Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Shingling334/Archive


Shingling334

28 August 2016

Suspected sockpuppets

The puppet has made a couple of edits to Tsatsiki in line with edits made by the master, as well as by a couple of IP users after the block. Claiming Turkish origin instead of Greek, without sources, and with edit summaries referencing the Ottoman empire. Also, both names end in 33#. Largoplazo (talk) 19:44, 28 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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28 September 2016

Suspected sockpuppets

The same Turkey-not-Greece edits to food articles, in this case Feta and Tzatziki, and the name ending in 33x. Largoplazo (talk) 19:26, 28 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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

Marking case closed. Mkdwtalk 02:11, 29 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

06 October 2016

Suspected sockpuppets

Same behaviour as an other sockpuppet User:Mrclever2248 who created El Makarna (at AfD) and this suspected sock has taken over editing that page. Both editors has shown intrest in Turkey and Cyprus, such as [1] and [2]. Qed237 (talk) 10:42, 6 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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21 October 2016

Suspected sockpuppets

Made one of this user's typical "this is Turkish, not Greek" edits to Moussaka, at [3]. Largoplazo (talk) 19:29, 21 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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  • As even more proof, Shingling also previously edited the article with the same change. [4]. Dat GuyTalkContribs 16:36, 22 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]
  • This is just one of a long, long list of IP addresses used by Shingling in the ranges 92.24.xx.xx, 92.28.xx.xx and 92.29.xx.xx, located in Ipswich. Just from two food-related pages Doner kebab and Gyro (food) during the last month I can pick up 92.29.116.23, 92.24.187.222, 92.28.255.14, 92.24.186.175, 92.28.243.72, 92.28.247.102, all from Ipswich, all making the same type of edits by removing Greek and/or adding Turkish origin, one of the trademarks of Shingling. Another trademark of Shingling was to upload copyvio material to Commons. After being blocked on enWiki but before being blocked on Commons, Shingling continued to upload copivios and used IPsock 92.28.251.68 (in the same familiar range) to put it into an article exactly one minute later: [5]. I am afraid the IPs are too many and too shortlived to do much about. I have, however, added another account to this SPI investigation. Mikethebeast228 has the same structure of the user name as Shingling334 and the known socks Mastereditor332, Editorchampion338 and Mrclever2248, the same passion for removing Greek and/or adding Turkish origin to food: [6], [7], the same interest in Turkish and Northern Cypriot politicians: [8], even copying the somewhat strange behaviour of editing an article and then suddenly blanking large sections of it: Shingling, Mikethebeast228, and the same history of uploading copyvio material: Shingling, Mrclever2248, Mikethebeast228. --T*U (talk) 16:03, 25 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]
  • Addition: I have now just seen this SPI, which gives a further connection to the now well known IP ranges. We cannot, however, rangeblock the whole city of Ipswich. --T*U (talk) 16:14, 25 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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14 November 2016

Suspected sockpuppets


Twice re-created Eyeden about a Turkish-Cypriot "youtuber and musician", previously created by known Shingling334 socks Editorchampion338 (talk · contribs) and Mikethebeast228 (talk · contribs). Username also in similar format. JohnCD (talk) 20:49, 14 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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Blocked and tagged per WP:DUCK, reported for the record. JohnCD (talk) 20:49, 14 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

15 November 2016

Suspected sockpuppets


Someguy228, the last Shingling sock, was blocked on 14 November. The next day Michaelsplanet was created, and posted Eyeden (singer), the fifth article this sockfarm has created about this Youtube blogger/singer. Michaelsplanet also blanked material from Rauf Denktas, as did Mikethebeast228 last month. JohnCD (talk) 22:45, 15 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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Blocked and tagged per WP:DUCK, reported for the record. I will try to explain to him what he needs to do if he wants to edit constructively. JohnCD (talk) 22:45, 15 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

21 November 2016

Suspected sockpuppets

More vandalism on Feta, as on either Greek food pages, insisting that everything is Turkish. Largoplazo (talk) 18:35, 21 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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27 November 2016

Suspected sockpuppets

The usual Turkish-not-Greek stuff, this time at Tzatziki. So boring by now. Largoplazo (talk) 00:17, 27 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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28 November 2016

Suspected sockpuppets

The same Turkish vandalism at Tzatziki. Largoplazo (talk) 17:52, 28 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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30 November 2016

Suspected sockpuppets

Turkish-centric edits to Tsatsiki, Cacık, Yogurt Largoplazo (talk) 21:43, 30 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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01 December 2016

Suspected sockpuppets

Put a fake block notice on my talk page in retaliation for my reverting his changes at Cacık, which I did on account of them being made by a blocked user. Largoplazo (talk) 11:42, 1 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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02 December 2016

Suspected sockpuppets

Categorizing things as a Turkish invention, including the previously attacked Yogurt, as well as at least a couple of other things that weren't invented by Turks. Largoplazo (talk) 16:16, 2 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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In this case, I do not think it is Shingling334. For one thing the geolocation is wrong, and Shingling has never tried to hide the Ipswich location. In addition, the scope is wider than Shingling has ever been into. Lots of POV, though. --T*U (talk) 22:22, 2 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Maybe he went for a visit in Istanbul? I agree that the addition of the Category:Turkish inventions category isn't part of the established pattern. Largoplazo (talk) 16:48, 17 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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17 December 2016

Suspected sockpuppets

From one of the same IP ranges, added "Turkish" in front of "sauce" at Tsatsiki. Largoplazo (talk) 16:42, 17 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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  •  Awaiting administrative action: based on the cases currently listed on this page, please block the range 92.24.176.0/20 for 72 hours. This editor also appears frequently in the ranges 92.28.240.0/20 and 92.29.112.0/20, but not recently enough to justify a block at this time. Ivanvector (Talk/Edits) 21:59, 18 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]
 IP blocked Range blocked. RickinBaltimore (talk) 19:04, 21 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Case closed. Ivanvector (Talk/Edits) 19:08, 21 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

26 December 2016

Suspected sockpuppets


Same edit to Mesut Özil here (and several times more) as Shingling-sock Mikethebeast228 (talk · contribs) here. Same helpless use of help-template here (and several times more) as Shingling.sock Mikethebeast228 (talk · contribs) here and MichaelsPlanet (talk · contribs) here. Also same use of block template here as IP92.29.125.201 here. Same insistence on things being Turkish here as all the Shingling-socks, both the named ones and the IPs from Ipswich in the ranges 92.24.x.x., 92.28.x.x. and 92.29.x.x. Copying Shingling's strange habit of suddenly deleting parts of or whole articles after editing them here and here, the last one after first editing as IP92.28.248.92, another TalkTalk Ipswich IP. Also again attempting to recreate first Eyeden (singer) and then Eyeden, just like Editorchampion338 (talk · contribs), Mikethebeast228 (talk · contribs), Someguy228 (talk · contribs) and MichaelsPlanet (talk · contribs) before. In the last Eyeden attempt, another Ipswich IP was also used. Rather loud quacking, must be using megaphone. T*U (talk) 10:39, 26 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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16 January 2017

