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Hugo Refachinho

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30 August 2020[edit]

Suspected sockpuppets[edit]

Editing to add excessive amounts of Portuguese-specific history on country pages, including China - compare Special:Diff/974623822 (Hugo Refachinho) and Special:Diff/975877507 (Userlike). power~enwiki (π, ν) 22:29, 30 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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Seem to have a few more since last check.--Moxy 🍁 02:36, 1 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Clerk note: Opted to block the master as well, given that they're POV-pushing and are still edit-warring after the block of their sock, I don't think they need leniency. Closing. GeneralNotability (talk) 18:38, 1 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

06 September 2020[edit]

Suspected sockpuppets[edit]

New accounts with the same editing behavior. power~enwiki (π, ν) 18:46, 6 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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...plus notified it was all copyrighted material RevisionDelete needed

  • --Moxy 🍁 13:29, 6 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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08 September 2020[edit]

Suspected sockpuppets[edit]

Still at it....

--Moxy 🍁 15:13, 8 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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17 November 2020[edit]

Suspected sockpuppets[edit]

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  •  Clerk note: No evidence provided, I don't see anything suspicious in the interaction report, and the IP has made only a single edit. Closing with no action taken. -- RoySmith (talk) 01:03, 20 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

28 November 2020[edit]

Suspected sockpuppets[edit]


Hugo Refachinho created File:V02.png, File:V03.png, and File:V05.png. Jojovic78 created File:V07.png. As is plain to see, these are all different versions of the same map, which is made more obvious by the naming. Jojovic78 has since been blocked as a WP:SOCK of Hugo Refachinho based on WP:CheckUser evidence. On October 28, Jojovic78 added File:V07.png to Portuguese Empire with the edit summary "updated map" and marked that as a WP:Minor edit, see diff. On November 27, Xuxuferreira added File:V07.png to Portuguese Empire with the edit summary "updated map" and marked that as a WP:Minor edit, see diff. This is what initially raised my suspicions, but there are other similarities with known WP:SOCKS, both linguistically and in terms of editing patterns. One of those is the consistent use of the spelling "whit": Xuxuferreira diff 1 and 2, Carlosseixascoimbra diff ("whitout"), Museufozcoa diff, Userlike diff 1 and 2, Hugo Refachinho diff 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9. This edit by Xuxuferreira to Eritrea reinserted File:Mar Vermelho 29.png, a file created by Hugo Refachinho that had initially been added to that article by Hugo Refachinho (diff) and later reinserted by Jojovic78 (diff) after being removed. This edit and this edit by Xuxuferreira to Suakin match this edit by Hugo Refachinho extremely well.

I'd also like to invite WanderingGeeljire, who apparently pieced this together before I did, to share their thoughts. I see they reported Xuxuferreira earlier, though they seem to have had some problems with the formatting and such and self-reverted the edit where they provided the evidence (Special:Diff/990222488). TompaDompa (talk) 00:53, 28 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hi TompaDompa here is what I'd like to add about Hugo

I removed some of the maps added here [1]. However, a new account appeared called Xuxuferreira and restored what I removed. [2]

He also restored user-generated maps made by Hugo Refachinho and uses typical words "inserted map of the Portuguese": [3].

He uses the exact same words on his main account that got banned: [4]

I think it's clear he belongs Hugo Refachinho sock farm. WanderingGeeljire (Talk) 14:46, 28 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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  • (Non-administrator comment) This looks extremely blatant from my point of view. power~enwiki (π, ν) 01:33, 28 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]
    • I know you can't CU it, but 85.240.10.111 (talk · contribs · WHOIS) is adding Hugo Refachinho's maps as well. I'll sock-reverted their edits. I'm not sure what "Anacronic" is supposed to mean; "anachronistic" would be the obvious word but that doesn't make sense in context. power~enwiki (π, ν) 01:36, 28 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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  •  Clerk note: Similar edit summary style and linking the sockmaster's maps? DUCK.  Blocked and tagged Xuxu, IP blocked one month. GeneralNotability (talk) 19:45, 28 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

5 December 2020[edit]

Suspected sockpuppets[edit]

@JJMC89: they are not even trying to hide this time....edit by User:Hugo Refachinho new addition edit by new account HAMMEDTHEIII

Also edit by User:Hugo Refachinho vs edit by new account HAMMEDTHEIII

Even same edit summary of "inserted chapter "

--Moxy 🍁 14:37, 5 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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10 December 2020[edit]

Suspected sockpuppets[edit]

