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12 April 2017[edit]

Suspected sockpuppets[edit]

ZestyLemonz is attempting to evade deletion of WP:NOTWEBHOST material through the use of another account to host the material currently under discussion at Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/User:ZestyLemonz/sandbox. ZestyLemonz and LemonadeLemonz accounts are obviously related based on user name, and the new LemondeLemonz sandbox is the same as this ZestyLemonz sandbox prior to blanking. IP 2A02:C7D:8AA4:5600:2891:DBDF:B9B6:9708 was used to leave a note on my talk page which was signed ZestyLemonz. Whpq (talk) 17:43, 12 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Added Username323232 who has created the same game again. -- Whpq (talk) 22:13, 12 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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02 July 2017[edit]

Suspected sockpuppets[edit]

User Lauren's World was involved in an edit war with ThisIsDanny and both users were blocked for 24 hours. I am suspecting TheOnlyWayIsChardonnay is a sockpuppet of Lauren's World due to the recent activity done on recent articles edited which seem to be an attempt at block evasion.

User has blanked two articles for the Love Island series, and attempted to proposed them for deletion. [1][2] This is something the blocked user threaten to do during the edit war. [3]

The account Lauren's World was created in 2016, but only had one edit, until May 17, 2017, from which he has edited regularly until the block. The account TheOnlyWayIsChardonnay was created on May 17, 2017 and that was the only day it had any activity until July 2, 2017 which is the day Lauren's World was blocked. All activity as of reporting have been on Love Island (2015 TV series) and it respective season pages. WikiVirusC (talk) 21:46, 2 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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08 September 2017[edit]

Suspected sockpuppets[edit]

Realitytelevisionn (talk · contribs) in particular has been targeting the same articles that are favourites of ZestyLemonz (talk · contribs). In particular, Coach Trip (series 15) and the newer series, Coach Trip (series 16). User has acknowledged making the same edit as the blocked user, which they did here. I find this unusual behaviour for a new user; it's permitted, but unusual. Combine that with the same narrow focus on a similar subject matter. Additionally, they've followed the normal ZestyLemonz behaviour of making multiple edits to their user page, then reverting them. See [4] compared to, say, the confirmed sockpuppet account, [5]. I'm less sure about Jackisalad (talk · contribs); that account has very few edits so far, and all confined within 15 minutes. Same editing style on Coach Trip (series 16), but not much else to go on. I know you cannot comment about ip addresses. I'll note only that ZestyLemonz has been known to operate from those ranges, and the editing history of Coach Trip (series 16) today, where Realitytelevisionn edits for a while then appears to have signed out, after which they continue editing as 2A02:C7D:8A4D:2D00:50C5:836F:95D1:E430 (talk · contribs), fits prior behaviour. If the above is sufficiently compelling, I'd suggest a check for sleepers, too. Yamla (talk) 18:27, 8 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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  • I wish I'd seen this sooner, I stumbled across  Confirmed sock Realitytelevisionn when they stumbled into one honeypot or another. Jackisalad is  Possible only. If it is Zesty they've switched up their technical details.no No comment with respect to IP address(es)--Jezebel's Ponyobons mots 21:54, 15 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]
  • IPs are inactive. I'm not going to suggest any action on Jackisalad yet. The account did make a couple of edits today that are on Strictly Come Dancing (series 15), a page that doesn't look like it has previous ZestyLemonz involvement, but it'll be good to keep an eye on them. Closing. Kevin (aka L235 · t · c) 21:44, 23 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

12 November 2017[edit]

Suspected sockpuppets[edit]


VictoriaSpongeCake has uploaded File:Jennifer Gibney.jpeg, an image that I recognize as being uploaded before by ZestyLemonz or one of the other sockpuppets. The deleted image might be File:Jennifer Gibney.jpg. Whpq (talk) 16:58, 12 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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This case is being reviewed by Sir Sputnik as part of the clerk training process. Please allow them to process the entire case without interference, and pose any questions or concerns either on their Talk page or on this page if more appropriate.

26 November 2017[edit]

Suspected sockpuppets[edit]

New account, showed up to vandalize the SPI archive. Quack. Sro23 (talk) 05:36, 26 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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  • Pink clock Awaiting administrative action - Please extend block to indef. WP:DUCK. Sro23 (talk) 05:37, 26 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Sro23 -  Done. ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 05:39, 26 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]
  • Thank you. Tagged, closing. Sro23 (talk) 05:40, 26 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

02 December 2017[edit]

Suspected sockpuppets[edit]


Edited own userpage at least 10 times with the last one blanked, resulting in the user able to edit a semi-protected page. This has happened with previous socks like YvonneEditor and Wendy Iconic Williams et all, which appears to be WP:DUCK to me. Refer to Iamgemmacollinsformertowiestar with other socks from the category of suspected sockpuppets of ZestyLemonz - they must have registered at least 4 days ago. Iggy (talk) 19:19, 2 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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 Confirmed + Carol Carol Carol (talk+ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki). Blocked, tagged, closing.--Bbb23 (talk) 19:45, 2 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