Suspected sockpuppets


Both users are creating an article for the same subject using different titles as Oladeji Olatunji and ComedyShortsGamer (Youtuber). The article was earlier created by Mikethebeast228 (a sock in this farm) as ComedyShortsGamer (Deji) couple of months ago. Aniketkumar7 is already blocked but he also looks like a part of this group as per this edit. There are some more users who also created the article for this subject using different titles but they are not active since 2015 please see this search result for a list of those users. GSS (talk|c|em) 10:10, 16 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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21 January 2017

Suspected sockpuppets


Not many edits, but quite revealing nevertheless: Seems to have given up creating Eyeden themselves, like Shingling-socks Editorchampion338 (talk · contribs), Mikethebeast228 (talk · contribs), Someguy228 (talk · contribs), MichaelsPlanet (talk · contribs) and Dealinglad23 (talk · contribs), but now instead asking for help to "bring it back". Still does not have a clue as to how templates work, just like Mikethebeast228 (talk · contribs) here, MichaelsPlanet (talk · contribs) here and Dealinglad23 (talk · contribs) here. Moving Anari cheese to Turkish name "Nor cheese" here, just like Shingling334 (talk · contribs) here and here. And then the usual "Turkification" at Baklava here. All of it quite familiar, as is the style of the username. T*U (talk) 11:46, 21 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Now also alternating with IP_92.24.181.96 and introducing another Shingling speciality, editing an article and then abruptly deleting whole or a large section: Mrniceperson34 here at Northern Cyprus and the IP here at Rauf Denktaş, both articles formerly editied frequently by Shingling and socks. Not really trying to hide the socking... --T*U (talk) 17:25, 21 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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Feta was protected at my request a few hours ago after the latest change by one of the 92.24.*.* socks. Largoplazo (talk) 16:12, 23 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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 Confirmed, blocked, tagged, closing.--Bbb23 (talk) 16:21, 23 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

15 February 2017

Suspected sockpuppets

Recreation of Eyeden (Musician) (one of many variations.) Chrissymad ❯❯❯ ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ 15:12, 15 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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16 February 2017

Suspected sockpuppets

Yet another duck (recreation of Eyeden (Singer) and obvious username being...obvious.) Chrissymad ❯❯❯ ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ 16:39, 16 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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17 February 2017

Suspected sockpuppets

The lack of creativity for this username is ironic, also quacking here Eyeden (musician). Chrissymad ❯❯❯ ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ 16:29, 17 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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19 February 2017

Suspected sockpuppets


Claimed here, here, and here to be the creator of Eyeden, Eyeden (Musician), and Eyeden (Singer), all of which were actually created by sockpuppets of the sockmaster. ~Anachronist (talk) 16:43, 19 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Hmm. here he admits those accounts are his, but says he can't log into them anymore. Most recent contribution was to put an unblock request on the original Shingling334 talk page. I suspect he's having a bit of trouble with understanding the process here. ~Anachronist (talk) 20:34, 21 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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Boby338 (talk+ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki) Already blocked, created Eyeden (musician) and has very similar name. Yeryry (talk) 15:45, 24 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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  •  Clerk note: the user clearly admits to deliberately evading a block. Appears to be a competence issue: the user doesn't understand that they're blocked and will not be allowed to edit no matter how many new accounts they create. Certainly not this one.  Blocked and tagged. Ivanvector (Talk/Edits) 16:09, 24 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

10 March 2017

Suspected sockpuppets

Back again with Eyeden (musician). Yeryry (talk) 19:41, 10 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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Based on this recent sock's deleted contribution history to this SPI's talk page, the guy just wants to be an article creator. Has anyone explained to him that he needs to follow the process to get his original account unblocked (assuming he can even access it anymore)? ~Anachronist (talk) 20:20, 10 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

He doesn't want to be an article creator. He wants to be a garbage creator - over and over.--Bbb23 (talk) 20:28, 10 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

02 April 2017

Suspected sockpuppets


This one has gone under the radar for some weeks. User created the day after sockmaster's last unblock request. The not-so-very-inventive username is probably evidence enough, but the usual adding of "Turkish" at Baklava here and Tzatziki here, helped by IP92.29.120.215 from the familiar range, is no less convincing. The rest of the edits are creation and updating of article about Deniz Apaydinli, who is the same person as Eyeden, Eyeden (Musician), Eyeden (musician), Eyeden (Singer) and Eyeden (singer), pages that have been repeatedly deleted for lack of notability. No surprice there either. Also uploading copyvios to Commons. Seen that before, too. T*U (talk) 18:47, 2 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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23 April 2017

Suspected sockpuppets

More moussaka-is-Turkish vandalism from a 92.24.*.* address. Largoplazo (talk) 13:26, 23 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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9 May 2017

Suspected sockpuppets

Reported at ANI by Thomas.W. IP in this case's usual range insisting on Turkish origin for various dishes: [9] [10] [11]

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01 June 2017

Suspected sockpuppets

Jamesgolding (talk · contribs) adds Turkish origin to yoghurt here, is interested in Turkish Cypriot politicians like Mustafa Akıncı and Rauf Denktaş and has the typical Shingling-pattern of first editing an article and then blanking. In addition comes the usual strange use of the help-tag here in the Mesut Özil article, which is one of Shingling's favourites. Also uploading of copyright material to Commons as "own work" here before adding it to article here.

Editorminded22 (talk · contribs) has few edits, just repeats the uploading and adding of the same picture. The username is also in the Shingling-style.

The IPs are not quite as obvious this time, since they are not in the usual Ipswich 92.24/92.28/92.29 ranges, but they are nevertheless quite revealing. When Shingling was indeffed for socking in August, the IP socks were 212.108.137.140 and 212.108.131.124, located in Mersin, Turkey. The edit summary of one of those IPs here helps explaining the connection between the Ipswich IPs and the Mersin ones. Compare this with the edit summary of one of the current socks here. I was first a bit confused by the 185.24. socks used in between the 212.108. ones, since they seem to geolocate to Britain and Turkey repectively. However, I found this, which connects the two ranges and also gives the connection to Mersin. Needless to say, the IPs show similar editorial pattens as the usual IP socks, including a rather amusing series of template confusion in my talk page.

