Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Xtinadbest/Archive

Report date August 28 2009, 19:11 (UTC)

 * Suspected sockpuppets

Previous socks of Xtinadbest were misreported under Sockpuppet investigations/Excuseme99/Archive. For convenience sake, this list is here:
 * Evidence submitted by Kww

There's a strong overlap between all these editors, with a focus on Junior Eurovision contests and a peculiar obsession with Radar (song), which nearly all Xtinadbest socks edit. Obscure overlaps include
 * Düm_Tek_Tek and Dance with Me (Zoli Ádok song) for Xtinadbest and Cascadarocks.
 * Jóhanna Guðrún Jónsdóttir for Xtinadbest, Ashleerocks, Britneyrocks, and Cascadarocks.

This editor is fairly prolific, so requesting a checkuser to sweep for sleepers, and to block underlying IPs.&mdash;Kww(talk) 19:11, 28 August 2009 (UTC)


 * Comments by accused parties    See Defending yourself against claims.


 * Comments by other users

Requested by &mdash;Kww(talk) 19:11, 28 August 2009 (UTC)
 * CheckUser requests

MuZemike 23:58, 28 August 2009 (UTC)


 * Clerk, patrolling admin and checkuser comments
 * ✅. Brandon (talk) 00:30, 29 August 2009 (UTC)
 * is ✅ as well. No chance on a range block from what I can tell. Brandon (talk) 00:39, 29 August 2009 (UTC)


 * Conclusions
 * Blocked and tagged. NW ( Talk ) 00:34, 29 August 2009 (UTC)

Report date August 29 2009, 00:50 (UTC)

 * Suspected sockpuppets

Found this one while I was cleaning up after Cascadarocks. Same group of articles, active only during a 48 hour block on .&mdash;Kww(talk) 00:50, 29 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Evidence submitted by Kww


 * Comments by accused parties    See Defending yourself against claims.


 * Comments by other users


 * Clerk, patrolling admin and checkuser comments
 * Already got this one above. :) Brandon (talk) 00:51, 29 August 2009 (UTC)


 * Conclusions

Report date September 7 2009, 02:44 (UTC)

 * Suspected sockpuppets


 * Evidence submitted by Kww

The name fits the xxxrocks pattern of Xtinadbest socks, the talk page warnings matches the pattern of Xtinadbest socks, the timing of the account (edited until May 29, 2009, while Xtinadbest edited until May 31, 2009; start editing again on Aug 31, while the last Xtinadbest sock was blocked Aug 29) matches Xtinadbest, but the edits don't match: no overlap between this account and any known Xtinadbest sock. Either this is a truly bizarre set of coincidences, or someone is playing with us. I'd like to see a checkuser straighten it out.&mdash;Kww(talk) 02:44, 7 September 2009 (UTC)


 * Comments by accused parties    See Defending yourself against claims.


 * Comments by other users

Requested by &mdash;Kww(talk) 02:44, 7 September 2009 (UTC)
 * CheckUser requests


 * Clerk, patrolling admin and checkuser comments
 * NW ( Talk ) 16:47, 7 September 2009 (UTC)

From the behavior, I thought this would be an open-and-shut case. However, they are not on the same ISPs. Indeed, geolocation indicates that the computers are more than 5000 kilometers apart. However, the user agents are extremely similar, and they are not common, so I'm going to say that this is, given the similarity in behavior, and the fact that one of the locations is a rather popular vacation destination. J.delanoy gabs adds 21:11, 7 September 2009 (UTC)


 * Conclusions

Blocked and tagged. Peter Symonds ( talk ) 21:56, 7 September 2009 (UTC)

Report date September 12 2009, 12:37 (UTC)

 * Suspected sockpuppets


 * Evidence submitted by Kww

Pretty obvious:same ***rocks username as all previous Xtinadbest socks, same interest in Jóhanna Guðrún Jónsdóttir, Junior Eurovision, and Britney Spears.&mdash;Kww(talk) 12:37, 12 September 2009 (UTC)
 * Added RFCU to see if underlying IP can be blocked. This account was created nearly immediately upon Tristinarocks being blocked.&mdash;Kww(talk) 12:51, 12 September 2009 (UTC)
 * Note, I've indef blocked this one. PLEASE check for IPs, this user is a nuisance.  - eo (talk) 13:13, 12 September 2009 (UTC)


 * Comments by accused parties    See Defending yourself against claims.