05 January 2018[edit]

Suspected sockpuppets[edit]

Editor bizarrely reverted me on Trisha Paytas and then self reverted, They've edited all articles ZL's edited, Obvious sock is obvious –Davey2010Talk 04:09, 5 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, sorry about that. I reverted the previous edit as I believed Paytas’ page should have read ‘the twentieth series of Celebrity Big Brother’ However I read the summary about ‘overlinking’ and therefore re-reverted, Thanks, Kelly ChristmasCrackersTalk 12:38, 5 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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 Confirmed, blocked, tagged, closing.--Bbb23 (talk) 16:00, 5 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

02 February 2018[edit]

Suspected sockpuppets[edit]

Diff where user admits sockpuppetry. This is a request to check for sleepers. We know SpongecakeOMG (talk · contribs) is ZestyLemonz (talk · contribs), they've admitted it. We know the IP addresses are ZestyLemonz, too. In the past, this vandal has set up multiple sleeper accounts so I'd like to identify and proactively block them before they become a problem. Yamla (talk) 15:07, 2 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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 Confirmed. No unblocked accounts seen. Closing.--Bbb23 (talk) 15:53, 2 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

10 February 2018[edit]

Suspected sockpuppets[edit]


Same focus on reality tv as previous ZestyLemonz socks. Same understanding of how to get around autoconfirmed protection on Coach Trip (series 17) by making multiple trivial edits elsewhere; in this case, User talk:Aldergate20 (see here) and Celebs Go Dating (series 4) (see these nine edits), the latter being a regular ZestyLemonz target. This edit shows a familiarity with Wikipedia formatting that I'd personally find impossible to duplicate, though the visual editor might make these sorts of edits easy. Yamla (talk) 17:52, 10 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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 Confirmed, blocked, tagged, closing.--Bbb23 (talk) 19:26, 10 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

21 October 2018[edit]

Suspected sockpuppets[edit]


Compare this set of contributions with that of e.g. dated 28 November 2017. The compared accounts have started by editing their user page ten times, then went on to edit ongoing competitions. For example, Dancing with the Stars is ongoing, so did I'm A Celebrity, 2017 back on 28 November 2017. This might be a suspected duck in my view. Iggy (Swan) 16:40, 21 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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 Confirmed, blocked, tagged, closing.--Bbb23 (talk) 17:15, 21 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

21 January 2019[edit]

Suspected sockpuppets[edit]

DonutsAndBakewells was blocked on January 19, 2018 for a period of 48 hours due to edit warring. This user's area of interest is primary reality TV show articles like Celebrity Coach Trip (series 4) and also likes editing articles for British soaps like List of EastEnders characters (2018). The reason I am filing this report is I believe Chocolatebuttonz is a sock of DonutsAndBakewells because of their editing behavior. Both users on Celebrity Coach Trip (series 4) have the same edit pattern which is making a bunch of small edits to the article in a row in a single session without a custom edit summary (the only edit summary that is left are auto-populated.)

They also have a tenancy to revert themselves without explanation.

Both editors like to edit articles about British soaps and are not afraid to enrage in a random bout of vandalism which is what drew my attention to the two users.

To me this seems like WP:DUCK. Alucard 16❯❯❯ chat? 23:00, 21 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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

 Confirmed + Brooklynglassey123 (talk+ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki). Blocked and tagged.  Clerk assistance requested: Please move case to Brooklynglassey123.--Bbb23 (talk) 01:39, 22 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Oh wow thanks Bbb23 I didn't even know about the master. Alucard 16❯❯❯ chat? 01:56, 22 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

31 January 2019[edit]

Suspected sockpuppets[edit]


Editor has an edit behavior similar to DonutsAndBakewells area of interest is Coach Trip and Dancing on Ice articles primarily current seasons like Coach Trip (series 18) and Dancing on Ice (series 11). Editor also has taken up interest in Gemma Collins as seen here. Editor also rarely leaves an edit summary and will self-revert [8] Also tends to make a lot of edits at a single time very similar to DonutsAndBakewells. [9] To me this seems like WP:DUCK. Alucard 16❯❯❯ chat? 20:49, 31 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Forgot to include links to Editor Interaction Analyser which shows 27/35 edits made by GypsyChristina overlap with previous socks. Alucard 16❯❯❯ chat? 21:05, 31 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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If editor is trying to evade a ban might be worth temporary applying extended confirmed protection to Gemma Collins, Coach Trip (series 18), Dancing on Ice (series 11) and Celebrity Big Brother 2 (U.S. season) since these seem to be the areas of interest for the socks. Alucard 16❯❯❯ chat? 20:54, 31 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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21 March 2019[edit]

Suspected sockpuppets[edit]


