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06 August 2013

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Special:Contributions/2001:4BA0:FFFD:7E:0:0:0:0 in particular the edits with the edit summary "block my sock haha" and "I am user:Strangesad and I restored my edit" Gaijin42 (talk) 20:27, 6 August 2013 (UTC)

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That was a misunderstanding. The 2001.4BA0.* IP was not Strangesad, but User:Wikinger, playing is usual impersonation games. Fut.Perf. ☼ 20:37, 6 August 2013 (UTC)

09 May 2015

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Editing user pages of past blocked socks. Neil N  talk to me 14:41, 9 May 2015 (UTC)

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 * Range blocked 217.99.146.0/24 for 1 week for block evasion. Monty  845  16:04, 9 May 2015 (UTC)

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 * With the account blocked and the range taken care of, everything seems set here. Mike V • Talk 01:09, 12 May 2015 (UTC)

12 June 2015

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(46.112...) Self-admitted in edit summaries. I've already blocked, but a longer block would be appropriate if this is a proxy. Maybe a check for accounts created (I don't know if that's his M.O.) —S MALL  JIM   14:05, 12 June 2015 (UTC)

(164.126...) Looks similar, seems to match detail in WP:WIKINGER. Haven't done anything with this one yet. —S MALL JIM   16:20, 12 June 2015 (UTC)

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 * Both IPs are blocked. Closing the case now. If they continue when unblocked, a longer block should be applied.  Vanjagenije  (talk)  15:31, 13 June 2015 (UTC)

24 September 2015

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With this edit they have tagged themselves as a sock of Wikinger, and according to the LTA report such self-tagging is part of his MO. Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk, contributions) 12:11, 24 September 2015 (UTC)
 * Just noted that the edit happened at someone else's userpage, but with a very similar username. That LTA also mentions having socks playing with each other, and these edits are almost identical. TARIQVE and TARIQUE may be the same user, and the account creation date of TARIQUE suggest that sleepers may be involved.Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk, contributions) 12:18, 24 September 2015 (UTC)

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 * Accounts blocked. . Mike V • Talk 13:24, 24 September 2015 (UTC)

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https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:217.19.208.22&diff=777845915&oldid=777845738 Jdcomix (talk) 17:19, 29 April 2017 (UTC)

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 * IP now blocked. Closing. Bbb23 (talk) 17:53, 29 April 2017 (UTC)

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User uploaded the same photograph to Commons as Jan Paweł MMCXXXVII. User engages in the same incompetent behaviors and uses the same language.

Request CU evidence to find sleepers. Magog the Ogre (t • c) 22:57, 31 December 2017 (UTC)

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 * Everyone's already blocked here. Tagging and closing. Sir Sputnik (talk) 23:13, 31 December 2017 (UTC)
 * @Sir Sputnik: did you read my request? I was asking to search for sleepers. Magog the Ogre (t • c)
 * CheckUser isn't going to be much use here. The two older accounts are already stale, and we're unlikely to find anything based on a single datapoint. Sir Sputnik (talk) 19:47, 1 January 2018 (UTC)

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See below. — Berean Hunter   (talk)  00:40, 30 January 2018 (UTC)

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 * The Masti to homoś account has been globally hided by RadiX, username contained abusive name that is troll and attack one of the global steward . SA</b><b style="color:gold"> 1</b><b style="color:green">3</b><b style="color:blue"> B</b><b style="color:indigo">r</b><b style="color:violet">o</b> (talk) 19:09, 30 January 2018 (UTC)

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— Berean Hunter   (talk)  00:41, 30 January 2018 (UTC) — Berean Hunter   (talk)  16:02, 31 January 2018 (UTC)
 * , please move this case to this master and notify the stewards of any accounts that aren't already globally locked. Magog's request leads to a number of accounts from an LTA and the stewards may possibly discover more accounts.
 * I've notified the stewards as requested. I can't actually do the merge myself (no admin tools). Could you also please double check Masti to homoś. It's telling me that account doesn't exist (typo?). Sir Sputnik (talk) 18:45, 30 January 2018 (UTC)
 * the merge is ✅.  Vanjagenije  (talk)  22:09, 30 January 2018 (UTC)
 * Tagging and closing. Sir Sputnik (talk) 01:52, 31 January 2018 (UTC)
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I'm not familiar with this master but I recognised the name and checked the LTA-page, and found that in addition to having a similar name this brand new account also shares an interest in Greek letters and Poland with the sock master, which seems like having too much in common to be a mere coincidence... - Tom &#124; Thomas.W talk 17:12, 13 January 2019 (UTC)

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 * Yes, indeed. Blocked; closing. Favonian (talk) 17:40, 13 January 2019 (UTC)

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User talk:Wickingurr - I'm not really Wikinger. Checkuser me to prove it!. Editing User talk:IPA editor by restoring previous sock edits. &#x2230; Bellezzasolo &#x2721;  Discuss  13:20, 14 January 2019 (UTC)