 * Comments by other users


 * Clerk, patrolling admin and checkuser comments

. Please note, however, that this has been checked twice already; no rangeblock was possible. It is worth checking for sleepers though. Peter Symonds ( talk ) 14:36, 12 September 2009 (UTC) ✅ =

is, but it's pretty obvious these are the same person. I don't think it's worth it at this point, but if it gets out of hand, you might try blocking 195.158.80.0/20. There are quite a few people on this range though. J.delanoy gabs adds 14:54, 12 September 2009 (UTC)

Blocked and tagged. Peter Symonds ( talk ) 14:59, 12 September 2009 (UTC)
 * Conclusions

Report date September 14 2009, 13:45 (UTC)

 * Suspected sockpuppets

New account, same interest in Jóhanna Guðrún Jónsdóttir, same mix of valid edits and complete fabrications.&mdash;Kww(talk) 13:45, 14 September 2009 (UTC)
 * Evidence submitted by Kww
 * Now it's at duck level: she's begun to create Junior Eurovision articles.&mdash;Kww(talk) 15:08, 14 September 2009 (UTC)
 * Reply to clerk: If she had created Junior Eurovision articles in the first place, I wouldn't have requested a checkuser. The case transformed from "suspicious" to "duck" while it was on the queue.&mdash;Kww(talk) 16:10, 14 September 2009 (UTC)


 * Comments by accused parties    See Defending yourself against claims.

This is most likely a longtime socket puppeteer that has been going on for nearly a year and a half soon. There are probably at least 50 accounts by this person. Here is an old case you submitted on this person. You can tell that it's the same person, as she insists on adding albums that hasn't been released to Lindsay Lohan, Hayden Panettiere, Vanessa Hudgens, etc and also has an interest in the Eurovision Song Contest articles. Erzsébet Báthory(talk 17:56, 14 September 2009 (UTC)
 * Comments by other users

Requested by &mdash;Kww(talk) 13:45, 14 September 2009 (UTC)
 * CheckUser requests

– Yeah, pretty much DUCK. No CU necessary. MuZemike 16:00, 14 September 2009 (UTC)

Unless a whole bunch of socks pop up at one time or some major abuse happens in a hurry, it's not really necessary in this case to run a CU each and every time another sock pops up. Wait a week or two; a check would probably nab them all, anyways. MuZemike 16:05, 14 September 2009 (UTC)
 * Clerk, patrolling admin and checkuser comments
 * Conclusions
 * I agree with MuZemike. Closing. NW ( Talk ) 19:06, 14 September 2009 (UTC)

Report date September 24 2009, 11:45 (UTC)

 * Suspected sockpuppets

Pure case of WP:DUCK: the focus on Jóhanna Guðrún Jónsdóttir, Alesha Dixon (old sock was even, and, of course, the Eurovision contest.&mdash;Kww(talk) 11:45, 24 September 2009 (UTC)
 * Evidence submitted by Kww


 * Comments by accused parties    See Defending yourself against claims.


 * Comments by other users


 * Clerk, patrolling admin and checkuser comments

Blocked and tagged. MuZemike 15:23, 24 September 2009 (UTC)
 * Conclusions

Report date October 6 2009, 19:10 (UTC)

 * Suspected sockpuppets

WP:DUCK. Same xxxrocks name as most Xtinadbest socks, editing Jóhanna Guðrún Jónsdóttir and Eurovision articles.&mdash;Kww(talk) 19:10, 6 October 2009 (UTC)
 * Evidence submitted by Kww
 * Comments by accused parties    See Defending yourself against claims.


 * Comments by other users


 * Clerk, patrolling admin and checkuser comments


 * Conclusions
 * Blocked/tagged. <b style="color:navy;">NW</b> ( Talk ) 01:43, 7 October 2009 (UTC)

Report date October 7 2009, 13:45 (UTC)

 * Suspected sockpuppets

New account created after was blocked, restoring Mutyarocks's edits.&mdash;Kww(talk) 13:28, 7 October 2009 (UTC)
 * Evidence submitted by Kww


 * Comments by accused parties    See Defending yourself against claims.


 * Comments by other users


 * Clerk, patrolling admin and checkuser comments


 * Conclusions

Blocked and tagged. Peter <b style="color:#02b;">Symonds</b> ( talk ) 13:47, 7 October 2009 (UTC)

Report date October 9 2009, 12:54 (UTC)

 * Suspected sockpuppets

Missing an "s" at the end, but other than that, Gdrock is a typical Xtinadbest sock name, once again editing Jóhanna Guðrún Jónsdóttir and Eurovision articles.&mdash;Kww(talk) 12:54, 9 October 2009 (UTC)
 * Evidence submitted by Kww


 * Adding some accounts that appear to be throwaways, used to confound my reversions of her edits. Adding a checkuser due to the additional accounts. If she's begun to do that, a sweep is probably in order as well.&mdash;Kww(talk) 13:04, 9 October 2009 (UTC)


 * Comments by accused parties    See Defending yourself against claims.