The behavior of this account is just like the behavior of previous socks DonutsAndBakewells, Chocolatebuttonz and GypsyChristina and seems like WP:DUCK. The editor mainly edits articles like Coach Trip (series 18), Dancing on Ice (series 11), The Voice UK (series 8), Gemma Collins, etc. which were big areas of DonutsAndBakewells while the Coach Trip articles were big for the socks Chocolatebuttonz and GypsyChristina as well. A common behavior with all these accounts is to make a lot of small edits at a single time (62 edits in roughly 3 hours and 49 minutes), the only edit summaries are the ones automatically generated by the system and the editor will occasionally revert themselves which falls in line with previous socks. Also here is an Editor Interaction Analyser of all five accounts. If this is in fact another sock I would also recommend semi-protection of the articles Coach Trip (series 18), Dancing on Ice (series 11), The Voice UK (series 8) and Gemma Collins. Alucard 16❯❯❯ chat? 19:55, 21 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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22 July 2019[edit]

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15 August 2019[edit]

Suspected sockpuppets[edit]

Gamed to get AC then immediately edited Gemma Collins. Praxidicae (talk) 13:30, 15 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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29 November 2019[edit]

Suspected sockpuppets[edit]

Thanks for that clarification, Ponyo, though it's still a bit of a mystery to me how it happened; and yes, I'd already thought about, and decided against, re-applying the protection. Could Hollyshoh, blocked for socking by Sro23, also be part of this? – edits to Gemma Collins, Karim Zeroual. Justlettersandnumbers (talk) 18:30, 29 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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  •  Confirmed to ZestyLemonz sock Davidfromfinance. Blocked and tagged.-- Jezebel's Ponyobons mots 17:55, 29 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]
  • @Justlettersandnumbers: Regarding the protection, the Draft page has no protection at all at the moment despite the log showing a March 2020 expiry. I think it was protected by Yamla, however there have been some page moves and mergers and perhaps the protection was lost somewhere along the way. Note that leaving a draft page open can be useful in tracking future socks.-- Jezebel's Ponyobons mots 18:19, 29 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]
  • Also, the Danis accounts is already tagged as a suspected ZestyLemoz sock, so I don't think anything else needs to be done there.-- Jezebel's Ponyobons mots 18:30, 29 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]
  • The Hollyshoh account would be  Stale.-- Jezebel's Ponyobons mots 18:33, 29 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

11 October 2020[edit]

Suspected sockpuppets[edit]

Recreated Joe-Warren Plant, identical to version created by Evacuatezoe (previously blocked as a Zesty sock, although not listed in the archives). I've already G5'd and salted the title. I'll block the user in a moment. Opening this just to get it into the archives. -- RoySmith (talk) 17:51, 11 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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29 December 2020[edit]

Suspected sockpuppets[edit]

Recreated Joe-Warren Plant, which was previously created by two Zesty socks (after which I ECP protected it). Versions are almost identical:

Substantial overlap with Wolferstanarms, and more generally, concentrated interest in performers and more specifically Dancing on Ice.

This one's rather surprising to me, since DarkGlow has been around a while, new page reviewer, etc. Requesting CU with some urgency, since Wolferstanarms is a few days away from going stale. I know CUs shy away from checking users with DarkGlow's extensive editing history, but the near-identical recreation of the deleted page seems like enough to justify it. -- RoySmith (talk) 15:09, 29 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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  • Comment: Just noting the comments here by DarkGlow. ···日本穣 · 投稿 · Talk to Nihonjoe · Join WP Japan! 18:11, 29 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • FTR, I'd like to see a lot more evidence than what you have here right now before blocking DarkGlow – it's even admitted that the CheckUser results aren't definitive. The rest of the case is circumstantial, and I think DarkGlow's Talk page explanation is compelling. Remember also that vandal hunters often become the targets of those same vandals, who sometimes conspire to get the vandal hunters blocked. In short, I think you need more here. --IJBall (contribs • talk) 18:57, 29 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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

  •  Likely. Same country, close locations, but different ISPs. User agents are mostly the same minus an OS version update. ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 15:26, 29 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]
    Oshwah, Thanks. I did notice that DarkGlow uses mostly "Mobile edit, Mobile web edit", and the others don't. That would certainly account for the ISP difference. And an OS upgrade is certainly plausible after 3 months. The timecard comparison for some of the more recent socks tends to confirm, and the style of edit comments seems similar as well. I'll tag them as proven and take a look into what G5 applies to. -- RoySmith (talk) 17:38, 29 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

19 April 2021[edit]

Suspected sockpuppets[edit]

See edits to Saffron Barker, and all the I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here series pages, same geolocation as this /64 which was blocked in one of the first set of socks. TAXIDICAE💰 15:08, 19 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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19 April 2021[edit]

Suspected sockpuppets[edit]

Immediately after @TheSandDoctor: blocked the obvious /64, this user shows up to the afd Saffron Barker, recreated Draft:Joe-Warren Plant (actor) (see here) TAXIDICAE💰 16:22, 19 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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12 May 2021[edit]

Suspected sockpuppets[edit]


Similar account name to these previous banned sock Lauren-mae69, Lauren's World, LaurenLesley and LaurenXoxoVictoria. This account (Laurenmaexx) was created after Lauren-mae69 got banned. so it's a WP:DUCK situation.

