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18 September 2012

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Recently-created account immediately sets about trolling AN with questions about incontinence (cf. recent sock RouteLeader). Quack, quack. Lothar von Richthofen (talk) 01:17, 18 September 2012 (UTC)
 * Now my talkpage as well. Lothar von Richthofen (talk) 01:24, 18 September 2012 (UTC)

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User:Hurting Flashtire might be him as well based on. Tijfo098 (talk) 02:24, 19 September 2012 (UTC)

Possibly User:Tnemirepxe-Hcaerb as well (another bot fake). Can we get some sort of range block? Tijfo098 (talk) 04:06, 19 September 2012 (UTC)
 * Possibly User:TheBlackWatcher as well... – Connormah (talk) 04:10, 19 September 2012 (UTC)

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✅ as Technoquat. Also ✅ as Technoquat is User:UnhappyandNoFriends.--Jezebel's Ponyo bons mots 16:54, 18 September 2012 (UTC)
 * Everyone is blocked and tagged, so closing. ​—DoRD (talk)​ 19:03, 18 September 2012 (UTC)
 * Hurting Flashtire also ✅ and tagged.--Jezebel's Ponyo bons mots 02:34, 19 September 2012 (UTC)

19 September 2012

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Ice Cream is really tasty: User page + help desk q + user talk spam. Unless he's editing by proxy, I bet you'll catch some trolling socks from yesterday too. Tijfo098 (talk) 17:00, 19 September 2012 (UTC) Tijfo098 (talk) 17:00, 19 September 2012 (UTC)

Lome-Wikia: a WP:DUCK case methinks, but he posted an unblock request. Tijfo098 (talk) 17:08, 19 September 2012 (UTC)


 * User:BartholomewParalegal, another possible one... – Connormah (talk) 01:55, 20 September 2012 (UTC)

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 * Both are ✅. Two additional suspects were added to the previous case after it was closed: is ✅ and  is ❌. ​—DoRD (talk)​ 18:31, 19 September 2012 (UTC)
 * is also ✅. ​—DoRD (talk)​ 02:07, 20 September 2012 (UTC)

20 September 2012

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Quack. Shirt58 (talk) 12:50, 20 September 2012 (UTC)

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 * No real point in tagging these now per WP:DENY, and the latest sock has already been ed. Reaper Eternal (talk) 12:53, 20 September 2012 (UTC)

26 September 2012

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I highly doubt these two accounts are what they claim to be, given that their usernames are too similar. Also, no real teacher or parent would discuss this on-wiki publicly.--Jasper Deng (talk) 01:48, 26 September 2012 (UTC) Jasper Deng (talk) 01:48, 26 September 2012 (UTC)
 * Possibly linked to Sockpuppet investigations/Technoquat? – Connormah (talk) 02:15, 26 September 2012 (UTC)

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✅ all related to each other, and that the master is Technoquat. -- Versa geek  02:23, 26 September 2012 (UTC) — Berean Hunter   (talk)  02:49, 26 September 2012 (UTC)
 * Yep, those are definitely Technoquat. ​—DoRD (talk)​ 02:38, 26 September 2012 (UTC)
 * Moved casename to Technoquat and closing.

29 May 2013

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Similar disruptive helpdesk posts to recent TQ socks Crouon Crouton Croutson and Abyrorevsky Mainn. Checkuser requested and self-endorsed for sleepers. Yunshui 雲 &zwj; 水  10:46, 29 May 2013 (UTC)

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 * Yunshui 雲 &zwj; 水  10:47, 29 May 2013 (UTC) Yunshui  雲 &zwj; 水  10:47, 29 May 2013 (UTC)
 * = . All three to be Technoquat. No sleepers are apparent at this time. ​—DoRD (talk)​ 19:55, 30 May 2013 (UTC)
 * Socks blocked, master was indeffed last year. NativeForeigner Talk 20:20, 30 May 2013 (UTC)
 * On further inspection, going to keep open until Sockpuppet_investigations/Spekkommissie resolves. NativeForeigner Talk 20:21, 30 May 2013 (UTC)


 * Closing and archiving to make a hist merge here easier. Dennis Brown / 2¢ / © / @ / Join WER 23:01, 30 May 2013 (UTC)

27 May 2013

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Helpdesk trolling, harassing User:Dodger67. I've included the other helpdesk trolls from today because they're obviously someone's socks, and probably all related. A couple are already blocked. — The Potato Hose 21:34, 27 May 2013 (UTC)
 * Added as self-admitted. Says s/he's  if that means anything? — The Potato Hose  08:14, 29 May 2013 (UTC)

