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Suspected sockpuppets
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My first report here, I apologise for any errors. I ran into the newly created Pastsheld account when they removed a bunch of stuff and got warned by several editors on recent changes patrol. 22 hours later Rayonlada registers and does the same edit. In Gerbilling, Pastsheld: [1], Rayonlada: [2]. Both users' second edit was to create a user with a one-line statement: Pastsheld: [3], Rayonlada: [4]. There are also user name similarities. Both user names are 9 characters long, begin with an uppercase letter, and are a concatenation of words or abbreviations: Rayonlada = "Ray on lada", Pastsheld = "Pasts held" or "Past she ld". I dream of Maple (talk) 06:30, 1 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Accused parties may also comment/discuss in this section below. See Defending yourself against claims.
Suspected sockpuppets
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My main suspicion is Boshjake234. Account was created, then added: [5], removed: [6], added: [7] tag. These are their only three edits, and tags and policy require know how. Pastsheld did the exact same edit: [8] down to the same placement at the end of the infobox.
My suspicion on Seedsdough and HipolitoBandito is weaker, and is based on user name and registering to do a single edit on a nearby subject while knowing policy. Seedsdough: [9],[10] HipolitoBandito: [11]. I dream of Maple (talk) 08:03, 6 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
- What made me jump is Boshjake234 repeating the EXACT SAME edit as the previous sock. I was wrong to say HipolitoBandito displayed policy know how, it felt the same. I think Seedsdough merits a check: they registered to make a single edit and talk page comment, showing Wikipedia know how: [12] "Restoring sourced content - take it to talk page". Notneils doesn't jump out to me, they are editing music and are using the "minor" tag alot, also on large changes. But I might be wrong. I dream of Maple (talk) 20:17, 6 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Accused parties may also comment/discuss in this section below. See Defending yourself against claims.
- Boshjake is Possible to the previous socks. Declined with respect to the other accounts, as I don't think that what was presented is sufficient evidence to run a check. Hippolito's edit is relatively inconsequential, I'm not sure what makes you say they "know policy"? ST47 (talk) 18:20, 6 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
- However...I was looking at Home Army, and the following accounts are Confirmed to each other:
- The following two accounts are Likely to the above set of 5 and to each other:
- All of these accounts except Notneils are involved in Poland-related articles. They're also Possible to Pastsheld/Rayonlada/Boshjake... ST47 (talk) 18:37, 6 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
- I'm blocking the 6 SPAs that I listed above - Brimagoth22 through Verndido23 - without tags. I can't say for sure that they are Pastsheld, but they are definitely someone. For Notneils Behavioural evidence needs evaluation, it doesn't look like they're editing the same sort of topics. ST47 (talk) 18:41, 6 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
- With no further developments since the check 2 weeks ago, closing the case. ST47 (talk) 03:41, 21 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]