Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Yongle the Great/Archive

Report date February 5 2010, 23:58 (UTC)

 * Suspected sockpuppets

Mass reverts in favor of blocked user. Regancy42 (talk) 23:58, 5 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Evidence submitted by Regancy42 (talk)


 * Comments by accused parties    See Defending yourself against claims.


 * Comments by other users


 * Clerk, patrolling admin and checkuser comments

all the accounts have been blocked indefinitely (the two suspected socks by Dougweller), and tagged. SpitfireTally-ho! 09:03, 6 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Conclusions

Report date March 26 2010, 05:01 (UTC)

 * Suspected sockpuppets

This editor has been editing the same pages using different accounts. Please see Category:Suspected Wikipedia sockpuppets of Yongle the Great for the rest of the sockpuppets. _LDS (talk) 05:01, 26 March 2010 (UTC)
 * Evidence submitted by _LDS (talk)

Please see Category:Suspected Wikipedia sockpuppets of Yongle the Great for the rest of the sockpuppets. _LDS (talk) 05:04, 26 March 2010 (UTC)


 * Comments by accused parties    See Defending yourself against claims.


 * Comments by other users

Requested by _LDS (talk) 05:01, 26 March 2010 (UTC)
 * CheckUser requests

case moved from Sockpuppet investigations/14 Blades to /Yongle the Great SpitfireTally-ho! 10:28, 26 March 2010 (UTC)
 * Clerk, patrolling admin and checkuser comments

case from Sockpuppet investigations/Zhou dynasty merged SpitfireTally-ho! 12:53, 26 March 2010 (UTC)

all these accounts are now blocked and tagged SpitfireTally-ho! 12:56, 26 March 2010 (UTC)
 * Conclusions
 * ✅ all above, as well as and  as Yongle the Great. IP range blocked. Nishkid64 (Make articles, not wikidrama) 12:48, 26 March 2010 (UTC)

Report date March 27 2010, 04:36 (UTC)

 * Suspected sockpuppets

I suspect that this is another one of User:Yongle the Great's sockpuppets. He's a "regular customer" on SPI. The clerks should be quite familiar with him. _LDS (talk) 04:36, 27 March 2010 (UTC)
 * Evidence submitted by _LDS (talk)


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 * Comments by other users

Requested by _LDS (talk) 04:36, 27 March 2010 (UTC)
 * CheckUser requests

case moved from Sockpuppet investigations/First Sovereign Qin Emperor to /Yongle the Great SpitfireTally-ho! 08:27, 27 March 2010 (UTC)
 * Clerk, patrolling admin and checkuser comments


 * Conclusions
 * ✅. IP blocked. Nishkid64 (Make articles, not wikidrama) 06:15, 27 March 2010 (UTC)

23 May 2010

 * Suspected sockpuppets

The articles edited by the editor are from the same topic as those edited by the sockpuppeteer previously. 暗無天日 contact me (聯絡) 03:44, 23 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Evidence submitted by 暗無天日 contact me (聯絡)


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 * Comments by other users

moved from Sockpuppet investigations/Wuxinghongqi05, please see there for original history. SpitfireTally-ho! 11:06, 23 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Clerk, patrolling admin and checkuser comments

account has been blocked by. Self endorsed for a sleeper check, please (given this edit and this edit, there's little doubt this is a sock). Thanks, SpitfireTally-ho! 11:06, 23 May 2010 (UTC)
 * ✅. No positively identified sleepers. A rangeblock should be possible if he starts to come back more frequently. J.delanoy gabs adds  04:16, 24 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Tags fixed, already blocked -- Sh i r ik ( Questions or Comments? ) 04:21, 24 May 2010 (UTC)

27 June 2010

 * Suspected sockpuppets

暗無天日 contact me (聯絡) 01:57, 27 June 2010 (UTC)
 * Evidence submitted by 暗無天日 contact me (聯絡)

I can tell that it's Yongle the Great again, based on his contributions log and editing style. He gave himself away again by choosing another "emperor" username. This time, he's using a Russian ruler's name. 暗無天日 contact me (聯絡) 13:38, 30 June 2010 (UTC)


 * Comments by accused parties    See Defending yourself against claims.


