the following accounts are ✅ to each other and ❌ to Groups 1 and 2:
 * HughMorris15 and Screamingangel40 are ❌ to each other and to all three groups.
 * Blocked all unblocked accounts in Groups 1-3 without tags.--Bbb23 (talk) 02:44, 25 January 2017 (UTC)
 * Group 3 – the following accounts are ✅ to each other and ❌ to Groups 1 and 2:
 * HughMorris15 and Screamingangel40 are ❌ to each other and to all three groups.
 * Blocked all unblocked accounts in Groups 1-3 without tags.--Bbb23 (talk) 02:44, 25 January 2017 (UTC)
 * Group 3 – the following accounts are ✅ to each other and ❌ to Groups 1 and 2:
 * HughMorris15 and Screamingangel40 are ❌ to each other and to all three groups.
 * Blocked all unblocked accounts in Groups 1-3 without tags.--Bbb23 (talk) 02:44, 25 January 2017 (UTC)
 * HughMorris15 and Screamingangel40 are ❌ to each other and to all three groups.
 * Blocked all unblocked accounts in Groups 1-3 without tags.--Bbb23 (talk) 02:44, 25 January 2017 (UTC)

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Interaction Analysis between MajesticPenguin and StylesClash18 shows that these editors have edited many of the same articles, making small changes in multiple edits over a period of minutes, and removing dated information is also one of StylesClash18's MOs. Also verbiage changes and similar edit summaries match the editing styles of both. --  Dane talk  04:17, 24 January 2017 (UTC)
 * Additionally, MajesticPenguins account was created the same day (January 17, 15:27) and in a space between active editing from StylesClash18 (15:07 to 15:54 on January 17) after admitting to sock puppetry (above). With the diffs above and the edit summaries/removals of dates being so similar, i'm confident this is the same editor. --  Dane  talk  04:19, 24 January 2017 (UTC)

I would like to say that I respect that other editors may believe this is a sockpuppet due to the similarities in our editing but I have no connection to StylesClash18. If any editor wishes to discuss this further, please leave a message on my talk page.

Kind regards, MajesticPenguin (talk) 17:08, 24 January 2017 (UTC)


 * Please note StylesClash18's block occurred at 17:33pm "5:33pm" on 1/17, then one of their socks StylesClash19's was blocked at 17:38 "5:38"pm on 1/17, User MajesticPenguin's first edit was at 5:38pm on 1/17. The similarities and editting styles are identical, each confirmed sock was blocked between 5:32pm and 5:40pm. Chris "WarMachineWildThing"  Talk to me 17:39, 24 January 2017 (UTC)

I would like to confirm that this account, KO PopUpPowerbomb, is a sockpuppet of StylesClash18. I would also like to clear my name as MajesticPenguin is not a sockpuppet of mine but a sockpuppet of StylesClash19, who has been impersonating me.

KO PopUpPowerbomb (talk) 19:09, 24 January 2017 (UTC)

Also, the other sockpuppets do not belong to me. They have been suspected incorrectly.

KO PopUpPowerbomb (talk) 19:10, 24 January 2017 (UTC)

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See above.--Bbb23 (talk) 02:44, 25 January 2017 (UTC)

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Editing history at Alberto Del Rio and Paige (wrestler) (and many others) exhibit several small, successive edits similar to the socks in this SPI. Furthermore, the editor comparison shows several overlapping and similar edits. --  Dane talk  04:17, 26 January 2017 (UTC)

The talk page impersonates User:Soap.

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connection, but nothing more certain than that. Picked up and blocked (part of Group 1, above) whilst checking. Yunshui 雲 水 11:06, 26 January 2017 (UTC)
 * To which group is this account ? Thanks, GABgab 21:07, 27 January 2017 (UTC)

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This edit with this response seem to pretty much match the MO of the suspect puppetteer. Same kind of behavior as the original socks. --  Dane talk  04:49, 6 February 2017 (UTC)

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(Group 2) GorillaWarfare (talk) 22:52, 18 February 2017 (UTC)

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Editing history matches that of the master in Group #1 from the archived SPI. --  Dane talk  01:51, 31 March 2017 (UTC)

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 * CU comes up ; this one's going to have to be decided on behaviour alone. Yunshui 雲 水 15:11, 3 April 2017 (UTC)
 * User name similarity to previous sock and the same editing areas seems enough to block so have. Amortias (T)(C) 17:21, 3 April 2017 (UTC)
 * Closing. GABgab 22:59, 4 April 2017 (UTC)

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Request CU based on behavioral evidence below. On March 6, User:Vjmlhds ("Vjm") was blocked for 24 hours. On March 7, the block was temporarily reset to indefinite. On March 11, community consensus at AN/I was to reset the block for three months, followed by editing restrictions for an additional three. Vjmlhds has requested an unblock twice since the initial 24-hr block, and repeatedly tried to negotiate his way out of the block during the AN/I discussion. I am familiar with Vjmlhds as we have frequently interacted while editing content related to Cleveland, Ohio; local broadcast media in Cleveland; Cleveland sports; etc. Based in part on that familiarity, my impression is that it's difficult for him to stay away from the site. Moreover, given his many attempts to talk his way out of a block or ban, as well as at least one attempt to proxy-edit, I think it's possible Vjmlhds has been socking to evade this current block.
 * Background


 * Some observations:
 * 1) Vjmlhds frequently edits pro wrestling content (e.g., has most edits at various personnel list pages).
 * 2) Vjmlhds gets into heated disputes w/ others, and has been blocked roughly 10 times for edit-warring and/or personal attacks (culminating w/ current 3-month block).
 * 3) He lashes out when frustrated; shouting is nothing new.
 * 4) Over the last year, he has posted variations of "you are not better than me" and/or "you will respect me" on several talk pages.
 * 5) The day before being blocked, Vjmlhds was in a content dispute w/ multiple editors, including User:Oknazevad, User:LM2000, and User:WarMachineWildThing.
 * 6) WWE Universal Championship is a pro wrestling article Vjmlhds has edited three times since last August.
 * 7) Oknazevad and LM2000 were the last two editors to post at Talk:WWE Universal Championship prior to Vjm's block; both opposed moving the page (see section #Name Change).