 * Comments by other users


 * Clerk, patrolling admin and checkuser comments


 * . <b style="color:navy;">NW</b> ( Talk ) 20:01, 9 October 2009 (UTC)

✅





J.delanoy <sup style="color:red;">gabs <sub style="color:blue;">adds 04:24, 10 October 2009 (UTC)


 * Conclusions
 * All accounts listed by J.delanoy, as well as Obsessivemisslittle, have been blocked and tagged appropriately. <b style="color:navy;">NW</b> ( Talk ) 04:27, 10 October 2009 (UTC)
 * Yeah, Obsessivemisslittle is ✅ as well. I forgot to copy/paste it. J.delanoy <sup style="color:red;">gabs <sub style="color:blue;">adds  04:29, 10 October 2009 (UTC)
 * Accounts blocked and tagged properly, archiving case. Lazulilasher (talk) 15:48, 10 October 2009 (UTC)

Report date October 10 2009, 19:20 (UTC)

 * Suspected sockpuppets

WP:DUCK. New account restoring the edits I reverted based on the last checkuser result.&mdash;Kww(talk) 19:20, 10 October 2009 (UTC)


 * Evidence submitted by Kww


 * Comments by accused parties    See Defending yourself against claims.


 * Comments by other users


 * Clerk, patrolling admin and checkuser comments


 * to see if 195.158.80.0/20 could be blocked. <b style="color:navy;">NW</b> ( Talk ) 21:16, 10 October 2009 (UTC)


 * Conclusions
 * Blocked/tagged. Requesting checkuser. <b style="color:navy;">NW</b> ( Talk ) 21:16, 10 October 2009 (UTC)
 * ✅ – Luna Santin  (talk) 04:30, 11 October 2009 (UTC)
 * No other sleepers, I assume. Closing. <b style="color:navy;">NW</b> ( Talk ) 05:07, 11 October 2009 (UTC)
 * Blogged and tagged appropriately; archiving. Lazulilasher (talk) 14:38, 11 October 2009 (UTC)

Evidence submitted by Kww
Standard Xtinadbest sock name. Major contribution has been the creation of Butterflies and Elvis, an album by Jóhanna Guðrún Jónsdóttir (don't be fooled by the reference to Yohanna, that's a redirect to Jóhanna Guðrún Jónsdóttir). Editing Jóhanna Guðrún Jónsdóttir is a key indicator of being an Xtinadbest sock. &mdash;Kww(talk) 15:51, 15 October 2009 (UTC)

Comments by accused parties
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Conclusions

 * Blocked indef by another administrator. Tagged appropriately. <b style="color:navy;">NW</b> ( Talk ) 19:02, 15 October 2009 (UTC)

Evidence submitted by Kww
First, a little vandalism to start the day off right. Then on to edit Xtinadbest's favorite article, Jóhanna Guðrún Jónsdóttir, followed by a recreation of Butterflies and Elvis, originally created by yesterday's sock.&mdash;Kww(talk) 14:44, 16 October 2009 (UTC)
 * Now editing The Saturdays discography, also edited by Stewierocks yesterday.&mdash;Kww(talk) 15:53, 16 October 2009 (UTC)
 * Added Coutin, who has been following up on the content. Unfortunately, the speedy delete on Butterflies and Elvis was declined by an administrator, and I would appreciate someone following up on that.&mdash;Kww(talk) 18:32, 17 October 2009 (UTC)
 * Added Icethebreak. Any chance of getting some progress on this report? It was my first order for business upon obtaining the bit, but that doesn't seem to be happening anytime soon.&mdash;Kww(talk) 19:28, 19 October 2009 (UTC)

Comments by accused parties
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Clerk, patrolling admin and checkuser comments

 * to check for sleepers. <b style="color:navy;">NW</b> ( Talk ) 21:05, 19 October 2009 (UTC)

All three socks indefinitely blocked as clear socks. MuZemike 21:09, 19 October 2009 (UTC)


 * In addition, Jóhanna Guðrún Jónsdóttir and Butterflies and Elvis have now been semi-protected for 6 months for repeated editing by the same banned user. MuZemike 21:17, 19 October 2009 (UTC)

Conclusions

 * Possible/Likely sleepers:
 * Hard-blocking range would result in collateral damage; will try softblocking.
 * Hard-blocking range would result in collateral damage; will try softblocking.
 * Hard-blocking range would result in collateral damage; will try softblocking.