 * Comments by other users


 * Rangeblock please as before. Thanks. And earlier this year there were certainly some sleepers. Dougweller (talk) 04:54, 28 June 2010 (UTC)


 * We now have {[user|113.161.226.163}} as well and . Dougweller (talk) 13:49, 30 June 2010 (UTC)

Given the Prod edits and adding a link to a website where previous socks have used information there to add to articles, I've blocked the account as a sock. If a check is still necessary, it may only be for looking for sleepers. Icestorm815 •  Talk  04:32, 28 June 2010 (UTC)
 * CheckUser requests
 * - Looking at user's contribs, there's enough for a check here. T. Canens (talk) 03:02, 27 June 2010 (UTC)
 * Clerk, patrolling admin and checkuser comments
 * Sleepers and rangeblock, I'd say. T. Canens (talk) 04:48, 28 June 2010 (UTC)

merged a case from Sockpuppet investigations/Peter I the Great, SpitfireTally-ho! 14:08, 30 June 2010 (UTC)

I found on his IP. It seems that Dougweller has already concluded that is this user's IP, so you may extend the block on it if you wish. There is nothing else for me to do. --Deskana (talk) 13:28, 8 July 2010 (UTC)
 * Very well, in this case I shall the executioner as well as the judge and jury. Blocked the sock account and extended the IP block to a one-month hard block. --Deskana (talk) 16:45, 10 July 2010 (UTC)

Evidence submitted by Lonelydarksky
Has already been reported, but I think it's still necessary to create a case page for him. 暗無天日 contact me (聯絡) 05:26, 1 August 2010 (UTC)

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Clerk, patrolling admin and checkuser comments

 * Jpgordon is already involved in checking these accounts and has blocked the sockpuppets. Peter Symonds ( talk ) 11:56, 1 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Per my comment. Peter <b style="color:#02b;">Symonds</b> ( talk ) 11:56, 1 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Oops, I fell asleep!
 * ✅. Also:
 * I've reinstated the previous checkuser block on 113.161.226.181. --jpgordon:==( o ) 14:56, 1 August 2010 (UTC)
 * I've reinstated the previous checkuser block on 113.161.226.181. --jpgordon:==( o ) 14:56, 1 August 2010 (UTC)
 * I've reinstated the previous checkuser block on 113.161.226.181. --jpgordon:==( o ) 14:56, 1 August 2010 (UTC)
 * I've reinstated the previous checkuser block on 113.161.226.181. --jpgordon:==( o ) 14:56, 1 August 2010 (UTC)
 * I've reinstated the previous checkuser block on 113.161.226.181. --jpgordon:==( o ) 14:56, 1 August 2010 (UTC)
 * I've reinstated the previous checkuser block on 113.161.226.181. --jpgordon:==( o ) 14:56, 1 August 2010 (UTC)
 * I've reinstated the previous checkuser block on 113.161.226.181. --jpgordon:==( o ) 14:56, 1 August 2010 (UTC)
 * I've reinstated the previous checkuser block on 113.161.226.181. --jpgordon:==( o ) 14:56, 1 August 2010 (UTC)
 * I've reinstated the previous checkuser block on 113.161.226.181. --jpgordon:==( o ) 14:56, 1 August 2010 (UTC)

Evidence submitted by Lonelydarksky
The latter three have been confirmed to be sockpuppets of banned User:Yongle the Great. Levin Zhang. This edit by Villa Villekulla is exactly the same as these edits by Levin Zhang and this edit by Bamboo.2002 and this edit by Dieu et mon droit. This banned user also has a habit of not using edit summaries. Besides, he also edits only Ming Dynasty-related articles, just as Yongle the Great's sockpuppets do. <font style="color:#000">暗無天日 <font style="color:#333">contact me (聯絡) 13:27, 17 August 2010 (UTC)

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Comments by other users
Moved from Sockpuppet investigations/Levin Zhang wiooiw (talk) 14:02, 17 August 2010 (UTC)

Clerk, patrolling admin and checkuser comments
Blocked and tagged. This case should be moved to Yongle the Great, as the sockmaster. I also think a sleeper sweep would be a good idea. TN <b style="color:midnightblue; font-size:larger;">X</b> Man 13:46, 17 August 2010 (UTC)

per the new accounts that have popped up. There might be others out there. –MuZemike 19:44, 18 August 2010 (UTC)
 * ✅, but all of these are already blocked and the IP checkuser-blocked. --jpgordon:==( o ) 23:07, 19 August 2010 (UTC)


 * Updated tags appropriately. -- DQ  (t)  (e)  13:25, 20 August 2010 (UTC)

