Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Ugur none/Archive/1

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Bunch of throwaway REFSPAM accounts... that all insert fake access dates to deflect scrutiny. Methinks there's a bunch of webhosts and other spammers to block -- this is only a week's worth. MER-C 20:08, 7 April 2018 (UTC)

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 * Group 1 – the following accounts are ✅ to each other:
 * Group 2 – the following accounts are ✅ to each other:
 * is a technical match to Group 1 but more of a behavioral match to Group 2. The Group 1 accounts almost all have only one edit each. So does Legeet. The Group 2 accounts have more edits, usually 10+. I didn't examine every edit, but they appear to replace CN tags with references, many of which are similar, but don't appear to be obvious refspam like Group 1. Legeet has only one edit, but it's similar to the other Group 2 accounts.
 * Groups 1 and 2 are ❌ to Biswa2488. I've blocked without tags all the accounts except Biswa2488.
 * Many different IP ranges are being used, making it difficult to find more accounts., if you can dig up more, let me know, and I'll check them.--Bbb23 (talk) 21:38, 7 April 2018 (UTC)
 * I searched back to the 10th of March, getting four more unblocked accounts:
 * I haven't yet checked the domains added by any of these accounts for more socks. MER-C 11:09, 8 April 2018 (UTC)
 * From the domains:
 * MER-C 16:00, 8 April 2018 (UTC)
 * The newly listed accounts are ✅ to Group 1 plus:
 * The following account are ✅ to Group 2:
 * is to Group 1. Spamming definition.net.
 * Blocked all accounts without tags.--Bbb23 (talk) 00:04, 9 April 2018 (UTC)
 * Another batch, from the domains added by the additional accounts (and some who I didn't get chance to post before my laptop's battery died):
 * MER-C 20:25, 9 April 2018 (UTC)
 * Except Charcols, the list is ✅ to Group 1 plus:
 * The following accounts are ✅ to Group 2:
 * Group 3 – the following accounts are ✅ to each other and ❌ to Groups 1-2:
 * Blocked all without tags.--Bbb23 (talk) 12:53, 10 April 2018 (UTC)
 * One more batch:
 * MER-C 18:07, 10 April 2018 (UTC)
 * The following accounts are ✅ to Group 1:
 * The following accounts are ✅ to Group 3:
 * Blocked., please let me know when you're done. Thanks.--Bbb23 (talk) 21:29, 10 April 2018 (UTC)
 * . There's a couple of fresh accounts:
 * but apart from that, there's nothing else. Thanks for wading through this swamp. I'll compile the list of domains for blacklisting later today. MER-C 13:51, 11 April 2018 (UTC)
 * ✅ to Group 1 plus:
 * Blocked. Please move this case to the oldest account. I don't want to separate the possible three masters. No tagging, please.--Bbb23 (talk) 14:39, 11 April 2018 (UTC)
 * Many different IP ranges are being used, making it difficult to find more accounts., if you can dig up more, let me know, and I'll check them.--Bbb23 (talk) 21:38, 7 April 2018 (UTC)
 * I searched back to the 10th of March, getting four more unblocked accounts:
 * I haven't yet checked the domains added by any of these accounts for more socks. MER-C 11:09, 8 April 2018 (UTC)
 * From the domains:
 * MER-C 16:00, 8 April 2018 (UTC)
 * The newly listed accounts are ✅ to Group 1 plus:
 * The following account are ✅ to Group 2:
 * is to Group 1. Spamming definition.net.
 * Blocked all accounts without tags.--Bbb23 (talk) 00:04, 9 April 2018 (UTC)
 * Another batch, from the domains added by the additional accounts (and some who I didn't get chance to post before my laptop's battery died):
 * MER-C 20:25, 9 April 2018 (UTC)
 * Except Charcols, the list is ✅ to Group 1 plus:
 * The following accounts are ✅ to Group 2:
 * Group 3 – the following accounts are ✅ to each other and ❌ to Groups 1-2:
 * Blocked all without tags.--Bbb23 (talk) 12:53, 10 April 2018 (UTC)
 * One more batch:
 * MER-C 18:07, 10 April 2018 (UTC)
 * The following accounts are ✅ to Group 1:
 * The following accounts are ✅ to Group 3:
 * Blocked., please let me know when you're done. Thanks.--Bbb23 (talk) 21:29, 10 April 2018 (UTC)
 * . There's a couple of fresh accounts:
 * but apart from that, there's nothing else. Thanks for wading through this swamp. I'll compile the list of domains for blacklisting later today. MER-C 13:51, 11 April 2018 (UTC)
 * ✅ to Group 1 plus:
 * Blocked. Please move this case to the oldest account. I don't want to separate the possible three masters. No tagging, please.--Bbb23 (talk) 14:39, 11 April 2018 (UTC)
 * MER-C 16:00, 8 April 2018 (UTC)
 * The newly listed accounts are ✅ to Group 1 plus:
 * The following account are ✅ to Group 2:
 * is to Group 1. Spamming definition.net.
 * Blocked all accounts without tags.--Bbb23 (talk) 00:04, 9 April 2018 (UTC)
 * Another batch, from the domains added by the additional accounts (and some who I didn't get chance to post before my laptop's battery died):
