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All SPAs attempting to remove the 'controversy' section on Owen Bonnici. Additionally may be connected, but they would be too stale for a CU to check. Pahunkat (talk) 20:29, 25 February 2021 (UTC)

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 * Also found and ✅:
 * Bagging and tagging all accounts. This SPI can be closed...  ~Oshwah~  (talk) (contribs)   20:55, 25 February 2021 (UTC)
 * Bagging and tagging all accounts. This SPI can be closed...  ~Oshwah~  (talk) (contribs)   20:55, 25 February 2021 (UTC)
 * Bagging and tagging all accounts. This SPI can be closed...  ~Oshwah~  (talk) (contribs)   20:55, 25 February 2021 (UTC)

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A SPA turning up on Owen Bonnici and attempting to downplay the controversy section, see. Pahunkat (talk) 17:06, 23 March 2021 (UTC)

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 * ✅. Bagging and tagging sock account. This SPI can be closed...  ~Oshwah~  (talk) (contribs)   01:09, 24 March 2021 (UTC)

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And another SPA, DarkChocolate101, goes to Owen Bonnici to make this edit which happens to be very similar to one by a confirmed sock. I'm also suspicious of, an SPA created within hours after the block of the previous sock and has only edited the page - I think CU evidence would be needed to make a decision on whether this is a sock, is a check warranted for this account given the available evidence? Pahunkat (talk) 18:45, 25 March 2021 (UTC)
 * That's an interesting CU result - the behavioral evidence was strongest for DarkChocolate per the diff, but the CU came back confirmed on Writinggiraffe instead. Pahunkat (talk) 19:13, 25 March 2021 (UTC)

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 * Bagging and tagging sock account.  ~Oshwah~  (talk) (contribs)   19:02, 25 March 2021 (UTC)
 * Bagging and tagging sock account.  ~Oshwah~  (talk) (contribs)   19:02, 25 March 2021 (UTC)
 * Bagging and tagging sock account.  ~Oshwah~  (talk) (contribs)   19:02, 25 March 2021 (UTC)
 * Bagging and tagging sock account.  ~Oshwah~  (talk) (contribs)   19:02, 25 March 2021 (UTC)
 * Bagging and tagging sock account.  ~Oshwah~  (talk) (contribs)   19:02, 25 March 2021 (UTC)


 * The two diffs presented in the filing make it clear that this is the same person; the fact that DarkChocolate101 is using a mobile device explains the discrepancy in CU data. The account hasn't edited in a few days, but it should be blocked to prevent reactivation. – please block the sock indefinitely.  Blablubbs&#124;talk 15:27, 29 March 2021 (UTC)
 * ✅.  ~Oshwah~  (talk) (contribs)   15:39, 29 March 2021 (UTC)

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Similar name to DarkChocolate101, a blatant sock, SPA that turns up to the article. Similar edit summaries to WritingGiraffe. I would like to revert the article back to the non-sock version but waiting for previous SPI to be closed first. Pahunkat (talk) 13:07, 29 March 2021 (UTC)

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 * ✅. Bagging and tagging sock account. This SPI can be closed...  ~Oshwah~  (talk) (contribs)   14:44, 29 March 2021 (UTC)

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DUCK, a few minutes after the last sock was blocked this brand-new SPA comes to the article with this. Obvious sock Pahunkat (talk) 15:21, 29 March 2021 (UTC)
 * And . Pahunkat (talk) 15:27, 29 March 2021 (UTC)

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 * , I accidentally added another account when you requested admin action! Could you take a look at that one please? Pahunkat (talk) 15:28, 29 March 2021 (UTC)

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 * Yep, clearly them . – please block the sock indefinitely. Thanks, Blablubbs&#124;talk 15:25, 29 March 2021 (UTC)
 * , heh, I was just writing something up against this one. I concur, is definitely a sock  and should be blocked too. I strongly recommend semi-protecting the article as well, almost all edits this year have been by socks. On a related note,, would a block of the underlying range(s) be feasible here? Best, Blablubbs&#124;talk 15:31, 29 March 2021 (UTC)
 * ✅.  ~Oshwah~  (talk) (contribs)   15:40, 29 March 2021 (UTC)
 * Thanks. --Blablubbs&#124;talk 15:45, 29 March 2021 (UTC)

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Within 48 hours of the protection on Owen Bonnici expiring, this brand new SPA comes to make these edits. Can the page be protected again and a CU look at the feasibility of an IP range block per Blablubbs’s last comment in the SPI? Pahunkat (talk) 19:45, 9 April 2021 (UTC)
 * , At the moment, the page wasn't re-protected. If you're watching it and you see additional problems, please ping me and I'll look into it. -- RoySmith (talk) 18:48, 18 April 2021 (UTC)


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 * .  ~Oshwah~  (talk) (contribs)   04:11, 9 April 2021 (UTC)


 * Nothing further to do here. Closing. The SandDoctor  Talk 17:24, 18 April 2021 (UTC)