-- Avi (talk) 17:16, 20 October 2009 (UTC)


 * Blocked and tagged after analyzing edits. <b style="color:navy;">NW</b> ( Talk ) 00:07, 21 October 2009 (UTC)

Evidence submitted by Kww
Classic xxxxrocks name for an Xtinadbest sock. Editing Radar(song) and Eurovision articles, both of which are hallmarks of Xtinadbest.&mdash;Kww(talk) 11:03, 27 October 2009 (UTC)

Comments by accused parties
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Conclusions
Blocked/tagged. Peter <b style="color:#02b;">Symonds</b> ( talk ) 11:56, 27 October 2009 (UTC)

Evidence submitted by Elizabeth Bathory
It's a duck. Re-creating all the same articles trying to hide it by adding and removing spaces, using the same language and irrational sources, etc. Erzsébet Báthory(talk 18:23, 26 November 2009 (UTC)

Comments by accused parties
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Conclusions

 * Blocked and tagged. <b style="color:navy;">NW</b> ( Talk ) 23:23, 26 November 2009 (UTC)

Evidence submitted by Kww
Edited Jóhanna Guðrún Jónsdóttir, which is nearly the exclusive province of Xtinadbest. Edited Alesha Dixon discography, and is an old sockpuppet. Common interest in such diverse articles as Chris Doran, I Live for the Day, Is It True?, Just Get Out of My Life, Lindsay_Lohan_discography, and, of course Malta in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009. I say "of course", because the Eurovision Song Contest has always been the key sign of Xtinadbest.

Intersection with, the last blocked Xtinadbest sock, consists of
 * Bad Influence (Pink song)
 * Beyoncé Knowles discography
 * Broken-Hearted Girl
 * Fight for This Love
 * Pink discography
 * Video Phone (song)

Intersection with, an earlier Xtinadbest sock, consists of
 * Pink discography

Intersection with, an earlier Xtinadbest sock, consists of
 * Is It True?
 * Jóhanna Guðrún Jónsdóttir
 * The Saturdays discography

I can go on and on, but you get the picture. It's been a while since a checkuser has been run on Xtinadbest, so it's time for a sweep.&mdash;Kww(talk) 17:45, 11 December 2009 (UTC)

Comments by accused parties
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CheckUser requests
Requested by &mdash;Kww(talk) 17:45, 11 December 2009 (UTC)

– Likely has some sleepers lying around. MuZemike 21:12, 11 December 2009 (UTC)


 * Found a sockfarm, names coming soon. <em style="font-family:Bradley Hand ITC;color:blue">Hers <em style="font-family:Bradley Hand ITC;color:gold">fold  (t/a/c) 09:33, 12 December 2009 (UTC)


 * Blocked and tagged (✅):
 * <em style="font-family:Bradley Hand ITC;color:blue">Hers <em style="font-family:Bradley Hand ITC;color:gold">fold  (t/a/c) 09:38, 12 December 2009 (UTC)
 * <em style="font-family:Bradley Hand ITC;color:blue">Hers <em style="font-family:Bradley Hand ITC;color:gold">fold  (t/a/c) 09:38, 12 December 2009 (UTC)
 * <em style="font-family:Bradley Hand ITC;color:blue">Hers <em style="font-family:Bradley Hand ITC;color:gold">fold  (t/a/c) 09:38, 12 December 2009 (UTC)
 * <em style="font-family:Bradley Hand ITC;color:blue">Hers <em style="font-family:Bradley Hand ITC;color:gold">fold  (t/a/c) 09:38, 12 December 2009 (UTC)
 * <em style="font-family:Bradley Hand ITC;color:blue">Hers <em style="font-family:Bradley Hand ITC;color:gold">fold  (t/a/c) 09:38, 12 December 2009 (UTC)
 * <em style="font-family:Bradley Hand ITC;color:blue">Hers <em style="font-family:Bradley Hand ITC;color:gold">fold  (t/a/c) 09:38, 12 December 2009 (UTC)

Evidence submitted by Kww
Took up exactly where stopped. Requesting a checkuser because we need a longer-term IP block than the standard autoblock.&mdash;Kww(talk) 15:32, 13 December 2009 (UTC)

Comments by accused parties
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CheckUser requests
Requested by &mdash;Kww(talk) 15:32, 13 December 2009 (UTC)