 * MER-C 20:25, 9 April 2018 (UTC)
 * Except Charcols, the list is ✅ to Group 1 plus:
 * The following accounts are ✅ to Group 2:
 * Group 3 – the following accounts are ✅ to each other and ❌ to Groups 1-2:
 * Blocked all without tags.--Bbb23 (talk) 12:53, 10 April 2018 (UTC)
 * One more batch:
 * MER-C 18:07, 10 April 2018 (UTC)
 * The following accounts are ✅ to Group 1:
 * The following accounts are ✅ to Group 3:
 * Blocked., please let me know when you're done. Thanks.--Bbb23 (talk) 21:29, 10 April 2018 (UTC)
 * . There's a couple of fresh accounts:
 * but apart from that, there's nothing else. Thanks for wading through this swamp. I'll compile the list of domains for blacklisting later today. MER-C 13:51, 11 April 2018 (UTC)
 * ✅ to Group 1 plus:
 * Blocked. Please move this case to the oldest account. I don't want to separate the possible three masters. No tagging, please.--Bbb23 (talk) 14:39, 11 April 2018 (UTC)
 * The following account are ✅ to Group 2:
 * is to Group 1. Spamming definition.net.
 * Blocked all accounts without tags.--Bbb23 (talk) 00:04, 9 April 2018 (UTC)
 * Another batch, from the domains added by the additional accounts (and some who I didn't get chance to post before my laptop's battery died):
 * MER-C 20:25, 9 April 2018 (UTC)
 * Except Charcols, the list is ✅ to Group 1 plus:
 * The following accounts are ✅ to Group 2:
 * Group 3 – the following accounts are ✅ to each other and ❌ to Groups 1-2:
 * Blocked all without tags.--Bbb23 (talk) 12:53, 10 April 2018 (UTC)
 * One more batch:
 * MER-C 18:07, 10 April 2018 (UTC)
 * The following accounts are ✅ to Group 1:
 * The following accounts are ✅ to Group 3:
 * Blocked., please let me know when you're done. Thanks.--Bbb23 (talk) 21:29, 10 April 2018 (UTC)
 * . There's a couple of fresh accounts:
 * but apart from that, there's nothing else. Thanks for wading through this swamp. I'll compile the list of domains for blacklisting later today. MER-C 13:51, 11 April 2018 (UTC)
 * ✅ to Group 1 plus:
 * Blocked. Please move this case to the oldest account. I don't want to separate the possible three masters. No tagging, please.--Bbb23 (talk) 14:39, 11 April 2018 (UTC)
 * MER-C 20:25, 9 April 2018 (UTC)
 * Except Charcols, the list is ✅ to Group 1 plus:
 * The following accounts are ✅ to Group 2:
 * Group 3 – the following accounts are ✅ to each other and ❌ to Groups 1-2:
 * Blocked all without tags.--Bbb23 (talk) 12:53, 10 April 2018 (UTC)
 * One more batch:
 * MER-C 18:07, 10 April 2018 (UTC)
 * The following accounts are ✅ to Group 1:
 * The following accounts are ✅ to Group 3:
 * Blocked., please let me know when you're done. Thanks.--Bbb23 (talk) 21:29, 10 April 2018 (UTC)
 * . There's a couple of fresh accounts:
 * but apart from that, there's nothing else. Thanks for wading through this swamp. I'll compile the list of domains for blacklisting later today. MER-C 13:51, 11 April 2018 (UTC)
 * ✅ to Group 1 plus:
 * Blocked. Please move this case to the oldest account. I don't want to separate the possible three masters. No tagging, please.--Bbb23 (talk) 14:39, 11 April 2018 (UTC)
 * Except Charcols, the list is ✅ to Group 1 plus:
 * The following accounts are ✅ to Group 2:
 * Group 3 – the following accounts are ✅ to each other and ❌ to Groups 1-2:
 * Blocked all without tags.--Bbb23 (talk) 12:53, 10 April 2018 (UTC)
 * One more batch:
 * MER-C 18:07, 10 April 2018 (UTC)
 * The following accounts are ✅ to Group 1:
 * The following accounts are ✅ to Group 3:
 * Blocked., please let me know when you're done. Thanks.--Bbb23 (talk) 21:29, 10 April 2018 (UTC)
 * . There's a couple of fresh accounts:
 * but apart from that, there's nothing else. Thanks for wading through this swamp. I'll compile the list of domains for blacklisting later today. MER-C 13:51, 11 April 2018 (UTC)
 * ✅ to Group 1 plus:
 * Blocked. Please move this case to the oldest account. I don't want to separate the possible three masters. No tagging, please.--Bbb23 (talk) 14:39, 11 April 2018 (UTC)
 * The following accounts are ✅ to Group 2:
 * Group 3 – the following accounts are ✅ to each other and ❌ to Groups 1-2:
 * Blocked all without tags.--Bbb23 (talk) 12:53, 10 April 2018 (UTC)
 * One more batch:
 * MER-C 18:07, 10 April 2018 (UTC)
 * The following accounts are ✅ to Group 1:
 * The following accounts are ✅ to Group 3:
 * Blocked., please let me know when you're done. Thanks.--Bbb23 (talk) 21:29, 10 April 2018 (UTC)
 * . There's a couple of fresh accounts:
 * but apart from that, there's nothing else. Thanks for wading through this swamp. I'll compile the list of domains for blacklisting later today. MER-C 13:51, 11 April 2018 (UTC)
 * ✅ to Group 1 plus:
 * Blocked. Please move this case to the oldest account. I don't want to separate the possible three masters. No tagging, please.--Bbb23 (talk) 14:39, 11 April 2018 (UTC)