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 * For sleepers. Thanks, GABgab 17:38, 17 January 2019 (UTC)
 * I agree with Wickingurr. This is almost certainly not Wikinger. Technically it does not match in any way.
 * The following mostly blocked accounts are ✅ to each other:
 * Blocked the unblocked accounts without tags.--Bbb23 (talk) 22:16, 17 January 2019 (UTC)
 * Blocked the unblocked accounts without tags.--Bbb23 (talk) 22:16, 17 January 2019 (UTC)
 * Blocked the unblocked accounts without tags.--Bbb23 (talk) 22:16, 17 January 2019 (UTC)
 * Blocked the unblocked accounts without tags.--Bbb23 (talk) 22:16, 17 January 2019 (UTC)
 * Blocked the unblocked accounts without tags.--Bbb23 (talk) 22:16, 17 January 2019 (UTC)
 * Blocked the unblocked accounts without tags.--Bbb23 (talk) 22:16, 17 January 2019 (UTC)
 * Blocked the unblocked accounts without tags.--Bbb23 (talk) 22:16, 17 January 2019 (UTC)
 * Blocked the unblocked accounts without tags.--Bbb23 (talk) 22:16, 17 January 2019 (UTC)
 * Blocked the unblocked accounts without tags.--Bbb23 (talk) 22:16, 17 January 2019 (UTC)
 * Blocked the unblocked accounts without tags.--Bbb23 (talk) 22:16, 17 January 2019 (UTC)
 * Blocked the unblocked accounts without tags.--Bbb23 (talk) 22:16, 17 January 2019 (UTC)
 * Blocked the unblocked accounts without tags.--Bbb23 (talk) 22:16, 17 January 2019 (UTC)
 * Blocked the unblocked accounts without tags.--Bbb23 (talk) 22:16, 17 January 2019 (UTC)
 * Blocked the unblocked accounts without tags.--Bbb23 (talk) 22:16, 17 January 2019 (UTC)
 * Blocked the unblocked accounts without tags.--Bbb23 (talk) 22:16, 17 January 2019 (UTC)
 * Blocked the unblocked accounts without tags.--Bbb23 (talk) 22:16, 17 January 2019 (UTC)
 * Blocked the unblocked accounts without tags.--Bbb23 (talk) 22:16, 17 January 2019 (UTC)
 * Blocked the unblocked accounts without tags.--Bbb23 (talk) 22:16, 17 January 2019 (UTC)
 * Blocked the unblocked accounts without tags.--Bbb23 (talk) 22:16, 17 January 2019 (UTC)
 * Blocked the unblocked accounts without tags.--Bbb23 (talk) 22:16, 17 January 2019 (UTC)
 * Blocked the unblocked accounts without tags.--Bbb23 (talk) 22:16, 17 January 2019 (UTC)

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User talk:Nothingcanstopme removing G5 on creation of aforementioned account  &#x2230; Bellezzasolo &#x2721;   Discuss  13:28, 14 January 2019 (UTC)

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See their userpage where they tagged themselves, but they lack the tools for a self-block. Mvqr (talk) 11:31, 11 October 2020 (UTC)

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Is Brian K Horton a sockpuppet of Wikinger on not? If he isn't, he shouldn't be listed as one, as he is above. If he is, the two cases should be merged to the oldest. --Guy Macon (talk) 19:03, 11 October 2020 (UTC)
 * These are definitely two separate cases. All is now in the right place. -- zzuuzz (talk) 19:41, 11 October 2020 (UTC)

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 * Thanks for reporting this. —  Newslinger  talk   11:43, 11 October 2020 (UTC)
 * Just noting that BorkNein0 and BorkNein1 are joe-jobs by Wikinger. -- zzuuzz (talk) 12:24, 11 October 2020 (UTC)
 * Would a clerk please move this investigation to Sockpuppet investigations/Wikinger? Thank you. —  Newslinger  talk   12:30, 11 October 2020 (UTC)
 * Case moved, closing. -- RoySmith (talk) 16:05, 11 October 2020 (UTC)
 * , please undo what you just did. Only the 11 October case was a Wikinger joe job, not the entire Brian K Horton SPI. Sro23 (talk) 17:11, 11 October 2020 (UTC)
 * Hi, only this particular case (BorkNein0 and BorkNein1) is under , as a joe job. The remainder of the cases that were originally under Brian K Horton should still be under either (with some CheckUser confirmed cases) or  (stale, but with behavioral links). I'm sorry for not bring precise. —  Newslinger   talk   17:14, 11 October 2020 (UTC)
 * , Ugh. I may need some help undoing this.  There was a histmerge done by the spi-helper tool and I'm not 100% what's the best way to unwind that. -- RoySmith (talk) 17:22, 11 October 2020 (UTC)
 * I think the solution is to delete the page, restore the revisions that belong to the Brian K Horton cases, move the page to Brian K Horton (with no redirect), and then restore the remaining revisions. Would you like me to give it a try? —  Newslinger  talk   17:26, 11 October 2020 (UTC)
 * , I've asked for assistance at WT:SPI. I'd personally be happy for you to do it, but let's see if the clerking community is OK with a non-clerk doing that. -- RoySmith (talk) 17:28, 11 October 2020 (UTC)
 * I've found the instructions at WP:HISTSPLIT if you would like to give it a shot. —  Newslinger  talk   17:29, 11 October 2020 (UTC)
 * Trying this again. Moving just 11 October 2020 to Wikinger -- RoySmith (talk) 18:07, 11 October 2020 (UTC)

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"Викингер" appears to be a translation of "Wikinger" in Russian. 172.58.204.100 (talk) 19:49, 14 May 2021 (UTC)

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 * Words derived from "viking" describe vikings in many languages – викингер might well just be a transliteration of the German Wikinger (and the Russian infinitive, викинг, is very close to it as well). I don't see any other Wikinger-like behaviour here; closing without action. --Blablubbs&#124;talk 19:58, 14 May 2021 (UTC)