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 * 1) and  should be added to the list as well, similar trolling of the HD over the last 36 hours.  He  iro  23:31, 27 May 2013 (UTC)


 * Note: some idiot (me) misspelled the name of the sockmaster. I have corrected it, can someone merge this into Sockpuppet investigations/Spekkommissie? — The Potato Hose 01:49, 28 May 2013 (UTC)


 * The person behind this is not quite fluent in Afrikaans, however from the racist stuff they spewed on my talk page a few days ago he is clearly familiar with extreme right wing South African politics of 20 or so years ago. I doubt 4chan kiddies or similar would be able to manage such a level of sophisication, the only "false note" is the unidiomatic Afrikaans. I'm sure of Spekkomissie, 76.31.89.90, and Oordeerlig, but as far as I'm aware I've not interacted with any of the others. The admin User:Drmies would probably be able to shed some light on this as she helped me deal with the initial attacks against me. Thanks Roger (Dodger67) (talk) 06:41, 28 May 2013 (UTC)
 * claims at their talk page "My real name is Edmund, I live in South Africa". Does mean anything in Afrikaans? Because when I use Google Translate "Bring te rug aparte toilette" translates from Afrikaans to English as "Bring back separate toilets",  He  iro  08:17, 28 May 2013 (UTC)
 * Indeed it is a reference to the racial segregation of Apartheid. Such comments are typical of Spekkomissie too, although milder than what he posted on my Talk page. Roger (Dodger67) (talk) 09:34, 28 May 2013 (UTC)
 * Heironymous, that translation coupled with some knowledge of SA history should tell you enough. I can't say from Bringterug's edits that they are Spek; Listen's reference to Koffiefontein is somewhat interesting; Spek shows an interest in places associated with the Boer history and their meaning, invented or not, in this racist resurgence movement. So CU has already been run on Ordeerligg and Listen? Drmies (talk) 13:46, 28 May 2013 (UTC)
 * It does and I assumed as much, I just don't trust google translate 100%, it's bitten me a few times. I was hoping for confirmation from Dodger, who seems to speak Afrikaans.  He  iro 17:54, 28 May 2013 (UTC)
 * I am indeed fluent in Afrikaans, any time you need a translation, you know where to find me. I have confirmed the translation of "Bring terug aparte toilette". Listen's reference to Koffiefontein is indeed "interesting". It's a sleepy little town that used to have a very rich diamond mine but downscaled operations quite drastically some years ago. I know this because my siblings all live quite close to it. BTW Low frequency radios are used for underground communication so a person trading in old mining equipment in Koffiefontein seems a plausible story. The middle-aged, blue-collar, white, male, demographic is associated quite strongly with white-supremacist "bring back apartheid" political views, as they were the biggest losers of privilege when apartheid ended. Roger (Dodger67) (talk) 18:39, 28 May 2013 (UTC)


 * I've added, who has just popped up at the help desk.diff. -- John of Reading (talk) 12:11, 28 May 2013 (UTC)


 * I'm a bit concerned that we may be conflating two (or more) unrelated cases. There is the one case of Spekkommissie and socks who have a right wing racist Afrikaner agenda who have targetted me specifically. Then there are various incidents of Help page trolling without the political agenda. I suspect they may be separate. Roger (Dodger67) (talk) 12:24, 28 May 2013 (UTC)
 * Roger makes a good point: let's not lump all the trolls together. FiajSandwich, yes. Sauron, no. Mainn, obviously not. Growen Rowen is blocked after CU, but I see little in the content of their edits that makes them Spek (besides the SA text on their user page and the general characteristics of trolling). It is of course entirely possible that they're simply branching out, and it is possible that a kind of coordinated attack leads to a larger variety of disruptions--Salvo et al, I'm interested in some of the CU identifications, privately or here. Drmies (talk) 13:57, 28 May 2013 (UTC)
 * Dropping a note here that I blocked . Legoktm (talk) 20:32, 28 May 2013 (UTC)
 * User:Asiew For left this post on my talk page. I'm feeling very vulnerable right now, I'd appreciate it if an admin can contact me privately to discuss protective measures. Roger (Dodger67) (talk) 20:50, 28 May 2013 (UTC)
 * I sent you an email. Writ Keeper &#9863;&#9812; 20:59, 28 May 2013 (UTC)