 * Blocked all without tags.--Bbb23 (talk) 12:53, 10 April 2018 (UTC)
 * One more batch:
 * MER-C 18:07, 10 April 2018 (UTC)
 * The following accounts are ✅ to Group 1:
 * The following accounts are ✅ to Group 3:
 * Blocked., please let me know when you're done. Thanks.--Bbb23 (talk) 21:29, 10 April 2018 (UTC)
 * . There's a couple of fresh accounts:
 * but apart from that, there's nothing else. Thanks for wading through this swamp. I'll compile the list of domains for blacklisting later today. MER-C 13:51, 11 April 2018 (UTC)
 * ✅ to Group 1 plus:
 * Blocked. Please move this case to the oldest account. I don't want to separate the possible three masters. No tagging, please.--Bbb23 (talk) 14:39, 11 April 2018 (UTC)
 * Blocked all without tags.--Bbb23 (talk) 12:53, 10 April 2018 (UTC)
 * One more batch:
 * MER-C 18:07, 10 April 2018 (UTC)
 * The following accounts are ✅ to Group 1:
 * The following accounts are ✅ to Group 3:
 * Blocked., please let me know when you're done. Thanks.--Bbb23 (talk) 21:29, 10 April 2018 (UTC)
 * . There's a couple of fresh accounts:
 * but apart from that, there's nothing else. Thanks for wading through this swamp. I'll compile the list of domains for blacklisting later today. MER-C 13:51, 11 April 2018 (UTC)
 * ✅ to Group 1 plus:
 * Blocked. Please move this case to the oldest account. I don't want to separate the possible three masters. No tagging, please.--Bbb23 (talk) 14:39, 11 April 2018 (UTC)
 * One more batch:
 * MER-C 18:07, 10 April 2018 (UTC)
 * The following accounts are ✅ to Group 1:
 * The following accounts are ✅ to Group 3:
 * Blocked., please let me know when you're done. Thanks.--Bbb23 (talk) 21:29, 10 April 2018 (UTC)
 * . There's a couple of fresh accounts:
 * but apart from that, there's nothing else. Thanks for wading through this swamp. I'll compile the list of domains for blacklisting later today. MER-C 13:51, 11 April 2018 (UTC)
 * ✅ to Group 1 plus:
 * Blocked. Please move this case to the oldest account. I don't want to separate the possible three masters. No tagging, please.--Bbb23 (talk) 14:39, 11 April 2018 (UTC)
 * MER-C 18:07, 10 April 2018 (UTC)
 * The following accounts are ✅ to Group 1:
 * The following accounts are ✅ to Group 3:
 * Blocked., please let me know when you're done. Thanks.--Bbb23 (talk) 21:29, 10 April 2018 (UTC)
 * . There's a couple of fresh accounts:
 * but apart from that, there's nothing else. Thanks for wading through this swamp. I'll compile the list of domains for blacklisting later today. MER-C 13:51, 11 April 2018 (UTC)
 * ✅ to Group 1 plus:
 * Blocked. Please move this case to the oldest account. I don't want to separate the possible three masters. No tagging, please.--Bbb23 (talk) 14:39, 11 April 2018 (UTC)
 * Blocked., please let me know when you're done. Thanks.--Bbb23 (talk) 21:29, 10 April 2018 (UTC)
 * . There's a couple of fresh accounts:
 * but apart from that, there's nothing else. Thanks for wading through this swamp. I'll compile the list of domains for blacklisting later today. MER-C 13:51, 11 April 2018 (UTC)
 * ✅ to Group 1 plus:
 * Blocked. Please move this case to the oldest account. I don't want to separate the possible three masters. No tagging, please.--Bbb23 (talk) 14:39, 11 April 2018 (UTC)
 * Blocked., please let me know when you're done. Thanks.--Bbb23 (talk) 21:29, 10 April 2018 (UTC)
 * . There's a couple of fresh accounts:
 * but apart from that, there's nothing else. Thanks for wading through this swamp. I'll compile the list of domains for blacklisting later today. MER-C 13:51, 11 April 2018 (UTC)
 * ✅ to Group 1 plus:
 * Blocked. Please move this case to the oldest account. I don't want to separate the possible three masters. No tagging, please.--Bbb23 (talk) 14:39, 11 April 2018 (UTC)
 * Blocked., please let me know when you're done. Thanks.--Bbb23 (talk) 21:29, 10 April 2018 (UTC)
 * . There's a couple of fresh accounts:
 * but apart from that, there's nothing else. Thanks for wading through this swamp. I'll compile the list of domains for blacklisting later today. MER-C 13:51, 11 April 2018 (UTC)
 * ✅ to Group 1 plus:
 * Blocked. Please move this case to the oldest account. I don't want to separate the possible three masters. No tagging, please.--Bbb23 (talk) 14:39, 11 April 2018 (UTC)
 * ✅ to Group 1 plus:
 * Blocked. Please move this case to the oldest account. I don't want to separate the possible three masters. No tagging, please.--Bbb23 (talk) 14:39, 11 April 2018 (UTC)
 * Blocked. Please move this case to the oldest account. I don't want to separate the possible three masters. No tagging, please.--Bbb23 (talk) 14:39, 11 April 2018 (UTC)
 * Blocked. Please move this case to the oldest account. I don't want to separate the possible three masters. No tagging, please.--Bbb23 (talk) 14:39, 11 April 2018 (UTC)