It seems Shinglings university year in Ipswich may be over, so that we may expect more of the same Mersin IPs popping up during the summer... T*U (talk) 11:15, 1 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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Jamesgolding also created Eyeden once again, here. Yeryry (talk) 14:40, 2 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]


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  •  Administrator note I think the IPs are stale, so if the clerks don't mind, I've marked this case as closed. Two of the IPs were already blocked temporarily after they edited disruptively, and the blocks have now expired since they were so long ago. Mz7 (talk) 01:40, 7 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]
    • The only one I would consider for blocking is 212.108.137.162, but there haven't been any edits for a couple of days, so they've probably moved on to another address by now. ​—DoRD (talk)​ 02:16, 7 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

02 June 2017

Suspected sockpuppets

Adding nationalist Turkish POV on multiple articles, including articles about Mediterranean food; same misspelling of Topkapi in edit summary, Topakkapi (the proper spelling is Topkapi also in Turkish) as a previous IP-sock of Shingling: James Golding, IP92.28.243.28 (an IP that has been blocked twice as a sock). - Tom | Thomas.W talk 09:22, 3 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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​—DoRD (talk)​ 12:48, 3 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

10 June 2017

Suspected sockpuppets

Both the name (see Special:Contributions/Stareditor998, blocked as a sock a week ago per this SPI) and the edits are a perfect match for Shingling334. - Tom | Thomas.W talk 15:14, 10 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

  • Per WP:DUCK Shingling334 has over the past two weeks also used 212.108.137.0/24, 212.108.138.0/24, 185.24.80.0/24 and 185.24.81.0/24, ranges where all recent edits on en-WP carry all the hallmarks of being made by Shingling334 (see this section on Ponyo's talk page). - Tom | Thomas.W talk 15:29, 10 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]


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25 June 2017

Suspected sockpuppets

Deniz Apaydinli (musical artist). Yeryry (talk) 15:33, 25 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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14 July 2017

Suspected sockpuppets

Everything is Turkish, especially the food. Moussaka is one of the usual targets. Largoplazo (talk) 18:52, 14 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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09 August 2017

Suspected sockpuppets

From the usual IP range (summer version), see last report and the IP addresses leading to the original indef. The well-known campaign for the Turkishness of all things edible, like here (compare sock master and earlier obvious socks here and here) and here (edit history full of earlier obviuos socks), plus the strange, but typical habit of first editing, then blanking like the master here.. T*U (talk) 17:06, 9 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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11 August 2017

Suspected sockpuppets

Back again, same IP range. Food still Turkish here. Making Famagusta Turkish here, later followed by typical blanking. Also clueless use of help template here like for example earlier sock Jamesgolding here. T*U (talk) 14:57, 11 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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05 September 2017

Suspected sockpuppets

New account that started by making a number of nonsense edits on random articles and their own user pages (adding and then removing the same material), in order to become autoconfirmed (since Shingling's favourite targets have been protected...), and then descended on their usual targets, claiming that Baklava is a Turkish dish, etc. (this editor, IP that was blocked as sock a couple of weeks ago, see page history of Baklava for a very large number of previous socks...) - Tom | Thomas.W talk 13:54, 5 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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18 January 2018

Suspected sockpuppets

It's been a while, but it looks as if they are back... After typical IP edits by 79.71.232.222 to articles about the Turkishness of food like here and here and about NC politicians like here and the occasional section blanking like here, they created a new account. The new account started by making a number of nonsense edits on random articles in order to become autoconfirmed, just like the earlier sock Editor.TH, then targeting favourite articles like Tzatziki here, followed by blanking. Edits at Taramasalata, Sarma (food) and Timeline of Cypriot history are supplemented by similar edits from the new IP 79.71.226.128 in the same range. The IPs are not in the familiar 92.24., 92.27., 92.28. ranges, but they are still TalkTalk from Essex, so I think we may just assume that Shingling334 has moved since the autumn. The older IP 92.3.106.220 is perhaps not quite as obvious, but it is a rather similar pattern and also TalkTalk from Essex. --T*U (talk) 12:49, 18 January 2018 (UTC) T*U (talk) 12:49, 18 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Adding new IP 79.71.252.101 copying here the edit of Richardbransonfan883 here, followed by blanking. --T*U (talk) 09:30, 20 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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04 March 2018

Suspected sockpuppets

Same nonsense edit requests re: Turkish Cypriots as Richardbransonfan883

CU for sleepers. CHRISSYMAD ❯❯❯¯\_(ツ)_/¯ 18:17, 4 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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02 April 2018

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Typical behavior exhibited, warranting a check. ​—DoRD (talk)​ 16:06, 2 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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03 April 2018

Suspected sockpuppets

The user is disruptively editing the same pages with the same edit now logging out. Here is the diff [16] and [17] Adamgerber80 (talk) 22:53, 3 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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Shing's modus operandi involves trying to make everything be Turkish. Is it really likely that a new account, whose actions revolve almost entirely around the idea that the president of a country isn't implicitly a politician, belongs to the same person, especially when only one of those articles has a Turkish connection? Largoplazo (talk) 17:45, 9 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

  • @Largoplazo: Shingling has been forced to branch out, since all of his favourite targets have been protected. If you look at recent confirmed Shingling-socks, and IPs geolocating to his area and used by him before, you'll find quite a few of those atypical edits, mixed in with more typical ones. When creating named socks he usually also starts by making a number of atypical edits in order to become autoconfirmed, and often keeps doing them for a couple of weeks or more, before starting to hit his usual targets. - Tom | Thomas.W talk 18:10, 9 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]
BTW: Even if the named account hadn't been CU-confirmed I would have had no doubts about it being Shingling, based on "behavioural evidence" alone... - Tom | Thomas.W talk 18:21, 9 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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 Done. Ivanvector (Talk/Edits) 14:55, 9 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]
  • @Largoplazo and Thomas.W: just to clarify, although DoRD didn't use the explicit template, his comment, his tag, and his block log entry should be taken as Checkuser confirmation that GlobalPower is Shingling334. As always, Checkusers will not connect IP addresses to accounts, but I don't disagree with Sir Sputnik's assessment. We appreciate your insights, but please don't add comments to closed cases. Ivanvector (Talk/Edits) 19:08, 9 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

30 March 2018

Suspected sockpuppets

See obvious user talk gaming and identical userpage/talk. CHRISSYMAD ❯❯❯¯\_(ツ)_/¯ 13:53, 30 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Could someone please merge this with Shingling334? See Astrouzay. CHRISSYMAD ❯❯❯¯\_(ツ)_/¯ 14:00, 30 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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16 April 2018

Suspected sockpuppets

All the usual very clear signs (I don't want to be more specific per WP:BEANS, but DoRD knows...). A brand new account created right after Special:Contributions/92.22.145.65 was spotted and reverted (see page history of the IP's talk page), continuing their edits on Halloumi (an IP that geolocates to the area where Shingling334 is known to be). - Tom | Thomas.W talk 16:47, 16 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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24 April 2018

Suspected sockpuppets

New sock with all the telltale signs of being a Shingling-sock (pinging DoRD, who knows what to look for...), including, but not limited to, claiming that everything is Turkish (sample edits: on Baklava, on Moussaka). Requesting a CU-check, to see if there are any sleepers. - Tom | Thomas.W talk 21:34, 24 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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01 May 2018

