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Gsthae with tempo!

29 August 2016

Suspected sockpuppets


Creation of nonsense articles with the same content and similar name pattern ("Mixing.Sailors").

  1. Now deleted nonsense article #1 by Gouzo135
  2. Now deleted nonsense article #2 by Gouzo135
  3. Mixing_Sailоrs Nonsense article by Glouxnef138 with (from memory) same/similar content as the deleted articles, currently flagged for speedy deletion Fëanor (talk) 16:36, 29 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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Clerk, CheckUser, and/or patrolling admin comments

22 June 2021

Suspected sockpuppets

Requesting CheckUser to identify any other recent socks creating nonsense pages; this has been going on for years as seen in archived report. See also [1] and [2]. Home Lander (talk) 21:29, 22 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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Clerk, CheckUser, and/or patrolling admin comments

06 July 2022

Suspected sockpuppets

That's a lot of time I'm never getting back. Sdrqaz (talk) 22:39, 6 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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  • Thanks Sdrqaz, they're definitely one of the weirder editors I've come across in my time here, and I think that's saying a lot. DanCherek (talk) 02:42, 8 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • This is a cross-wiki abuse case and have been around for quite some time and I've been chasing this across at 10-15 wikis. A quick source code search of undeleted pages can be found here. A check here would probably be useless as this abuser rarely edits actively and is IP hopping. @GeneralNotability: This case is basically this. --Minorax«¦talk¦» 12:00, 8 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Clerk, CheckUser, and/or patrolling admin comments

01 December 2022

Suspected sockpuppets

I’m not too familiar with this part of Wikipedia, so let me know if you need any clarification.

These are throwaway accounts that have been used to create one nonsense draft, which is then deleted, and the account isn’t heard from again.

There’s a similarity between these accounts’ names and those of the throwaways that created the ‘12 dwarves’ series (see my CSD log for those; they’re all in November).

They follow the same pattern of two or three names followed by a space (important) and then a random string of numbers.

Tamzin also recommended that I request CheckUser on these accounts in order to see if a rangeblock is feasible. ◇HelenDegenerate◆ 00:31, 1 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Clerk, CheckUser, and/or patrolling admin comments

01 December 2022

Suspected sockpuppets

See other report. ◇HelenDegenerate◆ 00:31, 1 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Clerk, CheckUser, and/or patrolling admin comments

27 November 2022

Suspected sockpuppets

I was advised to come here by @Tamzin:. She said that the more people who know about this, the better. I recently discovered an LTA (been going on for months) whose activity was obscured by the fact that their drafts were always deleted. This person creates a draft with a G1 title and contents, then after it’s deleted, recreates it under a visually similar name. This draft that this IP created is identical to these: [5], [6], [7], [8], [9]. She blocked the IPs who created the other drafts. This one looks like a duck to me. ◇HelenDegenerate◆ 21:10, 27 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Clerk, CheckUser, and/or patrolling admin comments

05 January 2023

Suspected sockpuppets

User created a nonsense draft + username matches the pattern that I pointed out in an earlier report. Requesting CU because I haven’t seen this particular nonsense draft before (they tend to come up with one and then recreate it under different names), but the style of nonsense used is pretty distinct. Compare with [10] and you'll see what I mean. ◇HelenDegenerate◆ 21:03, 5 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Clerk, CheckUser, and/or patrolling admin comments

  • Ernest Gabord-Lacour 454 below and Norbert Elton Sparrow 180 are confirmed to each other; they're on a different range as the last ones, but geolocating to the same place. Don't see any more on that range. Blocked and tagged, closing. Girth Summit (blether) 13:06, 7 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

06 January 2023

Suspected sockpuppets

[11] + username still fits the pattern. ◇HelenDegenerate◆ 15:46, 6 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Clerk, CheckUser, and/or patrolling admin comments

11 January 2023

Suspected sockpuppets

Only contribution has been this. Writing style fits that of other confirmed socks. Requesting CU because they appear to have changed the username pattern. ◇HelenDegenerate◆ 23:37, 11 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Clerk, CheckUser, and/or patrolling admin comments

24 February 2023

Suspected sockpuppets

WP:DUCK, only contribution is Draft:Rooster's Inversions (compare Draft:Rooster inversions, created by another sockpuppet). Partofthemachine (talk) 01:56, 24 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Clerk, CheckUser, and/or patrolling admin comments

Rather stale, but blocked for good measure. DatGuyTalkContribs 20:03, 26 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

24 February 2023

Suspected sockpuppets

See Draft:Definition of a Cute Fall, a draft created by this user. Partofthemachine (talk) 05:22, 24 February 2023 (UTC) Partofthemachine (talk) 05:22, 24 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Clerk, CheckUser, and/or patrolling admin comments

Same as above. DatGuyTalkContribs 20:03, 26 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