Evidence submitted by Lonelydarksky
As before, has been editing only Ming Dynasty-related articles again. This IP address was indeed used by the sockpuppeteer a month ago. As the block has been lifted, he's probably using this IP address again to edit articles. <font style="color:#000">暗無天日 <font style="color:#333">contact me (聯絡) 04:12, 29 August 2010 (UTC)

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Comments by other users
We really need a range block, there are several new socks weekly. We've had range blocks before and they've made a big difference. Thanks. Dougweller (talk) 19:05, 29 August 2010 (UTC)

Clerk, patrolling admin and checkuser comments
moved from Sockpuppet investigations/113.161.226.163. <b style="font-family:Calibri; font-size:medium; color:#4682B4;"> E lockid</b>  ( Talk ) 17:57, 29 August 2010 (UTC)

for a sleeper check. The primary range seems to be 113.161.226.0/24. There doesn't appear to be any other IP edits on that range. Can a rangeblock be in order? <b style="font-family:Calibri; font-size:medium; color:#4682B4;"> E lockid</b>  ( Talk ) 17:59, 29 August 2010 (UTC)


 * In the meanwhile Võ Trường Trà My blocked and tagged. <b style="font-family:Calibri; font-size:medium; color:#4682B4;"> E lockid</b>  ( Talk ) 18:02, 29 August 2010 (UTC)

Võ Trường Trà My ✅ plus:



Also, underlying IP range hardblocked 3 months. –MuZemike 04:54, 1 September 2010 (UTC)
 * All blocked and tagged. TN <b style="color:midnightblue; font-size:larger;">X</b> Man  11:41, 1 September 2010 (UTC)

Evidence submitted by Lonelydarksky
Similar user pages, as seen here and here. I suspect User:Prince of Yan is a sockpuppet of User:Yongle the Great, as both of them have similar editing histories (i.e. editing Ming Dynasty related articles) and have been applying similar changes to the same articles (see Yan Song (Ming Dynasty) and History of the Ming Dynasty)). I'm not sure if User:历史研究 is also a sockpuppet, but I believe that CheckUser can help in determining if it is so. <font style="color:#000">暗無天日 <font style="color:#333">contact me (聯絡) 15:32, 17 September 2010 (UTC)
 * To add on, the royalty username hints that this is one of User:Yongle the Great's sockpuppets, since Yongle has a habit of using names of emperors, royalty and nobility as the usernames for his sockpuppets. <font style="color:#000">暗無天日 <font style="color:#333">contact me (聯絡) 15:34, 17 September 2010 (UTC)

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Clerk, patrolling admin and checkuser comments
Moved from Sockpuppet investigations/Prince of Yan and Sockpuppet investigations/历史研究. <b style="color:#4682B4; font-family:Calibri; font-size:16px;"> E lockid (Alternate)</b>  ( Talk )  16:25, 17 September 2010 (UTC)

Looks like Yongle. Their IP has been hardblocked so it's possible they've moved to a new range. Also, previous checks found other accounts. <b style="color:#4682B4; font-family:Calibri; font-size:16px;"> E lockid (Alternate)</b>  ( Talk )  16:27, 17 September 2010 (UTC)

User:历史研究 and User:Prince of Yan are to be the same user. Given length of time and IP range block, connecting User:Yongle the Great and the new accounts appears to be a non-CU task. Frank |  talk  01:00, 18 September 2010 (UTC)
 * The identical user page is enough for a block IMO, the checkuser results notwithstanding. Both blocked and tagged. T. Canens (talk) 05:59, 19 September 2010 (UTC)

Evidence submitted by Lonelydarksky
As before, editing Ming Dynasty related articles, not using edit summaries. CheckUser should be able to confirm if this is a sockpuppet. <font style="color:#000">暗無天日 <font style="color:#333">contact me (聯絡) 13:30, 24 September 2010 (UTC)

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Clerk, patrolling admin and checkuser comments
Moved from Sockpuppet investigations/The Bronze Horseman. <b style="color:#4682B4; font-family:Calibri; font-size:16px;"> E lockid (Alternate)</b>  ( Talk )  13:53, 24 September 2010 (UTC)


 * . <b style="color:#4682B4; font-family:Calibri; font-size:16px;"> E lockid (Alternate)</b>  ( Talk )  13:54, 24 September 2010 (UTC)

The Bronze Horseman blocked and tagged. <b style="font-family:Calibri; font-size:medium; color:#4682B4;"> E lockid</b>  ( Talk ) 22:09, 24 September 2010 (UTC)