 * <b style="color:navy;">NW</b> ( Talk ) 17:23, 13 December 2009 (UTC)


 * Webaby is ✅, and I've softblocked 85.232.192.0/20 for a month. <em style="font-family:Bradley Hand ITC;color:blue">Hers <em style="font-family:Bradley Hand ITC;color:gold">fold  (t/a/c) 22:56, 13 December 2009 (UTC)

Conclusions

 * Blocked and tagged. <b style="color:navy;">NW</b> ( Talk ) 22:57, 13 December 2009 (UTC)

Evidence submitted by Elizabeth Bathory
Redoing the previous blocked sock's edits, and a continuation of the same We* username. Erzsébet Báthory(talk 13:48, 16 December 2009 (UTC)

Comments by accused parties
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Comments by other users
Adding checkuser request, as previous IP block seems to have been ineffective and needs broadened.&mdash;Kww(talk) 14:31, 16 December 2009 (UTC)

CheckUser requests
Requested by &mdash;Kww(talk) 14:31, 16 December 2009 (UTC)

– If we can get a wider range without collateral damage, let's see what we can get. MuZemike 19:33, 16 December 2009 (UTC)

Clerk, patrolling admin and checkuser comments
In the meantime, If I Had Your Love semi-protected for 2 weeks. MuZemike 19:34, 16 December 2009 (UTC)

✅ =

- hardblocked his main IP, softblocked the range. J.delanoy <sup style="color:red;">gabs <sub style="color:blue;">adds 22:19, 16 December 2009 (UTC)

Conclusions

 * Blocked and tagged. <b style="color:navy;">NW</b> ( Talk ) 01:43, 17 December 2009 (UTC)

Evidence submitted by Kww
Obvious article overlaps with previous socks:
 * Wehit/Mimmicry
 * Is It True?


 * Webaby/Mimmicry
 * Is It True?
 * Naturally (Selena Gomez & the Scene song)
 * Selma_Björnsdóttir


 * Mutbue/Mimmicry
 * Laura_Pausini_discography


 * Wiart/Mimmicry
 * Is It True?


 * Stewierocks/Mimmicry
 * Is It True?

I could keep going. Only requesting a checkuser because our previous efforts to install IP blocks seem to have failed.&mdash;Kww(talk) 03:06, 22 December 2009 (UTC)

Comments by accused parties
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CheckUser requests
Requested by &mdash;Kww(talk) 03:06, 22 December 2009 (UTC)


 * - Evidence seems quite solid from my look-over. <b style="color:navy;">NW</b> ( Talk ) 03:10, 22 December 2009 (UTC)

Clerk, patrolling admin and checkuser comments
✅. J.delanoy <sup style="color:red;">gabs <sub style="color:blue;">adds  19:15, 22 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Any possibility of a more effective IP block?&mdash;Kww(talk) 19:55, 22 December 2009 (UTC)

Conclusions
Blocked and tagged. –MuZemike 20:46, 22 December 2009 (UTC)

Evidence submitted by Kww
Returning to recent Xtinadbest articles, restoring edits. My last SPI request asked for a more extensive IP block to be installed, and this request seems to have been missed. We need to do something to prevent this user from gaining access.&mdash;Kww(talk) 15:19, 23 December 2009 (UTC)

Comments by accused parties
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CheckUser requests
Requested by &mdash;Kww(talk) 15:19, 23 December 2009 (UTC)


 * IP block would be very useful if possible. <b style="color:navy;">NW</b> ( Talk ) 16:51, 25 December 2009 (UTC)

Clerk, patrolling admin and checkuser comments

 * Both accounts blocked indefinitely; a couple of pages semi-protected for a long time. <b style="color:navy;">NW</b> ( Talk ) 16:54, 25 December 2009 (UTC)
 * No obvious sleepers. J.delanoy <sup style="color:red;">gabs <sub style="color:blue;">adds  17:38, 26 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Any chance of blocking the underlying IP? <b style="color:navy;">NW</b> ( Talk ) 04:27, 27 December 2009 (UTC)
 * I'm doubtful it will help much, but I blocked a couple. J.delanoy <sup style="color:red;">gabs <sub style="color:blue;">adds  05:15, 27 December 2009 (UTC)

Evidence submitted by Nymf
Continuation of the same Frida/Cry username. Editing the Eurovision articles, Hayden Panettiere, Yohanna, etc. It's a duck. Requesting checkuser to catch any sleepers and/or block the underlying IP, since it has been a month since it was last done. Nymf talk/contr. 14:27, 27 January 2010 (UTC)