Overlap Both Laurenmaexx and Lauren-mae69 are focus on Big Brother Canada (season 9), Big Brother (Australian season 13), The Circle (American season 2), and I Can See Your Voice (British game show). —— A675974811 (talk) 08:09, 12 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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  •  Confirmed, blocked and tagged. No sleepers, though we should expect a new account to show up in the next few hours. --Yamla (talk) 10:34, 12 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

14 June 2021[edit]

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25 June 2021[edit]

Suspected sockpuppets[edit]


see below KevinL (aka L235 · t · c) 18:55, 25 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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  •  Confirmed, requesting locks, closing. Thanks to Firefly for your help here. KevinL (aka L235 · t · c) 18:55, 25 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]
    • Actually, I'm going to hold off on lock requests in case anyone submits a block appeal in the next few days. Best, KevinL (aka L235 · t · c) 19:14, 25 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]
      @L235 is this OK to archive now? -- RoySmith (talk) 15:29, 28 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Yep. Requesting locks now. KevinL (aka L235 · t · c) 15:53, 28 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

26 June 2021[edit]

Suspected sockpuppets[edit]

New user immediately editing against RfC consensus and showing interest in reality TV topics. ZestyLemonz has a long record of this and has a tendency to use sleeper-type accounts to make acceptable edits for a time before using the socks for disruption. Eggishorn (talk) (contrib) 20:24, 26 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

  • See Janeece Bryant and Kaileywurly above as well as Billwebster91 and Shontal Smith. All of these have made the same insistence on avoiding, undermining, or reversing the change that was a result of an RfC and show similar interests in reality TV, especially UK reality TV. Eggishorn (talk) (contrib) 20:51, 26 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Relevant information from one of the other socks. diff1 diff2 Eggishorn (talk) (contrib) 16:00, 27 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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  • There's no doubt in my mind that Ryanr0711 is Billwebster91, so tagging as proven on behavior alone. I'm inclined to think (for a bunch of BEANS that I'll be happy to explain off-wiki) that Janeece Bryant, Kaileywurly, and Shontal Smith are not that same person, but CU has confirmed all those, so I'll have to assume the differences I'm seeing are not real. -- RoySmith (talk) 16:43, 28 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]
    Please email me this info; in retrospect, "confirmed" is probably too high a statement of the technical evidence. I would probably revise it to be "likely", with behavior contributing to the block. KevinL (aka L235 · t · c) 20:01, 28 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

30 June 2021[edit]

Suspected sockpuppets[edit]

 Looks like a duck to me disruption on RuPaul's Drag Race (UK) and similar articles. Checkuser requested because there are always other socks. Eggishorn (talk) (contrib) 14:22, 30 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I hope that helps. Eggishorn (talk) (contrib) 15:26, 30 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks; one of those diffs was what I needed. For future reference, what clerks are really looking for is a specific pair of diffs like those. Links to contribution lists are almost never useful, because we can do that ourselves. And obscene rantings from previous socks don't help either; we're not looking for general evidence that the user is pissed at us, we're looking for specific evidence that this exact account is the same person. -- RoySmith (talk) 15:45, 30 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Understood, and thanks. If When this person pops back up, I'll refer to the second and third points above. I know it's not a magic wand but this person is prolific so I wanted to ask if there were any other sleepers? Thanks again. Eggishorn (talk) (contrib) 15:58, 30 June 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. Ru Paul is such a popular topic, it's not enough to say, "They edit a lot of Ru Paul, they must be a sock". We're going to need some more specific evidence that this not just Yet Another Ru Paul Devotee. -- RoySmith (talk) 14:51, 30 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

06 August 2021[edit]

Suspected sockpuppets[edit]

Same interest in Strictly Come Dancing and protesting a RuPaul-related RfC as previously confirmed socks (e.g. Kaileywurly: RuPaul and Strictly). Requesting CheckUser as this master is known for creating sleepers. firefly ( t · c ) 06:43, 6 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

  • Blablubbs, goddammit I thought I fixed that in TW before submitting. I'm an idiot, my apologies. High speed seafood delivery incoming I think... firefly ( t · c ) 09:51, 6 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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08 August 2021[edit]

Suspected sockpuppets[edit]

This account has popped up with its only edits being creating a draft on Draft:Joe-Warren Plant, who has been previously the subject of sockpuppetry by ZestyLemonz sockpuppets. The ducks don't come far from the pond. Robert McClenon (talk) 23:31, 8 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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Also of interest is:
MyraBrady (talk+ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)
whose first edit was to ask an established editor to recreate Rhys Stephenson, a page that was previously created by a CU-confirmed ZestyLemonz sock and then deleted under CSD G5. They provided the full page content in their request. firefly ( t · c ) 15:43, 9 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Just noting that GeneralNotability has confirmed that the deleted content and current content of the page are substantively the same. firefly ( t · c ) 16:24, 9 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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

