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Both target the same page and vandalize the same way: replacing English content on the page with Spanish content, but this is not the Spanish Wikipedia. Also, they pass the duck test. – User 45  65  41  20:13, 15 June 2020 (UTC)

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 * Also a cross-wiki abuser, the master is blocked on the Spanish Wikipedia as a spam-only account. Requested global lock on ‎SRG. – User 45  65  41  20:35, 15 June 2020 (UTC)

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 * Normally I wouldn't run this check and have duck blocked, but the crosswikiness opened a chance for more accounts. I checked and they are close enough to be the same person. --  Amanda  (aka DQ) 21:16, 15 June 2020 (UTC)

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SPIs who are very anxious to create an article about the same Argentinian boxer as before (he may or may not be notable – that is not the issue here). Unlike the accounts from a year ago, these users (mostly) write in English, but the content is identical. See also this es.wiki category with blocked sockpuppets who have been spamming es.wikipedia with promotion of Ezequiel Mathysse – Thevikingovikingo is one of the accounts listed there.

Emat20211 is clearly identical to Thevikingovikingo: Emat20211, Thevikingovikingo; Emat20211, Thevikingovikingo. Also note that these two accounts have been alternating at Draft:Ezequiel Matthysse and its talk page. Emat20211 has had one 24-hour block for disruptive editing related to the draft.

There are a few other users who have been promoting the person at en.wiki as well:, , and – the first of those is already blocked. The second one has only one edit back in February, and the third one only edited on 7 March so they are not actively disruptive (though Boxingboxeo2012 is not yet stale), but it's worth noting that they have been blocked at es.wiki as socks of the same user as Thevikingovikingo.

See also this ANI report, before the current disruption at en.wiki started. bonadea contributions talk 15:26, 3 June 2021 (UTC)

Adding whose first edit was another prototypical edit, and who then proceeded to remove speedy deletion tags from Ezequiel Matthysse. --bonadea contributions talk 19:51, 3 June 2021 (UTC)

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 * Comment - Please close or merge my report into this report, which is more completely researched. Robert McClenon (talk) 17:05, 3 June 2021 (UTC)

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 * The following accounts are ✅ to each other (Group 1):
 * Emat20211, Thevikingovikingo, and Thebigbossking10
 * The following account are ✅ to each other (Group 2):
 * Group 1 and Group 2 are to each other. From a technical standpoint, I think there is a realistic chance Group 1 and Group 2 are separate individuals. Behaviorally, I think Group 2 feels more like Walter Ezequiel Matthysse Jr. (note the edit summary styles), and Group 1's command of English is also much stronger than Walter's (compare  to ). However, I can understand why eswiki is grouping all of these into one group of coordinated editing (probably in violation of WP:MEAT): their shared interest in promoting this relatively obscure boxer is suspicious. For this reason, I will be blocking all the accounts I listed above indefinitely as suspected sockpuppets of Walter Ezequiel Matthysse Jr., closing. Mz7 (talk) 20:28, 3 June 2021 (UTC)
 * Group 1 and Group 2 are to each other. From a technical standpoint, I think there is a realistic chance Group 1 and Group 2 are separate individuals. Behaviorally, I think Group 2 feels more like Walter Ezequiel Matthysse Jr. (note the edit summary styles), and Group 1's command of English is also much stronger than Walter's (compare  to ). However, I can understand why eswiki is grouping all of these into one group of coordinated editing (probably in violation of WP:MEAT): their shared interest in promoting this relatively obscure boxer is suspicious. For this reason, I will be blocking all the accounts I listed above indefinitely as suspected sockpuppets of Walter Ezequiel Matthysse Jr., closing. Mz7 (talk) 20:28, 3 June 2021 (UTC)
 * Group 1 and Group 2 are to each other. From a technical standpoint, I think there is a realistic chance Group 1 and Group 2 are separate individuals. Behaviorally, I think Group 2 feels more like Walter Ezequiel Matthysse Jr. (note the edit summary styles), and Group 1's command of English is also much stronger than Walter's (compare  to ). However, I can understand why eswiki is grouping all of these into one group of coordinated editing (probably in violation of WP:MEAT): their shared interest in promoting this relatively obscure boxer is suspicious. For this reason, I will be blocking all the accounts I listed above indefinitely as suspected sockpuppets of Walter Ezequiel Matthysse Jr., closing. Mz7 (talk) 20:28, 3 June 2021 (UTC)

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These three accounts are all focused on getting a draft on a boxer, Draft:Ezequiel Matthysse, accepted. Emat and Viking have similar user pages stating that they are passionate new editors, and have both been disruptive in their demands at the Teahouse, the AFC Help Desk, reviewer talk pages, and elsewhere that one of the copies of the draft be accepted and published. When reminded that they have been cautioned already, they offer the same pro forma apology. Emat had a 24-hour block for disruptive demands for reviews, so the reason for the use of multiple accounts may be to scatter attention. Robert McClenon (talk) 15:22, 3 June 2021 (UTC)

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 * Comment - Please either withdraw this report or merge it into the report just filed by User:Bonadea. She has identified what appears to be the globally locked master account.  Robert McClenon (talk) 17:00, 3 June 2021 (UTC)

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 * Per Robert McClenon above, please merge this case to Sockpuppet investigations/Walter Ezequiel Matthysse Jr.. Thanks, Mz7 (talk) 20:37, 3 June 2021 (UTC)
 * Merged as requested. Closing as this has been dealt with in the report already at this case page. Dreamy Jazz talk to me &#124; my contributions 22:30, 3 June 2021 (UTC)