Suspected sockpuppets

Turkifying from 92.22 space, at Baklava and elsewhere. Largoplazo (talk) 19:34, 1 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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12 May 2018

Suspected sockpuppets

Now operating from a new IP-range, geolocating to the same area, doing all the usual edits, including claiming that Baklava is a Turkish "invention"... - Tom | Thomas.W talk 14:53, 12 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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16 May 2018

Suspected sockpuppets

From the usual Essex TalkTalk comes the usual story about all things Turkish, this time oud, again oud and shish kebab. First IP is probably already dead. --T*U (talk) 18:26, 16 May 2018 (UTC) T*U (talk) 18:26, 16 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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23 May 2018

Suspected sockpuppets

Perhaps not much point in filing this, but just for the record. Newest one may still be active. Essex, TalkTalk, the usual "everything is Turkish" plus some blanking. Also another speciality that they have developed later: changing British/UK to English/England. Also a note: The last two years, Shingling has returned to Mersin, Turkey after their study year is over at about this time. So please look out for IP212.108 and similar as well as Turkish/English IP185.24. --T*U (talk) 14:48, 23 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

And one more added. --T*U (talk) 15:38, 23 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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24 May 2018

Suspected sockpuppets

Same as yesterday... --T*U (talk) 20:10, 24 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

And then again a new account. --T*U (talk) 20:41, 24 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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13 June 2018

Suspected sockpuppets

As predicted here, they are now back in Turkey for the summer, using the same 212.108. range they used last summer and which they originally got indeffed for before going to Ipswich in 2016. No activity noted so far in the 185.24. range. T*U (talk) 16:36, 13 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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15 June 2018

Suspected sockpuppets

The usual edits on the usual articles (including claiming that various Mediterranean dishes are Turkish, also with the same misspelling of Topkapi in the edit summary as multiple previous Shingling socks, [18], [19]) but with a new twist, redirecting their talk page (which has the usual telltale signs) to a non-existing user name (User talk:AstroTT3), to get warnings somewhere else. The edits were with all probability made through one or more IPs in Turkey or Northern Cyprus (see previous report), since that's where Shingling has spent the past couple of summers... - Tom | Thomas.W talk 11:49, 15 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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Account now blocked. Closing.--Bbb23 (talk) 12:12, 15 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

16 June 2018

Suspected sockpuppets

User joined #wikipedia-en-help on IRC with the above IP address which is already listed on the SPI investigation. User provided the above nick as their WP user name. Operator873CONNECT 16:45, 16 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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18 June 2018

Suspected sockpuppets

Same type of edits (claiming that various dishes are Turkish) and same ISP (Sistem Co Ltd) and geolocation (Mersin, Turkey) as the IPs that were rangeblocked by DoRD after the previous report. - Tom | Thomas.W talk 18:02, 18 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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22 June 2018

Suspected sockpuppets

All the usual signs of being a Shingling334-sock (not willing the spill the beans publicly, but DoRD knows what to look for). - Tom | Thomas.W talk 11:31, 22 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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26 June 2018

Suspected sockpuppets

All of the usual signs (pinging DoRD who knows what to look for). - Tom | Thomas.W talk 09:00, 26 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

  • Requesting CU-check to look for sleepers, and block whatever webhost or proxy they're using (all of their usual ranges have been blocked, forcing them to use proxies...). - Tom | Thomas.W talk 10:48, 26 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]
The IP seems to fit in with the named account, since it has made similar edits, and is a webhost (Hetzner Online GmbH Datacenter, Germany, 176.9.103.64/27) that has already been blocked on multiple other language versions of WP... - Tom | Thomas.W talk 12:51, 26 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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27 June 2018

Suspected sockpuppets

The edits and edit summaries are typically Shingling334, and the IPs are open proxies (YogaVPN, VeliaNet Internetdienste) that have already been blocked on multiple other language versions of WP and need to be blocked here too. - Tom | Thomas.W talk 14:03, 27 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

On a side note I suggest someone also take a look at Martinglass83 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · nuke contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) and obviously related 182.158.77.32 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RDNS · RBLs · http · block user · block log), because their edits, including this, show it's a sock of someone, most probably either Shingling334 or Evlekis... - Tom | Thomas.W talk 16:05, 27 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]
  • Added one more sock Special:Contributions/AlexanderTheGreat3212, a really fresh one created 17:27UTC today, showing all the usual signs. If anyone wonders why his socks now also are editing articles related to Macedonia it's because a) he's trying to fool us, hoping a sock will survive long enough to become autoconfirmed and able to edit the articles he's most interested in, which are all protected, and b) the Macedonians are anti-Greek just like Shingling is, and as we all know "my enemy's enemy is my friend". - Tom | Thomas.W talk 18:22, 27 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]
  • Requesting CU to look for sleepers, and check if the IPs used are proxies... - Tom | Thomas.W talk 19:35, 27 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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30 June 2018

Suspected sockpuppets

Obvious sock is obvious, this and DoRD knows what. - Tom | Thomas.W talk 19:22, 30 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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07 July 2018

Suspected sockpuppets

Same as other socks. Kpgjhpjm 13:21, 7 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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18 July 2018

Suspected sockpuppets

Same as other socks . Kpgjhpjm 17:40, 18 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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DoRD , you might want to take a look at this . Kpgjhpjm 17:43, 18 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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21 July 2018

Suspected sockpuppets

Created Draft:Fatih Ürek, which is extremely similar to G5'd mainspace version, username is similar to previous sockpuppets, using same userpage template as previous socks. Uses same userpage template as other socks. Waggie (talk) 15:16, 21 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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 Confirmed, blocked, tagged, closing.--Bbb23 (talk) 17:20, 21 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

17 August 2018

Suspected sockpuppets

All the usual signs of being Shingling334. He's probably using an open proxy (Special:Contributions/87.229.108.0/24), BTW, since that /24 is what the IP whose edit I reverted is part of (a revert of mine that was then reverted by this named sock, giving its existence away...), so a range block of that /24 would be nice... - Tom | Thomas.W talk 15:24, 17 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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26 August 2018

Suspected sockpuppets

All the usual signs of being Shingling... - Tom | Thomas.W talk 13:20, 26 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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  • I have noticed another small detail of Djdidoeokd's editing which experience shows is typical of sockpuppets. I prefer not to publicly state what it is, so as not to spill the beans, and in any case it is not strong enough evidence to really prove anything, but it is enough to raise suspicions, encouraging me to second the CheckUser request. The editor who uses the pseudonym "JamesBWatson" (talk) 21:29, 26 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Confirmed, blocked, tagged, closing.--Bbb23 (talk) 21:53, 26 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

26 August 2018

Suspected sockpuppets

See the edit history of İstiklal Marşı. Reported by User:TU-nor as a sock in two edit summaries. ««« SOME GADGET GEEK »»» (talk) 19:29, 26 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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  • I was about to add the IP to Tom's report above, but IamNotU beat me to it. It is good to see that there are more eyes watching, especially after Shingling is back in Essex, where they usually are more active than on their summer visits to Turkey. --T*U (talk) 19:39, 26 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Clerk, CheckUser, and/or patrolling admin comments