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 * - - All help desk trolling, plus other stuff.  Either a group of 4chan kids or socking. Dennis Brown - 2¢  - © - @ - Join WER 00:52, 28 May 2013 (UTC)
 * Some of these accounts are User:Technoquat. Reaper Eternal (talk) 16:00, 28 May 2013 (UTC)
 * Other than, who is editing from a different continent and device, all of these accounts, including the archived case, are to be Technoquat. . ​—DoRD (talk)​ 19:54, 30 May 2013 (UTC)
 * Moved and did history merge. Tagged already blocked socks, awaiting review of IPs and unblocked editor. Dennis Brown / 2¢ / © / @ / Join WER 23:08, 30 May 2013 (UTC)
 * IPs seem to be related but are stale. Without technical evidence I don't think Sauron is proven to be connected, and is also stale. NativeForeigner Talk 03:09, 3 June 2013 (UTC)

06 June 2013

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The sock is already blocked, but evidently the user intends to use sleepers or otherwise sock more. Jasper Deng (talk) 20:47, 6 June 2013 (UTC)

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 * Adding this one too. Reaper Eternal (talk) 22:24, 6 June 2013 (UTC)
 * Adding this one too. Reaper Eternal (talk) 22:24, 6 June 2013 (UTC)


 * One more. Legoktm (talk) 22:48, 6 June 2013 (UTC)
 * One more. Legoktm (talk) 22:48, 6 June 2013 (UTC)

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 * - Yeah, this seems like a pretty good time to peek at the logs. Dennis Brown / 2¢ / © / @ 21:26, 6 June 2013 (UTC)
 * ✅ Sazzi Olsberg, B D Minimalist,, Sawwooddoow, Warrink Lubjublana, and previous socks. -- DQ   (ʞlɐʇ)  05:02, 7 June 2013 (UTC)
 * Thanks. All related accounts have been tied up. NativeForeigner Talk 10:07, 7 June 2013 (UTC)

07 June 2013

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Another new user targeting the helpdesk and User:AndyTheGrump. (The user page is copied from here). January ( talk ) 16:04, 7 June 2013 (UTC)

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I am having to defend myself against this claim.


 * 1. I have not trolled, all I did is ask some Helpdesk questions
 * 2. I am new to Wikipedia, I do not know what a Technoquat is, or who it is
 * 3. I was just a little unhappy at the troll comments on the userpage of User:AndyTheGrump.

I need answers now please. That is all I have done. I have not trolled anyone, i have not been mean to anyone. I have not violated any rules. --Ivilbderoneday (talk) 16:08, 7 June 2013 (UTC)

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 * as there is a large amount of very suspicious activity here and a CU may be the best tool for this. Dennis Brown / 2¢ / © / @ 16:24, 7 June 2013 (UTC)
 * ✅. T. Canens (talk) 17:34, 7 June 2013 (UTC)

07 June 2013

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Quack, quack. Is there nothing we can do about this guy? — The Potato Hose 19:15, 7 June 2013 (UTC) — The Potato Hose  19:15, 7 June 2013 (UTC)

New user shows up to Help Desk asking a question which shows a precocious knowledge of Wikipedia, that is the sort of question that shows knowledge of Wikipedia rules and procedures. Technoquat's prior socks first actions were to ask questions which showed a prior knowledge of paid editing issues, and immediately after being blocked as a sock puppet, this new account was created and started asking questions about WP:ENGVAR. Given the similarity in MOs, and the fact that Technoquat has been very active lately, I am requesting a checkuser to confirm this behavioral evidence, and to look for sleepers. Jayron  32  19:17, 7 June 2013 (UTC)

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 * Merged two reports together and requested CU. Legoktm (talk) 19:19, 7 June 2013 (UTC)

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 * I blocked User:555 The Mason Austria since it was an obvious quacker, not 100% sure about the other one. Legoktm (talk) 19:23, 7 June 2013 (UTC)
 * Both named accounts are ✅, along with Elesi Stalk Warden Beacon, A x e r 1988, and Smak Snipkop.--Jezebel's Ponyo bons mots 19:32, 7 June 2013 (UTC)
 * Blocking all, including, , and . Is it possible to IP-block this? Reaper Eternal (talk) 19:36, 7 June 2013 (UTC)
 * It's already autoblocked. By the time the 24 hours is up they will have moved on to any of the myriad dynamic IPs available to them (unfortunately). I'm wondering whether an edit filter could be cobbled together to help limit the disruption? --Jezebel's Ponyo <sup style="color:Navy;">bons mots 19:47, 7 June 2013 (UTC)
 * I don't know much about the magic behind the edit filter, but my impression is that I'm not sure it could recognize this editing as different from genuine new users with a genuine question. The style of questioning and writing is something that it's easy for an experienced human being to be able to recognize fairly easily (that is, once you see the pattern, it is obvious) but which a language parser used by a program may not be able to flag.  Is there a rangeblock possibility?  Are there other good-faith editors using the same range as this person?  -- Jayron  32  19:51, 7 June 2013 (UTC)
 * With regard to the edit filter, if someone with the technical ability wanted to email me I could provide some additional (not private, just BEANS-Y) info that may help. With regard to a range block, I see Technoquat in a number of large dynamic ranges, there may be too much collateral damage. DoRD has much more experience with working with range blocks than I do and may have some valuable input. --<b style="color:Navy;">Jezebel's</b> Ponyo <sup style="color:Navy;">bons mots 20:04, 7 June 2013 (UTC)
 * Can WMF's legal counsel not just contact this twit's ISP and have them yank their ability to access Wikipedia at all? — <span style="font:small-caps 1.2em Hoeflr Text,sans-serif;color:#000;letter-spacing:0.15em;">The Potato Hose 20:01, 7 June 2013 (UTC)
 * Interesting question. I've never once heard of that happening, and there have been trolls MUCH more disruptive than this guy.  The question more interesting than can?  is would?  Because the answer to have?  is "not that I have ever seen."  -- Jayron  32  20:13, 7 June 2013 (UTC)
 * I'm curious to know myself, actually. Does the current WMF legal counsel have a talkpage somewhere? — <span style="font:small-caps 1.2em Hoeflr Text,sans-serif;color:#000;letter-spacing:0.15em;">The Potato Hose 19:23, 8 June 2013 (UTC)

