Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/TimiWikia2021/Archive

Suspected sockpuppets

 * ( original case name)
 * (stale, but possible older master that is globally locked)
 * (frwiki confirmed to Weiss2226, not stale on enwiki edited 12 June)
 * (frwiki confirmed to Weiss2226, not stale on enwiki edited 6 June)
 * (stale, but possible older master that is globally locked)
 * (frwiki confirmed to Weiss2226, not stale on enwiki edited 12 June)
 * (frwiki confirmed to Weiss2226, not stale on enwiki edited 6 June)
 * (stale, but possible older master that is globally locked)
 * (frwiki confirmed to Weiss2226, not stale on enwiki edited 12 June)
 * (frwiki confirmed to Weiss2226, not stale on enwiki edited 6 June)
 * (stale, but possible older master that is globally locked)
 * (frwiki confirmed to Weiss2226, not stale on enwiki edited 12 June)
 * (frwiki confirmed to Weiss2226, not stale on enwiki edited 6 June)


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Master was just blocked for disruption (creating many non-notable articles). Suspected sock created a few hours after blocking of master into article created by master Searchlight Shorts. In edit summary on talk they appear to admit to creating this page (despite it being EA649284's creation) and the style of argument is similar to the master.  Eostrix  (&#x1F989; hoot hoot&#x1F989;) 13:25, 19 July 2021 (UTC)
 * Another newly created account, Duosdebspoop48, jumps into Searchlight Shorts and edits the same set of articles. Requesting CU due to multiple involved accounts.-- Eostrix  (&#x1F989; hoot hoot&#x1F989;) 14:46, 19 July 2021 (UTC)
 * Another newly created account, Ubs158898, jumps into Searchlight Shorts.-- Eostrix  (&#x1F989; hoot hoot&#x1F989;) 15:27, 19 July 2021 (UTC)
 * All 4 accounts above are using the "Mobile web edit" editing mode. Three out of the four have changed redirect targets for TV articles. Also, so far, the use of the different accounts has been consecutive in terms of creating a new account and then a chain of edits, before a switch to an additional account.-- Eostrix  (&#x1F989; hoot hoot&#x1F989;) 15:32, 19 July 2021 (UTC)
 * Another day, another new account. Added Balls2368, newly created on 20 July, jumps into List of assets owned by 21st Century Fox (edited by master) to link to the Searchlist draft, and as all the others Draft:Searchlight Shorts. Also on the mobile editor.-- Eostrix  (&#x1F989; hoot hoot&#x1F989;) 05:47, 20 July 2021 (UTC)
 * Also is likely to be them, creating redirects to the subject matter in question.-- Eostrix  (&#x1F989; hoot hoot&#x1F989;) 07:36, 26 July 2021 (UTC)
 * Added, as next sequential account. Page and topic overlap and creation of redirects.-- Eostrix  (&#x1F989; hoot hoot&#x1F989;) 12:58, 26 July 2021 (UTC)
 * Added as next sequential account (from 27th). Topic overlap and creation of redirects in topic.-- Eostrix  (&#x1F989; hoot hoot&#x1F989;) 06:39, 28 July 2021 (UTC)
 * Added as the next sequential account (1-2 August) editing the same articles. There may be a connection to  as this edit restored the page as created by Weiss2226.-- Eostrix  (&#x1F989; hoot hoot&#x1F989;) 16:38, 2 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Note that if this is Weiss2226 (who is keeping with the even numbered suffixes of many of the reported accounts above), then there is a frwiki page for this LTA: Wikipédia:Faux-nez/Enzo Romano 18 42 04 and (even number!) and  (even number!!) are confirmed to this LTA on frwiki, have edits on enwiki, and are not stale (nor blocked).-- Eostrix  (&#x1F989; hoot hoot&#x1F989;) 06:16, 3 August 2021 (UTC)


 * NinjaRobotPirate blocked the lot (with the exception of Weiss2226 related  + a few more, creating Category:Wikipedia sockpuppets of TimiWikia2021.  can you check the connection to the frwiki LTA? First1526 and IFC18 are checkable on enwiki.-- Eostrix  (&#x1F989; hoot hoot&#x1F989;) 14:42, 3 August 2021 (UTC)

Comments by other users
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Sorry, I briefly made a duplicate SPI on Twinkle without realizing that Eostrix already filed a report. My report can be seen in this diff here; I have a timeline of the users' edits with a bunch of diffs; other than that, my evidence was basically the same as Eostrix's. Thank you. Aoi (青い) (talk) 20:01, 19 July 2021 (UTC)


 * Added Butts2083938, who just began editing the same draft article and is editing other Fox/Disney related articles. Aoi (青い) (talk) 08:20, 26 July 2021 (UTC)


