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07 January 2021

Suspected sockpuppets

User:TylerKutschbach was blocked on January 3, 2021 for adding unsourced content. In particular, adding historic election data to US county and city articles. User:2603:6010:F006:964B:55AC:C2F8:ADE7:432E started editing on January 7, 2021, adding content TylerKutschbach had been blocked for adding.

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29 October 2022

Suspected sockpuppets

Similar editing patterns and grammar.

This account was created about a month after TylerKutschbach was fully indeffed on Commons. This account has edited maps into articles that were previously uploaded by TylerKutschbach to Commons.

Both this account and TylerKutschbach have a significant amount of edits "Templatizing" election results.

Their attempts to enforce arbitrary rules on election articles are also recognizable, for example, this edit.

While I usually wouldn't open an SPI without a slam-dunk amount of evidence, this is pretty obvious to me as a long-term editor in this topic area, and TylerKutschbach has been highly disruptive to this topic area on Wikipedia, taking up a large amount of editor time and effort. Elli (talk | contribs) 23:02, 29 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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11 December 2022

Suspected sockpuppets

Both of these accounts are repeating TylerKutschbach's disruptive behavioral patterns on Wikimedia Commons, with Donkeydude24 being blocked as a sock there and Patriots9033 creating their account shortly after said block (see here. To the extent that these accounts have edited enwiki, they've continued their rather disruptive pattern of edits. Elli (talk | contribs) 21:15, 11 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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  • Seems likely on behavior, especially taking Commons edits into account. CheckUser requested and endorsed by clerk against each other and sox in archive to confirm. -- Tamzin[cetacean needed] (she|they|xe) 22:32, 11 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Confirmed to each other:
  • Different ranges to what has been used by other accounts in this case. Geolocation is same large country. Dreamy Jazz talk to me | my contributions 23:40, 11 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Thanks, Dreamy.  Tagged as confirmed to Favorite9033, suspected to Tyler. Closing. -- Tamzin[cetacean needed] (she|they|xe) 02:44, 12 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

13 December 2022

Suspected sockpuppets

Still the same disruptive mass-reverts on Commons, hope there's an admin who can handle both Wikipedia and Commons —twotwofourtysix(talk || edits) 04:08, 13 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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04 January 2023

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Per a discussion in ANI, it seems like this account is a sock of TylerKutschbach (and is suspected of such on Commons). Requesting CU to prove it and check for sleepers. LilianaUwU (talk / contribs) 04:39, 4 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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  • The user has no edits at en.wiki. Closing. Bbb23 (talk) 05:06, 4 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

28 January 2023

Suspected sockpuppets

I'm aware this account is already blocked, but it's the only one of the edits that massblanked Doug Mastriano (of which there are many in the recent history of the page) that hasn't been tagged yet. I went to RPP to ask for the page to be ECP'd due to the constant massblanking but was told that this was a matter for SPI, so here I am. Requesting CU in case of any sleepers. Also requesting someone ECP the page because at this stage it's constant. ser! (chat to me - see my edits) 05:23, 28 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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31 January 2023

Suspected sockpuppets

Again, editing to get autoconfirmed perms in sandbox before mass-blanking. User is already blocked but requesting CU to find any sleepers. ser! (chat to me - see my edits) 21:11, 31 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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03 February 2023

Suspected sockpuppets

Similar to account Vfvfrfv, which was blocked as a sock of this master - particularly targets the Joe Manchin page with this modus operandi. Account is already blocked, but requesting CU to root out any more sleepers. ser! (chat to me - see my edits) 19:24, 3 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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04 February 2023

Suspected sockpuppets

First six edits were restoring false BLP images that had originally been added by Fr323rf (now blocked as TylerKutschbach sock). Schazjmd (talk) 23:05, 4 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Add: Account has been indeffed for vandalism. Schazjmd (talk) 23:19, 4 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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04 February 2023

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New accounts re-adding false photos previously added by suspected sock Rgewerwt and confirmed sock Fr323rf. Schazjmd (talk) 23:18, 4 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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03 February 2023

Suspected sockpuppets

There’s a number of accounts that popped up on pages this account edited to make similar changes to one’s this sock was making. I can’t list them all as I’m editing on mobile and it’s arduous, but CU requested both to sniff them out and to detect any more sleepers.