Evidence submitted by Lonelydarksky
His editing history and behavior explains it all. <font style="color:#000">暗無天日 <font style="color:#333">contact me (聯絡) 09:10, 17 October 2010 (UTC)

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Clerk, patrolling admin and checkuser comments
✅ are the same as, who was previously blocked as a sock. This case needs to be merged to Yongle the Great's archive. TN <b style="color:midnightblue; font-size:larger;">X</b> Man 13:40, 17 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Case merged. All accounts have been tagged and blocked. —  Hello Annyong  (say whaaat?!) 14:14, 17 October 2010 (UTC)

Evidence submitted by Dougweller
edit pattern, IP geolocation, other socks just blocked Dougweller (talk) 10:03, 19 October 2010 (UTC)

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Clerk, patrolling admin and checkuser comments
✅. No comment on the IP. TN <b style="color:midnightblue; font-size:larger;">X</b> Man 11:52, 19 October 2010 (UTC)
 * All accounts blocked. I've warned the IP; block if the editing continues. —  Hello Annyong  (say whaaat?!) 12:21, 19 October 2010 (UTC)

Evidence submitted by Lonelydarksky
As before, has been editing Ming Dynasty related articles. Has the same habit of blanking sections and not providing edit summaries. Uses another royalty username. <font style="color:#000">Lonelydarksky (暗無天日) <font style="color:#333">contact me (聯絡) 05:56, 13 November 2010 (UTC)

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Clerk, patrolling admin and checkuser comments

 * - This one is obvious but it could use a check because of the possibly of more (prior sock history). Bsadowski1 06:04, 13 November 2010 (UTC)
 * ✅ the following are the same:


 * TN <b style="color:midnightblue; font-size:larger;">X</b> Man 18:11, 13 November 2010 (UTC)
 * All blocked and tagged. —  Hello Annyong  (say whaaat?!) 18:29, 13 November 2010 (UTC)
 * TN <b style="color:midnightblue; font-size:larger;">X</b> Man 18:11, 13 November 2010 (UTC)
 * All blocked and tagged. —  Hello Annyong  (say whaaat?!) 18:29, 13 November 2010 (UTC)

26 November 2010

 * Suspected sockpuppets




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articles being edited, edits, lack of edit summary, and the '360' in the name, which he's used before. Dougweller (talk) 06:22, 26 November 2010 (UTC)

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✅ along with



Underlying range blocked for a good while. –MuZemike 06:55, 26 November 2010 (UTC)

17 December 2010

 * Suspected sockpuppets


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Suspected to be a sockpuppet of banned User:Yongle the Great. Although this time he has diverted slightly away from editing Ming Dynasty-related articles, some of the edits he makes are linked to the Ming Dynasty and Vietnamese history. This time, he uses the name of Zhang Wuji, a fictional character from a wuxia novel as his username. Previously, the sockpuppeteer used Tie Mole, the name of another wuxia novel character, as his username. <font style="color:#000">Lonelydarksky (暗無天日) <font style="color:#333">contact me (聯絡) 14:47, 17 December 2010 (UTC)

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 * - Seems likely, but a sleeper check would be good. —  Hello Annyong  (say whaaat?!) 15:02, 17 December 2010 (UTC)
 * ✅ the following are the same and a match to Yongle:
 * TN <b style="color:midnightblue; font-size:larger;">X</b> Man 15:08, 17 December 2010 (UTC)
 * Righto. Blocked and tagged. —  Hello Annyong  (say whaaat?!) 15:33, 17 December 2010 (UTC)
 * Righto. Blocked and tagged. —  Hello Annyong  (say whaaat?!) 15:33, 17 December 2010 (UTC)

22 December 2010

 * Suspected sockpuppets


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Editing Ming Dynasty related articles again. Has been using quite unusual usernames, usually related to Chinese history and culture, as typical of Yongle the Great's previous sockpuppets. Making a (poor) attempt to disguise his identity by creating a userpage on communism, just like his previous sockpuppet User:How the Steel Was Tempered. <font style="color:#000">Lonelydarksky (暗無天日) <font style="color:#333">contact me (聯絡) 09:56, 22 December 2010 (UTC)


 * One interesting point to note is that he created this account on 19 December, two days after his last two sockpuppets (see bottom of the archive page) were blocked on 17 December, and yet he only started editing three days later on 22 December. Would it be advisable to use Checkuser on routine to check for sockpuppet accounts that he created but not started using yet? <font style="color:#000">Lonelydarksky (暗無天日) <font style="color:#333">contact me (聯絡) 10:17, 22 December 2010 (UTC)