Blacklisted:

Sent to WikiProject Spam for monitoring: MER-C 16:56, 11 April 2018 (UTC)
 * The Ugur none account (2010) is only possilikely, but should I move the case under their name? Thanks, GABgab 20:17, 14 April 2018 (UTC)
 * Sure, one spammer is as "good" as another.--Bbb23 (talk) 20:23, 14 April 2018 (UTC)


 * ✅, closing. GABgab 00:58, 15 April 2018 (UTC)

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Same spam, different day. Ran until midnight today (UTC). Domains blacklisted:



MER-C 16:44, 21 April 2018 (UTC)

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 * ✅ to Group 1 (see archive) plus:
 * Blocked without tags and closing.--Bbb23 (talk) 23:21, 21 April 2018 (UTC)
 * Blocked without tags and closing.--Bbb23 (talk) 23:21, 21 April 2018 (UTC)
 * Blocked without tags and closing.--Bbb23 (talk) 23:21, 21 April 2018 (UTC)
 * Blocked without tags and closing.--Bbb23 (talk) 23:21, 21 April 2018 (UTC)
 * Blocked without tags and closing.--Bbb23 (talk) 23:21, 21 April 2018 (UTC)
 * Blocked without tags and closing.--Bbb23 (talk) 23:21, 21 April 2018 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets

 * Cross-wiki: simple.wp!
 * Cross-wiki: simple.wp!
 * Cross-wiki: simple.wp!
 * Cross-wiki: simple.wp!
 * Cross-wiki: simple.wp!
 * Cross-wiki: simple.wp!
 * Cross-wiki: simple.wp!
 * Cross-wiki: simple.wp!
 * Cross-wiki: simple.wp!
 * Cross-wiki: simple.wp!
 * Cross-wiki: simple.wp!
 * Cross-wiki: simple.wp!
 * Cross-wiki: simple.wp!


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Same shit, different day. MER-C 15:15, 2 June 2018 (UTC)
 * I take it the intersection with Sockpuppet investigations/CAD Red Plaanet was because the two different spam farms were using the same proxy? MER-C 18:53, 2 June 2018 (UTC)
 * At least two. Apparently they like to share.--Bbb23 (talk) 18:57, 2 June 2018 (UTC)

Six accounts added from link addition DB lookup with the accounts blocked in Sockpuppet investigations/CAD Red Plaanet. MER-C 19:06, 2 June 2018 (UTC)
 * Three more accounts from the domains added by accounts CU blocked by DeltaQuad. MER-C 15:46, 3 June 2018 (UTC)