Comments by accused parties
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Clerk, patrolling admin and checkuser comments
Requested by Nymf talk/contr. 14:27, 27 January 2010 (UTC)

Personally I wouldn't recommend this for a block as a duck, however, I'm fine with endorsing it for CU, as it strikes me as a likely case. Thanks. SpitfireTally-ho! 14:41, 27 January 2010 (UTC)
 * ✅ Unambiguous. --jpgordon:==( o ) 21:52, 27 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Blocked/tagged. <b style="color:navy;">NW</b> ( Talk ) 21:55, 27 January 2010 (UTC)

Evidence submitted by Kww
Classic xxxrocks username, a trademark of Xtinadbest, restoring edits from previous Xtinadbest socks.&mdash;Kww(talk) 06:37, 29 January 2010 (UTC)

Added Today22: restoring Mimmirocks and other Xtinadbest sock edits. Adding checkuser request: while these accounts are obvious, we need to place a meaningful IP block. Something that lasts in terms of 6 months to a year, not these two week things.&mdash;Kww(talk) 18:54, 29 January 2010 (UTC)

Comments by accused parties
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Comments by other users
&mdash;Kww(talk) 18:54, 29 January 2010 (UTC)

Clerk, patrolling admin and checkuser comments

 * match with other recently confirmed socks in archive. – Luna Santin  (talk) 19:51, 29 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Is there any chance of an effective IP block?&mdash;Kww(talk) 20:55, 30 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Also matches:  and . Taking another look at the possibility of an IP block. –  Luna Santin  (talk) 05:28, 1 February 2010 (UTC)


 * All three accounts blocked and tagged; leaving this open in case Luna has more to report. Close it in 24 hours otherwise. <b style="color:navy;">NW</b> ( Talk ) 01:08, 4 February 2010 (UTC)

Evidence submitted by JamesBWatson
The article Innocent Heart was created by one of the large number of sockpuppet of Xtinadbest. It was deleted at an AfD, with more than one user thinking it should have been speedied under G5 as Xtinadbest is effectively banned. The deletion took place on 4 February 2010. The new user Mimicrywiki started editing on 5 February 2010 by re-creating the article, and has made no edits other than to this article. The blocking of Xtinadbest's latest sockpuppets also took place on 4 February (see above). In view of Xtinadbest's extensive history of sockpuppetry this looks highly suspicious. It is also worth mentioning that Mimicrywiki has shown a greater degree of knowledge of Wikipedia editing than is usual for a new editor. There have also been one or two rather odd edits, such as adding a spurious page protection template. JamesBWatson (talk) 13:41, 5 February 2010 (UTC)

Comments by accused parties
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Comments by other users
It's a duck. A variation of the already blocked Mimmicry. Nymf talk/contr. 13:50, 5 February 2010 (UTC)

Clerk, patrolling admin and checkuser comments

 * Quack. Bagged and tagged. TN <b style="color:midnightblue; font-size:larger;">X</b> Man  18:55, 7 February 2010 (UTC)

Evidence submitted by Kww
Recreating and editing and. Again requesting a checkuser because someone has to install an effective IP block here. Malta is small, and I can't believe we get a lot of legitimate editing from there.&mdash;Kww(talk) 14:08, 8 February 2010 (UTC)

Comments by accused parties
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Clerk, patrolling admin and checkuser comments
Requested by &mdash;Kww(talk) 14:08, 8 February 2010 (UTC)

. Might as well run a check here. Sleepers and underlying IPs. Tim Song (talk) 00:28, 10 February 2010 (UTC)
 * ✅ listed accounts, and Youdrivemewildbrit. IP ranges reblocked. Dominic·t 12:24, 10 February 2010 (UTC)


 * Blocked/tagged. <b style="color:navy;">NW</b> ( Talk ) 17:18, 10 February 2010 (UTC)

Evidence submitted by Kww
Restoring edits from the last Xtinadbest sock, including recreating Innocent Heart under the name Innocent heart. Requesting checkuser because range block apparently needs expanded.&mdash;Kww(talk) 08:10, 14 February 2010 (UTC)

Comments by accused parties
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Comments by other users

 * Also note that the account basically admitted being XTinadbest in her post here, where she pleaded "It would be unfair to delete an article for only being a banned user." Additionally, the account User:22forwiki, a new account, came to the Innocent Heart article, once again removed the deletion template [It would be unfair to delete an article for only being a banned user], just 3 minutes after User:Lafiestavivawiki edited there and also posted to the article talk page here, using the same stilted language and failure to use proper punctuation in an identical manner to User:Lafiestavivawiki. Wildhartlivie (talk) 09:23, 14 February 2010 (UTC)