  • CheckUser requested and endorsed by clerk - MyraBrady is absolutely ZestyLemonz,  Blocked but awaiting tags pending CU. I am less certain about ADismalHit; definitely have the same interest in Plant and their draft has a fair number similarities to the deleted versions of Joe-Warren Plant, but there are also a number of differences between the draft and the deleted article. I believe that the differences can be explained by the draft being written almost a year after the previous version was deleted, but I would feel better with a technical investigation to supplement the behavioral analysis (and a sleeper check while you're in there, if you don't mind). Holding on global lock requests pending a decision on ADismalHit and the discovery of any more socks from a sleeper. GeneralNotability (talk) 16:44, 9 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  •  In progress - ~TNT (she/they • talk) 19:11, 10 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • ADismalHit is  Likely ZestyLemonz. AlleluiaJennetRem is  Technically indistinguishable to ADismalHit.
  • MyraBrady is  Likely ZestyLemonz. The Autumn Sky is  Technically indistinguishable to MyraBrady.
  •  Behavioural evidence needs evaluation, no blocks or tags from me ~TNT (she/they • talk) 19:16, 10 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • ADismalHit  Blocked but awaiting tags given the recreated draft + technical evidence. AlleluiaJennetRem has no edits so it's not like there's anything to evaluate there. Sro23 (talk) 07:14, 11 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • I think we can just leave AlleluiaJennetRem alone for now and revisit if they start editing again.  Tagged the others, Redirect arrow Global lock(s) requested, closing. --Blablubbs (talk) 11:14, 11 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

15 August 2021[edit]

Suspected sockpuppets[edit]

First action was to edit Rhys Stephenson, an article previously created by a confirmed ZestyLemonz sock, then proxy-recreated after being G5'd (see page log). Has also edited Dancing on Ice (series 13), a page that previous socks have shown interest in.

Requesting CU to check for sleepers. firefly ( t · c ) 09:47, 15 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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15 August 2021[edit]

Suspected sockpuppets[edit]

Quacking like a duck. Another food themed username editing the same branch of pages (reality competition shows and their stars). – DarkGlow • 15:27, 15 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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04 September 2021[edit]

Suspected sockpuppets[edit]

As with previous socks, they asked Annamargarita0 to complete a task for them; which she obliged to for the second time. Also has similar editing patterns with previous socks, aka reality shows. – DarkGlow • 08:40, 4 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@DarkGlow I'm confused. Do you suspect Annamargarita0 of being a sock? -- RoySmith (talk) 15:32, 4 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
@RoySmith: No. I think Zesty is taking advantage of them in the same way they did to me. They've obliged with Zesty's requests once before this, so this being repeated here is a clear sign that KirstyAlley is Zesty. – DarkGlow • 15:37, 4 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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 Likely. Also Goodbye652 (talk+ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki). PhilKnight (talk) 16:29, 4 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

08 September 2021[edit]

Suspected sockpuppets[edit]

Similar editing pattern of reality shows and their contestants and a very similar way of speaking to people. Also returned to add a photo at Gemma Collins: Diva, which is a typical Zesty action. – DarkGlow • 06:18, 8 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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  • Indef. @DarkGlow: for future reference, it really speeds up investigations if you provide specific diffs. I had to go digging to find Special:Diff/996669377 and Special:Diff/1043037413 which were the two image additions. You had obviously already found them, so just copy-pasting the links into your report was all that was missing. -- RoySmith (talk) 11:32, 8 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

01 October 2021[edit]

Suspected sockpuppets[edit]

Another example of Zesty giving an editor the page they want made, on a reality programme (as usual). – DarkGlow • 21:33, 1 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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  •  Confirmed and blocked, along with:

-- Jezebel's Ponyobons mots 21:38, 1 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Having grown up in New York City, where I've been exposed to street scams, con artists, and flim-flams from an early age, I'm still amazed at how clever miscreants can manipulate the innocent. Is there anything we can do with an edit filter to prevent this kind of stuff? Maybe a new user adding a message longer than 1k to another user's talk page tripping a filter? -- RoySmith (talk) 22:13, 1 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

10 October 2021[edit]

Suspected sockpuppets[edit]

New account making contact with an editor they have used in the past to perform edits by proxy here. Instagram account that they provided (https://instagram.com/laura.walker1909?utm_medium=copy_link link here]) is also new. Seems too fishy to be anything else, especially considering that their talk page comment is their only edit. – DarkGlow • 16:19, 10 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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17 October 2021[edit]

Suspected sockpuppets[edit]

Same contact with same editor, on the same topic as always (reality television). – DarkGlow • 18:40, 17 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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17 October 2021[edit]

Suspected sockpuppets[edit]

Removed speedy deletion tag relating to Zesty's sockpuppetry here and here. – DarkGlow • 22:28, 17 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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07 November 2021[edit]

Suspected sockpuppets[edit]

Asked User:WikiFlame50 to create a page for a reality show contestant here who then carried out the request; common behaviour for Zesty. They also asked another user here. – DarkGlow • 08:55, 7 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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  • Yeah, probably. I'm sure it's totally pointless, but blocked the /64 for a month. -- RoySmith (talk) 14:54, 7 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

16 November 2021[edit]

Suspected sockpuppets[edit]

Restored Snoochie Shy to the exact version as previously deleted here. – DarkGlow • 17:47, 16 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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  •  IP blocked for a month considering that they seem to have been using it for a while. Closing. --Blablubbs (talk) 10:00, 18 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

