MikePlant1

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27 December 2016

Suspected sockpuppets

Four overlapping SPAs focusing almost entirely on the work of Mario Cerrito, backing each other up at the biography's two AfDs (1, 2), along with some IP !voters (one of which appears to be CaliforniaWave from this "Hello Jimmy!", "Thanks Jimmy!" conversation). User:MikePlant1 has an odd edit history, steadily promoting Cerrito for two years before (so far as I can see from logs) suddenly making four abusive edits about Cerrito at 3am one night, and being indef blocked for it.

Both CaliforniaWave and MovieManNJ84 have used a capslock KEEP and an argument about having worked with Renoly Santiago, in AfD comments (1, 2). CaliforniaWave once blanked a Cerrito AfD of all content except the !votes from MikePlant1, RedNecker13 and themselves. McGeddon (talk) 12:16, 27 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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The following accounts are a  Confirmed match to each other:

The following account is a  Possible match to the previous group:

GeneralizationsAreBad -  Done ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 23:49, 3 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]
@Oshwah: Could you also block CaliforniaWave? Thanks, GABgab 23:51, 3 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]
GeneralizationsAreBad -  Done ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 23:52, 3 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

16 January 2017

Suspected sockpuppets

Two more promotional Mario Cerrito SPAs. MovieWatcher33 created an article about Cerrito's film The Listing and has a similar username to past socks MovieManNJ84 and MovieMan13. TexasIndie45 has a similar username to past sock IndieFilmGuru, and created a biography at Mario J. Cerrito III (adding a "J." to the AfD'd Mario Cerrito III), relisting him as a notable resident of Audubon, New Jersey as MikePlant1 had done (1, 2) McGeddon (talk) 10:33, 16 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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information Administrator note The newer biography is a near-perfect match to the old one, and the film article reuses the same citations as the deleted biographies. I think it's obvious we're dealing with promotional sock puppets here. I've blocked and tagged both. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 14:42, 17 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

07 February 2017

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Similar naming convention to last set of socks and recreation of many times deleted articles Mario Cerrito III Mario J. Cerrito III etc...which have been speedied and afd'd. Chrissymad ❯❯❯ ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ 15:39, 7 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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09 February 2017

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Yet another Mario Cerrito 3 creation. Chrissymad ❯❯❯ ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ 19:35, 9 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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11 February 2017

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Quack quack. Another Mario Cerrito creation. Chrissymad ❯❯❯ ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ 15:42, 11 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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09 March 2017

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Quacky quack, Mario J Cerrito is back. Yeryry (talk) 23:24, 9 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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24 April 2017

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loud quacking + a duck username.CHRISSYMAD ❯❯❯¯\_(ツ)_/¯ 15:38, 24 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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29 September 2017

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173.61.209.205 is Jugger21i editing while logged out. The IP added the image that Jugger21i uploaded to Commons, and they both claim that the image is their own work. — JJMC89 (T·C) 20:41, 29 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]


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12 November 2017

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Recreation of Mario Joseph Cerrito and Mario Joseph Cerrito 3rd CHRISSYMAD ❯❯❯¯\_(ツ)_/¯ 15:08, 12 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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05 December 2017

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And so it continues...Cerrito Productions (Film), Cerrito Productions (Movie) CHRISSYMAD ❯❯❯¯\_(ツ)_/¯ 18:06, 5 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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11 July 2018

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Another SPA account recreating the bio Mario Cerrito, III (also as Rio Cerrito), editing Deadly Gamble, and adding Cerrito name to the same towns as previous socks [7], [8]. — CactusWriter (talk) 16:50, 11 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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03 February 2022

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Almost all of Summerlee's edits, going back to 2018, have been about Mario Cerrito. After Penandpencil2021 re-re-re-re(etc.)created his article, at Mario G. Cerrito III, Summer sudenly appeared to partly correct the title to Mario Cerrito III. and then lobby more experienced users to move it to a salted title. They then came to !vote at the AfD half an hour after I started it. (There has been extensive disruption in the past at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Mario Cerrito (see history) and Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Mario Cerrito III.) All of Summer's other edits are about South Jersey and Philadelphia Eagles players, much like Plant sox in the past [9] [10] (see also past username Eagledelphia).

Summer claims here to know Cerrito, although they omitted that fact in their AfD !vote. Even if that is true, this would be proxying for a banned user, but I'm fairly sure that Summer is in fact MikePlant, based on the wording of this AfD !vote in comparison to the !votes at the second AfD.

