Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/The X Child-Factor/Archive

13 December 2013

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User:X Voice of UK has created a sandbox for a show that doesn't exist called "The X Child Factor UK". Obviously, that's the username of User:The X Child-Factor. Other sockpuppets already blocked are User:The X Factor (RedBank Academy) and User:The X Child-Factor UK. These accounts created and edited several hoax articles including The X Child-Factor UK (as evidenced by deleted contributions). So it seems likely that these are connected. – anemone projectors – 11:36, 13 December 2013 (UTC)
 * Actually, I set up the first two sandboxes. He was using his userpage to put something together. I AGF and thought it was to go into an article, but was not suitable to be worked on there. I made the sandboxes as a courtesy, and was keeping an eye on the growing concern. :) Best, Anna Frodesiak (talk) 11:46, 13 December 2013 (UTC)

Further evidence - List of The X Factor finalists (series 1) was created by User:X Voice of UK, which contained the name "Greg McPhee". The (now salted) article Greg McPhee was edited by all three other accounts. The evidence is so clear now that I will just go ahead and WP:DUCK block and someone can close this discussion. – anemone projectors – 15:40, 13 December 2013 (UTC)

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 * Master and all suspected socks blocked indef. Closing now. Mark Arsten (talk) 18:45, 13 December 2013 (UTC)

08 April 2014

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Both accounts have created articles on "The X Child Factor UK" which is consistent with the behaviour of original master account. See, and which purport to be series 4 and series 5 respectively. Whpq (talk) 22:25, 8 April 2014 (UTC)

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I've blocked and tagged both accounts. Elockid  ( Talk ) 19:50, 10 April 2014 (UTC)