Another (pathetic) attempt to divert attention. Please look at his contributions log. <font style="color:#000">Lonelydarksky (暗無天日) <font style="color:#333">contact me (聯絡) 10:25, 22 December 2010 (UTC)


 * This account was also created on 19 December, and he only started using it on 22 December. Wonder how many more sockpuppets are out there? <font style="color:#000">Lonelydarksky (暗無天日) <font style="color:#333">contact me (聯絡) 10:27, 22 December 2010 (UTC)

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✅ the following are the same:
 * TN <b style="color:midnightblue; font-size:larger;">X</b> Man 15:14, 22 December 2010 (UTC)
 * TN <b style="color:midnightblue; font-size:larger;">X</b> Man 15:14, 22 December 2010 (UTC)
 * TN <b style="color:midnightblue; font-size:larger;">X</b> Man 15:14, 22 December 2010 (UTC)
 * TN <b style="color:midnightblue; font-size:larger;">X</b> Man 15:14, 22 December 2010 (UTC)
 * TN <b style="color:midnightblue; font-size:larger;">X</b> Man 15:14, 22 December 2010 (UTC)
 * TN <b style="color:midnightblue; font-size:larger;">X</b> Man 15:14, 22 December 2010 (UTC)
 * TN <b style="color:midnightblue; font-size:larger;">X</b> Man 15:14, 22 December 2010 (UTC)
 * TN <b style="color:midnightblue; font-size:larger;">X</b> Man 15:14, 22 December 2010 (UTC)
 * TN <b style="color:midnightblue; font-size:larger;">X</b> Man 15:14, 22 December 2010 (UTC)

All accounts blocked. <font color="#C50">Nakon 16:49, 22 December 2010 (UTC)

01 January 2011

 * Suspected sockpuppets


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(to 113.161.226.173): Untimely appearance. Been editing Ming Dynasty in a pattern similar to the sockpuppeteer. <font style="color:#000">Lonelydarksky (暗無天日) <font style="color:#333">contact me (聯絡) 04:56, 1 January 2011 (UTC)

(to Qigai Huangdi): Untimely appearance. Username gives him away. Qigai Huangdi means "Beggar Emperor", a reference to the Hongwu Emperor. Sockpuppeteer previously used usernames based on Hongwu and other nobility. Trying to divert attention by editing Song Dynasty related articles. CheckUser should be able to confirm if he's a sockpuppet. <font style="color:#000">Lonelydarksky (暗無天日) <font style="color:#333">contact me (聯絡) 04:58, 1 January 2011 (UTC)

(to Chow Wai-on): Possibly another sockpuppet. CheckUser will be able to confirm. <font style="color:#000">Lonelydarksky (暗無天日) <font style="color:#333">contact me (聯絡) 04:58, 1 January 2011 (UTC)

(to 222.128.176.244): Editing Ming Dynasty related articles. CheckUser will be able to confirm. <font style="color:#000">Lonelydarksky (暗無天日) <font style="color:#333">contact me (聯絡) 04:59, 1 January 2011 (UTC)

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Thanks to everyone. This user is a real pain and takes up a lot of other people's time. Dougweller (talk) 09:11, 1 January 2011 (UTC)

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 * I've combined all the cases together, and endorsed. —  Hello Annyong  (say whaaat?!) 06:55, 1 January 2011 (UTC)


 * All of the following accounts and IPs are ✅ as being socks of


 * - this is a proxy IP

This one is ;




 * - A l is o n  ❤ 07:20, 1 January 2011 (UTC)


 * Users blocked, with the exception of . <font color="#C50">Nakon 07:23, 1 January 2011 (UTC)

12 January 2011

 * Suspected sockpuppets


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at Yunnan, exhibits the same removal of the phrasing "Ming conquest of Yunnan" as other socks have done. See and. Also, like the other socks, does not give rationale for removal, instead labelling the edits as "cleanup". HXL's Roundtable, and Record 05:57, 12 January 2011 (UTC)

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 * Can we have a rangeblock on this sockpuppeteer? There're sockpuppets popping up every now and then over a long period of time. And thanks to User:HXL49 for reporting him. <font style="color:#000">Lonelydarksky (暗無天日) <font style="color:#333">contact me (聯絡) 14:47, 12 January 2011 (UTC)