09 March 2023

Suspected sockpuppets

Duck. ◇HelenDegenerate◆ 19:56, 9 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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I've become increasingly convinced that we should have a Wikipedia:Long-term abuse page on Gsthae with tempo. Partofthemachine (talk) 07:15, 10 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Clerk, CheckUser, and/or patrolling admin comments

29 March 2023

Suspected sockpuppets

Another textbook GWT sock. ◇HelenDegenerate◆ 17:42, 29 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Clerk, CheckUser, and/or patrolling admin comments

31 March 2023

Suspected sockpuppets

Writing style in this draft matches that of other socks. ◇HelenDegenerate◆ 15:45, 31 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Clerk, CheckUser, and/or patrolling admin comments

12 May 2023

Suspected sockpuppets

Both creating variations of the "Mixing Sailors" draft. Partofthemachine (talk) 23:30, 12 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Improperly created pages. ALSTROEMERIA🌸Čijukas Kuvajamas 00:10, 13 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Clerk, CheckUser, and/or patrolling admin comments

16 May 2023

Suspected sockpuppets

WP:DUCK. Partofthemachine (talk) 23:54, 16 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Clerk, CheckUser, and/or patrolling admin comments

17 May 2023

Suspected sockpuppets

Same as above. Partofthemachine (talk) 02:11, 17 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Clerk, CheckUser, and/or patrolling admin comments

21 May 2023

Suspected sockpuppets

Typical Gsthae behaviour. This draft has nearly the same title as this one, which was created by one of their (now blocked) socks. ◇HelenDegenerate◆ 19:16, 21 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Clerk, CheckUser, and/or patrolling admin comments

23 May 2023

Suspected sockpuppets

They created this draft today, and the writing style is identical to what we’ve seen from previous socks (compare the style to this one). Looks like a duck to me. ◇HelenDegenerate◆ 18:00, 23 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Clerk, CheckUser, and/or patrolling admin comments

24 May 2023

Suspected sockpuppets

Created Draft:Hootsey-Tootsey which got CSDed by me about a week ago. Now that I look closer I think this user may be Gsthae with tempo! given the similar draft title pattern from the other nonsense drafts the sockmaster made. -- Shadow of the Starlit Sky 16:23, 24 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Judging from the logs for the now deleted draft the writing style looks similar too - but then again, the user used a fancy font but I'm not sure if Gsthae with tempo! socks use fancy fonts in their nonsense drafts. -- Shadow of the Starlit Sky 16:26, 24 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Add User:Beppo Verdiazzano Grandapiezze to the sock pile, who created Draft:Rooster/Inversions. -- Shadow of the Starlit Sky 16:49, 24 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Oh, look, caught another sock - User:Vicente deglia Potterne, who created Draft:Rooster~Inversions. Seriously, at this point we should go salt or blacklist the Rooster Inversions title so we don't have to deal with this nonsense anymore. -- Shadow of the Starlit Sky 14:47, 25 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Clerk, CheckUser, and/or patrolling admin comments

30 May 2023

Suspected sockpuppets

WP:DUCK. Partofthemachine (talk) 23:57, 30 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Clerk, CheckUser, and/or patrolling admin comments

31 May 2023

Suspected sockpuppets

Creation of Draft:Radioactivity in Fungi, a page containing similar word salad to previous drafts. Partofthemachine (talk) 23:35, 31 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Clerk, CheckUser, and/or patrolling admin comments

01 June 2023

Suspected sockpuppets

Like previous socks, this user’s only contribution was to create a bizarre G1 draft. Though I haven’t seen a draft with this title before, its writing style is still the same. ◇HelenDegenerate◆ 18:51, 1 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Well, Gsthae's made G1 word salad using this font before, so it's pretty plausible this is a Gsthae sock. -- Shadow of the Starlit Sky 18:53, 1 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Clerk, CheckUser, and/or patrolling admin comments

06 June 2023

Suspected sockpuppets

Creation of Draft:Inversions Of Roosters, very similar to the series of "Rooster Inversions" drafts we've been getting lately. Partofthemachine (talk) 02:28, 6 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Clerk, CheckUser, and/or patrolling admin comments

11 June 2023

Suspected sockpuppets

Created this word salad. A variation of this title has been used by GWT before. ◇HelenDegenerate◆ 16:58, 11 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Clerk, CheckUser, and/or patrolling admin comments

12 June 2023

Suspected sockpuppets

Creation of Draft:Rööster Inversions. Partofthemachine (talk) 19:10, 12 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Clerk, CheckUser, and/or patrolling admin comments

  • Blocked. You know, I don't really get the point of this SPI. They create a nonsense draft and abandon the account. The drafts get deleted as nonsense. The drafts are, of course, nonsense, but they aren't spam, a copyright violation, a BLP violation, or oversightable, which automatically makes them better than at least 50% of stuff in draftspace. I'm not convinced that blocking and tagging these accomplishes anything at all. But not blocking them doesn't, either, so I guess I'll keep pushing the buttons. Spicy (talk) 15:22, 19 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
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