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Why are you asking for a check of already-blocked accounts? I'm having trouble justifying the extra work.--Bbb23 (talk) 14:44, 3 June 2018 (UTC)
 * Most of them were unblocked when I reported them yesterday. They were subsequently CUed and blocked by User:DeltaQuad this morning: . I've removed the CU blocked accounts from the list. As for the remaining blocked accounts: they weren't CU blocked, hence the usual rationale to look for proxies. MER-C 15:29, 3 June 2018 (UTC)
 * I did not check already-blocked accounts. Without going into why, I do not block "proxies" in this case as often as one might think. I also did not check the two no-edit accounts. The remaining accounts are ✅ to Group 1 plus:
 * .--Bbb23 (talk) 17:14, 3 June 2018 (UTC)
 * My 36 blocked accounts & 3 IPS (yes, I know i'm disclosing IPs) is where a ton of the accounts came from a blockable range. They are all proxies. So that's why I issued the proxy blocks, but I do agree with Bbb23's stance if they are just going to hop proxies. The accounts I left last night did not correlate at all in cross over where I found a blockable range, and I wasn't going to fight with this one at a late hour. So thanks to Bbb23 for picking up the rest while I slept. -- Amanda  (aka DQ) 18:52, 3 June 2018 (UTC)
 * There doesn't seem to be anything more coming in the near term. Closing. Bbb23 (talk) 11:43, 6 June 2018 (UTC)
 * .--Bbb23 (talk) 17:14, 3 June 2018 (UTC)
 * My 36 blocked accounts & 3 IPS (yes, I know i'm disclosing IPs) is where a ton of the accounts came from a blockable range. They are all proxies. So that's why I issued the proxy blocks, but I do agree with Bbb23's stance if they are just going to hop proxies. The accounts I left last night did not correlate at all in cross over where I found a blockable range, and I wasn't going to fight with this one at a late hour. So thanks to Bbb23 for picking up the rest while I slept. -- Amanda  (aka DQ) 18:52, 3 June 2018 (UTC)
 * There doesn't seem to be anything more coming in the near term. Closing. Bbb23 (talk) 11:43, 6 June 2018 (UTC)
 * My 36 blocked accounts & 3 IPS (yes, I know i'm disclosing IPs) is where a ton of the accounts came from a blockable range. They are all proxies. So that's why I issued the proxy blocks, but I do agree with Bbb23's stance if they are just going to hop proxies. The accounts I left last night did not correlate at all in cross over where I found a blockable range, and I wasn't going to fight with this one at a late hour. So thanks to Bbb23 for picking up the rest while I slept. -- Amanda  (aka DQ) 18:52, 3 June 2018 (UTC)
 * There doesn't seem to be anything more coming in the near term. Closing. Bbb23 (talk) 11:43, 6 June 2018 (UTC)

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These three users have added the same (spam) link to several life insurance articles in a very short time period. They have made no other edits. BubbleEngineer (talk) 20:49, 17 May 2018 (UTC)

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 * ✅ plus:
 * Blocked without tags. Immersity is the oldest account in this bunch.
 * The refspam is broader than the one insurance link. Would you like to look at this?--Bbb23 (talk) 21:20, 17 May 2018 (UTC)
 * Additional accounts:
 * MER-C 09:42, 18 May 2018 (UTC)
 * Blocked without tags. Immersity is the oldest account in this bunch.
 * The refspam is broader than the one insurance link. Would you like to look at this?--Bbb23 (talk) 21:20, 17 May 2018 (UTC)
 * Additional accounts:
 * MER-C 09:42, 18 May 2018 (UTC)
 * Additional accounts:
 * MER-C 09:42, 18 May 2018 (UTC)
 * Additional accounts:
 * MER-C 09:42, 18 May 2018 (UTC)
 * Additional accounts:
 * MER-C 09:42, 18 May 2018 (UTC)
 * Additional accounts:
 * MER-C 09:42, 18 May 2018 (UTC)
 * MER-C 09:42, 18 May 2018 (UTC)
 * MER-C 09:42, 18 May 2018 (UTC)
 * MER-C 09:42, 18 May 2018 (UTC)
 * MER-C 09:42, 18 May 2018 (UTC)
 * MER-C 09:42, 18 May 2018 (UTC)
 * MER-C 09:42, 18 May 2018 (UTC)
 * MER-C 09:42, 18 May 2018 (UTC)
 * MER-C 09:42, 18 May 2018 (UTC)
 * MER-C 09:42, 18 May 2018 (UTC)


 * ✅ plus:
 * The following two accounts are ✅ to each other and ❌ to the others technically and behaviorally. They appear to add Wikipedia mirror refs to articles, and they make more edits than the other master. In case we need to refer to them again, I'll call them Group 2:
 * Blocked all without tags.--Bbb23 (talk) 14:49, 18 May 2018 (UTC)
 * The following two accounts are ✅ to each other and ❌ to the others technically and behaviorally. They appear to add Wikipedia mirror refs to articles, and they make more edits than the other master. In case we need to refer to them again, I'll call them Group 2:
 * Blocked all without tags.--Bbb23 (talk) 14:49, 18 May 2018 (UTC)
 * The following two accounts are ✅ to each other and ❌ to the others technically and behaviorally. They appear to add Wikipedia mirror refs to articles, and they make more edits than the other master. In case we need to refer to them again, I'll call them Group 2:
 * Blocked all without tags.--Bbb23 (talk) 14:49, 18 May 2018 (UTC)
 * The following two accounts are ✅ to each other and ❌ to the others technically and behaviorally. They appear to add Wikipedia mirror refs to articles, and they make more edits than the other master. In case we need to refer to them again, I'll call them Group 2:
 * Blocked all without tags.--Bbb23 (talk) 14:49, 18 May 2018 (UTC)
 * The following two accounts are ✅ to each other and ❌ to the others technically and behaviorally. They appear to add Wikipedia mirror refs to articles, and they make more edits than the other master. In case we need to refer to them again, I'll call them Group 2:
 * Blocked all without tags.--Bbb23 (talk) 14:49, 18 May 2018 (UTC)
 * The following two accounts are ✅ to each other and ❌ to the others technically and behaviorally. They appear to add Wikipedia mirror refs to articles, and they make more edits than the other master. In case we need to refer to them again, I'll call them Group 2:
 * Blocked all without tags.--Bbb23 (talk) 14:49, 18 May 2018 (UTC)
 * The following two accounts are ✅ to each other and ❌ to the others technically and behaviorally. They appear to add Wikipedia mirror refs to articles, and they make more edits than the other master. In case we need to refer to them again, I'll call them Group 2:
 * Blocked all without tags.--Bbb23 (talk) 14:49, 18 May 2018 (UTC)
 * The following two accounts are ✅ to each other and ❌ to the others technically and behaviorally. They appear to add Wikipedia mirror refs to articles, and they make more edits than the other master. In case we need to refer to them again, I'll call them Group 2:
 * Blocked all without tags.--Bbb23 (talk) 14:49, 18 May 2018 (UTC)
 * The following two accounts are ✅ to each other and ❌ to the others technically and behaviorally. They appear to add Wikipedia mirror refs to articles, and they make more edits than the other master. In case we need to refer to them again, I'll call them Group 2:
 * Blocked all without tags.--Bbb23 (talk) 14:49, 18 May 2018 (UTC)
 * Blocked all without tags.--Bbb23 (talk) 14:49, 18 May 2018 (UTC)
 * Blocked all without tags.--Bbb23 (talk) 14:49, 18 May 2018 (UTC)