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Quack. These edits are pretty much identical to those made by yesterday's socks to Draft talk:Ezequiel Matthysse (I can't link to diffs since the draft was speedy deleted, and now recreated by Ilovemyfamilyxlife.) bonadea contributions talk 16:18, 4 June 2021 (UTC)

Adding IP 186.141.225.66, per this and this, among other simiolar edits. --bonadea contributions talk 16:28, 4 June 2021 (UTC)

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 * indef/tag Ilovemyfamilyxlife, 1 week for the IP. Based on what I'm seeing at Walter Matthysse and Draft:Walter Ezequiel Matthysse Bianchettin, my hunch is two different UPEs competing for the same commission. -- RoySmith (talk) 17:14, 4 June 2021 (UTC)
 * And now, as a special offer, we'll throw in Draft:Ezequiel Matthysse at no extra charge! -- RoySmith (talk) 17:16, 4 June 2021 (UTC)

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WP:DUCK. Created Draft:Ezequiel Matthysse and then Ezequiel Matthysse (boxer), apparently to get around the salting of Ezequiel Matthysse. There is this as well: Odin 2020, prev sock Emat20211, prev sock Thevikingovikingo. bonadea contributions talk 07:31, 15 June 2021 (UTC)

Adding IP 190.96.117.6, whose only edit has been to remove the speedy deletion template from Ezequiel Matthysse (boxer). --bonadea contributions talk 08:47, 15 June 2021 (UTC)

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 * Odin 2020 is to Group 2 from the 03 June 2021 report from the archive. ., closing. Mz7 (talk) 00:08, 16 June 2021 (UTC)
 * Master is locked and sock is xwiki, hence . --Blablubbs&#124;talk 00:10, 16 June 2021 (UTC)

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Here he is again. (cf edits by previous socks, e.g. and ) and then started spamming Ezequiel Matthysse's name again:, ,. bonadea contributions talk 17:55, 19 June 2021 (UTC)

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 * Comment Elrochoo has been banned in eswiki (WP:DUCK). Valdemar2018 (talk) 19:28, 19 June 2021 (UTC)

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 * . Global lock requested. Sir Sputnik (talk) 22:20, 19 June 2021 (UTC)

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-- RoySmith (talk) 01:14, 23 June 2021 (UTC)

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 * Already blocked and tagged, this is just for the record. I'm also going to G5 and salt Draft:Ezequiel Matthysse -- RoySmith (talk) 01:17, 23 June 2021 (UTC)
 * Requesting glock -- RoySmith (talk) 01:18, 23 June 2021 (UTC)
 * PS, if there's anybody here who's also an admin on simple-wiki, could you take a look at G5-ing (or whatever it's called on simple) simple:Ezequiel Matthysse and/or blocking Odin 2020 as an obvious sock. -- RoySmith (talk) 01:32, 23 June 2021 (UTC)

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Recreating article 'Ezequiel Matthysse' on user talk page. Local Variable (talk) 12:04, 4 July 2021 (UTC)
 * suspected sock is xwiki, consider global lock, per master & archive. I also note the page still exists over at Simple Wikipedia. Local Variable (talk) 12:23, 4 July 2021 (UTC)

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 * - Pepitoxypepitax . as well. --    LuK3      (Talk)   12:43, 4 July 2021 (UTC)

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WP:DUCK, see the change in the birth date and birth place Valdemar2018 (talk) 04:22, 8 July 2021 (UTC)

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 * IP has already been blocked, nothing left to do here, closing. -- RoySmith (talk) 11:23, 8 July 2021 (UTC)

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WP:DUCK creating similar draft. Editing xwiki, recommend global locks be requested. Please G5 draft if satisfied - I won't bother tagging it. Many thanks. Local Variable (talk) 13:03, 14 July 2021 (UTC)

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''Accused parties may also comment/discuss in this section below. See Defending yourself against claims.'' As if the quacking wasn't loud enough anyway, have a look at the submission template on the draft. Obvious c&p from one of the earlier versions. --bonadea contributions talk 13:20, 14 July 2021 (UTC)

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 * - There's absolutely no doubt that this is (x-wiki) UPE/Spam/COI/whatever. What's bothering me is that most of the created articles have been almost exact copies of Special:Permalink/1031907568, but the newly created draft is a complete rewrite, including a different photo.  The new draft is choppy short paragraphs vs a more polished structure for the older stuff.  There's grandpa in the new vs grandfather in the old, and other style differences.  My guess is a different UPE who's working from the same notes, so asking for CU to check that out.


 * Some of the earliest versions of this (ie, this one were in Spanish, so we may be dealing with a Spanish editor and an English editor. I've also seen versions in Arabic and Russian, so there's likely some multi-lingual group at work here. -- RoySmith (talk) 14:41, 14 July 2021 (UTC)

It's. Reaper Eternal (talk) 16:38, 14 July 2021 (UTC)


 * That is WP:DUCK, global lock requested. Valdemar2018 (talk) 18:02, 14 July 2021 (UTC)
 * I see has already blocked them as a sock (master unspecified).  I'm still not convinced they're WEM Jr, but it's clear that they're not the new user they appear to be, and WP:NOTHERE, so I'll just close this and leave them untagged. -- RoySmith (talk) 18:47, 14 July 2021 (UTC)