 * Now consider the following timeline from March 7 (all times UTC)
 * 02:35 -- Vjmlhds' 24-hour block reset to indefinite.
 * 04:25 -- Vjmlhds' first edit during indef. block.
 * 04:50 -- User:SethAdam99's first edit in 6 months.
 * 04:50 -- SethAdam99 moves WWE Universal Championship w/o discussion.
 * 06:10 -- SethAdam99 shouts at WarMachineWildThing after move reverted per WarMachine's request.
 * 06:50 -- SethAdam99 to WarMachineWildThing: "YOU WILL RESPECT ME!"
 * 07:01 -- ''SethAdam99 to WarMachineWildThing: "I'M NOT ASKING YOU TO RESPECT ME! I'M TELLING YOU TO RESPECT ME!"
 * 07:06 -- ''SethAdam99 to WarMachineWildThing (& last edit before 2-week block): "YOU WILL RESPECT ME BOY!"
 * 07:11 -- SethAdam99 blocked for 2 weeks.
 * 12:36 -- Vjmlhds' second edit during indef. block.

Based on the timeline above, I think Vjmlhds may have POINTedly lashed out w/ a sleeper account upon realizing his block was reset from 24 hours to indefinite & that he couldn't talk his way out of it. Note that SethAdam99 has edited Vjm's user page three times; the first time was ignored, while the second and third were reverted by different editors. I find it odd that Vjmlhds, who has edited his own user page 800+ times, would ignore a random editor making changes to his user page. Vjmlhds & SethAdam99 also have had significant overlap at pro wrestling articles, and SethAdam99 already had two blocks before the 2-week block in the above timeline, one of which for edit-warring at a pro wrestling article.

Like SethAdam99's first edit in 6 months, User:KO Asylum's first edit in 2½ months was at WWE Universal Championship (both edits dropped "WWE" from title in lead); similar to SethAdam99's timing, KO Asylum's first edit after a months-long absence occurred relatively not long (3 days) after Vjm's 24-hour block was reset to indefinite; and like SethAdam99, KO Asylum & Vjmlhds have also had a fair amount of overlap at pro wrestling articles. But here's where things get a little strange. I first noted KO Asylum in my sandbox on March 16... and that was two weeks prior to KO Asylum's block for socking on April 3 from a separate SPI case. Note that nearly all of KO Asylum's fellow confirmed socks appear to have focused exclusively on pro wrestling content.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]
 * Unrelated SPI case?

One administrator seems to think Vjmlhds has been "gaming the system" for a while now. Note the AN/I discussion which preceded the separate SPI case above: one editor suggested that User:StyleClash18 (fellow confirmed sock of KO Asylum) may have been GAMEing to increase his edit count through hundreds of edits & immediate reverts to his talk page. Note that a few years back Vjmlhds was handing out edit-count awards (10K, 25K, 50K, 100K) to several users– awards that he created (& apparently redundant to service awards). Combined w/ the fact he has edited his own user page more than eight hundred times, it seems he too may have a fixation on edit counts.

Vjmlhds is "just a guy in Cleveland". The anonymous IP addresses below are from either Cleveland or the Greater Cleveland area (Northeast Ohio). All have edited since Vjm's block was reset to indefinite on March 7 (all but one have edited only after March 7). All have focused exclusively on pro wrestling content, except one (User:107.10.197.42) which has also edited the Trump Executive Office & Cleveland Cavaliers roster templates. Vjmlhds also repeatedly edited the Trump Exec. Office & Cavaliers roster templates in the weeks prior to his block.
 * Anonymous IPs
 * Anon IPs from Cleveland :
 * Contributions/107.10.197.42
 * Contributions/174.104.161.79
 * Anon IPs from Greater Cleveland area (NE Ohio) :
 * Contributions/50.51.221.98
 * Contributions/50.54.46.120
 * Contributions/50.54.76.48
 * Contributions/50.54.77.215 Levdr1 lp  /  talk  14:24, 10 April 2017 (UTC)

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 * Note: After six months of inactivity, SethAdams99 makes this edit a scant 2 hours after Vjmlhds was blocked. Cyphoidbomb (talk) 16:37, 10 April 2017 (UTC)
 * with respect to and : evidence is compelling, especially the timeline of edits. I'm also endorsing with respect to StylesClash18/KO Asylum: although the behaviour does not seem to fit the case quite so well, that case is messy and KO Asylum returned an inconclusive result, and there is a lot of overlap. And as always the IPs are  Ivanvector (Talk/Edits) 16:59, 10 April 2017 (UTC)
 * Vjmlhds is ❌ to anyone.
 * I disagree with the finding that KO Asylum is . The user is ❌ to anyone.
 * SethAdam99 is to the master and ❌ to anyone else.
 * is ✅ to the master, blocked, and tagged.--Bbb23 (talk) 17:59, 10 April 2017 (UTC)
 * This shouldn't have been left open as long as it has with no follow-up from the clerk (me). This report was clearly meant to link Vjmlhds to this case, and that account is clearly a separate user and not related to this case. SethAdam99 was blocked for a time and hasn't edited since, and I'm inclined to leave it at that without further comment. Ivanvector (Talk/Edits) 23:49, 1 May 2017 (UTC)