07 November 2021[edit]

Suspected sockpuppets[edit]

Modifying the Strictly Come Dancing (series 16) article (the only one), two previous confirmed socks, Iamgemmacollinsformertowiestar and Strictly2018 which I'd reported in the previous decade had done so during that time. Requesting CheckUser for sleepers. Iggy (Swan) (Contribs) 18:20, 7 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Update: Now including IP who has also editing the same article on the same day. Iggy (Swan) (Contribs) 18:39, 7 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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  • @RoySmith: oh no, I included the wrong one. I meant "2A00:23C4:EB85:8F00:497C:B699:5379:773C" which was the one who edited the same article as the registered account. Sorry about that. Iggy (Swan) (Contribs) 22:32, 7 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • GooseberryBoy is  Unlikely to any of the confirmed socks in the archive.  Behavioural evidence needs evaluation no No comment with respect to IP address(es) -- RoySmith (talk) 01:44, 11 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • No distinctive behavioral evidence has been presented for me to evaluate, so, closing. -- Tamzin[cetacean needed] (she/they) 02:15, 20 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

18 November 2021[edit]

Suspected sockpuppets[edit]

More contact with a former proxy. Not sure blocking an IP will do anything, but yeah. – DarkGlow • 09:23, 18 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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23 November 2021[edit]

Suspected sockpuppets[edit]

Annamargarita0 created the article on Regan Gascoigne at at the request of a Zestylemonz sock which was the subject of a previous report. Bettellen just re-created Regan Gascoigne as a redirect (probably to see if anyone else notices) and their entire editing history has been in the reality TV series that Zestylemonz has shown a continuing obsession with. Requesting CU since there are almost always multiple socks in the works. Eggishorn (talk) (contrib) 17:47, 23 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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23 January 2022[edit]

Suspected sockpuppets[edit]

More contact with proxy here. – DarkGlow • 18:57, 23 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Was suspicious of this account myself as well. New account already at Wikipedia:In the news/Candidates, The Masked Singer (British series 3), Dancing on Ice, The Apprentice (British series 16), and likely other articles as well, similarly to recent sock JosHeartTransplant. Edit on Annamargarita0's talk page all but confirms it at this point. Magitroopa (talk) 19:59, 23 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

And now self-admitted, as per recent edits on this SPI ([11] [12]). Also now editing own userpage to say they are a confirmed sockpuppet. Magitroopa (talk) 20:15, 23 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
@Sro23: FYI, not sure what the proper procedure would be, but I've removed what they added themself on their userpage. Feel free to do as needed. Magitroopa (talk) 20:28, 23 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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  •  Clerk endorsed - It's been a while since the last sleeper check so CU would be a good idea. Blocked TomChaplinPoodle. Sro23 (talk) 20:26, 23 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  •  In progress - -- RoySmith (talk) 21:52, 23 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • I didn't do a deep dive, but  No sleepers immediately visible. -- RoySmith (talk) 21:57, 23 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
As I said above, I removed the tagging the sock did themself. Could someone do whatever is necessary on the sock's userpage and appropriately tag it? Magitroopa (talk) 22:17, 23 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

08 March 2022[edit]

Suspected sockpuppets[edit]

On March 4, I receive a request from a new editor, Rockchick09, to allow the creation of a redirect at the link Charity Shop Sue. Looking into the history of the page, I see that it's been salted by Ponyo - I ask the latter about the case, see no reason not to allow the redirect, and create it. Lo and behold, within 36 hours the redirect is turned into an article: tada. The same article, moreover, as the one which was previously deleted. This...does not sit well with me, let's say. So I recreate the redirect, and protect it (for three months...it will probably need longer). Today, this.

I'll admit, I'm sore: I don't like being played for a fool. Hence why I'm asking for a checkuser - I'd like to eliminate as many of this individual's accounts as possible. Yes, there will likely be more, but for today let me do what I can. Ser Amantio di NicolaoChe dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 13:27, 8 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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  • What? Confirmed to me? I'm innocent I tell you. I know nothing about no lemons, zesty or otherwise! Liz Read! Talk! 01:35, 9 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Oh, I see, DominosThermometer. Yes, he was an angry guy. Surprised they are all the same person as Rockchick09, while deceptive, is very polite. Liz Read! Talk! 01:37, 9 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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09 March 2022[edit]

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Logging for the record, post-check of Doritostortillas -- TNT (talk • she/her) 20:46, 9 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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21 March 2022[edit]

Suspected sockpuppets[edit]

Usual interest in Dancing on Ice and other similar shows, and same interest in the age of Jamie-Lee O'Donnell as previous sockpuppet Samia8th (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · nuke contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log). FDW777 (talk) 07:56, 21 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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23 April 2022[edit]

Suspected sockpuppets[edit]