We don't publicly connect IP(s) to named accounts. CU declined.--Bbb23 (talk) 19:37, 26 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

IP now blocked. Closing.--Bbb23 (talk) 21:54, 26 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

04 September 2018

Suspected sockpuppets

Obvious sock obviously wanting to be caught and blocked (see contributions...). - Tom | Thomas.W talk 14:05, 4 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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09 September 2018

Suspected sockpuppets


First edit Special:Diff/858172144/858535090 of new user in part reinstates just-reverted edit (Special:Diff/858158961/858172144) of previous obvious socks, in one of Shingling334's pet articles. See Special:Diff/845261258/845261725, Special:Diff/845253910/845254154. Also I'd like to ask for a {{Banned user}} template on the Shingling334 account page, per WP:THREESTRIKES, thanks. IamNotU (talk) 15:12, 9 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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Also blocked as socks:

Plus some IPs - proxy and non-proxy. Clerk (or anyone else), please consider adding the 3X tag. I don't mind what others do but for me the requirement is a direct confirmation between the original account and continued socks. I don't actually have that. -- zzuuzz (talk) 07:23, 11 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]

  • I don't think it would be appropriate to add the banned parameter; the policy states that "Publicly documented CheckUser evidence must be involved before a user is considered banned," and I don't think it applies here. Closing. GABgab 15:30, 11 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]

22 October 2018

Suspected sockpuppets

IP appears to be a proxy. Both blocked today for vandalism of Talk:Republic of Macedonia. As the IP was repeatedly disrupting the page, Personification123 was created, and then makes the same edit: Special:Diff/865211824/865211885, Special:Diff/865211918/865211986. IP shows typical signs of Shingling334, "everything is Turkish" (especially food): Special:Diff/772723263/863918583; repeating habitual edits of previous socks, eg.: Special:Diff/833424769/848559085, Special:Diff/862813725/863602742, Special:Diff/811013557/811017418; removing "de facto" from Northern Cyprus and other disputed regions: Special:Diff/854179775/864668022. Other special interests and tells that I won't mention in public. Seems obvious but I wanted a second opinion before reverting their edits. Thomas.W, TU-nor, what do you think? PS, Channel88031 was already indef blocked a while ago as "not here", just noting for reference that it's also an obvious Shingling sock. IamNotU (talk) 18:06, 22 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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Personification123 is  Confirmed, blocked and tagged. Closing.--Bbb23 (talk) 18:20, 22 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

208.167.224.0/19 (block range · block log (global) · WHOIS (partial)) is indeed a webhost and has been blocked. Ivanvector (Talk/Edits) 18:23, 22 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

30 November 2018

Suspected sockpuppets

All the usual signs of being a Shingling-sock (see contributions). The account was created three weeks ago, but was dormant until yesterday, when it first created own user page and talk page, made ten meaningless edits to become autoconfirmed (almost all of Shingling's favourite targets are protected), and then started editing articles that in the past have been regularly hit by Shingling socks, both IP-socks and named ones. - Tom | Thomas.W talk 07:05, 30 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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 Likely.  No sleepers immediately visible.12:45, 30 November 2018 (UTC)

11 December 2018

Suspected sockpuppets


ScienceLad123 is already blocked, has the usual Shingling334 patterns. BritishBloke123 popped up right after the block, to make the same edit at Istanbul Airport: Special:Diff/872295954/872371904, Special:Diff/873162707/873193947, etc. IamNotU (talk) 20:48, 11 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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21 December 2018

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The usual. Special:Diff/874824364/prev, etc. IamNotU (talk) 21:50, 21 December 2018 (UTC) Added another, again the usual, Special:Diff/874815437/prev etc. --IamNotU (talk) 22:24, 21 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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 Confirmed, blocked. -- zzuuzz (talk) 23:10, 21 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

28 December 2018

Suspected sockpuppets

IP on Talk Talk Essex was blocked a couple of times already this week for typical vandalism (Brahma, Turkification), but was back at the usual edits today. Speakanglais took over for an hour or so, then he passed the reins back to the IP. IamNotU (talk) 21:06, 28 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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12 February 2019

Suspected sockpuppets


AhmetB123 reinstating England/Britain edits by previous socks: [20], [21], etc., Renee3994 typical of previous socks, request CU because there's only one edit. IamNotU (talk) 14:36, 12 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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 Confirmed

20 February 2019

Suspected sockpuppets


Typical behavior from this user. Note the IP editing ImFromSaturn's talk page. IamNotU (talk) 20:57, 20 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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25 February 2019

Suspected sockpuppets


Special:Diff/884841871/884842368 Same edit together with an obvious IP sock, typical patterns. IamNotU (talk) 22:19, 25 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Responding to the CU comment below, Albert Fishly (talk · contribs) is behaviorally not a match, but is obviously NOTHERE, thanks. --IamNotU (talk) 16:33, 26 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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 Confirmed to ImFromOuterSpace and other confirmed Shingling socks

 Possible using a different device

Blocking confirmed and blocking the possible as NOTHERE.
 — Berean Hunter (talk) 15:58, 26 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]

04 March 2019

Suspected sockpuppets

The usual. Just to note that Zzuuzz has blocked 92.4.224.0/20, and Berean Hunter has blocked 92.22.0.0/16, but the user is now editing on a different range. --IamNotU (talk) 15:48, 4 March 2019 (UTC) IamNotU (talk) 15:48, 4 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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10 March 2019

Suspected sockpuppets


The IP is obvious, currently continuing harassment on my talk page ([22], [23]) via a proxy - his usual ISP is mostly blocked at the moment. I requested a rangeblock at WP:OP yesterday. He claims that Sametbiricik is his account in this edit summary: [24], but that may be more subterfuge, so requesting CU. IamNotU (talk) 12:50, 10 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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  • Sametbiricik is  Unrelated

 Confirmed to the master

 Blocked and tagged,  No comment with respect to IP address(es).
 — Berean Hunter (talk) 15:31, 10 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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15 March 2019

Suspected sockpuppets

Two more obvious IPs, no proxy, typical vandalism and childish harassment. Not sure if you want to go any further with rangeblocks on Talk Talk Essex. For the past while I haven't been reporting the Talk Talk IPs, just reverting and ignoring, since they change every few days and seem to be in a pretty wide range. Should I keep reporting them here? Maybe someone should write a letter to his school at some point and ask them to have a chat with him, as this is getting kind of old... IamNotU (talk) 16:41, 15 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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One blocked, and the other is too old. Closing. GABgab 23:15, 15 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

18 April 2019

Suspected sockpuppets

Editing via a proxy. Repeating many edits of previous socks, other typical behavior and obvious signs of this user. IamNotU (talk) 20:14, 18 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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19 April 2019

Suspected sockpuppets

Previous proxy was blocked a few hours ago, he's immediately back on another one to reinstate edits: [25] and repeat claims that I've been "warned not to revert edits"... IamNotU (talk) 18:03, 19 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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28 May 2019

Suspected sockpuppets

Back with another proxy, to make this edit again: [26], same as last time: [27] (via proxy), [28] (via proxy), [29] (Talk Talk Essex), [30] (as confirmed sock TS422). Various other typical edits in other articles with histories full of his socks...