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 * - Sleeper check. —  Hello Annyong  (say whaaat?!) 12:53, 12 January 2011 (UTC)
 * A match, but no sleepers that I could see.  TN <b style="color:midnightblue; font-size:larger;">X</b> Man  14:22, 12 January 2011 (UTC)
 * Kay. Blocked and tagged. —  Hello Annyong  (say whaaat?!) 14:44, 12 January 2011 (UTC)

19 January 2011

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Suspected to be, even though there's insufficient evidence to say WP:DUCK. <font style="color:#000">Lonelydarksky (暗無天日) <font style="color:#333">contact me (聯絡) 14:36, 19 January 2011 (UTC)

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 * - It's been a week; worth a look. —  Hello Annyong  (say whaaat?!) 14:51, 19 January 2011 (UTC)
 * The two are ❌. Chase me ladies, I&#39;m the Cavalry (talk) 15:57, 19 January 2011 (UTC)
 * closing; no further action needed, SpitfireTally-ho! 15:58, 19 January 2011 (UTC)

23 January 2011

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Editing Chinese history related articles again in a manner similar to his previous sockpuppets. <font style="color:#000">Lonelydarksky (暗無天日) <font style="color:#333">contact me (聯絡) 02:46, 23 January 2011 (UTC)

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I have combined the previously added SPI request templates to one section. --Bsadowski1 03:00, 23 January 2011 (UTC)
 * - Likely; CU can confirm, except for the IP. —  Hello Annyong  (say whaaat?!) 03:37, 23 January 2011 (UTC)
 * Yes, the users, , , , , and  are ✅, tagged and blocked. Chase me ladies, I&#39;m the Cavalry (talk) 12:50, 24 January 2011 (UTC)


 * Good deal. All have been blocked and tagged. —  Hello Annyong  (say whaaat?!) 13:04, 24 January 2011 (UTC)

16 February 2011

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Account created recently (15 February 2011). Has the same habit of removing references in the process of making drastic changes. Not sure if it's a sockpuppet, but there's a chance it may be. <font style="color:#000">Lonelydarksky (暗無天日) <font style="color:#333">contact me (聯絡) 13:54, 16 February 2011 (UTC)

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 * - It's been awhile. Endorsing for confirmation and sleeper check. —  Hello Annyong  (say whaaat?!) 14:07, 16 February 2011 (UTC)
 * While LuteofWind is ❌, the following are ✅ as Yongle:
 * TN <b style="color:midnightblue; font-size:larger;">X</b> Man 14:19, 16 February 2011 (UTC)
 * Alright. Blocked and tagged the confirmed socks. —  Hello Annyong  (say whaaat?!) 15:02, 16 February 2011 (UTC)
 * TN <b style="color:midnightblue; font-size:larger;">X</b> Man 14:19, 16 February 2011 (UTC)
 * Alright. Blocked and tagged the confirmed socks. —  Hello Annyong  (say whaaat?!) 15:02, 16 February 2011 (UTC)
 * Alright. Blocked and tagged the confirmed socks. —  Hello Annyong  (say whaaat?!) 15:02, 16 February 2011 (UTC)

26 February 2011

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Similar edit summaries. Untimely appearance. CheckUser should be able to confirm his identity. <font style="color:#000">Lonelydarksky (暗無天日) <font style="color:#333">contact me (聯絡) 08:43, 26 February 2011 (UTC)

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 * - That account is already blocked, but endorsing for sleepers. —  Hello Annyong  (say whaaat?!) 13:48, 26 February 2011 (UTC)
 * ✅, plus . TN <b style="color:midnightblue; font-size:larger;">X</b> Man  15:27, 26 February 2011 (UTC)

KhaganoftheWorld blocked and tagged. Fukumatsu tagged. <b style="font-family:Calibri; font-size:14px; color:#4682B4;">Elockid</b>  ( Talk ) 15:55, 26 February 2011 (UTC)

04 March 2011

 * Suspected sockpuppets


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Deviates from his usual pattern, but still retains certain characteristics, such as his obsession with Ming Dynasty related articles. How often do we get a new editor (account created on 4 March 2011 at 00:27) who can create a new article of quality as such on a first attempt? It's likely that this is somebody who's quite familiar with Wikipedia. I believe CheckUser can clarify whether this is a sockpuppet or not. <font style="color:#000">Lonelydarksky (暗無天日) <font style="color:#333">contact me (聯絡) 13:30, 4 March 2011 (UTC)