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  • A couple of CUs have already run some checks; I see a number of other blocked accounts, and some blocked IP ranges. I don't think any further action is warranted immediately, come back if you see any more. Cheers Girth Summit (blether) 19:02, 8 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

08 February 2023

Suspected sockpuppets

Another sockpuppet again. There seems to be 10 new ones every day. At the time of filing, not blocked yet. ser! (chat to me - see my edits) 23:12, 8 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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  • Already blocked, closing. Mz7 (talk) 09:53, 9 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

14 February 2023

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Another one, same modus operandi. Again, not blocked at the time of filing, but CU requested in case there's any sleepers. There's been several dozen of these over the last while and I'm not even sure what good filing this report will do, but hey, worth a shot. ser! (chat to me - see my edits) 04:41, 14 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Update: blocked now. Feel free to decline if you feel this is a waste of CU resources. ser! (chat to me - see my edits) 04:46, 14 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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  • There were indeed a number of other accounts found via CU, but it looks like they've all already been blocked and tagged. Closing with no further action needed. Mz7 (talk) 11:04, 14 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

04 March 2023

Suspected sockpuppets

Obvious socks, already blocked, just looking to get them CU-tagged.

Diffs: Master: [7], [8], [9], and many more
Muster: [10], [11], [12] Yoshi24517 (Chat) (Online) 01:37, 4 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Adding another sock just found, that was just made. Adding Pre-emption by Federal Law to the list. Diff: [13]. Yoshi24517 (Chat) (Online) 01:41, 4 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

In addition, adding Governor's Mansion to the list. Diff: [14]. Yoshi24517 (Chat) (Online) 01:47, 4 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Adding Championship Tournament because QUACK. LilianaUwU (talk / contributions) 01:52, 4 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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  • Everyone's blocked. They don't need to be tagged. Closing. Bbb23 (talk) 01:52, 4 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

06 March 2023

Suspected sockpuppets

 Looks like a duck to me Leonidlednev (talk) 17:40, 6 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Blocked, looking for tags. Leonidlednev (talk) 17:42, 6 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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17 March 2023

Suspected sockpuppets

The two accounts have made the same identical edit to the page William Barr. I was going to file a SPI investigation for each other, however I noticed that Soft Serve Icecream already had a suspected sockpuppet tag on their user page under this sockmaster, so I brought the both of them here instead.

--DL6443 (Talk/Contribs) 23:45, 16 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Yea, this is unfortunately a long running thing. At this stage CU checks have unearthed only existing blocked accounts as the new accounts seem to be created shortly before vandalism occurs. ser! (chat to me - see my edits) 23:47, 16 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

As someone who hasn't had any prior dealings with the sockmaster I was genuinely shocked to see the long list of archived SPI's prior to this one, but anyhow I wanted to get this verified by a CU in the interests of purely logging :/ --DL6443 (Talk/Contribs) 00:11, 17 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Just gonna say, if they are already blocked, nothing is going to happen. I did the same exact thing you did, and my SPI was closed with no action. Yoshi24517 (Chat) (Online) 00:19, 17 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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22 March 2023

Suspected sockpuppets

This edit and this edit are exactly the same as edits made by suspected socks. Esolo5002 (talk) 02:17, 22 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Yup, confirmed (along with some others that probably don't need listing). Noting another blocked good hand account: Jackfoone42 (talk+ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log· investigate · cuwiki). -- zzuuzz (talk) 00:45, 23 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]


29 March 2023

Suspected sockpuppets

This IP (and the whole /64 range) has continued to be used by this user for their disruptive editing. Previously blocked as a sock of theirs in 2021, and it's pretty clear that it's still them (ping Vanjagenije as the admin who blocked at that time). Elli (talk | contribs) 00:45, 29 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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  • Blocked /64 range for 3 months, closing. Bbb23 (talk) 01:51, 29 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

29 March 2023

Suspected sockpuppets

Another sock IP; started editing immediately after the last IP was blocked to undo the reverts of their edits. Talks in the same manner as well. Elli (talk | contribs) 06:43, 29 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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  • Range is blocked now, closing. Thanks, Spicy (talk) 14:06, 29 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