Clerk, patrolling admin and checkuser comments
Requested by &mdash;Kww(talk) 08:10, 14 February 2010 (UTC)

yep, obvious case (assuming all of the deleted revisions are in place, which I'm sure they are), endorsed to see if there's any chance of the rangeblocks being expanded, thanks, SpitfireTally-ho! 10:40, 15 February 2010 (UTC)
 * ✅, along with Wikibossy. IP range blocked. Dominic·t 10:52, 15 February 2010 (UTC)

Blocked and tagged. –MuZemike 10:57, 15 February 2010 (UTC)

Evidence submitted by Kww
Back again, restoring Innocent heart once again, removing AFD notices. Requesting checkuser because the IP blocks in place are obviously still not extensive enough.&mdash;Kww(talk) 14:56, 15 February 2010 (UTC)

Comments by accused parties
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Clerk, patrolling admin and checkuser comments
Requested by &mdash;Kww(talk) 14:56, 15 February 2010 (UTC)

, irritably. –MuZemike 15:32, 15 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Hey, give me a break. :-) It's not that the range block wasn't good, but that he was editing from a different ISP this time. I have blocked the new range. Dominic·t 00:33, 16 February 2010 (UTC)

Evidence submitted by Kww
Unfortunately, the IP blocks on 85.232.192.0/19 expired, and there might be some other blocks against Malta that I've lost track of. We now have Duffdehilary, editing such classics as Is It True? (previously edited by Mollyfa, Fridadu, Mimmicry, and Wehit), Butterflies and Elvis (created by Wiart), Jóhanna Guðrún Jónsdóttir (edited by nearly ever Xtinadbest sock ever), and other Eurovision articles. Lohandelinday has edited similar articles, but currently is blocked on a somewhat strange username block (I think claiming that Lohandelindsay "impersonates" Lindsay Lohan is a bit of a stretch, just as I don't think Duffdehilary "impersonates" Hilary Duff). Lohandelindsay was created on Mar 12, and the block on 85.232.192.0/19 expired on Mar 8. Requesting checkuser to verify the hole in our defenses and block it again. Last block was for 3 weeks: anyone care for 6 months?&mdash;Kww(talk) 17:01, 28 March 2010 (UTC)

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Requested by &mdash;Kww(talk) 17:01, 28 March 2010 (UTC)

to check for any potential sleepers and again another rangeblock. <b style="font-family:Calibri; font-size:medium; color:#4682B4;"> E lockid</b>  ( Talk ) 17:56, 28 March 2010 (UTC)
 * ✅ and . – Luna Santin  (talk) 00:47, 30 March 2010 (UTC)


 * Jpgordon processed some blocks as well, apparently without noticing the the report.
 * &mdash;Kww(talk) 02:06, 30 March 2010 (UTC)
 * &mdash;Kww(talk) 02:06, 30 March 2010 (UTC)
 * &mdash;Kww(talk) 02:06, 30 March 2010 (UTC)
 * &mdash;Kww(talk) 02:06, 30 March 2010 (UTC)

all these accounts are blocked and tagged, marking as closed SpitfireTally-ho! 02:08, 30 March 2010 (UTC)

Evidence submitted by Kww
Pretty obvious WP:DUCK case. First, edits to Is It True?, a song by no other than Jóhanna Guðrún Jónsdóttir, a virtual obsession with Xtinadbest. Followed by edits to Vertigo (Olivia Lewis song) and To Dream Again, both Maltese Eurovision Contest songs, combining Xtinadbest's interest in all things Eurovision and Malta. Intersection of interests is pretty conclusive.&mdash;Kww(talk) 19:07, 15 April 2010 (UTC)

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Looks duckish. Blocked and tagged. <b style="font-family:Calibri; font-size:medium; color:#4682B4;"> E lockid</b>  ( Talk ) 02:02, 16 April 2010 (UTC)

Evidence submitted by Kww
Clear socking and editwarring using multiple accounts, so I'm going ahead and blocking the lot. All on Eurovision articles and the Xtinadbest telltale article of Jóhanna Guðrún Jónsdóttir. Request checkuser to confirm link to Xtinadbest and sweep for socks: it's been a long time since we've done a sweep on this one.&mdash;Kww(talk) 17:44, 2 June 2010 (UTC)