Users Alanhammed (talk · contribs), OxyAla (talk · contribs), DUERODUERO (talk · contribs), and 2001:8A0:6756:9B01:49B:ECDD:CD70:1933 (talk · contribs) restored maps by confirmed sock Hugo Refachinho at Battle of Wayna Daga, Ottoman–Portuguese_conflicts_(1538–1559), and Battle of Baçente. They have no other contributions at the English WP, Alanhammed has 5 at the Portuguese WP, see pt:Especial:Contribuições/Alanhammed, where 4 of his total 5 edits inserted or restored maps by Hugo Refachinho, some of which had recently been deleted with an edit summary explicitly stating the sock problem. OxyAla used the same edit summary that had been used by Alanhammed before ([5] and [6]). Also [7] and [8] use the same edit summary. Rsk6400 (talk) 15:34, 10 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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IPs 193.136.113.59 (talk · contribs · WHOIS) and 2001:8a0:6756:9b01:49b:ecdd:cd70:1933 (talk · contribs · WHOIS) appear to also be at it. power~enwiki (π, ν) 20:43, 10 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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04 January 2021[edit]

Suspected sockpuppets[edit]

Same editing pattern, commons files by Hugo Refachinho in addition to some new ones of their own. power~enwiki (π, ν) 02:23, 4 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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2001:8A0:6759:FB01:8030:CCB3:7AB9:9D5E (talk · contribs) has undone some reverts by me of edits by Choooseala1 and left a message on my talk page. --Rsk6400 (talk) 09:39, 4 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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  •  Possilikely (a mix between possible and likely). Same geolocation and same user agents, but the user agents are common, and the IP range is very wide. I'd go with a behavioral investigation on this one... ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 03:33, 4 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • I see enough from a behavioral analysis to support that this user is a suspected sock (WP:BEANS, but I'll elaborate if needed). Posslikely contributes a little to this conclusion. IP seems related too. Sock blocked indef and tagged. /64 blocked 1 month. Close. Dreamy Jazz talk to me | my contributions 16:55, 8 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

05 January 2021[edit]

Suspected sockpuppets[edit]

Same images, same "inserted reference" edit message. power~enwiki (π, ν) 19:55, 5 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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 Additional information needed @Power~enwiki: 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) 15:42, 8 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Although I also encourage providing limited and useful diffs, I've done a look myself and can see a connection between this sock and the sockmaster's previous socks (including Choooseala1). Certainly this account has the style of this sockmaster and is editing in the same area.  Blocked and tagged. Closing. Dreamy Jazz talk to me | my contributions 16:59, 8 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

08 February 2021[edit]

Suspected sockpuppets[edit]


Andrebotelho1624 added a map created by Hugo Refachinho to Portuguese Empire with the edit summary "Inserted reference of portuguese in Africa".[9] Ruyandrada added a map created by themself to Portuguese Empire with the edit summary "Inserted reference of Persian Gulf".[10] Neither account has made any other edits to English-language Wikipedia. This matches a pattern evident from previous cases, see the archive. TompaDompa (talk) 07:51, 8 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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  • Sure looks like Hugo to me.  Blocked and tagged, Redirect arrow Global lock(s) requested GeneralNotability (talk) 04:08, 13 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

23 June 2021[edit]

Suspected sockpuppets[edit]

Twice restored maps created by Hugo Refachinho at Ottoman–Portuguese confrontations, which is a typical behaviour of his socks. Rsk6400 (talk) 18:17, 23 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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08 September 2021[edit]

Suspected sockpuppets[edit]

Has 4 edits until now, of which 3 restored maps created by Hugo Refachinho that had previously been deleted. Also restored maps by Hugo Refachinho at the Portuguese WP. Rsk6400 (talk) 15:27, 8 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@RoySmith: In the meantime, Joao do Campo has been globally locked, see [11]. --Rsk6400 (talk) 06:27, 20 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
OK, I'll go ahead and close this since there's nothing left to do here. But, for future reference, it really does help if you can provide diffs of the behavior you're describing. You noted "maps created by Hugo Refachinho". I did some searching of Hugo's contributions and didn't see them. I'm not saying you're wrong, just that to block somebody, I need to have evidence. You had already found the evidence; just show us what you found. -- RoySmith (talk) 13:38, 20 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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  •  Additional information needed -  Additional information needed. 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. -- RoySmith (talk) 17:55, 19 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

24 February 2022[edit]

Suspected sockpuppets[edit]

Both user names are making the same edit with the same kind of attacking edit comments to the Battle off Hormuz (1625) article. Both accounts have been blocked indefinitely on pt.wikipedia.org. Several IP's located in Portugal per whois are also making the same edits. Jackfork (talk) 19:36, 24 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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19 April 2022[edit]

Suspected sockpuppets[edit]

Repeatedly restored / inserted maps created by Hugo Refachinho. Rsk6400 (talk) 09:13, 19 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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29 June 2022[edit]

Suspected sockpuppets[edit]