Quacks like a duck; editing similar articles (reality and British TV shows) and has a similar style username to former socks used by the sockpuppeteer. – DarkGlow • 15:37, 23 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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  • Certainly looks like the usual pattern of behaviour, however CheckUser requested and endorsed by clerk - For confirmation and a check for sleepers please given the archive. There should be some notes on CUWiki from 8 March 2022 which may be of use. --Jack Frost (talk) 03:26, 24 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Unlikely. I was initially hesitant to even run a check here—this particular account does not appear to overlap as close as some recent ZestyLemonz socks (e.g. recent socks have focused on particular franchises of British reality TV that this account hasn't shown interest in), and they also edit primarily with the mobile web interface, which recent ZestyLemonz socks haven't done. Absent stronger behavioral overlap than just general interest in British reality TV, I disagree that this passes the duck test. Closing without action. Mz7 (talk) 07:28, 24 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

06 May 2022[edit]

Suspected sockpuppets[edit]

Username is similar to other usernames Zesty’s socks have been using and it also seems that the user has engaged in edit war on Phil Mitchell sorry if I’m wrong. Blanchey (talk) 10:09, 6 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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07 June 2022[edit]

Suspected sockpuppets[edit]

Username is very similar to previous usernames Zesty’s sock accounts have used, the account was only created a few days ago and has been made a small number of incorrect contributions. Would like to apologise in advance if I got this wrong. Blanchey (talk) 09:19, 7 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@Blanchey Which previous usernames is this similar to? -- RoySmith (talk) 12:11, 7 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
@RoySmith: User:Flamechase,User:Volatilehormonal, User:HaveSomeSoups, User:DietCola46, User:Applewoodsample, User:Doritostortillas. The user has also edits similar articles, all usually related to British soaps and reality television. Blanchey (talk) 12:19, 7 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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02 July 2022[edit]

Suspected sockpuppets[edit]

Odd username, account is fairly new, editing British reality shows and has been quite unkind to another editor warning them about something. Sorry in advance if I got this wrong. Blanchey 💬 • 📝 21:06, 2 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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06 July 2022[edit]

Suspected sockpuppets[edit]

Username seems rather odd, Joined very recently, a bunch of reality show edits are on this users including Love Island, Big brother and even at least 1 dancing on ice edit. Also at least 1 person associated with British soaps, Mona Hammond to be exact who sadly passed away. Zesty frequently will edit any recent deceased celebrities. When I was checking out the 2022 British TV page, the user really looked suspicious to me. I just think there is a possibility it is Zesty. There where all the reality show edits, recently deceased celebrities as I mentioned and soap related edits. Just thought I’d make this aware because it seemed very strange. And i am very sorry if I am wrong. LordBossMaster100 (talk) 23:29, 6 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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  • Blocked and tagged. Leaving the CU request. However, if it is determined that a CU is unnecessary, a global lock should be requested. Bbb23 (talk) 22:45, 6 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Confirmed; no sleepers immediately visible, lock requested. Girth Summit (blether) 13:16, 7 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

12 July 2022[edit]

Suspected sockpuppets[edit]

Once again, bizarre username and very recent joining. Edit histories including a bunch of the same pages his last banned sock Partina6 and also grimreapercakes was added including Love Island Series 8. Quite a lot of them, At least 1 person associated with soaps which is Shane Richie, and finally Jaques O’Neill, a celebrity that he edited using Partina6 moments before he was blocked. And he also has some huge description on his talkpage, with a name and age and he did do this on another sock lying about being some middle aged woman. This user seemed awfully suspicious to me because the edit history is definitely similar without a doubt, full of love island and reality show stars and that ONE person involved to soaps and Shane Richie is coming back and he always edits a soap star at least once. Although dancing on ice hasn’t been targeted, Zesty always tries to change his content to cover his identity which always fails. Once again as always, my sincere apologies if I am wrong. (If this is another Zesty, be careful as he has warned and threatened suicide in a very cold and dark manner). Another user who I won’t name to prevent targeting and for their own benefits mentally was also suspicious too, but was hesitant on flagging. LordBossMaster100 (talk) 17:52, 12 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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  • Blocked without tags, global lock requested. Bbb23 (talk) 17:32, 12 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Supportingjessie is  Confirmed. There's one other account I see which is  Technically indistinguishable, but the behavior seems wrong. -- RoySmith (talk) 00:33, 13 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

24 July 2022[edit]

Suspected sockpuppets[edit]

Typical Zesty username and editing pattern; left me a message here jokily accusing me of reference theft, presumably as I have had issues today with another editor stealing my references. Didn't expect contact as it's been a while since they attacked me, but they must have had their eye on me after I made a reality TV article. (Territorial perhaps…) – Meena • 17:51, 24 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

And further confirmed here, in a new attack. – Meena • 17:55, 24 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Yep, was going to possibly report here myself as well. Immediately started edit warring on The Masked Dancer (British TV series) and The Masked Dancer (British series 1)- accused me of 'stealing' references as well. And who started/created the The Masked Dancer (British TV series) article? Messinwithbruce, a previous Zesty sock. I would suggest a sleeper check as well... Magitroopa (talk) 17:57, 24 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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2 August 2022[edit]

Suspected sockpuppets[edit]