I'm including Penandpencil here as a suspected meatpuppet, although I'm fairly certain they're not MikePlant. Their editing style screams South Asian UPE. Note the creation of Lucy Azeez not long after the G11 of Lucy Aziz, which was created by UPE Togaewalls. Still, they're clearly involved in this, and a CU may be of some use. (I note Tony's note in the archive that Eagledelphia may also have been a contractor rather than MikePlant himself.) CU request also applies to Summerlee vis-à-vis any log data. -- Tamzin[cetacean needed] (she/they) 14:31, 3 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

For more evidence that this is MikePlant1 and not an associate, note the rather idiosyncratic salt hack of Mario Cerrito 3rd; cf. Mario Cerrito 3rd., created in 2017 MP sock ArdmoreToyota (talk · contribs). -- Tamzin[cetacean needed] (she/they) 14:56, 3 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Adding 2601:8D:8700:5E10:0:0:0:0/64 after its sudden appearance here to add something I'd mentioned at the AfD but with a misleading edit summary (the New York Daily News is not the New York Times). Obvious sock or meat from contribs like [11] [12]. Geolocates near the town Cerrito lives in. -- Tamzin[cetacean needed] (she/they) 16:36, 3 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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I am not a sock puppet of anyone. I live in the same area as the person and find it fascinating that is a movie maker in the south Jersey area (where I live.) Obviously I focus on individuals and things I appreciate or feel compelled to edit. I edited on his film back in 2018 because of course I knew about that as well. You are making a lot of accusations but are failing to see that the individual is notable with plenty of references and sources to back it up as stated by others. Instead of trying to put me down and make me feel like I am not wanted to edit on Wikipedia, support would be greatly appreciated Summerlee44 (talk) 15:55, 5 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

‘’’Comment’’’ I want to be straight forward and honest. You are banning my account based orf “circumstantial.” I am enjoying editing on this site and now being kicked for no reason? I’m really upset by that. As RoySmith even said PenandPencil and I are unrelated. I openly admitted that Cerrito is from my area and I do follow him because he is a movie maker. I didn’t realize that is against the rules?! You cannot edit pages of people you follow in your area in which you live? I have been nothing but honest and now I feel I’m being discriminated against. Why is everything on here make you feel like you’re doing something wrong. And to prove my point with that, sometimes if I try and edit from certain places (such as my work) it will say that I cannot because it’s blocked and then give me some other username that I’ve never seen before. I am really trying to process why I would be banned off “circumstantial” when again, I have been nothing but honest the whole time and have added good material on not only Cerrito but others that I follow. I wanted to continue to be a good editor on Wikipedia. Please reconsider Summerlee44 (talk) 10:52, 9 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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15 February 2022

Suspected sockpuppets

Sprang up shortly after I had the AfD reopened due to socking. This account explicitly claims to be Cerrito, which, looking through the archive, I think is a first. At SPI we aren't in the business of tying people to real-world identities, and I suppose we must be open to the possibility that this is Cerrito but "MikePlant1" is just some admirer, but given that the last blocked sock (Summerlee) claimed to have real-life ties to Cerrito, and given the unusual familiarity for a new account with how Wikipedia works (not just !voting at the AfD, but contacting the reopening admin [13] and relisting user [14]), I think a check comparing them to Summerlee is merited. -- Tamzin[cetacean needed] (she/they) 19:29, 15 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@Tamzin I'm confused. There is no Mikeplant1. Are you talking about Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/MikePlant1 (upper case P)? And what is "the AfD" you refer to? -- RoySmith (talk) 19:42, 15 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]
@RoySmith: Gosh, I was just giving someone the "always copy-paste" talk the other day. Sorry about that. Yes, MikePlant1, if you wouldn't mind merging this there. The above was meant to be read in the context of Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/MikePlant1/Archive § 03 February 2022. AfD in question is Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Mario Cerrito (2nd nomination) (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs). -- Tamzin[cetacean needed] (she/they) 19:49, 15 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Merge completed. -- RoySmith (talk) 19:58, 15 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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04 March 2022

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Following an intense socking campaign on this AfD discussion, a 2-day old participant in the AfD discussion, WexfordUK, opened this DRV discussion. Somewhat (un)surprisingly, ValidatedKing (36 edits) and Saiskysat (25 edits) made an appearance at DRV too.

WexfordUK and ValidatedKing are likely related to each other, and likely linkable to Summerlee44/Mario Cerrito by a CheckUser. Behavior evidence for Saiskysat is less evident, but it's a SPA so it probably fits the sock pattern (or it's the agent that allegedly warned "Mario Cerrito" that their article was being deleted). It's possible that Saiskycat is the meatpuppet "agent" that the Mario Cerrito account brought up here. Pilaz (talk) 11:34, 4 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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5 March 2022

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After a recent sock has been blocked [15], Lord of Fantasy voted keep immediately [16]. If it is not related then 3 of the accounts I filed are the exact same person.

User has been editing disruptively with its secondary account and his IP after being warned [17] [18], they still continue [19] [20]. Batteryboi is exactly Lord of Fantasy when doing this edit [21] [22]. 60.145.167.149 (talk) 07:45, 5 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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