Added a map by Hugo Refachinho here and one by the sock Ruyandrada here. Blocked as a sock on Portuguese-language Wikipedia, see Special:CentralAuth/Imjimmer (credit to User:Hyméros who noted this over at Commons:Commons:Deletion requests/File:World History Encyclopedia-1415-1999.png). Might be worth checking for sleepers. TompaDompa (talk) 01:45, 29 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

For what it's worth, a couple of editors who have only made one or two edits in total have restored the map by Imjimmer at Portugal. Not much to base a case on, but may be an indication that a sleeper check could be of value. TompaDompa (talk) 12:36, 29 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Ping Rsk6400 who made this comment a few weeks ago and may have more to add. TompaDompa (talk) 18:47, 30 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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24 July 2023[edit]

Suspected sockpuppets[edit]

Added images (mainly maps) by Hugo Refachinho: [16][17][18][19][20][21][22]. Similar edit summaries as previous socks. Has again uploaded a map from World History Encyclopedia ([23][24]), which a previous sock also did (see Commons:Commons:Deletion requests/File:World History Encyclopedia-1415-1999.png and SPI archives). Older accounts obviously stale, but a sleeper check seems reasonable considering the sockmaster's history of using sleepers. TompaDompa (talk) 00:45, 24 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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01 August 2023[edit]

Suspected sockpuppets[edit]

Extreme duckiness. Note shared interest and behavior with prior socks: Belém Tower (Vasai1509 "inserted picture of Indian Rhino in the Tower"; Ahehabucha "inserted picture of Rhino"), Yemen (Vasai1509 "inserted Asia context"; Ahehabucha "Inserted history map"). Request CU as that has provided insight previously. ~ Pbritti (talk) 15:03, 1 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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My input was requested based on my experience dealing with previous socks. I don't have a lot to add: it's a WP:DUCK, adding Hugo Refachinho's maps as usual. TompaDompa (talk) 16:03, 1 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Clerk, CheckUser, and/or patrolling admin comments[edit]

Blocked, quacking loudly. Just sat down ro eat so not tagged. Doug Weller talk 17:09, 1 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

  • Going to say its  Likely. Blocked an old sleeper but not worth tagging. Closing. TonyBallioni (talk) 05:34, 2 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

07 October 2023[edit]

Suspected sockpuppets[edit]

Readdition of map to Prince Henry the Navigator, same as another sock (note almost identical edit summaries). Other DUCK behavior—note overlap between articles edited by Ferraralentejo and other recent socks. Pinging @TompaDompa: you see the overlap, too? ~ Pbritti (talk) 23:22, 7 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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I was asked for my input above. I agree, this is a pretty clear WP:DUCK. A new editor adding maps by Hugo Refachinho to articles and creating additional maps in the same style (see File:Portuguese India 16-17th centuries.png by Hugo Refachincho on the one hand and File:Portuguese India 16-17th centuries v04.gif and File:Portuguese India 16-17th centuries v05.jpg by Ferraralentejo on the other—it isn't exactly subtle) is an obvious example of a pattern that is very familiar by now. TompaDompa (talk) 19:02, 8 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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  • Seems likely to me based on the evidence in the filing and other behavioural similarities.  Blocked and tagged, Redirect arrow Global lock(s) requested, passing on the CU request as behavioural evidence is fairly clear and there's a long CU backlog right now. Closing. Thanks, Spicy (talk) 23:28, 13 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

11 May 2024[edit]

Suspected sockpuppets[edit]

These two accounts look like the same user, or meatpuppets if not. Identical interests and POVs, overlapping similar edits to same articles, etc. Both still active as of 11 May 2024.

  • Substantially repeating each other's edits to the same articles, e.g.: 
    • Qatar: re-adding the same map as Verride: [25], [26].
    • Iraq: re-adding the same map repeatedly added by Verride: [27], [28], [29], [30].
    • Yemen: Verride adds a paragraph ([31]) and Azeitedemoura re-adds substantially the same paragraph later ([32]: see 3rd paragraph, much of the wording is clearly identical, minus some fresh grammatical problems).
  • They've edited the same articles elsewhere, sometimes at the same times, e.g.: 
  • Similar POV edits overall, but a specific example are the unsourced additions of "Portuguese victory" to some battles, e.g.: [35], [36]
  • They both frequently mark many non-minor edits as "minor" (see their contribution histories).

Note that Girth Summit asked Verride directly on their talk page in January if they were using multiple accounts ([37]) and they did not reply. R Prazeres (talk) 21:30, 11 May 2024 (UTC) R Prazeres (talk) 21:30, 11 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

PS: courtesy ping to Girth Summit, since I mentioned their question above. R Prazeres (talk) 21:35, 11 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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