08 June 2013

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Quack. Don't want to go into more detail because beans. — <span style="font:small-caps 1.2em Hoeflr Text,sans-serif;color:#000;letter-spacing:0.15em;">The Potato Hose 19:21, 8 June 2013 (UTC)

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 * Obvious sock is obvious. Feel free to rollback their edits.  Dennis Brown / 2¢ / © / @ 19:24, 8 June 2013 (UTC)

09 June 2013

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Harassment at my userpage, self-confessed links to previous TQ socks. Please make this stop. Some are already blocked but may as well fish out sleepers. — <span style="font:small-caps 1.2em Hoeflr Text,sans-serif;color:#000;letter-spacing:0.15em;">The Potato Hose 17:38, 9 June 2013 (UTC)

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 * Requesting CU. Legoktm (talk) 17:41, 9 June 2013 (UTC)
 * Caught via the abuse filter. Legoktm (talk) 17:53, 9 June 2013 (UTC)
 * Also . At this point I'm not sure if these are the same sockmaster or not... Legoktm (talk) 18:41, 9 June 2013 (UTC)
 * Is there a single ISP being used here? — <span style="font:small-caps 1.2em Hoeflr Text,sans-serif;color:#000;letter-spacing:0.15em;">The Potato Hose 19:25, 9 June 2013 (UTC)


 * No it doesn't. I have asked WMF counsel about the possibility of WMF issuing some sort of cease and desist or court order or something to stop these serial idiots from taking up everyone's time. If there is a single ISP being used here, then that is a very easy thing to do. If, on the other hand, TQ is WP:BEANS to access Wiki, that will be harder. — <span style="font:small-caps 1.2em Hoeflr Text,sans-serif;color:#000;letter-spacing:0.15em;">The Potato Hose 19:35, 9 June 2013 (UTC)

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 * All accounts blocked. I'll look into semi-ing a few pages. Legoktm (talk) 17:40, 9 June 2013 (UTC)
 * - Options for a rangeblock should be explored. Dennis Brown / 2¢ / © / @ 17:43, 9 June 2013 (UTC)
 * . Bunch of hosting ranges blocked, but I'm doubtful that this would stop him. Semi is your best bet here. T. Canens (talk) 19:19, 9 June 2013 (UTC)


 * Tagged. CU's don't normally review too much info Potato, but he did say he blocked some web hosts, which makes the ISP and originating IP irrelevant. Closing. Dennis Brown / 2¢ / © / @ 19:31, 9 June 2013 (UTC)


 * Potato, I'm guessing you aren't familiar with proxies or webhosts, but they hide the ISP if they are configured properly, so that isn't helpful. I'm not aware that the foundation ever really does that anyway.  It is a nice theory, but it isn't done in practice.  Page reclerked, please leave comments above. Dennis Brown / 2¢ / © / @ 19:43, 9 June 2013 (UTC)

10 June 2013

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Same MO. Writ Keeper &#9863;&#9812; 17:11, 10 June 2013 (UTC)

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 * Obvious sock is obvious; blocked by Writ, tagged by me; closing. Yunshui 雲 &zwj; 水  17:15, 10 June 2013 (UTC)

