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User was banned in 2018 for using their account solely to self-promote their YouTube channel. Since then, they have repeatedly tried to add more self promotional links or restore the deleted ones using several different IPs, only to be reverted and told off each time. While many of these IPs are no longer active, they have been included for completion's sake and to further emphasize how long this has been a recurring issue. The most frequent target is Yakuza (series), which has previously undergone protection twice due to TheElecPlay's sockpuppetry. Other frequent targets that have had to be protected include Aquaman: Battle for Atlantis and The Lost World: Jurassic Park (console game). Cyberlink420 (talk) 14:02, 13 January 2020 (UTC)

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 * Except for one IP who made one edit yesterday, everything is too old. Closing. Bbb23 (talk) 14:25, 13 January 2020 (UTC)

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Restoring previously removed links to their YouTube channel. Also participating in uncivil behavior; see. (Would appreciate someone blanking those revisions on my page if possible.) Cyberlink420 (talk) 17:55, 23 January 2020 (UTC)

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 * diff has been deleted. Close. Dreamy Jazz 🎷 talk to me &#124; my contributions 18:39, 23 January 2020 (UTC)

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User was blocked in 2018 for self-promotion of their own YouTube videos and removal of other content, particularly on the Yakuza (franchise) page, but has spent the four years since continuing to do so under multiple IPs, often with identical edits. Slowed down after 2020, but recently began doubling down again, now expanding to all Yakuza game articles. (examples:    ) Main page was recently protected for a few weeks, but vandalism resumed immediately as soon as protection expired. If possible, would recommend extended semi-protection for all Yakuza series articles as an extra countermeasure. The articles in question are now protected until 23 September 2022. Cyberlink420 (talk) 14:46, 22 August 2022 (UTC)

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 * The relevant pages are now semi-protected and the most recently used IP has been blocked. Nothing more to do here, closing. Thanks, Spicy (talk) 20:45, 6 September 2022 (UTC)

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Identical edits to all the previous socks, making the same self-promotional edits to the same Yakuza series articles with the same verbiage. Cyberlink420 (talk) 13:08, 2 November 2022 (UTC)

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 * Duck. IP blocked for a week.  Girth Summit  (blether)  13:49, 2 November 2022 (UTC)

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WP:DUCK. The exact same self-promotional edits to the exact same Yakuza pages. They're even word for word identical to the last sock. (compare and ) -- Cyberlink420 (talk) 12:28, 16 April 2023 (UTC)

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 * IP blocked, closing. Thanks, Spicy (talk) 15:02, 16 April 2023 (UTC)

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Apparently jumped to a second IP earlier today as well. (Also some inexcusable attacks on another editor for good measure: ) Cyberlink420 (talk) 21:03, 16 April 2023 (UTC)

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 * I don't particularly care who is behind the IP - I've blocked for the personal attacks alone.  Girth Summit  (blether)  09:50, 17 April 2023 (UTC)

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WP:DUCK - same edits on the Yakuza franchise articles advertising a YouTube channel. Larry Hockett (Talk) 12:48, 22 April 2023 (UTC)

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 * - Obviously the same person as the IP in the previous report. Please, block the IP (anon. only). Thank you. MarioGom (talk) 14:32, 22 April 2023 (UTC)
 * Spicy (talk) 16:07, 22 April 2023 (UTC)

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Same edits, same pages, business as usual. Please extend block period for 175.144.207.36 beyond the existing 24 hours; we don't need them coming back. (Also adding a previous IP that was missed for completion's sake.) Cyberlink420 (talk) 12:26, 5 May 2023 (UTC)

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 * 175.144.207.36 was blocked for 24h by based on a report at WP:AN3. If Favonian wants to increase the block before it expires, that's up to them. The other IP hasn't edited in a while. Closing. Bbb23 (talk) 13:31, 5 May 2023 (UTC)
 * Much as I like to think of my self as a bloodthirsty, as well as trigger-happy, admin, I'll leave the protection as is. Previous IPs from this drawer have had ephemeral careers in the field of vandalism. Favonian (talk) 16:45, 5 May 2023 (UTC)