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Possibly block evasion by TheMagnificentist as evidenced by these diffs on the Gryffin (DJ) page: 1, 2 Karst (talk) 09:17, 26 October 2016 (UTC)

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 * - We will not publicly disclose any connection between a named account and their IP addresses. ​—DoRD (talk)​ 12:41, 26 October 2016 (UTC)
 * .&#32;In order to facilitate and expedite your request, please provide diffs to support your case. Please give two or more diffs meeting the following format:
 * 1) At least one diff is from the sockmaster (or an account already blocked as a confirmed sockpuppet of the sockmaster), showing the behaviour characteristic of the sockmaster.
 * 2) At least one diff per suspected sockpuppet, showing the suspected sockpuppet emulating the behaviour of the sockmaster given in the first diff.
 * 3) In situations where it is not immediately obvious from the diffs what the characteristic behaviour is, a short explanation must be provided. Around one sentence is enough for this.  Vanjagenije   (talk)  11:22, 29 October 2016 (UTC)
 * Not Karst, but this edit was performed shortly after I reverted the IP above. They also both performed edits to this page: diff1, diff2 in near succession. In addition this IP is solely editing EDM articles as per the blocked user.  Nik the  stunned  12:44, 29 October 2016 (UTC)


 * Closing because of the lack of evidence.  Vanjagenije  (talk)  13:55, 7 November 2016 (UTC)

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Previously dormant account becomes active today after being renamed from JohnBangBang, and requests undeletion of an article (here and here) that was created by the sockmaster and deleted as WP:CSD. To be fair, this user looks productive and constructive, and seems to be very busy improving the project.... but the contribution history suggests a user with vastly more experience than 1 day of activity would suggest. ~Amatulić (talk) 18:05, 8 November 2016 (UTC)

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 * The editing history on Martin Garrix had me wondering the same. I noted he also signed with John Dane Benelli here? Karst (talk) 18:19, 8 November 2016 (UTC)
 * The username was just changed today, so likely that signature is carrying over from the previous username. ~Amatulić (talk) 18:35, 8 November 2016 (UTC)
 * Yes, I am the sockpuppet of the sockmaster. Block me, I don't care. I just want to edit peacefully without any interruptions from annoying pests such as the admins and Karst and Nikthestunned who have been constantly bugging every EDM editors. Block me now, I will just create another account and be back with another IP. Just use your brains, a notable musician's article has been deleted because of this tiny sockpuppetry problem. Logging out. Bye. - John Dane Benelli (talk) 21:02, 8 November 2016 (UTC)  — Preceding unsigned comment added by MagicSkyPimp (talk • contribs)
 * in light of the above comment, would a temp range block be an option? Karst (talk) 10:54, 9 November 2016 (UTC)
 * Unfortunately, that's not going to be feasible. ​—DoRD (talk)​ 12:45, 9 November 2016 (UTC)


 * What is an "EDM editor"? Personally I think it's a shame this guy is blocked. The sockpuppetry I've seen (and I haven't looked extensively) look like they've consisted of constructive contributions rather than disruption. ~Amatulić (talk) 17:26, 9 November 2016 (UTC)
 * EDM stands for Electric Dance Music. I agree that the contributions do not constitute wanton vandalism, but his behaviour towards other editors is questionable. The issue has crept up when the DJ artists pages fail the criteria for WP:MUSIC and are sent for AfD, PROD or edited down. As was evidenced by this reaction on your Talk page. It was highlighted prior to the initial block here by . It stems from similar behaviour at Commons in September of this year that also led to a block. The behaviour since then has not indicated to me that the editor is here to be collaborative. Karst (talk) 23:40, 9 November 2016 (UTC)
 * It seems to me that he reacts angrily when his good-quality hard work gets summarily deleted &mdash; and this wouldn't have come up if he could contribute from his original account. So I can hardly blame him for calling me a name for deleting one on of his articles as G5. And he was correct in his statement on my talk page, about "prioritizing quality of maintenance over quality of content." G5 requires us to do that, and that just seems wrong in this case. Sure, he has the maturity of a teenager... and he admitted that he is a teenager, on his talk page. I'm not gonna hold that against him. ~Anachronist (talk) 18:55, 11 November 2016 (UTC) (Formerly Amatulić)

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 * ✅ plus:
 * ​—DoRD (talk)​ 21:08, 8 November 2016 (UTC)
 * ​—DoRD (talk)​ 21:08, 8 November 2016 (UTC)
 * ​—DoRD (talk)​ 21:08, 8 November 2016 (UTC)


 * All dealt with, closing. GABgab 02:40, 10 November 2016 (UTC)

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Recreated the page for Thomas Jack (musician) that was previous deleted as Thomas Jack (DJ) by another sock. Edits to a variety of EDM articles with references to Jack. Karst (talk) 21:42, 11 November 2016 (UTC)

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 * ✅ along with . ​—DoRD (talk)​ 22:13, 11 November 2016 (UTC)
 * Closing. GABgab 22:33, 11 November 2016 (UTC)
 * The master account's fate is being discussed on their talk page. ​—DoRD (talk)​ 23:02, 11 November 2016 (UTC)