I've also reported typical edits from proxies 5.196.91.229 and 213.183.59.80 at WP:OP, and also 146.71.79.150 which has already been blocked.

Fyi, he has also been active recently again on Special:Contributions/92.3.96.0/20 and Special:Contributions/79.71.224.0/19 since blocks have expired on those. Not sure if blocks are necessary, I've just been manually reverting everything obvious there, as there are a couple of other users in the ranges, and also it helps to see connections to the proxy edits. Let me know if I should not be doing that. He seems to be carrying on a bit of a smear campaign against me: [31], [32], [33], [34] (on Commons), [35], etc. I've put a fair amount of time into cleaning up after him, and I want to be sure I'm not doing anything improper or unhelpful. Thanks... IamNotU (talk) 14:14, 28 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Obvious sock today on Special:Contributions/92.13.43.74, typical edits and articles, similar to edits of previous obvious IPs, eg. [36], [37] and [38] (via proxy), [39]. --IamNotU (talk) 16:15, 5 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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23 June 2019

Suspected sockpuppets

Possibly some others, various typical edits in this range (Special:Contributions/92.11.185.116/20 I think) since 6 June. IP1 repeating previous obvious IP sock edits in Phonautograph ([40], [41], [42], etc.); IP2 seems likely though only one edit; IP3 typical patterns and articles especially Ilham Aliyev; IP4 was blocked for usual vandalism to Muammar Gaddafi, and has repeated previous edits of obvious IP socks ([43], [44], [45]). IamNotU (talk) 15:05, 23 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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06 July 2019

Suspected sockpuppets

The SalaamAlaikum account has many edits typical of Shingling334 socks, for example:

  • Continuing a multi-year edit war: [46], previously (a number of these are via proxies): [47], [48], [49], [50], [51], [52], [53], [54], etc.
  • Edits and typical vandalism about the "phonautograph" of the song "Au clair de la lune": [55], [56] which has been a recent special interest for both vandalism and edit warring, e.g.: [57], [58] leading to page protection of the Phonautograph article, see [page history].
  • Numerous other idiosyncratic edits and patterns, see previous reports. I can disclose more in e-mail if it's not clear.

The IP 92.28.59.57 left a message on my talk page notifying me of the SalaamAlaikum account as a Shingling334 sock. Maybe a good hand / bad hand attempt? Anyway, other typical edits too, and see also Special:Contributions/92.28.63.239 for another obvious sock IP in this range. --IamNotU (talk) 18:50, 6 July 2019 (UTC) IamNotU (talk) 18:50, 6 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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 Confirmed to previous socks + RondoAllaTurka (talk+ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki). Blocked, tagged, closing.--Bbb23 (talk) 18:55, 6 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

21 July 2019

Suspected sockpuppets

All the usual signs of being "Shingling334". I don't want to spill the beans but DoRD knows what to look for... - Tom | Thomas.W talk 15:11, 21 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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18 August 2019

Suspected sockpuppets

changing between British and Enlglish, mentioned on previous SPI reports + this diff on a user talk page, confirming knowledge of shingling (see edit summary) ~~ OxonAlex - talk 15:21, 18 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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 Blocked and tagged ST47 (talk) 19:08, 19 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]

04 September 2019

Suspected sockpuppets


Apparently Shingling334 continues to vandalize my talk page, self-disclosing his identity: [59]; previously: [60], [61], etc. A few other typical edits. IamNotU (talk) 16:31, 4 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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07 September 2019

Suspected sockpuppets

I've reported these some time ago as proxies (probably compromised virtual hosts) at WP:OP, but it seems nobody's home there... First two are Linode, the third is GlobalTelehost (compare with Special:Contributions/198.57.27.196). Obvious signs and edits of socks of Shingling334, who has used such proxies many times. Looks like he's been editing away on each of them for a month or more... IamNotU (talk) 12:59, 7 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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13 September 2019

Suspected sockpuppets


Seems to be a new ISP for him, geolocates to the same Essex/Ipswich area as the many "Talk Talk" IPs. The usual edits and interests, for example:

There are several other usual signs that I can disclose in email. --IamNotU (talk) 17:58, 13 September 2019 (UTC) IamNotU (talk) 17:58, 13 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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03 October 2019

Suspected sockpuppets

Same old geolocation, articles, and edits, including self-disclosing on my talk page for some reason... [73] IamNotU (talk) 19:23, 3 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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18 October 2019

Suspected sockpuppets

All the usual signs of being a Shingling-sock, from the first edit and on... - Tom | Thomas.W talk 13:21, 18 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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23 October 2019

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Typical geolocation and POV edits about presidents and food-is-Turkish, etc. Has been editing from this IP for more than a week now. IamNotU (talk) 16:47, 23 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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25 December 2019

Suspected sockpuppets

IP1: Active since 18 December, last edit yesterday. The usual Talk Talk network and geolocation near Ipswich.

  • Repeating past edits changing "British" to "English":[74], [75]
  • Edit-warring about Turkish ethnicity: [76] (compare with behaviorally obvious socks editing via proxy: [77], [78], [79], [80]).
  • Special interests in Muslim presidents and kings, and edit-warring over their photos and numbering: [81], [82], etc.
  • Special interests in national origins of food dishes: [83], [84].

I checked the Special:Contributions/92.6.0.0/16 range, and there are a couple of dozen other IPs in the past half a year or so fitting the same patterns, which seem to be all in Special:Contributions/92.6.128.0/17. There are also several in Special:Contributions/92.11.176.0/20.

IP2: Active since 19 November, last edit two days ago. A new ISP for him, EE Mobile, since late August or so (see also Special:Contributions/2.25.78.180 and previously-reported Special:Contributions/2.25.106.235), same geolocation.