13 April 2023

Suspected sockpuppets

Continued edits to an article immediately after a previous confirmed sockpuppet got found out and blocked. AidenTEM (talk) 02:01, 13 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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  •  Blocked without tags. Case closed. Sdrqaz (talk) 02:04, 13 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

15 April 2023

Suspected sockpuppets

Re-removing switchers from articles where they were restored after previous socks of his removed them. – Stuart98 ( Talk Contribs) 01:43, 15 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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  • /64 range now blocked. Closing. Bbb23 (talk) 18:10, 15 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

30 April 2023

Suspected sockpuppets

Another sockpuppet removing map switchers from infoboxes. Elli (talk | contribs) 20:49, 30 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Added one based on behavior and geolocation. LilianaUwU (talk / contributions) 17:25, 4 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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  • The IP edits are too old. Closing. Bbb23 (talk) 16:06, 7 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

18 May 2023

Suspected sockpuppets

Both accounts based on contribs have vandalized the same articles and ***I reverse chaos*** has decided to evade their block.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/I_reverse_chaos

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/Wiki_Sock_Institute 64andtim (💬 and 📜) 03:16, 18 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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11 July 2023

Suspected sockpuppets

Extremely similar name to the R section of sockpuppets, same style of adding unrelated images to political articles. DUCK test well passed. Requesting CU in case of any sleepers, though I suspect this account will be long blocked for vandalism by this point. ser! (chat to me - see my edits) 22:09, 11 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Confirmed, along with Rewerwewer. -- zzuuzz (talk) 22:48, 11 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]


16 July 2023

Suspected sockpuppets

Another obvious sock reverting to edits made by last socks. DUCK test passed. As CU last time showed another sock, requesting CU again. ser! (chat to me - see my edits) 20:29, 16 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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I'd call that confirmed, no obvious sleepers. -- zzuuzz (talk) 20:42, 16 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]


03 August 2023

Suspected sockpuppets

Both new editors have worked on Alex Shieh which was created by User:Stopasianhate, a confirmed sockpuppet. It was a redirect before it was just converted into an article that is now at AFD. SoniaSotomayorFan is behaving as a very experienced editor despite only being active for 2 weeks but they might be a returning account unconnected with TylerKutschbach. Liz Read! Talk! 02:06, 3 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

SoniaSotomayorFan even filed a complete SPI report (Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Pallster) despite only having been an editor for one week. Clearly a returning, experienced editor, I guess the question is whether they are a sock. Liz Read! Talk! 00:19, 4 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]
I meant to request a checkuser here but I forgot to change that "no" to a "yes" when I filed this report and I don't know how to alter it at this point. Liz Read! Talk! 22:26, 4 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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  • @Liz: I tried altering this report to request a CU. Silcox (talk) 10:59, 9 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you, Silcox, much appreciated. Liz Read! Talk! 23:23, 10 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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  •  In progress - RoySmith (talk) 22:39, 12 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  • SoniaSotomayorFan is  Likely (or maybe even more) to a bunch of previous socks. I'll block and tag as proven.
  • Despite the obvious username similarity, Keepabortionlegal35 appears to be Red X Unrelated based on the CU data. RoySmith (talk) 23:12, 12 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  • Nothing more to do here I think, closing. firefly ( t · c ) 08:28, 25 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

12 August 2023

Suspected sockpuppets

Like User:Liz’s report, this account matches patterns of User:Keepabortionlegal35 and User:SoniaSotomayorFan in that they both are involved in Alex Shieh (creation and deletion discussion), which was a page created by User:Stopasianhate, a confirmed sock. this account is relatively new and has been making logical arguments characteristic of an experienced editor and immediately starts commenting in Afd. 2601:19B:C602:C0B0:B15E:7F85:2021:4FA8 (talk) 04:17, 12 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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  • IAmHuitzilopochtli is  Possible based on the CU data. RoySmith (talk) 23:20, 12 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  • New technical evidence makes this pretty cut-and-dried  Confirmed (via SoniaSotomayorFan). Blocked as such, closing. firefly ( t · c ) 08:08, 25 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

