Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/RussianFanboy2010/Archive

RussianFanboy2010

RussianFanboy2010 (talk⁺ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)

13 May 2022

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CorruptCalvin1958 (talk⁺ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)
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Obvious block evasion is obvious... Similarity in edited pages; near exactly similar edits on List of Brazilian states by area (messing with flags); [1] vs [2]. RandomCanadian (talk / contribs) 00:03, 13 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Blocked and tagged. Sir Sputnik (talk) 01:37, 13 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

14 May 2022

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GeniusJohnny (talk⁺ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)
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Suspicious new account; goes around restoring the same table from the List of German states by area (which has now been redirected to the main page as it is an entirely unnecessary single-stat duplicate) as the other socks; third edit is to user page claiming that they are a "Wikipedian who is trying to get attention.", ... Not quite as ducky as the other ones and the IP, so requesting CU just to be sure RandomCanadian (talk / contribs) 14:35, 14 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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In progress - -- RoySmith (talk) 17:53, 14 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
CorruptCalvin1958, AwesomeAsol2022, and GeniusJohnny all Confirmed to each other. -- RoySmith (talk) 17:57, 14 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

17 May 2022

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RussianFanboy2010 (talk⁺ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)
MalaysianKidfromColorado (talk⁺ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)
AwesomeAsol2022 (talk⁺ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki) ( Clerk note: original case name)
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per below. Jezebel's Ponyo^{bons mots} 20:27, 17 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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I Confirmed, blocked and tagged MalaysianKidfromColorado before I saw RussianFanboy2010, which is also Confirmed and is the oldest account. Clerk assistance requested: This will need to be moved to reflect the new master and the accounts retagged.-- Jezebel's Ponyo^{bons mots} 20:27, 17 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Moved case, retagged accounts, closing. Thanks, Spicy (talk) 02:49, 18 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

18 May 2022

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Johnny Town (talk⁺ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)
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Area edit on a random city article page Special:Diff/1088546174 just like one of the sockpuppets, MalaysianKidfromColorado's edits Special:Diff/1088080090.
Dropping a unneeded warning Special:Permalink/1088556626 on Seloloving over another sockpuppet's (CorruptCalvin1958) vandalism edits at Wikipedia:Unusual place names.
Userpage is reminicent that of MalaysianKidfromColorado's before the sock template, Special:Permalink/1088393757 – robertsky (talk) 20:50, 18 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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This is peak trolling: they've copied my edit summary from elsewhere ([3]) and changed the numbers, except here it doesn't even make sense (because .57 actually does round up...), and this is about something entirely different... It also, however, confirms this is indeed the same person as behind the other accounts. RandomCanadian (talk / contribs) 04:05, 19 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Blocked and tagged.-- Jezebel's Ponyo^{bons mots} 15:30, 20 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

11 July 2024

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Random Car Fan (talk⁺ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)
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Posted on Moxy's talkpage "Don't revert edits that are none of your business". I will face the music made a similar comment in June, "Leave me alone while i'm editing and don't bother reverting".

While I was writing this they went on to post "I'm not RussianFanboy2010, I'm just similar to them", which I think saves me from needing to do any further investigation. 01:31, 11 July 2024 (UTC) BilledMammal (talk) 01:31, 11 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Gadfium: Since I see you've just blocked them for 31 hours for edit warring, I thought I should notify you of this. BilledMammal (talk) 01:34, 11 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Blocked and tagged – Clearly the same. Favonian (talk) 10:46, 11 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

24 September 2024

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Rupert Price (talk⁺ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)
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Same type of edits to change areas of location as they think is best I will face the music Philippines article vs Rupert Price Philippines article.... Other example of random changes...[4] or [5] And same type of incoherent writing on my talk page asserting they shouldn't be reverted [6] vs [7]

something we've tried to deal with in the past to no availMoxy🍁 17:57, 24 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Favonian:..... Last blocking admin.Moxy🍁 18:29, 24 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Blocked and tagged – Not even trying to hide it. Is there a reason to go through with CU? Favonian (talk) 18:50, 24 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I am not sure about check user..... I see by previous investigations they had unused sleeper accounts I believe? Moxy🍁 18:55, 24 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
With the historical behavior in the archive, I don't see a need for CU at this time. Izno (talk) 22:47, 24 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

20 October 2024

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Ethan Jetson (talk⁺ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)
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Another duck targeting cars and areas. Eg. old sock new sock. CMD (talk) 05:33, 20 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Confirmed, plus two sleepers, Funny2009kid and Wan Xiu Lang. All blocked and tagged. Closing.-- Ponyo^{bons mots} 17:00, 20 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

20 November 2024

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Chevitski (talk⁺ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)
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Back at it..... random change of population figures i.e like the previous puppet.... Same type of edit as two socks ago Moxy🍁 02:19, 20 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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I've blocked for disruption. CU puts this somewhere in the realm of unlikely to possible at best; notably, the geolocations are pretty different. Izno (talk) 03:04, 20 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]