14 June 2013

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One self-admitted and already blocked, the other two are quacking, quacking. The usual pattern, WP:BEANS. Time to clean out the drawer again. — <span style="font:small-caps 1.2em Hoeflr Text,sans-serif;color:#000;letter-spacing:0.15em;">The Potato Hose 17:22, 14 June 2013 (UTC)
 * Adding a couple more. — <span style="font:small-caps 1.2em Hoeflr Text,sans-serif;color:#000;letter-spacing:0.15em;">The Potato Hose 18:41, 14 June 2013 (UTC)

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 * - - Behavior is certainly sock like, asking for a CU as one of these may have some other connections. Dennis Brown / 2¢ / © / @ 23:19, 14 June 2013 (UTC)
 * Note that these socks have started showing up on en.wikiquote and en.wikivoyage, so this may require steward attention. --Rschen7754 09:17, 15 June 2013 (UTC)
 * Technoquats Sockpuppet, Techoquatic World, Stoölenmäärchen, Aeæaeæ,, , and a whole nest of blocked accounts are all ✅ as Technoquat.
 * Roxette Fanatic and Super Snooper77 are the same, but are ❌ to Technoquat. There are a couple of possibilities as to who they might be, but I can't be certain at this time. ​—DoRD (talk)​ 16:13, 15 June 2013 (UTC)
 * Blocked two linked but separate socks as uncertain master, although I have some suspicions that the CU can email me about if they chose. Dennis Brown / 2¢ / © / @ 16:41, 15 June 2013 (UTC)
 * Tagged as needed, closing. Dennis Brown / 2¢ / © / @ 16:44, 15 June 2013 (UTC)

16 June 2013

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Quack, beans. — <span style="font:small-caps 1.2em Hoeflr Text,sans-serif;color:#000;letter-spacing:0.15em;">The Potato Hose 17:05, 16 June 2013 (UTC)

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 * Obviously. Dennis Brown / 2¢ / © / @ 17:17, 16 June 2013 (UTC)

19 June 2013

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Quack, beans. — <span style="font:small-caps 1.2em Hoeflr Text,sans-serif;color:#000;letter-spacing:0.15em;">The Potato Hose 00:47, 19 June 2013 (UTC)

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 * Obviously. I've been quick archiving under WP:DENY Dennis Brown &#124; 2¢ &#124; © &#124; WER  00:50, 19 June 2013 (UTC)
 * (added after archive) CU was run and it looks unlikely this person was a sock after all, even though there were some superficial similarities in style. I have formally apologized to the editor for the block. Dennis Brown &#124; 2¢ &#124; © &#124;  WER  23:00, 20 June 2013 (UTC)

21 June 2013

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Again, quacking abounds. WP:BEANS. Note to clerks: please don't just block this one without having it checked, the last one was determined not to be a sock after the fact. — <span style="font:small-caps 1.2em Hoeflr Text,sans-serif;color:#000;letter-spacing:0.15em;">The Potato Hose 03:36, 21 June 2013 (UTC)

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 * ✅ ​—DoRD (talk)​ 04:08, 21 June 2013 (UTC)
 * Tagged and closing. Legoktm (talk) 04:26, 21 June 2013 (UTC)

22 June 2013

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Fits Technoquat's MO. Just appeared at AN/I claiming to work for the Togolese Govt. 24.46.162.17 (talk) 19:15, 22 June 2013 (UTC)

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 * ✅. ​—DoRD (talk)​ 19:31, 22 June 2013 (UTC)

23 June 2013

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Same evidence as usual. Again, please CU to be sure and/or sweep up sleepers, as there was a mistake with a block recently. — <span style="font:small-caps 1.2em Hoeflr Text,sans-serif;color:#000;letter-spacing:0.15em;">The Potato Hose 18:26, 23 June 2013 (UTC)

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 * - - My last block was mistaken.  Requesting CU to verify this one. Dennis Brown &#124; 2¢ &#124; © &#124;  WER  19:04, 23 June 2013 (UTC)
 * - There are some peculiarities here that I need to look at a bit more closely. ​—DoRD (talk)​ 19:45, 23 June 2013 (UTC)
 * ✅ per case below. ​—DoRD (talk)​ 13:39, 24 June 2013 (UTC)
 * Blocked and tagged. Dennis Brown &#124; 2¢ &#124; © &#124; WER  13:51, 24 June 2013 (UTC)

24 June 2013

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Very Technoquatish MO: three suggestions a few days ago that we block all of Finland (,, - AFAIK, the promised campaign of vandalism never turned up) and now the usual trollish helpdesk questions. Self-endorsing for CU, both for certainty and to perform the usual trawl for sleepers. Yunshui 雲 &zwj; 水  13:10, 24 June 2013 (UTC)

