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26 March 2014

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Nonconstructive edits to Nickelodeon and iCarly (season 5). The Toon Disney Guy (talk) 10:31, 26 March 2014 (UTC)

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 * If the CheckUser is performed on TDFan2006 and it returns a positive, then NewEd1torI2345 can be blocked as confirmed sock, because TDFan2006 would be reporting his own sock. Cyphoidbomb (talk) 21:15, 1 April 2014 (UTC)
 * You realise people are going to be saying "Cyphoidbomb, you're a dick." If you just acuse everyone of being FanforClarl. The Toon Disney Guy (talk) 09:30, 2 April 2014 (UTC)

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 * King of &hearts;   &diams;   &clubs;  &spades; 22:52, 30 March 2014 (UTC)
 * Decline as this can be handled in the below request. --Rschen7754 20:50, 1 April 2014 (UTC)

27 March 2014

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I think there's enough behavioral evidence to look into whether or not TDFan2006 is a "good-hand" sock identity of FanforClarl / Unorginal, or perhaps even another actor. For a mere 1100 edits (280 of which are to his own sandbox), the user has a peculiar interest in sockpuppets and has recently been doing some tagging here and there. His sixth edit at Wikipedia was to comment at an SPI report on HoshiNoKaabi2000, another sock of FanforClarl.

The user's sandbox is worth noting, as apparent test articles spring up, then disappear, then others spring up, then disappear. In these edits the user begins talking about the "idents", including the "fruit" ones, which was something that HoshiNoKaabi rambled about on my talk page. TD also brings it up here. And here is another FanforClarl sock, interacting with his other sock. Note the user name references "idents". This isn't a smoking gun, but it is a peculiarity and a strange intersection of minutia interest.

TDFan2006 has 11 articles in common with Hoshi:. Not a smoking gun by any stretch. I probably have more intersections than TDFan...

Here TDFan2006 announces his interest in becoming an "administor" one day. One of FanforClarl's sockpuppets also has trouble spelling that word in the exact same way. (Admins might take a closer look at the other bizarre content on the user page in that edit.)

Then on this page, the user makes some half-hearted attempts to "help" the investigation, like pointing out the sock operator uses "bastard", "shit" and "bitch", so we should be on the lookout for those words as clues. And the dubious suggestion that "David Jetix" is the sock operator's real name. A person who primarily edits European kids' TV articles and networks, and one who we are to believe is 16, would presumably recognize "Jetix" as a programming brand, particularly when the word appears in his own sandbox. These come across as weak red herrings.

Other curiosities: This whole ANI report could very well be the result of a bogus rivalry between two sockpuppets, for all we know. FanforClarl interacted with his other socks numerous times, for example on HoshiNoKaabii2000's talk page back when he was pretending to be unrelated to Unorginal. by TDFan2006. TDFan2006's Request for Adminship User seems to know how other socks work, but then backpedals.

I asked TDFan2006 directly if his account was another sock of FanforClarl. He archived it without answering the question. A triviality, perhaps.

User wrote on their talk page: The user DickHead123 used the same IP as me, but I swear I do not know who he/she is! How does the user know what IP DickHead123 used?

DickHead123 was created March 26, 2014. TD's first edit of that day was 34 minutes after DickHead123 was created. A few minutes later, TD tags User:NewEd1torI2345 as a sock of FanforClarl and works on an SPI for a few minutes. User edits for a total of about 10 minutes before taking a break. A couple of hours later, DickHead123 starts editing/vandalizing here and a minute later here. TD returns to proclaim that he's not DickHead123, less than an hour after DickHead makes his edits. His posted protest is reminiscent of the denials HoshiNoKaabi2000 made when he was accused of being Orginal. (paraphrased) "I don't know who it is. Okay, it's my friend!"

Coincidentally, DickHead123 vandalized an article on a Scottish artist, and TDFan2006 claims to be from Aberdeen.

I think that should be enough behavioral evidence to support a CheckUser and to request a sleeper check. Side note: TDFan2006 was given rollback rights today. Cyphoidbomb (talk) 21:37, 27 March 2014 (UTC)

Addendum: I once described HoshiNoKaabii2000's attitude as "huffy". That word was echoed by TDFan2006 in my adminship hearing.

Addendum: inexplicably has a beef with me. Edits in the world of European kids TV channels just like FanforClarl. Cyphoidbomb (talk) 20:55, 5 April 2014 (UTC)

Addendum: Though this went back and forth for a while because of some discrepancies with the CheckUser investigations, in part because I and other editors lumped some unrelated sock operators together, but TDFan2006 was ultimately blocked as a sock of HoshiNoKaabii2000. TDFan2006 denies any relationship, but HoshiNoKaabii2000 denied being related to Unorginal, which proved to be untrue. Of their 1653 edits, 499 were made to TDFan's own sandbox, where s/he created peculiar television articles and music lists related to a fictional island called "Unovia". This seems like an obvious admission that they are Uno, or Unorginal, in the way that Hoshi's "David Jetix" socks keep referencing "Jetania", for example, Create Your Own Unorginal and Thuckin Hell. Coincidentally (or so TDFan2006 might want us to believe), the only other place "Unovia" appeared at Wikipedia, was on the talk page of Aberdeen IP, for example in this edit (has since been RevDeleted). In April 2014, Smalljim blocked this IP for 1 year for persistent vandalism. If there are still questions about TDFan2006's integrity as an editor, please note the blanking and the edit summaries at Israeli–Palestinian conflict in these: and the talk page comment they left for the editor who reverted their obvious vandalism. I don't think it could be any clearer that this is a sock, and that the user was not here to build an encyclopedia. Cyphoidbomb (talk) 21:36, 2 July 2014 (UTC)