Another sockpuppet <font style="color:#000">Lonelydarksky (暗無天日) <font style="color:#333">contact me (聯絡) 13:33, 4 March 2011 (UTC)

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 * and
 * are ✅ Yongle socks. Selina502000 is ❌. TN <b style="color:midnightblue; font-size:larger;">X</b> Man  13:55, 4 March 2011 (UTC)
 * I've blocked and tagged the confirmed socks. —  Hello Annyong  (say whaaat?!) 14:02, 4 March 2011 (UTC)

09 March 2011

 * Suspected sockpuppets


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Editing Chinese history articles. Similar edit summaries and same habit of blanking. <font style="color:#000">Lonelydarksky (暗無天日) <font style="color:#333">contact me (聯絡) 13:25, 9 March 2011 (UTC)
 * Note: below is related to second account: DQ.alt (t)  (e)    16:48, 9 March 2011 (UTC)
 * Suspected to be. Editing Chinese history related articles again. <font style="color:#000">Lonelydarksky (暗無天日) <font style="color:#333">contact me (聯絡) 13:25, 9 March 2011 (UTC)

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 * is a match, no comment on the IP.  TN <b style="color:midnightblue; font-size:larger;">X</b> Man  14:20, 9 March 2011 (UTC)
 * Blocked and tagged. Side note - the IP won't be a problem now. —  Hello Annyong  (say whaaat?!) 00:12, 10 March 2011 (UTC)

11 March 2011

 * Suspected sockpuppets


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Suspected to be, as this IP editor touches on similar topics as the sockpuppeteer. CheckUser should be able to confirm. <font style="color:#000">Lonelydarksky (暗無天日) <font style="color:#333">contact me (聯絡) 13:11, 11 March 2011 (UTC)

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Unfortunately, checkuser generally does not disclose links between IP addresses and users. TN <b style="color:midnightblue; font-size:larger;">X</b> Man 14:38, 11 March 2011 (UTC)
 * IP blocked a week for evasion. —  Hello Annyong  (say whaaat?!) 04:39, 12 March 2011 (UTC)

13 March 2011

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This account has already been blocked. I recommend using CheckUser to check for sleepers. <font style="color:#000">Lonelydarksky (暗無天日) <font style="color:#333">contact me (聯絡) 04:00, 13 March 2011 (UTC)

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 * I already checked this, no sleepers found. Tiptoety  talk 04:22, 13 March 2011 (UTC)

18 March 2011

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Suspected to be a sockpuppet. I suggest using CheckUser to check for sleepers. <font style="color:#000">Lonelydarksky (暗無天日) <font style="color:#333">contact me (聯絡) 13:40, 18 March 2011 (UTC)

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TN <b style="color:midnightblue; font-size:larger;">X</b> Man 13:49, 18 March 2011 (UTC)
 * Blocked by Shirik. Tagged. -- DQ  (t)   (e)  02:02, 19 March 2011 (UTC)

19 March 2011

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Already blocked, but I'm reporting to SPI for a check for sleepers. <font style="color:#000">Lonelydarksky (暗無天日) <font style="color:#333">contact me (聯絡) 06:55, 19 March 2011 (UTC)

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I checked the last known sock and there are no sleepers there. TN <b style="color:midnightblue; font-size:larger;">X</b> Man 13:03, 19 March 2011 (UTC)
 * IP serving a week. -- DQ  (t)   (e)  14:01, 19 March 2011 (UTC)

26 March 2011

 * Suspected sockpuppets


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Editing Chinese history related articles again, especially on the Ming Dynasty. Username is a reference to Emperor Wen of Han. Sockpuppeteer has a habit of using the names of historical rulers and royalty as his usernames. <font style="color:#000">Lonelydarksky (暗無天日) <font style="color:#333">contact me (聯絡) 07:17, 26 March 2011 (UTC)
 * I have combined these three reports into one for ease of reading. Dominic·t 12:48, 26 March 2011 (UTC)

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 * ✅ the two named accounts, and found a third: . Dominic·t 12:48, 26 March 2011 (UTC)

All named accounts blocked and tagged. Additionally, I have blocked 116.109.172.0/24 for 1 month. <b style="font-family:Calibri; font-size:14px; color:#4682B4;">Elockid</b>  ( Talk ) 13:10, 26 March 2011 (UTC)