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 * Yunshui 雲 &zwj; 水  13:11, 24 June 2013 (UTC)
 * This is what I needed to clear the case above. ✅. ​—DoRD (talk)​ 13:39, 24 June 2013 (UTC)
 * Blocked and tagged, closing. Dennis Brown &#124; 2¢ &#124; © &#124; WER  13:51, 24 June 2013 (UTC)

24 June 2013

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quack, beans, should be a slam dunk cu. — <span style="font:small-caps 1.2em Hoeflr Text,sans-serif;color:#000;letter-spacing:0.15em;">The Potato Hose 17:10, 24 June 2013 (UTC)


 * note, two are already blocked, put here for comparison. — <span style="font:small-caps 1.2em Hoeflr Text,sans-serif;color:#000;letter-spacing:0.15em;">The Potato Hose 17:32, 24 June 2013 (UTC)

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 * FindaloaWa is already confirmed in the case above.
 * Kringvarp Føroya is.
 * Toothache from Asidiciale, Dome Èkitnoek and are ✅. ​—DoRD (talk)​ 17:43, 24 June 2013 (UTC)
 * Blocked and tagged confirmed, leaving open for Kringvarp Føroya whom I was already monitoring. Behavior seems likely.  Dennis Brown &#124; 2¢ &#124; © &#124;  WER
 * I've gone ahead and blocked - Faeroe Islands are very close to Finland, and very small making the TV thing unlikely. --Rschen7754 07:34, 25 June 2013 (UTC)

25 June 2013

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Same MO. User page is a copyvio from here John of Reading (talk) 19:15, 25 June 2013 (UTC)

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27 June 2013

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See this diff. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia%3AHelp_desk&diff=561678969&oldid=561677088 It quacks like User:Technoquat Robert McClenon (talk) 01:18, 27 June 2013 (UTC)

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Did the CU read the diff before declining? It's an extremely quacky question, plus I'm not sure what else 'techquatical' could be referring to--TQ loves declaring him/herself. — <span style="font:small-caps 1.2em Hoeflr Text,sans-serif;color:#000;letter-spacing:0.15em;">The Potato Hose 05:10, 27 June 2013 (UTC)

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 * - This request is jumping the gun quite a bit. 1) There is no direct evidence to match this to any previous Technoquat sock except maybe the editing area 2) The edits are not disruptive by themselves 3) One edit is rarely enough for a CU without duck grounds. Try giving it a little time and assuming some good faith. -- DQ   (ʞlɐʇ)  02:04, 27 June 2013 (UTC)
 * Blocked per WP:DUCK regardless of declined checkuser, he practically self-declared as Technoquat. -- Jayron  32  06:01, 27 June 2013 (UTC)
 * Closing Rschen7754 05:08, 27 June 2013 (UTC)
 * Personally I would have endorsed it in this case (having seen his behavior elsewhere) but the CUs have the ultimate discretion in the tool use. --Rschen7754 06:03, 27 June 2013 (UTC)

27 June 2013

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I'm not hugely familiar with this sockmaster, but came across another sock recently without realizing it and this seems to be of the same ilk (trolling projectspace, brand new account). Sailsbystars (talk) 20:02, 27 June 2013 (UTC)

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 * Could be a garden-variety troll or could be Technoquat. Checkuser should probably be run here, this has the broad hallmarks of his MO.  -- Jayron  32  21:25, 27 June 2013 (UTC)
 * - per Jayron32. Rschen7754 23:26, 27 June 2013 (UTC)
 * Already blocked by another CU, as are a few other accounts. Looks like we're done here. WilliamH (talk) 07:31, 28 June 2013 (UTC)
 * Thanks. Rschen7754 07:32, 28 June 2013 (UTC)

01 July 2013

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https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Help_desk&diff=prev&oldid=562444517 https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Help_desk&diff=prev&oldid=562451371 https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Administrators%27_noticeboard/Incidents&diff=prev&oldid=562452822 Quacks like a Technoquat WP:DUCK, but request checkuser anyway Robert McClenon (talk) 23:08, 1 July 2013 (UTC)

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 * - Dennis Brown &#124; 2¢ &#124;  WER  23:16, 1 July 2013 (UTC)
 * Too obvious. I had already blocked him, no need to file these if they are already blocked, via WP:DENY. Dennis Brown &#124; 2¢ &#124; WER  23:16, 1 July 2013 (UTC)

06 July 2013

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https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia%3AHelp_desk&diff=563119903&oldid=563119763


 * Trolling at the Help Desk is a characteristic of User:Technoquat - WP:DUCK Robert McClenon (talk) 17:26, 6 July 2013 (UTC)

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 * Sorted. ​—DoRD (talk)​ 17:39, 6 July 2013 (UTC)