26 August 2023

Suspected sockpuppets

This /64 has been blocked multiple times before as a sock. Same pattern of behavior since the block expired. Elli (talk | contribs) 07:38, 26 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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  • Firefly, just wondering, is there a reason why User:IAmHuitzilopochtli was just seen as "possible" two weeks ago and now is blocked as a sockpuppet? I'm curious what changed. Liz Read! Talk! 02:48, 27 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    @Liz - new technical evidence that wasn't available when the initial check was run :) firefly ( t · c ) 12:49, 31 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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@Liz: Firefly updated the SPI noting new evidence here.-- Ponyobons mots 17:58, 29 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

31 August 2023

Suspected sockpuppets

Account editing primarily Alex Shieh-related articles, just as User:Stopasianhate, User:SoniaSotomayorFan, and User:IAmHuitzilopochtli were. Account became active in Alex Shieh and Phillips Academy Poll drafts just a few days after IAmHuitzilopochtli was blocked. Displays unusual proficiency in Afds, Afcs, talk pages not normal in a new editor, like SoniaSotomayorFan and IAmHuitzilopochtli were. Account also created in past month, when it became clear that Alex Shieh was in a divided Afd. 2607:FB91:BD0A:C891:6196:B5DF:8E25:B8E8 (talk) 12:36, 31 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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  • FWIW, came here also to report Tintinthereporter226, and on exactly the same basis (defo more experienced editor, than what one month and 300+ edits would suggest!). --DoubleGrazing (talk) 05:51, 1 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  • I am not a sock. I was not informed of this investigation either, and only discovered it from looking at a user contributions page. I don't see what effectively amounts to sharing an interest, albeit rather niche, is appropriate evidence. Tintinthereporter226 06:34, 1 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    You don't need to be informed, this is not ANI. Glad you found your way here regardless. -- DoubleGrazing (talk) 06:37, 1 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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  •  Confirmed to each other:

05 September 2023

Suspected sockpuppets

Freshly created, moving straight to WP:RPPD. Compare recently confirmed sock ElectricSwagger (talk+ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · spi block · block log · CA · CheckUser(log· investigate · cuwiki). Requesting CU for sleepers. Favonian (talk) 20:30, 5 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Confirmed.  No sleepers immediately visible -- zzuuzz (talk) 20:54, 5 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]


21 September 2023

Suspected sockpuppets

Reinstated changes made by a blocked sock. This account is not yet blocked, and has longer term activity than the usual sock from this farm, but the sudden resurrection to reinstate vandalism by this sock seems like a DUCK to me. ser! (chat to me - see my edits) 15:31, 21 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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  • Hmm. Well, they're using an IP range that this master has used before; it's not their usual UA, but the recent editing is ducky enough for me to think the IP range is too much to be a coincidence. Blocked. Girth Summit (blether) 17:58, 21 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

19 October 2023

Suspected sockpuppets

Both accounts have been reinstating changes by Deep Fryer 732 on the article for Warren E. Burger, Fryer in question having previously been proven to be a sockpuppet of Tyler. TheBlueSkyClub (talk) 02:09, 19 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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13 January 2024

Suspected sockpuppets

Giants Stadium, MOI, and FP did similar vandalistic edits on Ruth Madoff. I then protected Ruth Madoff. OF account edited on Mike Lee replacing the image in infobox in a similar manner. – robertsky (talk) 02:54, 13 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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16 January 2024

Suspected sockpuppets

See Buffoonic here, followed by S*ckpuppetry 101 & again here, followed by another edit by Beaver Park here.

All three accounts have been vandalizing or otherwise causing mayhem at multiple American football articles. There's a developing pattern of random logos being inserted over the infobox image. Given how quickly the accounts are being registered, I've filed this so hopefully any (if there are any) sleeper accounts will be blocked. Thanks! Schrödinger's jellyfish 03:38, 16 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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  • This is TylerKutschbach. Also:

Spicy (talk) 14:10, 16 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

  • Blocked and tagged, closing. Spicy (talk) 14:12, 16 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

09 April 2024

Suspected sockpuppets


  • Similar edits to previous socks, and to TylerKutschbach, the sockmaster. Adding obscure demographic data from this source, without ever stating where in that source the numbers came from.
  • IPs from Ohio, like previous IP socks.
  • See [15][16]. Magnolia677 (talk) 15:04, 9 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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@Favonian: would you have a moment to look at User:2600:1009:B00E:8C4C:EDF6:A540:A1:CF06. Thanks! Magnolia677 (talk) 22:50, 16 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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