Ran the links through EL search and found: Probably more out there. We should probably blacklist the links as well. -KH-1 (talk) 00:55, 19 May 2018 (UTC)
 * 19 May 2018


 * Additional accounts:
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 * You know what? This is the exact same behavior as Sockpuppet investigations/Ugur none, including the Wikipedia mirrors from Group 2 (also Group 2 in Ugur none SPI) with some domain overlap. The Wikipedia mirrors were recently blacklisted. MER-C 11:27, 19 May 2018 (UTC)
 * Found some more stuff when checking a spam trap:


 * MER-C 12:32, 19 May 2018 (UTC)
 * You're right. Even with the abundant use of proxies in both, the technical details match perfectly. At the time, I noted the different patterns of Groups 1 and 2 in Ugur none, but I didn't realize the citations were mirrors. Please merge this case into Ugur none.--Bbb23 (talk) 12:35, 19 May 2018 (UTC)
 * One more account:
 * MER-C 12:38, 19 May 2018 (UTC)
 * You're right. Even with the abundant use of proxies in both, the technical details match perfectly. At the time, I noted the different patterns of Groups 1 and 2 in Ugur none, but I didn't realize the citations were mirrors. Please merge this case into Ugur none.--Bbb23 (talk) 12:35, 19 May 2018 (UTC)
 * One more account:
 * MER-C 12:38, 19 May 2018 (UTC)
 * MER-C 12:38, 19 May 2018 (UTC)


 * The newly listed accounts are ✅ to Group 1 along with:
 * Blocked without tags.--Bbb23 (talk) 16:07, 19 May 2018 (UTC)
 * Blocked without tags.--Bbb23 (talk) 16:07, 19 May 2018 (UTC)
 * Blocked without tags.--Bbb23 (talk) 16:07, 19 May 2018 (UTC)
 * Blocked without tags.--Bbb23 (talk) 16:07, 19 May 2018 (UTC)
 * Blocked without tags.--Bbb23 (talk) 16:07, 19 May 2018 (UTC)
 * Blocked without tags.--Bbb23 (talk) 16:07, 19 May 2018 (UTC)
 * Blocked without tags.--Bbb23 (talk) 16:07, 19 May 2018 (UTC)
 * Blocked without tags.--Bbb23 (talk) 16:07, 19 May 2018 (UTC)
 * Blocked without tags.--Bbb23 (talk) 16:07, 19 May 2018 (UTC)
 * Blocked without tags.--Bbb23 (talk) 16:07, 19 May 2018 (UTC)
 * Blocked without tags.--Bbb23 (talk) 16:07, 19 May 2018 (UTC)
 * Blocked without tags.--Bbb23 (talk) 16:07, 19 May 2018 (UTC)
 * Blocked without tags.--Bbb23 (talk) 16:07, 19 May 2018 (UTC)
 * Blocked without tags.--Bbb23 (talk) 16:07, 19 May 2018 (UTC)
 * Blocked without tags.--Bbb23 (talk) 16:07, 19 May 2018 (UTC)
 * Blocked without tags.--Bbb23 (talk) 16:07, 19 May 2018 (UTC)
 * Blocked without tags.--Bbb23 (talk) 16:07, 19 May 2018 (UTC)
 * Blocked without tags.--Bbb23 (talk) 16:07, 19 May 2018 (UTC)
 * Blocked without tags.--Bbb23 (talk) 16:07, 19 May 2018 (UTC)
 * Blocked without tags.--Bbb23 (talk) 16:07, 19 May 2018 (UTC)


 * Additional accounts:


 * customwriting.com nominated for global blacklisting. I'll deal with locally spammed domains once we're finished with this lot. MER-C 17:21, 19 May 2018 (UTC)
 * The following accounts are ✅ to Group 1:
 * The following accounts are ✅ to Group 3 of Ugur one:
 * All blocked without tags.--Bbb23 (talk) 18:25, 19 May 2018 (UTC)
 * No more accounts. Blacklisted: lifeant.com, shapiroinjuryattorney.com, koonz.com, cityroofingorlando.com, expertremovalists.net.au, topspotseo.com.au, williamblylaw.com, drgoldman.com, bkb-law.com, ezvoteonline.com, petrocohen.com. Thanks once again, Bbb23, for wading through this crap. MER-C 19:51, 19 May 2018 (UTC)
 * ✅, merged. Tagging and closing.  Vanjagenije  (talk)  18:48, 11 June 2018 (UTC)
 * The following accounts are ✅ to Group 3 of Ugur one:
 * All blocked without tags.--Bbb23 (talk) 18:25, 19 May 2018 (UTC)
 * No more accounts. Blacklisted: lifeant.com, shapiroinjuryattorney.com, koonz.com, cityroofingorlando.com, expertremovalists.net.au, topspotseo.com.au, williamblylaw.com, drgoldman.com, bkb-law.com, ezvoteonline.com, petrocohen.com. Thanks once again, Bbb23, for wading through this crap. MER-C 19:51, 19 May 2018 (UTC)
 * ✅, merged. Tagging and closing.  Vanjagenije  (talk)  18:48, 11 June 2018 (UTC)
 * All blocked without tags.--Bbb23 (talk) 18:25, 19 May 2018 (UTC)
 * No more accounts. Blacklisted: lifeant.com, shapiroinjuryattorney.com, koonz.com, cityroofingorlando.com, expertremovalists.net.au, topspotseo.com.au, williamblylaw.com, drgoldman.com, bkb-law.com, ezvoteonline.com, petrocohen.com. Thanks once again, Bbb23, for wading through this crap. MER-C 19:51, 19 May 2018 (UTC)
 * ✅, merged. Tagging and closing.  Vanjagenije  (talk)  18:48, 11 June 2018 (UTC)
 * No more accounts. Blacklisted: lifeant.com, shapiroinjuryattorney.com, koonz.com, cityroofingorlando.com, expertremovalists.net.au, topspotseo.com.au, williamblylaw.com, drgoldman.com, bkb-law.com, ezvoteonline.com, petrocohen.com. Thanks once again, Bbb23, for wading through this crap. MER-C 19:51, 19 May 2018 (UTC)
 * ✅, merged. Tagging and closing.  Vanjagenije  (talk)  18:48, 11 June 2018 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets



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The usual. Cleanup after recent checkuser runs. MER-C 19:31, 17 June 2018 (UTC)

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 * - --  Amanda  (aka DQ) 04:04, 18 June 2018 (UTC)
 * I'm not going to separate in groups, its obvious this is a mass attempt.
 * Sockpuppet investigations/Donnie Juanito is related.
 * I have no clue what this is supposed to mean, but socks are showing up on the same VPNs, same ranges, mostly the same UA... --  Amanda  (aka DQ) 06:08, 18 June 2018 (UTC)
 * Blocked without tags. Please don't close this yet, I need to go through the list of domains added to look for more socks. MER-C 08:12, 18 June 2018 (UTC)
 * Sockpuppet investigations/Donnie Juanito is related.
 * I have no clue what this is supposed to mean, but socks are showing up on the same VPNs, same ranges, mostly the same UA... --  Amanda  (aka DQ) 06:08, 18 June 2018 (UTC)
 * Blocked without tags. Please don't close this yet, I need to go through the list of domains added to look for more socks. MER-C 08:12, 18 June 2018 (UTC)
 * Sockpuppet investigations/Donnie Juanito is related.
 * I have no clue what this is supposed to mean, but socks are showing up on the same VPNs, same ranges, mostly the same UA... --  Amanda  (aka DQ) 06:08, 18 June 2018 (UTC)
 * Blocked without tags. Please don't close this yet, I need to go through the list of domains added to look for more socks. MER-C 08:12, 18 June 2018 (UTC)
 * Sockpuppet investigations/Donnie Juanito is related.
 * I have no clue what this is supposed to mean, but socks are showing up on the same VPNs, same ranges, mostly the same UA... --  Amanda  (aka DQ) 06:08, 18 June 2018 (UTC)
 * Blocked without tags. Please don't close this yet, I need to go through the list of domains added to look for more socks. MER-C 08:12, 18 June 2018 (UTC)
 * Sockpuppet investigations/Donnie Juanito is related.
 * I have no clue what this is supposed to mean, but socks are showing up on the same VPNs, same ranges, mostly the same UA... --  Amanda  (aka DQ) 06:08, 18 June 2018 (UTC)
 * Blocked without tags. Please don't close this yet, I need to go through the list of domains added to look for more socks. MER-C 08:12, 18 June 2018 (UTC)
 * Sockpuppet investigations/Donnie Juanito is related.
 * I have no clue what this is supposed to mean, but socks are showing up on the same VPNs, same ranges, mostly the same UA... --  Amanda  (aka DQ) 06:08, 18 June 2018 (UTC)
 * Blocked without tags. Please don't close this yet, I need to go through the list of domains added to look for more socks. MER-C 08:12, 18 June 2018 (UTC)
 * Sockpuppet investigations/Donnie Juanito is related.
 * I have no clue what this is supposed to mean, but socks are showing up on the same VPNs, same ranges, mostly the same UA... --  Amanda  (aka DQ) 06:08, 18 June 2018 (UTC)
 * Blocked without tags. Please don't close this yet, I need to go through the list of domains added to look for more socks. MER-C 08:12, 18 June 2018 (UTC)
 * Sockpuppet investigations/Donnie Juanito is related.
 * I have no clue what this is supposed to mean, but socks are showing up on the same VPNs, same ranges, mostly the same UA... --  Amanda  (aka DQ) 06:08, 18 June 2018 (UTC)
 * Blocked without tags. Please don't close this yet, I need to go through the list of domains added to look for more socks. MER-C 08:12, 18 June 2018 (UTC)
 * I have no clue what this is supposed to mean, but socks are showing up on the same VPNs, same ranges, mostly the same UA... --  Amanda  (aka DQ) 06:08, 18 June 2018 (UTC)
 * Blocked without tags. Please don't close this yet, I need to go through the list of domains added to look for more socks. MER-C 08:12, 18 June 2018 (UTC)