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 * Cyphoidbomb, this isn't funny. You also seem to revert vandalism, etc. to European channel related stuff. The Toon Disney Guy (talk) 08:44, 28 March 2014 (UTC)
 * I acknowledged that above. "Not a smoking gun by any stretch. I probably have more intersections than TDFan..." Cyphoidbomb (talk) 15:42, 28 March 2014 (UTC)
 * And if you are, in fact, FanforClarl, Hoshi, et al. I'm sorry I called you huffy. Cyphoidbomb (talk) 15:58, 28 March 2014 (UTC)
 * Ummm... Cyphoidbomb, do you mind if you read the title of this page? The Toon Disney Guy (talk) 09:44, 31 March 2014 (UTC)

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 * This looks incredibly suspicious, I'm asking for CheckUser to verify this stuff. It's interesting above that TDFan2006 was proactive in declaring that they have the same IP as DickHead123, but I assume CU can verify technical evidence beyond just an IP address. I'm tempted to block purely on behavioral evidence but I'd rather have confirmation first. --  At am a  頭 17:15, 28 March 2014 (UTC)
 * Looks suspicious and worth looking into. King of &hearts;   &diams;   &clubs;  &spades; 22:53, 30 March 2014 (UTC)
 * Checkuser results: None of these accounts are related to FanforClarl; they are all from a different continent.

The following accounts are ✅ socks of each other and socks of the Pow 2014 group:
 * The following accounts are ✅ socks of each other:
 * Because none of these socks is technically or geographically related to FanforClarl, recommend moving them to a separate SPI name. Risker (talk) 20:17, 6 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Because none of these socks is technically or geographically related to FanforClarl, recommend moving them to a separate SPI name. Risker (talk) 20:17, 6 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Because none of these socks is technically or geographically related to FanforClarl, recommend moving them to a separate SPI name. Risker (talk) 20:17, 6 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Because none of these socks is technically or geographically related to FanforClarl, recommend moving them to a separate SPI name. Risker (talk) 20:17, 6 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Because none of these socks is technically or geographically related to FanforClarl, recommend moving them to a separate SPI name. Risker (talk) 20:17, 6 April 2014 (UTC)


 * It seems that TDFan2006 is the master. I'm reluctant to give an indef block for a first-time offense from a user with a long history of editing, but it needs to be longer than usual given the scale of sockpuppetry committed, so let's do 1 month. Will move SPI to the proper master. Closing. King of &hearts;   &diams;   &clubs;  &spades; 01:45, 7 April 2014 (UTC)

09 July 2014

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Ducky with TDFan2006. User page claims to be from Scotland, just added "Spendania" to user page similar to TDFan's "Unovia" and "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Disney_Junior_(international)&curid=10839740&diff=616236281&oldid=615924105 Jetania". Talks about his imaginary island as TDFan did. Grammar, spelling issues, etc. Cyphoidbomb (talk) 16:28, 9 July 2014 (UTC)

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 * is a ✅ sock of and has been blocked.--Jezebel's Ponyo bons mots  22:45, 14 July 2014 (UTC)
 * Now tagged as well and uploads deleted under CSD G5; closing.--Jezebel's Ponyo bons mots 23:33, 14 July 2014 (UTC)

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-- Amanda  (aka DQ) 21:24, 26 October 2018 (UTC)

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 * Self admitted -- Amanda  (aka DQ) 21:25, 26 October 2018 (UTC)

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Self-identified here. Sum mer PhD v2.0 15:56, 3 November 2018 (UTC)

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Deja vu; see archive. You reported this account late last month and closed the report without taking any action. archived the report. Any reason why this account should not be blocked?--Bbb23 (talk) 17:16, 3 November 2018 (UTC) — Berean Hunter   (talk)  17:28, 3 November 2018 (UTC) — Berean Hunter   (talk)  17:54, 3 November 2018 (UTC)
 * ...and this case is still linked to this one then?
 * That account was blocked at the moment I archived the case. It was unblocked later.  Vanjagenije  (talk)  17:36, 3 November 2018 (UTC)
 * Amanda, did you agree with the unblock? My bad for not looking at the block log.--Bbb23 (talk) 17:39, 3 November 2018 (UTC)
 * Bbb23, just saw this.
 * Thanks. I hope you understand it because I don't. Anyway, I'm through here. You or someone else can dispose of this report. I think I'll stay away from both cases if there are any reports in the future.--Bbb23 (talk) 20:52, 3 November 2018 (UTC)
 * @ SummerPhDv2.0, I can certainly understand your frustration with this editor regarding these reverts, but what I can't understand is why do you bring up an already resolved sockpuppetry investigation?. Regards.--Mona.N (talk) 22:07, 3 November 2018 (UTC)
 * Hmm. I didn't see them as blocked when I opened the case. Sorry, my bad! - Sum mer PhD v2.0 22:51, 3 November 2018 (UTC)


 * Mistake: Here's the quick and easy resolve on this: HoshiNoKaabii2000 was a problematic sock operator for about 2.5-3 years. That account was the master account, and was created in July 2013. One of the accounts he created months later in November 2013 was this TDFan2006 account, which he denied being responsible for until circa July 2016. Now the short story of this entire ordeal is that in 2016-ish, he expressed remorse for being a pain in the ass. I made him a deal that if he stopped editing for 3 months (a modified standard offer), I'd unblock him. He kept his end of the deal, so did I. Upon being unblocked, he had his account named changed to Foxnpichu so he could get a fresh start. This was all resolved in 2016. Unfortunately, in the last week he's been the subject of needless scrutiny, which resulted in an erroneous account block being levied against him. So, unless there's some reason to keep scrutinizing him, this issue has been resolved for years and I'm closing this report with no further action taken. Thanks all, Cyphoidbomb (talk) 23:10, 3 November 2018 (UTC)