Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Trixtar, The MC/Archive

06 September 2014

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I suspect that Faux Ville is a sock puppet of Thabangkatiso. Both accounts were open around the same time period. Moreover, both accounts have edited the same small fraction of articles. Faux ville and Thabangkatiso contributions history proves this. I left this note on the Faux ville account and few minutes after leaving my second response on Faux Ville's talk page, Thabangkatiso removed the changes I made to the Emmy Gee article. Keep in mind that Thabangkatiso never edited the Emmy Gee article until his 6 September 2014‎ 13:24pm edit. I find it odd that his first edit to the article would be to remove the modification I made to the article without leaving an edit summary. I have never had contact with him on Wikipedia. I also find it odd that Thabangkatiso, who hasn't made edits to Wikipedia since August 15, 2014, ironically makes his first September 6 edit at Emmy Gee. Also keep in mind that I told Faux Ville that I will report him for edit warring on the Emmy Gee article. I believe that to avoid being reported, he logged in using his other account and made the same edit he made prior to my warning. If Faux Ville and Thabangkatiso are not sock puppets, there are definitely meat puppets.  V e r s a c e 1 6 0 8   (Talk) 18:03, 6 September 2014 (UTC)

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Editor interaction is indeed suspicious. I've also added User:Trixtar, The MC as they seem to share some of the same editing behaviour. In addition to Versace1608's stated evidence, I see that:
 * All three accounts exclusively edit from a mobile device. While this would certainly not be enough evidence on it's own, it's another similarity.
 * All three accounts blank notices when they are put on their talk page. Again, nothing inherently wrong, just another similarity. Many users do not remove notices.
 * Gusheshe was created by Faux Ville, redirected to Tsholofelo (album) by another editor citing WP:NSONGS. Within four hours Thabangkatiso restores all the content.
 * File:Cassper Nyovest.jpeg was created by Trixtar, The MC. Once a bot tagged for having no license, Thabangkatiso changed the templates to indicate fair use rationale. The file was deleted on 22 July. Two days later, Faux Ville creates File:Cassper Nyovest.jpg.
 * File:Cassper Nyovest at a function.jpeg was created by Trixtar, The MC, giving it non-free rationale. A bot tagged for having no license and Trixtar, The MC removes it. Another bot adds no copyright holder, then Faux Ville removes it and adds Non-free with permission. When no copyright holder is added, Thabangkatiso adds non-free use rationale.

Given the evidence I am fairly confident Thabangkatiso and Faux Ville are one and the same. Trixtar, The MC is likely but I'm not quite as confident. I am however not comfortable blocking any of the users and will leave the case open for now. If they are in fact socks, I would treat Faux Ville as the sockmaster as it is the more active account. &mdash;  MusikAnimal talk 01:58, 22 September 2014 (UTC)
 * ,, and  are ✅ to each other, with Trixtar being the master account.--Jezebel's Ponyo bons mots  23:26, 26 September 2014 (UTC)

All socks blocked and tagged. Investigation page renamed to reflect as the sockmaster, whom I've blocked for two weeks. &mdash;  MusikAnimal talk 18:27, 27 September 2014 (UTC)

28 September 2014

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Trixtar, The MC is back again. He created the Kivvian2000 account hours after being blocked. Kivvian2000's contributions page shows the same edit pattern and practices.  V e r s a c e 1 6 0 8   (Talk) 14:42, 28 September 2014 (UTC)

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Blocked and tagged. &mdash;  MusikAnimal talk 19:39, 28 September 2014 (UTC)

29 September 2014

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Trixtar, The MC is back again after the last account he created was blocked. He has now copied my username, He is trying to imitate me by copying my username. This is unacceptable.  V e r s a c e 1 6 0 8   (Talk) 15:10, 29 September 2014 (UTC)


 * Update: He just created the User:Versace 2025 account.  V e r s a c e 1 6 0 8   (Talk) 19:11, 29 September 2014 (UTC)

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Blocked and tagged... again. &mdash;  MusikAnimal talk 19:14, 29 September 2014 (UTC)

02 October 2014

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Trixtar, The MC is back again. He created the Niggurache account after being blocked. This is the fourth or fifth he has created.  V e r s a c e 1 6 0 8   (Talk) 20:19, 2 October 2014 (UTC)  V e r s a c e 1 6 0 8    (Talk) 20:19, 2 October 2014 (UTC)