Two more stragglers: I've blacklisted most of the domains involved. MER-C 19:22, 18 June 2018 (UTC)
 * Unblocked account punted to next case. This can be closed. MER-C 15:50, 29 July 2018 (UTC)

Suspected sockpuppets



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The usual, although this abuse pattern appears to be going away. MER-C 15:54, 29 July 2018 (UTC)

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 * Summer Vibez is to  and.


 * Dulypond is ✅ to and ✅ to
 * and several already blocked accounts in the archive; also to:
 * and to  and . This group appears to be the master of this case.
 * and several already blocked accounts in the archive; also to:
 * and to  and . This group appears to be the master of this case.
 * and several already blocked accounts in the archive; also to:
 * and to  and . This group appears to be the master of this case.
 * and to  and . This group appears to be the master of this case.


 * Tonykakkar is in a range around the world from Dulypond that has multiple sockmasters and several are UPE including (linked to this case).  (mixed UAs) to:
 * . I've included more than just the spamming modus operandi here and broadened to promotional accounts but did not include several others from that range which is a mess..
 * . I've included more than just the spamming modus operandi here and broadened to promotional accounts but did not include several others from that range which is a mess..
 * . I've included more than just the spamming modus operandi here and broadened to promotional accounts but did not include several others from that range which is a mess..
 * . I've included more than just the spamming modus operandi here and broadened to promotional accounts but did not include several others from that range which is a mess..
 * . I've included more than just the spamming modus operandi here and broadened to promotional accounts but did not include several others from that range which is a mess..
 * . I've included more than just the spamming modus operandi here and broadened to promotional accounts but did not include several others from that range which is a mess..
 * . I've included more than just the spamming modus operandi here and broadened to promotional accounts but did not include several others from that range which is a mess..
 * . I've included more than just the spamming modus operandi here and broadened to promotional accounts but did not include several others from that range which is a mess..
 * . I've included more than just the spamming modus operandi here and broadened to promotional accounts but did not include several others from that range which is a mess..
 * . I've included more than just the spamming modus operandi here and broadened to promotional accounts but did not include several others from that range which is a mess..
 * . I've included more than just the spamming modus operandi here and broadened to promotional accounts but did not include several others from that range which is a mess..
 * . I've included more than just the spamming modus operandi here and broadened to promotional accounts but did not include several others from that range which is a mess..
 * . I've included more than just the spamming modus operandi here and broadened to promotional accounts but did not include several others from that range which is a mess..


 * Windbeeq seems ❌ and in a range with little activity. Doesn't show as proxy.


 * Wilfred.weihe appears to have matching UA to Dulypond but using a range that doesn't show as proxy in a different country.


 * Blbman is to Dulypond with a matching UA but is using a proxy.


 * Duncemated is ✅ to and a bunch of others previously blocked in this case with  also ✅.


 * Different locations in the world represented by the separate groups above except Summer Vibez and Dulypond are using different IP ranges in the same country.



I have included some of the links above but they may need some removals/additions to tweak to this case as accounts may be included or excluded. , feel free to alter as needed. Sorry for the messy report but I believe they went meatpuppet on you. — Berean Hunter   (talk)  15:57, 30 July 2018 (UTC)


 * Blocked: Dulypond group including Barry the boat, Duncemated and Cheekbenny, and Blbman.
 * Umesh33512, Thev2, Bidzpro, Nishant.muralidharan, MarketJoy already blocked.
 * User:Barry the boat/sandbox is a Sockpuppet investigations/ErnestCarrot recreation: User:MarshalSherif/sandbox.
 * matches the EarnestCarrot behavior but was CUed and found to be unrelated to previous socks.
 * Gale Crater Mars matches the Sockpuppet investigations/CAD Red Plaanet behavior.
 * No new accounts via COIBot poke. MER-C 16:38, 30 July 2018 (UTC)