15 July 2013

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https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia%3AHelp_desk&diff=564333013&oldid=564332851

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia%3AHelp_desk&diff=564349827&oldid=564346620

Trolling at the Help Desk has the quacking of Technoquat Robert McClenon (talk) 12:12, 15 July 2013 (UTC)

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 * - Endorsing for a sleeper check. Sockpuppet blocked. Reaper Eternal (talk) 12:23, 15 July 2013 (UTC)
 * ✅ plus . ​—DoRD (talk)​ 14:35, 15 July 2013 (UTC)

23 July 2013

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Username is similar to the one used by the sockpuppeteer, whom is a banned user here, xe has created several articles, all of which were deleted. Prabash. Akmeemana   15:04, 23 July 2013 (UTC)

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 * - Aside from the similarity in username, is there anything to suggest this is the same editor? Someguy1221 (talk) 01:48, 25 July 2013 (UTC)
 * I personally don't think so. --Rschen7754 07:38, 25 July 2013 (UTC)
 * Closing, looks unlikely at this time without further evidence. Rschen7754 09:35, 26 July 2013 (UTC)

29 July 2013

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MuchoMejor Cafe's (MMC) editing is exclusively to Garvey-related pages. This "mother of three"'s first edit was to add a Wikitag and subsequently created her userpage. Similarly to this, Mondo's first edit was to AFD the article, in the same way Articles for deletion/Kate Garvey (3rd nomination), Articles for deletion/Kate Garvey (2nd nomination) and Articles for deletion/Kate Garvey were created, in those occasions, both nominators were blocked from editing. Mondo claims to be a sweet grandfather of three, but he behaves like a kid, and also Ann loves coffee (English for "Cafe"). Kate Garvey was full-protected for 12 hours, I asked the protecting admin to downgrade it, but he said he hasn't had experience with Techno, me neither, but it is clear these four accounts are related to the same person, they are new but know how Wikipedia works and they just troll. Once the protection is lifted, I suggest semi-protection of the article. Tb hotch .™ Grammatically incorrect? Correct it! See terms and conditions.  01:12, 29 July 2013 (UTC)

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 * - With provided diffs, and a second account (Mondo) jumping in here with I think a checkuser is definitely in order. NativeForeigner Talk 19:36, 29 July 2013 (UTC)
 * ✅, , . connection to Technoquat. --  DQ   (ʞlɐʇ)  20:22, 30 July 2013 (UTC)
 * The behavior of those three is blatantly Technoquat. Blocked the one unblocked account. Closing. Reaper Eternal (talk) 13:23, 31 July 2013 (UTC)

01 August 2013

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Like the last sock, this possible sock is editing Garvey-related pages again. In addition, like the last sock, this one is trolling at a Wikipedia-related page (Reference desk/Humanities, to be specific) and knows how Wikipedia works despite being new. Was blocked 24 hours for edit warring, but should be upped to indefinite should this be a sock. Lugia2453 (talk) 21:43, 1 August 2013 (UTC)

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 * ✅. Blocked and tagged. Closing. Salvio Let's talk about it! 21:55, 1 August 2013 (UTC)

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posting about adult diapers on the reference desk http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia%3AReference_desk%2FHumanities&diff=566875010&oldid=566870999 which is a mark of Technoquat according to the community ban discussion http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Administrators%27_noticeboard/Archive239#Community_ban_for_Technoquat 184.147.137.9 (talk) 19:49, 2 August 2013 (UTC)

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 * ✅ plus.
 * , and  are ✅ from the other two. ​—DoRD (talk)​ 20:33, 2 August 2013 (UTC)
 * Sockpuppets blocked and closed. Reaper Eternal (talk) 20:35, 2 August 2013 (UTC)

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Once again posting about diapers to the reference desks, as per most recent socks. diff 184.147.136.32 (talk) 14:22, 7 August 2013 (UTC)

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 * Closing. I've already blocked the sockpuppet. Reaper Eternal (talk) 14:26, 7 August 2013 (UTC)

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Purely behavioural, but HS has done little but troll reference desks and notice boards, favourite Technoquat territory - see current thread on ANI ANI. Note also an early post where HS announces that "I will require this information for my candidacy for the Wikimedia Foundation Board next year" - again typical Technoquat attention-seeking. . There are other behavioural clues too, though it might be best not to be specific here - I'll e-mail them if required. AndyTheGrump (talk) 23:06, 7 August 2013 (UTC)

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I am not "Technoquat" nor any other user. I reject the argument that I have done "little but troll reference desks and notice boards". I don't see what's so "attention seeking" about wanting to stand for a position of responsibility on Wikipedia at some point in the future. This seems to be another step in some kind of deliberate attack on me by several users - having witnessed User:AndyTheGrump's vaguely threatening messages on my talk page and User:Medeis seeking any forum to mutter their grievances behind my back, I can't say I'm surprised that there is another spurious plot to remove me from this encylopedia.

