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27 November 2014[edit]
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As brought up at Wikipedia:Administrators'_noticeboard/Incidents#Plagiarism.2C_fringe_problems.2C_and_badhand_IP_editing_by_Bozo33:
- Both are the main contributors to Blac Haze. Here the IP plagiarizes the source cited (a blog) for the "Critical Reception" section. Here, Bozo33 plagiarizes most of the sources cited to cobble together the "Biography" section.
- Here Bozo33 calls for the Evil demon and Deus deceptor to be distinguished, and here the IP makes an edit to that effect (which is like trying to split hairs by holding up one and saying there are two). Here Bozo33 carries out a similar edit on another page (while demonstrating a touch of the IP's problem with overlinking in the See also section).
- Both editors will switch "Yahweh" to "YHWH," even altering quotes to change references to God to YHWH Ian.thomson (talk) 04:50, 27 November 2014 (UTC)
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Note: User:Bozo33 has been blocked for 24 hours for non SPI related disruption. Block log:
2014-11-27T04:36:36 Autoblock #5265428 2014-11-28T04:36:36 (unblock) Xaosflux (talk | contribs | block) account creation disabled Autoblocked because your IP address was recently used by "Bozo33". The reason given for Bozo33's block is: "Disruptive editing". 2014-11-27T04:36:36 Bozo33 (talk | contribs) 2014-11-28T04:36:36 (unblock | change block) Xaosflux (talk | contribs | block) account creation disabled Disruptive editing
- Per evidence, and particularly the fact the IP removed the ANI notification from Bozo33's talk page, I am upping the master's block to 3 days, and blocking the IP for the same duration. ☺ · Salvidrim! · ✉ 05:02, 27 November 2014 (UTC)
- Actually, as pointed out by Xaosflux above, the IP address wasn't (and couldn't be) used to evade the block imposed on the account. The IP address was already autoblocked (probably), but I just directly blocked it to make sure, for a period matching the account block, which has been restored to its original duration. ☺ · Salvidrim! · ✉ 05:08, 27 November 2014 (UTC)
- I don't see any further disruption since the blocks have been imposed for the user and the IP. I'm closing the case and if any further issues arrive, please feel free to create a new report. Mike V • Talk 18:14, 7 December 2014 (UTC)
25 March 2016[edit]
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- Connor Machiavelli (talk+ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)
- DubiousAnon (talk+ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)
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DubiousAnon stopped editing back on August 26, 2015 (oddly, there's no log of when this account was created ([1])). DubiousAnon started editing again on March 24, 2016, which was 3 days after Connor Machiavelli was blocked.
Connor was blocked by Courcelles partially as part of a CheckUser. I have suspicious and some circumstantial evidence regarding Connor, but not enough to file an SPI for that person as the sock master. I'll happily share that info privately, but don't want to make allegations publicly at this point.
The link between Connor and DubiousAnon is fairly clear from their editing interests (primarily Alt-right and New Right) as well as other right-wing articles. At first I thought DubiousAnon might just be a publicly-accessible account (like those that used to be found on BugMeNot), but when I search "DubiousAnon" in google, the first hit was a YouTube channel titled "Connor Machiavelli" (Youtube link).
I understand this page may be moved to whoever the sock master of Connor is per previous checkuser results. Given the age of the current account, I'm asking for a CU for sleepers. I understand that stale accounts cannot be linked, but the long-term socking by this user suggests there may be recent sleepers made in preparation for future use. EvergreenFir (talk) Please {{re}} 05:19, 25 March 2016 (UTC)
UPDATE: Helps if I checked Connor's userpage... request this be moved to Wikipedia:Sockpuppet_investigations/Bozo33. Will note that the Youtube channel mentions Canada as the person's location, the same location as the IP address on Bozo33's SPI. Moreover, that IP address (174.4.163.53 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)) has edited recently on the same pages as Connor and DubiousAnon (e.g., [2]). Adding IP address to sockpuppet list here and request it be blocked as well if DubiousAnon is confirmed as sock. EvergreenFir (talk) Please {{re}} 05:56, 25 March 2016 (UTC)
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Confirmed, also User:True Capitalist. Blocked and tagged both, Doug Weller talk 06:04, 25 March 2016 (UTC)
- Closing the case. Vanjagenije (talk) 14:29, 25 March 2016 (UTC)
27 March 2016[edit]
- Suspected sockpuppets
- Militant Capitalist (talk+ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)
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Doug Weller talk 12:12, 27 March 2016 (UTC)
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Confirmed 
Blocked and tagged Doug Weller talk 12:12, 27 March 2016 (UTC)