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Looks to be logging out to edit war at Kharkiv:

This is an editor who's been frequently warned recently for edit-warring.

Looks like a WP:DUCK situation to me, but a second opinion from a clerk seems like a good idea. ~ Rob 13 Talk 18:30, 15 July 2016 (UTC)

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I hadn't seen the report by BU Rob, so here are my comments after I reverted my SPI report when I realised that a prior report existed:


 * As soon as the master's promotional WP:SPAM was reverted on we have the IP socks relentlessly edit-warring to add exactly the same spam to the article. In addition, the user has many warnings on his talkpage about promotional edits and COI. He has also been blocked before for spam and advertising. Overall, a very disruptive editor.  Dr.   K.  20:00, 15 July 2016 (UTC)

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 * . Kevin ( aka L235 ·&#32; t ·&#32; c) 18:39, 16 July 2016 (UTC)
 * Blocked the account for one week. IPs are now inactive, so no blocks needed there. Thanks for your input, . ~ Rob 13 Talk 18:53, 16 July 2016 (UTC)
 * Thanks, closing. Kevin ( aka L235 ·&#32; t ·&#32; c) 19:22, 16 July 2016 (UTC)

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Disruptive edits at Bar, Vinnytsia Oblast. Once Viktor was warned, these two IPs began to re-add the same content. All three have been edit-warring on the Bar page. ‡ Єl Cid of Valencia talk  16:56, 27 May 2020 (UTC)

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 * has made the same edits to Bar, Vinnytsia Oblast, and geolocates to the same city. (I wasn't sure where to add this.) BlackcurrantTea (talk) 07:05, 28 May 2020 (UTC)

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 * - CheckUsers will not publicly connect accounts to IPs. I will, however, note that the 46.133 address is operated by the same ISP (Vodafone Ukraine, so presumably this is editing from phone or a cell phone access point) as two IPs which were previously DUCK-blocked in the case archive. creffett (talk) 00:51, 28 May 2020 (UTC)
 * I have no doubt that the two IPs are Viktor O. Ledenyov editing while logged out (presumably to avoid 3RR), and so I have blocked all three for one week for edit-warring and sockpuppetry to stop the disruption - the geo tool says that they're both likely static IPs, so a week seems reasonable. The reason I haven't closed this is because I'd like a second opinion from - should the sockmaster's account get a longer block? This is the second time they've engaged in this exact behavior, though it has been a while since the last time. Given the number of talk page warnings they have and the repeat behavior, I think a longer or indefinite block might be in order (but the 1 week block will stop the immediate harm while we discuss). creffett (talk) 02:06, 28 May 2020 (UTC)
 * It's certainly your call, but given the history of editing while logged out to avoid scrutiny and the seriousness of sockpuppetry I think an indefinite wouldn't be inappropriate. Best, Kevin ( aka L235 · t · c) 03:19, 28 May 2020 (UTC)
 * , all right, I think I will go ahead and upgrade to an indef., thanks for the report - that IP hasn't edited in two days and only edited once so I don't see a ton of value to blocking it at this point. The page in question is semi-protected, so there shouldn't be any more IPs popping up there for a couple weeks, and if more IPs pop up on other pages we can semi those too. Closing. creffett (talk) 12:39, 28 May 2020 (UTC)