Wikipedia:Suspected sock puppets/Miopl


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User:Miopl

 * Suspected sockpuppeteer


 * Suspected sockpuppets

 -wizzard2k  ( C - T - D ) 15:19, 26 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Report submission by

All of these users' edits consist of spamming external links to quotaless.com.
 * Evidence

Diffs to Bleach (manga):

IP 89.20.117.108: Miopl:  Lokdog:   Sandrakop:  Gunnerson:   Miltonn:  Kiplos2:

New puppet: Cooliop: Edit to Hubbert peak theory:

Other new puppets noticed since this morning:

IP 90.150.113.206: IP 90.150.127.218: IP 89.20.110.183: Bingo45: Kolon3442: Beasty34: IP 89.20.109.234: Dudududu23: Balancer34:

Many more diffs exist simply by looking in their contribs.

Miopl has been blocked, so this may involve multiple IPs. This is the first account, however (after ip 89.20.117.108), that I've noticed making these changes to the pages.

Kiplos2 has just been temporarily blocked while I was typing this up, so I suspect a new one will crop up.

New 27-June-07:

It appears the attacked article base is expanding. Now posting links to 00freehost.com with the exact same 10" span tag covering the page. This domain is actually linked in a few articles as a source, being a webhost.

Konniret3: Bulverisation34: 89.20.120.53: Pupa23:

It appears Shadowbot now has the domain blacklisted, so that should help fight the spread of this spam. It is still a cleanup effort, so I feel more proactive measures would be better. With several IPs involved, I'm not sure what options are available.  -wizzard2k  ( C - T - D ) 23:23, 26 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Comments

Obvious, spamming socks. All named accounts have been indefinitely blocked, as has the sockmaster. The most active IP's have been blocked for 24 hours. I've temporarily semi-protected Silver Surfer and the Sopranos, which combined with the blacklist should stem the tide. If the problem continues, rather than trying to hit roving dynamic IP's with blocks, the best option is probably to go to WP:RFPP and request semi-protection of the target pages. MastCell Talk 18:02, 27 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Conclusions