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 * ✅, blocked and tagged.--Jezebel's Ponyo bons mots 20:47, 2 October 2014 (UTC)

03 October 2014

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Trixtar, The MC is back again. He just can't stay away from editing the same articles time and time again.  V e r s a c e 1 6 0 8   (Talk) 18:10, 3 October 2014 (UTC)  V e r s a c e 1 6 0 8    (Talk) 18:10, 3 October 2014 (UTC)

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 * ✅, blocked and tagged. I've semi-protected the most recent targets.--Jezebel's Ponyo bons mots 18:27, 3 October 2014 (UTC)

05 October 2014

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I believe Trixtar, The MC is operating this account which was opened on October 4, 2014. Locaria4666 has edited the same articles as all of Trixtar socks.  V e r s a c e 1 6 0 8   (Talk) 21:46, 5 October 2014 (UTC)  V e r s a c e 1 6 0 8    (Talk) 21:46, 5 October 2014 (UTC) Locaria4666 also edited Faux Ville's user and talk pages. He vandalized the user page of the confirmed sock and left profanities in this edit.  V e r s a c e 1 6 0 8   (Talk) 12:50, 6 October 2014 (UTC)

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 * The following are ✅ & blocked:


 * Tiptoety talk 18:50, 7 October 2014 (UTC)
 * Accounts tagged. Mike V  •  Talk  19:23, 7 October 2014 (UTC)

11 October 2014

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I believe Mzakes411 is a sock puppet of Trixtar, The MC. The Cassper Nyovest article was created by the sock master and it was recently protected. Now that the protection has expired, the sock master is back again.  V e r s a c e 1 6 0 8   (Talk) 14:46, 11 October 2014 (UTC)

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 * ✅, blocked and tagged.-- Jezebel's Ponyo bons mots 17:03, 15 October 2014 (UTC)

01 November 2014

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I believe that the Zazzboy account is a sock account of Trixtar, The MC. Like all past socks, user Zazzboy has edited the same articles which include Cassper Nyovest, Skhanda Republic, K.O rapper and Tsholofelo (album). The editing style is also the same as well.  V e r s a c e 1 6 0 8   (Talk) 18:55, 1 November 2014 (UTC)

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 * ✅, blocked and tagged.-- Jezebel's Ponyo bons mots 22:17, 5 November 2014 (UTC)

08 November 2014

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I believe Trixtar, The MC is back. This new sock account has made edits to articles that Trixtar, The MC normally edits.  V e r s a c e 1 6 0 8   (Talk) 12:41, 8 November 2014 (UTC)

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 * This one is also confirmed, blocked and tagged.-- Jezebel's Ponyo bons mots 22:56, 10 November 2014 (UTC)

11 November 2014

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I believe Trixtar, The MC is operating the sock account listed above. Trixtar, The MC's last sock account, User:Nyoana e maloebe, was blocked earlier today and barely 24 hours, the sock account above was created.  V e r s a c e 1 6 0 8   (Talk) 04:32, 11 November 2014 (UTC) I suspect the Sleek lava, Umswenko021 and 196.25.154.186 users also so I've decided to add them.  V e r s a c e 1 6 0 8   (Talk) 16:44, 12 November 2014 (UTC)

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 * is ✅ and is . Both are now blocked.  is  to be related and  with regard to the IP.-- Jezebel's Ponyo bons mots  00:19, 13 November 2014 (UTC)
 * Fako10000 wasn't blocked, but it's all situated now. I also blocked Wiseman440, as Fako10000's log shows he created that account 2 minutes after his was created. I'm leaving Umswenko021 alone and with IP, the vandalism is too generic to differentiate it between the master account or just a driveby vandal. I'm also leaving the IP alone as it hasn't made an edit in about 24 hours, which is the general duration of a vandalism block anyways. Mike V  •  Talk  17:05, 13 November 2014 (UTC)

29 November 2014

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I believe Jovondee is a sock puppet of Trixtar, The MC. The same articles that have been edited in the past by confirmed socks of Trixtar, The MC is being edited by Jovondee.  V e r s a c e 1 6 0 8   (Talk) 13:35, 29 November 2014 (UTC)

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 * ✅, blocked and tagged.-- Jezebel's Ponyo bons mots 21:31, 2 December 2014 (UTC)