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A number of accounts have been adding unreferenced controversial information about academics associated with the University of Jaffna. I believe that these accounts are related:
 * N. Shanmugalingam: T.shan56 v Lalapappa v Kumutha happy v Obi4canbe.
 * Vasanthy Arasaratnam - Kumutha happy v Lalapappa.  obi2canibe talk contr 17:11, 29 October 2016 (UTC)

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 * The following 3 accounts are ✅:


 * Obi4canbe is to be the same person, but meatpuppetry is a likely possibility. I have blocked all the accounts. Mike V • Talk 23:28, 29 October 2016 (UTC)

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These three accounts have only ever edited Eastern University, Sri Lanka. This article's quality has deteriorated over the years with new editors adding rafts of unsourced, un-encyclopedic content. The article is on my watchlist and I occasionaly remove unsourced additions though the article needs a major re-work to bring it up to standard.

On 23 January added some unreferenced content about the appointment of F. C. Ragel as vice-chancellor. The following day updated the infobox with the new VC's name, unsourced of course.

On 27 January I reverted these, together with other recent unsourced additions. The following day I was reverted by. Four minutes (1 v 2) after this revert left a a stroppy message on my talk page.

On 3 February I reverted 's revert. On 5 February, with their first edit on Wikipedia, reverted my edit and re-inserted the unsourced additions about the new VC. Obi2canibe (talk) 13:43, 10 February 2019 (UTC)

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— Berean Hunter   (talk)  19:00, 10 February 2019 (UTC)
 * All are ✅ on a proxy that is no where near Sri Lanka. Does not appear to be meatpuppets and they are sharing the exact same single static IP as T.shan56. Would a clerk please move this case to that master and tag if they agree?
 * ✅ Sro23 (talk) 06:31, 13 February 2019 (UTC)

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Some of the first edits by Fusion4567 were vandalism to P. Balasundarampillai, which were closely followed by further vandalism to the same article by Guppies1234. When the vandalism was reverted by the offending changes were re-added by Fusion4567 (including the same vandalism previously added by Guppies1234). When I reverted the vandalism they were re-added by Trenton00987. When those edits were reverted by they were subsequently re-added by Trenton00987 and Guppies1234. Despite each of the users being individually being warned about vandalism they have continued to persist with adding unsourced contentious (possibly libelous) statements to the article. Based on their edit history you would either have to assume they are a single editor or three editors acting in very close collusion with each other. Dan arndt (talk) 05:29, 17 July 2019 (UTC)
 * I’ve just added another to the list, 456yui, exactly the same vandalism on P. Balasundarampillai. Dan arndt (talk) 23:41, 18 July 2019 (UTC)

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 * - This is pretty clearly T.shan56, so I have merged the case accordingly. With six accounts registered in the past few weeks (see sock cats), and their promise of more to come, this is probably worth a check for sleepers. Sir Sputnik (talk) 23:19, 18 July 2019 (UTC)
 * ✅ to each other:
 * They're all blocked already. I don't see any obvious sleepers. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 06:53, 19 July 2019 (UTC)
 * They're all blocked already. I don't see any obvious sleepers. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 06:53, 19 July 2019 (UTC)
 * They're all blocked already. I don't see any obvious sleepers. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 06:53, 19 July 2019 (UTC)
 * They're all blocked already. I don't see any obvious sleepers. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 06:53, 19 July 2019 (UTC)
 * They're all blocked already. I don't see any obvious sleepers. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 06:53, 19 July 2019 (UTC)
 * They're all blocked already. I don't see any obvious sleepers. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 06:53, 19 July 2019 (UTC)
 * They're all blocked already. I don't see any obvious sleepers. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 06:53, 19 July 2019 (UTC)
 * They're all blocked already. I don't see any obvious sleepers. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 06:53, 19 July 2019 (UTC)

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This user made denigrating edits at Vasanthy Arasaratnam like Vasanthy546576, an already confirmed sock of T.shan56, did. Username Obi1canibe also looks very similar to Obi4canbe, another confirmed sock of the supposed sockmaster. DoebLoggs (talk) 12:13, 23 July 2019 (UTC)

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 * Already blocked. Sir Sputnik (talk) 23:19, 23 July 2019 (UTC)

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Both of these accounts have made the same sort of negative POV comments at Vasanthy Arasaratnam and N. Shanmugalingam as previous socks not long after the protection of these pages expired. Sir Sputnik (talk) 12:48, 31 August 2019 (UTC)

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 * - Given T.shan56's history of sleeper use, please check if any exist now. Sir Sputnik (talk) 12:49, 31 August 2019 (UTC)
 * Just one: . NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 01:51, 1 September 2019 (UTC)