Another Zesty looking username. Named after a person which is most likely made up once again. (Eg just like Supportingjessie). Has at least one dancing on ice edit in their summary, at least one person who has associated with soap operas, that being Thomas Law who played Peter Beale, A ton of big brother edits just like some of his other socks. In the case, it’s specifically about the shows returning, whenever something big happens on a reality show, he pretty much always shows up. And not to mention the very recent joining. Once again, my sincerest and upmost apologies if I’m wrong. I just smelt some suspicion. LordBossMaster100 (talk) 17:15, 2 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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05 September 2022[edit]

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 Looks like a duck to me new account editing reality television, also engaged in image related vandalism, something which they have done in the past ([13] and [14]). Apologies if I’m wrong. Blanchey (talk) 12:03, 5 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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10 September 2022[edit]

Suspected sockpuppets[edit]

Recently-new account edit warring on RuPaul's Drag Race UK (series 4) (usual TV show target) as well as reverting MOS:ACCESS fixes on Dancing with the Stars articles, and at another usual target, The Masked Dancer UK (specifically The Masked Dancer (British series 2) ‎). Seems like the usual behavior as in the past... Magitroopa (talk) 19:17, 10 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Is now reverting all MOS:ACCESS edits on Dancing with the Stars articles and I've already found quite a few other overlapping articles with other socks including on Hun culture, Kim Woodburn, and Laila Morse to name a few... seems to be a clear WP:DUCK at this point. Magitroopa (talk) 19:36, 10 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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06 July 2023[edit]

Suspected sockpuppets[edit]

Same targeting of articles in the reality TV genre, this time Dancing on Ice. Definite behavioural similarities with the most recent socks. —C.Fred (talk) 03:07, 6 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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  •  Blocked and tagged Confirmed, was working this off RFPP, saw this after blocking and tagging. Courcelles (talk) 03:42, 6 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

06 July 2023[edit]

Suspected sockpuppets[edit]

I believe this is the same user as User:No Old People, who was just also reported. Same disruptive editing pattern and targets. Bgsu98 (Talk) 03:22, 6 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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  •  Blocked and tagged Same as above. Closing case. Courcelles (talk) 03:42, 6 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    Filed global lock request on both accounts. Courcelles (talk) 03:45, 6 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    Question: Is it appropriate to also report IP's as suspected sockpuppets? Bgsu98 (Talk) 03:46, 6 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    @Bgsu98, Yes, if they’re active recently (a day or two) and not blocked already. Courcelles (talk) 03:48, 6 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    Okay, thank you for your help this evening! Bgsu98 (Talk) 03:48, 6 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

11 August 2023[edit]

Suspected sockpuppets[edit]

If it walks like a WP:DUCK and quacks like a WP:DUCK... This user suddenly appears mere hours after User:Bbb23 blocked a previous sockpuppet account (User:Chelsea Lee Art), this user is gaming the system to gain access to Strictly Come Dancing (series 21) and continue with the same pattern of edit warring. Bgsu98 (Talk) 03:50, 11 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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11 August 2023[edit]

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Walks like a WP:DUCK, quacks like a WP:DUCK... same pattern of reverting MOS edits on reality television articles. Bgsu98 (Talk) 22:28, 11 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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15 August 2023[edit]

Suspected sockpuppets[edit]

Walks like a WP:DUCK, quacks like a WP:DUCK, mass-reverts edits of reality dance competition shows contrary to the MOS, including MOS:ACCESS. Bgsu98 (Talk) 01:06, 15 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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17 September 2023[edit]

Suspected sockpuppets[edit]

Same MO... personal attacks, focus on reality TV dance competitions, etc. Bgsu98 (Talk) 19:08, 17 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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14 January 2024[edit]

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Looks like a WP:DUCK, quacks like a WP:DUCK... it's the same old duck; time to clip her wings again. Bgsu98 (Talk) 20:11, 14 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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  • Confirmed, Redirect arrow Global lock(s) requested, closing. Spicy (talk) 20:30, 14 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

27 January 2024[edit]

Suspected sockpuppets[edit]

Appears to be another WP:DUCK, with similar targeted articles as seen on other socks. Also see this versus this for comparison (Wetherspoons Breakfast was another recent sock of theirs). Also note the similar edits between this and this versus this. Magitroopa (talk) 19:13, 27 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Should also be noted that this username matches that of an actual person/article, Laila Morse. They've also done similarly within the past month as Gypsy Rose Blanchard, and I believe many previous confirmed/suspected socks of theirs as well. Magitroopa (talk) 21:26, 27 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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  •  Confirmed, Redirect arrow Global lock(s) requested, closing. Thanks, Spicy (talk) 14:44, 28 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

02 February 2024[edit]

Suspected sockpuppets[edit]

Restoring an edit by a previous sock to the Sophie Anderson article ([15], [16]), similar issues in other biography articles. Belbury (talk) 22:26, 2 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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22 February 2024[edit]

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New user with a first edit restoring the Lou Sanders biography ([17]) to the version by sock IP 90.192.76.192 before making further minor edits to it (comparison of KatyUDontWorkHere version to IP version = [18]). Belbury (talk) 09:31, 22 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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