-- IamNotU (talk) 19:51, 25 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Both IP1 and IP2 have edited the Plymouth (automobile) article yesterday and today, respectively. Also, these edits are very typical behavior of Shingling334: [122], [123]. --IamNotU (talk) 16:52, 27 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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07 January 2020

Suspected sockpuppets

The usual network/geolocation and typical edits about presidents and Turkish national origins of food. Continuing a years-long edit war in Kapsalon: [124] and [125], compare with [126] and [127] (the latter via open proxy). Dynamic IP but has been editing for nearly a week. --IamNotU (talk) 15:47, 7 January 2020 (UTC) IamNotU (talk) 15:47, 7 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@RoySmith:, sure, I can explain the basis of 38.142.114.2 being a proxy. The edits are stale, it's just to show a diff with past IP socks for evidence of 92.28.48.135 continuing old slow-motion edit wars. 38.142.114.2 is reported as a "high risk proxy connection" by IPQualityScore: [128]. It geolocates to the US, but behaviorally it's an obvious sock of Shingling334. 88.105.189.242 (on the usual Talk Talk, Suffolk) edited Kapsalon and was blocked the same day as a Shingling334 sock.[129] The next day, proxy IP 38.142.114.2 repeated the same edit.[130]

The mix of edits from 38.142.114.2 are also very typical patterns of Shingling334, e.g. editing Suffolk New College,[131], edits about Northern Cyprus,[132] national origin claims for food being Turkish or changing between England/English and UK/British, and a little vandalism thrown in.[133] See these edits repeatedly changing Jamie Oliver's ethnicity by 38.142.114.2: [134], confirmed sock CheesyChips342 [135], and 92.6.246.68, blocked as a Shingling334 sock just last week: [136]. Shingling334 has a long history of (sometimes) using proxies. Normally I would have reported it to WP:OP, I don't remember what happened at the time, but it looks like it was blocked right after the edits back in 2018 and there weren't any more edits since then, so probably I didn't bother, and there's no need to do it now. I hope that answers your question... --IamNotU (talk) 19:21, 7 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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04 April 2020

Suspected sockpuppets

The usual Talk Talk network and geolocation, the usual boring edits to origins of food dishes, articles and pictures of Turkish/Cypriot and other heads of state, and childish vandalism thereto: [137]. Has been editing daily from this IP for a week and half. --IamNotU (talk) 13:32, 4 April 2020 (UTC) IamNotU (talk) 13:32, 4 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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It seems they moved to 88.105.88.238 (talk+ · tag · contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RBLs · proxy check · block user · spi block · block log · cross-wiki contribs · CheckUser (log)). Blocked, no sleepers. -- zzuuzz (talk) 08:21, 6 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

08 May 2020

Suspected sockpuppets

The usual geolocation, articles, and topics: preoccupation with infoboxes of prime ministers, Northern Cyprus, pro-Turkish POV pushing, etc. IamNotU (talk) 11:50, 8 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Looks like he's hopped over to 88.105.87.0 now. --IamNotU (talk) 19:07, 8 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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24 May 2020

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Originally, I took this account to ANI as SPA and NOTHERE, but I guess I need file the paperwork. This SPA Ulaş parlak (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) does the following since the creation of the account: 1. Adds Turkish flags to food articles against MOS. 2. Changes "Ottoman" to "Turkish". 3. Uses misleading edit-summaries calling his edits as "fixing typos". 4. Eliminates other countries and substitutes "Turkey" as the origin of the food.  Sounds like a duck quacking into a megaphone to me. Dr. K. 00:49, 24 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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Both of the users are editing about food, especially Turkish food, which indicates that the two accounts are being controlled by a sockmaster... but not a very good one, as both users' edits practically all are about food. So, in my opinion, it's almost definitely a yes in the notion of blocking. XLK123 (talk) 10:11, 24 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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This case is being reviewed by RoySmith as part of the clerk training process. Please allow him to process the entire case (including admin actions against suspected socks) without interference, and pose any questions or concerns either on his talk page or on this page if more appropriate.

28 May 2020

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This account has been blocked as a sock of indeffed STAY AT HOME FOR THE NHS (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log), but is actually not that user, but Shingling334. Maybe doesn't matter that much, but probably a good idea to clarify who was behind this account and its vandalism etc., and remove this unblock request: [138]. Shingling334 has a history of fooling around with claiming to be other users.

There is some crossover because STAY AT HOME FOR THE NHS, who seemed to have a pro-Turkish Cypriot agenda, reinstated several of Shingling334's edits that I had reverted for block evasion. I think they had trawled my edit history, or it's even possible they know each other off-wiki. However, their behavior was quite different than Shingling334, for example, they did not engage in vandalism, and were chatty on talk pages, with a better command of English.

STAY AT HOME FOR THE NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, on the other hand, shows several typical Shingling334 behaviors such as these: [139] (compare with [140]); [141] (compare with numerous other socks using this template); and making "good" edits then blanking or vandalizing the page: [142], [143] (note that page is a favorite target of Shingling334).

Also, a couple of minutes after making these typical edits and having them reverted: [144], [145], [146], IP 88.105.83.167 reinstated them; the IP is on the usual network and geolocation of Shingling334. IamNotU (talk) 11:03, 28 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I've added 88.105.83.167 to the list, since he's back editing from there today, changing pictures of Muslim presidents [147], claiming Turkish/Ottoman national origin for Gyros [148], the same old edit he's been making for years, e.g.: [149], [150], [151], etc. --IamNotU (talk) 16:21, 8 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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As said above, the one with the longer name is confirmed Shingling334. I believe the other one is a certain different LTA, but they are at least relatively unlikely to be Shingling334. I've blocked the IP for a month. -- zzuuzz (talk) 17:31, 8 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

30 July 2020

Suspected sockpuppets

Same old nonsense from same old Talk Talk Suffolk/Essex geolocation, has been active for the last couple of weeks. Foods are Turkish/Muslim, especially Doner kebab [152] and gyros [153], see previous reports for many dozens of similar diffs; as well Muslim presidents needing better photos: [154], or maybe vandalism instead: [155]. Help me with Northern Cyprus stuff: [156], compare: [157]. Slightly newer thing is Indian food is Pakistani: [158]. IamNotU (talk) 03:38, 30 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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12 August 2020

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Same Talk Talk Suffolk IP as last report (30 July) back at it after the block expired. Has been at the same IP for a month. Kebabs etc. are Turkish [159] [160], presidents (especially Turkish Cypriot ones) need better photos [161], yadda yadda. --IamNotU (talk) 11:34, 12 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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  •  Clerk note: Unclear why this wasn't looked at earlier, but in any case, the IP hasn't edited in almost two weeks at this point, so closing with no action taken. We can pick this up again if need be if the IP starts editing again. -- RoySmith (talk) 19:44, 26 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

21 June 2021

Suspected sockpuppets


All 11 creating identical user pages with their first edits using a template that indicates the user isn't new. Bishonen already blocked four of them, see note. Checkuser to check how many other accounts are in this farm, I only searched for recent Kyrgyz* accounts. Eostrix  (🦉 hoot hoot🦉) 17:43, 21 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

pinging @Bishonen: a bunch of new creations here after your block and message.--Eostrix  (🦉 hoot hoot🦉) 17:45, 21 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Added, Kazakh Guy who by proximity of edits and user page is related to the Kyrgz group. How many other ex-Soviet republics are there to play with?--Eostrix  (🦉 hoot hoot🦉) 17:52, 21 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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Bagging and tagging all accounts. This SPI can be closed... ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 23:53, 21 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