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It is a similar using of tools (undo-last edit) similar to socks of it (SquishyLad eg: undo-last edit, undo-last edit, undo-last edit, etc of Enterprisey's script (written coded in Java platform); it is fairly obvious socking of yet another Zawl sock (since his release on commons, a block review etc). Creation of a user page as a clueless newbie with no previous interactions . Use of user scripts or tools and setting  (AfC=no, AfC=no) shows a fair complexity of learning such Articles of creation parameters, which is only known to Zawl/Flooded socks. Interest in vandalism reversion, similar edit summaries (unsourced) to socks unsourced etc. re: older socks (sockmaster) Zawl: unsourced. WP:BEANS hanging in and a clear WP:DUCK case. --1.179.188.205 (talk) 06:11, 8 May 2019 (UTC)

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 * ✅ and . Could a clerk please move this to be titled at Zawl? Thanks for your help. TonyBallioni (talk) 06:34, 8 May 2019 (UTC)
 * Cabayi (talk) 06:43, 8 May 2019 (UTC)
 * Moved, closing. Cabayi (talk) 06:56, 8 May 2019 (UTC)

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See below. TonyBallioni (talk) 18:36, 10 July 2019 (UTC)

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✅ and. Already globally locked by a steward. Closing. TonyBallioni (talk) 18:36, 10 July 2019 (UTC)

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Inadvertently came across this user while RC patrolling the edit filter log. It initially caught my interest that this user created an account in 2015, took an extended break until 2018, edited sporadically, and recently jumped straight into RC patrolling without passing go and without collecting $200. 

Didn't think much of it initially, but it perfectly fits FWTH's M.O. as demonstrated in their initial contributions. , as well as past socks vs. OhKayeSierra (talk) 03:50, 14 August 2019 (UTC)

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 * ❌ and the technical evidences makes it so there's virtually zero room this is him. I agree it looks like a sock, but I didn't see anything in CU that would suggest socking of any account. No prejudice against any future reports on this account for another master if it is identified. TonyBallioni (talk) 03:57, 14 August 2019 (UTC)

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Username, plus. – bradv  🍁  15:09, 28 September 2019 (UTC)

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 * . Closing. TonyBallioni (talk) 15:25, 28 September 2019 (UTC)

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Username, plus anti-vandalism. Suggesting CU to check that this is not an impersonator. Wham2001 (talk) 09:32, 15 October 2019 (UTC)

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Although the use of proxies prevents me from confirming, Flooded with melancholy is very to, a sock blocked yesterday. Blocked and tagged. Closing.--Bbb23 (talk) 11:11, 15 October 2019 (UTC)
 * , could you lock both A Gift and Curse and the new sock? Thanks :) TonyBallioni (talk) 11:33, 15 October 2019 (UTC)
 * Done. &mdash; regards, Revi 12:44, 15 October 2019 (UTC)

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This appears to be a clear cut case of socking. The overlap cannot possibly be a coincidence, nor can the recreations.

Then there's this ridiculous comment which is very Zawl like.

I can provide more evidence but i'd rather not do so publicly. Praxidicae (talk) 19:31, 1 March 2020 (UTC)

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 * Overlap is in multiple articles but not in unrelated topics, so isn't significant; also there is similar overlap to at least one other user, who has fewer edits and started editing more than a year before Zawl was banned. The user page appears to be a reference to IP edits that also go back to before Zawl was banned, so the most likely explanation is that they had not created an account before. Peter James (talk) 18:03, 5 March 2020 (UTC)

Seems to be related to a class project: see WP:AN/I. All the best: Rich Farmbrough  (the apparently calm and reasonable) 20:27, 10 March 2020 (UTC).


 * , I don't see a thread about this user. Could you please provide a link? Primefac (talk) 11:23, 11 March 2020 (UTC)
 * Administrators'_noticeboard/Incidents but see also Sockpuppet investigations/Bigbulletfeels/ All the best: Rich Farmbrough  (the apparently calm and reasonable) 12:53, 13 March 2020 (UTC).


 * Not sure I follow. There's no mention of the sock here. Praxidicae (talk) 13:15, 13 March 2020 (UTC)

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 * Technically ❌ but . No sign of proxy use, for what it's worth. TonyBallioni (talk) 20:02, 1 March 2020 (UTC)
 * I'm recusing from taking administrative action here, but when I saw their recreation of Bali Bandits I had the same thought as Praxidicae; I agree there seems to be a large amount of overlap, both in content areas and behaviour. Primefac (talk) 10:56, 2 March 2020 (UTC)
 * Nobody has done anything with this in a while. Closing. Bbb23 (talk) 18:45, 31 March 2020 (UTC)

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User created this account in July 2019, made one edit, and resumed editing exactly 3 months later. Today they've visited my talk page questioning why articles created by Zawl are being presumptively deleted. — Diannaa (talk) 10:04, 15 April 2020 (UTC)

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 * Blocked, tagged, closing. Callanecc (talk • contribs • logs) 12:57, 15 April 2020 (UTC)