I do not believe there are any grounds for this - if there are indeed "other behavioural clues", then present them now - at the moment, there appears to be a clear lack of evidence whatsoever. Horatio Snickers (talk) 16:52, 8 August 2013 (UTC)


 * There's no conclusion to be drawn from Snicker's user contribution but that he is the sockpuppet of a blocked user or practised troll. One doesn't immediately start asking well-formatted and bizarre questions at the ref desk without prior practice:
 * (→‎how can scully still be sceptical: new section (1st edit under username)
 * (→‎murder: new section)
 * (→‎is this guy an idiot?: new section)
 * (→‎behaviour of a murderer: new section)
 * The intentionally trolling questions, the interest in murder, and the insincere protestations of hurt feelings and only wanting to help strike me as characteristic of the user Kotjap who was banned a week or two before Snickers showed up. μηδείς (talk) 17:47, 8 August 2013 (UTC)


 * As the author of the AN/I section I wrote it without suspicion that HS is any particular editor's sockpuppet. It seems to me, however, that his behavior is really quite odd for someone who is supposedly here because he wants to make good contributions toward the writing of an encyclopedia: a few (generally bad) edits to articles, a long interaction at the reference desk that provoked several people to complain on his talk page, and a flippant response in a VP discussion. These really do not incline me to think that he's someone who is interested in actually working on the project. I have no experience with Technoquat but HS's behavior is typical of someone who has been blocked and who comes back to try to annoy people. Mangoe (talk) 19:17, 8 August 2013 (UTC)


 * Given the way this is going it's interesting to note the creation of a sophisticated new user User:Rjatodoum with a request at the Ref Desk that we comment on his dancing. μηδείς (talk) 19:40, 8 August 2013 (UTC)

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Trolling at Help Desk quacks like Technoquat.

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia%3AHelp_desk&diff=568858838&oldid=568858762

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia%3AHelp_desk&diff=568859150&oldid=568858927

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Onorem&diff=prev&oldid=568859790 Robert McClenon (talk) 01:02, 17 August 2013 (UTC)

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How does it quack like Technoquat? Checkusers need the cases to be clearly made and supported with comparative diffs of both the master and the socks. As a side note, anyone considering this case should also see Sockpuppet investigations/Wiki brah where it has been asserted that these are the same master. — Berean Hunter   (talk)  23:02, 19 August 2013 (UTC)
 * As someone semi-familiar, it could be Technoquat, but then it could be anybody. --Rschen7754 02:12, 20 August 2013 (UTC)
 * Declined after no response. --Rschen7754 03:15, 28 August 2013 (UTC)
 * Closing. I'm not seeing enough evidence to tie these two to Technoquat. Reaper Eternal (talk) 20:13, 31 August 2013 (UTC)

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Self-confessed sock, and blocked with no TP access to boot; requesting CU to pick up any more he's got lying around. Yunshui 雲 &zwj; 水  21:10, 30 December 2013 (UTC)

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Self-endorsed for checkuser attention. Yunshui 雲 &zwj; 水  21:10, 30 December 2013 (UTC)
 * ✅ plus a few more. ​—DoRD (talk)​ 21:21, 30 December 2013 (UTC)
 * Confirmed socks all blocked indef, closing now. Mark Arsten (talk) 21:24, 30 December 2013 (UTC)

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Trolling the helpdesk with faux-Communist terminology is pretty classic Technoquat behaviour. Requesting checkuser for confirmation and sleeper check. Yunshui 雲 &zwj; 水  11:11, 14 January 2014 (UTC)

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Yunshui 雲 &zwj; 水  11:12, 14 January 2014 (UTC)
 * but no sleepers. NativeForeigner Talk 17:49, 16 January 2014 (UTC)

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edits have mostly revolved around adding Deceased Wikipedian to Technoquat 's user page and coming up with an obscure 2001 book as a source.

Already blocked by me for "not being here" but CU requested to see if there are any sleepers. Nthep (talk) 21:16, 24 October 2015 (UTC)

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 * - sleepers check is needed because of the large number of socks previously created by this master.  Vanjagenije  (talk)  00:34, 25 October 2015 (UTC)
 * . Comparing the limited available technical data, the best I can say is it's that BollyBœuf is Technoquat. <b style="color:#151B54">Mike V</b> • <b style="color:#C16C16">Talk</b> 15:53, 25 October 2015 (UTC)