11 July 2021

Suspected sockpuppets

All these accounts created nearly identical user pages and talk pages. Similar to the batch of socks of Kazakh Guy from 21 June 2021. CU to uncover what other accounts might be involved, as the 9 listed here are surely not the entire batch in this farm. Eostrix  (🦉 hoot hoot🦉) 11:45, 11 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Added Cypriots are Turkish (talk+ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki) and Turkish Generalist (talk+ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki), ducks created on 12 July.--Eostrix  (🦉 hoot hoot🦉) 13:31, 12 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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15 July 2021

Suspected sockpuppets

Duck to previous Turkish/Cypriot/Greek/Kurdish batch reported on 11 July. Duck on username, user page, and talk page. Requesting CU as checkuser the last few times revealed more accounts, the accounts are created here in batches. Eostrix  (🦉 hoot hoot🦉) 10:30, 15 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Added Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus... Latest in this wave.--Eostrix  (🦉 hoot hoot🦉) 12:29, 15 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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As soon as you made this report, I noticed another sock called Turkish from Cyprus repeating the same behavior as Turkish logic by typing the very same thing like the previous sock did in such a similar fashion, and behaved somehow very oddly on their user page. DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 12:11, 15 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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16 July 2021

Suspected sockpuppets

The same template on user page, the same Turkish-pushing edits on food pages, the same style of user name as the most recent barrage. Largoplazo (talk) 21:35, 16 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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20 July 2021

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Another batch of ducks moving across the globe. Sam batch creation of users with the same pattern as last cases. Checkuser to uncover additional entries in this farm (I might have missed a country prefix here). Eostrix  (🦉 hoot hoot🦉) 14:06, 20 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Materialscientist CUed this batch now, so this can be closed.--Eostrix  (🦉 hoot hoot🦉) 14:15, 20 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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23 July 2021

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Same old stuff. I'm guessing a close relative of the just-blocked Macedonians are Greek. Largoplazo (talk) 13:17, 23 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I just added 212.108.146.62, who repeated one of the named account's edits at Beyaz peynir right after I reverted it, and who I now see has been making a lot of the same edits (like adding the category "Cuisine of North Cyprus") to articles. Largoplazo (talk) 13:26, 23 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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23 July 2021

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Similar names (statements concerning Macedonia). Add "Talk page" and "This is a new user" templates to the user and user talk page. Add unsourced/incorrect information. My spidey sense says that there are sleepers or other active accounts. Sjö (talk) 13:12, 23 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Probably socks of Shingling334 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · nuke contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log), just like recent vandal User:Macedonia forever Greek (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · nuke contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) that edited the same way. Sjö (talk) 13:15, 23 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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Is it possible to launch a daily automated checkuser report for users such as this one, that patrollers can follow? Perhaps with a link to a process that will add the accounts on the daily list to the investigations page automatically? Largoplazo (talk) 10:38, 24 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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31 July 2021

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Obvious s based on user space edits. There was an Armenia sock in the last batch of countries. Requesting CU as these are usually created in batches with several different prefixes (usually related to Eastern Europe / Northwest Asia) , CU checks usually brings up more sleepers in this case. Eostrix  (🦉 hoot hoot🦉) 07:23, 31 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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04 August 2021

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And we're back to Greece. Obvious ducks by their edits. CU requested to uncover other accounts in the farm, as they always come in waves. Eostrix  (🦉 hoot hoot🦉) 11:31, 4 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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Confirmed, plus:

-- zzuuzz (talk) 11:46, 4 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

12 August 2021

Suspected sockpuppets

The usual alterations to nationalities and countries in the area of Greece/Turkey/Armenia/Cyprus in food-related articles, complaining about "POV" (see Kofte[164]) while making additions that are no less "POV" than what the user is removing. Also after having edited Kofte, 212.108.146.62 was blocked recently as another sockpuppet after similar edits. Largoplazo (talk) 11:52, 12 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

For what it's worth, also blocked in July after Kofte edits (though not flagged as a Shingling334 sockpuppet) was 88.105.95.54, with a list of similar contributions in terms of regions (North Macedonia, Cyprus) and the usual range of western, central, and south Asian foods. Largoplazo (talk) 12:10, 12 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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No comment. Closing.. -- zzuuzz (talk) 20:41, 18 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

18 August 2021

Suspected sockpuppets

Back to Turkey. Obvious duck based on their first edits.

Turkish get up might be them too based on name and creation date, but no evidence beyond that.

Requesting CU as it generally reveals more accounts in this case. Eostrix  (🦉 hoot hoot🦉) 19:56, 18 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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The Turkish get up one is unlikely. The socks:

-- zzuuzz (talk) 20:40, 18 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

27 February 2022

Suspected sockpuppets

Self-admitted socking, found a few more while I was at it. Primefac (talk) 17:39, 27 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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 Confirmed (for the record). Primefac (talk) 17:39, 27 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

14 May 2022

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Another day, another duck sock - RichT|C|E-Mail 19:08, 14 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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05 June 2022

Suspected sockpuppets

Pro forma, per checkuser. -- zzuuzz (talk) 17:07, 5 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Confirmed. -- zzuuzz (talk) 17:07, 5 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

15 June 2022

Suspected sockpuppets

Yet another shingling sock, pointlessly edit warring over various ethnicities in food articles, complete with nonsensical spelling errors. see here, here and of course, their usual nonsense attacks against other editors PRAXIDICAE🌈 19:00, 15 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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29 August 2022

Suspected sockpuppets

Loud quacking: Almost a bit too obvious with the location Mersin and their first edit. T*U (talk) 18:31, 29 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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23 September 2022

Suspected sockpuppets

Obvious quacking ducks from Mersin. I must have been sleeping, not having spotted them before, especially given my latest report from same IP range. First one is surely stale, but second is active. T*U (talk) 03:57, 23 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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01 October 2022

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Is this Shingling334? Three articles edited so far, with edits of a familiar nature, and all of them articles that other identified IPs have edited, one of them in the past week. Largoplazo (talk) 00:02, 1 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Oh yeah, this is obviously our duck. Beside the quacking of the typical edits, it is Mersin. I was about to report, but Largoplazo beat me to it. --T*U (talk) 00:22, 1 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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20 February 2024

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IP is pushing same POV as this user account (Max2284) after Max2284 failed to convince other editors of changes they wanted in American cuisine particularly. This sock was just blocked for disruptive editing. Stefen Towers among the rest! Gab • Gruntwerk 08:21, 20 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

One detail these users have in common is wanting to move lead material in American cuisine to the History section in the same day. That is too coincidental to believe they are different entities. Stefen Towers among the rest! Gab • Gruntwerk 08:28, 20 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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03 March 2024

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Same Vandalism on American cuisine. Lard Almighty (talk) 16:27, 3 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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