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Requested by &mdash;Kww(talk) 17:44, 2 June 2010 (UTC)

for a sleeper check. <b style="font-family:Calibri; font-size:medium; color:#4682B4;"> E lockid</b>  ( Talk ) 19:58, 2 June 2010 (UTC)

✅ Will have someone double check though, I might have missed some. I note that neither of those are sleepers in the conventional sense, they all seem to be simply abandoned. Amalthea 20:41, 2 June 2010 (UTC)
 * Xtinadbest learned a while ago that the best way to avoid detection was to use an infinite series of throwaways. IP range blocking tends to be the only effective solution.&mdash;Kww(talk) 20:50, 2 June 2010 (UTC)
 * All edits reverted, all targets semi-protected for 90 days. Add a good range block to that, and it should discourage this quite a bit.&mdash;Kww(talk) 22:08, 2 June 2010 (UTC)
 * I ran the case independently per request, and I think that Amalthea's results are complete and correct. J.delanoy <sup style="color:red;">gabs <sub style="color:blue;">adds  22:40, 2 June 2010 (UTC)
 * All tagged. No IP blocks are possible?&mdash;Kww(talk) 00:22, 3 June 2010 (UTC)
 * None are possible. --Deskana (talk) 09:33, 3 June 2010 (UTC)

Evidence submitted by Kww
Looks reasonably likely: editing Butterflies and Elvis and Jóhanna Guðrún Jónsdóttir, along with Eurovision articles. Suspicious 10-edits-on-first-day followed by 4-day-wait pattern. There's still a small chance that this is an another editor interested in Eurovision-related material, so I'd like a checkuser to confirm.&mdash;Kww(talk) 15:46, 23 June 2010 (UTC)

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Requested by &mdash;Kww(talk) 15:46, 23 June 2010 (UTC)

✅ that are the same. Amalthea 16:05, 23 June 2010 (UTC)
 * All blocked and tagged. TN <b style="color:midnightblue; font-size:larger;">X</b> Man  16:14, 23 June 2010 (UTC)

Evidence submitted by Kww
Behaviourally a WP:DUCK case, with the peculiar mix of valid edits and wanton vandalism that accompanies an Xtinadbest sock, targeted at Eurovision articles, specifically those where the semi-protection had recently expired. Xtinadbest has been apparently inactive for a few months, but that usually means that he has been using socks for such short bursts that they have evaded detection. It's time for a sweep: we haven't done one for a while. &mdash;Kww(talk) 15:33, 13 October 2010 (UTC)

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These accounts are already blocked and tagged with all edits reverted.&mdash;Kww(talk) 15:34, 13 October 2010 (UTC)
 * ✅ that =.
 * It is that  =.
 * is, so I cannot confirm or deny if they are related (though, the contributions speak for themselves). Tiptoety  talk 15:53, 13 October 2010 (UTC)

Blocks and tags in place. Closing.&mdash;Kww(talk) 18:35, 13 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Noting that I have also blocked the following users as socks, but the edits are too old for checkuser to confirm:


 * &mdash;Kww(talk) 19:14, 13 October 2010 (UTC)

Evidence submitted by Kww
Obvious continuation of xxxx69 meme, editing Xtinadbest articles in Xtinadbest style. Requesting a sweep to see which ones I missed, and requesting IP blocks be put in place to put a stop to this. &mdash;Kww(talk) 14:30, 6 November 2010 (UTC)

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 * Additionally, I located the following:
 * Additionally, I located the following:


 * . Tiptoety  talk 17:48, 6 November 2010 (UTC)
 * All have been blocked and tagged. —  Hello Annyong  (say whaaat?!) 18:11, 6 November 2010 (UTC)

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Filed per discussion with. —  Hello Annyong  (say whaaat?!) 15:53, 21 November 2010 (UTC)

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 * . Based on previous history, there's a pretty good chance of sleepers on this one. —  Hello Annyong  (say whaaat?!) 15:56, 21 November 2010 (UTC)
 * ✅, no sleepers, and . TN <b style="color:midnightblue; font-size:larger;">X</b> Man  17:22, 21 November 2010 (UTC)

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Xtinadbest is back (edit to cherished article Jóhanna Guðrún Jónsdóttir), and username following pattern of

In addition to uncreative usernames (typically ending in "rocks" or "69"), Xtinadbest focuses on Eurovision contests. I'd like a scan for sleepers and an IP block to nip this in the bud. We don't need this editor back. &mdash;Kww(talk) 11:44, 22 April 2012 (UTC)

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Nothing else there, looks like you got the right one, though. --MuZemike 16:25, 22 April 2012 (UTC)