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RAPO23

27 July 2023

Suspected sockpuppets

RAPO23. PSY2024 and XYZ2028 are both pushing the same overly details critical summary and analysis on several indian film articles. See [1] vs [2] vs [3], all using very similar phrasing ("severe backlash"). Also see [4] and [5], as well as [6] and [7]. The overlap between those accounts (and a possible third sock) is pretty high - [8]. CU request is to check for other accounts that having immediately appeared. Ravensfire (talk) 18:26, 27 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Technically the oldest user is TL20211, but not worth the move in this case so we can keep it under the original title.  Blocked and tagged. Closing. TonyBallioni (talk) 01:43, 28 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

29 July 2023

Suspected sockpuppets

Continuing edits from prior accounts - [9] vs [10] and [11] vs [12]. CU is for possible sleepers given the number of accounts with no edits caught in the initial check. Ravensfire (talk) 16:56, 29 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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 Confirmed along with:

Blocked, tagged, and closed. Reaper Eternal (talk) 17:29, 29 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

01 August 2023

Suspected sockpuppets

Same edits as prior socks [13] vs [14]. May need to semi-protect that article (although it is nice as a honeypot..). Ravensfire (talk) 03:40, 1 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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02 August 2023

Suspected sockpuppets

Same edits as prior socks [15] vs [16]. Apparently we'll be in whack-a-sock mode for a bit. Ravensfire (talk) 14:24, 2 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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05 August 2023

Suspected sockpuppets

Duck case — DaxServer (t · m · e · c) 08:47, 5 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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14 August 2023

Suspected sockpuppets

Same edits as prior socks [17] vs [18] Ravensfire (talk) 15:19, 14 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

CU blocked by Drmies, along with PPP100 and GAAM019. Ravensfire (talk) 15:25, 18 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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29 August 2023

Suspected sockpuppets

This account was created several years ago, but was dormant for quite a while, only returning a few days ago. They've made basically the same edit to Baby (2023 film [19] that prior socks have been making - [20], [21]. The account is currently blocked for disruptive editing, but only for a week. Ravensfire (talk) 22:30, 29 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

They've also been reasonably active as an IP editor. The range seems reasonably consistent - Special:Contributions/49.205.228.0/22. There are a handful of edits that I don't think are from this sock account, but nearly all of them are. Lots of pushing overly details critical review summaries on films without adequate sourcing[22], unsourced and POV editing at Vaishnavi_Chaitanya (see [23] and [24] from a recent IP, and compare the phrasing around the film Baby to [25] which a sock added at the beginning of the month. Same highly promotional tone (and the second IP edit is pure unsourced puffery). The history at Bharat_Ane_Nenu shows the IP's in this range continuing the same edits as blocked socks until the articles were semi-protected.[26] This also happened at Okka Magaadu.[27] Even for a shortish period, it make get this person to give up on Wikipedia and stop the disruptive editing. Ravensfire (talk) 22:59, 29 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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is a behavioral match (see history of SSMB). Indef'ed in July 2021 indef'ed as a one-off problem account (consistent with these accounts starting a few years ago). I'm re-tagging that one. DMacks (talk) 14:57, 30 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

13 September 2023

Suspected sockpuppets

Account created a few days after prior sock was blocked. Username has similar format. Changing image on Meenakshi Chaudhary [28] as did previous sock [29]. They've also done a cut-paste move on Gadar 2 [30] and [31] as did a prior sock [32] and [33] Ravensfire (talk) 15:19, 13 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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13 October 2023

Suspected sockpuppets

Same edit [34] as prior sock [35]. Similar name format. Ravensfire (talk) 16:36, 13 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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18 October 2023

Suspected sockpuppets

Same edits as prior sock - [36] vs [37] and [38] vs [39] Ravensfire (talk) 18:36, 18 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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25 October 2023

Suspected sockpuppets

New account created several days after prior sock. Similar user name. Key edit is trying to change the box office gross for Baby (2023 film) to 91 [40] as have prior socks [41]. Ravensfire (talk) 16:24, 25 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Also see [42] vs [43] and [44] vs [45]. Ravensfire (talk) 21:22, 26 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]
NOTE - user has been CU blocked as a RAPO23 sock by BBB23. Ravensfire (talk) 03:40, 28 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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04 November 2023

Suspected sockpuppets

Same edits as master - see [46] vs [47] as well as [48] vs [49] Ravensfire (talk) 02:20, 4 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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16 November 2023

Suspected sockpuppets

Created shortly after prior sock was blocked and has continued making similar edits. See [50] vs [51] and [52] vs [53]. Ravensfire (talk) 22:34, 16 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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