 * Edits like this one suggest either a lack of competency or simple trolling. There's going to be a lot to clean up from this user. Aoi (青い) (talk) 09:33, 28 July 2021 (UTC)
 * User:Aoi, and unfortunately, unless there is an older sock master here than EA649284 (which there probably is, but I don't recognize), none of the lot from 10:58 26 July (the end of EA649284's one week block) is eligible for WP:G5 (as that requires a master blocked/banned at the time of creation).-- Eostrix  (&#x1F989; hoot hoot&#x1F989;) 10:28, 28 July 2021 (UTC)


 * is robotically spamming the same edits, now blocked. I'm not familiar with the ongoing SPI procedure so I reported it to AIV and here. Let me know if there's something else a non-admin must do. I think it's pretty clear that this is not incompetency or trolling but rather mental illness. — Smuckola(talk) 11:57, 5 August 2021 (UTC)

Clerk, CheckUser, and/or patrolling admin comments

 * The following are on a very wide IP range but are all indistinguishable:
 * The following are to the above (same IP range, same articles, but different device):
 * Weiss2226 is stale but, as far as I can tell, the Weiss2226 socks are ❌. The following are confirmed to each other:
 * A clerk could separate the Weiss2226 accounts into a different case if desired (under User:Enzo Romano 18 42 04, I guess). They seem to be editing the same articles as each other, so I'll block them on English Wikipedia, too. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 15:19, 3 August 2021 (UTC)
 * , double-checking: move this case to TimiWikia as oldest, split Weiss group? GeneralNotability (talk) 18:40, 3 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Yeah, the socks of Enzo Romano 18 42 04 can go in a new case, and this can be renamed. It's not a big deal, but that's how I've tagged everyone. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 20:30, 3 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Renamed and split. Closing. GeneralNotability (talk) 01:31, 4 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Weiss2226 is stale but, as far as I can tell, the Weiss2226 socks are ❌. The following are confirmed to each other:
 * A clerk could separate the Weiss2226 accounts into a different case if desired (under User:Enzo Romano 18 42 04, I guess). They seem to be editing the same articles as each other, so I'll block them on English Wikipedia, too. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 15:19, 3 August 2021 (UTC)
 * , double-checking: move this case to TimiWikia as oldest, split Weiss group? GeneralNotability (talk) 18:40, 3 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Yeah, the socks of Enzo Romano 18 42 04 can go in a new case, and this can be renamed. It's not a big deal, but that's how I've tagged everyone. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 20:30, 3 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Renamed and split. Closing. GeneralNotability (talk) 01:31, 4 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Weiss2226 is stale but, as far as I can tell, the Weiss2226 socks are ❌. The following are confirmed to each other:
 * A clerk could separate the Weiss2226 accounts into a different case if desired (under User:Enzo Romano 18 42 04, I guess). They seem to be editing the same articles as each other, so I'll block them on English Wikipedia, too. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 15:19, 3 August 2021 (UTC)
 * , double-checking: move this case to TimiWikia as oldest, split Weiss group? GeneralNotability (talk) 18:40, 3 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Yeah, the socks of Enzo Romano 18 42 04 can go in a new case, and this can be renamed. It's not a big deal, but that's how I've tagged everyone. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 20:30, 3 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Renamed and split. Closing. GeneralNotability (talk) 01:31, 4 August 2021 (UTC)
 * A clerk could separate the Weiss2226 accounts into a different case if desired (under User:Enzo Romano 18 42 04, I guess). They seem to be editing the same articles as each other, so I'll block them on English Wikipedia, too. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 15:19, 3 August 2021 (UTC)
 * , double-checking: move this case to TimiWikia as oldest, split Weiss group? GeneralNotability (talk) 18:40, 3 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Yeah, the socks of Enzo Romano 18 42 04 can go in a new case, and this can be renamed. It's not a big deal, but that's how I've tagged everyone. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 20:30, 3 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Renamed and split. Closing. GeneralNotability (talk) 01:31, 4 August 2021 (UTC)
 * , double-checking: move this case to TimiWikia as oldest, split Weiss group? GeneralNotability (talk) 18:40, 3 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Yeah, the socks of Enzo Romano 18 42 04 can go in a new case, and this can be renamed. It's not a big deal, but that's how I've tagged everyone. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 20:30, 3 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Renamed and split. Closing. GeneralNotability (talk) 01:31, 4 August 2021 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets



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Repeating the same edits on 20th Century Fox related articles. All drafts were also edited by other socks of the master. Jalen Folf  (talk)  16:59, 3 September 2021 (UTC)

Comments by other users
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 * For the record: a parallel checkuser request has been filed on the Dutch Wikipedia, following similar socking over there. --Daniuu (talk) 15:11, 4 September 2021 (UTC)

Clerk, CheckUser, and/or patrolling admin comments

 * Blocked and tagged. Bbb23 (talk) 20:29, 3 September 2021 (UTC)
 * Given how many other socks have been found before, I am requesting a CU.--Bbb23 (talk) 20:30, 3 September 2021 (UTC)


 * – a sleeper check makes sense given the inordinate number of socks last time. --Blablubbs (talk) 11:19, 4 September 2021 (UTC)
 * No sleepers. PhilKnight (talk) 17:05, 4 September 2021 (UTC)