01 April 2011

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Editing Kingdom of Tungning, applying similar edits as previous sockpuppets. Requesting CheckUser to confirm identity. <font style="color:#000">Lonelydarksky (暗無天日) <font style="color:#333">contact me (聯絡) 13:44, 1 April 2011 (UTC)

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No check performed, but blocked as a duck. TN <b style="color:midnightblue; font-size:larger;">X</b> Man 15:25, 1 April 2011 (UTC)

Additionally, 123.23.240.0/20 reblocked for 1 month. <b style="font-family:Calibri; font-size:14px; color:#4682B4;">Elockid</b>  ( Talk ) 19:11, 1 April 2011 (UTC)

08 April 2011

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Using the name of a character from a wuxia novel as his username. Editing similar pages as sockpuppeteer (i.e. Ming Dynasty related articles). I suggest using CheckUser to confirm his identity. <font style="color:#000">Lonelydarksky (暗無天日) <font style="color:#333">contact me (聯絡) 13:04, 8 April 2011 (UTC)

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✅, plus
 * TN <b style="color:midnightblue; font-size:larger;">X</b> Man 13:23, 8 April 2011 (UTC)

Blocked and tagged. <b style="font-family:Calibri; font-size:14px; color:#4682B4;">Elockid</b>  ( Talk ) 19:24, 8 April 2011 (UTC)

24 April 2011

 * Suspected sockpuppets


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Editing Ming Dynasty related articles. Using similar edit summaries. CheckUser should be able to confirm his identity. <font style="color:#000">Lonelydarksky (暗無天日) <font style="color:#333">contact me (聯絡) 04:02, 24 April 2011 (UTC)

Possibly another sockpuppet. Just reporting it, in case. <font style="color:#000">Lonelydarksky (暗無天日) <font style="color:#333">contact me (聯絡) 04:07, 24 April 2011 (UTC)

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I know the ones above have been checked, but has a typical Yongle the Great sock name and is making similar edits. Dougweller (talk) 06:04, 25 April 2011 (UTC)

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 * - CU to confirm and find sleepers. —  Hello Annyong  (say whaaat?!) 04:22, 24 April 2011 (UTC)
 * ❌ Keegan (talk) 05:27, 25 April 2011 (UTC)

. Dominic·t 10:09, 25 April 2011 (UTC)


 * ✅ and add as confirmed as well. Thanks to Dominic assisting me. Keegan (talk) 05:58, 26 April 2011 (UTC)


 * Both blocked and tagged; IP blocked 1 week. —  Hello Annyong  (say whaaat?!) 03:16, 27 April 2011 (UTC)

06 May 2011

 * Suspected sockpuppets


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Quite self-evident from his editing pattern and habits. <font style="color:#000">Lonelydarksky (暗無天日) <font style="color:#333">contact me (聯絡) 02:57, 6 May 2011 (UTC)

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 * - Blocked; endorsing for sleepers. —  Hello Annyong  (say whaaat?!) 03:02, 6 May 2011 (UTC)
 * -- Luk  talk 09:48, 6 May 2011 (UTC)

07 June 2011

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This guy is deleting exactly the same information from the Ming dynasty article which Yongle The Great's other sockpuppets keep deleting

He is obsessed with deleting massive sections that relate to Muslims on the Ming dynasty article, specifically on the Salar people, the Ming conquest of Yunnan, and Turpan


 * http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ming_Dynasty&diff=prev&oldid=432990299


 * http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=History_of_the_Ming_Dynasty&diff=prev&oldid=432995006


 * http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ming_Dynasty&diff=prev&oldid=432989606

previously, his other confirmed socks showed the same obsession-


 * http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ming_Dynasty&diff=409467629&oldid=409339706


 * http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ming_Dynasty&diff=402819191&oldid=402816160


 * http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ming_Dynasty&diff=418540821&oldid=418522923


 * http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ming_Dynasty&diff=418542523&oldid=418541464

ΔΥΝΓΑΝΕ (talk) 21:19, 7 June 2011 (UTC)

Also one of his previously confirmed and blocked socks, User:Lenin88 has a similar username and editing habits-


 * http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Yunnan&diff=prev&oldid=407423014


 * http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Yunnan&diff=prev&oldid=407425796

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. It seems like it took him a while to get around Luk's rangeblock from last time, perhaps I can put another down as well. TN <b style="color:midnightblue; font-size:larger;">X</b> Man 22:13, 7 June 2011 (UTC)
 * Blocked and tagged. —  Hello Annyong  (say whaaat?!) 22:33, 7 June 2011 (UTC)